This morning, Northwest Houston woke up to Nazi propaganda:

This afternoon, a couple were accosted in Southwest Houston by what appears to be an incel harassing and threatening them with Nazi/KKK hate. According to the individual recording, the racist had been harassing them for at least 10 mins before he began recording, saying “he was screaming ‘I fucking hate mixed couples’ and some other slurs at us from another street ten minutes before this. Then he followed us to this street, and I knew I had to record it.”

The racist aggressively stalked toward the couple, but the large dogs the couple was walking with began to growl, and the racist seems to think better of getting closer.

According to the Justice Department, white nationalism is the biggest terroristic threat to America. Moreover, today, Homeland Security issued a terrorist alert stating:

The United States remains in a heightened threat environment, as noted in the previous Bulletin, and several recent attacks have highlighted the dynamic and complex nature of the threat environment.  In the coming months, we expect the threat environment to become more dynamic as several high-profile events could be exploited to justify acts of violence against a range of possible targets. These targets could include public gatherings, faith-based institutions, schools, racial and religious minorities, government facilities and personnel, U.S. critical infrastructure, the media, and perceived ideological opponents.  Threat actors have recently mobilized to violence due to factors such as personal grievances, reactions to current events, and adherence to violent extremist ideologies, including racially or ethnically motivated or anti-government/anti-authority violent extremism.  Foreign adversaries—including terrorist organizations and nation state adversaries—also remain intent on exploiting the threat environment to promote or inspire violence, sow discord, or undermine U.S. democratic institutions.  We continue to assess that the primary threat of mass casualty violence in the United States stems from lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and/or personal grievances.

– Homeland Security National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin, June 07, 2022

It’s clear that fascism is on the rise in the United States and it’s also clear that, after all that has happened over the past six years, fascists feel emboldened.

Be aware, be safe, and let’s take care of each other out there!