#theextremismdesk — Public Fediverse posts

The network, known as 764, has been responsible for horrific abuse and blackmail across the globe. Authorities and tech companies are just starting to take action.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxjnz/the-vile-sextortion-and-torture-ring-where-kids-target-kids?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#investigations #OrderofNineAngles #News #TheExtremismDesk #Features #Sextortion #terrorism #ChildAbuse #pedophilia #Crime

The once-growing movement appears to be laying low following the arrests of two of their leaders.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3wk7j/neo-nazi-fight-clubs-canada?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #neo-nazi #activeclubs #Canada #nippak #althorpe #TheExtremismDesk #extremism #terrorism #Atomwaffen

A study released by the Department of Defence found that veterans being involved in extremism is a growing problem.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwk94/us-military-veterans-are-increasingly-turning-to-extremism-dod-report?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #DepartmentofDefense #DOD #extremism #TheExtremismDesk #extremismintheranks #MILITARY

Conspiracy theorists think that a shooting that killed a sixth grader was really a coverup to protect Democrats from the recent Jeffrey Epstein revelations.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5y39j/school-shooting-perry-epstein-conspiracy?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #TheExtremismDesk #perryschool #dylanbutler #Iowa #Crime #murder #schoolshooting

Data collected by VICE News shows the far-right street fighting group has drastically cut back on public appearances over the last year.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epv894/headed-into-election-year-proud-boys-appear-to-be-on-decline?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #ProudBoys #election2024 #TheExtremismDesk #extremism

Thousands of purveyors of neo-Nazi tunes just had their day ruined by a crew of enterprising Scandinavian anti-fascists.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkawyv/neo-nazi-music-site-names-leaked-midgard?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #TheExtremismDesk #extremism #Music #Antifa

Kristoffer Nippak, subject of a recent VICE News investigation, had charges laid against him, as did Matthew Althorpe.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3akyz8/neo-nazis-arrested?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #extremism #terrorism #TheExtremismDesk

The arrests come after an 18-month investigation.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjke9/two-canadians-arrested-charged-with-terrorism-for-participating-in-neo-nazi-groups?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#terrorism #News #Canada #TheExtremismDesk #neo-nazi #Atomwaffen #activeclubs #CanadianNews

A new Department of Defense reports says dozens of soldiers were suspected of advocating or supporting the overthrow of the U.S. government.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwmj3/pentagon-has-investigated-dozens-of-extremism-cases-within-its-ranks?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #MILITARY #extremism #TheExtremismDesk

VICE News can reveal the identity of the man who is behind the spread of neo-Nazi groups across Canada, as well as his ties to a terrorist group.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxjban/meet-the-entrepreneur-of-hate-behind-the-rise-of-canadian-neo-nazi-fight-clubs?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #TheExtremismDesk #Canada #activeclub #neo-nazi #Atomwaffen #terrorism

A group of non-evil trolls has been targeting Romana Didulo and her group for years. They just annoyed her into taking down her newest tool to organizer her cult.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3ak4w5/trolls-tricked-the-qanon-queens-followers-into-volunteering-to-kill?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #Canada #TheExtremismDesk #RomanaDidulo #qanon #Conspiracies #QAnonqueen

The small town in Saskatchewan where the infamous "QAnon Queen of Canada" has taken refuge is not having a great time.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvj3pv/qanon-queen-canada-richmound-town-hall?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #qanon #QAnonqueen #Canada #RomanaDidulo #Richmound #Saskatchewan #TheExtremismDesk #Cult

A wealthy middle-aged couple died in a car crash at the Niagara Falls crossing Wednesday. Right-wing politicians and media figures saw a terror attack and opportunity.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkavmm/us-border-car-crash-ring-wing-misinformaiton?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #misinformation #Twitter #TheExtremismDesk #rainbowbridge #terrorism #Disinformation

Premium subscribers to Elon Musk's service have been repeatedly pushing the racist Great Replacement theory, according to a social media watchdog report.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9q9z/israel-hamas-war-antisemitism-islamophobia-premium-x-users-study?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#extremism #X #Twitter #elonmusk #antisemitism #hatespeech #News #TheExtremismDesk

Inside the war a small town in Saskatchewan is waging against the QAnon Queen who took over their school.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88xk3b/qanon-queen-cult-richmound-school?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #Feature #qanon #RomanaDidulo #QAnonqueen #CanadianNews #conspiracy #TheExtremismDesk

A man who admits he ran down a Muslim family said he did so because he believed anti-Muslim conspiracies he found on fringe websites like Alex Jones’ Infowars.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3wxgk/white-supremacist-killer-testifies-he-was-radicalized-by-conspiratorial-content-like-infowars?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #Crime #TheExtremismDesk #CanadianNews #terrorism

The Canadian man admitted in a police interview that he intentionally killed a Muslim family in an act of white supremacist terrorism.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ak34b4/accused-neo-nazi-mass-murderer-testifies-about-strict-religious-mother-and-extreme-websites?at_medium=Social%20media&at_campaign=Mastodon
#News #London #NathanielVeltman #extremism #CanadianNews #TheExtremismDesk #Canada

A tiny town in Saskatchewan dealing with a QAnon cult living in an abandoned school is asking for additional help.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx7q9/death-threats-closed-playgrounds-qanon-queen-wreaks-havoc-in-small-town-canada
#RomanaDidulo #News #Canada #qanon #QAnonqueen #rightwingextremism #TheExtremismDesk

The Canadian is accused of killing four people by running them down with his truck.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/93kzz7/accused-white-supremacist-wrote-racist-rant-just-before-killing-muslim-family-court-hears
#News #RACISM #TheExtremismDesk #CanadianNews #Crime #terrorism

A new report shared with VICE News outlines the massive growth so-called Active Clubs, neo-Nazi fitness and fight clubs, have experienced in both the United States and internationally.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgw4bz/neo-nazi-active-clubs-rising-globally
#News #TheExtremismDesk #activeclubs #Whitenationlism #neo-nazis #robertrundo

After being chased out, the so-called QAnon Queen of Canada made her way to set up base in an abandoned school in rural Saskatchewan.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9wan/go-home-locals-drive-qanon-queen-cult-leader-out-of-yet-another-town
#News #qanon #theexttremismdesk #RomanaDidulo #QAnonqueen #TheExtremismDesk #cults #Conspiracies

In a chilling interview aired in court, the Canadian accused of intentionally running down a Muslim family, bragged that his crimes would inspire others and said he didn't mind killing children.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy34kx/man-who-killed-muslim-family-bragged-to-police-he-was-white-supremacist
#News #TheExtremismDesk #Canada #CanadianNews #terrorism #islamaphobia

A new report says most gamers are encountering user-created extremism content or propaganda within multiplayer games.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3m4m3/animal-crossing-online-games-extremist-content
#News #Gaming #extremism #TheExtremismDesk

Paul Gosar had long been criticized for his connections to groyper leader Nick Fuentes. Now there are all calls to investigate a staffer within his office.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3xdw/paul-gosar-staffer-groyper-white-nationalist
#News #Politics #TheExtremismDesk #PaulGosar #NickFuentes

The pair had hoped to cripple the American power grid and set off chaos and unrest.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ebpg/neo-nazi-power-grid-attack-prison
#News #Crime #TheExtremismDesk #extremism #powergrid

The state is about to ban assault rifles, but is allowing gun owners to keep the weapons they have. Progressive gun owners say it will create an imbalance.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwxkq/washington-gun-ban
#News #guns #TheExtremismDesk #AR-15 #Politics #firearms #gunviolence #Washington

The anti-porn neo-Nazi group used her Twitter account to post antisemitic conspiracy theories.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkabq9/neo-nazis-hacked-porn-star-riley-reids-twitter-to-recruit
#News #RileyReid #worldnews #TheExtremismDesk #neo-nazis #SEXISM

Fitness groups and fight clubs exclusively for white men, known as “active clubs,” have become a crucial recruitment tool for white nationalists in the U.S.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7evgw/neo-nazi-fight-clubs-robert-rundo-fat-shaming-white-nationalism
#TheExtremismDesk #extremism #neo-nazi #activeclubs #robertrundo #WhiteNationalism #News #WeightLoss #boxing #jiujitsu #WorldNews

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood asked on Twitter, “Anyone noticing a trend with these losers?”
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9pwb/4chan-mike-chitwood-nazi-arrest
#News #Nazi #4Chan #MikeChitwood #VolusiaCountySheriff #extremism #TheExtremismDesk

A church in Ohio was firebombed, and threatened by extremists, after it announced a Drag Queen Story Hour for children. But they did not back down.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx9ed/drag-queens-chesterland-church-extremists
#News #Politics #TheExtremismDesk #dragqueens #extremism #ProudBoys