Graham Macklin
@grahammacklin.bsky.social
Historian @crexuio.bluesky.social University of Oslo. Interested in the far right, fascism & terrorism. I co-edit Routledge’s Fascism & the Far Right book series: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Studies-in-Fascism-and-the-Far-Right/book-series/FFR
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Canadian school shooter was 'addicted' to gore and violence web sites
Canadian school shooter was 'addicted' to gore and violence web sites
The teen behind one of Canada’s worst mass shootings had an online life that mirrored that of American mass shooters.
www.usatoday.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Canadian school shooter was 'addicted' to gore and violence web sites
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The caliber of person that Goodwin has campaigning for him in Denton and Gorton, via @manchestermill.bsky.social -
'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton share.google/SJZ1GeUkW524...
'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton share.google/SJZ1GeUkW524...
'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton
Members of Reform's campaign team shared racist content online and aligned themselves with far-right groups
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February 15, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The caliber of person that Goodwin has campaigning for him in Denton and Gorton, via @manchestermill.bsky.social -
'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton share.google/SJZ1GeUkW524...
'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton share.google/SJZ1GeUkW524...
Labour Calls Out Reform's By-Election Candidate Over Racism Allegations Against His Campaign Team
Labour Calls Out Reform's By-Election Candidate Over Racism Allegations Against His Campaign Team
Lucy Powell urged Matt Goodwin to reject support from those who have expressed extreme views online.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Labour Calls Out Reform's By-Election Candidate Over Racism Allegations Against His Campaign Team
Labour Calls Out Reform's By-Election Candidate Over Racism Allegations Against His Campaign Team
Labour Calls Out Reform's By-Election Candidate Over Racism Allegations Against His Campaign Team
Lucy Powell urged Matt Goodwin to reject support from those who have expressed extreme views online.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Labour Calls Out Reform's By-Election Candidate Over Racism Allegations Against His Campaign Team
UK far right lines up behind Rupert Lowe in challenge to Reform. MP who fell out with Nigel Farage and has backing of Elon Musk launches anti-immigration party in Great Yarmouth
UK far right lines up behind Rupert Lowe in challenge to Reform
MP who fell out with Nigel Farage and has backing of Elon Musk launches anti-immigration party in Great Yarmouth
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
UK far right lines up behind Rupert Lowe in challenge to Reform. MP who fell out with Nigel Farage and has backing of Elon Musk launches anti-immigration party in Great Yarmouth
“France's government said Sunday the "ultra-left" was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right [Nemesis collective], after the killing inflamed political tension ahead of March local elections.”
'Ultra-left' blamed for youth's killing that shocked France
France's government said Sunday the "ultra-left" was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right, after the killing inflamed political tension ahead of March local elections.
www.france24.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“France's government said Sunday the "ultra-left" was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right [Nemesis collective], after the killing inflamed political tension ahead of March local elections.”
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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off-scale Partridge energy here
When I lived in Japan, far-right parties used to drive around blaring out propaganda from loudspeaker vans. People saw them as public nuisances at best, dangerous nutters at worst. Interesting to see Matt Goodwin adopt the same strategy.
February 15, 2026 at 9:25 AM
off-scale Partridge energy here
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Turning Point USA is allegedly "purging" staffers, after Candace Owens's crazy theories about TPUSA's involvement in Charlie Kirk's murder started to catch on with their own employees.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
Candace Owens Gets Inside TPUSA’s Head
Her nutty theories about the killing of Charlie Kirk have won over some of his organization’s employees.
www.thebulwark.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Turning Point USA is allegedly "purging" staffers, after Candace Owens's crazy theories about TPUSA's involvement in Charlie Kirk's murder started to catch on with their own employees.
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
My latest False Flag newsletter for @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/candace-ow...
Senior Reform UK figures attend launch of How to Launder Money book. Co-author George Cottrell is close aide to party leader Nigel Farage and served several months in US prison
Senior Reform UK figures attend launch of How to Launder Money book
Co-author George Cottrell is close aide to party leader Nigel Farage and served several months in US prison
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Senior Reform UK figures attend launch of How to Launder Money book. Co-author George Cottrell is close aide to party leader Nigel Farage and served several months in US prison
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It’s finally done. Absolutely thrilled to have submitted THE SHAH'S GREAT TOUR – my global microhistory of the epic royal journeys of Persia's monarchs to Imperial Europe – for production. May it reshape our understanding of monarchy and the world order in the imperial age.
February 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM
It’s finally done. Absolutely thrilled to have submitted THE SHAH'S GREAT TOUR – my global microhistory of the epic royal journeys of Persia's monarchs to Imperial Europe – for production. May it reshape our understanding of monarchy and the world order in the imperial age.
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe launches new party
Great Yarmouth MP Rupert Lowe launches Restore Britain party
The new party is set up by former Reform UK member, Rupert Lowe.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe launches new party
Russia poisoned Navalny using frog toxin, five European nations say
Munich Security Conference live: Russia poisoned Navalny using frog toxin, five European nations say
‘Only the Russian state had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin to target Navalny,’ UK, France, Germany, Sweden and Netherlands say
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Russia poisoned Navalny using frog toxin, five European nations say
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Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters
‘A different set of rules’: thermal drone footage shows Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship datacenters
Tommy Robinson took to social media this evening to proclaim himself a 'priority target' for ISIS, adding he had fled the UK after receiving a call from Bedfordshire Police
Far-right thug Tommy Robinson flees UK after police warning over terror threat
Far-right thug Tommy Robinson took to social media this evening to proclaim himself a 'priority target' for ISIS, adding he had fled the UK after receiving a call from Bedfordshire Police
www.mirror.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Tommy Robinson took to social media this evening to proclaim himself a 'priority target' for ISIS, adding he had fled the UK after receiving a call from Bedfordshire Police
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🧵/ Our February European Political Monthly survey once again finds attitudes to the USA hitting new lows
Net favourability of the USA in...
🇩🇪 -56 (down 5 from Jan)
🇫🇷 -52 (down 18)
🇮🇹 -43 (down 5)
🇪🇸 -41 (down 4)
🇬🇧 -41 (down 7)
🇵🇱 -5 (new)
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
Net favourability of the USA in...
🇩🇪 -56 (down 5 from Jan)
🇫🇷 -52 (down 18)
🇮🇹 -43 (down 5)
🇪🇸 -41 (down 4)
🇬🇧 -41 (down 7)
🇵🇱 -5 (new)
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
🧵/ Our February European Political Monthly survey once again finds attitudes to the USA hitting new lows
Net favourability of the USA in...
🇩🇪 -56 (down 5 from Jan)
🇫🇷 -52 (down 18)
🇮🇹 -43 (down 5)
🇪🇸 -41 (down 4)
🇬🇧 -41 (down 7)
🇵🇱 -5 (new)
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
Net favourability of the USA in...
🇩🇪 -56 (down 5 from Jan)
🇫🇷 -52 (down 18)
🇮🇹 -43 (down 5)
🇪🇸 -41 (down 4)
🇬🇧 -41 (down 7)
🇵🇱 -5 (new)
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
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The community note is the icing on the cake.
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The community note is the icing on the cake.
“Handmaid’s Tale future”: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
“Handmaid’s Tale future”: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Two men who planned to target the Jewish community in Manchester in what police said could have been "the UK's most deadly terror attack" have been jailed for life.
Men jailed over plot to attack Jewish community in Manchester
They were planning what police say could have been
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Two men who planned to target the Jewish community in Manchester in what police said could have been "the UK's most deadly terror attack" have been jailed for life.
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Today is my book's second birthday! It's relevant for understanding how militias both function think about themselves, including why many have a disjoint between their complacency about ICE alongside longstanding concerns about govt tyranny.
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Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement
NPR's Andrew Limbong talks to Amy Cooter of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies about how realistic an idea of a second civil war is
Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement i...
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February 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Today is my book's second birthday! It's relevant for understanding how militias both function think about themselves, including why many have a disjoint between their complacency about ICE alongside longstanding concerns about govt tyranny.
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Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now
Three judges rule against the Home Office in a massive blow to the government, but say the ban must remain until a further hearing.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now
Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies. US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies
Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies
US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Trump official allies with Europe’s far right in attacks on migration and hate speech policies. US state department’s Sarah B Rogers has become face of White House’s hostility to European liberal democracies
Lorry driver who prepared for 'race war' jailed
Lorry driver who made guns and prepared for 'race war' is jailed
Thomas McKenna, 60, had set up a gun-conversion factory in a caravan in South Ockenden, Essex.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Lorry driver who prepared for 'race war' jailed
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Thank you to everyone who has been part of C‑REX — to the 60+ people who have been affiliated or worked with us, our research assistants, advisory board, national and international partners, and all who’ve taken part in our activities.
February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Thank you to everyone who has been part of C‑REX — to the 60+ people who have been affiliated or worked with us, our research assistants, advisory board, national and international partners, and all who’ve taken part in our activities.
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Finally, we've published the compendium Knowing What’s (Far) Right – an open access, accessible summary of research based answers to complex questions whose several entries have been read more than 50,000 times. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Clear answers to complex questions - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
This guide offers concise, evidence-based responses to key questions surrounding far-right populism, radicalization, and political violence.
www.sv.uio.no
February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Finally, we've published the compendium Knowing What’s (Far) Right – an open access, accessible summary of research based answers to complex questions whose several entries have been read more than 50,000 times. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...