{"id":2011070,"date":"2023-08-24T16:45:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neo-nazi-group-building-encampment-in-rural-maine-targeting-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T16:47:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T20:47:37","slug":"neo-nazi-group-building-encampment-in-rural-maine-targeting-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neo-nazi-group-building-encampment-in-rural-maine-targeting-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Neo-Nazi group constructing camp in rural Maine, aiming at immigrants."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fneo-nazi-group-building-encampment-in-rural-maine-targeting-immigrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2011070&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Maine Lawmakers Address Alleged Neo-Nazi Encampment<\/h2>\n<p>Maine lawmakers are urgently addressing \u2064the presence of an encampment allegedly built by a well-known neo-Nazi group in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-tesla-owner-blows-up-car-after-22k-repair-quote\/\" title=\"WATCH: Tesla Owner Blows Up Car After K Repair Quote\">small rural town<\/a> near the Canadian border. The group, known as Blood \u200dTribe \u2064and led by former U.S. Marine Christopher Pohlhaus, has raised concerns among locals and officials.<\/p>\n<p>In video posts on \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/health-officials-backtrack-did-they-just-admit-this\/\" title=\"Health Officials Backtrack, Did They Just Admit This?\">alternative media platforms<\/a> like Telegram, Pohlhaus, adorned with anti-Semitic tattoos\u2062 and a large metal Swastika necklace, has expressed the group&#8217;s focus on\u200c the large influx of immigrants expected to \u200center rural New England states, particularly Maine, in the coming years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/parental-rights-groups-respond-to-southern-poverty-law-center-hate-designation-5340094\">Parental Rights Groups Respond to Southern Poverty Law Center &#8216;Hate&#8217; Designation<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">6\/18\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/womens-rights-sidelined-after-neo-nazis-hijack-event-and-win-national-media-attention-5134594\">Women&#8217;s \u2062Rights Sidelined\u2063 After Neo-Nazis Hijack Event and Win National \u200cMedia Attention<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">3\/20\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this \u200dmonth, Pohlhaus and members of another neo-Nazi group protested in front of the Maine capital,\u200c holding a sign that read, &#8220;Keep New England White.&#8221; This demonstration further fueled \u2064concerns about their activities.<\/p>\n<p>Maine Governor Janet Mills recently announced her administration&#8217;s plan to attract\u200c an additional 75,000 migrants to the state \u200cas part of her New Americans plan. This initiative aims to address workforce\u2063 needs\u2063 but has\u200d raised tensions with groups like Blood Tribe.<\/p>\n<p>In videos obtained by the Counter \u200bExtremism Project, Pohlhaus can \u200cbe seen shouting at Somali migrants in Portland, Maine, who were protesting for better living conditions. His aggressive behavior and hate speech have\u200b sparked outrage.<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan group of Maine lawmakers is now pushing for new legislation that would enable them to remove Pohlhaus and Blood Tribe from the state and prevent similar\u200b groups from acquiring property. Senate Republican \u200dleader Trey Stewart emphasized that such hate has no place in Maine or anywhere in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by\u200c the Anti-Defamation League, \u2063Maine has \u200dbecome a prime target\u200c for various neo-Nazi groups, including\u2063 NSC-131, which are increasing their presence not only in Maine but also in neighboring New England states.<\/p>\n<p>Pohlhaus has been purchasing land in Springfield, Maine, since 2021, and his group has amassed approximately \u200c100 acres. He has openly stated on social media his intention to create\u200c a &#8220;white-only\u2062 community&#8221; in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Maine is currently the second whitest state per\u2064 capita in the United States, following neighboring Vermont and New Hampshire. The Epoch Times has been unable to reach Pohlhaus\u200b for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their anti-immigrant\u200c stance, \u2063Pohlhaus and his\u200d group have also expressed opposition\u2062 to women&#8217;s rights and the \u2064LGBT \u200ccommunity. They have made headlines for attending a protest against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-are-actively-grooming-children-parents-confront-school-board-over-drag-show-as-more-staffers-placed-on-leave\/\" title=\"\u2018They Are Actively Grooming Children\u2019: Parents Confront School Board Over Drag Show As More Staffers Placed On Leave\">drag queen event<\/a> in Ohio while armed with guns.<\/p>\n<p>While Pohlhaus has\u200b been labeled a right-wing extremist by liberals,\u2064 most conservatives have distanced themselves from him and his \u200bsupporters. Army veteran Kristofer Goldsmith, who infiltrated neo-Nazi groups like Blood Tribe, \u2064highlighted \u200cthat their main target for recruitment is veterans\u200d living in rural white states like Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Goldsmith, founder of Task Force Butler Institute, expressed concern about the influence of social media on veterans, leading them down a dangerous path. He \u200ddid not respond to inquiries from The Epoch Times but has publicly defended President Joe Biden against attacks from former President Donald\u2062 Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports from the Bangor Daily News in Maine\u200d have observed\u200c Pohlhaus&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neo-nazi-group-building-encampment-in-rural-maine-targeting-immigrants\/\" title=\"Neo-Nazi group constructing camp in rural Maine, aiming at immigrants.\">group constructing rudimentary cabins<\/a> \u200con\u2062 their property using timber harvested from the land. Pohlhaus proudly shared on Telegram that\u200d his group is making\u2063 progress.<\/p>\n<p>CBS Maine affiliate WGME13 reported that Pohlhaus claimed to have a sawmill on-site, enabling them to build structures \u200bquickly. However, local tax collector Nicole Lee stated that Pohlhaus would require a permit \u200cfor any construction on the property.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200csituation in Springfield continues to develop, and\u200b Maine lawmakers are determined to address the presence \u200bof Blood Tribe \u200dand prevent the spread of hate groups in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maine lawmakers rush to tackle an alleged encampment constructed by the Blood Tribe, a notorious neo-Nazi group led by ex-Marine Christopher Pohlhaus. The encampment is situated in a rural town near the Canadian border, approximately 40 miles away. Pohlhaus flaunts a prominent metal Swastika pendant on a chain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":283,"featured_media":2011071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2011070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/283"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2011070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2011070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2011071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2011070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2011070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2011070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}