Luke Baumgartner
@lbaum94.bsky.social
Research fellow at GWU Program on Extremism | Specialist in far-right and military extremism | NATO Shill | U.S. Army Veteran 🇺🇸
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1. Yesterday, the State Department designated four Antifa-affiliated entities as global terrorist organizations. It’s part of the Trump regime’s effort to inflate the threat posed by “Antifa.” None of these supposed groups is even alleged to have attacked Americans.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...
Designations of Antifa Ost and Three Other Violent Antifa Groups - United States Department of State
Today, the Department of State announces the designation of Antifa Ost, Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front, Armed Proletarian Justice, and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense...
www.state.gov
November 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
1. Yesterday, the State Department designated four Antifa-affiliated entities as global terrorist organizations. It’s part of the Trump regime’s effort to inflate the threat posed by “Antifa.” None of these supposed groups is even alleged to have attacked Americans.
www.state.gov/releases/202...
www.state.gov/releases/202...
764 case update: On Monday, November 9, Jose Henry Ayala Casimiro pleaded guilty to charges of producing and possession of CSAM, and faces up to 50 years in prison. Sentencing date is TBD.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
764 case update: On Monday, November 9, Jose Henry Ayala Casimiro pleaded guilty to charges of producing and possession of CSAM, and faces up to 50 years in prison. Sentencing date is TBD.
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Senior Research Fellow Dr. Sergio Altuna Galan (@altuna.bsky.social) sat down with Dr. Djallil Lounnas to discuss recent gains by JNIM in Mali and the Sahel more broadly. You can watch his interview here 👇
Is Bamako on the Brink of a Jihadist Takeover?
YouTube video by Program on Extremism at GWU
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November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Sergio Altuna Galan (@altuna.bsky.social) sat down with Dr. Djallil Lounnas to discuss recent gains by JNIM in Mali and the Sahel more broadly. You can watch his interview here 👇
Let’s all spam this with laugh reactions.
November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Let’s all spam this with laugh reactions.
If anyone thought that AWD was “old news,” it’s not—at least in Canada. There are still former members facing legal action.
Matthew Althorpe is appearing in a Toronto court right now to schedule his sentencing. He recently changed his plea to guilty.
Althorpe is appearing over Zoom from the detention centre.
globalnews.ca/news/1147175...
Althorpe is appearing over Zoom from the detention centre.
globalnews.ca/news/1147175...
Thorold man pleads guilty to neo-Nazi terrorism charges, could face 20 years in prison | Globalnews.ca
Matthew Althorpe, 29, pleaded guilty in Toronto to three terrorism charges linked to the neo-Nazi group and admitted to producing violent propaganda promoting mass attacks.
globalnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If anyone thought that AWD was “old news,” it’s not—at least in Canada. There are still former members facing legal action.
Chat, is this bad?
NEW: Accused Terrorgram leader Matthew Robert Allison asks a judge to throw out his case because his court-appointed lawyers aren't getting paid
Although the chances of dismissal are remote, this highlights a real problem — Congress' failure to fund indigent defense www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Although the chances of dismissal are remote, this highlights a real problem — Congress' failure to fund indigent defense www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Shutdown chaos could unleash accused terrorist boss back onto the streets
The court-appointed lawyers for a defendant described by the government as a leader of a “transnationalist terrorist group” want a federal judge to dismiss the case against their client because they h...
www.rawstory.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Chat, is this bad?
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The founder of No Lives Matter, a violent nihlistic violent extremist group, faces multiple charges including child abuse and terrorism in the Netherlands. via @globalextremism.bsky.social globalextremism.org/post/founder...
Founder of No Lives Matter Arrested on Child Abuse and Terrorism Charges
The founder of the violent extremist group No Lives Matter (NLM) has been arrested on child abuse and terrorism charges. Identified as “Justin B.,” he allegedly operated online as “Cxrpse,” promoting ...
globalextremism.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The founder of No Lives Matter, a violent nihlistic violent extremist group, faces multiple charges including child abuse and terrorism in the Netherlands. via @globalextremism.bsky.social globalextremism.org/post/founder...
Other “petty criminals” in the “petty criminal group chat”:
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Other “petty criminals” in the “petty criminal group chat”:
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The former Marine who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze in September was motivated by "anti-religious beliefs" against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the FBI confirmed Friday.
https://cnn.it/439e9kT
https://cnn.it/439e9kT
November 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The former Marine who opened fire in a Michigan church and set it ablaze in September was motivated by "anti-religious beliefs" against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the FBI confirmed Friday.
https://cnn.it/439e9kT
https://cnn.it/439e9kT
T-50s are about to show up in Venezuelan ports because that’s all Russia has left in its reserves.
Exclusive: Documents show Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro drafted a letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircrafts as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean.
As U.S. ramps up the pressure, Venezuela pleads with Moscow for help
Documents show Maduro drafted letter asking Russia for missiles, radars and upgraded aircraft as U.S. forces amass in the Caribbean.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
T-50s are about to show up in Venezuelan ports because that’s all Russia has left in its reserves.
New 764 case that hasn't gotten much attention: Christopher Tony Long, 19, of Porterville, CA, was indicted by a grand jury last week. Long is the 30th member of "The Com" network that has been charged or arrested since 2021.
Member of Violent Extremist Network ‘764’ Charged with Animal Crushing, Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Cyberstalking and Interstate Threats
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of California has returned a six-count indictment against Tony Christopher Long, also known as Inactive, Inactivee0, and inactivecvx, 19, of Porterville, C...
www.justice.gov
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
New 764 case that hasn't gotten much attention: Christopher Tony Long, 19, of Porterville, CA, was indicted by a grand jury last week. Long is the 30th member of "The Com" network that has been charged or arrested since 2021.
I wonder if the Department of the Navy is going to discipline the Marines and Sailors I have proof of posting racist and antisemitic content online?
A warning to all active-duty Sailors and Marines: DO NOT LIKE OR SHARE THIS POST.
SecNav Phelan just announced a review of all personal social media for "misaligned" posts.
The message is clear: If you disagree with this admin, you are a target.
https://bit.ly/47tn6H7
SecNav Phelan just announced a review of all personal social media for "misaligned" posts.
The message is clear: If you disagree with this admin, you are a target.
https://bit.ly/47tn6H7
Navy launches review of Marines’ and sailors’ personal social media posts
The Department of the Navy will be reviewing whether sailors’ and Marines’ social media posts have been “misaligned” with official guidance.
taskandpurpose.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I wonder if the Department of the Navy is going to discipline the Marines and Sailors I have proof of posting racist and antisemitic content online?
So what’s the difference between this case and the endless number of cases where white supremacists say similar things about minorities? Many of them feature defendants who already have criminal records, many of them felonies that prohibit firearm possession.
Jury Acquits Man Accused of Soliciting Trump’s Murder on Bluesky news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Jury Acquits Man Accused of Soliciting Trump’s Murder on Bluesky
A jury took about two hours Tuesday to acquit a man accused of soliciting President Donald Trump’s assassination on social media, a setback for the Justice Department office led by Trump’s newly-insta...
news.bloomberglaw.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
So what’s the difference between this case and the endless number of cases where white supremacists say similar things about minorities? Many of them feature defendants who already have criminal records, many of them felonies that prohibit firearm possession.
An email address allegedly associated with Shoemaker was previously exposed in a breach on The Post Millennial's website. Color me shocked.
A person in Alabama was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor, and other items, intending to attack synagogues across the US South. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/u...
Man arrested with body armor and a suitcase filled with ammunition after threatening multiple synagogues, officials say | CNN
In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, ...
www.cnn.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
An email address allegedly associated with Shoemaker was previously exposed in a breach on The Post Millennial's website. Color me shocked.
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Today we published the last of three articles investigating the exposed web server for the neo-Nazi magazine Rope Culture. We’re identifying several far-right figures involved, including a Canadian Nazi podcaster-turned-Orthodox priest, a Danish metal musician, and a notorious American pedophile.
“Rope Culture” propagandists exposed and emails explored: From Iron March leaks to FashyLeaks
Part III: Exploring the podcasts hosted on the site and sifting through the private emails found in the web server leak
decoherence.media
October 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Today we published the last of three articles investigating the exposed web server for the neo-Nazi magazine Rope Culture. We’re identifying several far-right figures involved, including a Canadian Nazi podcaster-turned-Orthodox priest, a Danish metal musician, and a notorious American pedophile.
Something that never fails to make me laugh is that when you eventually find pictures of the nazi chuds you’re trying to ID, they inevitably do not resemble an SS officer of 1942. “Oh LoOk At My MaStEr RaCe” lookin ass mfs. Case in point: New York Young Republicans chat:
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Something that never fails to make me laugh is that when you eventually find pictures of the nazi chuds you’re trying to ID, they inevitably do not resemble an SS officer of 1942. “Oh LoOk At My MaStEr RaCe” lookin ass mfs. Case in point: New York Young Republicans chat:
There was a brief point in time where I considered pivoting to journalism. Not that being in the “extremism research” field is much better right now.
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
There was a brief point in time where I considered pivoting to journalism. Not that being in the “extremism research” field is much better right now.
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I'm excited but a bit sad to announce that I've left Bellingcat to start a nonprofit investigative outlet focused on the far-right. We're called Decoherence Media, and we're launching today.
Welcome to Decoherence Media, an independent nonprofit founded by @jennefer.bsky.social and @tristanl.ee that investigates authoritarian and anti-democratic movements using open-source and data-driven methods.
Welcome to Decoherence Media!
We're an independent, journalist-founded nonprofit investigating authoritarian and anti-democratic movements using open-source and data-driven methods.
decoherence.media
October 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I'm excited but a bit sad to announce that I've left Bellingcat to start a nonprofit investigative outlet focused on the far-right. We're called Decoherence Media, and we're launching today.
“Reject modernity, embrace tradition,” or whatever the fuck the fashwave kids were saying four years ago.
Stephen Miller: "The scandal is how Democrats & the left scarred the landscape of our country w/grotesque so-called modern art that celebrates ugliness ... very importantly, President Trump is making sure it's in the neo-classical design around which our nation's architecture has long been directed"
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“Reject modernity, embrace tradition,” or whatever the fuck the fashwave kids were saying four years ago.
What an honor to be featured alongside some of the best in the game.
Deviant wrapped up a great 5-part series on the co-founder of Atomwaffen Division who murdered two of his fellow nazis in 2017 and thrust the group into the national spotlight. Featuring me, @awinston.bsky.social, @lbaum94.bsky.social, and @tylerdipeppe.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
DEVIANT
Education Podcast · Updated Weekly · From the award-winning creators of Down The Hill: The Delphi Murders, comes DEVIANT, a new true crime series that dives into the dark corners of what human beings ...
podcasts.apple.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
What an honor to be featured alongside some of the best in the game.
They’re not sending their best.
New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST
October 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
They’re not sending their best.
Celtic knots have famously never been appropriated by neo-Nazis. Duh.
October 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Celtic knots have famously never been appropriated by neo-Nazis. Duh.
This skeet is never going to go out of style, unfortunately.
This has been quite the week in antisemitism.
October 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This skeet is never going to go out of style, unfortunately.
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@mikeajensen.bsky.social and I were perturbed at how a recent report on left wing terrorism and political violence is predictably being weaponized. So we dug into the analysis for @justsecurity.org
www.justsecurity.org/122278/corre...
www.justsecurity.org/122278/corre...
Correctly Assessing Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States
A recent report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), “Left-Wing Terrorism and Political Violence in the United States,” risks feeding false narratives about politica...
www.justsecurity.org
October 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@mikeajensen.bsky.social and I were perturbed at how a recent report on left wing terrorism and political violence is predictably being weaponized. So we dug into the analysis for @justsecurity.org
www.justsecurity.org/122278/corre...
www.justsecurity.org/122278/corre...
My girlfriend found my first gray hairs last week and frankly, I can’t wait to be a silver fox. I am embracing this new chapter of my life.
October 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My girlfriend found my first gray hairs last week and frankly, I can’t wait to be a silver fox. I am embracing this new chapter of my life.