Thanks Chris for your constant focus and illumination on important legal & related news. Proud SPLC donor, vocal supporter, volunteer, spreader of information and education bestowed by SPLC for 3-ish decades now. Feeling great about my $$'s and their impact and importance.
This is way beyond ironic and tragic. For years the SPLC was the main and most reliable repository of information about domestic terrorism. Because the establishment of both political parties (led by those from former confederate States) refused to pay responsible attention to this problem (especially by the FBI) the SPLC was the most reliable resource in the nation preserving justice and democracy. This is outrageous and reflects the deeply unAmerican values of the MAGA movement. Wait until they find out that the SPLC is a beloved institution.
You know, the Blue Team needs to “forget about restoring norms” if they’re able to get the reigns back from these fascist brutes and deliberate morons. They need to exercise the same willingness to puke on “norms” when they go after these pettifogging bastards and the actual racketeering operations raping the United States. “Antifa” doesn’t exist, but Project 2025 and Affinity Partners do.
Nothing like the Trump DOJ to remind you that your differences with an organization over their tactical and rhetorical choices is trivial compared to real outright thuggery.
Can we just point out that the US DoJ was actually originally founded in the 1870s to combat the KKK? That fact alone illustrates the tragic absurdity of the persecution of the SPLC.
Me too. I diverted my $$ elsewhere a few years ago when it became clear that SPLC's fundraising was so successful that they were sitting on a mountain of cash. I'm quite prepared to open my wallet to them now.
So let me get this straight—you run a covert program for years, funnel millions to “sources,” hide the mechanics behind shell structures, don’t fully disclose it to donors, and then when it surfaces, it’s suddenly “nothing to see here”? That’s a tough sell. Southern Poverty Law Center can call it “informants,” critics can call it “paid agitators”—but the core issue is transparency and representation. If money was raised under one premise and used under another, that’s not just optics—that’s exposure. They got Bannon for the same thing in the "Build The Wall" charity. And if the SPLC practice ended recently, the timing matters. Questions about accountability don’t disappear just because the program did.
Not only am I happy to have been donating to SPLC for decades, but now I will increase my donation to them to defray the cost for SPLC to fight this frivolous, malevolent indictment against them for trying to hold racist criminals accountable for their deadly tactics of discrimination.
I believe this is just the first explicit use of the anti money laundering laws for political purposes. If people with anti-racist or anti-immigration views are indeed “domestic terrorists” as defined by the DOJ, then banks dealing with their accounts should be investigating and reporting them as Bank-1 did in this indictment. This will lead to “debanking” of progressives, asset freezes, and ultimately more indictments.
My husband and I have been monthly supporters of the SPLC for many years. The programs in question are precisely why we donate to the organization. The thought of our money being turned over to this fascist regime is enraging.
Going after the SPLC, Voting rights. The Trump Administration isn't even trying anymore to hide that it is racist to the core. The sooner we can get these dangerous individuals out of Washington, the better.
Thanks Chris for your constant focus and illumination on important legal & related news. Proud SPLC donor, vocal supporter, volunteer, spreader of information and education bestowed by SPLC for 3-ish decades now. Feeling great about my $$'s and their impact and importance.
Me too
Me, three!!!
What’s next? Reparations for the heirs of slave owners? O, a clear violation of white civil rights!
Every accusation is a confession in Trump's world.
This is way beyond ironic and tragic. For years the SPLC was the main and most reliable repository of information about domestic terrorism. Because the establishment of both political parties (led by those from former confederate States) refused to pay responsible attention to this problem (especially by the FBI) the SPLC was the most reliable resource in the nation preserving justice and democracy. This is outrageous and reflects the deeply unAmerican values of the MAGA movement. Wait until they find out that the SPLC is a beloved institution.
It still is.
You know, the Blue Team needs to “forget about restoring norms” if they’re able to get the reigns back from these fascist brutes and deliberate morons. They need to exercise the same willingness to puke on “norms” when they go after these pettifogging bastards and the actual racketeering operations raping the United States. “Antifa” doesn’t exist, but Project 2025 and Affinity Partners do.
Nothing like the Trump DOJ to remind you that your differences with an organization over their tactical and rhetorical choices is trivial compared to real outright thuggery.
isn't there a statute of limitations around here somewhere? Discovery by defendants on this should be verrrry eeenteresting.
Unfortunately, there's no statute of limitations on ignorance and corruption.
I almost miss the days of Strom Thurmond and Jesse Helms. At least they were honest about their hateful goals.
Can we just point out that the US DoJ was actually originally founded in the 1870s to combat the KKK? That fact alone illustrates the tragic absurdity of the persecution of the SPLC.
I'm flashing back on every article I saw after Trump's 2016 win saying it wasn't racism, it was the economy. These people...
In French, “white supremacist”=“Partisan de la suprématie blanche” Seems appropriate
I hadn’t donated to SPLC in years. That changed yesterday.
Me too. I diverted my $$ elsewhere a few years ago when it became clear that SPLC's fundraising was so successful that they were sitting on a mountain of cash. I'm quite prepared to open my wallet to them now.
So let me get this straight—you run a covert program for years, funnel millions to “sources,” hide the mechanics behind shell structures, don’t fully disclose it to donors, and then when it surfaces, it’s suddenly “nothing to see here”? That’s a tough sell. Southern Poverty Law Center can call it “informants,” critics can call it “paid agitators”—but the core issue is transparency and representation. If money was raised under one premise and used under another, that’s not just optics—that’s exposure. They got Bannon for the same thing in the "Build The Wall" charity. And if the SPLC practice ended recently, the timing matters. Questions about accountability don’t disappear just because the program did.
Wait till you find out what the CIA, FBI, NSA, and local law enforcement does!!
Transparency when? There are real safety and security concerns during operations involving informants.
Not only am I happy to have been donating to SPLC for decades, but now I will increase my donation to them to defray the cost for SPLC to fight this frivolous, malevolent indictment against them for trying to hold racist criminals accountable for their deadly tactics of discrimination.
They don’t need transparency when they’re trying to catch the evil assholes!
This comment isn't just AI-- it's downright slop.
I believe this is just the first explicit use of the anti money laundering laws for political purposes. If people with anti-racist or anti-immigration views are indeed “domestic terrorists” as defined by the DOJ, then banks dealing with their accounts should be investigating and reporting them as Bank-1 did in this indictment. This will lead to “debanking” of progressives, asset freezes, and ultimately more indictments.
My husband and I have been monthly supporters of the SPLC for many years. The programs in question are precisely why we donate to the organization. The thought of our money being turned over to this fascist regime is enraging.
Come friendly snipers.
Going after the SPLC, Voting rights. The Trump Administration isn't even trying anymore to hide that it is racist to the core. The sooner we can get these dangerous individuals out of Washington, the better.