Anti-Fascism and Far Right

Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege A new wave of aspiring neo-Nazi terrorists has arisen—including the infamous Atomwaffen Division. And they have a bible: James Mason’s Siege, which praises terrorism, serial killers, and Charles Manso...

After five years of research, my book "Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s 'Siege'" is finally out on Routledge! Will do a May 30 online book talk + IRL talks in Germany, Britain & Norway. (see below)
 
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Think Tories are Islamophobic? You don’t know the half of it – we have the figures | Nick Lowles We’ve surveyed Conservative members, and it’s clear that the radical right is winning the battle for the party’s soul, say Nick Lowles, chief executive of Hope Not Hate

“Think Tories are Islamophobic? You don’t know the half of it – we have the figures

We’ve surveyed Conservative members, and it’s clear that the radical right is winning the battle for the party’s soul”

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'You've booked a Nazi band': The dark side of Aussie metal Hitler salutes, white supremacy slogans and symbols of hate … insiders say Nazi bands have become an open secret within Australia's metal scene, as fans prepare for the return of major international e...

Hitler salutes, white supremacy slogans and symbols of hate:

insiders say Nazi bands have become an open secret within Australia’s metal scene, as fans prepare for the return of major international event Knotfest next month

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Russian neo-Nazi unit defying Putin's orders to cover up "war crimes" Russian paramilitary group Task Force Rusich published a post "about the [encouragement] of execution of prisoners."

Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group says it has defied President Vladimir Putin's order to delete a social media post that called for the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war

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I Was Banned From CPAC, but the Extremists Weren’t

From the lobby, I watched neo-Nazis and other far-right figures waltz unimpeded into Conservative Political Action Conference

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Surprise: The GOP’s Favorite Gathering Was Full of Nazis Despite denials from the conference's leaders, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and racists did attend CPAC over the weekend.

Surprise: The GOP’s Favorite Gathering Was Full of Nazis

Despite denials from the conference's leaders, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists, and racists did attend CPAC over the weekend

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Massachusetts GOP Candidate Is A Neo-Nazi Who Wants To ‘Expel’ Jews And ‘Overthrow The Government’ On March 5, 2024, voters in Massachusetts' First Suffolk District will choose two candidates -- a man and a woman -- for the Republican State Committee. One candidate, Lori Kauffman, is an unabashed N...

Massachusetts GOP Candidate Is A Neo-Nazi Who Wants To ‘Expel’ Jews And ‘Overthrow The Government’

Via @eyesontheright.bsky.social

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Islamophobia and antisemitism in UK politics have a grim, exhausting symmetry | Rafael Behr Jewish and Muslim identities are not signifiers of party loyalty – but the polarising vortex of Westminster seems determined to treat them as such, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

“None of these experiences is exactly equivalent. Antisemitism on the left and Islamophobia on the right can’t be formulated as a balanced string of political algebra. But there is a grim symmetry of blind spots, self-righteous denial and selective outrage.”

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Three men accused of preparing '3D-printed firearm attack' on Islamic centre The trio are said to have been members of a neo-Nazi chat group on which they shared extreme right-wing propaganda and documents and provided plans and advice on the creation of weapons and training.

3 men have appeared in court accused of planning to attack an Islamic centre using a 3D-printed firearm

The trio are said to have been members of a neo-Nazi chat group on which they shared extreme right-wing propaganda & documents

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Pleased to see this out in J. of British Studies.

In it I try use Herbert Read's debate with Snow to explore shifts in anarchist thinking - esp. the vision of the state and the language they used to challenge it - between the 19th & mid-20th C.

Weapons of Mass Hate Dissemination: The Use of Artificial Intelligence by Right-Wing Extremists

Weapons of Mass Hate Dissemination: The Use of Artificial Intelligence by Right-Wing Extremists

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Lee Anderson stripped of Tory whip over Sadiq Khan comments Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had ‘given our capital away’ to Islamists prompted widespread outrage

Lee Anderson stripped of Tory whip over Sadiq Khan comments

Claim by Ashfield MP that London mayor had ‘given our capital away’ to Islamists prompted widespread outrage

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A gunman killed and injured protesters at a BLM march. Why did police blame the victims? Survivors of a mass shooting have publicly shared video contradicting police claims that victims were armed and part of a ‘confrontation’

A gunman killed and injured protesters at a BLM march. Why did police blame the victims?

Survivors of a mass shooting have publicly shared video contradicting police claims that victims were armed and part of a ‘confrontation’

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Neo-Nazis holding sign saying ‘Jews love genocide’ protest in Florida park The group also held a placard calling for ‘a future for white children’

Neo-Nazis holding sign saying ‘Jews love genocide’ protest in Florida park

The group also held a placard calling for ‘a future for white children’

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Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals Five years on from the attacks, a detailed investigation of the shooter’s online radicalisation shows he was openly posting about his plans. Why was it missed and what can we learn?

Christchurch terrorist discussed attacks online a year before carrying them out, new research reveals

“For 4 years before his attack, Tarrant had been posting anonymously but publicly on the online message board 4chan about the need to attack people of colour”

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Judge clears charges against alleged white supremacists, says there's a bias against the far right In his decision, a judge agreed that the alleged white nationalists were being selectively prosecuted instead of 'far-left extremist groups, such as Antifa.'

Judge clears charges against alleged white supremacists

“In his decision, Judge Carney granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss, agreeing that Rundo and Boman were being selectively prosecuted, while ‘far-left extremist groups, such as Antifa’ were not.”

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Anger as Holocaust denier David Irving promotes upcoming 'guided tour' of Nazi extermination camps His trip to sites such as Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka and Majdanek branded 'grotesque insult to the dead'

Topping up glass to toast the death of Holocaust Denier, Nazi sympathiser, and all round low life, David Irving.

This account also put a stop to his money-spinning ‘tours’ of Nazi extermination camps back in 2019.

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White Warriors and Weak Women: Identifying Central Discourses of Masculinity in Neo-Nazi Telegram Channels Building on calls for more analyses of constructions of gender within extremist groups, this study examines Australian neo-Nazis’ construction of hegemonic masculinity on the digital media platform...

White Warriors and Weak Women: Identifying Central Discourses of Masculinity in Neo-Nazi Telegram Channels

This study examines Australian neo-Nazis’ construction of hegemonic masculinity on Telegram

Callum Jones, Steven Roberts & Brady Robards

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A mural depicting Ilaria Salis breaking her chains painted on a wall in Rome

‘It is too dangerous’: father of Italian antifascist held in Hungary fears for her safety Roberto Salis speaks out to emphasise the urgency of bringing his daughter Ilaria back to Italy

‘It is too dangerous’: father of Italian antifascist held in Hungary fears for her safety

Roberto Salis speaks out to emphasise the urgency of bringing his daughter Ilaria back to Italy.

She was arrested after a counter-demonstration against a neo-Nazi rally www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...

Neo-Nazis March Through Downtown Nashville in the Middle of Black History Month “These groups are being given a greenlight by people in suits,” State Rep. Justin Jones told The Daily Beast.

About two dozen neo-Nazis marched through Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, chanting and wielding giant swastika flags www.thedailybeast.com/neo-nazis-ma...

Bulgaria: On mayor’s order, police block march in honour of pro-Nazi leader Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, acting on an order issued by mayor Vassil Terziev, blocked the holding of the evening Lukov March, an annual procession in honour of Hristo Lukov, who…

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, blocked the holding of the evening Lukov March, an annual procession in honour of Hristo Lukov, who in the 1930s and 1940s was the leader of the neo-Nazi Union of Bulgarian National Legions

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Germany's top security official wants easier ways to track right-wing extremist financing Germany’s top security official says she aims to make it easier to trace right-wing extremists’ financing and plans to set up an “early recognition unit” to detect far-right and foreign disinformation...

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency says number of far-right extremists has been rising. In 2022, it reached 38,800, with 14,000 of them considered potentially violent.

The agency’s head, Thomas Haldenwang, said the numbers are believed to have risen again last year.

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How France’s National Rally plans to take the European Parliament hostage Marine Le Pen’s party eyes alliances with conservatives and the center-right after European election.

How France’s National Rally plans to take the European Parliament hostage

Marine Le Pen’s party eyes alliances with conservatives and the center-right after European election

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How Trump phones in his support for far-right groups It's a low-cost way to connect with fans — and court fringe political groups without appearing on a stage or in photos with them.

How Trump phones in his support for far-right groups

Former President Trump has cut back on rallies and some campaigning to save money and attend court hearings, but he's making a habit of calling into live events to deliver messages to far-right supporters

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Former German spy chief founds new right-wing party A former German spy chief who was sacked after being accused of averting his eyes to the threat posed by the far-right founded a new right-wing party on Saturday, holding an inaugural party congress on a boat near Germany's old capital Bonn.

Hans-Georg Maassen, a former German spy chief who was sacked after being accused of averting his eyes to the threat posed by the far-right founded a new right-wing party The Werteunion, or Values Union on Saturday

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Far-right mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik loses Norway human rights case Breivik is serving a 21-year sentence, the maximum penalty at the time of his crimes

Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has lost his case against the state in his bid to end his isolation in prison.

The far-right fanatic, who killed 77 people in 2011, sued the state in January arguing his prison conditions violated his human rights.

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Italian town in turmoil after far-right mayor bans Muslim prayers Bangladeshi residents and others in Monfalcone say decisions to prohibit worship at cultural centres and banning burkinis at the beach is part of anti-Islam agenda

Italian town in turmoil after far-right mayor bans Muslim prayers

Bangladeshi residents and others in Monfalcone say decisions to prohibit worship at cultural centres and banning burkinis at the beach is part of anti-Islam agenda

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Germany unveils measures to tackle far-right surge - BBC News The interior minister said recent mass protests against extremism spurred the government to take action.

German government has announced a package of legal measures aimed at fighting right-wing extremism.

It comes after weeks of mass demonstrations against the far-right swept through German towns and cities.

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The far and extreme right in documentaries: euphemisation, exceptionalisation, and humanisation Much debate has taken place recently on the way in which far and extreme right actors are portrayed by mainstream media. Building on an international corpus of 30 documentaries, we combine discours...

The far and extreme right in documentaries: euphemisation, exceptionalisation, and humanisation

By Luke Shuttleworth, Kevin Okonkwo, Flo Bremner & Aurelien Mondon

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