Category: Racism

White Supremacist ‘Active Club’ Provides Security for Moms for Liberty-Allied Mayoral Candidate

White Supremacist ‘Active Club’ Provides Security for Moms for Liberty-Allied Mayoral Candidate
By Peter Montgomery | October 4, 2023 11:38 am
Franklin, Tennessee Alderman Gabrielle Hanson (Image from Hanson for Mayor campaign video)
 

Members of the white supremacist Tennessee Active Club provided security for Gabrielle Hanson, a Moms for Liberty-backed alderman in Franklin, Tennessee, and current candidate for mayor, at a recent candidate forum, according to local reporter Phil Williams of News Channel 5.

The Tennessee Active Club is one of the “prominent cells” in a rapidly growing network of groups that promote violent white supremacist ideology and provide training in combat sports, according to a recent report by The Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson. Like other far-right groups, Active Clubs “recruit with narratives of white victimhood” and see themselves as militias in training for future violent conflict.

Earlier this year, SPLC reported that the Tennessee Active Club has been training above the Lewis Country Store in Nashville, whose owner Brad Lewis responded to the report by declaring on Telegram, “I’m not a cuckservative, I’m an actual literal Nazi.” This week, Lewis told reporter Williams that he is a friend of Hanson’s and that the Active Club members were on hand at the forum because Hanson had received credible threats.

Alderman Hanson was cheered on by the Williamson County Moms for Liberty chapter this year when she led an unsuccessful effort to prevent the city’s annual Pride celebration from being held. Robin Steenland, head of Williamson County Moms for Liberty chapter, portrayed the campaign to stop Pride as a battle between good and evil, a struggle against a “social change agenda” that seeks the “destruction” of family, Christianity, and America itself. The county M4L chapter has also complained about curricular materials that teach students about the civil rights movement and seahorses.

M4L chapter president Steenland is also founder and chair of Williamson Families PAC, which claims to support candidates “that reflect our family values and demonstrate integrity, wisdom, and service to the community.” Whatever the PAC means by family values or integrity did not prevent it from endorsing Hanson, who has, to be generous, a checkered relationship with telling the truth.

A few weeks ago, Hanson was exposed for using women’s social media posts to falsely portray them as supporters of her campaign—and then repeatedly lying about it. News Channel 5 also caught her lying about her previous use of an alias. Hanson supporters tried to prevent from reporter Phil Williams from attending a Sept. 25 forum.

Back in April, Hanson claimed to have “full knowledge” from an inside source that a shooting at a Nashville Christian school involved a scandalous “love triangle,” and she stood by her claims even when she was called out for lying about the shooting. Her statements led to an ethics investigation, but the city’s ethics commission concluded that her comments were protected by the First Amendment and did not violate city ordinances.

The mayoral election will be held on Oct. 24; early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 4.

White Supremacists Provide Security For Anti-LGBTQ Tennessee Moms For Liberty-Backed Mayoral Candidate
Read the full article. Hanson recently appeared on JMG for her attempts to ban Franklin Pride, for being exposed for her history of arrests for facilitating prostitution, for using the photos of minority woman who don’t know her and claiming that they are her supporters, and for encouraging her husband to march in Chicago Pride wearing nothing but a Speedo.

Nic Peterson17 hours ago

Behind every man in a klan robe is a woman that washed and ironed it, fed and cleaned up after him, put up with his shitty sexual skills and raised his miserable spawn. It’s no wonder they are filled with nothing but hate, rage and christianity.

Wintercat  JoeMyGod17 hours ago

Just worried that what just happened to Josh Kruger in Philly could happen to another like him. Report on anti-LGBTQ+ violence, police violence and corruption, get shot in the chest seven times in your home.

Uncle Mark back in IL 17 hours ago

I’m reminded how we’ve gotten here:

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Darreth17 hours ago

Openly and ‘actively’ working to end the republic as it exists today.

Now, combine this being spread across 50 states in an age of accelerating climate change.

Get ready, folks. It’s going to get really bad.

StarGmom  Darreth17 hours ago

I’d say it’s really bad already. It’s getting worse. More blatant

April Smith 17 hours ago edited

You would think the Realtor organization wouldn’t appreciate an openly anti-LGBTQ white supremacist as a member.

Lots of gays buy houses.

Harveyrabbit 🐱17 hours ago

Hope they show their appreciation and invite them to their next BBQ.

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Ray Bluth 17 hours ago

Moms for Liberty, a vile hive of scum and villainy. Bigots should not be tolerated, ever.

SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad17 hours ago edited

This week, Lewis told reporter Williams that he is a friend of Hanson’s and that the Active Club members were on hand at the forum because Hanson had received credible threats. Hanson is afraid of protestors who might tell supporters the truth about her.

NotMiguel17 hours ago

I’ve seen open Nazis since the 80s but mainstream politicians never associated with them this is a new thing. Its hardly a brain trust Tennesee has an economy less than half the size of major cities in the US.

JoeMyGod Mod18 hours ago
 

Wintercat  JoeMyGod17 hours ago edited

Once upon at time in America, they would leave carrying their teeth in a bag for that.

Now the white cops with high and tight haircuts protect them. Or are them.

JoeMyGod Mod18 hours ago

Ohbehr in Minnesota  JoeMyGod18 hours ago

I loathe how they hide themselves to intimate. It’s just the new Klan. Nothing transparent about these creatures.

William  Ohbehr in Minnesota17 hours ago

At least the brown shirts had the balls to show their faces, most of the time.

Name  JoeMyGod18 hours ago

How proud of being White can you be if you dress up with a mask, goggles, and hat like that?

Gregory In Seattle  Name17 hours ago

The point is intimidation, much like the Klan hide their identities when engaging in acts of terrorism.

Buford  Name17 hours ago

It’s just idiots wanting ‘cred’ for bravely sacrificing for their belief in white supremacy, but without actually risking losing their jobs or being excluded from polite society if they were doxxed.

Ohbehr in Minnesota18 hours ago

There’s another Dominionist racist loser. I didn’t know she was a prostitute (I actually don’t care if people are sex workers). Yet it’s rather hypocritical of her as the MAGAts will lap it up. Plus, she somehow will claim she’s being persecuted for being thought of poorly, just like Jesus and Trampy Trump.

JoeMyGod Mod Ohbehr in Minnesota18 hours ago

Technically, her arrests were for *booking* the hookers.

Gregory In Seattle  JoeMyGod17 hours ago

So a sex trafficker rather than a sex worker?

Ninja098017 hours ago

But these are just concerned parents right?

Alabama sent ‘woke’ pre-K books that cost thousands of dollars to a dump

https://www.al.com/educationlab/2023/10/alabama-sent-woke-pre-k-manuals-to-dump-at-loss-of-thousands-of-dollars.html

 A quote below is the reason.  We can not have anything not supporting racism and Christian nationalist 1950s strict gender roles in society / public view.   We really must stop this religious racist take over of the country.  Again a person born in the early part of the last century making decisions against modern society.  Governor Ivey was born October 15, 1944.  She is 79 years old.  She can not accept the changes in society, in medical science, in the understandings we have learned since she was in her prime.  She is extremely against the LGBTQIA and doesn’t support them having any rights.  She believes that the nation was a founded as a religious nation and that attempts to stop the push of Christianity on kids in public schools via government is “destroying our nation’s religious heritage.”  So, another Christian nationalist.  Hugs

Emails show that during the legislative session in April, the Governor’s office received a document, created by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellvillle, that highlighted passages from the book referencing systemic racism, white privilege and LGTBQ families.  

“I have been told by multiple education groups that ‘divisive concepts’ are not in our schools, yet the material I read was offensive to me and the majority of the people I represent,” Kiel said at the time.

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Dozens of teacher training textbooks are scattered across the cement floor of a junkyard warehouse.

AL.com received this photo of disposed teacher training manuals, which was taken at a Montgomery waste recycling plant on May 2, 2023. Gov. Kay Ivey disavowed a teaching manual from the National Association for the Education of Young Children in April 2023.

By Rebecca Griesbach | rgriesbach@al.com

After Alabama’s governor ousted a top state official over a “woke” pre-K training manual, officials dumped dozens of the books, totaling thousands of dollars, in the trash.

 

A photograph shows more than 100 manuals, newly bought from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, scattered across the floor of a Montgomery waste recycling plant about 5 miles from the offices of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education.

 
 

The photo was taken May 2, a day after ADECE Secretary Barbara Cooper left office amid legislative pressure.

 
 

The person who took the photograph requested to remain anonymous. AL.com has confirmed the date and location of the photo. The books and registrations cost $165 apiece, according to officials. AL.com estimates the materials in the photo initially cost the department at least $16,500.

 
 

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Just a year ago, officials spent $37,950 to buy 230 book registrations of the fourth edition of NAEYC’s Developmentally Appropriate Practices manual.

 
 

The books, a common teacher development tool, are not meant to be read as curriculum, but are supposed to help early childhood educators hone their skills in the classroom. Some passages of the manual’s fourth edition encouraged educators to consider their own biases and the social and cultural backgrounds of their students.

 
 

NAEYC is a leading national preschool group that accredits hundreds of high-quality early childcare facilities. Cooper, who was also a member of the group’s governing board, praised the new manual in a review, stating that it “fully supports our practice in the field of early learning and care.”

 
 

But months later, a complaint from a lawmaker forced a complete cleanout of the books – and Cooper’s sudden departure.

 
 

Emails show that during the legislative session in April, the Governor’s office received a document, created by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellvillle, that highlighted passages from the book referencing systemic racism, white privilege and LGTBQ families.

 
 

Kiel said he created the document after receiving a complaint from an educator.

 
 

“I have been told by multiple education groups that ‘divisive concepts’ are not in our schools, yet the material I read was offensive to me and the majority of the people I represent,” Kiel said at the time.

 
 

On April 13, Liz Filmore, the governor’s chief of staff, shared a copy of the document with Cooper, asking her to review the materials. Filmore called the complaint “obviously concerning!”

 
 

In a memo released a day later, Cooper disavowed the books, calling them “unacceptable” and asking staffers to promptly return the materials to their supervisors.

 
 

Then on April 21, a week later, Ivey abruptly announced Cooper’s resignation.

 
 

“The education of Alabama’s children is my top priority as governor, and there is absolutely no room to distract or take away from this mission,” the governor wrote. “Let me be crystal clear: Woke concepts that have zero to do with a proper education and that are divisive at the core have no place in Alabama classrooms at any age level, let alone with our youngest learners. We want our children to be focused on the fundamentals, such as reading and math.”

 
 

Ivey later told reporters that the two had “mutually agreed” to part ways after a conversation about the “direction” the department was going in.

 
 

But the extent of the fallout from Cooper’s ousting – including what actually happened to all of the tens of thousands of dollars worth of manuals and other NAEYC products – is unclear.

 
 

Neither Gina Maiola, a spokeswoman for the governor’s office, nor Samuel Adams, a spokesman for ADECE, initially responded to questions about where the books were stored, or whether officials had taken any steps to resell or donate them.

 
 

After AL.com presented officials with the photo of the books at the scrap yard, Maiola issued the following response:

 
 

“The governor immediately directed the department to disavow and discontinue the book,” she said. “That was done.”

Guess who wins.

South Park v Moms For Liberty

I have rebloged from this site before. I was temped to simply repost where the link goes, as I hope people will follow the link and read it. But that wouldn’t be fair to personnelente. So please follow the link above and enjoy the short page. I followed the link on the page and was laughing as Ali said I would. Hugs

You Really Need To Watch This …

You Really Need To Watch This …

I thank Ten Bears for posting this. It is an important to view. It shows clearly how racism and bigotry of the republicans are harming national security. Chris Hayes makes it clear just how racist Sen Tuberville is. He doesn’t want mixing races in the military, but instead wants the best of the best. Well the way he says it is clear he thinks the best of the best are white. I found the view very informing and interesting. Hugs. Scottie

Racism is on the rise

OH High School Coach Resigns After “Nazi” Play Calls

DeSantis Calls Reports On FL Slavery Lessons A “Hoax”

Read the full article. So it’s a hoax and it was written by descendants of slaves? Of note, those “scholars” are notorious right wing nutjobs.

Sarah 4 hours ago edited

Boy, it sure would be embarrassing if someone quoted the Florida curriculum standard, which explicitly states that “Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” ( https://www.fldoe.org/core/… )

Or, at least it would be to anyone with a conscience.

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa complex in Jerusalem to mark Jewish New Year

Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa complex in Jerusalem to mark Jewish New Year

Thanks to Ten Bears for the link.   When will the US stop supporting this Apartheid nation?  They clearly are not willing to give the Palestine any rights, the Palestine’s live in what is justly called an open air prison.  They have no rights, they have no legal remedies but instead of being under the laws of Israel they are under military rule, their treatment is not questioned by the checks and balances of laws.  But the US not only supports this corrupt government by billions of dollars, a country that has universal healthcare that the people in the US are told is too expensive for us to have.  Does that make sense? This is no different from the US supporting the South African apartheid by white supremacist against black people.  Just because this is religious based doesn’t make it right.   We are watching the genocide of an entire group of people, and we seem to be OK with it.   I AM NOT!   Hugs.  Scottie

Hundreds of Israeli settlers on Sunday forced their way into the flash point Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish New Year, reports Anadolu Agency.

Israeli settlers observe the Rosh Hashanah (New Year) holiday from September 15 to September 17 this year. They will also mark the Sukkot holiday at the end of September and the Simhat Torah holiday on October 6.

In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Waqf Department said Israeli forces had emptied the Al-Aqsa complex from Palestinian worshipers before allowing settlers in.

According to the statement, Palestinians under 50 years old were prevented from entering the site.

A number of Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces from inside the complex, local sources said.

There was no comment from the Israeli authorities on the report.

For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world’s third-holiest site. Jews, for their part, call the area the Temple Mount, saying it was the site of two ancient Jewish temples.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem, where Al-Aqsa complex is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980 in a move never recognized by the international community.

READ: Netanyahu embroiled in differences between fanatic right-wing regarding Arab alliance

Make us fear the brown “them”

This was on twitter, it is what the supporters of DeathSantis, tRump, and other fundmentlist republican racist bigots.

Need I say more about where they want to take the US society? Hugs

Make America Decent Again – from Randy

Forest Hills superintendent stands by decision to paint over student-created diversity mural

https://www.wvxu.org/education/2023-09-20/forest-hills-superintendent-decision-paint-diversity-mural

The start of the article doesn’t mention it, but this school is in Ohio.  I followed a link in the article and this school also stopped celebrating diversity day and the students protested.  Seems the right is again desperately trying to push a primarily white cis straight Christian society.  And while they claim that others are not civil enough, these same people use threats, violence, and they mock and insult others.  Notice how the anti-diversity anti-LGBTQIA maga republicans act when others are testifying.  No respect whatsoever.  Fundamentalist Christian racist bigot maga are the most self entitled people ever.  Hugs.

Zack Carreon
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WVXU
Parents and students attend the Forest Hills school board meeting on Sept. 20, 2023.
 

The debate over whether discussions about race, inclusion, and LGBTQ+ issues belong in Forest Hills Schools was reignited after Superintendent Larry Hook made the decision to paint over a student-created mural at the start of the school year.

The mural depicted the hands of people of different races signaling love and solidarity surrounded by symbols of equality and acceptance of various sexual orientations.

Mural inside Nagal Middle School before it was covered and painted over
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The mural inside Nagel Middle School before it was covered and painted over.

Students at Nagel Middle School created the mural years ago, but when students returned to the building this year, some were surprised to see it covered by a banner promoting Forest Hills’s new “Culture Blueprint.” That banner was torn down. Shortly after, the mural was completely painted over, sparking outrage from some students and parents.

On the Forest Hills Schools’ website, the Culture Blueprint is described as a reminder to students to do their best and be mindful of others. But some say the superintendent’s actions send a different message.

RELATED: Forest Hills School District will not enforce controversial resolution, for now

Dozens showed up to Wednesday’s school board meeting holding signs of the mural. Parents and students spoke during public comment in opposition to the superintendent’s decision.

Forest Hills parent Jeff Nye addressed Hook directly, calling his response to the initial backlash childish.

“A 7th or 8th grade kid — 12- or 13-years-old — damaged that banner and that’s unacceptable and should be punished,” Nye said. “But before that happened, you had an opportunity to reflect and take action, value the feedback you received, to lead by example, to lead with humility, and say ‘I made a mistake, I shouldn’t have put it there,’ but you didn’t. You doubled down. You didn’t act like leader. You acted like a kid. You took your ball and you went home and I’m incredibly disappointed.”

High school student Norah Zellen also had strong words for Hook, saying that permanently covering the mural will have a more negative impact on students than district leaders thought.

“The mural exhibited a safe and inclusive learning environment, yet it was painted over. This action shows thoughtlessness, a lack of authenticity, and calls into question if the school board and superintendent want some students erased,” Zellen told Hook.

Hook was noticeably silent on the issue during the meeting. Each time the superintendent spoke about school matters, audience members held up signs of the mural.

During the meeting, board member Leslie Rasmussen called out the superintendent for his unwillingness to address the elephant in the room.

“Larry, you made a lot of wonderful comments about the awesome work our students are doing. I don’t want that to be overshadowed tonight or any time, but I want to take a moment to make sure you see all these students in the audience. They deserve acknowledgment,” Rasmussen said.

Hook responded, “I see them,” but made no further comments on the matter until questioned by reporters after the meeting.

Hook’s response

The superintendent defended the mural’s removal, saying despite the overwhelming opposition, most people in the Forest Hills community wanted to see it gone.

“I’ve talked to a lot of people who were very upset that it was there,” he said. “So, it’s kind of created this battle that shouldn’t even be in schools. We need to focus on our education. We need to focus on what’s important. That doesn’t mean we marginalize anybody.”

RELATED: ‘Diversity isn’t political’: Turpin High School students walkout on what would have been Diversity Day

A small collection of adults also spoke during public comment defending Hook’s decision. One attendee, who took offense to parents and students supporting the mural, was removed by law enforcement after getting into a physical interaction with another audience member.

Zack Carreon

Zack Carreon is Education reporter for WVXU, covering local school districts and higher education in the Tri-State area.

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Mother Of Right Wing School Board Member Smacks Woman’s Phone During Debate On Pro-LGBTQ Mural
Read the full article. According to posts on social media today, the woman who snatched an audience member’s phone is the mother of Christianist school board member Katie Stewart, whose own children reportedly attend private Catholic school. At last night’s meeting Stewart wore a Gadsden flag t-shirt. The TikTok video below has gone viral.

 

SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad19 hours ago edited

She also laughed when a parent discussed her child’s suicide attempt and mocked students and other speakers

To me that’s even worse than the assault.

I wonder if it’s time to ressurect ACT UP! techniques? If this woman goes to church, perhaps go to the same church as disrupt the service: “WHAT DOES GOD THINK OF LAUGHING ABOUT SUICIDE ATTEMPTS?’

BeccaM  SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad19 hours ago

I think you could be right. These fascist goons need to be openly resisted.

SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad  BeccaM 19 hours ago

Shaming on Twitter is considered a badge of honor and they have no shame. But to so in churches or in grocery stores or at their hairdressers, that will perhaps do more?

I’m thinking of the beardy guy that is in DC and always behind (the latest) republican politician accused of wrongdoing.

SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad  Peanuts mom 18 hours ago

Thank you, but I’m thinking of a different guy. Older, white beard.

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Peanuts mom  SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad 17 hours ago edited

Bill christeson, democracy and climate change activist, retired Director of Research at Council for a Strong America.

“I’m not trying to reach the Whole Foods activist crowd,” Christeson says. “I’m trying to reach out to Republicans.”

https://www.nextavenue.org/…

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Sister_Bertrille  SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad19 hours ago

I wish we had more of ACT UP!’s spirit (and rage)!

Jean-Marc Canada – ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ  Sister_Bertrille 19 hours ago

Preach. I’ve been saying that for years now. Enough with the “talk alone will work” nonsense. ACT-UP and FIGHT BACK, not just pretty words.

Sister_Bertrille  Jean-Marc Canada – ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ 19 hours ago

Right? ACT UP wasn’t afraid to take on the churches. You do that when people are dying. We’ve already had a few killings (RIP, O’Shae Sibley). How many more will it take?

Jean-Marc Canada – ✓ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ  Sister_Bertrille 17 hours ago

Very true. Back in the 80’s, we stormed Toronto’s St. Micheal’s Cathedral and dumped condoms on the altar because of the Church’s stance regarding their use, especially in preventing HIV/AIDS. We barricaded Conservative Pols Offices and, on more than one occasion, stood toe to toe with cops who wanted to fuck with us during marches…it didn’t end well for them. It was nothing for us to dump pink Jello by the bucket loads onto cop cars, Church steps, etc. We made a ruckus and did so until we were heard.

Long past time to teach society that lesson again. Direct Action Now.

ConnieHinesDorothyProvine  SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad 12 hours ago

I bet that this monster won’t even acknowledge the widespread pedophilia in churches, instead alleging that the “hoe-moes” are doing it.

NotMiguel  SkokieDaddy – wiener dog dad13 hours ago

We need to act up for sure and run for school board seats or get allies to run because imagine the lgbtq kids in that school seeing this how humiliating and hurtful. We need to stand up so they know to do the same when it’s their turn.

wmforr  BeccaM19 hours ago

My Gawd! Hands of three different colors! Don’t they know Adam and Eve were White?

David Gervais  wmforr14 hours ago

And Eve was transgender. She was a clone of a genetic male but expressed as female.

Halou 19 hours ago

“Christianist school board member Katie Stewart, whose own children reportedly attend private Catholic school”

So it is none of her business what it happening at the school in question, but still finds herself in a position to dictate terms there. Just waiting for the cries of “I’m being silenced!”

Gustav2  Halou19 hours ago edited

This is happening all over the nation. Parents with kids in private schools are getting elected to public school boards.

They are stealth candidates, and few voters really pay attention to school board elections.

Peanuts mom  Gustav218 hours ago

Where i live its practically impossible to find the backstory on school board candidates unless you know somebody who knows somebody who knows them. School board seats are classified as non-partisan, so you cant even go by party affiliation. Their websites & mailers are useless – so generic as to convey no useful info.

Paddycakes2001  Halou18 hours ago

And don’t you love all the Gadsden Flag people? They are the ones who want to tread all over everyone else.