Tagged: Los Angeles

• ANTI-TRANS ACTIVIST WENT FROM “L.A. DEE DA” to STOKING HATE

  November 4, 2022 | SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL

  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… Continue reading ANTI-TRANS ACTIVIST WENT FROM “L.A. DEE DA” to STOKING HATE

• NAZI METAL SHOW PLANNED FRIDAY IN UNDISCLOSED LOS ANGELES LOCATION

  July 26, 2022 | ABNER HÄUGE

  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… Continue reading NAZI METAL SHOW PLANNED FRIDAY IN UNDISCLOSED LOS ANGELES LOCATION

• ROE FALLS, CITIES RISE–MANY, MANY BRUTALIZED

  June 27, 2022 | ABNER HÄUGE | JOE ORELLANA | ELI KNÉSÓL | ARIZONA RIGHT WING WATCH | CARTER HUESTIS

  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… Continue reading ROE FALLS, CITIES RISE–MANY, MANY BRUTALIZED

• POLICE DID LITTLE WHILE NAZI LIVESTREAMERS HARASSED WEHO, HOLLYWOOD, BEVERLY HILLS

  May 31, 2022 | SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL

  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… Continue reading POLICE DID LITTLE WHILE NAZI LIVESTREAMERS HARASSED WEHO, HOLLYWOOD, BEVERLY HILLS

• PLANNED PARENTHOOD RALLY DRAWS OUT L.A. AREA’S FAR-RIGHT REGULARS

  May 16, 2022 | SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL

  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… Continue reading PLANNED PARENTHOOD RALLY DRAWS OUT L.A. AREA’S FAR-RIGHT REGULARS

• HIGH PRODUCTION, LOW ENERGY ANTIVAXX RALLY CONSTIPATES DOWNTOWN L.A. TRAFFIC

  April 14, 2022 | ABNER HÄUGE

  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… Continue reading HIGH PRODUCTION, LOW ENERGY ANTIVAXX RALLY CONSTIPATES DOWNTOWN L.A. TRAFFIC

• NEO-NAZI HOLDS “PLANNING MEETING” FOR POTENTIAL SUPERBOWL TRUCKER CONVOY IN L.A.

  February 11, 2022 | VISHAL P. SINGH

  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… Continue reading NEO-NAZI HOLDS “PLANNING MEETING” FOR POTENTIAL SUPERBOWL TRUCKER CONVOY IN L.A.

• GETTY HEIRESS GIVES TENS OF THOUSANDS TO BLOCK SOCAL SCHOOL VACCINE MANDATES

  January 30, 2022 | WATERSPIDER

  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… Continue reading GETTY HEIRESS GIVES TENS OF THOUSANDS TO BLOCK SOCAL SCHOOL VACCINE MANDATES

• BRUCE BOYER: HOW A LITIGIOUS CONSPIRACY THEORIST SPENT DECADES BRUTE-FORCING HIS WAY INTO SOCAL POLITICS

  January 20, 2022 | SEAN BECKNER-CARMITCHEL

  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… Continue reading BRUCE BOYER: HOW A LITIGIOUS CONSPIRACY THEORIST SPENT DECADES BRUTE-FORCING HIS WAY INTO SOCAL POLITICS

• HUGE LA ANTIVAXX RALLY DEVOLVES INTO VIOLENCE AS COPS TURN A BLIND EYE TO PROUD BOYS

  August 16, 2021 | DESERTBORDER

  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,… Continue reading HUGE LA ANTIVAXX RALLY DEVOLVES INTO VIOLENCE AS COPS TURN A BLIND EYE TO PROUD BOYS

• MAN SMASHES METAL CLUB OVER JOURNALIST’S HEAD, CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DRIVES GETAWAY CAR

  August 14, 2021 | WATERSPIDER

  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… Continue reading MAN SMASHES METAL CLUB OVER JOURNALIST’S HEAD, CALIFORNIA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE DRIVES GETAWAY CAR

• QANONERS ARE RALLYING SATURDAY IN HOLLYWOOD. LAST TIME THEY BEAT A BYSTANDER AND THREATENED A JOURNALIST

  April 22, 2021 | WATERSPIDER | DESERTBORDER

  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… Continue reading QANONERS ARE RALLYING SATURDAY IN HOLLYWOOD. LAST TIME THEY BEAT A BYSTANDER AND THREATENED A JOURNALIST

• 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… Continue reading HERE’S THE CALIFORNIANS WE IDENTIFIED AT THE CAPITOL STORMING

• PRO-PLAGUE CULTISTS RECEIVE WARM WELCOME FROM LA COPS AND MAYOR

  January 2, 2021 | DESERTBORDER | WATERSPIDER

  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… Continue reading PRO-PLAGUE CULTISTS RECEIVE WARM WELCOME FROM LA COPS AND MAYOR

• A MILITARY IMPOSTER’S VIOLENT CAMPAIGN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

  December 24, 2020 | DESERTBORDER | WATERSPIDER

  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… Continue reading A MILITARY IMPOSTER’S VIOLENT CAMPAIGN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

• ELECTION WEEK IN LA: CELEBRATIONS, PROFILING & MASS ARRESTS

  November 10, 2020 | OWEN GRADY

  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… Continue reading ELECTION WEEK IN LA: CELEBRATIONS, PROFILING & MASS ARRESTS

• TUJUNGA: SEIG HEILS, BLOODY FISTFIGHTS AND PEPPER SPRAY MARK FRIDAY’S OPPOSING RALLIES

  August 19, 2020 | OWEN GRADY

  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… Continue reading TUJUNGA: SEIG HEILS, BLOODY FISTFIGHTS AND PEPPER SPRAY MARK FRIDAY’S OPPOSING RALLIES

• INTERVIEW WITH ‘SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT DENNY’S’ DIRECTOR XAVIER ROTNOFSKY

  November 28, 2019 | ABNER HÄUGE

  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… Continue reading INTERVIEW WITH ‘SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT DENNY’S’ DIRECTOR XAVIER ROTNOFSKY