Southern Poverty Law Center reports:

Thanks to the anonymity of the internet, a man can become a major player in the white supremacist “alt-right” movement without ever revealing his face to his audience. And that’s just what Joseph Jordan did.

Jordan, a 30-year-old-man from Queens, New York, with light olive skin, slicked-back hair and rockabilly sideburns, has inhabited the busy, online alt-right persona of “Eric Striker” since at least 2015, Hatewatch determined through over a dozen interviews with people inside and outside of the alt-right movement.

Jordan’s rise from being a history major at Queens College to one of the most prolific content creators in the alt-right is the story of a man who became increasingly guarded of his private identity while pursuing a leadership role in the world of organized hate. His efforts to guard his identity coincide with other members of the alt-right questioning if Jordan really shares their goal of building a country for only whites – and if he is even really white.

Jordan, using his Eric Striker persona, hosts a downloadable audio show called “Strike and Mike” with Michael Peinovich, an influential figure of the alt-right who runs The Right Stuff (TRS) podcast network. Members of Peinovich’s inner circle have garnered a reputation for fiercely protecting their names against public exposure. At the same time, they have developed a reputation for hiding things about themselves that other people in the movement would find unpalatable. [Continue reading…]