With the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk in still in the news I thought I would take a look at his organization Turning Point USA in the Alleghenies. According to their map of chapters there are 27 chapters in the region. Of these, 18 are on college campuses, 5 are in high schools and 4Continue reading “Turning Point USA in the Alleghenies”
Tag Archives: Hate Groups
New Hate Group Numbers for Pennsylvania
Annually, the Southern Poverty Law Center publishes its year in hate report. This includes their list of hate groups in each state that they are following. Nationally the number that they followed in 2024 is 1,371. This is down from 1,430 in 2023. Adjusting these numbers for population they were following 4.27 groups per millionContinue reading “New Hate Group Numbers for Pennsylvania”
Six New Anti-Government and Hate Groups in Pennsylvania
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has come out with its annual update to its Hate Map for 2023. It lists the locations of all of the hate groups and anti-government that they are tracking. In 2022, they were tracking 1,225 groups. In 2023, they were tracking 1,430, a 17% increase. For Pennsylvania, the numberContinue reading “Six New Anti-Government and Hate Groups in Pennsylvania”
The Evergreen White Nationalist Group in Bedford, PA
I finally heard back from the Southern Poverty Law Center on the Evergreen white nationalist group in Bedford, PA. The Evergreen group is totally different from the local musical group, the Evergreens. They sent me the following information: Evergreen is a group of white nationalist women that was founded in 2021 by Allyson McKevitt inContinue reading “The Evergreen White Nationalist Group in Bedford, PA”
Hate Group Flyering in Pennsylvania
I was going to post on the low life expectancy for African Americans in Cambria County. However most of the numbers from County Health rankings have hardly changed from last year due to an issue with the census. Just reciting numbers from last year is redundant. It is cited in the related posts below. IContinue reading “Hate Group Flyering in Pennsylvania”
The Majority of PA Hate Groups are Anti-government
Last week I posted on the rise in hate groups in Pennsylvania from 30 to 72 as listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). This week I will look at the changes in the categories of groups from last year to this year. Anti-government groups are a majority of hate groups in PA. LastContinue reading “The Majority of PA Hate Groups are Anti-government”
A 140% Increase in Hate Groups in Pennsylvania
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) just released its annual list of hate groups for the U.S. for 2022. Nationwide, they followed 1,225 groups last year. This is up from 733 last year and is the highest that they have ever tracked. Pennsylvania had 72 hate groups in 2022 which is up from 30 inContinue reading “A 140% Increase in Hate Groups in Pennsylvania”
New Hate Group Estimates Are Out for the U.S.
The County Health Rankings number will not be released until April 27. I do have new numbers from the Southern Poverty Law Center for hate groups for each state in the U.S. The current map is displayed above. They are currently tracking 733 groups in the U.S. The graph at the left shows that the numberContinue reading “New Hate Group Estimates Are Out for the U.S.”
Hate Groups do not Predict Trump % in 2020. It did in 2016
The Southern Poverty Law Center has come out with it’s 2020 hate map showing the concentration of hate groups in the US as seen above. The total number of groups that they follow nationally went down in 2020 to 838 from 940 in 2019. The high point for hate groups during the Trump years wasContinue reading “Hate Groups do not Predict Trump % in 2020. It did in 2016”
Chicken’s Coming to Roost for Trump?
On Jan 6 I posted my reaction to the shocking events at the U.S. Capitol that day. I wondered what would happen to Trump’s approval ratings as his other antics have had minimal effect on them throughout his presidency. Now it seems like I have an answer now that there are three days left forContinue reading “Chicken’s Coming to Roost for Trump?”