The Boston Globe, ” Who is the Boston Free Speech Coalition behind Saturday’s rally?”
by“We were alarmed that people were OK with fringe anarchists burning down a campus and driving [out] speakers,’’ Medlar said. As the coalition —…
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ABC 7 San Francisco, “San Francisco leaders oppose right-wing rally permitted for Crissy Fields”
byBased in Portland, Oregon, Patriot Prayer is an “alt-right” group specializing “in rallies aimed at provoking far-left and anarchist groups,” according to the Southern…
The New York Times, “Behind Berkeley’s Semester of Hate”
byAntifa is actually more label than organization, its believers connected by calls to action on websites like It’s Going Down. Anarchist, communist or just…
Berkeleyside, “Pepper-sprayed woman who sued Cal, Berkeley for $23M, drops lawsuit”
byRobles had come to campus Feb.1 to hear Milo Yiannopoulos speak. University officials canceled the speech after a group of about 100 to 150…
The New Yorker, “The Alt-Right Branding War Has Torn the Movement in Two”
byIn February, on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, a violent group of left-wing protesters prevented the right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos from…
Willamette Week, “Protest Emails Between Portland Police and Homeland Security: “It’s a Riot””
byIn the emails, officials count the protesters present at several locations in downtown Portland—but pay especially close attention to the anarchists and antifascist groups…
The Sun, “‘F*** YOUR NATIONALISM’ Woman has £2,300 BOUNTY placed on her head after Facebook video of her urinating on a US flag on the Fourth of July sparks death threats”
byShe captioned the Facebook video: “F*** your nationalism. F*** your country. F*** your stupid f****** flag.” Hundreds of furious social media users have slammed…
Willamette Week, “Extremists Too Busy Smacking Each Other Around to Disrupt Waterfront Blues Festival”
byThe march included elements that are now standard whenever the “alt-right” and its associates come to town and meet antifascists: speeches about right-wing victimhood,…
Charlotte Business Journal, “Charlotte scraps controversial ordinance”
byCharlotte City Council voted Monday to repeal its ordinance for “extraordinary events,” according to multiple local news outlets. The measure was passed in 2012,…
Willamette Week, “Portland Police Chief Says Antifa Protesters Used Slingshot to Launch Urine and Feces-Filled Balloons at Riot Cops”
byPortland Police Chief Mike Marshman said today that riot cops pushed antifascist and anarchist protesters out of downtown parks June 4 after the protesters…