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![Jason Van Tatenhove, who served as national spokesman for the Oath Keepers and as a close aide to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, appears for testimony during the seventh hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on July 12, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-1408282423-400x300.jpg)
January 6 Convictions Could Strengthen the State’s Ability to Target the Left
The convictions are unlikely to make a long-term dent in the far right itself.
![Suspended FBI special agent Garret O’Boyle waits for the beginning of a hearing before the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government of the House Judiciary Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on May 18, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0609-garret-o-boyle-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Say GOP Witness Lied to Congress About Connection to Far Right Group
The suspended FBI agent had allegedly been leaking sensitive information to far right propaganda group Project Veritas.
![Members of the Proud Boys pose for a picture in front of the Oregon State Capitol building during a far-right rally on January 8, 2022 in Salem, Oregon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0609-proud-boys-400x300.jpg)
Far Right “Proud Boys” Group Has Continued to Grow Despite January 6 Charges
After Proud Boys members were hit with felonies for the mob attack on the Capitol, the group gained six new chapters.
![Rep. Cori Bush speaks to reporters as she arrives for a House Democrat caucus meeting with White House debt negotiators at the U.S. Capitol on May 31, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0607-cori-bush-400x300.jpg)
Cori Bush: “Anti-Woke” Is Barely Disguised Code for “Anti-Black”
“Don’t let a fascist tell you what being woke means,” she said.
![A dad pushes his child in a shopping cart through the Pride section of a Target's clothing department](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0607-target-shopping-400x300.jpg)
The Right’s Bigoted “Boycott Target” Rap Is as Toxic as It Is Cringeworthy
The bigots’ latest rallying cry is a crude, transphobic and embarrassingly low-quality rap song littered with slurs.
![Supporters and opposers of same-sex marriages gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court waiting for its decision on April 28, 2015, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0606-same-sex-marriage-400x300.jpg)
Poll: Support for Gay Marriage Is at All Time High Despite Right-Wing Attacks
A record 71 percent of Americans say same sex couples should enjoy the same rights as straight ones.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L) speaks with attendees during an Iowa GOP reception on May 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_06-05-desantis-laugh-400x300.jpg)
DeSantis Signs Bill to Let Landlords Charge Unlimited, Nonrefundable Fees
The bill is aimed at making “Florida into a cash cow” for corporate landlords, one housing advocate said.
![Los Angeles public school support staff, teachers, and supporters rally outside of the school district headquarters on the first day of a three day strike in Los Angeles, California, on March 21, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0602-teachers-400x300.jpg)
Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Think Public School Teachers Are Underpaid
Seventy-five percent of people believe teachers are “asked to do too much work for the pay they receive.”
![President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the presidential palace after winning reelection in a runoff on May 28, 2023, in Ankara, Turkey.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-erdogan-turkey-400x300.jpg)
Erdoğan’s Electoral Victory Imperils Democratic Forces in Turkey
The far right’s ascendance will affect both domestic and foreign policy in Turkey.
![The U.S. Capitol building is seen from the base of the Washington Monument as the sun rises in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-capitol-400x300.jpg)
Republicans Are Threatening to Oust McCarthy as Speaker Over Debt Ceiling Deal
If Democrats were uniformly in opposition, the vote would fail with the number of Republicans against the package.