Graham Macklin
@grahammacklin.bsky.social
Historian @crexuio.bluesky.social University of Oslo. Interested in the far right, fascism & terrorism. I co-edit Routledge’s Fascism & the Far Right book series: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Studies-in-Fascism-and-the-Far-Right/book-series/FFR
Online "accelerationist" subculture – a group that wants to provoke a racial civil war to accelerate the perceived decline of society – is the greatest violent threat from right-wing extremists in Belgium, according to a warning issued by the State Security Service's annual report.
Provoking racial civil war? 'Accelerationists' are greatest far-right threat in Belgium
"They distribute various manuals, glorify right-wing extremist terrorists as role models and try to incite people to carry out attacks."
www.brusselstimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Online "accelerationist" subculture – a group that wants to provoke a racial civil war to accelerate the perceived decline of society – is the greatest violent threat from right-wing extremists in Belgium, according to a warning issued by the State Security Service's annual report.
Georgian police have detained 16 individuals across the country on charges of membership in a radical fascist (neo-Nazi) group, including 10 minors, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announced.
Police detain 16 members of neo-Nazi group, including 10 minors
Georgian police have detained 16 individuals across the country on charges of membership in a radical fascist (neo-Nazi) group, including
georgiatoday.ge
January 17, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Georgian police have detained 16 individuals across the country on charges of membership in a radical fascist (neo-Nazi) group, including 10 minors, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) announced.
Ex Navy SEAL with 'Amalek' shirt convicted of planning to throw explosives at cops
Ex-Navy SEAL with 'Amalek' shirt planned to attack cops | The Jerusalem Post
Gregory Vandenberg had purchased fireworks in New Mexico on June 12 with the intention of throwing them at police officers during the June 14 protests against US President Donald Trump in San Diego.
www.jpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Ex Navy SEAL with 'Amalek' shirt convicted of planning to throw explosives at cops
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
Norwegian court finds Islamist Arfan Bhatti guilty of orchestrating deadly 2022 pride attack
Norwegian court finds Islamist guilty of orchestrating deadly 2022 pride attack
A Norwegian court on Friday found an Islamist man guilty of orchestrating a deadly shooting at a gay bar during Oslo's 2022 Pride celebrations, sentencing him to 30 years in prison.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Norwegian court finds Islamist Arfan Bhatti guilty of orchestrating deadly 2022 pride attack
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Reform UK flak grabs ITV Scotland correspondent Peter Smith and tries to shut down his line of questioning as he interviews new Reform UK Scottish leader Lord Malcolm Offord. Shocking.
Reform UK staffer grabs journalist and tells him to move on from his line of questioning
Reform has been called out for their "Trumpian" treatment of the journalist
leftfootforward.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Reform UK flak grabs ITV Scotland correspondent Peter Smith and tries to shut down his line of questioning as he interviews new Reform UK Scottish leader Lord Malcolm Offord. Shocking.
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🚨🚨"Surprise, surprise": X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on misuse. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok AI tool
Despite restrictions announced this week, Guardian reporters find standalone app continues to allow posting of nonconsensual content
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🚨🚨"Surprise, surprise": X has continued to allow users to post highly sexualised videos of women in bikinis generated by its AI tool Grok, despite the company’s claim to have cracked down on misuse. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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UK cancels travel authorisation of Dutch far right activist www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Dutch far-right activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek appears to lose right to UK visa-free travel
Influencer, who promotes conspiracy theories and anti-immigration rhetoric, posts notification that her ETA has been cancelled
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
UK cancels travel authorisation of Dutch far right activist www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Please help spread the word on this, especially to those who may be feeling cold winds towards their research.
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
We’ve opened the call for our International Fellowships, enabling early career researchers to work for two years at a UK research institution
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...
Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after Conservative party suspension
Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after Conservative party suspension
Announcement comes after Kemi Badenoch sacked shadow justice secretary over evidence of defection plot
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK after Conservative party suspension
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New from @stevanzetti.bsky.social and @tristanl.ee: Through analysis of publicly available information, interviews and in-person observation, the Observer identified multiple companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area operated by individuals with connections to Patriot Front.
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified…
www.texasobserver.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
New from @stevanzetti.bsky.social and @tristanl.ee: Through analysis of publicly available information, interviews and in-person observation, the Observer identified multiple companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area operated by individuals with connections to Patriot Front.
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there’s always a tweet
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
there’s always a tweet
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Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
Henry Zeffman: Jenrick sacking is huge moment for future of British right
Henry Zeffman: Jenrick sacking is huge moment for future of British right
It was Kemi Badenoch's belief that Robert Jenrick was about to make the ultimate leap to the right which has plunged the Conservative Party into turmoil.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Henry Zeffman: Jenrick sacking is huge moment for future of British right
White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says
White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says
Image with question ‘Which way, Greenland man?’ is a ‘key concept in neo-Nazi and white supremacist subculture’
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:09 AM
White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says
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Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
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later this week i'm going to announce a couple online classes i'll be giving in February. the first will be on Nazi-Satanism, and the other on the 1980 & '90s counterculture and James Mason's brand of neo-Nazi terrorism.
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
later this week i'm going to announce a couple online classes i'll be giving in February. the first will be on Nazi-Satanism, and the other on the 1980 & '90s counterculture and James Mason's brand of neo-Nazi terrorism.
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Don't miss this year's first "Methods & Ethics" webinar on Jan 15, 5:00–6:00 PM (CET) - The Digital as Field Site: Negotiating the Ethics of Extremism Research Online, with Ashley A. Mattheis (Univ. of Manchester). #MethodsAndEthics #DigitalEthics #ExtremismResearch www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
The Digital as Field Site: Negotiating the Ethics of Extremism Research Online
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
with Ashley A. Mattheis, University of Manchester
www.sv.uio.no
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Don't miss this year's first "Methods & Ethics" webinar on Jan 15, 5:00–6:00 PM (CET) - The Digital as Field Site: Negotiating the Ethics of Extremism Research Online, with Ashley A. Mattheis (Univ. of Manchester). #MethodsAndEthics #DigitalEthics #ExtremismResearch www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
France bans 10 British 'far-right activists' over anti-migrant activity
France bans 10 British 'far-right activists' over anti-migrant activity
French officials said actions by members of the Raise the Colours group were likely to cause public disorder.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
France bans 10 British 'far-right activists' over anti-migrant activity
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Bandcamp bans AI music
Bandcamp Bans AI Music
AI music has become a big problem on streaming services. Remember the Velvet Sundown, the AI-generated psych-rock band from last year with hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams? Remember bands gett...
stereogum.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Bandcamp bans AI music
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While we're all watching Venezuela and Greenland:
In late December there was a massive attack on Poland's energy infrastructure - an attempt to cause a blackout in the middle of the winter.
And it turns out - Russia was behind it.
Greyzone aggression in action, again.
tvpworld.com/91021372/pol...
In late December there was a massive attack on Poland's energy infrastructure - an attempt to cause a blackout in the middle of the winter.
And it turns out - Russia was behind it.
Greyzone aggression in action, again.
tvpworld.com/91021372/pol...
Russian cyberattacks tried to cause blackout in Poland, minister says
The attacks in late December were “intended to destabilize” Poland, officials said.
tvpworld.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 AM
While we're all watching Venezuela and Greenland:
In late December there was a massive attack on Poland's energy infrastructure - an attempt to cause a blackout in the middle of the winter.
And it turns out - Russia was behind it.
Greyzone aggression in action, again.
tvpworld.com/91021372/pol...
In late December there was a massive attack on Poland's energy infrastructure - an attempt to cause a blackout in the middle of the winter.
And it turns out - Russia was behind it.
Greyzone aggression in action, again.
tvpworld.com/91021372/pol...
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Career attorneys at DOJ walk out over Trump's order that they smear and harass the survivors of Renee Nicole Good. "It's morally depraved conduct," they say. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Top prosecutors in Minnesota resign over DOJ investigation into Renee Good’s widow
Several career prosecutors including Trump-appointed former US attorney reportedly resign in face of DOJ demands
www.independent.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Career attorneys at DOJ walk out over Trump's order that they smear and harass the survivors of Renee Nicole Good. "It's morally depraved conduct," they say. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Experts who track neo-Nazis call the development a big blow for the NSN, but warn the group, which is not renouncing Nazism, is far from done. www.theage.com.au/national/tru...
Australia’s biggest Nazi group to disband to escape jail ahead of crackdown
Australia’s neo-Nazis will formally disband ahead of the Albanese government’s crackdown, but experts say they are far from done.
www.theage.com.au
January 13, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Experts who track neo-Nazis call the development a big blow for the NSN, but warn the group, which is not renouncing Nazism, is far from done. www.theage.com.au/national/tru...
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BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
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It's incredibly disturbing that the Trump administration (1) is not investigating the ICE shooter; (2) has refused to cooperate with any state-led investigation of the ICE shooter; but (3) aims to go hard after Renee Good's widow.
Last week, I looked into the record of the federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was leading the work on the Somali daycare fraud case.
He struck me as a straight shooter, not a partisan hack.
Well here's confirmation: He has quit after DOJ pressure to investigate Renee Good's widow. (#giftlink 🎁)
He struck me as a straight shooter, not a partisan hack.
Well here's confirmation: He has quit after DOJ pressure to investigate Renee Good's widow. (#giftlink 🎁)
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
It's incredibly disturbing that the Trump administration (1) is not investigating the ICE shooter; (2) has refused to cooperate with any state-led investigation of the ICE shooter; but (3) aims to go hard after Renee Good's widow.