Rupert Lowe’s Schooldays: the Manufacture of Elite Populism The leader of the latest UK far-right party Restore Britain presents himself as a plain-speaking anti-elite outsider ready to confront a failing establishment. Yet he was moulded inside one of Britain’s most traditional elite institutions.

'The Psychology of the New Far Right: Privilege, Fear, and Media Power in the Rise of Authoritarianism'. Fear, belonging, and power are being manipulated into a frightening new age of populist outrage and algorithmic media, argues Dr Russell Jackson www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-psycho...

The Psychology of the New Far Right: Privilege, Fear, and Media Power in the Rise of Authoritarianism

Fear, belonging, and power are being manipulated into a frightening new age of populist outrage and algorithmic media, argues Dr Russell Jackson

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The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!). So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Fascists hate to be called out as fascists. Too bad. Coming soon: The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy. Yes, they are fascists. Yes, they must be crushed. Please pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

Author @gilduran.com was just banned from “free speech absolutist” twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEO’s manifesto— so here’s his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

@petergeoghegan.bsky.social Adi Imsirovic is (was?) a Snr Research Fellow at the OIES who previously served as Global Head of Oil Trading at Gazprom Marketing and Trading, the London based trading arm of Gazprom. He held this senior executive role for several years until around 2020 or 2021.

In October 2025, three men who idolized Hitler and saw themselves as being on the front line of an oncoming race war were sentenced to a combined total of nearly 30 years in prison. The three Nazi sympathizers were planning terrorist attacks on mosques AND synagogues. www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3sX...

ITV News VT: Interview with Dr. Russell Jackson contribution. 17.10.25.

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'The Psychology of the New Far Right: Privilege, Fear, and Media Power in the Rise of Authoritarianism'. Fear, belonging, and power are being manipulated into a frightening new age of populist outrage and algorithmic media, argues Dr Russell Jackson www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-psycho...

The Psychology of the New Far Right: Privilege, Fear, and Media Power in the Rise of Authoritarianism

Fear, belonging, and power are being manipulated into a frightening new age of populist outrage and algorithmic media, argues Dr Russell Jackson

bylinesupplement.com

Governments should face scrutiny. But if the headlines say “humiliation” and “fresh concerns” week after week, that's the story voters absorb. What role is the BBC playing in framing the political narrative? @eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social @docrussjackson.bsky.social

Is the BBC biased against Keir Starmer?

Polls suggest that people think that this government, and Keir Starmer, are in permanent crisis. Is that because the BBC told us this?

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Hey @dailymail.co.uk we fixed your newspapers for you 💋 Lord Rothermere who owns the Daily Mail pays NO TAX in the UK. The rest of us fund public services, he CHOSES not to. Yet we’re supposed to believe problems in the NHS are migrants’ fault? The utter cheek.

Articles like this are why I love being a part of the @bylinesnetwork.bsky.social Outstanding work by @docrussjackson.bsky.social

Yorkshire Bylines@yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 2y ago

The shameless normalisation of far-right discourse | Sociologist Dr Russell Jackson asks ‘how should we respond to the recent riots and the return of the far-right as a political force?’ @docrussjackson.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

When American "conservatism" has become too toxic for the European far right.

French far-right leader cancels CPAC speech over Steve Bannon’s ‘Nazi’ salute

Jordan Bardella calls off US address after former Trump aide makes controversial gesture with outstretched arm onstage

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About sums up the Mail, Sun, Times, Telegraph, Express, Metro, Evening Standard, Spectator, UnHerd, Spiked, Guido, ConHome, The Critic, GB "News", TalkTV, everything that comes out of #55TuftonStreet, & the BBC, who constantly invite people from these organisations onto their political shows.

Some lesser known facts about the #USElection2024 that hardly anyone seems to know, and which are being wilfully suppressed, not least by Elon Musk. "Half the people in America" did NOT vote for Trump. In fact, only 32.4% of eligible voters and just 17% of all men in America voted for Trump.

My recent article about Nigel Farage's 38th appearance on #bbcqt, kindly published by @yorksbylines.bsky.social yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...

The media’s dangerous embrace of Farage: a critical look at BBC’s Question Time

The BBC’s platforming of Nigel Farage on Question Time promotes divisive and misleading rhetoric, distorting the debate on immigration

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Tremendous account of how the populist right has hijacked our political discourse - and what we can do about it - by @docrussjackson.bsky.social. Via @yorksbylines.bsky.social yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...

How should we respond to the recent riots and the return of the far-right as a political force?

Sociologist Dr Russ Jackson on how Reform UK and the UK’s news media engage in the shameless normalisation of far-right discourse

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What happens socially & politically in the US often happens in the UK soon after. We've got a short window to understand WHAT is happening in the US, WHY it's happening, & for the UK Govt to take action to limit further harm to our increasingly fragile democracy. threadreaderapp.com/thread/18624...

I'm mainly on X because I want to see what's being said, & also in the (I accept wildly optimistic) hope that occasionally arguments I offer may just convince some people to think differently. Is there any point in me posting my threads on here in this format? threadreaderapp.com/thread/18533...

Some lesser known facts about the #USElection2024 that hardly anyone seems to know, and which are being wilfully suppressed, not least by Elon Musk. "Half the people in America" did NOT vote for Trump. In fact, only 32.4% of eligible voters and just 17% of all men in America voted for Trump.

Hello blue skies... I've been threatening to spend more time here, and it does feel very refreshing realtive to The Other Place 😬 Many thanks to @yorksbylines.bsky.social for publishing my new article about 'The Shameless Normalization Of Far-Right Discourse'. Hope to spend more time here.

Yorkshire Bylines@yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 2y ago

The shameless normalisation of far-right discourse | Sociologist Dr Russell Jackson asks ‘how should we respond to the recent riots and the return of the far-right as a political force?’ @docrussjackson.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

Hello blue skies... I've been threatening to spend more time here, and it does feel very refreshing realtive to The Other Place 😬 Many thanks to @yorksbylines.bsky.social for publishing my new article about 'The Shameless Normalization Of Far-Right Discourse'. Hope to spend more time here.

Yorkshire Bylines@yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 2y ago

The shameless normalisation of far-right discourse | Sociologist Dr Russell Jackson asks ‘how should we respond to the recent riots and the return of the far-right as a political force?’ @docrussjackson.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social

Elon Musk is amplifying conspiracy theories about immigrants from an account called “WallStreetApes” that has half a million followers. AFAICT this guy’s name has never been published, but it took me literally 30 seconds to find his email address and LinkedIn.

Hello everyone! I'm known as GET A GRIP/@docrussjackson on Twitter/X, & have been hanging in there to fight the good fight. Elon Musk's latest announcement is the final push I needed to join Bluesky: allowing blocked @X accounts to read anyone's posts is dangerously irresponsible. Do say hello!