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1) As expected, extremists seizing on pandemonium from protests & riots after George Floyd's killing: calls to place “crates of Molotov cocktails” in crowds, fabricate racist chatter from police scanners, murder, arson, and sparking riots in other cities. ent.siteintelgroup.com/Far-Right-/-Fa… Image
2) Of note that threats against police coming not just from far-left, but also far-right, who have stated police should “get the rope.” Some far-right-associated entities have even gestured unusual solidarity with the protestors against the police. ent.siteintelgroup.com/Far-Right-/-Fa… Image
3) This is not to suggest violent racist commentary hasn’t been out front. Many in the far-right, echoing responses to other race-focused protests, assert victims of police brutality likely “deserved it,” hoping to see more black people killed through clashes with protesters. Image
4) Neo-Nazis increasingly capitalizing on #riots2020 for both outreach & pot-stirring. One group touts posting stickers “around a Boston police station during a BLM riot.” Yesterday, one member announced they’d counter-protest a similar event in Tennessee. ent.siteintelgroup.com/Far-Right-/-Fa… Image
5) Far-right extremists are also devising ways to leverage the chaos toward terrorist attacks. Yesterday, a member of a Neo-Nazi chat wrote: “I wonder how many synagogues could be targeted…while most police, firefighters, and paramedics are being tied up in rioting cities.” Image
6) Even #ISIS-linked groups are capitalizing, with a prominent one publishing poster of Derek Chauvin, George Floyd’s killer, framing Islam as solution to racism. Echoes similar outreach after past racial tensions around events like Ferguson in 2014. ent.siteintelgroup.com/Chatter/is-ali… Image
7) Update 5/31: Anarchists celebrating burning of Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct. One who was allegedly at the protests there called it a “strategic victory” and an example of what can be achieved in “future revolts.” ent.siteintelgroup.com/Far-Right-/-Fa… Image
8) Far-right & hate groups continue capitalizing on the riots, w many inciting for attacks. A leader of white nationalist group announced he’d be attending a BLM protest in Indianapolis, announcing he was going “downtown tonight to protect my city. Armed.” ent.siteintelgroup.com/Far-Right-/-Fa… Image
9) Troubling: Incitements by Neo-Nazis and white nationalists amid these ongoing riots are demonstrating an expansion beyond the “lone wolf” attacks we are used to, and into calls for coordinated attacks—brought on in no small part by their last year of centralizing on online. Image
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