@mattgeo.bsky.social
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Radical right parties in Europe have not moderated. Their positions and rhetoric have entered the mainstream. They have become normalized and legitimized. Unless we understand this, we have little chance of countering their success.
In many parts of Europe populist-right parties have moderated as they have grown, shedding unpopular policies and personnel. If anything, the AfD in Germany is growing more radical econ.st/3KSptMm
Illustration: Javier Palma
Illustration: Javier Palma
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Radical right parties in Europe have not moderated. Their positions and rhetoric have entered the mainstream. They have become normalized and legitimized. Unless we understand this, we have little chance of countering their success.
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The real issue isn’t immigration, it’s the feedback loop: platforms amplify anxiety → voters feel it → politicians chase it → hollow policy follows. Until we break that cycle, we won’t get functional decisions or functional democracy.
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The real issue isn’t immigration, it’s the feedback loop: platforms amplify anxiety → voters feel it → politicians chase it → hollow policy follows. Until we break that cycle, we won’t get functional decisions or functional democracy.
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🚨 New Blog Post Alert! Check out our latest piece by Daniel Nikolaj Madsen, "The Worrisome Hybridization of School Shooters and the Extreme Right." This thought-provoking article examines the alarming intersections of these critical issues. #SchoolShooters #ExtremeRight www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
The Worrisome Hybridization of School Shooters and the Extreme Right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
Recent developments suggest a deepening and more systematic convergence between school shooter culture and extreme right ideologies. These developments risk a broadening of the demographic profile, mo...
www.sv.uio.no
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🚨 New Blog Post Alert! Check out our latest piece by Daniel Nikolaj Madsen, "The Worrisome Hybridization of School Shooters and the Extreme Right." This thought-provoking article examines the alarming intersections of these critical issues. #SchoolShooters #ExtremeRight www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
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“The leak and the eventual reveal of what was on the bullet casings is important, if only for illustrating exactly how unprepared for this current moment both law enforcement and the mainstream media are.”
www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-ki...
www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-ki...
Charlie Kirk was killed by a meme
Making sense of our dark new era of extremely online political violence
www.garbageday.email
September 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
“The leak and the eventual reveal of what was on the bullet casings is important, if only for illustrating exactly how unprepared for this current moment both law enforcement and the mainstream media are.”
www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-ki...
www.garbageday.email/p/charlie-ki...
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The biggest political success of far-right entrepreneurs like Charlie Kirk and Barri Weiss is not that they convinced old rich “conservatives” that they could mobilize America’s youth but that they were able to convince gullible “liberal” elites that they represent America’s youth.
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The biggest political success of far-right entrepreneurs like Charlie Kirk and Barri Weiss is not that they convinced old rich “conservatives” that they could mobilize America’s youth but that they were able to convince gullible “liberal” elites that they represent America’s youth.
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I'm genuinely really worried about what's going to happen in the aftermath of this, everyone is going to see that video and it's going to bring out the absolute worse.
September 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm genuinely really worried about what's going to happen in the aftermath of this, everyone is going to see that video and it's going to bring out the absolute worse.
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New report by myself and Matt George for @aoav.bsky.social
Data, drones and dependency: Britain’s AI war machine examined
aoav.org.uk/2025/data-dr...
Data, drones and dependency: Britain’s AI war machine examined
aoav.org.uk/2025/data-dr...
Data, drones and dependency: Britain’s AI war machine examined - AOAV
Britain’s Strategic Defence Review has put artificial intelligence at the centre of its military modernisation, but while billions are being invested in autonomy, the projects remain fragmented, heavi...
aoav.org.uk
August 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New report by myself and Matt George for @aoav.bsky.social
Data, drones and dependency: Britain’s AI war machine examined
aoav.org.uk/2025/data-dr...
Data, drones and dependency: Britain’s AI war machine examined
aoav.org.uk/2025/data-dr...
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In 1966, England famously beat West Germany 4-2 to win the World Cup. Here are some photos of the crowd. Notice anything?
August 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 1966, England famously beat West Germany 4-2 to win the World Cup. Here are some photos of the crowd. Notice anything?
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The spring of 2025 has been the UK’s sunniest and warmest on record.
Here's how the intense heat is affecting Britain: www.ft.com/content/650c...
Here's how the intense heat is affecting Britain: www.ft.com/content/650c...
June 20, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The spring of 2025 has been the UK’s sunniest and warmest on record.
Here's how the intense heat is affecting Britain: www.ft.com/content/650c...
Here's how the intense heat is affecting Britain: www.ft.com/content/650c...
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It's hard to overstate how extremist a policy Remigration is:
1 - Mass deportation of all illegal migrants
2 - Deportation of legal migrants see as a burden on society
3 - Deportation of citizens who have not assimilated
The aim? To create white Christian ethnostates
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
1 - Mass deportation of all illegal migrants
2 - Deportation of legal migrants see as a burden on society
3 - Deportation of citizens who have not assimilated
The aim? To create white Christian ethnostates
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
The Trump Administration Wants to Create an ‘Office of Remigration’ to Kick Immigrants Out of the Country
"Remigration"—a far-right European plan to expel minorities and immigrants from Western nations—may soon have a dedicated office following a Trump administration reorganization of the State Department...
www.wired.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It's hard to overstate how extremist a policy Remigration is:
1 - Mass deportation of all illegal migrants
2 - Deportation of legal migrants see as a burden on society
3 - Deportation of citizens who have not assimilated
The aim? To create white Christian ethnostates
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
1 - Mass deportation of all illegal migrants
2 - Deportation of legal migrants see as a burden on society
3 - Deportation of citizens who have not assimilated
The aim? To create white Christian ethnostates
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
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“Illegal immigration, in particular, is poisoning our politics and trust in institutions.”
Dangerous and reckless language in a deeply nativist @financialtimes.com column today.
The normalization of far-right ideas in the name of fighting far-right actors is morally and strategically wrong!
Dangerous and reckless language in a deeply nativist @financialtimes.com column today.
The normalization of far-right ideas in the name of fighting far-right actors is morally and strategically wrong!
May 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“Illegal immigration, in particular, is poisoning our politics and trust in institutions.”
Dangerous and reckless language in a deeply nativist @financialtimes.com column today.
The normalization of far-right ideas in the name of fighting far-right actors is morally and strategically wrong!
Dangerous and reckless language in a deeply nativist @financialtimes.com column today.
The normalization of far-right ideas in the name of fighting far-right actors is morally and strategically wrong!
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This is a BIG decision, which will undoubtedly get a legal follow-up.
It allows not only state surveillance but could also hinder the growing normalization, as public sector employees cannot be members of “extreme right” organizations.
It allows not only state surveillance but could also hinder the growing normalization, as public sector employees cannot be members of “extreme right” organizations.
AfD classified as extreme-right by German intelligence
The AfD came second in Germany's February elections and has a record number of seats in the new parliament.
www.bbc.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is a BIG decision, which will undoubtedly get a legal follow-up.
It allows not only state surveillance but could also hinder the growing normalization, as public sector employees cannot be members of “extreme right” organizations.
It allows not only state surveillance but could also hinder the growing normalization, as public sector employees cannot be members of “extreme right” organizations.
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The eccentrics of the new right aren’t rebelling against our political regime – they are its twisted successors.
📕Quinn Slobodian: The bastards of neoliberalism
📕Quinn Slobodian: The bastards of neoliberalism
The bastards of neoliberalism
The eccentrics of the new right aren’t rebelling against our political regime – they are its twisted successors.
www.newstatesman.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The eccentrics of the new right aren’t rebelling against our political regime – they are its twisted successors.
📕Quinn Slobodian: The bastards of neoliberalism
📕Quinn Slobodian: The bastards of neoliberalism
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How about instead of profiling the “personalities” saying horrible things at far right conferences, we profile the people who paid to put on those conferences.
Cmon the billionaires pushing this poison have names & faces.
Cmon the billionaires pushing this poison have names & faces.
Konstantin Kisin: anti-woke libertarian who reluctantly calls himself ‘right wing’
Konstantin Kisin: anti-woke libertarian who reluctantly calls himself ‘right wing’
In speech at Arc conference, podcaster argues ‘identity politics and multiculturalism … are two failed experiments’
Konstantin Kisin has until this week been best known as a libertarian, pro-free speech independent podcaster, and for a viral appearance…
www.theguardian.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
How about instead of profiling the “personalities” saying horrible things at far right conferences, we profile the people who paid to put on those conferences.
Cmon the billionaires pushing this poison have names & faces.
Cmon the billionaires pushing this poison have names & faces.
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On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens.
It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
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It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
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No country is immune to the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
January 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
On this note, here is a thread with recent research on what normalization is and how it happens.
It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
1/8
It includes links to references, from my work and that of others.
I tried to tag the authors whenever they are on here, in case you are interested in following their work.
1/8
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No country is immune to the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
January 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
No country is immune to the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.
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The latest from Bellingcat - Faking It: Deepfake Porn Site’s Link to Tech Companies
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
Faking It: Deepfake Porn Site’s Link to Tech Companies
An analysis of MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website, reveals clues about two apps that it has prominently advertised.
www.bellingcat.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The latest from Bellingcat - Faking It: Deepfake Porn Site’s Link to Tech Companies
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
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Martin Sellner, an Austrian far-right activist, claims to have created the idea of "remigration"—a proposal to ethnically cleanse western nations of nonwhite citizens.
Now Sellner is hailing Trump's week one actions as a playbook for all other nations to follow
www.wired.com/story/global...
Now Sellner is hailing Trump's week one actions as a playbook for all other nations to follow
www.wired.com/story/global...
The Global Far Right Is Celebrating Trump’s New World Order
Far-right lawmakers and extremist influencers the world over are celebrating Trump’s early days in office and advocating for similar efforts in their own countries.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Martin Sellner, an Austrian far-right activist, claims to have created the idea of "remigration"—a proposal to ethnically cleanse western nations of nonwhite citizens.
Now Sellner is hailing Trump's week one actions as a playbook for all other nations to follow
www.wired.com/story/global...
Now Sellner is hailing Trump's week one actions as a playbook for all other nations to follow
www.wired.com/story/global...
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Trump frees people from their inhibitions and makes them show themselves in all honesty and openness.
This one was from the heart. Duly noted!
This one was from the heart. Duly noted!
January 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Trump frees people from their inhibitions and makes them show themselves in all honesty and openness.
This one was from the heart. Duly noted!
This one was from the heart. Duly noted!
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Fascinating charts.
The American left was sent spinning in 2016, by John Burn-Murdoch on.ft.com/40KKDBt via @FT
The American left was sent spinning in 2016, by John Burn-Murdoch on.ft.com/40KKDBt via @FT
November 15, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Fascinating charts.
The American left was sent spinning in 2016, by John Burn-Murdoch on.ft.com/40KKDBt via @FT
The American left was sent spinning in 2016, by John Burn-Murdoch on.ft.com/40KKDBt via @FT