Jonathan Keeperman Explained

Jonathan Keeperman is a former University of California, Irvine (UCI) lecturer who uses the pseudonym "Lomez".[1]

Keeperman leads Passage Publishing, also known as Passage Press,[2] an American far-right[3] and "new right"[4] publisher founded in 2021 that publishes works from online personalities, reprints and new translations of fiction and nonfiction from historical fascist and reactionary authors.

Publishing

Passage Publishing was founded in 2021 out of the Passage Prize, an online writing and arts competition offering a $20,000 cryptocurrency prize for selected works. The judges were neoreactionary Curtis Yarvin and self-published author "Zero HP Lovecraft."[5] Passage Publishing has published two books resulting from its Passage Prize writing and art competitions.[6] In 2023, Passage Prize was rebranded as "Passage Publishing," and was expanded through acquisitions of Mystery Grove Publishing[7] and the magazine Man's World. Passage has published compendiums from online figures Nick Land, Steve Sailer, and Curtis Yarvin. Through its imprint Passage Classics, Passage Publishing also offers works by, as described by The Guardian, "radical German nationalist and militarist Ernst Jünger; Peter Kemp, who fought as a volunteer in Franco’s army during the Spanish civil war; and two counter-revolutionary Russian aristocrats, White Russian general Pyotr Wrangel and Prince Serge Obolensky".[8]

In 2024, the "Lomez" Twitter persona associated with Passage Publishing was revealed by The Guardian to be Keeperman.[9] Lomez had used anti-gay and anti-Asian slurs, referenced white nationalist memes, proposed journalists should be lynched, and conspiracy-theorized that Barack Obama is gay.[2] In an interview with The Blaze, Keeperman indicated that "Lomez" is a Seinfeld reference.[10]

Passage Publishing also engages in cultural projects, including sponsoring events.[11] [12] Fashion designer Elena Velez, a habitué of the Dimes Square scene,[13] has been sponsored by Passage[14] and cited the company and its founder as inspiration.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ahmari . Sohrab . 2024-05-16 . America's dime-store Nietzscheans . 2024-11-30 . New Statesman . en-US.
  2. Web site: Beauchamp . Zack . 2024-08-27 . An inside look at how the far right is mainstreaming itself . 2024-11-29 . Vox . en-US.
  3. News: Wilson . Jason . 2024-05-14 . Revealed: US university lecturer behind far-right Twitter account and publishing house . 2024-05-14 . . en-GB . 0261-3077 . Like many other far-right publishers, Passage’s list is bolstered by reprints of out-of-print or public-domain books by historical fascist and reactionary writers..
  4. Web site: Extremism Headlines: Pelosi attacker, Atomwaffen plot, far-right university lecturer . 2024-11-30 . Southern Poverty Law Center . en.
  5. News: Wilson . Kit . The rise of the neoclassical reactionaries . 9 May 2024 . The Spectator . 24 November 2021.
  6. Web site: Passage Publishing . Passage Publishing . 9 May 2024.
  7. Web site: Passage Publishing . Announcement . Twitter . 9 May 2024 . 11 December 2023.
  8. Web site: Passage Classics . 9 May 2024 . Passage Publishing.
  9. Web site: Breland . Ali . 2024-06-10 . The Far Right's New 'Badge of Honor' . 2024-10-09 . . en . The far-right publisher known as “Lomez” kept his identity private, and for good reason. His company, Passage Publishing, has printed books from a German nationalist, anti-democracy monarchists, and white supremacists promoting “human biodiversity.”.
  10. Web site: Why is the media out to get Jonathan Keeperman? . 2024-11-30 . www.theblaze.com . en.
  11. News: Friedman . Vanessa . Post-Pandemic Dressing Finally Takes Shape . 9 May 2024 . The New York Times . 14 September 2023.
  12. News: Testa . Jessica . Should Making It in Fashion Be This Hard? . 9 May 2024 . The New York Times . 13 September 2023.
  13. News: Tashjian . Rachel . Fashion's problematic fave is Elena Velez . 9 May 2024 . Washington Post . 12 February 2024 . https://archive.today/20240411205333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/fashion/2024/02/12/fashions-problematic-fave-is-elena-velez/ . 11 April 2024.
  14. News: Moore . Booth . Elena Velez Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Finding Opportunity Beyond the Runway . 9 May 2024 . Women’s Wear Daily . 13 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213154501/https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2024/new-york/elena-velez/review/ . 13 February 2024.
  15. News: Lee . Justin . What I saw at the Longhouse Fashion Show . 9 May 2024 . First Things . 19 September 2023.

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