Thread by @afainatl

(THREAD) Last week, we warned about longtime neo-Nazi Chester Doles organizing a "Trump" rally, scheduled for 9/14 in Dahlonega, Georgia.

Yesterday, Bikers for Trump withdrew from the planned rally.

Let's have a closer look at Doles' circles & his recent planning for the event.

(For those who missed our initial alert, see here:
atlantaantifa.org/2019/08/16/ale…)

Chester Doles claims that he is not legally the rally organizer, since Doles withdrew his initial permit application. A new rally permit has a different name on it - a contact serving as a front for Doles.

Yet it's clear Doles is still main 9/14 organizer from his constant posts

Note that Doles is promising an "after party" on the 14th. These "after party" events bring their own risks of racist violence.

Also note that Doles is enthusiastic about vehicles being used for "crowd control" at the September 14 rally.

What Chester Doles means by "crowd control" is clear from a Facebook post from a few days earlier.

City of Dahlonega does not appear to be warning residents.

Doles is also setting up "security" for the rally.

We noted in our initial alert that the rally's "security" is getting ready for violence. The security team will likely involve Doles' white power associates.

Let's have a look at some people in Doles' circles.

Jeremy Wade of North Georgia, who operates the Grassy to Classy Lawn Care company, has been "liking" many of Doles' posts about the September 14 rally.

Here is Wade "liking" Dole's recent post about the "security detail".

A 2016 photo on Wade's account shows Wade wearing a hat for Crew 38, the supporter club for the racist Hammerskins gang. As documented in our alert, Chester Doles also linked to Crew 38.

Wade may have toned down his racist involvement in recent years, but it seems he's back now.

Of course, there are many more white supremacists on Doles' account.

This Georgia guy announces on his Facebook that he's with the Klan.

Here's a Kentucky Klansman commenting on Doles' account.

(Facebook masthead is historic Klan flag.)

Gabriel John Sacraceno also likes Doles' posts.

Sacraceno is a murderer who founded the racist "Soldiers of Odin Heiðinn Division" following his release from prison.

Sacraceno (AKA Strider Rögnirhár) now lives in Missouri. We wrote about him last year:
atlantaantifa.org/2018/10/03/geo…

Scroll through enough of Doles' posts and... predictably enough, there's Greg Calhoun. "Thor Forrest" is one of Calhoun's many FB accounts.

Calhoun led the International Keystone Knights KKK in Georgia. Also with League of the South.

More on Calhoun:
atlantaantifa.org/tag/greg-calho…

In addition to Chester Doles promoting the Dahlonega rally on Facebook, other white supremacists are also spreading the word.

For example, ShieldWall Network leader Billy Roper has been telling his associates to attend Doles' rally.

Screencap from VK, a Russian social network.

These accounts "liked" Billy Roper's VK post which urged attendance at Doles' 9/14 Dahlonega rally.

If you want to read about Jovi Val who "liked" Roper's post, here's some information from @RightWingWatch earlier this year:
rightwingwatch.org/post/jovi-val-…

Other "likers": Kynan and Deborah Dutton were once involved in an attempted white supremacist takeover of a small North Dakota town:
bbc.com/news/magazine-…

Kynan Dutton is now an East Tennessee coordinator for Ropers' ShieldWall Network.
itsgoingdown.org/neo-nazis-cras…

This guy is also in Tennessee & liked Roper's announcement about Dahlonega.

Of course, a mere "like" on social media does not mean someone will travel to Dahlonega for Doles' rally.

But big picture is clear: white supremacists organizing for 14th & being recruited for it.

We will be monitoring this situation closely as the 14th approaches and will share any news of responses by North Georgia residents.

GA’s 9th District Republicans must still publicly clarify their stance on the Nazi-organized "Trump" rally. Info here:
atlantaantifa.org/2019/08/21/tel…

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