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Unite the Right 2: Jason Kessler’s Humiliating Day in Washington

Madelyne Ashworth | August 13, 2018

Topics: antifa, black lives matter, Charlottesville, D.C., Jason Kessler, Unite the Right, virginia, Washington, white supremacists

In a staggering demonstration of solidarity, Washington, D.C. showed Jason Kessler and his supporters how they felt about him entering their city. It was a humiliating display for the alt-right and their white supremacist organizer.

Thousands of anti-racist protesters arrived in Lafayette Park starting around 1 p.m Sunday, later filling the streets and areas surrounding the White House to protest Kessler’s second attempt for a Unite the Right rally. Less than 20 white supremacists arrived in the park later in the afternoon. Heavily guarded by police to minimize violence, the uninspiring group arrived before their scheduled start time of 5 p.m. and stayed for only a short period before being taken away by law enforcement. Heavy rain began around 4 p.m., contributing to the day’s tense, angry atmosphere, and maybe to the early retreat.

Photo by Branden Wilson

Although the neo-Nazis arrived early, dozens of anti-racist groups were already present, shouting chants like, “Go home, Nazis!” “Anytime, anyplace, punch a Nazi in the face!” “No Trump! No KKK! No fascist USA!” and “Black lives matter!” These groups included the D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter, the People’s Liberation Party, various anti-fascists groups, and the International Socialist Organization.

“[Today] is very serious,” said Jonathan Hutto, a community organizer for the nonprofit Empower D.C., who spoke during the afternoon anti-hate protest. “We have an environment now where these folks, the scum, the Nazis, the klan, they feel very comfortable and emboldened. If we don’t confront them, they grow. They grow in order to hurt, in order to maim, in order to kill and to instill fear in the masses. This is very important. I don’t want to marginalize this at all. I want to say that this is an extension of the institutional economic violence and institutional racism that folks face every day.”

Jonathan Hutto. Photo by Landon Shroder

The demonstration comes one year after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, in which nearly 500 white supremacists were met by around 2,000 anti-racist protesters before authorities deemed the demonstration unlawful. That rally ended early and in tragedy, after white supremacist James Fields, Jr. drove his vehicle into a crowd, injuring several and killing local anti-hate protester Heather Heyer.

In the days following her death, Kessler tweeted, “Heather Heyer was a fat, disgusting Communist. Looks like it was payback time.” This year, Kessler’s permit to hold a repeat rally in Charlottesville was denied.

Kessler predicted at least 400 white supremacist supporters would come to the D.C. rally, a vast overestimation. During his 15-minute speech, he largely tried to defend the events of last year and repeated claims that his supporters were not violent, despite indictments, charges, and video evidence to the contrary.

Activists said they were fighting for a future without racism. “I want my future kids to grow up somewhere where they don’t have to worry about being racially profiled walking down the street,” said Sydney Davis, a D.C. resident. “Ignoring [white supremacy] does nothing. If our ancestors would have ignored it, we still would be in segregated schools in chains.”

The massive police presence kept the two sides separate, and no instances of violence were reported outside small confrontations between police and protestors towards the end of the rally. Unlike last year in Charlottesville, D.C. police were able to handle and organize the large number of protesters, who seemingly had coordinated with police before the protests began.

“While we are opposed adamantly to what we are going to hear, we know what our responsibility is — to protect First Amendment events, to protect Washingtonians and to protect our city,” said D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser in a statement.

Law enforcement’s greatest challenge was transporting Kessler and his supporters into the city to their permit area. Meeting at the Vienna Metro stop at 1 p.m., Kessler and his group were privately escorted to a separate train car and into the city, then led by police from the Foggy Bottom Metro stop to Lafayette Square. The decision to allow Kessler special transportation is in direct contrast with claims made by D.C.’s transit authorities last week.

Photo by Branden Wilson

“Giving white supremacists and hate groups a private Metro rail car is so unbelievably wrong and disgraceful,” read a tweet by D.C. council member Charles Allen. “Beyond the horrible precedent it sets, what does it tell the riding public and operators?”

By 4 p.m., several direct action groups comprised of hundreds of people had flanked either side of the White House on 15th and 17th streets, attempting to block all points of entry for both police and Kessler’s group. Although the crowd lessened by 5 p.m., many anti-fascists on 15th Street were confronted by police from the Secret Service leading to a minor confrontation. Some threw eggs, others tore flags, lit smoke bombs, and set off fireworks; some became aggressive toward photographers and journalists, who anti-fascists see as profiting off their fight against those they describe as dangerous white supremacists. Many counter-protesters carried blunt force weapons, such as crowbars, metal poles, and golf clubs.

Photo by Branden Wilson

“If somebody’s going to attack us, then sure, we should attack them,” said one anti-fascist, who preferred to remain anonymous. “But I don’t want anyone to incite violence.”

When police announced that Kessler’s group had left, many anti-racist protesters became frustrated and remained in the area for conversations and spontaneous displays of solidarity. Although there were some reports of conflict between police and protesters, no arrests were made during this time. Police kept a relatively hands-off approach towards the anti-racist protesters, upholding reasonable distances and maintaining perimeters. 

“My father fought the Nazis in WWII,” said one anti-racist protester, a Vietnam veteran from Pennsylvania who preferred to remain anonymous. “My uncle fought the Nazis in WWII. My kids are mixed. I’m tired of the way the system is set up, tired of the way the system oppresses people. I’m tired of the way everything has been going down. I’m going to fight it ’til the day I die. I know I’m on the right side of history. That’s all there is to it.”

Many organizations and local businesses created plans in anticipation of the rally. Although Washington, D.C. is often seen only as the nation’s Capitol, it is a vibrant city comprised of people from all over the US, including those from Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland. Many businesses owners prepared statements warning against any hateful presence in their restaurants and shops, confirming their right not to serve anyone who doesn’t uphold their conduct protocols.

Photo by Landon Shroder

The D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter did their own form of preparation, beginning Friday with a day-long training workshop to prepare protestors for what they might expect from white supremacist protesters, what they might expect from police, and how to handle those situations.

“The country really needs to see a new narrative,” said Makia Green, D.C. chapter leader and one of the key organizers for this weekend, reached before the event. “My goal is that the next day, black and brown people all across the world see images of black and brown people standing up, feeling empowered, not being afraid to confront white supremacists, and going home safely. I hope the rest of the city is also supportive of that goal.”

Black Lives Matter had prepared for several instances in which violence may erupt, but luckily none of those strategies were necessary. 

“I would say that ignoring white supremacy has never been a solution to white nationalist violence,” Green said. “I don’t think history has ever shown us that ignoring white supremacy works. I’m a lot more afraid of what we will do if people try to ignore it, or if they’re too afraid.”

Photo by Landon Shroder

She cited Trump and his administration for emboldening and empowering white supremacists to take public action. After his tweet Saturday condemning “all types of racism” and wishing peace to “ALL Americans,” he received online backlash for using false equivalence to encourage those, like Kessler, who believe in “white civil rights abuses.”

Most of the anti-hate protesters promoted peace and love, and many gave out free hugs, snacks, and water. Antonio Mingo, a member of anti-hate group Making A Difference, was one of these protesters. Mingo and others handed over large amounts of cash to approaching vendors, taking some bottles for free distribution, and instructing the vendors to use the leftover money to supply free water to others.

Photo by Branden Wilson

“I don’t care if you’re black, I don’t care if you’re white, I don’t care if you’re blue, I love all of you,” Mingo said. “Don’t be scared to love, you got to make a statement for peace, one that our city needs.”

Despite the tension, today was a victory for anti-racists, anti-fascists, and those who resist hate. Their concerted effort to show a united front against white supremacy and hate resulted in an entirely lackluster performance from Kessler, who essentially ran from the area, cowering behind police lines. This comes as no surprise since Kessler’s support within his own community has dwindled over the past year as backlash from the first Unite the Right has revealed the alt-right as unforgivably hateful, and placed many hate groups in extensive legal trouble.  

“Numbers show the large recruitment of fascists is youth,” Hutto said. “They target folks who are on the margins, people who feel economically displaced, and they give them an analysis that’s false. They don’t tell them that the economic violence and poverty you’re going through is due to the bosses, to institutional racism, even capitalism, but it is due to black and brown people. No amount of ignoring them, no amount of loving them, peace for them, when they commit themselves to death and destruction that way, humanity has to be just as committed to fight for humanity. We got to be just as committed to preserving humanity as they are to killing us.”

John Donegan contributed to this report. Pictures by Branden Wilson and Landon Shroder.

The One Year Anniversary of Unite the Right is Here. A lot Has Happened

Madelyne Ashworth | August 7, 2018

Topics: abigail spanberger, Anti-Racism, black lives matter, Confederate monuments, Corey Stewart, Crying Nazi, CSA II The New Confederate States of America, DACA, Dave Brat, David Duke, Dreamers of Virginia, Identity Evropa, Jason Kessler, KKK, Monument Avenue Commission, Parkland Florida shooting, Ralph Northam, trump, Unite the Right, white nationalism, white supremacy, zero tolerance policy

RVA Tank, Parkland Shooting, Democratic-nominee Spanberger, families separated at the border, KKK effigies, Governor Northam, punching Nazis, getting punched by Nazis.

It’s been a long year.

As we approach the one year anniversary of Unite the Right, the alt-right rally held in Charlottesville on Aug. 12 last year that ended with the death of counter-protester Heather Heyer, it’s hard to ignore the tension in the air. Whether that tension has increased or decreased, or the political dissension within our country is better or worse, Americans are certainly motivated. We’ve seen protest after protest, breaking news stories flying in each day with news of Russia, North Korea, Robert Mueller, Corey Stewart, and Jason Kessler.

The white nationalist movement has not slowed down, nor has it given up. Identity Evropa came to Richmond to pick up trash in hopes of normalizing their cause. The FBI has as many open cases concerning white supremacist propaganda online as they do for ISIS. And Unite the Right is happening again, but this time, its headed to Washington, D.C.

Here is a brief roundup of events from the past year to get you up to speed on the white nationalist movement in Virginia in preparation for this weekend’s latest appearance from our best-known racists (this list may not include every event related to white nationalism in Virginia):

August 2017: Jason Kessler, online blogger, and white nationalist, successfully organizes an alt-right rally called Unite the Right on Aug. 12 in Charlottesville, in the name of protecting the Confederate statues in two local parks. Several physical altercations occurred during the rally, and attendees were armed with bats, guns, or other weapons.

White Supremacists at Unite the Right

James Alex Fields, Jr., a white nationalist, drove his vehicle into a crowd of counter-protesters after the rally was deemed unlawful by police. His attack killed Heather Heyer and injured multiple others. Fields was part of Vanguard America, a white supremacist organization. He was placed in jail and denied bail.

President Trump suggested the blame for the violence rested with “many sides.”

September 2017: The Dreamers, young first-generation immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals act, mobilized after Trump’s threat to end the program. Long marches between Charlottesville and Richmond as well as Charlottesville and Washington sprung up as September clung to summer temperatures. DACA was rescinded later that month by Trump, but at least temporarily upheld by the Supreme Court.

An activist group hung Ku Klux Klan effigies in Bryan Park.

The New Confederate States of America planned a rally in Richmond to support Confederate statues on Monument Avenue, claiming to be motivated by the Monument Avenue Historical Commission convened in June by Mayor Levar Stoney and tasked with providing recommendations for what to do with the statues. The rally took place on Sept. 16, attended by over 400 counter-protesters, a heavy police presence, and a small handful of CSA members who arrived in twos and threes. The CSA was severely outnumbered in what RVA Mag called a “win for Richmond,” as the protest ended peacefully.

Counter-Protestors in Richmond

Later that month, the FBI claimed white nationalists are just as dangerous as Islamic terrorists.

October 2017: At the beginning of the month, a circuit court judge in Charlottesville handed down a ruling signaling that the Commonwealth’s laws protecting war memorials could be retroactively applied to Virginia’s Confederate monuments.

The City of Charlottesville and several small businesses in the area filed a novel lawsuit to prevent future militia groups from entering their city again. This lawsuit is ongoing and continues to seek a verdict in August of 2018. Six defendants have settled since May 2018.

White nationalist Richard Spencer held a torch-lit rally in Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, glorifying the Robert E. Lee monument and mimicking a similar torch-lit rally held on UVA’s campus the night before Unite the Right. Around two dozen white nationalists were present.

Jason Kessler began a new white nationalist group called New Byzantium following Unite the Right. It’s one of many new alt-right groups that continue to crop up to this day, largely spread through online forums.

November 2017: In a Democratic sweep, Ralph Northam became the new Governor of Virginia, joined by Justin Fairfax as Lt. Governor, and Mark Herring as Attorney General. It was a significant Democratic victory similar to the victory of then-Senator Obama when he won the presidency in 2008. The blue wave was accompanied by a new wave of female representatives in the General Assembly, the largest number of women to be elected to the GA in Virginia’s history. This included the first Latina women, the first Asian-American, and the first transgender woman to win a seat in the GA.

January 2018: Chris Cantwell, the notorious “Crying Nazi,” faced up to 20 years in jail for pepper-spraying counter-protesters at a torch-lit white supremacist rally on UVA’s campus the night before Unite the Right. At the beginning of the month, he attempted to sue anti-fascists, claiming that they discharged the pepper spray against themselves.

Thousands of women come to Richmond for the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March.

March 2018: Deandre Harris, a black man viciously beaten by white nationalists during the Unite the Right, was charged and then acquitted of assault by the District Court in Charlottesville. During Unite the Right, Harris was assaulted by six men with wooden pikes in the Market Street Parking Garage, eventually sustaining a spinal injury and receiving 10 staples in his head.

June 2018: Nathan Larson, a self-confessed pedophile and white supremacist, runs for Congress in Virginia. Previously an accountant in Charlottesville, Larson is running as an independent. Jason Allsup, another white nationalist who attended the Unite the Right rally, was elected as a Republican official in Washington state. This marked the beginning of many white supremacists and anti-Semitic candidates running on the Republican ticket in America ahead of midterm elections. This trend continued with Corey Stewart, Virginia’s Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate. He appeared on CNN and struggled to answer questions about his past ties to white supremacists and anti-semites. He continues to be aggressive online and has not revoked his white nationalist ties.

Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 7th District, wins a huge primary victory and will run against Dave Brat in the fall for the congressional seat.

Abigail Spanberger

President Trump begins his “zero tolerance” immigration policies and enacts legislation that separates immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. National and international outrage sparks protests throughout the Commonwealth, including one outside Dave Brat’s office, who publicly supported Trump’s decision.

The National Parks Service approved an application submitted by Jason Kessler for another alt-right rally to be held in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 11 and 12 this year. This will come to pass this weekend in Lafayette Park, Washington, D.C.

Identity Evropa visited Richmond for a little community service by picking up trash around town in an attempt to normalize their organization and beliefs. In Lexington, local restaurant owner Stephanie Wilkinson refused to service White House Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders at her restaurant, The Red Hen. It was followed by five days of protests against and for her restaurant. In one instance, someone threw chicken feces on their storefront window.

July 2018: The Monument Avenue Commission recommended that the Jefferson Davis monument be removed from Monument Avenue, with Mayor Stoney’s approval. Later in August, an unknown individual vandalized the Robert E. Lee monument with red paint, writing “BLM” (Black Lives Matter) on the statue’s base. This is only the latest act of vandalism concerning the statues over the past year.

Chris Cantwell, the aforementioned “crying Nazi,” was barred from entering the Commonwealth for the next five years. He plead guilty to assault and battery for spraying two anti-racist activists with pepper spray the night before Unite the Right.

August 2018:

Now that August approaches, we look to another year that will hopefully not result in death or injury. Jason Kessler will be in D.C. this Sunday, Aug. 12, in Lafayette Square to march and protest in the name of “white civil rights.” Regular faces like Kessler, Spencer and former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke are said to appear and speak, although the movement has suffered serious divisions and other prominent white nationalists are disavowing Kessler.

A vigil will be held on Saturday, Aug. 11, in Charlottesville at 5 p.m. for Heather Heyer, in remembrance of her life, as well as an anti-racist march the next day in an attempt to heal from the events of last year.

Stay with RVA Mag on Instagram (@rvamag) and Twitter (@RVAmag)  for updates on these events this coming weekend.

So Long, Crying Nazi

Landon Shroder | July 21, 2018

Topics: Charlottesville, Chris Cantwell, Commonwealth's Attorney, Jason Kessler, Unite the Right, White Nationalist, white supremacy

The white supremacist Chris Cantwell, a major figure during last year’s disastrous Unite the Right rally now known as the “Crying Nazi,” has been barred from entering the Commonwealth for the next five years. On Friday, he plead guilty to assault and battery for spraying two anti-racist activists with pepper spray on the eve of the rally.

Cantwell, who gained notoriety after being featured in a VICE News documentary, used the pepper spray near the end of a torch-lit march through UVA’s campus chanting “Jews will not replace us” and “blood and soil.” He became known as the “Crying Nazi” a week later, after he posted a YouTube video on August 18, shortly after a warrant was issued for his arrest. During the humiliating video, a crying Cantwell says, “I don’t know what do,” followed by, “I want to be peaceful, I want to be law abiding.” This was in stark contrast to the felony charge he was indicted on, which has been downgraded to misdemeanor assault as part of his plea deal.

According to a statement on Facebook from Robert Tracci, the Albemarle Commonwealth’s Attorney, Cantwell is required to leave Virginia within eight hours, and not return for a period of five years. He is also barred from possessing firearms within the Commonwealth.

Albemarle Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Statement

He was also fined $250 for violating terms associated with his bond, by referencing his victims directly and indirectly through his far-reaching presence on white supremacist and alt-right media, even while incarcerated. Tracci’s statement concluded by saying, “This outcome brings a measure of finality to the Defendant’s dispersal of pepper spray nearly a year ago. This agreement was supported by the victims in this case, who have been consulted at each stage of the criminal process. Finally, this agreement does not foreclose additional potential criminal prosecution of conduct arising from the events of August 11th of last year.”

An anniversary rally is being planned in Washington DC by Jason Kessler the organizer of last year’s Unite the Right. His permits have been tentatively approved and are awaiting final permission. After a recent blog post by Cantwell accusing Kessler of poor leadership, though, it seems unlikely that the Crying Nazi will be in attendance.

Unite the Right 2.0 Planned for Washington, D.C.

Madelyne Ashworth | June 20, 2018

Topics: antifa, Charlottesville, Jason Kessler, Unite the Right, Washington DC, white supremacy

The National Parks Service has approved an application submitted by Jason Kessler, white supremacist and organizer of the Unite the Right march in Charlottesville last year, for another alt-right rally held in Washington, D.C. on August 11 and 12 this year.

He has not yet been granted a permit.

Kessler estimates upwards of 400 people will gather outside the White House in Lafayette Square to march, give speeches, and protest what he describes as “civil rights abuse.”

“This year we have a new purpose,” Kessler said in a statement. “That’s to talk about the civil rights abuse that happened in Charlottesville, Virginia last year.”

Last year, after a contentious morning in Charlottesville’s Emancipation Park in which thousands of counter-protesters met nearly 1000 members of the alt-right, law enforcement decided to end the rally before the allotted permit time began. Later that day, counter-protester and Charlottesville resident Heather Heyer was killed after being struck by a car driven into a crowd by white supremacist James Fields Jr.

“It wasn’t the fault of my group that that stuff happened,” Kessler said in a statement, placing blame with the city and the counter-protesters.

In his application, Kessler predicts that “Antifa affiliated groups will try to disrupt.”

As of now, the gathering is scheduled to last all day on both days.

DeAndre Harris Found Not Guilty of Attacking White Supremacists who Assaulted Him During Unite the Right

Landon Shroder | March 16, 2018

Topics: Charlottesville, DeAndre Harris, Jason Kessler, Unite the Right, white nationalism, white supremacy

Deandre Harris, a black man viciously beaten by white nationalists during last year’s supremacist Unite the Right rally, has been acquitted of assault by the District Court in Charlottesville. During Unite the Right, Harris was assaulted by six men with wooden pikes in the Market Street Parking Garage, eventually sustaining a spinal injury and receiving 10 staples in his head.

Onlookers filmed the incident, leading to a national crowdsourced campaign that brought the perpetrators to justice. Nonetheless, the Charlottesville Police Department issued an arrest warrant for Harris last October for supposed “unlawful wounding” due to an injury sustained by one of his assailants.  At the time, Harris’ attorney claimed the charges were “clearly retaliatory” and leveled by individuals with links to white supremacist groups – specifically Harold Crews, a white nationalist and member of the League of the South. According to CBS 6, the men charged with attacking Harris will go on trial later this year.

Clashes During Unite the Right. Photo by Landon Shroder

Dozens of local people held a vigil for Harris yesterday at the court where his arraignment was taking place. And according to the Daily Progress out of Charlottesville, Judge Robert Downer was quoted as saying, “I don’t see that Mr. Harris did anything wrong that day…It’s all on tape for me to see.” Two other black men, Donald Blakely and Corey Long, have also been charged with malicious wounding and misdemeanor assault during events at Unite the Right – both have claimed self-defense against white supremacist groups.

Unite the Right was the largest gathering of white nationalists, supremacists, and alt-right groups in decades and ended in a vehicular terrorist attack against counter-protesters that killed one woman and injured another 30. The rally, planned by white supremacist and Charlottesville resident, Jason Kessler, was originally billed as a protest to protect the statue of commemorating Confederate General Robert E. Lee and was scheduled for removal.

Cover photo by Ian Frank (thirdeyejourney.org)

 

Nazi from Unite The Right Attempting to Sue Anti-Fascists for His Incarceration

Landon Shroder | January 3, 2018

Topics: a12, Charlottesville, Chris Cantwell, Jason Kessler, Unite the Right, white nationalism, white supremacy

Chris Cantwell, the notorious “Crying Nazi,” is facing up to 20 years in jail for pepper-spraying counter-protesters at the Friday night rally of white supremacists on UVA’s campus, before the now-infamous Unite the Right rally last August. However, in an absurd twist of events, he is now attempting to sue anti-fascists, claiming that they discharged the pepper spray against themselves. In a complaint filed Dec. 28 by Cantwell’s lawyer, Elmer Woodard, the “Crying Nazi” claimed that he was met by a “small group of revolutionary communists, socialists, and/or anarchists (hereinafter ANTIFA)”  who were ultimately part of a conspiracy to “maliciously punish, discredit, vex and harass him.” The complaint opened by stating that these groups were there to prevent him from pursuing his first amendment rights guaranteed under both the US and Virginia constitutions.

Legal Complaint Filed by Chris Cantwell

Richmond resident Kristopher Goad, one of the people named in the complaint, told RVA Mag, “The complaint filed by Elmer Woodard is extremely unprofessional. Referring to my ‘disco mustache’ is one of the hilarious examples,” he said. “However, dead-naming a person throughout [the] report is not funny.” The report repeatedly uses the birth name of Emily Gorcenski, a trans woman. “I am not going to comment on the ridiculous accusations until this case is finished,” added Goad.

Cantwell, who is a close colleague and associate of Charlottesville native Jason Kessler, the organizer of Unite the Right, was the subject of a VICE documentary where he proudly boasted his violent white supremacist credentials. At one point during the segment, he tells the interviewer, “I am trying to make myself more capable of violence.” He finished by proudly exclaiming, “I am here [in Charlottesville] to spread ideas, talk, in the hopes that someone more capable will come along. Someone like Donald Trump, but [who] does not give his daughter to a Jew.”

Unite the Right was the largest white supremacist, nationalist, and alt-right rally in decades, which ended in a vehicular terrorist attack that left one woman dead and up to 30 counter-protesters wounded. The rally organizers claimed the event was to protect free speech and the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, which has been scheduled for removal by the city of Charlottesville – a claim Cantwell’s lawyers reinforce in the complaint. Yet the event was lauded by white supremacists and nationalists since its inception, with scions of the movement such as former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke calling on his followers to attend over a month before the event was scheduled.

White Supremacists at Unite the Right. Photo by Jason Lappa

In the complaint, Cantwell claims that anti-fascists have a custom of conducting violence, and that they attacked two “monumentals” (people protecting Confederate monuments), then provided false testimony against him, compelling the warrant for his arrest. The warrants for his arrest tell a different story, however. He was eventually detained on two felony counts of using tear gas and bringing about “malicious bodily injury” during the Aug. 11 night march, where Cantwell led a group of young men chanting, “Jews will not replace us.”

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