the alt-right

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/evkeza/neo-nazi-who-killed-heather-heyer-in-charlottesville-was-just-charged-with-29-hate-crimes?utm_source=dmfb

While I am against the death penalty I won’t say I don’t hope he fries.

Milo and Paul Joseph Planet have joined UKIP.

In a case of two sinking boats climbing on board a sinking boat.

https://theconversation.com/schools-must-equip-students-to-navigate-alt-right-websites-that-push-fake-news-97166

meanwhile, this is not necessarily a rigorous study but very plausible -- the way digital literacy is taught is an obsolete joke, advice from decades ago (often literally pulled from old teaching materials) barely updated with the phrase "fake news," and the way persuasive essay writing is taught is often just "here's your assigned viewpoint, now find 3 sources that agree with it." I'm not a history teacher and don't plan to teach anything that involves essay-writing but I'd honestly rather accept Wikipedia than an alt-right media source, despite that going against most tenets of "what not to cite."

like, this handout from a New Jersey school district (I just googled around until I found something from a school district media center, the above link does include NJ teachers) is representative of the "how to spot reliable sources" content I've read, and my day job is such that I read a lot of this. and it's complete garbage in 2018, written for an internet where 5th grade classes still make easily-googleable Angelfire sites about the carbon cycle or some shit. who in this millennium has used the word "webmaster"? http://www.clifton.k12.nj.us/schools/ms.mediactr/pdf/carrds_defined.pdf

Responding to our story @Mediaite about his encouragement of violence against reporters, Milo Yiannopoulos sent me an ominous message: pic.twitter.com/PhRd9Dv39J

— Amy Russo (@amymrusso) June 26, 2018

yeah but please tell me we shouldn't continue to worry about Milo et al jfc

leaving his bolo tie phase, entering his y’all gonna die phase

Fuck that deflated Macy's balloon in his puckered ugly ass mouth.

I shouldn’t be surprised but I’ll never understand why the alt-right isn’t worthy of a moral panic at least on par with video games or heavy metal

because they're on the right wing's side, duh

think about how much panty-twisting has gone on over antifa

yeah I know :-/

quelle surprise

https://www.salon.com/2018/06/30/exclusive-accused-annapolis-shooter-had-deep-dark-links-to-the-alt-right/

have they changed the headline from 'deep, dark links to the alt-right' to just 'dark links to the alt-right'? the article doesn't really seem to contain much evidence of *any* links, tbh

^ and there again silly question but like Peterson isn't Milo meant to be a martyr for free speech so why's he saying journalists should be shot, eh

I do think it's interesting to see this position articulated in plain sight now - a strong valorisation of offense, combined with strong animosity toward people who criticise actual power. This position has been beloved of idiots for a long time obviously but it's not always put so clearly as here.

can we talk about this photo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/he-once-defended-the-poor-in-court-now-he-defends-white-supremacists/2018/07/01/0c7bfa6a-6901-11e8-9e38-24e693b38637_story.html?utm_term=.8f7bfc241995

what is it with right-wing lawyers and their anachronistic facial hair/stylings

https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/mgN7wyqCiRvSv7az_CnU4Nkq72U=/1484x0/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/FYQ73HC6AUI6RNSWENWGEFHPAE.jpg

You know what it is

a desire to live in the 1840s?

was gonna post "confederate cosplay", but then i was like eh that's glib, i'll click through instead:

The mutton-chopped Virginia defense lawyer, a one-time Civil War reenactor

http://i.imgur.com/ibdKevM.jpg

https://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/v3/fan/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhiddenremote.com%2Ffiles%2F2016%2F02%2FIts-Always-Sunny-in-Philadelphia-Episodic-Images-1-23.jpg&c=sc&w=850&h=560

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EId0oEIDwqo/hqdefault.jpg

anytime Charlie goes to court is A+ lolz

It's not just an American phenomenon, this arsehole's been trolling people in Scotland for more years than the Scottish nation cares to remember or admit:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/11/01/1414837410121_wps_10_Donald_Findlay_QC_outside.jpg

After all, Scottish Protestant bigots are what made the USA what it is today.

I see he's doing an 'audience with' thing at the Edinburgh Festival.

For real I thought that lawyer was this dude who wrote an extremely thoughtful piece about Jay-Z a few months ago: https://www.city-journal.org/contributor/myron-magnet_123

myron... magnet?

no relation to penelope magnet I assume

If he becomes a big deal in magnetic metals he could be 'Magnet Magnate, Magnet'.

damn think my buddy might be alt-right but not copping to it. he's defended every decision trump's made - he's cool otherwise, but god this shit's gonna bungle our friendship. no idea how to deal with it

That’s not “cool otherwise” that’s just a guy who sucks

reporting him to the Elders of Zion fyi

what kind of superheroic extracurricular deeds does a relentless trump supporter doing to qualify as "cool otherwise"?

release 5 shitty albums in 5 weeks, presumably

Are there any gaps in his life that this stuff - Trumpism or alt right or whatever piece of this vibe it is that he's snorting - is filling? That might be the way.

everything is fine

https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-roe-v-wade-a-disturbing-anti-abortion-film-featuring-milo-yiannopoulos-and-tomi-lahren

At the Seth Rich conspiracy theory press conference, where a masked witness is supposed to appear. pic.twitter.com/GlgmCYLEdt

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) July 10, 2018

so weird that none of these seth rich conspiracies ever unearth anything consequential

just shows u how powerful the deep state really is, i guess

so long, asshole
https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Far-right-Bay-Area-figure-Kyle-Based-Stickman-13063731.php

In August 2017, a judge barred him from carrying any weapons, but in November, he posted a video on Facebook telling viewers that he carries a kubotan — a small, high-impact plastic weapon — because of the conditions of his bail.

"This is what I carry on my key chain, guys," he said in the video, which has since been taken down. "I will peel your scalp with this thing ... very, very effective weapon."

love too brag about my crimes on facebook

Shortly thereafter, he was again arrested in December 2017 for operating a vehicle off designated roads (while loudly playing Christmas music) near Fort Funston in San Francisco

;)

Based Shithead

“Chapman was identified by a witness at the bar who recognized him from the previous day's protest footage. Officers also observed surveillance footage of Chapman buying a drink at the bar using his wife's credit card.”

what a beta

maxed all his out on a cash advance to pay his bail, I really hope

white supremacists shocked that white supremacists are terrible

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/jason-kessler-tells-alt-right-activists-to-stay-away-from-neo-nazis-at-unite-the-right-2/