This week marks the 6th anniversary of the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA.
It also marks a year of Ignite the Right, a project created by anti-fascist researchers intent on identifying participants so they can be held accountable. 🧵
https://t.co/wapPaWxHzgignitetheright.net/ignite-the-rig…
While many participants of UTR had been identified by anti-fascists before Ignite the Right launched last year, there were still hundreds who had never been named. Ignite worked to catalogue existing documentation and track down new and old info wherever they could find it.
Since launching one year ago, Ignite the Right has expanded their database to over 600. This includes 250 new identities for previously unnamed participants, bringing the total to 320. And those are just the identities that have been made public.
https://t.co/6I9ZJWfTPWignitetheright.net/database/
Ignite the Right is comprised of over a dozen anti-fascist groups and individuals, many of whom are at the forefront of identifying various fascists and white supremacists and have had their work verified and cited by major news outlets. With nearly 1 Terabyte of video and
photos that were taken at the rally, rely on OSINT methods to track and confirm the identities of Unite the Right participants. The public has also lent a helping hand by sending in anonymous tips leading to several identifications now featured on the group's website and Twitter.
In 2023 we have seen new development in which individuals are now being arrested for their actions at the Unite the Right torch rally.
apnews.com/article/charlo…
And, with additional effort, some UTR participants are also being identified as participants in the January 6th Capitol Attack. #UTRtoJ6
(h/t @eyesontheright @_SteveJohnson_)
angrywhitemen.org/2023/07/24/mee…
When Ignite the Right launched a year ago, they did so with a message: “We do not forgive. We do not forget.”
Over the past year, they've proved that point time and again.
This project is dedicated to Heather Heyer and all the victims of racism.
#IgnitetheRight
Aug 10, 2022 - Ignite the Right Launched
website launched with a database of 240 attendees.
https://t.co/634l21zv8Eignitetheright.net
huffpost.com/entry/charlott…
Aug. 31, 2022 - Ryan Michael Slingerland #OrangeHelmetUTR
White nationalist Ryan Michael Slingerland aka Sharia LaBeouf of Whitehall, NY, a racist and antisemite identified by @AnonComrades
https://t.co/9Di16usaXw
Sept. 30, 2022 - Christopher Healy #PoloHatUTR
Prof. Chris Healy, a Computer Science lecturer at Furman University identified by @SunlightAFA
https://t.co/2Ma8vHZbrt https://t.co/P7gnjIYaIYsunlight161.noblogs.org/polohatutr-as-…
Oct. 1, 2022 - Daniel Ethan Springhorn #DanielEssUTR
Unite The Right attendee Daniel Ethan Springhorn aka Daniel Ess, Identity Dixie and National Alliance member identified by ShermanMarching
https://t.co/HnpO3wRaPuarchive.ph/07ZL2
Oct. 10, 2022 - Endri Misku #FarmCasualUTR
Albanian reality TV star Endri Misku of Staten Island, New York identified as Unite the Right attendee #FarmCasualUTR by @SunlightAFA
https://t.co/j7zEC7qm57 https://t.co/RoJMYv1IZGsunlight161.noblogs.org/endri-misku-re…
Oct. 14, 2022 - John Donnelly #BlazerAviatorsUTR
John Joseph Donnelly aka Johnny O'Malley, Woburn, MA Cop and neo-Nazi security for Richard Spencer at the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally identified by @UnmaskUTR and @letsgomathias
https://t.co/o9Yw4PZHne https://t.co/R3lYGlCK5Kignitetheright.net/nazi-cop-john-…
Oct. 16, 2022 - Tyler Dykes #LanyardNoShirtUTR
Tyler Dykes, CEO of Technology King of the Lowcountry, Bluffton SC, is a Neo-Nazi identified by @SunlightAFA
https://t.co/DMFiyHhhgl https://t.co/ycOcEH0Hrysunlight161.noblogs.org/technology-kin…
More information about Tyler Bradley Dykes from @afainatl
atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/ins…
Oct. 25, 2022 - Christopher John Andrukaitis #GollumSouthUTR
League of the South member Christopher John Andrukaitis aka “Marcus Cicero” of Chelsea, Alabama, identified by @AnonComrades
https://t.co/EXuL5lNX3H https://t.co/CiTIYL5S66accollective.noblogs.org/post/2022/10/2…
Jan. 13, 2023 - Judson Blevins #JudsonGannonBlevinsUTR
UTR Participant and former Identity Evropa Coordinator Runs for Enid City Council, initially identified by @jaredlholt, updated by @SunlightAFA
https://t.co/t79XJ9rjcE https://t.co/20OVMAj7wUsunlight161.noblogs.org/judson-blevins…
March 8, 2023 - Timothy Gallaher Murdock #SmithBaldUTR
Timothy Gallaher Murdock, aka "Horus the Avenger" of Dearborn Heights, Michigan identified by @UTRResearch
https://t.co/Y0cpaBTdjRarchive.is/XX2od
March 20, 2023 - Benjamin Arvin #HuWhiteLion
White Art Collective founder & Benjamin Arvin aka "Jeff Winston" & "HuWhiteLion" from Bloomington, Indiana, identified by @AnonComrades
https://t.co/WkMQr4ubIa https://t.co/IUf74s6Drnaccollective.noblogs.org/post/2023/03/2…
April3, 2023 - Jamie Ryan Troutman #JamieTroutmanUTR
White Art Collective Musician “James Ryan” Revealed: Jamie Ryan Troutman of Harpers Ferry, WV identified by @AnonComrades
https://t.co/E5aIJoPbq3 https://t.co/coWGDygzMsaccollective.noblogs.org/post/2023/03/3…
April 30 , 2023 - Logan Michael Smith #LightGreenHatUTR
Logan Michael Smith of Stillwater, OK, UTR attendee and operator of the racist '/pol/ News Network' accounts identified by @SunlightAFA
https://t.co/f3ngGI0WaL
June 30, 2023 - Sean Clayton Spaulding #BlackBristlesUTR
Sean Clayton Spaulding of Carlsbad, CA - Unite The Right Participant Has Years - Long History of Hate Group. Identified by @SCResearchClub and @SunlightAFA
https://t.co/ngWcPbWzY8 https://t.co/KfNIwdPue1sunlight161.noblogs.org/identified-sea…
We would also like to thank the photographers and journalists whose work has been critical to our research. Please follow and support:
@letsgomathias
@EmilyGorcenski
@socialistdogmom
@UR_Ninja
@zdroberts
@sandibachom
@acrider
@dhosterman
@xshularx
@Edu_Bayer
@SeanRayford
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