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New Tolerance Campaign Demands Eventbrite Drop SPLC as Gatekeeper After Targeting Mainstream Conservative Groups

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The Progressive “Hate Map” Now Groups Turning Point USA, Focus on the Family, and PragerU with Neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan  Washington, D.C. — Today, the New Tolerance Campaign (NTC), a nonprofit watchdog, announced a new campaign calling on Eventbrite, a leading event management platform, to immediately stop relying on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as an arbiter of who can and cannot use its services. This demand follows the SPLC’s latest update to its controversial “hate map,” which now lists Focus on the Family, Turning Point USA (TPUSA), and PragerU alongside violent extremists and hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan. NTC launched a national petition urging Eventbrite to disavow the SPLC and affirm that peaceful conservative and Christian groups will not be censored based on politically motivated blacklists. “The SPLC has completely abandoned any pretense of objectivity,” said Chad Banghart, president of the New Tolerance Campaign. “They’ve labeled respected Christian and conservative organizations as ‘hate groups’ simply because they disagree with the progressive agenda. Eventbrite should be ashamed to take cues from such a discredited source—and the American public should be outraged that tech platforms continue to use this kind of ideological gatekeeping to silence dissent.” Eventbrite announced in 2017 that it uses the SPLC’s hate map as a key resource in determining who to deplatform. The company has refused to directly answer whether it will still follow the SPLC’s guidance now that mainstream conservative groups are in its crosshairs. NTC contacted Eventbrite via X (formerly Twitter), but only received non-answers and scripted replies. “The SPLC is not a neutral arbiter—it’s a partisan smear machine,” added Banghart. “And Eventbrite’s continued reliance on them suggests they’re more interested in ideological censorship than in treating all users fairly.” The petition urges Eventbrite to: Publicly disavow the SPLC as a source;  Clarify that groups like Focus on the Family, TPUSA, and PragerU are welcome on the platform;  Affirm its commitment to viewpoint neutrality. About New Tolerance Campaign The New Tolerance Campaign is a nonprofit watchdog organization that mobilizes Americans to hold corporations, media outlets, celebrities, universities, and other influential institutions accountable when they display double standards in their actions and rhetoric.

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Tell Eventbrite: Stop Using the SPLC List to Discriminate

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Should Focus on the Family, Turning Point USA, and PragerU be turned down from using popular event management software Eventbrite because a left-wing smear factory added them to a list?  That’s a very real possibility now that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has added all three groups to the latest version of its hate map next to groups like the KKK. Eventbrite announced in 2017 that the SPLC’s hate map was one of its top resources for deciding who to deplatform.  That was bad then, but it’s even worse now. Focus on the Family, TPUSA, and PragerU are major Christian or conservative organizations. And their stances have not materially changed. What has changed is that the SPLC is no longer even pretending to be unbiased. If Eventbrite doesn’t want to discriminate against Christians and conservatives, it must disavow the SPLC and declare that non-hateful groups on the map are allowed to use its services. Please sign the petition calling on Everbrite to do the right thing!

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New Tolerance Campaign Names Chad A. Banghart as President, Ushering in a Bold New Era

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Washington, D.C. — Today, the New Tolerance Campaign (NTC), a nonprofit watchdog dedicated to holding corporations, universities, and other cultural institutions accountable for double standards in the name of “tolerance,” announced the appointment of Chad A. Banghart as its new President.  Banghart brings roughly a decade of leadership experience in political strategy, media, and nonprofit advocacy. He has managed multimillion-dollar grassroots-funded organizations, advised several statewide campaigns, and worked alongside prominent political leaders. His career includes roles within nationwide organizations such as the Republican National Committee and the United States Chamber of Commerce.  “I’m stepping into this role with a clear mission: to NTC to the next level and shine a spotlight on the issues that matter to everyday Americans,” said Banghart. “We’re not here to make noise – we’re here to make change. From universities to corporate boardrooms and beyond, our objectives are clear: expose hypocrisy, mobilize grassroots energy, and hold elite institutions to the standards they claim to uphold.”  Under Banghart’s leadership, NTC will be launching a series of new campaigns and initiatives aimed at directly confronting cultural double standards, expanding its media footprint, and deepening its grassroots engagement across the country.  “NTC is embarking on a significant new phase,” Banghart stated. “With a dedication to truth and accountability, we are creating a movement that empowers everyday Americans to advocate, express their views, and oppose hypocrisy at all levels of society without fear of retaliation or retribution.” Banghart succeeds Gregory T. Angelo, who departed the nonprofit in April to serve in President Donald J. Trump’s Administration. “I’m honored to build on the foundation laid by my predecessor,” Banghart said. “Gregory sharpened NTC’s mission and elevated its public profile. We are grateful for his leadership and wish him continued success in service to our great nation.”    About New Tolerance Campaign The New Tolerance Campaign is a nonprofit watchdog organization that mobilizes Americans to hold corporations, media outlets, celebrities, universities, and other influential institutions accountable when they display double standards in their actions and rhetoric.

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Guy Christensen

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Guy Christensen is a TikTok influencer who goes by the handle YourFavoriteGuy and has more than 3 million followers. He claims to be 19 years old and to live in Pennsylvania. Christensen posted a TikTok video supporting the May 21, 2025, killing of two Israeli embassy staffers. His video (now deleted by TikTok) stated: “I do not condemn the elimination of the Zionist officials who worked at the Israeli embassy last night…I want to urge you first to support [the shooter] Elias’ actions. He is not a terrorist. He’s a resistance fighter, and the fact is that the fight against Israel’s war machine, against their genocide machine, against their criminality, includes their foreign diplomats in this country.”

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Democratic Socialists of America – Liberation Caucus

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The Liberation Caucus describes itself on X as “A Marxist-Leninist-Maoist caucus in DSA.” After Elias Rodriguez shot two Israeli Embassy staffers in cold blood on May 21, 2025, yelling “Free, free Palestine,” the caucus posted “Free Elias Rodriguez and all political prisoners” on X and endorsed a statement saying  the shooting was “a legitimate act of resistance against the zionist state.” The Caucus has held to its violent stance despite pushback from DSA leadership.

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Bronx Anti-War

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Bronx Anti-War describes itself as “A Lënapehòkink-based working-class, BIPOC-led, anti-imperialist organization.” Immediately after the murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers in May of 2025, the group posted in praise of the shooter, saying, “What Elias Rodriguez did is the highest expression of anti-Zionism,” and “We need more Elias Rodriguez in this world.”

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GiveSendGo’s Principled Stance in a Time of Viral Rage

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Crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo has been a hero to conservatives in recent years after its more mainstream competitor, GoFundMe, became notorious for cancelling conservative-leaning campaigns. But GiveSendGo’s commitment to allowing all campaigns (except for fraud or expressly illegal activity) has recently been tested, and it’s stood its ground. We have to applaud their principled stance, even as two recent campaigns reveal some of the ugliest parts of our cultural moment. On April 2, Karmelo Anthony got in a tussle with a student at a track meet. He proceeded to pull out a knife and stab the other student in the chest, killing him. Anthony has admitted to the stabbing, but claims it was self-defense. While Anthony is still going through the legal process to see if this defense holds up, the fact remains that a young man who was unarmed is now dead. Anthony is black, and his victim was white. That fact has made this something of a cause célèbre for a group of people who want to make this a racial justice issue. They started a GiveSendGo campaign for Anthony, which has received over $525,000 to date. Angry comments that GiveSendGo co-founder Jacob Wells very diplomatically referred to as “championing a racial narrative” have regularly accompanied the donations. Wells says he’s “not proud” of the fundraiser, but the site is sticking to its principles and allowing the campaign to continue. But the problem isn’t one-sided. A woman named Shiloh Hendrix recently went viral for calling a young man, who was allegedly trying to steal from her diaper bag, the n-word. She has since repeatedly doubled down on her use of the term. She also has a GiveSendGo campaign, and donors have given her over $733,000 and rising. The comments on this campaign also contain racially-charged anger, mirroring the Anthony campaign but in reverse. It’s no secret that both the black and white communities have felt extremely aggrieved in recent years, but the fact that that anger could make people like Anthony and Hendrix millionaires is a dire warning of just how bad it has become.  Many donations appear to be motivated less by support for the individuals involved and more by a desire to “settle the score” in broader racial or cultural battles. As any observer of history knows, vengeance of this type doesn’t end problems; it worsens them.  GiveSendGo didn’t intend to become a battleground for racial resentment. However, as co-founder Jacob Wells put it, “In free societies, people can say stuff that is divisive and not unifying.” That’s the challenge — and the burden — of living in a free society. We can’t rely on platforms to clean up our cultural mess. If we want something better, we have to be the ones to build it: with empathy, responsibility, and true tolerance. There’s no time to lose.

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Funny Money

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It’s April 15! Do you know what “woke” craziness your tax dollars funded? Every April, millions of Americans bite the bullet, file their taxes, and pray that Uncle Sam puts their hard-earned dollars to good use. Few Americans would imagine their tax dollars going toward transgender treatments for mice. Or promoting DEI values in Lithuania. Or studying honeybees’ behavior on cocaine. We’re not making this up — that’s exactly where they went. What other “woke” insanity has the federal government funded? Divisive so-called “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” (DEI) programs in higher education have been the beneficiaries of tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer dollars annually. The National Institute on Aging gave Rutgers and the University of Michigan $3.7 million to study the long-term effects of “structural racism.” The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded the City University of New York (CUNY) a whopping $19 million to create “The New York Center for Minority Health, Equity and Social Justice.” Not too long after, Duke University received $770,000 from the National Cancer Institute to study “Systemic Racism and Biological Embodiment of Risk in Breast Cancer Mortality.” Taxpayer dollars have underwritten the promotion of the progressive LGBTQ agenda and radical gender ideology — both at home and abroad. For example, USAID gave $1.5 million to promote job opportunities for LGBTQ individuals in Serbia, and another $425,622 to help Indonesian coffee companies become more climate and gender friendly. $1.93 million more supported LGBTQ activity in the Western Balkans. And $1 million was shoveled out the door of the State Department to boost French-speaking LGBTQ groups in West and Central Africa. Arguably the most mind-boggling destination of our tax dollars were devoted to subsidizing silly animal studies. One such study, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, taught pigeons to gamble using slot machines in “a token-based economy.” Scientists also now know, thanks to your tax dollars, “What makes goldfish feel sexy?” after the National Science Foundation gave $3.6 million to a study entitled, “The Good, the Bad, and the Sexy: How Brain Chemistry Affects Social Judgment.” One NIH-funded study observed the effects of alcohol on zebra finches’ behavior and singing abilities to the tune of nearly $5 million! Another received $10 million to create transgender mice, rats, and monkeys. But that’s not all. If you thought things couldn’t get any crazier, check out these jaw-droppingly wasteful uses of taxpayer funds, courtesy of Rand Paul’s 2024 Festivus Report: TV time in the Middle East! USAID reportedly spent $20 million on a new Sesame Street show in Iraq, while The State Department gave the Royal Film Commission $873,584 for movies in Jordan. Taxes for Tech! The State Department paid a total of $4,840,082 to social media “influencers,” and spent $123,066 to teach Kyrgyzstan youth how to “go viral.” Skate and Break! The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a drag group, the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, $10,000 to support a cabaret show on ice skates focused on climate change, while the State Department allocated $32,596.12 for breakdancing. Honorable mentions include $7,026,689 spent by the federal government on various “magical” projects, including $6,293,820 from the Department of Defense (DOD) on a Magic City Discovery Center and $388,863 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) toward a podcast entitled, “Magic in the United States.” So next time you’re gaping at inflated grocery prices, budgeting for that new house, or wondering if you can crank one more year out of that busted Jeep, just remember: somewhere, a federal agency might be spending your tax dollars getting pigeons wasted. Government spending doesn’t have to be this ridiculous. The inauguration of President Trump and aggressive auditing by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) seems to be rooting out the more ridiculous and frivolous federal grants. But until the public demands a full divestment from “woke” grants and transparency for the destination of our hard-earned tax dollars, who knows where they might end up next?

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