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📝 Just published: Our latest blog dives deep into how United Sovereign Americans is working to undermine democracy in Southern California. From Ventura-Riverside County, their tactics are eroding trust in our elections. Read the full breakdown here!
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United Sovereign Americans is sowing fear & spreading conspiracy theories re: voting machines and paper ballots to make people question the legitimacy of our electoral system. These tactics are designed to destabilize local elections and create chaos. #DemocracyUnderThreat

🚨 Weekly 👉🏼 SoCal 🌴 #17

This week, we hi-light local pastors trying to influence your vote! When did church merge with politics? Oh right-when the Council 4 National Policy got involved. Let’s pull back the curtain & expose their moves in your town! Stay informed, SoCal! 1/18 We’ve got all the big Christian nationalist players in SoCal—Rob McCoy, Jack Hibbs, Jurgen Matthesius, even the Redlands Tea Party is in the mix! It’s all tied to the CNP and their #1 affiliate TPUSA is leading the charge. 2/18
socalextremismwatch.com/christian-nati…

🚨Weekly 👉🏼SoCal 🌴Update #16

This week we sound the alarm on SoCal’s CNP actors: From David Hernandez’s far-right ties to Tony Strickland’s ‘Fash Four’, election deniers, book banners, & Ca candidates getting cozy with RW villains. Get loud!—extremism thrives in silence. 1/19 The CNP’s election disruption efforts exist in SoCal through Linda Paine’s Election Integrity Project. Now election denialism is making its rounds in SoCal again, courtesy of conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, Dr. Douglas Frank, who often partners with the EIP. 2/19

https://twitter.com/SoCalexwatch/status/1804863343062401447

🚨 Weekly 👉🏼SoCal👈🏼Update 🚨 #15

1/17 This Sunday, we’re turning up the heat on two local political figures who mingle with extremists but play it cool in public. Thanks to social media, nothing stays hidden for long! Get ready, it’s time for some Sunday BBQ! 2/17 Sunday spotlight on Kevin McNamee: Thousand Oaks City Council hopeful with a penchant for red shoes and questionable company. Running for reelection in 2024 with an already soiled reputation, he’s been spotted in some rather shady circles, and we got the deets.

https://twitter.com/CAntifascists/status/1831033921758494987

🚨Weekly👉🏼SoCal👈🏼Update🚨#14

This week, let's debunk a persistent myth in SoCal: the claim that America was founded as a Christian nation. We'll highlight local figures perpetuating this falsehood and, with insights from Andrew Seidel, we'll definitively prove them wrong.
1/19 2/19 Contrary to what some political opportunists say, America was not founded as a Christian nation. Yet, they persist in spreading this falsehood to further their agendas & impose religion onto our government, which is exactly what happened in Orange County just weeks ago.

🚨Weekly👉🏼SoCal 👈🏼Update🚨

From Ventura Co. to Huntington Beach, RW extremists are knitting themselves into local politics. Facing a democracy roadblock? They switch gears to dis-info, diversions, and Nazi-style oppressive tactics. Buckle up, Ventura County is up first...1/16 Failed Conejo Valley School Board candidate Joelle Mancuso has teamed up with Moms For America, desperate for legitimacy. Rejected by her own community, she’s now pushing something even more hateful—a Huntington Beach city ordinance targeting ALL LGBTQ+ students. 2/16

Stay sharp! Our weekly update is brewing and ready to be dropped tomorrow:
But first, a quick brief on PYLUSD's Moms for Liberty endorsed SB candidate Ryan Miller. 1/9 Ryan Miller can’t understand what’s wrong with a M4L endorsement.
Let’s inform him, citing work from an upmost expert on the subject, @MassPolProfMo. 2/9

masspoliticsprofs.org/2024/08/30/edi…

🚨Weekly👉🏼SoCal👈🏼Update🚨#12

This week's update dives deep into the heart of #MomsForLiberty in SoCal. Better double check your local candidates, they may be M4L soldiers. Let's ring the bell and see what falls out—fascist vibes or freedom cries? 1/13 Moms for Liberty, a far-right group labeled a hate group by the SPLC, is endorsing candidates in your area. Their endorsements might not all be public, but they’re still pushing their extreme agenda to whitewash history, ban books & pick on the LGBTQ+ student body. 2/13

🚨Weekly👉🏼SoCal👈🏼Update🚨#10

Back from summer break—our researchers' hair might be grayer, but our spirit's fiercer! 🎉

Away 3 wks & SoCal is already awash with ultra-conservative radical-right Christian nationalist events. Let's arm ourselves with knowledge and fight back! /1 Beware: SoCal's being swamped with far-right conferences aimed at controlling school boards and training activists. Their goal? Frighten parents into believing public schools are failing. Remember, skipping a Trump rerun doesn't end the game. Local politics is their long game. /2

🎆Weekly Update🎇
👉🏼SoCal Special Holiday Edition 🎉

This week, we celebrate democracy by debunking a favorite phrase our local MAGA election deniers love to use. Read on for some myth-busting fun!
#ConstitutionalRepublic #Democracy /1 🇺🇸 The U.S. is both a democracy and a constitutional republic, but the MAGA cult pushes misinformation claiming it’s only the latter. Quick fact check: America is both! Let’s explore basic definitions and expose why they do this…/2

🚨Weekly👉🏼SoCal👈🏼Update🚨#9

Kicking off the week with good vibes, followed by a deep dive o/t Council for National Policy's roots in SoCal extremism, & wrapping up with an uproar in LA that's as ironic as it gets.
Prepare to make a call, it's time for some civic duty! ☎️ /1 Great news for California! 🎉 AB-1955 #safetyact is making strides in the legislature, safeguarding our students by banning forced outings and blocking efforts to foster a hostile environment for LGBTQ+ youth in public schools. #AB1955 #ProtectOurStudents /2

🚨Weekly👉🏼SoCal 👈🏼Update🚨8

🐇 🕳️ Deep Dive Alert! 🤿

This week, we're unpacking the perils of election conspiracy theories and the threat they pose to our democracy. Watch out, SoCal! Your very own election denial machine is cranking up, and we're here to EXPOSE it. /1 Gods, Guns, Government (G3) hit Costa Mesa yesterday with Mike Lindell-style election fraud tales. The lineup reads like a who's who of grifter conspiracists: Christian nationalists, Proud Boy pastors, and notorious voices of election fraud. /2

🚨WEEKLY👉🏼SoCal👈🏼UPDATE🚨7

Reviewing the week: From a gathering of extremists disguised as saviors to a takeover bid in SoCal's GOP corridors—rejected candidates have a new playground and the GOP is going down. #SoCalPolitics #StayAware

Here we go! \1 Norwalk Assembly of God's latest event is so stacked with grifters that they had to beef up security! If desperation had a lineup, this would be it, let’s meet the freaks!. #GriftingGala #SecurityFirst
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🚨WEEKLY👉🏼SoCal👈🏼UPDATE🚨6

This week, we dissect a Sacramento hearing, introduce a lesser known "Moms for Fascism" group, and visit some fading yet determined white nationalist clubs striving for a resurgence in the SoCal scene.

Jump in, Let’s go! /1 Late this May, the Ca Senate Education Committee held a hearing on AB 1955 “The SAFETY Act” that protects transgender students from forced outing policies. The hearing drew large crowds, but the opposition was a collection of the worst of the worst. /2

https://x.com/asmchrisward/status/1795909137551028315?s=46

🚨Weekly🏳️‍🌈SoCal🏳️‍⚧️Update🚨5

This week we witness the resurgence of a dangerous figure, the tentacles of TPUSA forming new coalitions, radical religious ideologies at a local high school, & cap it off w/SoCal orgs dedicated to protecting and uplifting the LGBTQ+ community. /1 Navy SEAL Bryce Henson, also known as "Lyin' Daddy" Ben Richards, has resurfaced after a prolonged hiatus prompted by a military investigation into his connections with extremist groups like the Proud Boys./2

https://x.com/andrewpdyer/status/1755337034926088690?s=46

🚨WEEKLY👉🏼SOCAL👈🏼UPDATE🚨4

This week, we delve into the ripple effects of CNP member Karen England's influence on SoCal, revisit the growing threat of fascist mom groups organizing in your backyard, and end with some good news for transgender students!

Let’s go! 📣/1 Book Banning is hitting SoCal with a bang, and book banner Karen England is following a CNP playbook, initiated way back in 2017 “to restore education in accordance with historic Judeo-Christian principles”
This includes censorship via book bans, and England has it dialed in…/2

🚨Weekly👉🏼SoCal👈🏼Update🚨3

This week, we'll keep it concise with a few recaps and updates on events from the past weeks events to pay attention to this weekend, and a warning for vulnerable communities during the month of June. /1 The attack on the pro-Palestinian encampment at #UCLA on the night of April 30th ‘24 is under scrutiny after many ONG journalists and now major networks are bringing to light individuals responsible for the countless violent attacks allowed by law enforcement. /2

https://twitter.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1791628820807893365

🚨Weekly👉🏼SoCal👈🏼Update🚨

This week, we plunge into the heart of recent events, explore the latest developments with the Moms for Liberty LA Chapter, and cap it all off with a video so cringe-worthy, it's unforgettable! 1/ At #UCLA Monday, two independent journalists identified by their press badges were arrested by campus police along with several legal observers, in a significant departure from established press rights. 2/

https://x.com/LCRWnews/status/1787962004080058454

WEEKLY👉🏼SoCal👈🏼UPDATE

SCEW reports this week on the convergence of religious extremists, media outlets, and recognized dark money organizations exerting influence on our societal landscape.

Let’s kick this week off with the CNP and end it with some #UCLA dirt. 1/ When dark money & Christian nationalist team up to manipulate unsuspecting parents and grandparents, you just know the CNP is involved!
Heritage, California Family Council, and California Policy Center collaborate to offer “parents rights” training, but there’s a kicker. 2/17

🚨CNP 🧵 1/16

People should be aware of the pervasive influence the Council for National Policy has in their lives.
3 members, Tony Perkins (FRC), Karen England (CRI), & Kimberly Fletcher (M4A), exert influence on SoCal communities.

Let’s see what they’ve been up to lately! 2/16
Perkins gave a guest sermon at Jack Hibbs Calvary Chapel this past Sunday. Jack Hibbs (TPUSA=CNP) is a Christian nationalist pastor heavily involved in SoCal school board politics.

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