The director of Project 2025, a controversial conservative policy plan, stepped down after a USA TODAY investigation revealed racist incidents among contributors. Former President Trump criticized the project, leading to the director’s resignation. The Anti-Defamation League exposed an antisemitic conference in Kentucky and worked with Reddit to address antisemitic hate online. A neo-Nazi Satanist, previously a paid FBI informant, continues to promote extremism and violence online.
Project 2025 faced backlash for policies harming minority groups, prompting the director’s departure. The ADL’s report on the Kentucky conference highlighted the rise of antisemitism in the US, while their work with Reddit aimed to combat online hate. Wired magazine detailed the ongoing influence of Joshua Caleb Sutter, a white supremacist Satanist with a history of promoting violence and abuse.
In El Paso, it has been five years since a white supremacist gunman killed 23 people in a Walmart. The shooter claimed there was a Hispanic “invasion” of the US in a manifesto. The FBI, which previously employed Sutter, declined to comment on his current status. This week’s events underscore the ongoing threat of extremism and hate in society.
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