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| A Virginia man was convicted of terrorism offenses and sentenced to 25 years in prison after taking inspiration from the @SPLCenter in 2012 by using their target map list to attempt a mass shooting in D.C. | ||
| 2024-06-14 | ||
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An @splcenter staff attorney was arrested & charged with domestic terrorism in Atlanta over his alleged role in a violent ambush attack on law enforcement on March 5. In 2012, leftist Floyd Lee Corkins (pictured) carried out an attempted mass shooting of Christian lobbying group @FRCdc in DC. He was thwarted after shooting a security guard. He told investigators he wanted to kill as many as possible & that he used the SPLC's hate watch list to pick his target. He was convicting of terrorism & other felonies & sentenced to 25 years in prison.
The organization has long been known for its cataloging of purported "hate groups" and "enabler" groups or individuals, including several evangelical and Catholic entities, conservative members of Congress and the late radio icon Rush Limbaugh – all of which are sprinkled among its monitoring of groups more widely considered racist or misogynist such as the Ku Klux Klan and Proud Boys. Several of the reported layoffs affected top officials in the organization's union, which was reportedly organized in 2019 to fight "inequitable" practices at the organization. "Today, SPLC – my employer – laid off over 60 of our union members, essentially shuttering multiple departments," Hannah Gais wrote on X. "Speaking in a personal capacity, I endorse each and every single word of this statement from our union. [A]n organization with this much money has no excuse," she added. The referenced union statement, also posted to X, said more than 60 union members, including its chairperson and five stewards, were informed their jobs would be cut. "We are devastated for our union and for our colleagues," the union said. In another tweet, the union said SPLC has nearly $1 billion in reserves and is facing allegations of "hoarding" donations while "gutting its staff by a quarter." Fox News Digital reached out to SPLC for comment on the layoffs and allegations of donation hoarding via multiple avenues but did not immediately receive a response. A person who picked up the phone at the organization directed Fox News Digital to an extension that eventually went to voicemail. In a statement to the Alabama Reflector, the group said it would be taking actions to streamline its activities and operations in order to better advance its cause. "We announced internally the consolidation of certain programs and activities as well as the elimination of others, resulting in staff reductions," the press team wrote. "This was a difficult but necessary decision to focus and align our work with our programmatic priorities and goals. We deeply value the contributions of all our staff and their commitment to ensuring the promise of equal justice is a reality for all," the group told the outlet. The Reflector reported the group said the move would allow Deep South communities to be better served. The group has long faced a history of discrimination allegations while simultaneously claiming to be a "catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond." In the 1980s, the group won several civil suits on behalf of KKK victims. The organization was originally founded in 1971. In 2022, in response to allegations by union members of an "inequitable" post-COVID reopening plan at its offices, SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang tallied 400 employees at the time, and said less than 10% held positions that required them to be in the office. The SPLC also notably had to apologize after labeling neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson as an "extremist." Related: Southern Poverty Law Center: 2023-12-11 Montana woman under arrest for driving vehicle into ‘religious group’ on sidewalk Southern Poverty Law Center: 2023-11-07 Transgender Antifa 'rioter' Jamie Marsicano whose dad's a tycoon DANCES into Atlanta court as she and 61 others are arraigned for 'terrorizing' proposed police training facility Southern Poverty Law Center: 2023-09-05 Book Review - The Enemy Within: How a Totalitarian Movement Is Destroying America Related: Ben Carson 03/12/2024 Evangelical Group to Spend $62 Million on Trump's Re-Election Bid Ben Carson 11/26/2023 Trump serves Thanksgiving meal to Texas' Operation Lone Star Agents Ben Carson 10/30/2023 Dr. Ben Carson Gives Trump His Full Endorsement (VIDEO) Related: Family Research Council: 2024-02-26 Attacks against churches doubled in 2023, report warns: 'Growing disdain for Christianity' Family Research Council: 2023-03-29 ‘Day of Vengeance': Trans Activist Group Organizes a Gathering in D.C. Family Research Council: 2022-09-18 Biden Administration Intentionally Weakening Military: Retired General | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I’ve learnt so much from you all over the years — sometimes I get to reflect it back. But in this case it’s no special insight, just something reported that stuck in my memory. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-06-14 23:54 |
| #3 Thanks for that insight TW, your thoughtfulness is ever present here, to our collective benefit. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-06-14 22:37 |
| #2 Mr. Corkins II planned to smear them across the faces of his dead victims as a final insult to both parties, NoMoreBS. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-06-14 15:06 |
| #1 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches, a rather odd addition to his weapons and ammo. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-06-14 14:42 |