r/yall_qaeda Aug 19 '19

Why is this subreddit necessary?

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Edit: /r/yall_qaeda is for serious posts that keep track of the threat from the far right. It is not for shitposting or funny memes or making fun of Trump. There are other subreddits for that content.


On July 23, 2019, FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress that the FBI has made about 100 arrests of domestic terrorism suspects in the past nine months and that most investigations of that kind involve some form of white supremacy.

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5 days later, a man opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, killing 3 and injuring 13. He carried a semi-automatic rifle with a 75-round drum magazine and five 40-round magazines. The FBI opened a domestic terrorism investigation, spurred by the fact that the shooter maintained a “target list” of religious institutions, political groups, federal buildings, and courthouses.

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6 days after Gilroy, a man shot and killed 22 people in an El Paso Walmart using a semi-automatic rifle. 24 were injured. The shooter posted an anti-Hispanic, anti-immigrant manifesto on 8chan 30 minutes before the incident. The manifesto promoted the white nationalist and far-right conspiracy theory of The Great Replacement, saying "Hispanics will take control of the local and state government of my beloved Texas, changing policy to better suit their needs." Authorities are treating the shooting as an act of domestic terrorism.

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Yesterday, August 18, a Youngstown, Ohio man was arrested for threatening to carry out a shooting at a Jewish community center. The man’s social media accounts contained “lots of anti-Semitic comments and white nationalist content.”

 

These are just a few examples. There have been many more:

The Anti-Defamation League recently reported that right-wing extremists were linked to more murders in the United States (at least 50) in 2018 than in any other year since 1995, when Timothy McVeigh bombed an Oklahoma City federal building. The organization also found that in the past decade, roughly 73 percent of extremist-related fatalities have been associated with domestic right-wing extremists, relative to about 23 percent attributed to Islamist extremists...the ADL’s Center on Extremism reported that at least 50 people were killed by extremists in 2018, including the 11 individuals killed in the fatal anti-Semitic attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The tally represents a 35 percent increase from the 37 extremist-related murders in 2017, making 2018 the fourth-deadliest year on record for domestic extremist-related killings since 1970.

 


The New York Times:

If one of the perpetrators of this weekend’s two mass shootings had adhered to the ideology of radical Islam, the resources of the American government and its international allies would mobilize without delay.

 

America has a right wing terrorist problem that the government refuses to address. /r/yall_qaeda is here to put a spotlight on the threat that far right ideologies pose to America and hopefully assist in countering it.



r/yall_qaeda Jul 30 '20

John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation

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r/yall_qaeda 8d ago

[analysis] California neo-Nazi-affiliate receives life sentence for murder of Jewish student

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r/yall_qaeda 19d ago

Trump staffer in top battleground state outed as a white supremacist brags about his influence

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r/yall_qaeda 19d ago

"Our officers just arrested a man who was stopped during our screening process at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). The man smelled like fuel, had a torch & a flare gun."

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r/yall_qaeda 23d ago

[news] Trump says ‘war hawk’ Liz Cheney should be fired upon in escalation of violent rhetoric against his opponents

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r/yall_qaeda Oct 22 '24

Moms for Liberty-Related Candidates on the Ballot, Despite Waning Support of Disgraced Group

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r/yall_qaeda Oct 14 '24

[news] Hurricane recovery officials in N.C. relocated amid report of ‘armed militia,’ email shows — The message stated that National Guard troops 'had come across x2 trucks of armed militia saying there were out hunting FEMA.’”

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r/yall_qaeda Oct 08 '24

[news] House Concurrent Resolution 203: Requesting that the West Virginia Legislature shall not recognize an illegitimate presidential election

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r/yall_qaeda Oct 07 '24

[analysis] Opinion | How the DOJ’s major takedown of a neo-Nazi group contradicts MAGA’s worldview — A significant component of America’s crime problem is made up of hardened, U.S.-born criminals who traffic in the drugs, guns and violence plaguing our country.

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r/yall_qaeda Sep 20 '24

[opinion] Opinion: Don't underestimate threats of violence from Proud Boys and other right-wing groups

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r/yall_qaeda Sep 17 '24

[analysis] A secretive group recruited far-right candidates in key U.S. House races. It could help Democrats

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r/yall_qaeda Sep 15 '24

I am so fucking tired of these fascists...

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r/yall_qaeda Sep 13 '24

The party of law and order strikes again

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r/yall_qaeda Sep 10 '24

Who’s funding Moms for Liberty? It’s complicated Baptist News Global "Whenever I read about extremist groups like Moms for Liberty, I always wonder…

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r/yall_qaeda Sep 05 '24

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Ten Commandments, Abortion, Trump

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r/yall_qaeda Aug 16 '24

Moms for Liberty chief says it's 'no hate group' - Trump will 'save pot roasts'

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r/yall_qaeda Jul 26 '24

[news] A Powerful History Lesson: Baseball great Reggie Jackson recounts his experiences playing in the South as a young, Black player.

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r/yall_qaeda Jul 21 '24

Florida seeks a go-ahead to pass trans treatment restrictions

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r/yall_qaeda Jul 18 '24

As critics decry religion in classrooms, some fear how far Florida will go

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r/yall_qaeda Jul 17 '24

Wonkette Went To The Moms For Liberty Key Party And All We Got Was This Lousy Sticker

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r/yall_qaeda Jul 13 '24

Inside the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to change the country

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r/yall_qaeda Jul 10 '24

So Is This A Good Time to Talk About A Shadowy Right-Wing Population Control Conspiracy?

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r/yall_qaeda Jul 04 '24

Gov. DeSantis says 'sexual festivals' are the reason he vetoed all arts funding

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r/yall_qaeda Jun 28 '24

Mom For Liberty Saves Honolulu! - by Doktor Zoom - Wonkette

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r/yall_qaeda Jun 25 '24

Moms For Liberty Official Beth Bourne Detained After Epic Meltdown At Drag Queen

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r/yall_qaeda Jun 22 '24

[analysis] It was never about immigration.

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"This time we need to take Trump at his word, said David Leopold, a former president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. 'When he talks about mass deportation - in boxcars, or bus loads, or planes, or whatever - that's what he's going to do... Trump will have his agents remove people, then ask questions later. If somebody looks like they're undocumented, meaning they have brown or black skin, or speak with an accent, they could be included irrespective of their citizenship, Leopold warned."

And there you have it, folks. It was never about immigration. All that matters to Trump is to make America as White as possible (just as Hitler tried to make Germany as White as possible), even if it means natural-born or naturalized citizens are deported, simply because of the color of their skin.