Extremism expert Alexander Ritzmann warns about the Active Clubs popping up around the world. “This is not just a nationalist sports club. It’s the strategy to build a neo-Nazi militia.” You can watch my entire interview at the link below. www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/extremism-...

Wolves of Vinland member Marston Sneddon was identified by WoV founder Paul Waggener in a blogpost as one of the main organizers of #ForestFights. Social media shows Sneddon has also refereed cage fights around Lynchburg involving local teenaged boys, appearing to act as a mentor.

Another Forest Fight was held at the Lynchburg compound in March 2026. Among those in attendance was Joshua Hunt, a former Charleston, WV police officer who fought on a team billed as the "Confederation of American Natives" and later called the brawl the "most fun I've had in my life." #ForestFights

#ForestFights In December 2025, active club members from Tennessee and Texas took part in an 8-vs-8 brawl on the Wolves of Vinland's Lynchburg, VA compound. We identified one of the fighters present as Logan Florence, a personal trainer and licensed schoolteacher in Georgia.

ICMYI: As part of a Guardian investigation, Sean Craig & I looked into clandestine neo-nazi "Forest Fights" — hooligan-style brawls on a secretive Lynchburg, VA compound hosted by neopagan hate group Wolves of Vinland, with fighters from the active club network, Patriot Front, and the Hammerskins. 🧵

Me: “I refuse to be on Xitter.” Also me: “I need to be on Xitter to see what the Nazis are saying.” The duality of man.

ISD research revealed that US Active Club (AC) members are using personal X accounts to call for violence against racial and religious minorities, public officials and perceived ideological opponents. www.isdglobal.org/digital-disp...

And we're back

reposting, and give this a read because they are all mad over on the everything app about it @tristanl.ee @kylebazgo.bsky.social

Minnesota prosecutors say this is first criminal case against a federal agent involved in Trump’s immigration crackdown

Our latest from @kylebazgo.bsky.social: a look at 8 of the most insane fascist and antisemitic accounts JD Vance follows on X. No idea why mainstream outlets don’t think it’s notable he follows people who joke about Holocaust denial and an account that says Hitler was “the lesser evil.”

NEW: Vice President JD Vance follows fascists and antisemites on X. Several accounts joke about Holocaust denial, one has called himself a “fascist,” another a “national socialist,” and a third says Hitler was “the lesser evil.”

“Forest Fights” in rural Virginia show how far-right extremists are turning combat sports into an ideological battleground, uniting networks like the the Active Club movement, & the Hammerskin Nation in staged clashes, fusing old skinhead groups with younger members into a “violence-ready” movement.

tl;dr former Navy SEAL medic who testified in court that he killed an injured and unarmed detainee in Iraq joins Patriot Front, who after all these years still seem to have duct-taped-together-raft levels of opsec

EXCLUSIVE at the newly relaunched @informant.news: We've obtained secret documents showing that a former Navy SEAL whose testimony helped overturn a war crimes case against his platoon leader has recently joined the white supremacist group Patriot Front. www.informant.news/patriot-fron...

Important reporting here on what active clubs are up to, specifically the growing trend of organized fight events bringing groups from across the country together www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Was interviewed by The Guardian for this great investigation on the growing connections between the white supremacist Active Clubs and the Wolves of Vinland. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Licensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safety

Important, new reporting from Sean Craig and @wileydcope.bsky.social at @theguardian.com: Neo-Nazis are participating in riot-style combat events as part of what active club network founder Robert Rundo called a “tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

New: I wrote about how the SPLC let union breaking and fear of MAGA drive it away from its own civil rights principles. After I spoke up about Gaza, the SPLC disciplined me and terminated my employment—leading to a discrimination settlement: substack.com/home/post/p-...

UK hate-monger Tommy Robinson was at Mar-A-Lago last night to cheer on a Trump speech abt bombing Iran. Joining Tommy were several infamous fascist coup plotters, such as the Oathkeepers' Stewart Rhodes & Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio, as well as J6 Proud Boys Barry Ramey & Ethan Nordean.

Holy shit truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

“I think this is the worst-case-scenario verdict.” New from @stevanzetti.bsky.social: Late last week, feds notched a victory in an unprecedented and controversial trial that sought to tie alleged members of “Antifa” to domestic terrorism, a case that could cast a long shadow over free expression.

NEW, from me: I used 35,000+ leaked messages to create a map of the communication network inside Patriot Front to identify key influencers within the secretive white nationalist group. 🧵 www.splcenter.org/resources/re...

Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media.

Some positive news: this guy lost his primary election thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/02/j...

CNN putting up a paywall has to be one of the goofier things in all of media in the past year or so

New: per an indictment unsealed today, 39 people are facing federal conspiracy charges stemming from a Jan. 18 protest against an ICE-affiliated pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul, MN. 5 people sharing flyers advertising the protest on social media are listed as "overt acts" of the conspiracy.

NEW, from me: I talked to people who shut down Patriot Front's rally in D.C. last month. Counter-demonstrators made it impossible for PF to produce propaganda and recruit at the March for Life rally. The clown music set the tone. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

'Hellebuyck? What is that, Dutch?' asks Stephen Miller, sniffing American goalie

Patriot Front members have tried to build their own intentional racist communities is through their gyms, as this mentioned. One, called Patria Gloria, posted last year about traveling around sleeping on the same mats they train on. Not super hygienic and seems like a great way to get MRSA.

Someone doused Renee Good’s Minneapolis memorial and a nearby pile of wood with gasoline and started a fire at about 9 p.m. Tuesday.

The Many Humiliations of White Supremacist Jake Lang Given new felony charges in Minnesota, far-right extremist agitator Edward "Jake" Lang has faced many recent humiliations in his grifting quest for content and right-wing notoriety. unicornriot.ninja/2026/the-man...

EXCLUSIVE: A controversial former assistant police chief, known for his sometimes far-fetched conspiracy theories, now claims to be working with the Trump administration and to have been given access to still-secret grand jury indictments. www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

White supremacy is just a job you do, like architect or serial killer

A federal security contractor that received millions from the Department of Agriculture hired notorious Patriot Front enforcer Ian Michael Elliott to work security patrols for the US Forest Service last year. My latest with Sean Craig for @theguardian.com 🧵

Minneapolis sign game is strong and weird.

EXCLUSIVE: ICE's campaign of terror in Minneapolis has redefined the role of the FBI. As one example, the special agent who built the case against political assassin Vance Boelter is now investigating immigrants for assault on federal agents. (gift link) www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

Is antifa a "domestic terrorism organization," as President Trump claims? Check out my full interview with Christopher Mathias, author of the new book To Catch a Facist, at hatecomestomainstreet.com. Cc: @letsgomathias.bsky.social

Incredibly well-written with an edge-of-your-seat narrative pace, To Catch a Fascist taps into interviews with some 60 anti-fascist activists to sort fact from fiction about one of the most contentious issues of the day. open.substack.com/pub/hatecome...

Located about 20 minutes south of Nashville, I had often imagined that I might one day like to live in Franklin, Tennessee, a true slice of Americana. That was until I encountered Gabrielle Hanson.

This tracks w Ian Michael Elliott sharing posts of himself in CA / OR forest settings on Telegram in late July, including from Salt Creek Falls, a 6 hour drive from Eureka. Solid investigative journalism here.

A Dept of Ag contractor hired a prominent Patriot Front member. The company's leaders post frequently about their "professed Orthodox Christian faith," including "extolling historical Orthodox leaders who oversaw the killing of Muslim combatants in wartime." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Patriot Front guys will pretend to be modern-day American revolutionaries then spend hours decorating their living rooms to look like a fascist cracker barrel.

A federal security contractor that received millions from the Department of Agriculture hired notorious Patriot Front enforcer Ian Michael Elliott to work security patrols for the US Forest Service last year. My latest with Sean Craig for @theguardian.com 🧵

This bar-bathroom graffiti pretty much sums up the mood in Minneapolis right now.

At Whipple where expired dicks are being thrown at ICE vehicles and those believed to be agitators. The area has been a place of protest since thousands of federal agents arrived in the city. Near Minneapolis February 7, 2026

Oh good timing for this from the Guardian www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation. Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.