About two dozen masked neo-Nazis saluted and shouted “sieg heil” at cars passing the Maine State House last Saturday. Video posted on social media showed them shouting “refugees go home” at a car with Black passengers. The group’s protest at the capitol came in response to an article warning of a stream of “75,000 foreign-born…
Sen. Joe Baldacci of Bangor is calling for law enforcement to crack down on a known neo-Nazi’s plans to develop a white supremacist training camp and community in northern Maine. Last year, former U.S. Marine Christopher Pohlhaus, leader of the neo-Nazi “Blood Tribe” who previously resided in San Antonio, Texas, began inviting his members to…
This week on the Beacon podcast, Taryn, Ben and Mike go up and down the ballot, discussing Question 1 (and some last-minute pleas from Maine nurses and veterans), the governor’s race, the U.S. Senate contest and the close race in CD 2. Plus: a discussion of the rise of white nationalism in Maine politics, framed…