![]() We must call to mind the June 2016 rally in Sacramento where the Golden State Skinheads joined Matthew Heimbach’s Traditionalist Workers Party in stabbing seven anti-fascist demonstrators who prevented them from taking the Capitol steps. While many white power skinheads have kept somewhat of a lower profile amidst the rise of the alt-right, they have certainly not been absent, and indeed have used the diversion of attention to strengthen their outfits. Jason and Irma are visible in the back row, third and fourth from the left. A Hammerskin get-together on a Washington State Ferry in early December, 2017. The latter attempt was thwarted by the presence of hundreds of anti-fascist and anti-racist protesters. In recent years, the Northwest Hammerskins have been best known for their 2015 affiliations with the racists who attacked Black Lives Matter protesters in Olympia and for attempting to hold a march on Seattle’s Capitol Hill later that year as part of their “Martyrs Day” celebrations. While they have been known and carefully tracked by dedicated anti-fascist activists for months, it is time their neighbors and community were made aware of the violent racists in their backyard. ![]() They have also been years-long members and associates of the Northwest Hammerskins affiliated Crew 38, the most prominent outfit in the local White Power Skinhead Scene (for a more historic look at the Hammerskins, see this write-up from the ADL. Jason “Gravy” DiSimis, Ryan “Irma” Carr, and Ken Baughman are the owners and employees of this small Tacoma tattoo and piercing shop. Would you trust a Nazi to hold a needle to your neck? Would you pay them for the privilege? If you are one of countless customers who have patronized Tac Town Tattoo and Body Modifications at 1129 E 72nd St in Tacoma, WA, you may have done just that! Tac Town’s Shop located at 1129 E 72nd St,Tacoma, WA 98404 The co-owners and an employee showing off their “88” (meaning Heil Hitler) Northwest Hammerskins shirts in the shop Revealing Tacoma’s Nazi Skinhead Tattoo Shop
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