Texas Mass Killer: a Neo-Nazi Inspired by a Jewish Anti-LGBTQ Fanatic
Killer cited Chaya Raichik, the terroristic Libs of Tok Tok, as an inspiration, just like the Proud Boys and other white supremacist groups cite her
Will U.S. society ever decide to end a right-wing culture of military-style assault rifles and casual gun violence?
Will enough ever be enough? Members of minorities have more skin in the game than most, as illustrated just over a week ago by a killer who opened fire while wearing a patch that said “RWDS,” an abbreviation of “Right Wing Death Squad,” a slogan popular across a broad spectrum of U.S. Christian nationalist, antisemitic, and white supremacist circles.
The attacker who killed 11 people in the 2018 Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue shooting often shared RWDS memes on social media. Members of the openly antisemitic and racist Proud Boys are often seen wearing RWDS patches, including at drag queen library readings where they brandish guns while threatening LGBTQ parents and children.
In the photo below, Proud Boy member Jeremy Bertino, who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy charges related to the January 6 riot, wears…
