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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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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

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.

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...

from a livestream taken in Little Village today

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.

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

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

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

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

"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...

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 [email protected] if you can help!

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.

this story 💔

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

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

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

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.

Forget bullying, shunning WORKS

If you’re attending this weekend’s #NoKings protest, make sure you Know Your Rights! The @aclu.org#NoKingshas this handy guide and graphics. https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights

NY Republican Congressman Nick LaLota, who voted to expel George Santos 👇

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

North Carolinians deserve fair representation. We are already one of the most gerrymandered states in the country. Urge the NC GOP to back down on this antidemocratic proposal to silence voters. www.ncleg.gov/requestforco... #northcarolina #ncpolitics #redistricting #politics

ACTION ALERT: The NCGA has acted contrary to the interests of the public by creating district maps that favor partisan objectives. Tell your legislators to vote against more gerrymandered maps via the NCGA Public Comment Portal at the following link: www.ncleg.gov/requestforco....

Only 25% of North Carolina voters are confident that the current congressional and state legislative districts were drawn fairly. 61% are not confident at all. Our districts belong to the people of North Carolina. Not to politicians in Raleigh or Washington. We are all CD1. #NCpol

Higher taxes and the cost of living in general are two of the top issues that candidates for the Chapel Hill Town Council are talking about. There are five candidates vying for four town council seats. The race includes two incumbents and three challengers. www.wunc.org/politics/202...

Digital Safety for Protesters Flyer. We are so excited for No Kings this Saturday. We hope everyone can show up, and finally start changing the course of our country.

When nonviolent social and pro-democracy movements reach a certain critical mass, they overwhelmingly tend to succeed. Read our democracy-by-the numbers analysis of how protests can break an autocrat’s illusion of invincibility: https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/whats-so-special-about-35-percent

Patriot Front and Active Clubs are working with a Russian fight promoter to sell pay-per-view tickets to its fight club events. The article includes previously unidentified PF/AC guys like Thomas Denton a former member of the accelerationist group the Base. 1/4 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Tomorrow, nine "No Kings" rallies are taking place across the Triangle to protest the policies of the Trump Administration. Find out here where they are taking place. www.wunc.org/term/news/20...

An ICE agent arrested for drunk driving with his kids in the car tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers (“Are you Haitian?”) These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies

Excited to get my copy of Inherited Inequality, such an important new book by the brilliant Dr. Christina Cross @christinajcross.bsky.social! I look forward to reading it and teaching it! 😊 #Sociology #Policy #Families #Inequality

As we celebrate our 60th anniversary this year, we’re taking a deep dive into our history. To learn more about our challenge, check out this link: https://law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina/court-of-appeals/1975/754sc90-1.html.

Highlights from this morning's Operation Overpass "No National Guard/Troops In Our Streets" bridge bannering.

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

#NC #seniors take note you can still get your #COVID vaccine without a prescription right now!

So many people are canceling Disney+ over the Kimmel suspension that the cancellation page crashed. Did you cancel too?

Today the Oversight Committee sat down with Alex Acosta. What we heard only confirmed what we already knew: he cut a sweetheart deal for Epstein, silenced victims, and let a predator walk free.

Bravely volunteering for a grueling journalistic assignment: hitting every NYC comedy club to report back on the best Jimmy Kimmel jokes It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it

Hey, real quick: All you fascists bound to LOSE!

Very glad we read this article by Dr Abrams because the way we were like 🤨 open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

Today’s American Contradiction: kids bleed in hallways and Congress hesitates. Kirk dies and the pundits sprint to condemn violence. We mourn the children. We organize for the living. Read the op-ed by Sinbad on Substack: https://f.mtr.cool/bomxujaakj

MRAPs at Union Station. Handmaids at the Supreme Court. Veterans marching on Congress. Survivors speaking truth. America is watching. #FloodTheZone #HonorYourOath #ShowTheFuckUp #VeteransResist #DefendDemocracy (Credit: @50501veterans)