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The suspects, widely named as Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, first met online, the FBI said. Two teenagers suspected of killing killed three people at a San Diego mosque reportedly livestreamed their deadly attack and published a 75-page white supremacist document online, before killing themselves. The pair, widely named as Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez, first met online, the FBI said, where they were radicalized and shared extreme ideology. Their 75-page writings, seen by the Associated Press and CNN, detail hateful rhetoric toward Jewish people, Muslims, Black people, the LGBTQ community, women, and both the political left and right. According to the New York Times, the attackers shared a video that showed them dressed in camouflage gear with a white supremacist symbol as they approached the mosque. (…) During searches conducted after the attack, authorities seized at least 30 guns and a crossbow, including pistols, rifles and shotguns, Remily said. The guns appear to have belonged to the parents of one of the suspects, Wahl said. Authorities also found what they described as a manifesto and other hateful messages in their searches of the suspects’ possessions and electronic devices, although they haven’t found evidence that the mosque was a specific target. Remily added that authorities are not sharing specifics about the suspects’ beliefs because they don’t want to “give their hate any credibility.”

via yahoo: San Diego mosque shooters livestreamed attack and wrote white supremacist manifesto, reports say

siehe auch:Online radicalization and Nazi symbols: What’s known about the suspects in the attack on a mosque in San Diego Authorities are investigating the case as a hate crime. According to the New York Post, racial inscriptions were found on the suspects’ guns. California authorities identified the main suspects in the shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego. As reported by the New York Post, citing judicial sources, they are Cain Clark (17) and Caleb Velasquez (18), who subsequently took their own lives inside a car. Authorities are investigating the case as a hate crime. The shooting at the mosque took place on Monday, May 18. So far, there are three reported dead linked to the Islamic center, a security guard named Amin Abdullah, whom different testimonies describe as someone who helped evacuate people and possibly prevented an even bigger massacre. (…) “The San Diego mosque shooters were ‘radicalized online,’ cops say — as it’s revealed they wore Nazi symbols and etched racist statements on their gear as they opened fire outside an Islamic Center, killing three people in the process,” the NYP noted. “Also seen on the handgun of one of the shooters is the statement, ‘race war now,’ right above a swastika. Neo-nazis and white nationalists are known for promoting race wars to overthrow the government or create a white ethnostate,” they added. In addition, authorities reportedly recovered more than 30 firearms and a crossbow linked to the suspects; San Diego mosque shooters were ‘radicalized online,’ wore Nazi symbols, inscribed vile 3-word message on guns. The San Diego mosque shooters were “radicalized online,” cops say — as it’s revealed they wore Nazi symbols and etched racist statements on their gear as they opened fire outside an Islamic Center, killing three people in the process. The two teens “did not discriminate on who they hated,” law enforcement officials said in a press conference Tuesday, adding they had recovered over 30 guns and a crossbow in connection to the suspects. A livestream video of the horrific attack, currently being probed by the FBI, shows Cain Clark with a Black Sun symbol, which is associated with Nazi Germany, square on his chest. Nazi SS commander Heinrich Himmler had the symbol inlaid into the floor of the Wewelsburg castle. Another symbol associated with a small online neo-Nazi group, the Atomwaffen Division, can also be seen on one of the shooters’ shoulders. Atomwaffen is the German phrase for “atomic weapons.” It’s unclear if the two teenagers claimed membership to the group. Also seen on the handgun of one of the shooters is the statement, “race war now,” right above a swastika. Neo-nazis and white nationalists are known for promoting race wars to overthrow the government or create a white ethnostate.

In Hessen sind so viele queerfeindliche Straftaten registriert worden wie noch nie. Sie haben sich innerhalb von vier Jahren mehr als vervierfacht. Das hessische Innenministerium geht zudem von einer hohen Dunkelziffer aus. Hessens Polizei hat immer mehr queerfeindlich motivierte Straftaten wie Beleidigungen und Körperverletzungen registriert – gerichtet gegen Menschen, die nicht dem heterosexuellen Normbild entsprechen. Das zeigt die Antwort von Innenminister Roman Poseck (CDU) auf eine Anfrage der Grünen-Opposition im Landtag – mit Blick etwa auf Homo-, Trans- und Bisexuelle.  Jedes Jahr mehr Fälle queerfeindlicher Hasskriminalität Nach Auskunft von Innenminister Poseck zählten Hessens Polizeibeamte im vergangenen Jahr 141 queerfeindliche Taten – nach 135 Fällen im Vorjahr. 2023 waren es nach Angaben der Grünen-Fraktion noch lediglich 83 Straftaten gewesen – und 2022 nur 33 erfasste Fälle.  Damit habe sich innerhalb von nur vier Jahren sich die Zahl queerfeindlicher Straftaten in Hessen mehr als vervierfacht, so Poseck. “Das ist alarmierend.” Die registrierten Fälle seien “nur die Spitze des Eisbergs”, sagte Poseck. Er gehe von einer erheblichen Dunkelziffer aus. Viele Betroffene erstatteten aus Scham, aus Angst vor erneuter Diskriminierung oder aus mangelndem Vertrauen in Behörden keine Anzeige. Queerfeindliche Gewalt finde oft im Alltag statt, im öffentlichen Raum. Als Beispiel nannte Poseck einen Vorfall aus dem Januar dieses Jahres, wo in Kassel ein Männerpaar in der Straßenbahn homophob beleidigt, bedroht und bespuckt wurde.

via hessenschafu: “Nur die Spitze des Eisbergs” Mehr queerfeindliche Straftaten in Hessen als je zuvor

Google’s Ad Grants program subsidizes advertisements by the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Do No Harm, including sponsored search results for the group’s so-called “Detransitioner Bill of Rights,” according to a search of Google’s ad transparency data.1 Do No Harm’s model policy, the “Detransitioner Bill of Rights,” wrongly suggests that gender-affirming healthcare can “contribute” to distress among trans young people and perpetuates the myth that trans identity is a phase by falsely claiming, “Taking a wait-and-see approach [to gender-affirming healthcare] … results in a majority of those minors coming to terms with their bodies and accepting the reality of their sex by late adolescence or early adulthood.”2 Hate groups like Do No Harm use anti-trans “detransitioner” rhetoric to erode public support for gender-affirming healthcare and increase support for policies censoring LGBTQ+ content in schools, online and in public spaces. They have also revitalized the discredited and dangerous practices of LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy.” Contrary to Do No Harm’s claims, research has consistently shown that affirmation and support for trans young people provide better mental health outcomes. A review of Google Ads data shows that at least eight digital advertisements on Google for Do No Harm were supported by the Google Ad Grants program.3 Among the ads, one links to the group’s “Detransitioner Bill of Rights” while one advertises the “dangers of gender affirmation.”4 Another sponsored ad titled “Save America’s Children” claims, “Do No Harm will fight to protect children from dangerous ‘gender-affirming care.’”5 A tag on the ads notes, “Google does not endorse this ad.” According to its website, the Google Ad Grants program “donates Search advertising to eligible organizations globally.” In response to a request for comment from Hatewatch, Google said it had no comment about how it moderates the content of ads in its Ad Grants program. Two Do No Harm ads sponsored by Google’s Ad Grants program seem to rely on the group’s anti-white discrimination language. The Southern Poverty Law Center has previously reported that the group perpetuates white supremacist conspiracy theories in its rhetorical attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. Whereas DEI principles “recognize the lingering effects and continued reality of discrimination,” in op-eds, Do No Harm has falsely claimed DEI policies jeopardize white people’s health and require medical schools to admit unqualified Black students. Such language demonstrates how white supremacist conspiracy theories and racist pseudoscience animate anti-trans and anti-Black ideologies. One sponsored ad titled “Help Save Medical Education” claims to show a list of universities that “have placed racial conditions on student admissions and faculty hiring.”6 Another ad offering “7 tips to reject bias training” claims that “many medical professionals are being forced to take so-called ‘implicit bias’ training” and that “you can push back on implicit bias training” with links to the group’s events and donation platform.7 Since 2022, the group claims to have filed at least 27 cases or legal briefs alleging anti-white discrimination by medical schools, private scholarship programs or state governments, according to the group’s website.8

via splcenter: Google subsidizing hate group’s anti-transgender and anti-diversity ads