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Posted: 2022-12-03T08:16:30Z | Updated: 2022-12-03T16:42:12Z

Radio host Dean Obeidallah on Friday tore into both Andrew Anglin and Elon Musk , who recently allowed the notorious neo-Nazi back on Twitter after a decadelong ban.

The racist, antisemitic, homophobic and misogynistic Anglin who declared in 2018 that he hates women and believes they deserve to be beaten, raped and locked in cages owes Obeidallah millions of dollars from a libel suit for fake tweets that potentially put his life at risk.

Speaking to MSNBC s Joy Reid, the SiriusXM personality said that Anglin in 2017 fabricated tweets on The Daily Stormer a website named after Nazi propaganda outlet Der Strmer saying I was involved in terrorism because I wrote an article denouncing [former President] Donald Trump for not denouncing white supremacy.

Anglin told his followers to go confront Dean, Obeidallah recounted. So I got a ton of death threats. And I sued him in federal court and I won.

The neo-Nazi never responded to the suit, and the current whereabouts of the Ohio native are unknown.

In a statement on Twitter this week, Anglin said that he will strictly follow all of the platforms rules.

Its unclear if flouting a court judgment is acceptable under Twitter policies. Musk, the companys new CEO, has suggested that people who have been suspended from Twitter can return, provided that they have not broken the law .

Obeidallah planned to give the funds from the libel judgment to organizations that fight bigotry, he told Reid.

The radio host also used his appearance on MSNBC to address Anglin directly.

Andrew Anglin, you deadbeat Nazi, if youre watching, I want my money and I want it plus interest so I can give it to organizations that fight antisemitism, anti-racism, anti-LGBT, anti-Muslim hate, Obeidallah said.

Unbelievably, Twitters interface was reportedly recommending on Friday that users follow the neo-Nazis account.

Twitter is currently recommending I follow neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin. Incredible stuff. pic.twitter.com/F2f9c75Tla

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Twitter is currently recommending I follow neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin. Incredible stuff. pic.twitter.com/F2f9c75Tla

Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) December 2, 2022

Obeidallah slammed Anglins reinstatement under the platforms new owner.

The idea that Elon Musk would help normalize a Nazi shows you Elon Musk is no friend of the United States of America, Obeidallah said. Hes amplifying divisions and its very dangerous.

Last month, Musk similarly permitted the return of Ye the rapper formerly known as Kanye West whose account had been restricted in October over antisemitic messages. Twitter locked Yes account again this week after the rapper posted an image of a swastika intertwined with a Star of David .

It is unclear if the latest ban will be permanent for Ye, who said I like Hitler and I also love Nazis during an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday.

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