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marmar

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Wed Jun 19, 2024, 07:58 AM Jun 2024

White nationalists double-booted from Detroit venues over the weekend


White nationalists double-booted from Detroit venues over the weekend
A Black security guard who was assaulted at a Detroit club delivered a Superman punch to a Nick Fuentes fan

By Steve Neavling
Jun 17, 2024 at 12:47 pm


(Detroit Metro Times) Detroiters had a message for white supremacists who came to the city over the weekend: Get the fuck out.

The America First Political Conference (AFPAC), which is led by white nationalist Nicholas Fuentes, organized several events in Detroit to coincide with another right-wing convention that was held at downtown’s Huntington Place. That event, the People’s Convention, was hosted by Turning Point Action, an arm of the far-right organization TPUSA and brainchild of right-wing provocateur Charlie Kirk.

The groups have been feuding over Israel. Fuentes — an admitted chauvinist and antisemite who previously said, “I’m just like Hitler” — believes Turning Point is too supportive of Israel.

Fuentes planned to hold his white nationalist America First Political Conference (AFPAC) at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit on Friday. Fuentes said on social media that he reserved space at the center, but it appears he misled the Detroit institution about the type of event he was holding.

The center kicked the group out as AFPAC was setting up a stage. .................(more)

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/white-nationalists-double-booted-from-detroit-venues-over-the-weekend-36563787




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White nationalists double-booted from Detroit venues over the weekend (Original Post) marmar Jun 2024 OP
Is all this activity Voter Intimidation? Captain Zero Jun 2024 #1
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