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I research the far-right.

Almost a dozen members of the violent SPLC-designated hate group Proud Boys paid me a threatening near-midnight visit Saturday, asking a neighbor if he knew me and instructing him to tell “that fat bitch” to stop. pic.twitter.com/uHCqFCNDxr

— Gwen Snyder is uncivil (@gwensnyderPHL) July 2, 2019

The minute those of us who do this quiet research work name them and hold them accountable for that very public hate speech— hate speech they’ve made proudly and in front of news cameras— we’re “#AntifaTerrorists.”

— Gwen Snyder is uncivil (@gwensnyderPHL) July 2, 2019

Yet when Andy Ngo— a right wing propagandist who edits a publication known to deliberately disseminate false stories that have proavably endangered actual journalists— gets some milkshake on his backpack and a cut on his forehead, the outcry is instant. https://t.co/vaziyRJSvq

— Gwen Snyder is uncivil (@gwensnyderPHL) July 2, 2019

Read the entire thread. It’s basically a perfect encapsulation of how institutionally fucked we seem to eternally be.