Did Kyle Langford, a Republican candidate for governor of California, post a photo of himself in front of the Auschwitz-Stammlager Nazi concentration camp, along with the description “My 0% Unemployment Plan”? Yes, that’s true: Screenshots of the X post were authentic. In response to criticism for the post, Langford insisted “I wasn’t joking, I think it is exactly what is needed…”
The screenshot appeared in a July 26, 2025, post on Instagram (archived here), which criticized Langford, calling his post “hatred in disguise”. This is what it looked like at the time of publication:
he sure is leaning hard into that look… just needs a toothbrush moustache to top it off.
hatred in disguise
That’s a weird way to say “capitally punishable”
Dude has a face as hateable as Martin Shkreli.
Has it affected his candidacy?
Should affect his life expectancy
Really needs to. California needs to make it very clear: nazis who dont like drugs and kink aren’t tolerated here.
Look, i know, but you cant nuke sf and palo alto without hitting oakland. It just can’t be done.
He’s probably being prepped for a trump cabinet position after this
he’s a clown and a nobody. zero chance he gets even 5% of the vote in the primary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_gubernatorial_election
for republicans: chad bianco and steve hilton are the likely serious contender at this time. primary isn’t for another year tho, the actual election isn’t for 1.5 years
considering California’s voting style and Newsom’s reaction to Trump being approved of even when people arn’t happy about him. This dude has a massive uphill battle
I think exactly what is needed is kyle Langford’s body hanging by his neck from a tree as a warning to other nazi subhumans. I’m only joking of course, but I think that’s exactly what’s needed.
I don’t think it’s funny to joke about such serious things.
It seems like a great idea.
Someone should debate him in the marketplace of ideas using a blunt instrument
Blunt, or, you know; whatever kind.
I mean could he just turn himself in at a prison if he wants to work as slave labor
So I Googled this guy, and he is a literal eco-fascist.
He defines himself as a “Christian eco-nationalist” who wants to solve California’s problems by deploying AI to stop wildfires and using prison labor - excuse me, “restorative justice labor”, God I hate conservative assholes who redefine social justice terminology - to rebuild California’s infrastructure.
He’s also a passionate Catholic who thinks the solution for California’s problems is to return to the religion that once made California great.
Also, he’s young enough that September 11th was his first memory, which is, you know, I read a comic book about him 20 years ago?
And while I think it’s fascinating that a major political candidate in the United States is running on an explicitly eco-fascist platform - and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a lot more of those candidates in the next decade or so - at this point he’s an embarrassment desperate for page views and nothing more.
I would still vote for him over Gavin though.
