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Kasper Braskén @kasperbrasken.bsky.social · 2d

Academics in the US are increasingly under threat. Mark Bray is a great scholar who has made substantial contributions to the critical study of antifascism and fascism. Threats and intimidation cannot be accepted as the new normal.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 4h

How Mark Bray, author of the book on antifa, was targeted with death threats:

— Trump signs EO designating antifa as terrorists
— DHS memo warns about "antifa-aligned" individuals
— Far-right trolls target Bray on X
— TPUSA treasurer launches petition against Bray

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He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2h

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 39m

Can you hear the words coming out of your mouth, Megan?

Yes, the guy who received so many threats because of your own actions he had to flee to Europe isn’t the real victim. No. You are, because people called you out.

Megyn Doyle, a student at Rutgers and the treasurer for the Turning Point USA chapter who started the Change.org petition to remove Bray, told Fox News Digital in a statement that Di Filippo's petition is slanderous.
"The petition once again proves that Conservative students are always on the receiving end of hate when speaking about concerning issues," Doyle said.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 41m

We never incited violence, we just called this guy a member of antifa who funded terrorism and told our followers to pay him a visit ha ha and then a totally unrelated group of people threatened to murder him in front of his students ha ha

"The petition to disband our Turning Point chapter is blatantly defamatory," Ava Kwan, outreach coordinator for the Turning Point USA chapter at Rutgers, told Fox News Digital in a statement.
"The accusations of 'inciting violence' and 'making threats' are complete lies," Kwan said. "The same people claiming we're suppressing their free speech are actively trying to silence us for speaking the truth. It's not just ironic, it's hypocritical and absurd."

tpusa_rutgers Do you want to become a socialist? If so, make sure to pay this professor a visit!!!! All jokes aside help us report this professor who has ties to Antifa which now is designated as a domestic terrorist organization. DO YOUR PART AND HELP MAKE RUTGERS A PLACE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO LEARN WITHOUT BECOMING A RADICAL SOCIALIST

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 46m

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’

Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

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VOX-Pol @vox-pol.bsky.social · 11h

We're launching our latest report on researching the far-right at 6pm UK/1pm US east coast time today.

The webinar will be chaired by @lizzypearson.bsky.social & feature author @antoniavaughan.bsky.social & discussant @audreygagnon.bsky.social.

More info.: voxpol.eu/events/new-v...

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 11h

Our October Newsletter is out! 🎉 Subscribe now by clicking this link (tinyurl.com/mrx77k7k) and stay updated on our latest publications, blog posts, available vacancies, and other activities. Don't miss out! 📬

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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 11h

If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12h

The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...

GB News suffers huge loss despite doubling revenue and growing audience

The TV channel, whose well-known presenters include Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, fell to a pre-tax loss of £33.4m in the year to 31 May, 2024

www.business-live.co.uk

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 1d

The man who carried out the Manchester synagogue attack made a 999 call where he pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.

Jihad Al-Shamie pledged allegiance to 'Islamic State' in 999 call

Police confirm the attacker made the call after he crashed his car into a brick wall.

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Isabelle van der Vegt 🟥 @isabellevdv.bsky.social · 1d

PhD opportunity on online hate among youth (Dutch required). Come work with us! #DutchAcademia #AcademicJobs www.uu.nl/organisatie/...

PhD: Cyberhaat begrijpen en aanpakken

Wil jij een bijdrage leveren aan het beter begrijpen, in kaart brengen en aanpakken van cyberhaat? Dan is deze positie iets voor jou!

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 17d

📢 Exciting news! Check out the new publication by C-REX director @arjupskas.bsky.social and affiliate @jacravn.bsky.social: "Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Norway" featured in The Oxford Handbook of Norwegian Politics! #NorwegianPolitics #Extremism global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 16d

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 14d

📢 Publication alert! C-REX scholar @grahammacklin.bsky.social & former postdoc Kacper Rekawek have contributed to the new book "Foreign Fighters and the Extreme Right," exploring the dynamics of far-right volunteers beyond the Ukraine War. A must-read! www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...

Foreign Fighters and the Extreme Right | Tracking Far-Right Volunteers

Foreign Fighters and the Extreme Right is the first comprehensive academic study taking an in-depth look at white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other right-wing

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 9d

📢 New Blog Post! 🚨 Just a month before the Dutch elections, Iris Beau Segers and @leoniedejonge.bsky.social highlight the troubling normalization of far-right ideologies, the democratic erosion, and the recent violence at an anti-immigration demo in The Hague. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

Far-Right Normalization and Democratic Erosion: A Pre-Election Update from the Netherlands - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism

Just a month ahead of the Dutch elections, Léonie de Jonge and Iris B. Segers raise concerns about the growing normalization of extreme-right ideologies and actions, highlighted by the unprecedented v...

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 3d

📢 New blog post: "The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism." @katrif.bsky.social & Inger Skjelsbæk explore how gender influences violent extremism and advocate for viewing prevention efforts through a gender lens. #Gender #Extremism #Prevention www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

The Complex Relationship Between Gender and Violent Extremism - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism

The authors outline the many ways in which gender has relevance for violent extremism and propose seeing prevention work through a gender lens.

www.sv.uio.no

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Subscribe to our new mailing list for the RightNow! blog! by clicking this link: shorturl.at/Frz6a. Get insights from C-REX researchers and other experts on contemporary far-right politics, including party dynamics, cultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...

RightNow! - C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism

Welcome to RightNow! Explore insights from C-REX researchers and other experts on contemporary far-right politics, including party dynamics, cultural trends, militancy, violence, and terrorism.

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t miss this event on how to research the far right safely with former C-REX postdoc @audreygagnon.bsky.social👇

Audrey Gagnon @audreygagnon.bsky.social · 2d

Looking forward to discussing how to research the far right safely in academia at the @vox-pol.bsky.social report launch. The report is by @antoniavaughan.bsky.social, with the event hosted by @lizzypearson.bsky.social

New VOX-Pol Report Online Launch - VOX - Pol

09/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm - VOX-Pol is publishing a new report titled Researching the Far Right Safely in Academia: Current Practices and Constraints by Dr Antonia Vaughan on Thursday 9 October 2...

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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 2d

Man arrested at outside Mass marking start of Supreme Court term had 200 explosive devices: Police

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Man arrested at outside Mass marking start of Supreme Court term had 200 explosive devices: Police

A man arrested outside the annual Red Mass ceremony held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral had over 200 explosive devices in a tent on the church’s stairs, according to police. Louis Geri, 41, tout…

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Teresa Völker @tevoelker.bsky.social · 2d

New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 2d

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally. HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · 2d

Police have arrested a 46 year old man in connection with the East Sussex mosque arson

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 5d

This week the Society also launched the call for its First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, 2026.

Eligible titles, published in 2025, should be submitted by the author before the closing date of 15 December. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v

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Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2026: submissions now invited - RHS

The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2026 and Early Career Article Prize, 2026. The call for submissions opens on Monday 29 September 2025 and runs to Monday 15 ...

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