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[Thread] Yesterday, white supremacists violently invaded our nation’s Capitol intent on disrupting democracy and causing chaos. They had the support of the president, prominent conservatives – and the anti-abortion movement. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/anti-abortion-white-supremacy/ (1/9)
For Abby Johnson, white supremacy seems to come naturally: earlier this year, Johnson shared a video saying police would be “smart” to racially profile her biracial son, claiming he would grow up to be “intimidating” and more likely to be violent. https://www.vice.com/en/article/935me3/an-rnc-speaker-said-cops-would-be-smart-to-racially-profile-her-own-son (2/9)
Yesterday, Johnson doubled down on her white supremacist views, sharing pictures of herself at the event (where Johnson was also allegedly a speaker). (3/9)
Some of the conservatives supporting this white supremacy are also well-known anti-abortion activists: West VA State Delegate Derrick Evans, who live-streamed the white supremacist occupation of the Capitol, got his start harassing abortion clinics. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/derrick-evans-capitol-riots-video_n_5ff636b6c5b61a92a8bf2e02 (4/9)
Others may look familiar if you’ve followed us for a while. Dave Daubenmire, who complained about not being able to use slurs and praised the murder of Dr. Tiller, posted a video of himself at the event yesterday with the caption, “Marching to war.” https://twitter.com/reproaction/status/1142072222149939200?s=20 (5/9)
Dave is often associated with Operation Save America – one of the anti-abortion groups calling for people who have abortions to face the death penalty. See our original #StopProsecutingAbortion video about that group here. (6/9)
Tayler Hansen, who earlier this year traveled the country spray painting “Baby Lives Matter” onto clinics, was also inside the Capitol yesterday – and on Laura Ingraham’s show last night. (7/9)
Because anti-abortion activists are among primary voices online and in the media about the white nationalist coup attempt yesterday, Reproaction urges caution in interpreting information. Why? We track these folks. Inflammatory lies are their specialty. (8/9)
While these are far from the only anti-abortion activists that were present yesterday, one thing is clear: anti-abortion violence is white supremacist violence, and both must be condemned. (9/9)
