Incels’ hatred for women is displayed on online message boards, where users insist that women are commodities, argue that women should not have the right to vote, and celebrate violence against women. Incels-short for involuntarily celibate-are today best characterized by their virulent misogyny and belief that women owe them sex. Public Research Associate’s Ben Lorber reported in 2021 that Velasquez regularly posted neo-Nazi content on Instagram and TikTok under monikers like “Sp*cWaffen.” Velasquez also showed familiarity with the misogynist “incel” community. Velasquez’s threats of violence and possession of child pornography follow a long line of extremist rhetoric. On Thursday, the FBI charged Velasquez with making threatening interstate communications and possession of child pornography. Velasquez’s phone included three images of children being sexually exploited by adults, which were detailed in the affidavit. After obtaining a search warrant and searching Velasquez’s phone, the FBI found more damning material. Tampa police deemed Velasquez’s threat against TPUSA attendees credible, and on July 22, police in San Antonio arrested him. The then 18-year-old also bought a flight from Austin, Texas, to Tampa on July 22, only canceling it the night before. “July 22 is the day of retribution the day I will have revenge against all of humanity which all of you will pay for my suffering,” Velasquez wrote on his Instagram page. The San Antonio Express-News first reported that Velasquez threatened participants of TPUSA’s Student Action Summit, which was held in July 22-24 in Tampa, Florida, and featured speakers like Florida Gov. Velasquez is connected to the misogynist “incel” community, according to federal agents, as well as the white nationalist America First youth movement headed by Nick Fuentes, highlighting the very real threat of the ideologies these communities espouse. The FBI charged Alejandro Richard Velasquez Gomez Thursday for making a credible threat against Turning Point USA, a right-wing youth organizing group founded by Charlie Kirk.
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