Matt Walsh

One that I would argue is pretty unfair under the circumstances.

I mean, give me some credit here.

My hatred is actually pretty specific.

It's pretty specialized, specific hatred.

But then a few people pointed out that general hate might actually be my rank.

So if I'm General Haight, that would put me above Major Haight, Lieutenant Colonel Haight,

In which case, I rescind my complaint and I gladly accept this prestigious title from the SPLC.

In fact, I may need to add it to my bio next to theocratic fascist and children's author.

But in any event, this is a direct quote from the DOJ's indictment concerning the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The indictment refers to a number of Fs, which is short for field sources.

Quote, between at least 2014 and 2023, the SPLC paid their Fs in a clandestine manner.

Doing so hid the fact that while the SPLC received donation money under the auspices that the funds would be used to dismantle violent extremist groups, this donation money was instead being used in part by the SPLC to pay leaders and others within these same violent extremist groups.

That money was then used to benefit, for the benefit of the individuals as well as the violent extremist groups.

Between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled more than $3 million in SPLC funds to Fs who were associated with various violent extremist groups.

Examples of Fs who were secretly paid by the SPLC include, but are not limited to, the following.

F37 was a member of the online leadership chat that planned the 2017 Unite the Right event in Charlottesville, Virginia, and attended the event at the direction of the SPLC.

F37 made racist postings under the supervision of the SPLC and helped coordinate transportation to the event for several attendees.

Between 2015 and 2023, the SPLC secretly paid F37 more than $270,000.

So yes, according to this indictment, the SPLC paid more than a quarter million dollars to one person who coordinated the Unite the Right rally and made racist posts under SPLC's supervision.

That's a small fraction of the three million dollars the SPLC has allegedly paid to fund various extremists in other groups.