wiley cope
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open source researcher & occasional investigative reporter (allegedly); bylines @theguardian.com wileydcope@proton.me | signal: @wiley.50
Looks like the neo-Nazi crowd is triggered by my latest reporting! 🤷♂️
Phil Williams@philinvestigates.com · last wk.The Active Club founder has described such organized fights a “tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution.” He added, “Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger.” www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/inside-the...
The Active Club founder has described such organized fights a “tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution.” He added, “Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger.” www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/inside-the...
‘Neo-Nazi Militia’: Inside the Fascist Fight Clubs Preparing Men for Battle
“Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger," says avowed fascist Robert Rundo.
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Excellent reporting by Phil Williams on the neo-nazi active club network in TN. In April, Sean Craig & I reported that Tristan Rettke—a registered EMT in Nashville—joined riot-style combat events at a compound in VA. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/neo-nazi-virginia-combat-event
Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound
Licensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safety
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Phil Williams@philinvestigates.com · last wk.Tentacles of fascist fight club reach into Tennessee, critics call Active Clubs a 'neo-Nazi militia' www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Absolutely wild: The plot to attack the UFC White House event w/ drones & snipers was hatched by an online network that trafficked in QAnon ideas that govt officials "sacrifice and consume infants." Safe to say the WH Counterterrorism Strategy didn't anticipate this www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
all i want is affordable housing and healthcare, and a society without organized racists and pedophiles in positions of power. instead i get crypto scams, gambling apps, genocide and air quality worse than Isengard in LOTR.
Max Tsaparis@maxtsaparis.bsky.social · 3w agoOff the charts! Air quality is so bad in Chicago, it's literally past the 0-500 scale. Stay indoors! #ilwx
"Stop criticizing us or will keep murdering people" is just a jaw-dropping thing for a government official to say.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoTom Homan: "It all go backs to the Dems ... there's still gonna be more bloodshed unless they shut their mouth and let ICE enforce the laws that they enacted."
Someone (probably a far-right troll) is impersonating our account on X. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Decoherence Media@decoherence.media · 3w agoWe are aware of an X account that’s impersonating our outlet and claims to have “identified” the person behind another far-right troll account. Please ignore them and report the account for impersonation.
New from me: The Trump administration's NSPM-7 case against 15 anti-ICE activists in Minnesota largely amounts to attending meetings and participating in Signal chats. "Once you gather, this government thinks you’re committing a crime," — Xavier de Janon (paywall) www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Trump is trying to imprison Americans for joining internet chats he doesn't like
The 94-page indictment unsealed against 15 anti-ICE activists in Minnesota last month as part of the Trump administration’s latest “antifa” prosecution includes page after page of accusations that def...
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New, for @talkingpointsmemo.com, my look at the history of the term "remigration," a euphemism for ethnic cleansing (a euphemism in of itself); & how Thomas Rousseau, leader of Patriot Front, used it in private Nazi chat 8 years ago. Now it's official US policy. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/when-yo...
When You Hear ‘Remigration,’ Know That It Means Ethnic Cleansing
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....
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Lone Star Active Club member Avery Ross Ruiz made the trip from Texas to join Patriot Front in Washington DC this past weekend. Ruiz is a convicted felon who has previously made threats to hunt and scalp Trump supporters.
wiley cope@wileycope.bsky.social · 4mo agoRuiz, a convicted felon, posts photos in a "domestic terrorist" t-shirt alongside what appear to be self-portraits: posing with firearms beneath a superimposed nazi Sonnenrad, captioned with threats to hunt and scalp Trump supporters. He replied to our request for comment with a middle finger emoji.
humbly, i think labeling everyone to the right of Chuck Schumer as nazi might feel good but it muddies how far-right social movements work which then limits how to respond. Lots of space between MAGA chuds and PF chuds to analyze. Doing so provides more informed responses.
Fash Front can claim one of its first users to be charged with a hate crime for allegedly defacing a Jewish religious complex in North Carolina. Federal prosecutors say Dalton Ray Mullis, the alleged perpetrator, posted under the username "TerrorVox" on Fash Front. www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr...
Global Project Against Hate and Extremism@globalextremism.bsky.social · 2mo ago“Fash Front,” a new neo-Nazi forum, is openly glorifying white supremacist mass killers, promoting “race war” rhetoric, and recruiting a new generation of extremists through Telegram and fringe platforms, including high school-age users entering violent accelerationist networks.
Always great to talk to the amazing @philinvestigates.com about the violent white nationalists who join Active Clubs and what they are planning for our communities. Members of Active Clubs want more race riots in our world and they're learning that GOP officials want them too.
Phil Williams@philinvestigates.com · 2mo agoA warning for America: White nationalist groups—including one recently platformed in a light-handed 60 Minutes report—are openly celebrating the violent attacks on immigrants in Belfast and suggesting their followers can learn from the rioters’ tactics. (Link below.)
A warning for America: White nationalist groups—including one recently platformed in a light-handed 60 Minutes report—are openly celebrating the violent attacks on immigrants in Belfast and suggesting their followers can learn from the rioters’ tactics. (Link below.)
The teenagers behind a shooting at a San Diego mosque last week wore patches associated with Atomwaffen Division, a defunct neo-Nazi group, and drew clear inspiration from "Terrorgram," a loose network of neo-Nazis that supports the use of terrorism. Latest: www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
Document by San Diego mosque shooters reveals neo-Nazi beliefs
Two teenagers in San Diego appeared to have been inspired by leaders and figureheads associated with the now defunct Atomwaffen Division.
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I'll have something coming out about this eventually but to say this killer was motivated by just "nihilism" is wrong: The killers glorified neo-Nazis They promoted Siege and ideas like "accelerationism" Their influences were ripped out of a "Terrorgram" documentary. www.cbsnews.com/news/san-die...
Teen attackers in San Diego Islamic Center shooting were wallowing in nihilistic hate, investigators say
"These subjects did not discriminate in who they hated," said Mark Remily, special agent in charge of the FBI's San Diego Field Office.
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a member of the white nationalist Lone Star Active Club, Jason Lee Van Dyke, who is a Texas-based lawyer, lost a fight May 2. Van Dyke is pictured in the middle, next to Patriot Front ringleader Josiah Buster aka Swolercaust and LSAC members. A video of Van Dyke tapping out is in this thread 🧵
Here is the video of Lone Star Active Club member and Texas-based lawyer Jason Lee Van Dyke tapping out. 5/9 youtu.be/rMI1-PQKHdI?...
2026 Dallas Spring Classic Mat 1 - Day 2
YouTube video by American Grappling Federation
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Extremism expert Alexander Ritzmann warns about the Active Clubs popping up around the world. “This is not just a nationalist sports club. It’s the strategy to build a neo-Nazi militia.” You can watch my entire interview at the link below. www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/extremism-...
Extremism Expert Warns of Plan to 'Build a Neo-Nazi Militia'
Alexander Ritzmann warns about the Active Clubs popping up around the world. “This is not just a nationalist sports club. It’s the strategy to build a neo-Nazi militia.”
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Wolves of Vinland member Marston Sneddon was identified by WoV founder Paul Waggener in a blogpost as one of the main organizers of #ForestFights. Social media shows Sneddon has also refereed cage fights around Lynchburg involving local teenaged boys, appearing to act as a mentor.
wiley cope@wileycope.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis investigation identified more than a dozen participants including a Georgia-based licensed school teacher, a former West Virginia cop who runs a grappling school for children, a licensed EMT in Tennessee, a Vermont dog-walking business owner, and the son of an anti-abortion activist from Maine.
Another Forest Fight was held at the Lynchburg compound in March 2026. Among those in attendance was Joshua Hunt, a former Charleston, WV police officer who fought on a team billed as the "Confederation of American Natives" and later called the brawl the "most fun I've had in my life." #ForestFights
wiley cope@wileycope.bsky.social · 4mo agoICMYI: As part of a Guardian investigation, Sean Craig & I looked into clandestine neo-nazi "Forest Fights" — hooligan-style brawls on a secretive Lynchburg, VA compound hosted by neopagan hate group Wolves of Vinland, with fighters from the active club network, Patriot Front, and the Hammerskins. 🧵
#ForestFights In December 2025, active club members from Tennessee and Texas took part in an 8-vs-8 brawl on the Wolves of Vinland's Lynchburg, VA compound. We identified one of the fighters present as Logan Florence, a personal trainer and licensed schoolteacher in Georgia.
ICMYI: As part of a Guardian investigation, Sean Craig & I looked into clandestine neo-nazi "Forest Fights" — hooligan-style brawls on a secretive Lynchburg, VA compound hosted by neopagan hate group Wolves of Vinland, with fighters from the active club network, Patriot Front, and the Hammerskins. 🧵
Guardian US@us.theguardian.com · 4mo agoLicensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safety
Me: “I refuse to be on Xitter.” Also me: “I need to be on Xitter to see what the Nazis are saying.” The duality of man.
ISD research revealed that US Active Club (AC) members are using personal X accounts to call for violence against racial and religious minorities, public officials and perceived ideological opponents. www.isdglobal.org/digital-disp...
“It is a racial war:” Analyzing the violent rhetoric of active club members on X - Institute for Strategic Dialogue
ISD research revealed that some members of US-based Active Clubs are using X accounts to call for violence against targeted communities.
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reposting, and give this a read because they are all mad over on the everything app about it @tristanl.ee @kylebazgo.bsky.social
Decoherence Media@decoherence.media · 4mo agoNEW: We’ve identified the man who runs the far-right troll account on X “HowlingMutant,” whose jokes about rape and the Holocaust have earned him nearly 200,000 followers, which include Vice President JD Vance. His name is Alexander Norden, from Rockaway Park in New York City.
Minnesota prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdown
ICE agent charged with assault for allegedly pointing gun at people in car
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Our latest from @kylebazgo.bsky.social: a look at 8 of the most insane fascist and antisemitic accounts JD Vance follows on X. No idea why mainstream outlets don’t think it’s notable he follows people who joke about Holocaust denial and an account that says Hitler was “the lesser evil.”
Decoherence Media@decoherence.media · 4mo agoNEW: Vice President JD Vance follows fascists and antisemites on X. Several accounts joke about Holocaust denial, one has called himself a “fascist,” another a “national socialist,” and a third says Hitler was “the lesser evil.”
