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Where others saw a riveting upset that made sports history, “alt-right” founder Richard Spencer saw a victory for white supremacy, hailing the Patriots’ win in the Super Bowl via a series of tweets that linked the team to his own ideology.

Brady and Belichick are about to win bigly for Trump, the #AltRight, and White America! pic.twitter.com/PZwpt2WXXr

— Richard ? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) February 6, 2017

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I was born in Boston, Mass. I’m proud of the NFL’s Whitest team!#superbowl

— Richard ? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) February 6, 2017

Tom Brady: Aryan Avatar#superbowl pic.twitter.com/06DmHyjxQ7

— Richard ? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) February 6, 2017

Someone might have told him that Patriots owner Robert Kraft is Jewish, but no matter. As expected, Spencer had some racially charged insults ready for the Atlanta Falcons, who play in a city that’s a center of black middle-class life and culture.

Happy birthday Trayvon Martin! #Patriots #Super Bowl

— Richard ? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) February 6, 2017

Will Atlanta riot after #superbowl loss? And more importantly how can they tell?

— Richard ? Spencer (@RichardBSpencer) February 6, 2017

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