A neo-Nazi blogger has been promised donations of more than $150,000 for his legal defense after the Southern Poverty Law Center sued him for organizing a “troll storm” against a Jewish woman in Montana. Most of the Daily Stormer’s donors on WeSearchr are anonymous, with the exception of the comedian Sam Hyde, who pledged $5,000. When contacted for comment, Hyde asked the reporter if he was Jewish and then boasted that $5,000 was nothing to him. That’s a quote,” Hyde said in a phone interview, laughing, when asked why he donated to support the Daily Stormer. Gersh said she was barraged by harassment, and the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit that tracks extremist groups and sometimes drives them into bankruptcy through lawsuits, sued Anglin on her behalf, alleging invasion of privacy, intimidation and infliction of emotional distress.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 07, 2017 02:13 UTC