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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 1d

Radical Reports returns on Wednesday, October 8th.

The newsletter will once again begin publishing on a regular schedule, and there will be an announcement about the feature of the newsletter later this month.

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EU DisinfoLab @disinfo.eu · 1d

📢💌 Our latest #DisinfoUpdate is out!

This edition dives into the global disinfo landscape, from AI propaganda & climate falsehoods to platform accountability & foreign influence ops.

Don’t miss it 👉 www.disinfo.eu/disinfo-upda...

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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.

www.sv.uio.no

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 5d

JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as ‘Blood Libel’ — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

JD Vance Trivializes Jewish History by Referring to ICE Criticism as 'Blood Libel' — But Reveals What this Admin Thinks of Jews

Last week, in an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, Vice President JD Vance accused critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of committing “blood libel” against ICE agents. As Va...

religiondispatches.org

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 5d

'We're scared, and we are worried:' Listening to Nashville's Jewish community in a time of hate

In a world where hate has become a powerful force in American society, one group of Middle Tennesseans may know as much as anyone about dealing with that hate.

www.newschannel5.com

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 5d

From neo-Nazis to pedophilia: The online world of young men drawn to extreme violence

Two investigations launched in France shed light on a disturbing phenomenon originating in the United States: digital spaces where young boys engage in horribly deviant behavior.

www.lemonde.fr

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 5d

Why Anti-Fascists are in Trump’s Crosshairs — Again

Why Anti-Fascists are in Trump's Crosshairs — Again

Trump and his allies have blamed the left for the bulk of political violence, despite the long history of far-right attacks.

inkstickmedia.com

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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 5d

Trump is following Viktor Orbán’s playbook in Hungary—redrawing districts, undermining courts, and attacking civil rights to consolidate power. Backed by Project 2025 and the Heritage Foundation, this model of centralized authoritarian rule is crossing into the U.S.

Trump’s Political Playbook Follows Hungary’s Authoriatarian Path Project 2025’s Goal All Along

Trump’s strategy echoes Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian model in Hungary—using gerrymandering, judicial control, and attacks on immigration, education, and civil rights to entrench power. With Project 20...

globalextremism.org

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 5d

White nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes is making the rounds on podcasts with millions of viewers

White nationalist streamer and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes is potentially spreading his extremist commentary to millions via guest appearances on numerous online shows. Since June, he's appeared on ...

www.mediamatters.org

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 15d

Inside the Hidden Conservative Network Bankrolling an “Ecosystem” of Right-Wing News

Inside the hidden conservative network bankrolling an "ecosystem" of right-wing news

John Solomon's Informing America set out to create an echo chamber to shape public opinion. It's working.

www.motherjones.com

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 15d

The Right’s Insidious New “Manhattan Project for Babies”

The Heritage Foundation’s new “Manhattan Project for Babies” wraps Christian nationalism in the guise of a plan to raise birth rates.

newrepublic.com

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 15d

The American Template and the Rise of a New Transnational Far-Right

Trumpism acts as a symbolic and catalytic force, mainstreaming exclusionary ideas and tightening transnational networks across the Far Right.

www.csohate.org

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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 15d

Charlie Kirk’s assassination is being weaponized by far-right leaders and extremist groups to stoke fear and justify violence. Conspiracy theories and calls for retribution are spreading across the U.S. and abroad, escalating already dangerous tensions.

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Charlie Kirk’s Murder Sparks Calls for Civil War And Violent Retribution Against Political Opponents

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has become a rallying cry for far-right extremists worldwide. White supremacist groups, Trump allies, and far-right influencers are weaponizing his murder to call for...

globalextremism.org

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 16d

New Memo Reveals Push for FBI to Designate Trans Advocacy as Violent Extremism

The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project is circulating petitions in an effort to move the proposal forward.

truthout.org

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 16d

“Extremist groups that have been booted from mainstream platforms have found new homes in gaming and gaming-adjacent spaces.”

Rise of the new radical internet

Gaming platforms are drawing new scrutiny for harboring hate and exploitation in closed forums that remain hidden until problems spill out, often too late.

www.axios.com

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 16d

Extremist Active Club network uses fitness to recruit its members

Extremist Active Club network uses fitness to recruit its members | The Excerpt

YouTube video by USA TODAY

www.youtube.com

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 26d

Right-Wing Activists Are Targeting People for Allegedly Celebrating Charlie Kirk’s Death

Extremists and an anonymously run website are posting identifying details about people accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s murder online. Some of those targeted are now getting death threats.

www.wired.com

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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 26d

On the killing of Charlie Kirk, political violence, and the right’s response

Charlie Kirk, a powerful right-wing activist, popular podcaster, and close friend and ally to President Donald Trump, was shot and killed while speaking at a college in Utah on Wednesday. Politicians ...

www.mediamatters.org

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Political Research Associates @praeyesright.bsky.social · 26d

In this episode of Lifting the Curtain, Leo Ferguson from @jfrejnyc.bsky.social and PRA’s @vetanthropology.bsky.social explore the intertwined histories of antisemitism and racism, and how politics around Israel's genocide in Palestine are challenging these movements. Tune in now: ow.ly/jK7a50WVW3s.

Anti-Antisemitism and Antiracism with Leo Ferguson and Steven Gardiner

This episode of Lifting the Curtain on Antisemitism breaks down how antisemitism is tied to anti-immigrant movements and anti-Blackness, and how they work together to reinforce systems of oppression.

ow.ly

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · 29d

Leaked records trace path from overseas Neo-Nazi groups to Australia's emboldened far-right

How overseas Neo-Nazi groups are shaping Australia's far-right

As the National Socialist Network follows the script of a far-right playbook in an attempt to position itself as a political movement, there are moves to have it proscribed as a terrorist group.

www.abc.net.au

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · Sep 8

Right-wing media's campaign for military intervention and regime change in Venezuela

Right-wing media outlets have spent August and September agitating for the Trump administration to take military action against Venezuela, including possibly toppling the government of President Nicol...

www.mediamatters.org

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · Sep 8

Australian neo-Nazi attack on sacred Indigenous site a worrying trend

Attack on site sacred to Aboriginal community followed an anti-immigration rally in Melbourne city.

www.aljazeera.com

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Radical Reports @radicalreports.bsky.social · Sep 8

White Nationalist groups often use similar design aesthetics for logos and propaganda, and typically use symbols and imagery not necessarily associated with White Supremacist ideology.

Explore @globalextremism.bsky.social's Global Extremist Symbols Database: globalextremism.org/global-extre...

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · Sep 7

My latest in @us.theguardian.com: Texas AG Ken Paxton wants students to pray in school, unless they’re Muslim www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school – unless they’re Muslim

Ken Paxton, who is running for US Senate, is urging schools to say the Lord’s Prayer as a Republican law goes into effect

www.theguardian.com

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Spencer Sunshine @transform6789.bsky.social · Sep 8

Dark Foreigner is Atomwaffen’s graphic designer whose work is still super influential today in neo-Nazi terrorist networks

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Terror propagandist 'Dark Foreigner' sentenced to 10 years in prison | CBC News

Patrick Gordon MacDonald will spend 10 years in prison for inciting hate, fear and division by calling for violence against Jews with terrorist propaganda images and videos he helped make.

www.cbc.ca

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