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FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center, Anti-Defamation League after conservative complaints

FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau is cutting ties with two organizations that for decades have tracked domestic extremism and racial and religious bias, a move that follows complaints about the groups from some conservatives and prominent allies of President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Progressive groups fear ‘McCarthy era’ attacks in wake of Charlie Kirk shooting

Advocacy groups say Trump and allies’ calls for investigations represent attempt to ‘quash dissent’

The Guardian - US

Podcast of Hegseth church network airs far-right and Christian nationalist views

CrossPolitic has in recent weeks hosted pastors who have opposed liberal democracy and pushed authoritarian ideas

The Guardian - US

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Elon Musk slams SPLC for labelling Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA a ‘hate group’

Southern Poverty Law Center branded ‘scam organization’ by the world’s richest man after listing conservative youth organization with far-right extremists

The Independent UK

The number of hate groups in the US is shrinking — but their voice is growing louder

In 2024, there were 533 active hate groups, including those promoting anti-LGBTQ+, anti-immigrant, antisemitic and anti-Muslim views

The Independent UK

Number of US white nationalist groups falls as extremist views go mainstream

Slight drop in hate groups does not signify declining influence, Southern Poverty Law Center report says

The Guardian - US

Activists Profiting Off Panic Are Wrong. The World Is Getting Better.

But if they admitted that, they would be out of a job.

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Southern Poverty Law Center workers vote to remove CEO after ‘inhumane’ layoffs

Staffers claim June mass layoffs at civil rights non-profit was a union-busting tactic that ‘destroyed lives’

The Guardian - US

Immigrants In Georgia Detention Centers To Face Legal Aid Shortage

"It was a shock to get the news. I feel great sadness for my colleagues, and I also feel terrible for the people detained," Lumpkin-based SIFI (Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative) attorney Erin Argueta said.

Latin Times

How Ron DeSantis’s ‘chilling’ anti-immigration law hurts Florida workers

A judge blocked the governor’s law making it a felony to knowingly transport undocumented people, ruling it exceeds state authority

The Guardian - US

Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa

US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda

The Guardian - US

Activist who led ouster of Harvard president linked to ‘scientific racism’ journal

Christopher Rufo recommends a newsletter to his readers that has published several supporters of discredited genetics theory

The Guardian - US

Special counsel accuses Trump of threatening Mark Meadows after he testified in election case - as it happened

Jack Smith says the former president threatened his former chief of staff, citing posts on Truth Social

The Guardian - US

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ties to white nationalist Nick Fuentes revealed

Congresswoman hired a graphic designer who managed white supremacist’s websites, new report says

The Independent UK

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Reason

The Southern Poverty Law Center Makes Millions Trafficking Hate

The Center has gotten rich in part thanks to its "hate map," which smears many good people.

Al Jazeera

US Republican candidates woo controversial Moms for Liberty group

The high-profile lineup at the group’s national conference shows it has become a power player in the Republican Party.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Why Moms for Liberty was designated an ‘extremist’ group by the Southern Poverty Law Center

PHILADELPHIA — Moms for Liberty calls itself a parent empowerment group. But as the polarizing organization arrives in Philadelphia this week for its annual summit, it’s being identified as something else: an “antigovernment extremist group.”

The Guardian - US

Republican executive blogged about ‘conversion therapy’ for extremist group

Mark Trammell wrote posts in 2013 and 2014 for Liberty Counsel, a group on a ‘crusade to strip LGBTQ people of their rights’

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The Independent UK

Moms for Liberty rises as power player in GOP politics after attacking schools over gender, race

At least four Republican presidential candidates are scheduled to travel to Philadelphia later this month to speak at the annual gathering of Moms for Liberty, a Florida-based nonprofit that didn't exist in 2020 but that has become a power player in conservative politics ahead of the 2024 elections

Reason

The SPLC Is Massively Overcounting 'Hate' Groups—and It's Not Just Moms for Liberty

At this rate, the Southern Poverty Law Center's notorious hate map might eventually describe everyone as an extremist.

WEKU

Moms for Liberty among conservative groups named 'extremist' by civil rights watchdog

As the influence of Moms for Liberty grows in some school districts and conservative political circles, the SPLC compares the group's agenda to segregationist efforts of an earlier era.

The Independent UK

Moms for Liberty named anti-government extremist group by civil rights watchdog

The ‘parents’ rights’ agenda taking aim at public education and LGBT+ rights is expanding its reach into state legislatures

The Guardian - US

Moms for Liberty listed as ‘anti-government’ group by extremism watchdog

The ‘parents’ rights’ group has backed book bans and the removal of discussions of race and LGBTQ+ issues in schools

Ballotpedia

The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration, April 28, 2023

Welcome to The Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia’s Weekly Digest on Election Administration. Every Friday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including legislative activity, nationwide trends, and recent news.

The Independent UK

Far-right Maryland sheriff indicted on machine gun charges had links to anti-immigrant groups, report says

Officer has links to ‘constitutional sheriffs’ movement

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