#Maine leaders say they won’t tolerate #NeoNazi paramilitary camp in Springfield

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli August 9, 2023

"After reading a Bangor Daily News article about former U.S. Marine Christopher Pohlhaus building a neo-Nazi encampment in Penobscot County, Sen. Joe Baldacci, D-Bangor, wrote Tuesday on social media it is 'time for the Governor, the Attorney General of Maine, the Penobscot County District Attorney, and the U.S. Attorney to work on shutting these #Nazis down and sending this guy back to #Texas.'

"Since last year, #Pohlhaus has been inviting white male followers to move to Maine and especially to his 10.6-acre property in Springfield to help him clear land for cabins and train for what he calls a violent war. Pohlhaus’ Springfield project is an example of organized #extremism taking root in Maine."

Read more:
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/08/09/news/penobscot/maine-lawmakers-respond-chris-pohlhaus/

#Antifa #AntiNazi #NoRoomForHateInOurState

"The rightwing Christian alternative to GoFundMe is allowing a neo-Nazi leader to raise thousands of dollars on their platform, according to online records reviewed by VICE News.

GiveSendGo, which had already made headlines for allowing far-right groups like the Proud Boys raise millions of dollars off of its platform, is currently hosting a former Marine and neo-Nazi named Christopher #Pohlhaus, who among other activities, wants to build an all-white community in Maine.

Pohlhaus has commanded a sizable Telegram following for years and once gave a live stream on how best to hypothetically shoot truckers in order to disrupt the supply chain. He has also had connections to everyone from Riley June Williams—the January 6 attacker who broke into then Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office—to #NSC-131, a neo-Nazi activist network in New England that was founded by a former member of a designated #terrorist group.

Despite those credentials, GiveSendGo, a site that promotes itself as the “#1 Free Christian Fundraising Site”, has yet to boot Pohlhaus from their platform. #GiveSendGo was notified at least twice last year about the avowed neo-#Nazi and his affiliations to the violent far-right. In September, an analyst at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit terrorism watchdog, contacted GiveSendGo to say Pohlhaus was using it as a platform for making money and establishing a white nationalist community."

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3z5x/givesendgo-hosting-neonazi

This is the same guy recently seen in #Ohio waving nazi flags, throwing salutes, and threatening 2SLGBTQI+ people over an all-ages benefit #drag show.

#FashWatch #RWE #Christofascism #FarRight #BloodTribe