Wendy Via
@wendyvia.bsky.social
co-founder/president
@globalextremism.bsky.social, extremism expert. globalextremism.org
Resisting authoritarianism. Not obeying in advance, if at all. Protecting human rights critical to inclusive democracies. Opinions and thoughts strictly my own.
@globalextremism.bsky.social, extremism expert. globalextremism.org
Resisting authoritarianism. Not obeying in advance, if at all. Protecting human rights critical to inclusive democracies. Opinions and thoughts strictly my own.
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Wendy Via
@wendyvia.bsky.social
· Nov 15
How a billionaires boys’ club came to dominate the public square
The information that courses through both legacy publications and social media networks is increasingly shaped by billionaires and other wealthy dynasties.
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Yes. ".. vanishingly small club of massively wealthy individuals the ability to play arbiter, moderator and bankroller of ... the information that feeds the nation’s discourse"
How a billionaires boys’ club came to dominate the public square
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How a billionaires boys’ club came to dominate the public square
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Important work from @attorneynora.bsky.social
This year, I set out to chronicle free speech under the Trump admin. No small feat. Trump attacks dissent & leverages the White House to go after critics constantly. But how? Read our bombshell new @freepress.bsky.social report. I'm proud & horrified: www.freepress.net/attack-on-fr...
Chokehold: Donald Trump’s War on Free Speech & the Need for Systemic Resistance
This Free Press report examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression in 2025. It analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and ...
www.freepress.net
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Important work from @attorneynora.bsky.social
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Turning Point USA has transformed from a conservative campus club into one of the most powerful Christian nationalist engine in the country — a movement where apocalyptic prophecy, political warfare, and multimillion-dollar grift now sit at the center of conservative youth culture.
TPUSA's Holy Hustle: How Conservatism Went Apocalyptic
Turning Point USA has transformed from a conservative campus club into one of the most powerful Christian nationalist engine in the country — a movement where apocalyptic prophecy, political warfare, ...
globalextremism.org
December 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Turning Point USA has transformed from a conservative campus club into one of the most powerful Christian nationalist engine in the country — a movement where apocalyptic prophecy, political warfare, and multimillion-dollar grift now sit at the center of conservative youth culture.
Reposted by Wendy Via
Trump’s immigration proclamation marked an alarming shift: he adopted “remigration,” a term popularized by Europe’s neo-Nazi movements, and DHS echoed it within hours. What began as a Heritage critique has now become a defining moment — the normalization of extremist ideology in U.S. policy.
Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Response to Heritage Foundation's Immigration Challenge
Trump is importing the rhetoric of European neo-Nazis into U.S. policy. His Thanksgiving statement embraced “reverse migration” and “remigration”—terms rooted in white nationalist ideology— and DHS qu...
globalextremism.org
December 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump’s immigration proclamation marked an alarming shift: he adopted “remigration,” a term popularized by Europe’s neo-Nazi movements, and DHS echoed it within hours. What began as a Heritage critique has now become a defining moment — the normalization of extremist ideology in U.S. policy.
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Billy Roper’s push to create a whites-only enclave shows how parts of the U.S. far right are shifting from online propaganda to territorial projects. By promoting Christian Identity ideology, Roper is testing whether an extremist worldview can be transformed from online rhetoric into lived space.
Longtime Neo-Nazi Billy Roper’s Planning White Nationalist Homeland in Middle America
Billy Roper, a longtime neo-Nazi and Christian Identity extremist, is now trying to build a whites-only enclave in the Ozarks. Framing it as his “Ozarkia” project, Roper is recruiting families, organi...
globalextremism.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Billy Roper’s push to create a whites-only enclave shows how parts of the U.S. far right are shifting from online propaganda to territorial projects. By promoting Christian Identity ideology, Roper is testing whether an extremist worldview can be transformed from online rhetoric into lived space.
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Faith as a Weapon uncovers how Christian nationalism fueled January 6 and is now embedding a theocratic and authoritarian agenda within the U.S. government. The report profiles key leaders, explores their ideology, & exposes the political power driving these authoritarian policies.
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Faith as a Weapon: Inside America’s Theocratic Vanguard
Christian nationalism and theocratic extremists didn’t just inspired Jan 6 — they’ve taken over key parts of government, weaponizing faith to dismantle democracy and impose an authoritarian theocratic...
globalextremism.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Faith as a Weapon uncovers how Christian nationalism fueled January 6 and is now embedding a theocratic and authoritarian agenda within the U.S. government. The report profiles key leaders, explores their ideology, & exposes the political power driving these authoritarian policies.
Read our report:
Read our report:
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ICE’s accelerated recruitment push is raising serious concerns about who it’s attracting and why. @wendyvia.bsky.social warns it’s “normalizing extremism, but also warping what it means to be a person who protects your country,” with a message to "make America different… a violent but white place.”
PBS News Hour | Critics concerned over ICE's hiring, training standards | Season 2025
As ICE boosts recruitment, critics concerned over changes to hiring and training standards
video.thinktv.org
December 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
ICE’s accelerated recruitment push is raising serious concerns about who it’s attracting and why. @wendyvia.bsky.social warns it’s “normalizing extremism, but also warping what it means to be a person who protects your country,” with a message to "make America different… a violent but white place.”
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@wendyvia.bsky.social warns that Ireland’s far-right surge echoes a global trend shaped by U.S. politics, with national symbols hijacked for exclusion. “Donald Trump gives others encouragement to add to it and make it worse. I think Trump has been a global influence, particularly on xenophobia.”
'You're going to see a lot more make Ireland great again posts': US influence on far-right slogans | BreakingNews
The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (Gpahe) monitors far-right and extremist groups across the globe
www.breakingnews.ie
December 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
@wendyvia.bsky.social warns that Ireland’s far-right surge echoes a global trend shaped by U.S. politics, with national symbols hijacked for exclusion. “Donald Trump gives others encouragement to add to it and make it worse. I think Trump has been a global influence, particularly on xenophobia.”
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The document includes scathing critiques of European allies' migration and free speech policies, suggesting they face the “prospect of civilizational erasure” and raising doubts about their long-term reliability as American partners. https://to.pbs.org/4pX25fH
Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in Western Hemisphere
The document released Friday by the White House is sure to roil long-standing U.S. allies in Europe for its scathing critiques of their migration and free speech policies, suggesting they face the “pr...
to.pbs.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The document includes scathing critiques of European allies' migration and free speech policies, suggesting they face the “prospect of civilizational erasure” and raising doubts about their long-term reliability as American partners. https://to.pbs.org/4pX25fH
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ICE’s recruitment drive is raising alarms. @wendyvia.bsky.social warns the campaign is “normalizing extremism, but also warping what it means to protect your country,” and that its message to recruits is clear: “come with us and we’re going to make America different… a violent but white place.”
PBS News Hour | Critics concerned over ICE's hiring, training standards | Season 2025
As ICE boosts recruitment, critics concerned over changes to hiring and training standards
video.thinktv.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
ICE’s recruitment drive is raising alarms. @wendyvia.bsky.social warns the campaign is “normalizing extremism, but also warping what it means to protect your country,” and that its message to recruits is clear: “come with us and we’re going to make America different… a violent but white place.”
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Violence is NEVER the answer. Our hearts are with the victims and their families.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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Live updates: Washington DC shooting leaves two National Guardsmen shot | CNN
Two members of the West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, DC, today, according to the state’s governor. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Violence is NEVER the answer. Our hearts are with the victims and their families.
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
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Project 2025 is turning reproductive care into state surveillance. The FDA is moving to restrict mifepristone, EMTALA protections are being gutted, and clinics are closing. Nearly half of Project 2025’s agenda is already in place — pushing the U.S. toward a future where pregnancy is enforced.
Project 2025 November 13th Update
This week, we examine how the uterine surveillance state is taking shape as federal agencies restrict abortion pills, deny emergency care, and defund women's clinics, Trump ends a 33-year nuclear test...
globalextremism.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Project 2025 is turning reproductive care into state surveillance. The FDA is moving to restrict mifepristone, EMTALA protections are being gutted, and clinics are closing. Nearly half of Project 2025’s agenda is already in place — pushing the U.S. toward a future where pregnancy is enforced.
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An investigation by GPAHE & ITV, uncovered mosque-shooting games and fascist skins circulating openly on Roblox — a platform used daily by millions of children. Extremists are slipping propaganda directly into kids’ gaming spaces, exposing them to radicalization before parents even know it’s there.
Extremist content exposed on gaming platform Roblox | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News
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November 20, 2025 at 2:23 AM
An investigation by GPAHE & ITV, uncovered mosque-shooting games and fascist skins circulating openly on Roblox — a platform used daily by millions of children. Extremists are slipping propaganda directly into kids’ gaming spaces, exposing them to radicalization before parents even know it’s there.
Reposted by Wendy Via
Turning Point USA has transformed from a conservative campus club into one of the most powerful Christian nationalist engine in the country — a movement where apocalyptic prophecy, political warfare, and multimillion-dollar grift now sit at the center of conservative youth culture.
Read more:
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TPUSA's Holy Hustle: How Conservatism Went Apocalyptic
Turning Point USA has transformed from a conservative campus club into one of the most powerful Christian nationalist engine in the country — a movement where apocalyptic prophecy, political warfare, ...
globalextremism.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Turning Point USA has transformed from a conservative campus club into one of the most powerful Christian nationalist engine in the country — a movement where apocalyptic prophecy, political warfare, and multimillion-dollar grift now sit at the center of conservative youth culture.
Read more:
Read more:
Reposted by Wendy Via
This week: Heritage exporting its Project 2025 agenda to Europe, to Roblox hosting mosque-shooting sims and white supremacist groups targeting kids, to U.S. officials pushing policies and propaganda that echo far-right networks and endanger LGBTQ+ communities.
Read our weekly updates:
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GPAHE Brings You the Latest News in Far-Right Hate and Extremism
This week: From TPUSA’s apocalyptic turn in youth politics and Heritage exporting its Project 2025 agenda to Europe, to Roblox hosting mosque-shooting sims and white supremacist groups targeting kids,...
globalextremism.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This week: Heritage exporting its Project 2025 agenda to Europe, to Roblox hosting mosque-shooting sims and white supremacist groups targeting kids, to U.S. officials pushing policies and propaganda that echo far-right networks and endanger LGBTQ+ communities.
Read our weekly updates:
Read our weekly updates:
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This week: We track how Christian Identity shaped America’s most violent antisemitic movements, report on the arrest of the NLM founder for terrorism and child abuse, and GPAHE’s @wendyvia.bsky.social calls out Trump’s ICE propaganda using neo-Nazi imagery.
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GPAHE Brings You the Latest News in Far-Right Hate and Extremism
This week: We track how Christian Identity shaped America’s most violent antisemitic movements, report on the arrest of the NLM founder for terrorism and child abuse, and Wendy Via, co-founder of GPAH...
globalextremism.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This week: We track how Christian Identity shaped America’s most violent antisemitic movements, report on the arrest of the NLM founder for terrorism and child abuse, and GPAHE’s @wendyvia.bsky.social calls out Trump’s ICE propaganda using neo-Nazi imagery.
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The Trump administration is under fire for using neo-Nazi imagery in ICE recruitment ads, featuring hate symbols. @wendyvia.bsky.social said the posts “celebrate the agency’s tone as validation,” and could attract recruits to wage a racial war.
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Trump Accused of Using Far Right Propaganda to Boost ICE Recruits
The department’s recruitment content has been widely shared by the Proud Boys and other extremists.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The Trump administration is under fire for using neo-Nazi imagery in ICE recruitment ads, featuring hate symbols. @wendyvia.bsky.social said the posts “celebrate the agency’s tone as validation,” and could attract recruits to wage a racial war.
Read more from @thedailybeast.bsky.social:
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...Nor did the ban do much. Barely a few months later, the Texas GOP's 2024 convention was an open call to Christian nationalism and "spiritual warfare" that was attended by some overt antisemites who were fired from Dunn's network after our reporting. Here's what one of them posted from the event:
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
...Nor did the ban do much. Barely a few months later, the Texas GOP's 2024 convention was an open call to Christian nationalism and "spiritual warfare" that was attended by some overt antisemites who were fired from Dunn's network after our reporting. Here's what one of them posted from the event:
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Tim Dunn is also a longtime funder/board member of two groups central to the rise of Christian nationalism: First Liberty Institute and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Before helming Heritage Foundation and its Project 2025 efforts, Kevin Roberts was CEO of Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Before helming Heritage Foundation and its Project 2025 efforts, Kevin Roberts was CEO of Texas Public Policy Foundation.
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Tim Dunn is also a longtime funder/board member of two groups central to the rise of Christian nationalism: First Liberty Institute and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Before helming Heritage Foundation and its Project 2025 efforts, Kevin Roberts was CEO of Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Before helming Heritage Foundation and its Project 2025 efforts, Kevin Roberts was CEO of Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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Meanwhile, the leaders of the Tim Dunn-funded "grassroots" group True Texas Project held a daylong seminar on "white genocide" great replacement theory and Christian nationalism.
“War on white America”: Influential Texas group hosting pro-Christian nationalism conference - The Texas Tribune
True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans.
www.texastribune.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Meanwhile, the leaders of the Tim Dunn-funded "grassroots" group True Texas Project held a daylong seminar on "white genocide" great replacement theory and Christian nationalism.
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Amid the scandal, former Texas House Speaker Joe Strauss, who is Jewish, confirmed a long-ago reported claim: That Tim Dunn had privately told him he believed only Christians should be in government leadership positions.
Former Texas House speaker says GOP megadonor Tim Dunn told him only Christians should hold leadership positions - The Texas Tribune
Straus, who is Jewish, publicly confirmed the conversation for the first time Thursday. It had previously been reported by Texas Monthly.
www.texastribune.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Amid the scandal, former Texas House Speaker Joe Strauss, who is Jewish, confirmed a long-ago reported claim: That Tim Dunn had privately told him he believed only Christians should be in government leadership positions.
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We then uncovered at least five other open white supremacists or antisemities working in Tim Dunn's network.
Nick Fuentes is just the latest white supremacist embraced by Defend Texas Liberty - The Texas Tribune
While Fuentes’ unapologetic hate mongering has made him one of the nation’s best-known white supremacists, he was merely the latest in a long line of people who have been embraced by Defend Texas Libe...
www.texastribune.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
We then uncovered at least five other open white supremacists or antisemities working in Tim Dunn's network.
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Some important background: That Texas scandal came after we photo'd Nick Fuentes leaving the offices of Pale Horse Strategies, a far-right consulting firm run by the top operative for far-right billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks.
Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at office near Fort Worth - The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune also observed Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi outside the building, but he denied meeting Fuentes and denounced him.
www.texastribune.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Some important background: That Texas scandal came after we photo'd Nick Fuentes leaving the offices of Pale Horse Strategies, a far-right consulting firm run by the top operative for far-right billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks.
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Hungary, Poland, and the Netherlands are following Trump’s lead in targeting “Antifa.” The coordinated narrative reframes antifascism as terrorism while ignoring evidence that far-right extremists pose the real threat.
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How the International Far Right is Getting on Board With Trump’s Antifa Terrorist Designation
Trump’s baseless “Antifa” terrorist designation has sparked a global echo, with Hungary, Poland, and the Netherlands moving to replicate it. The coordinated effort reframes dissent as terrorism—part o...
globalextremism.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hungary, Poland, and the Netherlands are following Trump’s lead in targeting “Antifa.” The coordinated narrative reframes antifascism as terrorism while ignoring evidence that far-right extremists pose the real threat.
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Christian nationalism is gaining traction across the U.S.—from activist rallies and new churches tied to Pentagon officials to coordinated state bills mandating Ten Commandments displays. Once fringe, the movement is shaping laws and institutions with a theocratic vision.
Christian Nationalism: The Rising Tide
Once a fringe ideology, Christian nationalism is now embedded in U.S. political power. Figures like Sean Feucht, Doug Wilson, and David Barton are using celebrity activism, politically connected churc...
globalextremism.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Christian nationalism is gaining traction across the U.S.—from activist rallies and new churches tied to Pentagon officials to coordinated state bills mandating Ten Commandments displays. Once fringe, the movement is shaping laws and institutions with a theocratic vision.
Reposted by Wendy Via
GPAHE has written to @gqmagazine.bsky.social regarding its article on Nick Fuentes, raising concerns about the sanitization of his extremist views. The letter emphasizes the importance of accurate context when profiling figures with a history of hate and white nationalism.
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A Letter from GPAHE to GQ on their Dangerous Sanitization of Nick Fuentes and Extremism
GPAHE has sent a letter to GQ condemning the magazine’s recent article, “Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?”. The letter warns that by portraying Fuentes—a white nationalist and Holocaust...
globalextremism.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
GPAHE has written to @gqmagazine.bsky.social regarding its article on Nick Fuentes, raising concerns about the sanitization of his extremist views. The letter emphasizes the importance of accurate context when profiling figures with a history of hate and white nationalism.
Read more:
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