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
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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Ian Miles Cheong: Everyone must go back to the country where they are born. Please don't tell people I'm living in Malaysia, where I was born, but spend my entire life complaining about America.
Ian Miles Cheong: *has been secretly living in Dubai this whole time*
Ian Miles Cheong: *has been secretly living in Dubai this whole time*
Someone is having concerns about Twitter privacy all of a sudden
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ian Miles Cheong: Everyone must go back to the country where they are born. Please don't tell people I'm living in Malaysia, where I was born, but spend my entire life complaining about America.
Ian Miles Cheong: *has been secretly living in Dubai this whole time*
Ian Miles Cheong: *has been secretly living in Dubai this whole time*
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges. The Senate homeland security committee's chair has asked researchers to turn over troves of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to a letter reviewed by WIRED.
Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges
The Senate homeland security committee's chair has asked researchers to turn over troves of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to a letter reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges. The Senate homeland security committee's chair has asked researchers to turn over troves of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to a letter reviewed by WIRED.
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Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested a few days before he is due to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence.
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro arrested days before starting his 27-year prison sentence
Brazil’s federal police have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro preemptively, days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been arrested a few days before he is due to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence.
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Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro detained by police, lawyer says reut.rs/4poEdku
Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro detained by police, lawyer says
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was taken into federal police custody on Saturday, his lawyer told Reuters, ending months of house arrest as he appealed a Supreme Court conviction for attacks on Brazil's democracy.
reut.rs
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Brazil ex-president Bolsonaro detained by police, lawyer says reut.rs/4poEdku
Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Trump feud
High-profile Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Trump feud
The Georgia representative will leave office in the New Year.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Trump feud
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NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Nathan Gill - judge’s sentencing remarks
www.judiciary.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nathan Gill - judge’s sentencing remarks
After outrage, Coast Guard says it will continue to define swastikas as hate symbols. New regulations had said swastikas and nooses, symbols of antisemitism and racism, were merely “potentially divisive.”
After outrage, Coast Guard says it will continue to define swastikas as hate symbols - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New regulations had said swastikas and nooses, symbols of antisemitism and racism, were merely "potentially divisive."
www.jta.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
After outrage, Coast Guard says it will continue to define swastikas as hate symbols. New regulations had said swastikas and nooses, symbols of antisemitism and racism, were merely “potentially divisive.”
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russia bribes
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russia bribes
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill is being sentenced for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign
Reform UK's former Wales leader Nathan Gill is being sentenced over pro-Russia bribes
Nathan Gill, who led Reform UK in Wales, has pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill is being sentenced for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists. Important new piece from @hopenothate.org.uk. More to follow soon! hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/20/e...
Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists – HOPE not hate
A group of far-right activists have formed a new information gathering unit and have progressive activists in their sights, HOPE not hate (HNH) can reveal. ...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists. Important new piece from @hopenothate.org.uk. More to follow soon! hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/20/e...
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Reform UK receives millions from crypto investors – then champions crypto. Imitating Donald Trump’s MAGA playbook, Nigel Farage and his party Reform UK have spent this year cosying up to the crypto industry. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/19/r...
Reform UK receives millions from crypto investors - then champions crypto – HOPE not hate
Reform UK, which has received funding from crypto investors Christopher Harborne and Simon William Smith, has been singing crypto’s praises. Imitating Donald Trump’s MAGA playbook,...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Reform UK receives millions from crypto investors – then champions crypto. Imitating Donald Trump’s MAGA playbook, Nigel Farage and his party Reform UK have spent this year cosying up to the crypto industry. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/19/r...
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New Reform UK youth wing leader attended Tommy Robinson rally.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/13/n...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/13/n...
New Reform UK youth wing leader attended Tommy Robinson rally
Earlier this week, 21-year-old Jack Eccles announced that he has been chosen as president of Reform UK’s new youth wing. Eccles wrote that the new group, called Students for Reform, will “combat woke ...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New Reform UK youth wing leader attended Tommy Robinson rally.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/13/n...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/13/n...
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A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
Active Club Midlands: Fascist Fight Club Exposed – HOPE not hate
A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network,...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A new generation of fascists are fusing combat training with extremist ideology. HOPE not hate investigates the Midlands chapter of the secretive Active Club network, and exposes the figures driving its expansion. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/30/a...
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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🚨 NEW: HOPE not hate can today reveal that a group of far- right activists has set up a covert research unit to gather data on thousands of progressives. Our team has gone inside their chat group to discover more about their plans. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/20/e...
Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists – HOPE not hate
A group of far-right activists have formed a new information gathering unit and have progressive activists in their sights, HOPE not hate (HNH) can reveal. ...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🚨 NEW: HOPE not hate can today reveal that a group of far- right activists has set up a covert research unit to gather data on thousands of progressives. Our team has gone inside their chat group to discover more about their plans. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/20/e...
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Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-mu...
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Strongly suspect that this is what will happen here in 28/9. Tories will replace Badenoch with a leader prepared to try it and Farage (as per 2019 but this time as the senior partner) will continue to deny he'll do a stand-down deal - right up until the point he does one.
French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country | Paul Taylor
In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Strongly suspect that this is what will happen here in 28/9. Tories will replace Badenoch with a leader prepared to try it and Farage (as per 2019 but this time as the senior partner) will continue to deny he'll do a stand-down deal - right up until the point he does one.
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This hasn't received much coverage so far, but Andy Ngo has sued @observeruk for an article (a review of a Mumford and Sons album) that called him an "alt-right agitator"
www.law360.com/articles/241...
www.law360.com/articles/241...
Influencer Says 'Alt-Right' Label In Review Defamed Him - Law360
A conservative American author urged a London judge on Wednesday to rule that a review of a Mumford & Sons album in The Observer newspaper had defamed him by referring to him as an "alt-right agit...
www.law360.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This hasn't received much coverage so far, but Andy Ngo has sued @observeruk for an article (a review of a Mumford and Sons album) that called him an "alt-right agitator"
www.law360.com/articles/241...
www.law360.com/articles/241...
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Two more former Dulwich College pupils have come forward, on the record, to say they heard Farage racially abusing Peter Ettedgui,
Latest story with Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Latest story with Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at school
A former friend and others who were at Dulwich college with the now Reform UK leader speak of his behaviour
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Two more former Dulwich College pupils have come forward, on the record, to say they heard Farage racially abusing Peter Ettedgui,
Latest story with Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
Latest story with Dan Boffey and @drblacklock.bsky.social
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This $4 billion industry profits off of America’s school shooting epidemic.
“Every time there is a shooting, we see an uptick in business,” says one, featured in the new HBO documentary Thoughts and Prayers.
Read Julianne McShane's full Q&A with the filmmakers here: http://bit.ly/43CZte2
“Every time there is a shooting, we see an uptick in business,” says one, featured in the new HBO documentary Thoughts and Prayers.
Read Julianne McShane's full Q&A with the filmmakers here: http://bit.ly/43CZte2
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This $4 billion industry profits off of America’s school shooting epidemic.
“Every time there is a shooting, we see an uptick in business,” says one, featured in the new HBO documentary Thoughts and Prayers.
Read Julianne McShane's full Q&A with the filmmakers here: http://bit.ly/43CZte2
“Every time there is a shooting, we see an uptick in business,” says one, featured in the new HBO documentary Thoughts and Prayers.
Read Julianne McShane's full Q&A with the filmmakers here: http://bit.ly/43CZte2