The far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has gutted its workforce, firing over 60 staffers and “essentially shuttering multiple departments.” Founded in 1971, the SPLC began its work by targeting remnants of the Ku Klux Klan in modern America, but swiftly expanded its remit to simply demonizing and attacking the mainstream political right. The group recently obtained an ‘F’ grade from charity regulators and watchdogs due to its hoarding of donor cash and internal expenses.
One of the organization’s most high-profile employees, Hannah Gais, said on Wednesday that the SPLC is sitting on “nearly a billion dollars in reserves” and blasted the organization’s management in agreement with the union that supposedly safeguards its employees.
In 2016, the SPLC was successfully sued by commentator Maajid Nawaz, a Muslim, after they branded him an “anti-Muslim extremist” for his focus on radical Islam and jihad. Nawaz, a former radical Muslim himself, was awarded over $3 million in the suit.
In 2021, the SPLC crashed the Christmas Gala of the New York Young Republican Club (NYYRC) in an attempt to smear members and catch them on camera saying untoward things. Their “investigation” turned up nothing, and the researchers involved were ridiculed on social media.
The group receives much of its cash from major charitable foundations, including Picowar, Fidelity, Schwab, and the notorious Unbound Philanthropy, which is also linked with Black Lives Matter and the UK-based “Hope Not Hate,” which routinely targets Brexit leader Nigel Farage.
today, SPLC — my employer —laid off over 60 of our union members, essentially shuttering multiple departments.
speaking in a personal capacity, i endorse each and every single word of this statement from our union. an organization with this much money has no excuse. https://t.co/pC8zQxSZYe
— hannah gais (@hannahgais) June 12, 2024
