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	\| name = Paul Minton		\| name = Paul Minton
	\| homebase = ~~1542 S. 26th St., Philadelphia, PA~~		\| homebase =
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	\| caption = Paul "Paulie" Minton		\| caption = Paul "Paulie" Minton

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	Meanwhile, he has now been bringing this young girl with him to various RAM and WLM events and meetings around the country, and nobody on their side seems to have any issue with a nearly 50-year old man and his newly 18 “girlfriend.” As many issues as the radical left, and our society as a whole, have with sexual violence and abuse, it is normalized on the far right in a way most of us would find unimaginable. One [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/leaving-neo-nazi-lifestyle-and-tattoos-behind need only see] some of the [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2012/national-socialist-movement-leader-jeff-schoeps-ex-wife-discusses-life-leading-neo-nazi stories] women have [https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/building-bridges/2019/11/12/deradicalization-in-the-deep-south told after leaving] that movement.		Meanwhile, he has now been bringing this young girl with him to various RAM and WLM events and meetings around the country, and nobody on their side seems to have any issue with a nearly 50-year old man and his newly 18 “girlfriend.” As many issues as the radical left, and our society as a whole, have with sexual violence and abuse, it is normalized on the far right in a way most of us would find unimaginable. One [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/leaving-neo-nazi-lifestyle-and-tattoos-behind need only see] some of the [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2012/national-socialist-movement-leader-jeff-schoeps-ex-wife-discusses-life-leading-neo-nazi stories] women have [https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/building-bridges/2019/11/12/deradicalization-in-the-deep-south told after leaving] that movement.
	[[File:NJEHA-NewBrunswick.jpg\|center\|thumb\|589x589px\|A still from a video of the local NJ/PA nazis in a park marching in New Brunswick, NJ (our home base) in the early morning hours of May 6, 2023 - when there were no one on what is normally a busy area of a town ~~comprised of folks that would have went toe to toe with them - and have in the past~~. It is believed Paulie and Daisy participated in this outing and are possibly in this pic. ]]		[[File:NJEHA-NewBrunswick.jpg\|center\|thumb\|589x589px\|A still from a video of the local NJ/PA nazis in a park marching in New Brunswick, NJ (our home base) in the early morning hours of May 6, 2023 - when there were no one in what is normally a busy area of a town WLM described as "Antifa Infested" (you're damn right). It is believed Paulie and Daisy participated in this outing and are possibly in this pic. ]]

	We hope that this story will serve as a warning to everyone in the Anti-Fascist movement. No matter how effective an organizer, spy, or street fighter, when someone is:		We hope that this story will serve as a warning to everyone in the Anti-Fascist movement. No matter how effective an organizer, spy, or street fighter, when someone is:

Siempreantifascista at 12:04, 10 May 2023

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	Strap in, dear reader, this tragic tale has some serious twists and turns.		Strap in, dear reader, this tragic tale has some serious twists and turns.

	It is relatively common, if you're tuned in to these types of things, to [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/podcasts/the-daily/former-white-nationalist-derek-black.html hear stories] of a young neo-nazi who [https://www.npr.org/2010/04/07/125514655/a-recovering-skinhead-on-leaving-hatred-behind leaves that movement] and later denounces it. It is also not unheard of to encounter a far-right ~~activist~~ who may have dabbled in leftist politics before becoming committed fascists.		It is relatively common, if you're tuned in to these types of things, to [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/podcasts/the-daily/former-white-nationalist-derek-black.html hear stories] of a young neo-nazi who [https://www.npr.org/2010/04/07/125514655/a-recovering-skinhead-on-leaving-hatred-behind leaves that movement] and later denounces it. It is also not unheard of to encounter a far-right activists who may have dabbled in leftist politics before becoming committed fascists.

	There is also a small fringe of [[wikipedia:National_Bolshevism\|“NazBol”]] red-brown types who will attempt to find common ground between Marxism (red) and National Socialism (brown). As well as [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-ecofascism-explainer eco-fascists] who combine green anarchist or primitivist ideas with fascist ideology. What is almost unheard of, however, is hearing of someone “flipping” from one side to the other and then flipping back.		There is also a small fringe of [[wikipedia:National_Bolshevism\|“NazBol”]] red-brown types who will attempt to find common ground between Marxism (red) and National Socialism (brown). As well as [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-ecofascism-explainer eco-fascists] who combine green anarchist or primitivist ideas with fascist ideology. What is almost unheard of, however, is hearing of someone “flipping” from one side to the other and then flipping back.
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	[[File:Tattoo2.jpg\|thumb\|Minton's hand tats circa 2004. Oh, there will be coverups.\|center\|479x479px]]He began antagonizing Anti-Fascists by doing things such as driving by punk shows at First Unitarian Church with his nazi buddies yelling “white power!” out of the car. Minton and co. threatened several shows during this period, usually demurring from actually showing up.		[[File:Tattoo2.jpg\|thumb\|Minton's hand tats circa 2004. Oh, there will be coverups.\|center\|479x479px]]He began antagonizing Anti-Fascists by doing things such as driving by punk shows at First Unitarian Church with his nazi buddies yelling “white power!” out of the car. Minton and co. threatened several shows during this period, usually demurring from actually showing up.

	During 2005 Philly Pride, ~~white~~ Antifascists were countering an anti-gay group who were there, Minton, who at the time was repping KSS, arrived yelling homophobic slurs in a group of a dozen neo-nazi skinheads associated with a coalition of neo-nazi bonehead crews called [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/blood-honour Blood and Honour], including [https://phillyantifa.org/local-fascists-and-nazis/ Joey Phy]. who is currently associated with neo-fascist crews like the Rise Above Movement.		During 2005 Philly Pride, while Antifascists were countering an anti-gay group who were there, Minton, who at the time was repping KSS, arrived yelling homophobic slurs in a group of a dozen neo-nazi skinheads associated with a coalition of neo-nazi bonehead crews called [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/blood-honour Blood and Honour], including [https://phillyantifa.org/local-fascists-and-nazis/ Joey Phy]. who is currently associated with neo-fascist crews like the Rise Above Movement.
	[[File:Minton Philly Pride 2005.jpg\|thumb\|Paul Minton, rear behind Doug Sonier, in 2005 harassing Philly Pride. \|center\|531x531px]]		[[File:Minton Philly Pride 2005.jpg\|thumb\|Paul Minton, rear behind Doug Sonier, in 2005 harassing Philly Pride. \|center\|531x531px]]
	[[File:Minton Philly Pride 2005 2.jpg\|thumb\|Minton (center, profile) at Pride in 2005. He is wearing a shirt of NJ neo-nazi band "H8Machine." Behind him with sunglasses is Clemie "Rick" Haught of Blood and Honour/Maryland Skinheads. Next to him, shirtless and obscured, is Joey Phy.\|center\|609x609px]]		[[File:Minton Philly Pride 2005 2.jpg\|thumb\|Minton (center, profile) at Pride in 2005. He is wearing a shirt of NJ neo-nazi band "H8Machine." Behind him with sunglasses is Clemie "Rick" Haught of Blood and Honour/Maryland Skinheads. Next to him, shirtless and obscured, is Joey Phy.\|center\|609x609px]]

Siempreantifascista at 15:10, 9 May 2023

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Siempreantifascista at 12:27, 9 May 2023

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	For reasons unknown, around late 2005 Minton left the white nationalist movement. He provided information and made a public disavowal of that movement to One Peoples Project. He got tattoos on his hands saying “Anti-Racist” with crossed out swastikas. He was briefly involved with co-opting hip- hop and graffiti culture as well as dabbling in Islam, orthodox Christianity, and 2 different hardcore crews.		For reasons unknown, around late 2005 Minton left the white nationalist movement. He provided information and made a public disavowal of that movement to One Peoples Project. He got tattoos on his hands saying “Anti-Racist” with crossed out swastikas. He was briefly involved with co-opting hip- hop and graffiti culture as well as dabbling in Islam, orthodox Christianity, and 2 different hardcore crews.

	The first, PBHC (Philly Brotherhood of Hardcore) Minton left relatively quickly (though not after getting a tattoo on the side of his head for the group that he would then need to immediately remove). The second was [https://www.vice.com/en/article/exkm47/learning-about-madchilds-fan-club-the-battle-axe-warriors Baxwar, or “BattleAxe Warriors], a fan/biker crew started by the Canadian rapper MildChild. Minton also began having children (he has 4 so far) with his (now ex) longtime partner.[[File:Minton Many Faces.jpg\|thumb\|The many faces of Paul Minton. The 44-year-old orthodox Muslim antifa nazi vegan hardcore kid backpacker.\|center\|605x605px]]Flash forward to around 2016, folks started seeing him he was seen wearing a PA shirt on social media. It's not unheard of for someone who was involved in far right politics as a young person to later support the Anti-Fascist movement. Sure enough, he was seen posing in the shirt on social media not long after ~~and pretty much for the next ten years or so~~.[[File:Minton PA Shirt.jpg\|thumb\|"How do you do, fellow Antifa?"\|center\|495x495px]]As the Trump candidacy kick-started the far right in this country, Minton began associating with the Antifa movement. He began working with much younger and inexperienced people who were unaware of his history. Someone did attempt to warn some of these individuals to be wary of Minton due to his past as a neo-nazi as well as being a snitch and an accessory to murder. Unfortunately, those warnings were not taken seriously. Minton is very adept at manipulating people and insulating himself from criticism, as will be discussed later in this article.		The first, PBHC (Philly Brotherhood of Hardcore) Minton left relatively quickly (though not after getting a tattoo on the side of his head for the group that he would then need to immediately remove). The second was [https://www.vice.com/en/article/exkm47/learning-about-madchilds-fan-club-the-battle-axe-warriors Baxwar, or “BattleAxe Warriors], a fan/biker crew started by the Canadian rapper MildChild. Minton also began having children (he has 4 so far) with his (now ex) longtime partner.[[File:Minton Many Faces.jpg\|thumb\|The many faces of Paul Minton. The 44-year-old orthodox Muslim antifa nazi vegan hardcore kid backpacker.\|center\|605x605px]]Flash forward to around 2016, folks started seeing him he was seen wearing a PA shirt on social media. It's not unheard of for someone who was involved in far right politics as a young person to later support the Anti-Fascist movement. Sure enough, he was seen posing in the shirt on social media not long after.[[File:Minton PA Shirt.jpg\|thumb\|"How do you do, fellow Antifa?"\|center\|495x495px]]As the Trump candidacy kick-started the far right in this country, Minton began associating with the Antifa movement. He began working with much younger and inexperienced people who were unaware of his history. Someone did attempt to warn some of these individuals to be wary of Minton due to his past as a neo-nazi as well as being a snitch and an accessory to murder. Unfortunately, those warnings were not taken seriously. Minton is very adept at manipulating people and insulating himself from criticism, as will be discussed later in this article.

	Starting with the opposition to the March for Trump in Philly in 2016, for roughly three years, Minton worked with several different crews in Philly and around the country. He traveled to demonstrations all over the U.S., including Unite the Right in 2017, often brawling with fascists. He was recorded fighting on the Antifa side in Cville and doxxed by neo-nazis, including “Jack Corbin,” Daniel McMahon.		Starting with the opposition to the March for Trump in Philly in 2016, for roughly three years, Minton worked with several different crews in Philly and around the country. He traveled to demonstrations all over the U.S., including Unite the Right in 2017, often brawling with fascists. He was recorded fighting on the Antifa side in Cville and doxxed by neo-nazis, including “Jack Corbin,” Daniel McMahon.

	Minton is actually the person who originally informed Antifa Philadelphia that the previous identification of Corbin was incorrect and pointed us to the old Pioneer Little Europe post identifying McMahon as Corbin. Minton had infiltrated Patriot Front online and learned from loose discussion among their ranks of the original misidentification. From there, we needed only to [https://phillyantifa.org/correction-jack-pale-horse-corbin-previously-falsely-idd-is-actually-daniel-w-mcmahon-of-brandon-fl/ confirm the information and then release it].		Minton is actually the person who originally informed Antifa Philadelphia that the previous identification of Corbin was incorrect and pointed them to the old Pioneer Little Europe post identifying McMahon as Corbin. Minton had infiltrated Patriot Front online and learned from loose discussion among their ranks of the original misidentification. From there, Antifa needed only to [https://phillyantifa.org/correction-jack-pale-horse-corbin-previously-falsely-idd-is-actually-daniel-w-mcmahon-of-brandon-fl/ confirm the information and then release it].
	Minton was also very online and active in Anti-Fascist social media and research circles we are not involved in, so we don't have much information on that. Minton often goes by the alias “Misk.”[[File:Misk Tweet.jpg\|thumb\|An archived tweet from Minton's old twitter account where he casually advocates burning his current "brothers" alive.\|center\|604x604px]]Eventually, as we've mentioned, Minton was alienated from the Anti-Fascist movement in Philly due to his own behaviors. The list of bad behaviors is long and would not surprise readers. He was untrustworthy, erratic and predatory. Most leftists and Antifa in Philly had stopped communicating with him entirely by 2020. Later, we were informed by members of his former crew that there were concerns about the nature of Minton's interest in a teenage girl whom he had been inviting to anarchist and radical demos in Philly. Reportedly, not long after he was ostracized, his longtime partner and mother of his children left him and that young woman (more on her below) moved into the home.		Minton was also very online and active in Anti-Fascist social media and research circles we are not involved in, so we don't have much information on that. Minton often goes by the alias “Misk.”[[File:Misk Tweet.jpg\|thumb\|An archived tweet from Minton's old twitter account where he casually advocates burning his current "brothers" alive.\|center\|604x604px]]Eventually, as we've mentioned, Minton was alienated from the Anti-Fascist movement in Philly due to his own behaviors. The list of bad behaviors is long and would not surprise readers. He was untrustworthy, erratic and predatory. Most leftists and Antifa in Philly had stopped communicating with him entirely by 2020. Later, we were informed by members of his former crew that there were concerns about the nature of Minton's interest in a teenage girl whom he had been inviting to anarchist and radical demos in Philly. Reportedly, not long after he was ostracized, his longtime partner and mother of his children left him and that young woman (more on her below) moved into the home.

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	Prior to the postings, he had also been leaving long, incoherent voice messages to some other (former) friends about nobody wanting to work with him and having “good and evil raging inside” him. When questioned about the posts, Minton gave a very half-hearted excuse that he was “attempting to infiltrate”... with his real name and face. This was despite previous conversations where Minton claimed to be out of political activism and just focusing on his family.		Prior to the postings, he had also been leaving long, incoherent voice messages to some other (former) friends about nobody wanting to work with him and having “good and evil raging inside” him. When questioned about the posts, Minton gave a very half-hearted excuse that he was “attempting to infiltrate”... with his real name and face. This was despite previous conversations where Minton claimed to be out of political activism and just focusing on his family.

	What is known is that the WLM_USA_PENNSYLVANIA Telegram page that Minton set up and runs was originally set up as a honeypot, and Minton was still attempting to send information on local nazis to us. By that time, we could not reliably count on anything he was sending us so it was largely ignored. Minton is also believed to be running or involved in the “Embrace Struggle AC” and “PA ~~Anti-Antifa”~~ telegram channels.		What is known is that the WLM_USA_PENNSYLVANIA Telegram page that Minton set up and runs was originally set up as a honeypot, and Minton was still attempting to send information on local nazis to us. By that time, we could not reliably count on anything he was sending us so it was largely ignored. Minton is also believed to be running or involved in the “Embrace Struggle AC” and “PA Antifa Watch” telegram channels.

	Not long after this, a new doxx account on twitter began targeting people perceived to be Antifa in Philly. Some of the information coming out of that account pointed to someone with inside, but out-dated, knowledge of the Antifascist scene in Philly. The timing of this account with Minton's public statements strongly implicated him as involved. He was also sighted in the same area ~~nearby~~ immediately prior to several WLM banner drops and stickering runs.		Not long after this, a new doxx account on twitter began targeting people perceived to be Antifa in Philly. Some of the information coming out of that account pointed to someone with inside, but out-dated, knowledge of the Antifascist scene in Philly. The timing of this account with Minton's public statements strongly implicated him as involved. He was also sighted in the same area immediately prior to several WLM banner drops and stickering runs.

	Eventually, Minton dropped all pretense and began posting social media pictures of himself wearing clothing and getting tattoos associated with neo-nazi and fascist groups.		Eventually, Minton dropped all pretense and began posting social media pictures of himself wearing clothing and getting tattoos associated with neo-nazi and fascist groups.

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	Prior to the postings, he had also been leaving long, incoherent voice messages to some other (former) friends about nobody wanting to work with him and having “good and evil raging inside” him. When questioned about the posts, Minton gave a very half-hearted excuse that he was “attempting to infiltrate”... with his real name and face. This was despite previous conversations where Minton claimed to be out of political activism and just focusing on his family.		Prior to the postings, he had also been leaving long, incoherent voice messages to some other (former) friends about nobody wanting to work with him and having “good and evil raging inside” him. When questioned about the posts, Minton gave a very half-hearted excuse that he was “attempting to infiltrate”... with his real name and face. This was despite previous conversations where Minton claimed to be out of political activism and just focusing on his family.

	What is known is that the ~~WLM_PA telegram~~ page that Minton set up and runs was originally set up as a honeypot, and Minton was still attempting to send information on local nazis to us. By that time, we could not reliably count on anything he was sending us so it was largely ignored. Minton is also believed to be running or involved in the “Embrace Struggle AC” and “PA Anti-Antifa” telegram channels.		What is known is that the WLM_USA_PENNSYLVANIA Telegram page that Minton set up and runs was originally set up as a honeypot, and Minton was still attempting to send information on local nazis to us. By that time, we could not reliably count on anything he was sending us so it was largely ignored. Minton is also believed to be running or involved in the “Embrace Struggle AC” and “PA Anti-Antifa” telegram channels.

	Not long after this, a new doxx account on twitter began targeting people perceived to be Antifa in Philly. Some of the information coming out of that account pointed to someone with inside, but out-dated, knowledge of the Antifascist scene in Philly. The timing of this account with Minton's public statements strongly implicated him as involved. He was also sighted in the same area nearby immediately prior to several WLM banner drops and stickering runs.		Not long after this, a new doxx account on twitter began targeting people perceived to be Antifa in Philly. Some of the information coming out of that account pointed to someone with inside, but out-dated, knowledge of the Antifascist scene in Philly. The timing of this account with Minton's public statements strongly implicated him as involved. He was also sighted in the same area nearby immediately prior to several WLM banner drops and stickering runs.

	Eventually, Minton dropped all pretense and began posting on social media pictures of himself wearing clothing and getting tattoos associated with neo-nazi and fascist groups.		Eventually, Minton dropped all pretense and began posting social media pictures of himself wearing clothing and getting tattoos associated with neo-nazi and fascist groups.
	[[File:Minton Mohonk Mountain.jpg\|thumb\|Minton making that corny "white power" hand troll thing. Note the RAM tattoo is visible.\|center]]		[[File:Minton Mohonk Mountain.jpg\|thumb\|Minton making that corny "white power" hand troll thing. Note the RAM tattoo is visible.\|center]]
	Someone has also started parking an SUV with a gigantic White Lives Matter logo on it in front of his house.[[File:Minton WLM Tahoe.png\|thumb\|Minton's Chevy Tahoe, parked outside his home with a WLM logo decal.\|center]]As we have explained, it is primarily personal anger that motivated Minton's decision to flip back to being a nazi. Anger borne from being ostracized from our movement for his own behaviors, the most heinous of which was his grooming of a teenage girl whom he preyed on and then recruited to nazi politics.		Someone has also started parking an SUV with a gigantic White Lives Matter logo on it in front of his house.[[File:Minton WLM Tahoe.png\|thumb\|Minton's Chevy Tahoe, parked outside his home with a WLM logo decal.\|center]]As we have explained, it is primarily personal anger that motivated Minton's decision to flip back to being a nazi. Anger borne from being ostracized from our movement for his own behaviors, the most heinous of which was his grooming of a teenage girl whom he preyed on and then recruited to nazi politics.

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	Meanwhile, he has now been bringing this young girl with him to various RAM and WLM events and meetings around the country, and nobody on their side seems to have any issue with a nearly 50-year old man and his newly 18 “girlfriend.” As many issues as the radical left, and our society as a whole, have with sexual violence and abuse, it is normalized on the far right in a way most of us would find unimaginable. One [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/leaving-neo-nazi-lifestyle-and-tattoos-behind need only see] some of the [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2012/national-socialist-movement-leader-jeff-schoeps-ex-wife-discusses-life-leading-neo-nazi stories] women have [https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/building-bridges/2019/11/12/deradicalization-in-the-deep-south told after leaving] that movement.		Meanwhile, he has now been bringing this young girl with him to various RAM and WLM events and meetings around the country, and nobody on their side seems to have any issue with a nearly 50-year old man and his newly 18 “girlfriend.” As many issues as the radical left, and our society as a whole, have with sexual violence and abuse, it is normalized on the far right in a way most of us would find unimaginable. One [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/leaving-neo-nazi-lifestyle-and-tattoos-behind need only see] some of the [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2012/national-socialist-movement-leader-jeff-schoeps-ex-wife-discusses-life-leading-neo-nazi stories] women have [https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/building-bridges/2019/11/12/deradicalization-in-the-deep-south told after leaving] that movement.
			[[File:NJEHA-NewBrunswick.jpg\|center\|thumb\|589x589px\|A still from a video of the local NJ/PA Nazis in a park marching in New Brunswick, NJ (our home base) in the early morning hours of May 6, 2023 - when there were no one on what is normally a busy area of a town comprised of folks that would have went toe to toe with them - and have in the past. It is believed Paulie and Daisy participated in this outing and are possibly in this pic. ]]

	We hope that this story will serve as a warning to everyone in the Anti-Fascist movement. No matter how effective an organizer, spy, or street fighter, when someone is:		We hope that this story will serve as a warning to everyone in the Anti-Fascist movement. No matter how effective an organizer, spy, or street fighter, when someone is:

D-rogues at 19:26, 7 May 2023

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	For reasons unknown, around late 2005 Minton left the white nationalist movement. He provided information and made a public disavowal of that movement to One Peoples Project. He got tattoos on his hands saying “Anti-Racist” with crossed out swastikas. He was briefly involved with co-opting hip- hop and graffiti culture as well as dabbling in Islam, orthodox Christianity, and 2 different hardcore crews.		For reasons unknown, around late 2005 Minton left the white nationalist movement. He provided information and made a public disavowal of that movement to One Peoples Project. He got tattoos on his hands saying “Anti-Racist” with crossed out swastikas. He was briefly involved with co-opting hip- hop and graffiti culture as well as dabbling in Islam, orthodox Christianity, and 2 different hardcore crews.

	The first, PBHC (Philly Brotherhood of Hardcore) Minton left relatively quickly (though not after getting a tattoo on the side of his head for the group that he would then need to immediately remove). The second was [https://www.vice.com/en/article/exkm47/learning-about-madchilds-fan-club-the-battle-axe-warriors Baxwar, or “BattleAxe Warriors], a fan/biker crew started by the Canadian rapper MildChild. Minton also began having children (he has 4 so far) with his (now ex) longtime partner.[[File:Minton Many Faces.jpg\|thumb\|The many faces of Paul Minton. The 44-year-old orthodox Muslim antifa nazi vegan hardcore kid backpacker.\|center\|605x605px]]Flash forward to around 2016, ~~there~~ was a ~~t-shirt order from Paul Minton for an Antifa t-~~shirt~~. He was vocally repping Anti-Fascism~~ on ~~his~~ social media~~, and it had been 10 years, so we sent him a shirt~~. It's not unheard of for someone who was involved in far right politics as a young person to later support the Anti-Fascist movement. Sure enough, he was seen posing in the shirt on social media not long after.[[File:Minton PA Shirt.jpg\|thumb\|"How do you do, fellow Antifa?"\|center\|495x495px]]As the Trump candidacy kick-started the far right in this country, Minton began associating with the Antifa movement. He began working with much younger and inexperienced people who were unaware of his history. Someone did attempt to warn some of these individuals to be wary of Minton due to his past as a neo-nazi as well as being a snitch and an accessory to murder. Unfortunately, those warnings were not taken seriously. Minton is very adept at manipulating people and insulating himself from criticism, as will be discussed later in this article.		The first, PBHC (Philly Brotherhood of Hardcore) Minton left relatively quickly (though not after getting a tattoo on the side of his head for the group that he would then need to immediately remove). The second was [https://www.vice.com/en/article/exkm47/learning-about-madchilds-fan-club-the-battle-axe-warriors Baxwar, or “BattleAxe Warriors], a fan/biker crew started by the Canadian rapper MildChild. Minton also began having children (he has 4 so far) with his (now ex) longtime partner.[[File:Minton Many Faces.jpg\|thumb\|The many faces of Paul Minton. The 44-year-old orthodox Muslim antifa nazi vegan hardcore kid backpacker.\|center\|605x605px]]Flash forward to around 2016, folks started seeing him he was seen wearing a PA shirt on social media. It's not unheard of for someone who was involved in far right politics as a young person to later support the Anti-Fascist movement. Sure enough, he was seen posing in the shirt on social media not long after and pretty much for the next ten years or so.[[File:Minton PA Shirt.jpg\|thumb\|"How do you do, fellow Antifa?"\|center\|495x495px]]As the Trump candidacy kick-started the far right in this country, Minton began associating with the Antifa movement. He began working with much younger and inexperienced people who were unaware of his history. Someone did attempt to warn some of these individuals to be wary of Minton due to his past as a neo-nazi as well as being a snitch and an accessory to murder. Unfortunately, those warnings were not taken seriously. Minton is very adept at manipulating people and insulating himself from criticism, as will be discussed later in this article.

	Starting with the opposition to the March for Trump in Philly in 2016, for roughly three years, Minton worked with several different crews in Philly and around the country. He traveled to demonstrations all over the U.S., including Unite the Right in 2017, often brawling with fascists. He was recorded fighting on the Antifa side in Cville and doxxed by neo-nazis, including “Jack Corbin,” Daniel McMahon.		Starting with the opposition to the March for Trump in Philly in 2016, for roughly three years, Minton worked with several different crews in Philly and around the country. He traveled to demonstrations all over the U.S., including Unite the Right in 2017, often brawling with fascists. He was recorded fighting on the Antifa side in Cville and doxxed by neo-nazis, including “Jack Corbin,” Daniel McMahon.

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	In addition to the demonstrations mentioned, Minton and co. have claimed responsibility for nazi stickers put up in Port Richmond, South Philly, Kensington, and Glenside. They also dropped a nazi banner on route 309 in Ambler.		In addition to the demonstrations mentioned, Minton and co. have claimed responsibility for nazi stickers put up in Port Richmond, South Philly, Kensington, and Glenside. They also dropped a nazi banner on route 309 in Ambler.
	Despite representing himself as a hustler and grinder, Minton's primary income has been social security disability since his corpse desecration trial in 2000. While we do not know what his diagnosis is, we have learned that the doctor that reapproves his status periodically specializes in “psychotic disorders.” According to interviewees, he spends his money largely on himself and has a taste for expensive clothing, travels frequently for political events and meetings, and (of course) spends tons of money on tattoo cover-ups from all of his various drifting around scenes and movements. He lends very little financial support to his four children, three of whom reside out-of-state.[[File:Minton Arrows Coverup.jpg\|thumb\|Minton's cover-up of his three arrows tattoo.\|center]]Due to his social security disability, Minton ~~has to hide his~~ other income streams. According to our sources, he ~~sells his prescription medications around town. Minton~~ has ~~reportedly~~ been working for Relay delivery services~~, using McGowan’s name. Minton did,~~ at some point~~, obtain~~ ServSafe certification from the City of Philadelphia and may also be working or looking for work as a food safety manager.		Despite representing himself as a hustler and grinder, Minton's primary income has been social security disability since his corpse desecration trial in 2000. While we do not know what his diagnosis is, we have learned that the doctor that reapproves his status periodically specializes in “psychotic disorders.” According to interviewees, he spends his money largely on himself and has a taste for expensive clothing, travels frequently for political events and meetings, and (of course) spends tons of money on tattoo cover-ups from all of his various drifting around scenes and movements. He lends very little financial support to his four children, three of whom reside out-of-state.[[File:Minton Arrows Coverup.jpg\|thumb\|Minton's cover-up of his three arrows tattoo.\|center]]Due to his social security disability, Minton might be hiding other income streams. According to our sources, he has been working for Relay delivery services and at some point obtained ServSafe certification from the City of Philadelphia and may also be working or looking for work as a food safety manager.
	And let's be clear, we don't share this information about Minton's disability or his scamming to stigmatize others or because SS or tax scams upset us. Rather because, as an organizing neo-nazi, Minton is now championing an ideology that would describe someone like himself as a “parasite” and “asocial/mentally feeble” individual who would be lucky to simply be sterilized under national socialist doctrine. This mindset is absolutely abhorrent and wrong, but he is a complete fraud for viciously broadcasting genocidal language about the same situations and behaviors of others. While living, existing and supporting himself by similar means.		And let's be clear, we don't share this information about Minton's disability or his scamming to stigmatize others or because SS or tax scams upset us. Rather because, as an organizing neo-nazi, Minton is now championing an ideology that would describe someone like himself as a “parasite” and “asocial/mentally feeble” individual who would be lucky to simply be sterilized under national socialist doctrine. This mindset is absolutely abhorrent and wrong, but he is a complete fraud for viciously broadcasting genocidal language about the same situations and behaviors of others. While living, existing and supporting himself by similar means.

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	In addition to the demonstrations mentioned, Minton and co. have claimed responsibility for nazi stickers put up in Port Richmond, South Philly, Kensington, and Glenside. They also dropped a nazi banner on route 309 in Ambler.		In addition to the demonstrations mentioned, Minton and co. have claimed responsibility for nazi stickers put up in Port Richmond, South Philly, Kensington, and Glenside. They also dropped a nazi banner on route 309 in Ambler.
	Despite representing himself as a hustler and grinder, Minton's primary income has been social security disability since his corpse desecration trial in 2000. We do not know what ~~the~~ diagnosis ~~was~~, ~~but it is a mental health disability diagnosis that is long-term. We~~ have ~~also~~ learned that the doctor that reapproves his status periodically specializes in “psychotic disorders.” According to interviewees, he spends his money largely on himself~~. He~~ has a taste for expensive clothing, travels frequently for political events and meetings, and (of course) spends tons of money on tattoo cover-ups from all of his various drifting around scenes and movements. He lends very little financial support to his four children, three of whom reside out-of-state.[[File:Minton Arrows Coverup.jpg\|thumb\|Minton's cover-up of his three arrows tattoo.\|center]]Due to his social security disability, Minton has to hide his other income streams. According to our sources, he sells his prescription medications around town. Minton has reportedly been working for Relay delivery services, using McGowan’s name. Minton did, at some point, obtain ServSafe certification from the City of Philadelphia and may also be working or looking for work as a food safety manager.		Despite representing himself as a hustler and grinder, Minton's primary income has been social security disability since his corpse desecration trial in 2000. While we do not know what his diagnosis is, we have learned that the doctor that reapproves his status periodically specializes in “psychotic disorders.” According to interviewees, he spends his money largely on himself and has a taste for expensive clothing, travels frequently for political events and meetings, and (of course) spends tons of money on tattoo cover-ups from all of his various drifting around scenes and movements. He lends very little financial support to his four children, three of whom reside out-of-state.[[File:Minton Arrows Coverup.jpg\|thumb\|Minton's cover-up of his three arrows tattoo.\|center]]Due to his social security disability, Minton has to hide his other income streams. According to our sources, he sells his prescription medications around town. Minton has reportedly been working for Relay delivery services, using McGowan’s name. Minton did, at some point, obtain ServSafe certification from the City of Philadelphia and may also be working or looking for work as a food safety manager.
	We don't share this information about Minton's disability or his scamming to stigmatize others or because SS or tax scams upset us. Rather because, as an organizing neo-nazi, Minton is now championing an ideology that would describe someone like himself as a “parasite” and “asocial/mentally feeble” individual who would be lucky to simply be sterilized under national socialist doctrine. This mindset is absolutely abhorrent and wrong, but he is a complete fraud for viciously broadcasting genocidal language about the same situations and behaviors of others. While living, existing and supporting himself by similar means.~~[[File:Sticker Clowns.jpg\|thumb\|This man literally sells Percocet to his own (white) mother.\|center]]~~Furthermore, his actions as an abusive or absentee father who spends his money traveling to demonstrations or on endless tattoo cover-ups to hide his long history being a phony hypocrite, while his children struggle, is far from the rhetoric of the “rise above movement,” which claims to champion “the white family” and “traditional western values.”		And let's be clear, we don't share this information about Minton's disability or his scamming to stigmatize others or because SS or tax scams upset us. Rather because, as an organizing neo-nazi, Minton is now championing an ideology that would describe someone like himself as a “parasite” and “asocial/mentally feeble” individual who would be lucky to simply be sterilized under national socialist doctrine. This mindset is absolutely abhorrent and wrong, but he is a complete fraud for viciously broadcasting genocidal language about the same situations and behaviors of others. While living, existing and supporting himself by similar means.

			Furthermore, his actions as an abusive or absentee father who spends his money traveling to demonstrations or on endless tattoo cover-ups to hide his long history being a phony hypocrite, while his children struggle, is far from the rhetoric of the “rise above movement,” which claims to champion “the white family” and “traditional western values.”

	This article is overdue. We first became aware of Minton “flipping” nearly 18 months ago. A quiet alert was circulated among those that had worked with or adjacent to him, and several other groups sounded the alarm on social media.		This article is overdue. We first became aware of Minton “flipping” nearly 18 months ago. A quiet alert was circulated among those that had worked with or adjacent to him, and several other groups sounded the alarm on social media.
	[[File:PA WLM Minton Flag.png\|thumb\|Minton (on left in tan cargo pants), and some nazis he conned, with the flag he captured from himself.\|center]]		[[File:PA WLM Minton Flag.png\|thumb\|Minton (on left in tan cargo pants), and some nazis he conned, with the flag he captured from himself.\|center\|500x500px]]
	Unfortunately and remarkably, Minton has found allies willing to work with him, despite his past betrayals. He appears to be allied with Dan D<nowiki>'Ambly and Ron Sheehy's “New Jersey European Heritage Association '' (NJEHA), appearing together in Tom'</nowiki>s River, and also stickering together.[[File:WLM Easton.jpg\|thumb\|WLM and NJEHA rallying in Easton, PA together on April 23, 2023.\|center\|489x489px]]		Unfortunately and remarkably, Minton has found allies willing to work with him, despite his past betrayals. He appears to be allied with Dan D<nowiki>'Ambly and Ron Sheehy's “New Jersey European Heritage Association '' (NJEHA), appearing together in Tom'</nowiki>s River, and also stickering together.[[File:WLM Easton.jpg\|thumb\|WLM and NJEHA rallying in Easton, PA together on April 23, 2023.\|center\|489x489px]]
	[[File:WLM PA Morris Plains.jpg\|thumb\|WLM PA rallying in Morris Plains, NJ. Minton is masked on the far right. \|center\|494x494px]]Apparently not even [https://phillyantifa.org/newsroundup417/ knocking out the drummer of Condemned 84, Cliff Warby (rest in piss)], with a crew of Antifa, is unforgivable in those circles. Yeah, that was Paulie, too.		[[File:WLM PA Morris Plains.jpg\|thumb\|WLM PA rallying in Morris Plains, NJ. Minton is masked on the far right. \|center\|494x494px]]Apparently not even [https://phillyantifa.org/newsroundup417/ knocking out the drummer of Condemned 84, Cliff Warby (rest in piss)], with a crew of Antifa, is unforgivable in those circles. Yeah, that was Paulie, too.
	Minton is also associating himself with Robert Rundo's [https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-i/#introduction “Active Front”] neo-nazi movement, even getting a tattoo on his leg indicating as much.[[File:Minton RAM tat.jpg\|thumb\|Close-up of Minton's RAM tattoo\|center\|434x434px]]Active Front has been repped locally for years by the same KSS boneheads Paulie betrayed and left behind almost 20 years ago, including longtime KSS boneheads [[AJ Olsen]], Nunzio Pellegrino and the same Joey Phy who was with Paul Minton harassing the Philly Pride event in 2005.		Minton is also associating himself with Robert Rundo's [https://atlantaantifa.org/2023/04/19/inside-southern-sons-active-club-part-i/#introduction “Active Front”] neo-nazi movement, even getting a tattoo on his leg indicating as much.[[File:Minton RAM tat.jpg\|thumb\|Close-up of Minton's RAM tattoo\|center\|434x434px]]Active Front has been repped locally for years by the same KSS boneheads Paulie betrayed and left behind almost 20 years ago, including longtime KSS boneheads [https://keystoneunitedexposed.noblogs.org/post/2018/10/10/keystone-united-exposed-day-3-anthony-james-olsen/ AJ Olsen], Nunzio Pellegrino and the same Joey Phy who was with Paul Minton harassing the Philly Pride event in 2005.
			[[File:Signal-2023-05-07-121955 002.png\|center\|thumb\|523x523px\|AJ Olsen (c) and Nunzio Pellegrino (r) in a post promoted by Minton's Telegram pages. ]]
			[[File:Signal-2023-05-07-121955 003.png\|center\|thumb\|559x559px\|Bryan Vanagaitis of Keystone United in a post promoted by Minton.]]

	Minton regularly promotes their activities on his telegram pages, so we can assume they have some sort of relationship these days.		Minton regularly promotes their activities on his telegram pages, so we can assume they have some sort of relationship these days.

	There is only one more group that Minton has had a long lasting and close relationship with, and that's the state and federal government. We have recently learned that Paul Minton was regularly visited by the FBI in his home for years. These visits were for neo-~~nazi~~, radical Islam, animal liberation, Anti-Fascist and other postings and threats on the internet at different times in his life. During one visit, he was reportedly offered (and turned down) a job on a task force for extremism.		There is only one more group that Minton has had a long lasting and close relationship with, and that's the state and federal government. We have recently learned that Paul Minton was regularly visited by the FBI in his home for years. These visits were for neo-Nazi, radical Islam, animal liberation, Anti-Fascist and other postings and threats on the internet at different times in his life. During one visit, he was reportedly offered (and turned down) a job on a task force for extremism.

	When the FBI visited him during his time posing as Antifa, Minton admittedly chatted with them and tried to weaponize them back at the fascists who had called them on him. He also has his history of snitching and testifying in court. While we are not making any conclusions, we do find it notable that this man with a history of side-switching and snitching, who had burned all his bridges in the Antifa movement, has now started a local affiliate of a hardcore international neo-nazi network and is filling it largely with young fascists he finds on the internet.		When the FBI visited him during his time posing as Antifa, Minton admittedly chatted with them and tried to weaponize them back at the fascists who had called them on him. He also has his history of snitching and testifying in court. While we are not making any conclusions, we do find it notable that this man with a history of side-switching and snitching, who had burned all his bridges in the Antifa movement, has now started a local affiliate of a hardcore international neo-nazi network and is filling it largely with young fascists he finds on the internet.

	As the Antifa movement's 15 minutes of infamy seems to be subsiding slightly, there will likely be a steady stream of “defectors” that come out of the woodwork for the next 10 years or so. With the huge influx of people coming into this movement during the Trump presidency, it is natural that some people will leave. Their level of involvement and reasons for leaving will vary. But in the case of Paul Minton, ideology was never important. Ideas, and people, are only important to Minton for how they make him feel. He wants to be close to danger, to feel like an “extremist” and to impersonate youth. In short, he's a self-absorbed liar and manipulator.		As the Antifa movement's 15 minutes of infamy seems to be subsiding slightly, there will likely be a steady stream of “defectors” that come out of the woodwork for the next 10 years or so. With the huge influx of people coming into this movement during the Trump presidency, it is natural that some people will leave. Their level of involvement and reasons for leaving will vary. But in the case of Paul Minton, ideology was never important. Ideas, and people, are only important to Minton for how they make him feel. He wants to be close to danger, to feel like an “extremist” and to impersonate youth. In short, he's a self-absorbed liar and manipulator.
			[[File:Minton Hand Signs.jpg\|center\|thumb\|577x577px\|Maybe he likes throwing up hands?]]

	We think, in the context of the panic around “groomers” that the right is pushing, it is also worth noting that Minton was immediately called out and ostracized at the first sign he was preying on McGowan. That situation was not handled perfectly by those who had worked with Minton, but nobody tolerated it, even despite both of them claiming the relationship was not of that nature.		We think, in the context of the panic around “groomers” that the right is pushing, it is also worth noting that Minton was immediately called out and ostracized at the first sign he was preying on McGowan. That situation was not handled perfectly by those who had worked with Minton, but nobody tolerated it, even despite both of them claiming the relationship was not of that nature.

	Meanwhile, he has now been bringing this young girl with him to various RAM and WLM events and meetings around the country, and nobody on their side seems to have any issue with a nearly 50-year old man and his newly 18 “girlfriend.” As many issues as the radical left, and our society as a whole, have with sexual violence and abuse, it is normalized on the far right in a way most of us would find unimaginable. One need only see some of the stories women have told after leaving that movement.		Meanwhile, he has now been bringing this young girl with him to various RAM and WLM events and meetings around the country, and nobody on their side seems to have any issue with a nearly 50-year old man and his newly 18 “girlfriend.” As many issues as the radical left, and our society as a whole, have with sexual violence and abuse, it is normalized on the far right in a way most of us would find unimaginable. One [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/leaving-neo-nazi-lifestyle-and-tattoos-behind need only see] some of the [https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2012/national-socialist-movement-leader-jeff-schoeps-ex-wife-discusses-life-leading-neo-nazi stories] women have [https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/building-bridges/2019/11/12/deradicalization-in-the-deep-south told after leaving] that movement.

	We hope that this story will serve as a warning to everyone in the Anti-Fascist movement. No matter how effective an organizer, spy, or street fighter, when someone is:		We hope that this story will serve as a warning to everyone in the Anti-Fascist movement. No matter how effective an organizer, spy, or street fighter, when someone is: