POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Local groups like ours have spent years tracking how Young Republican chapters, with training from Leadership Institute, have been central to the hard right shift and culture war focus of the GOP party in CA— from gun range days to coordinated harassment campaigns to riots at school board meetings.

Tracks w/extremist connections of local Young Republican chapters- the LA county chapter includes Francoist Anthony Cabassa & organizer of anti-lgbtq riot at Saticoy elementary Lisine Kirakosyan. OC chapter chair Kristen Valle follows an overt neo-Nazi who is forming a Nazi social club/MLM.

Hey! Let me know if you were OTG/covering this in DC over the weekend- I’m still consuming all of the content but would love to chat to anyone who was there. Here is Lou Engle talking about the Call 2000 and saying he believes we are in the time of revival.

Great news to start the week- @governor.ca.gov has signed AB495 which provides essential protections to families who may face forced separation. Notably, organized right groups, inc. politicized mega churches, mounted major opposition to the bill w/ national groups amplifying/funding those efforts.

The National Archives under the Trump administration released @mikiesherrill.bsky.social full, unredacted Navy personnel file to Jack Ciattarelli's campaign. This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.

Our friends at 805 Speakeasy are doing a virtual talk with Matthew D Taylor tomorrow night! Don’t miss it!!

Biggest question: will they be able to get a THIRD use out of the probably expensive wreath/posters they made for Glendale and re-used for the USC version? Was looking a little sad at USC!

1/13 Let’s take a minute to discuss Arthur Schaper, a controversial figure who recently attended a Charley Mirk vigil at Huntington Beach alongside members of Patriot Front, SoCal Active Club, and other extremist groups. bsky.app/profile/cvan...

Thanks LCRW for watching the Trump rally “memorial” so we don’t have to

As the government ramps up the imposition of propaganda as curriculum, we want to emphasize the decades-long coordinated assault represented here. The 40+ orgs listed as “partners” are more like extensions of a hydra- w/11 members of the Council for National Policy (and the CNP itself) represented.

What is the traditional mourning period before a widow starts slinging T shirts to monetize her husbands death? 4 days? 7? Asking for a friend.

A great piece on our recent legal battles in Los Angeles. Nick did a great job explaining the importance of this issue:

Please listen to folks like @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social who, for years, has faced threats because of Kirk, TPUSA and their institutionalized harassment machine bsky.app/profile/jenn...

New from myself and Walker Bragman. Perhaps the most defining part of Kirk’s legacy is his role as a gateway to right-wing radicalization.

Huntington Beach, CA - Members of Patriot Front, and several explicitly Neo-Nazi active clubs marching through Huntington Beach right now. Led by “Culture War Criminal” Ryan Sanchez, they are mostly being received warmly by a Charlie Mirk memorial demonstration at Huntington Beach Pier.

“The Associated Press reported that TPUSA has made millions in payments to companies controlled by key figures within the organization and even paid for Kirk's wedding reception in 2021 by billing the event as a fundraiser and ninth anniversary celebration.” lololol

So after days of Republicans blaming and vilifying Democrats and trans people for Kirk’s murder despite having no clue who the person was, we find out it’s a white guy from a Republican family in Utah who loved guns.

The TPUSA Professor Watchlist is extremely important to highlight as a key piece of the authoritarian anti-free speech goals of the org, but don’t forgot TPUSA also maintains a School Board Watchlist, which puts a target on school districts & board members the org wishes to target & threaten.

Charlie Kirk shot on a college campus, the irony writes itself. TPUSA has spent years pushing guns on campuses nationwide as one of the biggest promoters of ‘gun rights.

What happens when a CA school board is captured by Christian nationalists? Look no further than Chino USD where Sonja Shaw and 4 flunkies rule over a student body of approx. 26,000 students (slightly bigger than Glendale USD). Very long thread follows…

When your own government declares war on an American city while pumping out ads glorifying Nazi imagery, that’s fascism in real time. Buckle up, America. It’s happening.

Sophia Lorey needs to take a run to clear her head after getting paid by her hate group boss California Family Council to use disinformation to get middle schoolers to bully their classmates inTemecula @thechartyb.com @noesecarino.bsky.social

New from me for @thestranger.com With Feucht coming to Seattle this weekend I took some time to lay out his playbook, in detail. Understanding how the rage machine works will help folks respond while keeping those most vulnerable safe www.thestranger.com/news/2025/08...

Important info about AB 495 in California

Hello from Huntington Beach- we are down here to cover CAWBS 4 year anniversary concert. Currently about 500 people here ready to be saved from having a good time

Not that it really matters any more I guess but CDF is the Tanton network

1/3 Local fascist Jose Carrillo threatened another community memberat the RivUSD board meeting tonight. “I’d tell you my address but you wouldnt get far on my 5 acre property” @daisygardner.bsky.social @thechartyb.com @prideatthepier.bsky.social

Call to action for Riv USD to tonight: @daisygardner.bsky.social @prideatthepier.bsky.social @planbwithkristi.bsky.social @socalextremismwatch.com @thechartyb.com @skyspider.bsky.social

Sean’s having a bad week….

Redlands School Board member Candy Olson has liked” several blatantly white supremacist posts on Instagram. She needs to resign.

New from me and my debut for @religiondispatches.org COVERAGE OF SEAN FEUCHT’S ‘TROUBLES’ IN CANADA FAILS TO GRASP CHRISTIAN-RIGHT’S WIN-WIN STRATEGY religiondispatches.org/coverage-of-...

Candy Olson - MAGA’s gal on the Redlands, CA school board - apparently posts and “likes” Nazi content about exterminating Jews and LGBTQ folks.

With all the heat on Bill Essayli lately, here’s a deeper look: he’s not just controversial, he’s a culture war opportunist who weaponizes his power to go after enemies. He even targeted a teen girl just trying to run track. Read more about what he did here.

REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

stopessayli.org Bill Essayli is anti-LGBTQ, anti-CHILD (he says children are the "dominion" of parents & have no right to privacy), and anti-immigrant. This website has action items to derail him from being confirmed. Scroll past the donate buttons to get to the action items. Donate if you can.

Called it! This is what we’re trading public education, medicaid, and a functioning administrative state for! bsky.app/profile/gusd...

Our local tradwife turned D list fash celebrity Jessica The Fish Tapia who helped dox & then stalked & harassed a teen athlete in her hometown has finally got on the anti teachers union bandwagon

More on ALEC- ALEC writes the playbook. They ship copy-paste policies to statehouses across the U.S… including California, via groups like the California Policy Center. Now you know who’s fueling the far-right agenda in Sacramento- The Bradley Foundation. www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/07/18/w...

We’ve got Feds and masked goons terrorizing our neighborhoods, but don’t forget the other Nazis still trying to take over school boards. Yup, that’s still happening. Catch the latest from our friends at Riverside Watch: @gayerthanever.bsky.social theriversidewatch.wordpress.com

Since we’re big on following the money and the connections that link the vast network of the reactionary authoritarian project— the artist here is also featured by/ has worked for the far right Christian Nationalist org Focus on the Family and appears to have a direct connection to Calvary Chapel.

@pressenterprise.bsky.social platformed extremists when both-side-ing masked armed thugs kidnapping our community members. Who are the local extremists? @socalextremismwatch.com @thechartyb.com @prideatthepier.bsky.social @skyspider.bsky.social @doroslaygale.bsky.social @noesecarino.bsky.social

This man, Jamie Alanis, who was chased by ICE Agents in Camarillo and fell 30 ft, has sadly passed away after succumbing to his injuries. When cruelty strikes, community answers. His family is asking for donations, please give/share www.gofundme.com/f/jaime-alan...

As of 8:30 tonight, a standoff between various forms of military /law enforcement agents and activists who want answers is still ongoing in the fields of Camarillo, Ca.

Please donate and share to save the life of Audrey cat. He has to have surgery because he was blocked. He’s only received $70 and we need about 1500. I know this is a really hard time and we would be grateful for any donation at all. Even $10. ©MimsysMunchies is the Venmo

We’re seeing reports of Feds raiding farms in Oxnard and Camarillo today. This just happened in Camarillo.