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Iron Front of NC
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We represent all those who promote democracy and oppose fascism and authoritarianism in North Carolina. Our primary social media home is at https://www.reddit.com/r/IronFrontNC/.
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · Oct 18
They can't rule if we don't bow. No Kings. No Thrones. No Silence. Bring your voice, and bring your energy tomorrow. Come protest with us - SWIPE TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU!
#NoKings #NoKingsNC #NoKingsRaleigh #NoKingsGreenville #NoKingsCharlotte #PeoplePowerNC #WeTheMany #October18th #FDT
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decoherence.media
Yesterday we published the first of 3 articles that investigate the exposed web server for the neo-Nazi magazine Rope Culture. Today we've just published the second part, which analyzes the published articles, reader comments, and web traffic data.
Uncovered: Identities and tactics behind the neo-Nazi “Rope Culture” web server
Part II: Examination of the magazine's publication decisions, its odious commenters, and the platforms that promoted it
decoherence.media
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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revbennyd.bsky.social
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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arelephanteau.bsky.social
4/ Other hooded AKT member is "Reverend Sleaze"=Jacob Kovats of Orlando, Fl. Maybe someone knows if he is officially w/VSC, Hammerskins, etc; we don't. One can guess from his Nazi tattoos that he's fine with the sieg heils at his shows. On social media, Kovats has bn "Frankie Malma" & "Karen Rage."
Collage of photos of Jacob "Jake" Kovats aka Reverend Sleaze of A Killing Tradition. The collage includes an AKT instagram pic of Kovats as Reverend Sleaze and shows tattoos that match other photos taken from Facebook. As Reverend Sleaze, Kovats wears a black hood with eyes cut out and a loose pointed top in the style of Klan hoods. In one picture from Facebook, we can see that Kovats has a small Nazi SS bolts tattoo. Collection of Nazi iconography, including the bolts tattoo Kovats has. Source: Tazmania Legal Aid
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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arelephanteau.bsky.social
3/ Not to go too far into the weeds today, but for those unaware, Vinlanders Social Club/Firm 22 is a white power "brotherhood"/gang of national socialists. They're neo-Nazi boneheads, for the most part, with tattoos, swastikas, and sieg heils to show for it. The green flag represents their club.
image shows group of people posing outside in front of a wooden fence with a "dixie republic" sign. Some are dressed in traditional bonehead gear--boots/laces/braces. The group holds two flags: one is a red flag with a swastika on it and the other is the Vinlander Social Club flag. The image is annotated with the words, "be antifascist." image shows a lone loser (F22/VSC dork) standing in front of the confederate monument in Person County, NC. The dork holds a flag with a swastika on it and the image, taken from the VSC telegram channel, says "support your local vinlanders." Ultimate loser picture.
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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arelephanteau.bsky.social
2/ Lead AKT vocalist "Bobby Butcher" = Vinlanders Social Club member Shaun Morris of Lakeland, Florida. Photos from his band and from family members on Facebook easily confirm these connections, and his banner image is from an AKT Instagram post.
collage of images connecting Shaun Morris to his A Killing Tradition persona and membership in Vinlanders Social Club. One picture is a group of VSC members doing a Hitler salutes. Their faces are covered by Nazi Totenkopf images. Shaun Morris is in the middle, and his shin and ankle tattoos are visible. Other images are from Facebook and AKT shows, and have matching arm tattoos. collage of two images; the first is from A Killing Tradition's instagram and the second shows the same image as the banner for Shaun Morris's X account.
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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arelephanteau.bsky.social
1/ For no particular reason whatsoever here in NC, we'd like to highlight a couple members of A Killing Tradition, based in central Florida. Self-described as a "Shock Rock Supergroup," their shows draw crowds teeming with national socialists, racist boneheads, and other white power gang members.
collage of two images: image 1 is A Killing Tradition's band logo with the words "be antifascist" written over it and image 2 is a picture of the band. Three of the band members are wearing ridiculous masks/head-coverings, one of which resembles a black Klan hood. From left to right, the band members are listed as Greg Weaver, Cyndi Wilhelm, Jacob Kovats, and Shaun Morris. image shows two men outside, apparently having been practicing boxing as one of them is wearing gloves. The man in the foreground has his face digitally covered with a nazi totenkopf image. He is holding a Vinlanders Social Club "Probate" patch up for the camera. The man behind him wears a "support your local vinlanders" shirt that has nazi ss bolts in their signature green on it. The bottom of the image had been stamped with one of the VSC logos which has been crossed out. The image is further annotated, "be antifascist" and the person in the foreground is labeled as "shaun morris aka 'bobby butcher'."
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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protectdemocracy.org
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October 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ironfrontnc.bsky.social
This is, in fact, a threat to the poor and to anti-trumpers that is intended to make us give up in hopes that we will be able to feed our families. #communities and #organizers it is time to show up for each other and keep our communities fed!! #fdt #snap
October 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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protestfinderusa.bsky.social
AG Letitia James has created a portal for submitting photos of ICE agents for investigation, this is of course in addition to House Democrats’ “Master ICE Tracker” website.
October 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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wunc.org
WFDD reports: The role of voter integrity groups in shaping same-day voter laws was explored on Day 3 of a federal trial in Winston-Salem.

www.wunc.org/2025-10-22/d...
Day 3 of federal trial over NC voting law probes role of election integrity groups
The role of voter integrity groups in shaping same-day voter laws was explored on Day 3 of a federal trial in Winston-Salem.
www.wunc.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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jtischauser.bsky.social
from a livestream taken in Little Village today
Still image from a video shared to Facebook that shows a grey SUV. A tire is flat. A picture of a penis was drawn on the rear door. ICE is written on the back of the car. there is a large dent.
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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jtischauser.bsky.social
a video of the young man's arrest shows him backing up, following commands, while having a weapon drawn on him. He's then surrounded, thrown to the ground, jumped on, and detained. shared with permission.
October 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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protectdemocracy.org
NEW: Over the past year, Serbia’s renewed pro-democracy mobilization has rattled the ruling party and revealed President Vučić’s vulnerabilities. Here’s how the country’s pro-democracy forces have regained traction: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/leave-the-door-open-for-defectors
Rule 7: Leave the door open for defectors How Serbia’s pro-democracy forces harnessed backlash → Leverage public outrage and demands for accountability. Give defectors a place to land. Do not play the blame game or say “I told you so.” Harness their disillusionment to grow the movement. Create space for disclosure. Give those who benefit from the regime space to defect or discreetly share their experiences. Channel the outrage of defectors. Welcome others – including voters who put the autocrat in office – and help them find a role to play. Lesson Learned: Serbia’s pro-democracy forces were able to regain traction when they opened the door to bringing newcomers into the fold. By identifying a mutual rallying cry against the government’s endemic corruption, those looking to restore democracy have harnessed a renewed movement toward greater government accountability — challenging the entrenched rule of President Aleksandar Vučić.
October 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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crockett.house.gov
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
ironfrontnc.bsky.social
This is disgusting. @ the organizers of this event if you see this dm us! We can send peacekeepers your way for the next event! #asheville #nokings #nokingsevent
nocatsinamerica.bsky.social No Cats In America @nocatsinamerica.bsky.social · Oct 19
At the Asheville No Kings march last night, a MAGA terrorist pulled his truck into the crosswalk on a red light and hit a young girl half his size. He then climbed out of his truck in a rage and punched her in the face with full force.

This is the aftermath. #nokings #Asheville #magaterrorist
October 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
ironfrontnc.bsky.social
Good morning everyone! If you do anything this weekend, do this:  Be intentional about what you do, who you support, and how you move this weekend. #IFNC cannot wait to see people at a #NoKingsProtest near you! If you cannot attend, there are plenty of ways to get involved! 1/2
October 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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indivisibleavl.bsky.social
"They'll get over it" - Mitch McConnell 

"Everybody dies" - Joni Ernst

"Minutiae" - JD Vance

MAGA politicians have zero empathy for the plight of ordinary Americans who depend on these programs.

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
J.D. Vance Dismisses Kicking Millions Off Medicaid: 'Minutiae”
Vice President J.D. Vance said the reconciliation bill kicking millions off Medicaid is “minutiae" compared to securing ICE deportation funding.
www.rollingstone.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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indivisibleavl.bsky.social
We need volunteers for No Kings tomorrow to hand out flyers with the comment information so that we can help others urge the NC GOP to back down on their gerrymandering scheme.

Please email brenda@indivisibleavl.org if you can help!
October 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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anildash.com
This is, by the way, a huge sign that Bluesky has the juice. And would be a great time for the team to make sure they’re focused on rock-solid moderation and enabling developers to have a good base for building. Journalists always use these accounts to justify still being on X/Twitter.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Oct 17
Yes, it does look like the government accounts joining Bluesky are real, including Homeland Security and the White House. They're tweeting about it on X.
October 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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peoplesfabric.com
this story 💔
southsideweekly.bsky.social South Side Weekly @southsideweekly.bsky.social · Oct 17
In her first interview since he was killed by federal agents, Silverio Villegas González's partner Blanca Mora talked about the impact his death has had on their family.

Be sure to read this moving piece by Alma Campos about Silverio's final journey back to Loma de Chupio, Michoacán.
A Tragic Homecoming
The casket of Silverio Villegas González rests inside his family’s modest home in Michoacán.
southsideweekly.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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bnewbold.net
as a reminder: bluesky (the app) has a broad set of user interactions controls.

beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Sep 8
Quick Tip: You can control who replies to your post on Bluesky.

Just tap the 🌐 icon on your post to choose: everyone, followers, people you follow, mentioned users - or turn off replies entirely ✨
Screenshot of Post Interaction Settings with an arrow pointing to Reply Settings
October 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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amateurexpertop.bsky.social
they're probably also looking to hoover up a whole bunch of "loose lips" skeets they can use to launch targeted harassment and/or prosecutions, but ofc tuning in at the last possible minute before 10/18 with .social accounts bc they're a bunch of rank amateur knuckleheads top to bottom
jtischauser.bsky.social Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · Oct 17
what a telling sign of weakness that these fed agencies join bsky a day before what is likely to be the largest No Kings rally yet. they're scared and they know bluesky has the juice.
October 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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democracync.bsky.social
Charlotte! Tomorrow, Saturday, Oct 18th, we make history at First Ward Park for the #NoKings Rally!⁠
We will rally at 10 am with Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen and march at 10:35 am through Uptown.⁠ #NCPol
October 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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utopia-defer.red
they're getting on this website because they're running out of gas and understand that the juiciest segment of libs now exist on a platform that isn't owned by one of their oligarch allies. when faced with increasing uncertainty of their own power, all they understand is theatrics and the spectacle.
October 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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criminalerin.bsky.social
Forget bullying, shunning WORKS
potatosocial.bsky.social Benji: The God of Vibes @potatosocial.bsky.social · Oct 18
Imagine making a bsky account to troll lefties and they all block you and laugh about it.
October 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM