The American Freedom Party and the American Fart party have a couple things in common - the acronym, for one thing. They've also both filed paperwork with the federal election commission claiming to be a national political party. One is a silly little joke about farts, the other is a group of white nationalists who don't know how to do paperwork. Sources: https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/american-freedom-party/ https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/identity-evropaamerican-identity-movement/ https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/kyle-bristow/ https://idavox.com/index.php/2015/10/15/national-youth-front-forced-to-change-name-angelo-john-gage-is-out-as-chairman-the-new-guy-is-an-ex-con-with-a-hell-of-a-story/ https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/white-nationalists-seeking-to-rent-msu-facilities,1820 https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/01/richard-spencer-alt-right-lawyer-kyle-bristow/376172002/ https://sunlight161.noblogs.org/nicholas-jonathan-gregory-north-carolina-neo-nazi-podcaster-behind-night-nation-review-night-nation-ick/ https://www.antihate.ca/neo_nazi_hate_group_distribute_flyers_outside_canadian_university https://globalextremism.org/post/white-supremacist-diagolon-movement-now-calling-for-deportation-of-all-indians/ https://taskandpurpose.com/news/airman-white-supremacist-group-discharge/ https://accollective.noblogs.org/post/2023/01/30/gordon-kahl/ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/forrest-gump-fake-presidential-candidates-days-numbered/story https://azmirror.com/briefs/nbc-reported-about-neo-nazis-at-cpac-at-least-two-of-them-are-from-arizona/ https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00917005/ https://www.tn.gov/revenue/news/2022/5/12/polk-county-resident-pleads-guilty-to-theft-and-tax-evasion.html https://www.newsweek.com/university-tennessee-protest-white-nationalist-rick-tyler-1437527 https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/robert-whitaker-mantra-fame-announced-afp-vice-presidential-candidate/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-american-freedom-party-emails_n_5702b470e4b0a06d580659c7 https://www.thedailybeast.com/unite-the-right-2-speaker-is-disbarred-ex-lawyer-accused-of-stealing-from-clients/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Recalled, Replaced
In 2017, Judd Blevins marched in Charlottesville with men chanting 'you will not replace us.' In 2024, voters in Enid, Oklahoma replaced him - a recall election removed him from office as a city commissioner. During his short time in office, members of the American Freedom Party rallied to support him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A Secret Third Thing
After the 2012 election, the American Third Position Party rebranded. Not because their candidate lost, they expected that. But probably because their candidate didn't know what the party's name meant. Sources: https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2012.pdf https://politicalresearch.org/2016/12/19/what-third-position https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/neofascism-european-style/ https://www.alternet.org/2008/07/surviving_a_weekend_with_americas_premiere_pro-white_activist_group# https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/10/18/former-mpd-chief-drue-lackey-dead-90/92349168/ Winkler, Martin M. Arminius the Liberator: Myth and Ideology. Oxford University Press, 2016. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Third Position
In 2012, a newly formed white nationalist political party tried to get their candidate on the ballot. The American Third Position Party wanted Americans to vote for Merlin Miller, but how did the party end up picking him? Sources:https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2012.pdf#page=11https://irehr.org/2018/06/14/what-is-the-american-freedom-party/https://www.ocregister.com/2009/09/04/two-time-felon-runs-pro-white-political-group/https://rosecityantifa.org/articles/meet-the-oregon-chapter-of-the-american-freedom-party-part-one/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/will-la-elect-a-ron-paul_b_104053 https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2013/08/two-american-freedom-party-leaders-speak-out-about-their-party/ https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1964-68v19/d284 https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/middle-east/six-day-war-liberty.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In Minecraft
After Devon Arthurs murdered his roommates, he claimed he'd only done it to prevent the loss of innocent lives. The man he said was planning a terrorist attack was arrested with a car full of guns, but not charged with any of the things Arthurs claimed their nazi terror cell had been working on.Sources:https://www.propublica.org/article/an-atomwaffen-member-sketched-a-map-to-take-the-neo-nazis-down-what-path-officials-took-is-a-mysteryhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/three-murder-suspects-linked-to-atomwaffen-where-their-cases-stand/https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article156282099.htmlhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicholas-giampa-neo-nazi-teenager-murder-girlfriends-parents-virginia_n_5a4d0797e4b0b0e5a7aa4780https://www.middlebury.edu/institute/academics/centers-initiatives/ctec/ctec-publications/dangerous-organizations-and-bad-actors-4https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/documenting-hate-new-american-nazis/transcript/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjEBXDfuBDE&ab_channel=COURTTVSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Weird Little Guys is a weekly show about the worst people you’ve never heard of, taking you beyond the headlines to get to know the race warriors and aspiring terrorists trying to unravel the fabric of our society. Weaving together the origin stories of modern American white supremacist groups and the crimes that land their members in court, independent journalist Molly Conger exposes the monsters for what they really are - some weird guy. Whether they’re conspiring to build bombs or serving swastika shaped cookies at a dinner party, the weird little guys trying to destroy America are a little less scary with their masks off.
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