🧵I've been asked more than once about 4chan's old Politically Incorrect board (/pol/). Digital ethnography tells us something important that often gets lost today: the volume and flow of content on such boards is almost impossible to convey now but studies show the scale of /pol/ in its peak⬇️

"A senior Tasmanian police officer warned that his subordinates risked the safety of their own colleagues by sending letters to suspected sovereign citizens..." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Sovereign citizen question to gun owners shut down by senior officer

A senior police officer slams the strategy of writing to some Tasmanian gun owners asking them to confirm or deny whether they aligned with sovereign citizen ideology.

abc.net.au

2026: The strange case of One Nation’s ‘living soul’, Malcolm Roberts #Australia 1/2 www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

The strange case of One Nation’s ‘living soul’, Malcolm Roberts

Long before Malcolm Roberts became a One Nation senator, he was referring to himself as a “living soul” and arguing he wasn’t required to obey Australian laws.

smh.com.au

Two Featherston residents tried to sue ANZ for $2 million after being told their unpaid council bills could be debited from their bank account. The claim was thrown out earlier this year by High Court Judge David Boldt who said it was “choked with pseudo-law" www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3610...

Judge throws out $2 million theft claim against bank

Two Featherston residents tried to sue ANZ for $2 million after being told their unpaid council bills could be debited from their bank account.

stuff.co.nz

The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has censured a former teacher who threw concrete pavers at police during the break-up of the 2022 occupation of Parliament grounds. www.rnz.co.nz/news/educati...

Tribunal censures former teacher convicted for rioting at Covid protest

The Teachers Disciplinary Tribunal has censured a former teacher who threw concrete pavers at police during the break-up of the 2022 occupation of Parliament grounds.

rnz.co.nz

This has long correlated with veiled language used by the devoted little core of white supremacy pseudo conservatives in NZ. One has openly produced a "Great Replacement" immigration thread for several years now. GR has also increased in RCR/VFF discourse. globalextremism.org/post/identit...

As Social Media Platforms Ditched Content Moderation, the White Nationalist Identitarianism Movement Exploded

A new GPAHE investigation finds the Identitarian movement has expanded globally. The report documents 143 organizations worldwide, 37 Generation Identity chapters across Europe, and a 70% surge in soc...

globalextremism.org

The ODT sadly picked up this ad the other day - a bitcoin summit in QT 2027 - innocous and a sign of bitcoin times ? But a little peek below the veneer ........... ⬇️ www.odt.co.nz/regions/quee...

Huge Bitcoin summit

New Zealand’s biggest Bitcoin-related conference will be held on Queenstown’s Coronet Peak next April. Entitled ‘Sovereignty Summit’, it’s being...

odt.co.nz

Saskatchewan village celebrates new beginning without ‘Queen of Canada www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Saskatchewan village celebrates new beginning without ‘Queen of Canada’ cult | CBC News

Richmound, Sask., held a street party on Saturday to celebrate starting over after two years living with the Kingdom of Canada cult. They marked the occasion by announcing a year-round greenhouse proj...

cbc.ca

The couple sent the council a “proclamation of self-determination and individual sovereignty” & notice of trespass. They also returned unopened letters to the council with their thumbprints on them and references to English legislation dating to the 1800s. www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert...

Couple who refused to pay rates for 10 years may lose their house

Within months of purchasing the property, issues arose over rates payment and Whangārei District Council began sending letters to the couple.

stuff.co.nz

"Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki - police have revoked his gun licence and carried out a seizure of his firearms following his recent inflammatory comments on immigration" Brian is looking a little less preened and primed for the camera in this footage www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

Brian Tamaki's guns seized; Destiny leader was under investigation over inflammatory comments - minister

Tamaki livestreamed the police raid on his Facebook page, showing officers going through what appeared to be a gun safe, and inspecting rifles.

stuff.co.nz

A New Zealander accused of sharing violent extremist material and objectionable content online is now facing additional charges in Australia. www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-a...

Kiwi accused of sharing violent extremist material faces additional charges in Australia

A New Zealander accused of sharing violent extremist material and objectionable content online is now facing additional charges in Australia.

rnz.co.nz

Tommy Robinson detained under counter-terror laws at Heathrow airport www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Tommy Robinson detained under counter-terror laws at Heathrow airport

The far-right activist said his two phones were taken and has asked his supporters for money to help fund his legal defence

independent.co.uk

Thousands are expected at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre for “Freedom Con,” a Christian nationalist men’s conference promoting militant masculinity, rigid gender roles, and biblical rule, with speakers tied to Trump-era politics promoting misogynistic rhetoric and “dragon slaying” culture for boys.

Dragon Slayers: Inside the Christian Nationalist Men’s Conference Coming to a Washington Amphitheater

This Father’s Day weekend, thousands are expected at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre for “Freedom Con,” a Christian nationalist men’s conference built around militant masculinity, political power, and...

globalextremism.org

Been off Bluesky for a while - but a few weeks ago I did a thing - doctoral thesis submitted! Now to wait out the marking and defence phases. 🙏To everyone who helped me get to this finish line: 😇 Once the ink is dry, I’ll name and shame you all properly. You know who you are—thank you! 🎓🇳🇿

Dallas Humber was a coleader of Terrorgram collective - in Sept 2024 she was charged with 15 counts for soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of feds, and conspiring to provide support to terrorists. " From Deviant Art to Terror Group Leader" www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8hs...

From Deviant Art Girl to Terror Group Leader

YouTube video by Dire Trip

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The very first thought I had when charter schools came back to NZ was the white nationalist elements would be jumping on this opportunity ........ I will admit this fundraising pathway is not exactly what I expected................ 🫢

Blaming women for prioritising anything else above having children without explaining the lack of adequate social, political, and financial support for parenthood and care work is wild. #nzpol www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

No baby boom, just doom and gloom

Birth rates are falling globally, inspiring movements and government schemes to incentivise procreation - but it's not working.

rnz.co.nz

"Other countries are our property, and we dictate their behavior. You know, like women in marriage."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

JD Vance: "You know what? My wife has the right to skydive, but she doesn't jump out of an airplane because she and I have an agreement she's not gonna do that, because I don't want my wife jumping out of an airplane."

Almost a decade later, the Times looks to be relapsing into bad form. If Charlottesville taught journalists to be wary of amplifying ideology, the current moment demands an understanding that, in an attention economy, amplification itself is the ideology www.salon.com/2026/04/06/t...

The problem with covering extremists

Coverage of figures like Clavicular raises an old question: Does attention inform the public — or empower radicals?

salon.com

The song Ghost of Mount Buffalo released as a twisted tribute to Dezi Freeman. A song about Freeman has sparked backlash for glorifying the man who murdered two policeman www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaus...

Two associates of Dezi Freeman have been arrested as part of the investigation into how the police killer managed to evade capture for months. A man and a woman were arrested at separate properties in north-east Victoria about 7am on Saturday. www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...

Two people arrested during investigation into Australian fugitive Dezi Freeman

A man and a woman have been arrested and will be interviewed as part of the investigation into how Dezi Freeman managed to evade capture.

stuff.co.nz

Caveat - this is incorrect in the article ⬇️ ONE of them flirted with sov ideas this was NOT their ideology In 2022, fellow sovereign citizens Gareth, Nathanial and Stacey Train also gunned down two police officers and a neighbour during a routine missing person inquiry on a Queensland property.

Donna ☕📚🌸@ctpuzzlepieces.bsky.social · 4mo ago

By age 22, Brodie Finnegan Forbes had been arrested 10 times in two years. He had become a self-proclaimed “pseudo-law extremist”, and was desperate to live as a free agent alongside like-minded individuals. (do not equate all sovereigns as the same ! ) www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...

By age 22, Brodie Finnegan Forbes had been arrested 10 times in two years. He had become a self-proclaimed “pseudo-law extremist”, and was desperate to live as a free agent alongside like-minded individuals. (do not equate all sovereigns as the same ! ) www.news.com.au/lifestyle/re...

Crikey who has cocaine money in today's economy in NZ Cocaine detections rose sharply by 148% quarter-on-quarter, now present in 3.7% of positive tests (up from 1.5% in Q3 2025). defsec.net.nz/2026/03/25/s...

Substance Abuse: Cocaine detections up 148% nationally, cannabis most prevalent

Employers face increasing and shifting substance use risks across NZ, according to a recent quarterly report from The Drug Detection Agency.

defsec.net.nz

IMHO If you use a platform to act as a political platform, alt-media broadcast, and challenge mainstream media over content or 'standards' then you should be held to to the same standards ! #semantics. RCR should also be held accountable to BSA. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

‘I’m not a broadcaster, I’m a webcaster’: Sean Plunket hits back at BSA as Minister considers options

Sean Plunket says he is a journalist, but he should not be subject to the Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) because he is not a broadcaster.

stuff.co.nz

The 20-year-old faces an array of charges including two representative charges of threatening to kill, three charges of threatening to destroy property and four representative charges of unlawful possession of firearm/explosive. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ's 'most deadly mass shooter'

The 20-year-old sent a manifesto promising to "kill everyone" to several schools, the police and the government, police allege.

rnz.co.nz

The era of extreme influencers is harmful and problematic across many realms. A South Island social media "influencer” who livestreamed accusations that her midwife was killing babies left the victim in disbelief. www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...

Influencer who claimed midwife killed babies escapes TikTok ban

A South Island social media "influencer” who livestreamed accusations that her midwife was killing babies has been sentenced.

odt.co.nz

I suspected that this would be the outcome sadly, he was a true anti-authority believer who saw the world in militant adversarial terms. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Breaking: Dezi Freeman killed in 'developing situation' at property in Victoria

Freeman had been wanted since last August over the fatal shooting of two police officers at Porepunkah.

abc.net.au

🚨#sensitive #theCOM How did he dress? Was he a gamer? What did he watch online? The detective told Dana her son had likely been targeted by a predatory online group called 764. “They target kids,” she said. “They get them to commit school violence, self-harm, & suicide.” wng.org/articles/dra...

Violent online extremists are luring teens to their death

Grace Snell | Can their families save them before it's too late?

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Please don't confuse this with the misogyny seen in extremist spaces, the COM has become a youth on youth global issue. It is kids targeting other kids. It is not the usual ideological phenomenon we have seen before, The COM started in criminal spaces & it has expanded. See my pinned post 4 more.