Tagged: Los Angeles
ANTI-TRANS ACTIVIST WENT FROM “L.A. DEE DA” to STOKING HATE
SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL | November 4, 2022
For the last several years, former LA Weekly contributor Belissa Cohen has gone mostly unnoticed as an anti-trans voice in Los Angeles. Cohen has appeared at anti-trans protests undercover then used footage she took to appear on anti-trans outlets. She’s a spokesperson for “LGB Fight Back.” The organization regularly spreads baseless conspiracy theories that trans […]
NAZI METAL SHOW PLANNED FRIDAY IN UNDISCLOSED LOS ANGELES LOCATION
ABNER HÄUGE | July 26, 2022
We regret to inform you that the metal Nazis are at it again. At some undisclosed location in Los Angeles that LCRW hasn’t fully determined yet, a group or label or something called Ancient Rites Through Native Pride (A.R.T.N.P.) is having a show with 13 spoopy bands who are either Nazis or fine with playing […]
ROE FALLS, CITIES RISE–MANY, MANY BRUTALIZED
ABNER HÄUGE | JOE ORELLANA | ELI KNÉSÓL | ARIZONA RIGHT WING WATCH | CARTER HUESTIS | June 27, 2022
The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday, making abortion illegal in many states and emperiling access in the rest. Reactions were swift. People had been anticipating an announcement since a draft of the decision was leaked to Politico in early May. Thousands gathered in cities across the country, occasionally harassed and attacked by […]
POLICE DID LITTLE WHILE NAZI LIVESTREAMERS HARASSED WEHO, HOLLYWOOD, BEVERLY HILLS
SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL | May 31, 2022
On Saturday, May 21st an anti-Semitic hate group called the “Goyim Defense League” drove a U-Haul truck by stunned, angry and occasionally sympathetic onlookers in Hollywood, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. The entire event was live streamed on leader John Minadeo’s anti-Semitic video hosting website Goyim TV. While much of the hate speech live-streamed was […]
PLANNED PARENTHOOD RALLY DRAWS OUT L.A. AREA’S FAR-RIGHT REGULARS
SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL | May 16, 2022
Just days after a Politico report revealed that the U.S. Supreme Court was preparing to strike down Roe v. Wade, a right-wing group planned to protest a Planned Parenthood clinic in Highland Park, California. The protest took place May 7th. Among the attendees was a man who was taken into Federal custody after threatening to […]
HIGH PRODUCTION, LOW ENERGY ANTIVAXX RALLY CONSTIPATES DOWNTOWN L.A. TRAFFIC
ABNER HÄUGE | April 14, 2022
LAPD rolled out the red carpet for an astroturfed right-wing event, funneling traffic around Grand Park and blocking off streets for the sake of about a thousand antivaxxers, fifth-dimension vibe-nauts, Proud Boys, and at least one neo-Nazi last Sunday. They wandered in to watch “COVID is a hoax” cranks and celebrities who got hooked on […]
NEO-NAZI HOLDS “PLANNING MEETING” FOR POTENTIAL SUPERBOWL TRUCKER CONVOY IN L.A.
VISHAL P. SINGH | February 11, 2022
The “Freedom Convoy” anti-vaxxer protest in Ottawa, described by law enforcement as a siege, is inspiring similar acts around the world. New Zealand is already dealing with its own convoy situation, and the United States could be next. The Department of Homeland Security just issued a warning about the upcoming Super Bowl in Los Angeles […]
GETTY HEIRESS GIVES TENS OF THOUSANDS TO BLOCK SOCAL SCHOOL VACCINE MANDATES
WATERSPIDER | January 30, 2022
Sharon McKeeman, leader of booming anti-mask and antivax organizations Let Them Breathe and Let Them Choose, has created at least seven new fundraisers in recent months, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars with the help of Bay Area tech giant GoFundMe and Getty fortune heiress Anna Getty. In September 2021, LCRW reported on McKeeman’s first […]
BRUCE BOYER: HOW A LITIGIOUS CONSPIRACY THEORIST SPENT DECADES BRUTE-FORCING HIS WAY INTO SOCAL POLITICS
SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL | January 20, 2022
Public comment at city council meetings throughout Ventura County often feature a man with a cowboy hat who introduces himself with “good evening! My name is Bruce Boyer. I’m candidate for Sheriff here in Ventura County…” Boyer, often dressed with a Gadsden flag t-shirt underneath a black blazer and a black Stetson, mouths off about […]
HUGE LA ANTIVAXX RALLY DEVOLVES INTO VIOLENCE AS COPS TURN A BLIND EYE TO PROUD BOYS
DESERTBORDER | August 16, 2021
Hundreds of antivaxxers, Proud Boys, Capitol rioters and other neo-fascists rallied in Los Angeles Saturday, attacking journalists and counterprotesters while LAPD looked on. Police failed to intervene to curb the right-wing violence despite the fact the event took place directly in front of their downtown headquarters. Antivaxx-related violence has been steadily increasing in Los Angeles, […]
MAN SMASHES METAL CLUB OVER JOURNALIST’S HEAD, CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DRIVES GETAWAY CAR
WATERSPIDER | August 14, 2021
Republican candidate for California governor Sarah Stephens wants to “Make America Gold Again.” Her campaign website states that she will “bring the PROSPERITY back to California on EVERY LEVEL! Just like the GOLD RUSH times.” The “on every level” part is unsettling because Stephens advocates the ideals of her associates including Qanon scammers, violent Trump […]
QANONERS ARE RALLYING SATURDAY IN HOLLYWOOD. LAST TIME THEY BEAT A BYSTANDER AND THREATENED A JOURNALIST
WATERSPIDER | DESERTBORDER | April 22, 2021
HOLLYWOOD RALLY, MARCH 27TH After a series of batshit rallies in Hollywood last summer, SoCal QAnoners briefly quieted down–the Capitol riot and their widespread ban from social media had been disastrous for the movement. Unfortunately, it didn’t take them long to crawl back out of the woodwork. Around 200 QAnoners led by Fresno-area rapper Thaddis […]
HERE’S THE CALIFORNIANS WE IDENTIFIED AT THE CAPITOL STORMING
| January 19, 2021
DESERTBORDER, WATERSPIDER, JAMES STOUT After four years of amping up his followers on racism and conspiracy theories, Donald Trump brought followers to the Washington, DC, Wednesday, January the 6th. They marched on the Capitol building as Congress was voting to ratify the results of the election Trump lost and pretended was stolen from him. Trump […]
PRO-PLAGUE CULTISTS RECEIVE WARM WELCOME FROM LA COPS AND MAYOR
DESERTBORDER | WATERSPIDER | January 2, 2021
Far-right cult leader Sean Feucht sent his acolytes to spread Covid on purpose to unhoused communities in LA. The police and the city cheered them on. The contrast was stunning: as 50 or so black-clad protesters marched past LA’s Twin Towers jail on New Year’s Eve, dozens of LAPD cruisers surrounded the march, with some […]
A MILITARY IMPOSTER’S VIOLENT CAMPAIGN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DESERTBORDER | WATERSPIDER | December 24, 2020
Gabriel Anthony Lebaron’s third TikTok of the day took a dark turn. After posting a video of himself wearing a Christmas hat and holding a Baby Yoda toy, followed by a video of himself lip-syncing Calum Scott’s sappy, maudlin mega-hit “You are the reason,” Lebaron stitched himself into a TikTok with a woman wearing a […]
ELECTION WEEK IN LA: CELEBRATIONS, PROFILING & MASS ARRESTS
OWEN GRADY | November 10, 2020
On Tuesday, November 3rd, Los Angeles Police Department preemptively announced a citywide tactical alert. L.A Sheriff’s Department had done the same the previous Sunday. Both law enforcement agencies were preparing for possible unrest during the election. Black Lives Matter Los Angeles hosted a celebratory all-day election viewing party which was interrupted when LAPD stormed in […]
TUJUNGA: SEIG HEILS, BLOODY FISTFIGHTS AND PEPPER SPRAY MARK FRIDAY’S OPPOSING RALLIES
OWEN GRADY | August 19, 2020
Los Angeles sees itself as an idyllic melting pot. Every few miles is an entirely new community. Each town has its own individual culture and history. Many residents shelter in their own neighborhood’s bubble and have an unrealistic assumption that L.A. is free of racism and bigotry. But it’s right next door. Residents of Tujunga […]
INTERVIEW WITH ‘SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT DENNY’S’ DIRECTOR XAVIER ROTNOFSKY
ABNER HÄUGE | November 28, 2019
Sunday Afternoon at Denny’s from Xavier Rotnofsky on Vimeo. On September 22nd, Harim Uzziel, a minor figure in the Trump/far-right protest scene in Southern California, held a meetup at a Culver City Denny’s. It seemed like it’d be a boring event where a dozen or so Trump supporters ordered chicken tenders, heard speeches and learned […]