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Tucker Carlson's Racist Ex-Writer Is Deplorables' New Martyr

It's been amply established that the far right has a very warped definition of "martyr." We got another reminder of this over the weekend, when some of the most deplorable of the deplorables wasted little time making a hero out of a now-former writer for Tucker Carlson. And they got an ...

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Sean Hannity claimed he had "never heard of" the Proud Boys. He hosted a member on his show in 2017.

Jovi Val is a "prominent Proud Boy" who recently spoke at the second edition of the white supremacist rally, Unite the Right 2. He was also a guest on Hannity's radio show in 2017.

Cristina López G. at MMFA:

In reaction to the violent incident in which pro-Trump group the Proud Boys assaulted protesters after attending an event at a Manhattan Republican club by group founder Gavin McInnes, Sean Hannity falsely claimed on the October 15 edition of his radio show that he "had never heard of" the Proud Boys. In addition to hosting McInnes 24 times on his Fox News show, Hannity also hosted "prominent Proud Boy" Jovi Val on his radio show in 2017, giving him and far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer a platform to talk about "political violence."

Val has participated in Proud Boy events and last August was a speaker at the second edition of the Unite the Right rally, a white supremacist melee organized by white nationalist Jason Kessler. The first edition of Unite the Right, held in Charlottesville, VA, resulted in the death of counterprotester Heather Heyer after a white supremacist rammed a car into a crowd.

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Jury Fines Man $1 For Punching Charlottesville Rally Organizer

When "Unite the Right" organizer Jason Kessler attempted to hold a news conference after a woman was killed protesting his rally, an angry group shouted him down — and one man threw a punch.

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Young white supremacists learn the hard way their public racism comes with big consequences

After last weekend's rally, things go from bad to worse for white supremacist leaders.

Just when you thought the recent fortunes of young American white supremacists couldn’t get more embarrassing — especially after last week’s paltry turnout for the “Unite the Right 2” rally — prominent members members of the far-right have continued to suffer personal setbacks stemming from their public displays of racism.

As this cohort, the leaders of the so-called “alt-right,” reel from decreasing relevancy and collapsing finances, a combination of lawsuits, live-streams, and payment companies cutting off funds have hammered these young white supremacists’ outlooks — and potential impact — even further. But still, even if they’re not showing up in the droves they once were, that doesn’t mean white supremacists and their rancid ideologies have collapsed entirely.