The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, an extreme-right prisoner support group designated the Poway synagogue shooter as its “prisoner of the week,” five days after the third anniversary of his attack, and encouraged followers on Telegram to write him letters and send money to his prison commissary fund. (…) On Monday, May 2, an extreme-right prisoner support group named the Poway synagogue shooter its “prisoner of the week,” five days after the third anniversary of his attack, where he killed one person and injured three. The group encouraged its Telegram subscribers to write to the gunman and provide him with commissary funds. The group’s website, which calls the shooter “a nice guy,” features antisemitic essays from the attacker written while in prison. In one piece, the gunman states that he now realizes his violent actions were wrong but blamed Jews for supposedly “forcing” him to commit them. The prisoner support group was founded in 2019 by Matthew Heimbach and Matt Parrott, although Heimbach claims he is no longer involved. The group seeks to provide money, books, and letters to white supremacists in prison, including mass shooters and various members of groups including the Atomwaffen Division and The Base. The organization maintains a Telegram channel, Gab account, and a website that uses Cloudflare as its name server and registrar.
via counter exttemism project: Extremist Content Online: Extreme-Right Prisoner Aid Group Urges Support for Poway Synagogue Shooter On Telegram