hampton.
@hampton.bsky.social
rhetoric PhD student @ UGA | senior researcher @ Princeton | founder @MilitiaWatch.bsky.social | staring into the abyss at: state violence & paramilitarism + radical memes & graphic media + paranormal realities & haunted presents
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hampton.
@hampton.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Hi new bsky folks. I'm pinning some quick facts that flavor my feed/interactions here:
+ I research the paramilitary, parasocial, and paranormal
+ I live in the South but work for a Northern university
+ I'm here to connect with colleagues, collaborators, and collectors (archivists, activists, etc)
+ I research the paramilitary, parasocial, and paranormal
+ I live in the South but work for a Northern university
+ I'm here to connect with colleagues, collaborators, and collectors (archivists, activists, etc)
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Three years ago today, Georgia state police murdered Tortuguita as part of their drive to destroy the Weelaunee Forest and build a deadly police militarization center.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
January 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Three years ago today, Georgia state police murdered Tortuguita as part of their drive to destroy the Weelaunee Forest and build a deadly police militarization center.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
Tort fought for a world without police and capitalism, and so should we. Viva, viva Tortuguita.
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lmao it's giving "unite the right 2," the 2018 follow up to unite the right that turned out to just be jason kessler trying to ride the metro with 12 losers and a police escort
Counterprotesters vastly outnumber influencer Jake Lang's anti-Islam group in downtown Minneapolis. bit.ly/4qlze56
📷️: Alex Kormann
📷️: Alex Kormann
Live: Protesters square off in Minneapolis amid police presence
Confrontations started around noon as large and visible presence of city police officers and Hennepin County sheriff’s deputies monitored downtown Saturday.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
lmao it's giving "unite the right 2," the 2018 follow up to unite the right that turned out to just be jason kessler trying to ride the metro with 12 losers and a police escort
Wrote a lil thing about that weird ICE post with a weirder song attached. Many thanks to all the people who helped move this along. This blog post is the tip of the iceberg, but hopefully helps to provide a really brief overview of why ICE/DHS posting a fashy song is worrying.
ICE the Mannerbund: Music, Authoritarianism, Hate
Trump’s federal agencies love putting catchy songs alongside their content on social media. While they usually post pop songs, phonk edits, or whatever viral sound is hitting on TikTok six months prio...
dead-air.ghost.io
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Wrote a lil thing about that weird ICE post with a weirder song attached. Many thanks to all the people who helped move this along. This blog post is the tip of the iceberg, but hopefully helps to provide a really brief overview of why ICE/DHS posting a fashy song is worrying.
Part II of my writing about the mass sexual harassment machine that is Grok is now up on WXQT. This one, as one might expect from X, comes back to both misogyny and Nazi shit. Edits by the indomitable @oloonik.bsky.social.
wxqt-radio.ghost.io/grok-nudify-2/
wxqt-radio.ghost.io/grok-nudify-2/
Grok Nudify, Part II: The Ghosts in the Mass Sexual Harassment Machine
Part II about Elon Musk's non-consensual sexual content machine, Grok.
wxqt-radio.ghost.io
January 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Part II of my writing about the mass sexual harassment machine that is Grok is now up on WXQT. This one, as one might expect from X, comes back to both misogyny and Nazi shit. Edits by the indomitable @oloonik.bsky.social.
wxqt-radio.ghost.io/grok-nudify-2/
wxqt-radio.ghost.io/grok-nudify-2/
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If you have “sincere concerns” about trans athletes in sports, all it means is that you have given yourself a rationale for your bigotry that you sincerely believe exonerates you for aligning to a far-right tactic for marginalization and exclusion.
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
If you have “sincere concerns” about trans athletes in sports, all it means is that you have given yourself a rationale for your bigotry that you sincerely believe exonerates you for aligning to a far-right tactic for marginalization and exclusion.
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New blog post! Joshua Farrell-Molloy explains how Irish #far-right groups use #masculinity and republican symbols to frame themselves as defenders of #Ireland. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Masculinity and Militant Traditions: The Shaping of a Home-Grown Irish Far-Right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
Joshua Farrell-Molloy elucidates how masculinity helps explain performances of militant republican aesthetics by Irish far-right actors, who bind a revolutionary past to contemporary opposition to imm...
www.sv.uio.no
January 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
New blog post! Joshua Farrell-Molloy explains how Irish #far-right groups use #masculinity and republican symbols to frame themselves as defenders of #Ireland. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
I wrote like 4k words on grok being used to make abusive content before realizing I needed to be a bit briefer. So, I ended up spitting that long post into two.
Here's part 1 on the grok nudify situation (edited by @oloonik.bsky.social). Part 2 out next week.
Here's part 1 on the grok nudify situation (edited by @oloonik.bsky.social). Part 2 out next week.
Grok Nudify, Part I: The TfGBV-Grok Dataset
Grok's runaway generative AI has allowed users of Elon Musk's X to create deeply non-consensual sexual content of people on his platform, especially women and including minors.
wxqt-radio.ghost.io
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I wrote like 4k words on grok being used to make abusive content before realizing I needed to be a bit briefer. So, I ended up spitting that long post into two.
Here's part 1 on the grok nudify situation (edited by @oloonik.bsky.social). Part 2 out next week.
Here's part 1 on the grok nudify situation (edited by @oloonik.bsky.social). Part 2 out next week.
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#Minneapolis: Barricades have been put up by community members to create an autonomous grieving zone on the block that Renee Good was killed by federal agent Jonathan Ross yesterday. At least one protest is planned for tonight and healing circles are happening.
January 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
#Minneapolis: Barricades have been put up by community members to create an autonomous grieving zone on the block that Renee Good was killed by federal agent Jonathan Ross yesterday. At least one protest is planned for tonight and healing circles are happening.
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Don't believe the lies DHS are telling you. A DHS agent murdered someone in Minneapolis today. Video shows that the driver was leaving the scene. DHS agents lie in court. They lie in press releases. They are trained to dehumanize you and treat you like a criminal for filming them.
January 7, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Don't believe the lies DHS are telling you. A DHS agent murdered someone in Minneapolis today. Video shows that the driver was leaving the scene. DHS agents lie in court. They lie in press releases. They are trained to dehumanize you and treat you like a criminal for filming them.
Tangentially, it is also telling how much the right does explicitly rely upon vacation fantasy in these colonial rhetorics -- from mint julep colonial admins to Gaza Trump Tower to all the weird tropical vacation propaganda about Venezuela rn -- dominion and leisure are deeply linked in their views
Richard Spencer used to openly wax rhapsodic about the days of European colonial administrators sipping mint juleps in hot African summers.
The fantasy of subjugation of the other is the whole point, not actually knowing the subject matter.
The fantasy of subjugation of the other is the whole point, not actually knowing the subject matter.
For the record, that's all the far right *is*. They want the vibe of unpainted Greco-Roman marble statues, they don't want the centuries of philosophy or its implications. They simply want to steal the valour of the erudite.
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Tangentially, it is also telling how much the right does explicitly rely upon vacation fantasy in these colonial rhetorics -- from mint julep colonial admins to Gaza Trump Tower to all the weird tropical vacation propaganda about Venezuela rn -- dominion and leisure are deeply linked in their views
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NEW: White Supremacist Mass Shooter of Protesters To Be Released From Prison in First Week of 2026
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen “Lance” Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen “Lance” Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
White Supremacist Mass Shooter of Protesters To Be Released From Prison in First Week of 2026 - UNICORN RIOT
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen "Lance" Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
unicornriot.ninja
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
NEW: White Supremacist Mass Shooter of Protesters To Be Released From Prison in First Week of 2026
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen “Lance” Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen “Lance” Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
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I'm just asking people not to trust the people who got everyone into this mess to get us out. Stop listening to these people.
January 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I'm just asking people not to trust the people who got everyone into this mess to get us out. Stop listening to these people.
many posting the first month after Kirk's death faced major networked harassment, but what about the crypto guys?
well, they were trying to monetize Kirk's death with hyped meme coins, indexed to conversations on Kirk (including those critical of the RW provocateur!). Read our newest:
well, they were trying to monetize Kirk's death with hyped meme coins, indexed to conversations on Kirk (including those critical of the RW provocateur!). Read our newest:
December 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
many posting the first month after Kirk's death faced major networked harassment, but what about the crypto guys?
well, they were trying to monetize Kirk's death with hyped meme coins, indexed to conversations on Kirk (including those critical of the RW provocateur!). Read our newest:
well, they were trying to monetize Kirk's death with hyped meme coins, indexed to conversations on Kirk (including those critical of the RW provocateur!). Read our newest:
There's a lot of recent interest in recouping RW 'dissidents' (Lincoln proj, never-trump, etc) but no one has to offer these people such easy rehabilitation. Taking a job at Heritage has long been a poisoned chalice; taking a senior one indicates mission alignment. Interesting note where the line is
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
There's a lot of recent interest in recouping RW 'dissidents' (Lincoln proj, never-trump, etc) but no one has to offer these people such easy rehabilitation. Taking a job at Heritage has long been a poisoned chalice; taking a senior one indicates mission alignment. Interesting note where the line is
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Thinking about how if education is for the workforce then corporations should have to pay directly for it.
December 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Thinking about how if education is for the workforce then corporations should have to pay directly for it.
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In light of recent boxing news wanted to re-up my article on AI Jake Paul 🤪
New piece from me on the rise and implications of AI Jake Paul - check out WXQT Radio below:
wxqt-radio.ghost.io/paul-pregnant/
wxqt-radio.ghost.io/paul-pregnant/
Jake Paul PREGNANT?!
Celebrities are foraying into AI name and likeness deals — and users are taking full advantage.
Jake Paul is pregnant. Jake Paul is wearing a full-face of makeup. Here, he speaks Spanish — look, now ...
wxqt-radio.ghost.io
December 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In light of recent boxing news wanted to re-up my article on AI Jake Paul 🤪
Tate got so rocked he legit just copy-pasted one of the most overused speech excerpts ever, Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" segment from his 1910 Citizenship in a Republic speech in Paris. The context is that Teddy was leading the progressive side of his party as it was brutally splitting.
December 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Tate got so rocked he legit just copy-pasted one of the most overused speech excerpts ever, Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" segment from his 1910 Citizenship in a Republic speech in Paris. The context is that Teddy was leading the progressive side of his party as it was brutally splitting.
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Here's a quick Yearly, covering some of the trends in news reporting on the US militia movement (links usually lead back to other MW Monthlies from the year, which have a bit more detail).
This is MW signing out for the year. See y'all in the new year!
This is MW signing out for the year. See y'all in the new year!
Yearly: 25 - MilitiaWatch
A yearly roundup of news related to the US-based militia movement.
militia.watch
December 19, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Here's a quick Yearly, covering some of the trends in news reporting on the US militia movement (links usually lead back to other MW Monthlies from the year, which have a bit more detail).
This is MW signing out for the year. See y'all in the new year!
This is MW signing out for the year. See y'all in the new year!
I subscribe to both the Verso & Haymarket 'book club' monthly subscriptions, where I get copies of their new e-books each month. Does anyone know of a horror (or similar) publisher that offers something like that? I'm looking for a monthly subscription for new e-book releases in speculative fiction.
December 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I subscribe to both the Verso & Haymarket 'book club' monthly subscriptions, where I get copies of their new e-books each month. Does anyone know of a horror (or similar) publisher that offers something like that? I'm looking for a monthly subscription for new e-book releases in speculative fiction.
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
Just put up another kirkening post on WXQT, which you can read, linked here.
This is our second of 3 Kirk-related blog posts this month-- our final one for the year will be out soonish.
This is our second of 3 Kirk-related blog posts this month-- our final one for the year will be out soonish.
December 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Just put up another kirkening post on WXQT, which you can read, linked here.
This is our second of 3 Kirk-related blog posts this month-- our final one for the year will be out soonish.
This is our second of 3 Kirk-related blog posts this month-- our final one for the year will be out soonish.
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Happy 12/12, friends!
One last MW Monthly for the year, this one covering some news clips from November.
2 main stories covered:
+ Stewart Rhodes Reboots Oath Keepers, Stumbles
+ Patriot Movement Guys Run for Governor, TBD
Stay tuned next week for a Yearly, touching on some of the trends of 2025.
One last MW Monthly for the year, this one covering some news clips from November.
2 main stories covered:
+ Stewart Rhodes Reboots Oath Keepers, Stumbles
+ Patriot Movement Guys Run for Governor, TBD
Stay tuned next week for a Yearly, touching on some of the trends of 2025.
Monthly: Nov 25 - MilitiaWatch
News about the US militia movement, featuring deatil on the Oath Keepers reboot and militia guys running for office.
militia.watch
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Happy 12/12, friends!
One last MW Monthly for the year, this one covering some news clips from November.
2 main stories covered:
+ Stewart Rhodes Reboots Oath Keepers, Stumbles
+ Patriot Movement Guys Run for Governor, TBD
Stay tuned next week for a Yearly, touching on some of the trends of 2025.
One last MW Monthly for the year, this one covering some news clips from November.
2 main stories covered:
+ Stewart Rhodes Reboots Oath Keepers, Stumbles
+ Patriot Movement Guys Run for Governor, TBD
Stay tuned next week for a Yearly, touching on some of the trends of 2025.
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For two centuries Western elites have weaponized public displays of sympathy for different minority groups in the Middle East as proxies for inter-elite conflicts & agendas. Look up how Tucker & friends were talking about Iraqi women & Christians in 2003. Don’t be fooled
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
For two centuries Western elites have weaponized public displays of sympathy for different minority groups in the Middle East as proxies for inter-elite conflicts & agendas. Look up how Tucker & friends were talking about Iraqi women & Christians in 2003. Don’t be fooled
Yesterday, Kyle Rittenhouse posted a couple of photos from his wedding this summer, one of which features him and his bride armed with a handgun and rifle (respectively). It took someone like 8 hours to kirkify Kyle's wife lmao.
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Yesterday, Kyle Rittenhouse posted a couple of photos from his wedding this summer, one of which features him and his bride armed with a handgun and rifle (respectively). It took someone like 8 hours to kirkify Kyle's wife lmao.