#Amazon removes Nazi paraphernalia following criticism

#Amazon removes Nazi paraphernalia following criticism

“Amazon removes Nazi paraphernalia following criticism” Amazon was slammed for continuing to peddle anti-Semitic products on its site despite the e-retail giant scrubbing a few Nazi-related items. The Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center lashed out at Amazon on Thursday for “allowing the marketing and sale of Nazi and neo-Nazi paraphernalia on their website.” The organization…

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#Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money

#Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money

“#Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money” BRUSSELS — It’s the premier martial arts group in Europe for right-wing extremists. German authorities have twice banned their signature tournament. But Kampf der Nibelungen, or Battle of the Nibelungs, still thrives on Facebook, where organizers maintain multiple pages, as well as on Instagram and YouTube,…

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#Texas neo-Nazi arrested for planning mass shooting at Walmart

#Texas neo-Nazi arrested for planning mass shooting at Walmart

“#Texas neo-Nazi arrested for planning mass shooting at Walmart” An apparent neo-Nazi in Texas has been arrested for planning a mass shooting at a Walmart, police said Sunday.  Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, was arrested Friday in Kerrville, about 70 miles northwest of San Antonio, after investigators intercepted a message indicating he planned to carry out…

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#Hate groups in decline, migrate to online networks

#Hate groups in decline, migrate to online networks

“#Hate groups in decline, migrate to online networks” During one of the most politically divisive years in recent memory, the number of active hate groups in the US actually declined as far-right extremists migrated further to online networks, reflecting a splintering of white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups that are more difficult to track. In its…

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#Greek court rules that Golden Dawn party is a criminal group

#Greek court rules that Golden Dawn party is a criminal group

“#Greek court rules that Golden Dawn party is a criminal group” ATHENS, Greece — A Greek court ruled Wednesday that the far-right Golden Dawn party was operating as a criminal organization, delivering landmark guilty verdicts following a politically charged five-year trial against dozens of defendants. Golden Dawn, founded as a neo-Nazi group in the 1980s,…

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