Fascism is the ultimate expression of the politics of vibes, and in 2026, that means that content = currency.
I was invited to a Finnish podcast to discuss Bellingcat Volunteer Community, geolocating, and neo-Nazis. My first time ever on a podcast.
Here’s a Spotify link, but you can find Herrasmieshakkerit wherever you get your podcasts.
I've never seen anything like this before.
There are currently at least 14 (fourteen!) KC-135R Stratotankers on their way to the Middle East. Inbound from bases across the United States.
They're used to refuel other aircraft in the air.
I remember this sort of example being used in media literacy classes in school when I was younger. This was in Finland, I don’t know how it’s done in other countries.
I'd like to see someone geolocating and chronolocating this. One could try to use the guy's shadow at 0:18 for the chronolocation.
Yeah…
This was posted a couple of hours ago on a well-known neo-Nazi Telegram channel. Everyone monitoring these channels has seen similar messages for quite some time now.
Nostalgia is also a sign of weakness, as I wrote in my dissertation (which also cites Nostalgia and Its Discontents). You turn to nostalgia when you are losing, or have already lost, the support of the in-group.
”Contemporary violent extremism increasingly develops before the adoption of a coherent ideology, often through exposure to violent online cultures, transgressive communities, and aestheticised harm.”
”Radicalisation is also understood as a process of networked socialisation”, not recruitment.
Research on right-wing extremists (RWE) suggests that RWE content creators aim to provoke because the furore is used as a tool for drumming up support and donations. Just something to keep in mind.
Important points raised by @emilialounela.bsky.social about how to reduce the attractiveness of misogynistic incel communities.
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
Pity the French Far Right. After 15 years of Marine Le Pen cleaning house and four years of distancing her party from Moscow, the Rassemblement National can’t help admitting where its real instincts lie 1/
Swedish neo-Nazis are moving in droves to Finland’s Swedish-speaking Åland Islands to take advantage of Finland’s laxer homeschooling laws. For example, Anders Rydberg, the leader of Nordisk Styrka, has moved to Åland. He’s also an ex-member of the NRM.
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
A police investigation against neo-Nazis in Germany & Switzerland w/ links to Blood & Honour/Combat 18: neo-Nazi music/merch (obviously), suspicion of violating weapons laws, trafficking steroids/doping drugs and prescription drugs, having explosive devices, etc. Arrest warrant out for main suspect.
Indeed, and every spring that’s a problem as your body thinks it’s so hot that you don’t feel like wearing a winter coat. Playing outdoor hockey gets you ill real fast :(
Four members of Active Club Sweden who were convicted of aggravated assault and other hate crimes for an August 2025 attack in Stockholm have had their sentences *increased* by a Swedish appeals court for another assault committed during their spree of evening attacks
www.domstol.se/nyheter/2026...
It is remarkable how little discussion there is in Finland about acquiring our own nukes. Especially since the public debate has been gathering steam in other Nordic countries for some time already.
We need to get someone to look into this!!!
Is the CIA behind all this?
Conspiracies not only give the believer a sense of control of the world around them. They take control when you distrust all institutions. They provide an other, an enemy who is harming your world. That harm and oppression renders the other not human. The other does not
And here’s the other one. European politicians surely have their work cut out for them in Davos.
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The second of the two Greenland posts for Europeans to wake up to this fine morning. Here’s a link for you all to enjoy.
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Interesting public opinion survey results of out Venezuela today:
- 68.4% don't believe that the US is running the country
- 52.7% believe that the US' main interest in the country is oil (vs. 7.9% who said "human rights")
- 78.3% would vote for Machado
www.elnacional.com/2026/01/la-m...
The public discussion about whether Trump would order an invasion of Greenland feels awfully reminiscent of the debates before Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine: ”No, he won’t order an invasion. It doesn’t make sense for Russia because XYZ.”
A mere 12 hours later, Stanley’s prayers were answered.
Thanks to Hypnotoad on the Bellingcat Discord server for noting the spike in Pentagon pizza trackers
www.pizzint.watch
Have a great 2026, everyone! My perennial New Year’s wish is to be able to read and write more. It wouldn’t hurt to have an hour or two for video games either!
Lol. But also, this is sad.
I had completely missed this. I’m curious to know whether the seized funds are going to be returned.
”The federal judges in their ruling said they were not convinced that a nationwide ’Hammerskins’ umbrella organization actually existed, and that therefore the prohibition order was unlawful.”
My article on how current and former incels negotiate what 'incel' means to them is out. Spoiler: it's complicated.
'Incel' meant very different things to different individuals, but spending time on forums negatively affected all participants' mental well-being.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
