White-power extremists including leaders of The Base听补苍诲 聽were named as 鈥渟electees鈥� on a 2019 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 鈥渘o-fly鈥� list months before the previously-pseudonymous men had been publicly identified by journalists and activists.
Alex Jones鈥� texts reinforce how closely connected the Infowars host is to members of the Proud Boys聽鈥� the violent, ultranationalist hate group that rose to prominence during the presidency of Donald Trump.
Alex Jones described himself as living 鈥渋n hell,鈥� being part of 鈥渁 sick joke,鈥� and sinking down into a 鈥渂lack hole鈥� in previously private text messages given to Hatewatch.
Hatewatch obtained a first look at text messages from a phone belonging to Infowars鈥� Alex Jones and reviewed them over the course of several months. The messages offer an unvarnished look into the life of one of the most influential radical right figures in modern American history.
A leaked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) list shows that Robert Paul 鈥淩ob鈥� Rundo, founder of the violent white nationalist Rise Above Movement (RAM), has been marked on a 2019 鈥渘o-fly鈥� list compiled by the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC). Individuals on this list are prevented from boarding aircraft within the U.S. and international flights bound to the U.S.
