REVEALED: Matt Goodwin, Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection, has been campaigning alongside racists and far-right activists in his bid to win the seat. Read the full story: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/02/16/m...

UK | There were multiple reasons why Britain didn’t succumb to the appeals of fascism or other extreme ideologies. apple.news/AkO8K6439QtS...

Newly-released messages between the far-right former Trump adviser Steve Bannon and the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, reveal how Bannon worked with Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to “overthrow” Theresa May at the height of the 2018 Brexit crisis. Shocker. apple.news/AKDWKPAToR12...

PSYCHOLOGY | Panic disorder is typically treated with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and/or antidepressants. Now, researchers in Brazil say they have identified a more effective therapy — brief bouts of intense exercise. apple.news/AlktUznMnSKG...

Not good. apple.news/AQtUamvknTie...

National Institute of Economic and Social Research, a thinktank, likened the effect to Brexit, saying that if net migration fell to zero, it would knock 3.7% off the UK’s annual national income by 2040. apple.news/ALZ1xFDG1Q2C...

UK | “Could cost Reform a number of seats – and potentially even power, in a wafer-thin general election result – by splitting support among those drawn to hard-right anti-immigration populism”. apple.news/AhZxiCsFdR22...

CANADA | A federal government assessment examining trends in violent extremism from 2014 to 2024 describes a domestic threat landscape increasingly defined by young adult lone actors using everyday weapons, with radicalisation unfolding over years. apple.news/Apc10crkARG2...

UK | Reform is actively pushing to recruit inside universities. apple.news/ASN1QKYWgRg2...

PSYCHOLOGY | The most consequential feature of modern campaigning operates completely out of sight… www.linkedin.com/posts/secrpo...

Gulp. Psychographics: the behavioural analysis that helped Cambridge Analytica know voters' minds - The Conversation UK apple.news/AepjjjHVLSsy...

“Neuropsychologist Dr. James Fallon, who has studied the brains of psychopathic killers, notes that trauma during critical developmental periods can interact with genetic predispositions to create violent tendencies. The trauma alone isn’t deterministic, but a consistent piece of the puzzle”.

Countries have been threatened with tariffs if they trade with Cuba. Its second-largest oil supplier, Mexico, is in the middle of renegotiating its trade agreements with the US and Canada and is unlikely to want to push boundaries with the Trump administration.

LIVERPOOL | Merseyside figures have written an open letter to the people of Liverpool explaining why they are supporting the Together Alliance march in London against the far-right on March 28. apple.news/A68JbVQMCQ2m...

CTE | The conference, a personal project of Orwoll’s, featured 16 speakers, a roster that was a veritable “who’s who” of white nationalist community builders. globalextremism.org/post/global-...

The data is striking. Ninety-three per cent of fatal terrorist attacks in the West over the last five years have been carried out by lone wolf actors.

CTE | Transnational aspects of far-right extremist violence and terrorism, emphasising online interactions, gender roles and the effects on communities. www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

This was the first—and so far, only—case where the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 provided a statutory defence for a child facing terrorism charges. voxpol.eu/online-terro...

BREAKING | Saadaoui had planned to smuggle four AK-47 rifles, two pistols, and 900 rounds of ammunition into the UK for the attack. apple.news/AIQ08dtApToa...

MUSK posted about how the white race was under threat, made allusions to race science or promoted anti-immigrant conspiracy content on 26 out of 31 days in January. apple.news/AV0h6i1ADT0q...

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He can quite literally be bought for £69.67.

Mate, it was 1066. Move on.

RESEARCH | Can behaviour in an online economic game be understood as a representation of radicalisation propensity? www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/research/...

CTE | Findings include the role of online misogyny and its psychological appeal to children and adolescents in digital media environments, especially when viewed alongside or expressed in politically benign online spaces in the children’s lifestyle or development. pt.icct.nl/article/im-n...

🧵 Who is Matt Goodwin, Reform UK’s provocative far-right candidate? Goodwin was once a serious academic warning about populist extremism. He has since morphed into something very different. Read our updated briefing here: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/02/11/w...

BREAKING | Counter-terror police are leading an investigation into a double stabbing at a school in north London. apple.news/A4JoqtdIsSbC...

CTE | Tech and terrorism: Top counter terror cops said he would like to put “huge pressure on the bosses” of major technology firms to do more to tackle extremist content online, warning they were “not even close to doing enough” to address the scale of the threat. apple.news/A5IYd_-tuR2y...

AI | Drawing on recent studies published in Nature and Science, the article explores how AI-driven persuasion works, how “always-on” influence campaigns can be deployed using cheap and accessible models, why this creates urgent challenges for democratic resilience. www.linkedin.com/posts/secrpo...

DISINFORMATION | The mechanics of disinformation: how to spot it, why it works, how it corrodes trust and fractures nations, and what can be done to fight back in an age of constant information warfare. redcircle.com/shows/da0a42...

A livestream featuring Nick Fuentes, Andrew Tate, Sneako, and other manosphere influencers praising Hitler shows how misogyny is converging with neo-Nazism in online spaces. As these networks expand, Nazism is normalized, fueling hate and violence against women and other vulnerable communities.

Sigh. apple.news/AJoh_lSA9QBC...

CTE | The St George’s cross must not be used to “intimidate others”, Church of England (CofE) bishops have warned amid the growing use of Christian symbols by the far right. apple.news/AVFSXsX68TeC...

CTE | “Youth radicalisation rarely emerges from a single moment of exposure or persuasion. Instead, it unfolds gradually, shaped by an interplay of developmental history, emotional needs, and the social environments that young people navigate”. www.linkedin.com/posts/drrobw...

Fake news for money. www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...

CTE | Guantanamo was selected to hold detainees precisely because the Bush administration believed that it was a place beyond the rule of law. apple.news/AyX4pnSUMSUC...

CTE | The reappearance of Hamza bin Laden, the son of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden reinforces the narrative that Al-Qaeda has endured despite the elimination of key leaders and persistent counter-terrorism pressure over the past two decades. www.dailyindependent.com.pk/2026/01/20/a...

There are now more than 70,000 human beings languishing in America’s immigration detention centers, an all-time high. apple.news/AMJSCchnHQZi...

CUBA | Havana on Friday, a day after Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned that U.S. efforts to block oil supplies would take a heavy toll on the Caribbean nation asked Cubans to endure further sacrifices to weather the impending hardship. apple.news/AOK5mvG_6QoC...

“Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism” as reported by the Guardian. apple.news/A4xRBZkMYRVm...

RUSI Europe, warned that extremist groups have repeatedly shown their resilience and adaptability, particularly through the use of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

And speaking of scoops… McSweeney’s brand of political genius looks more like the Cummings variety every day.

V insightful analysis by @jessicaelgot.bsky.social on despair inside Labour party over Keir Starmer - and how what’s saving him for now is lack of obvious successor. The Guardian | ‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

TERRORISM | Daniel Andreas San Diego, 47, had been a fugitive for more than 20 years when he was found at a rural property living under a new identity. apple.news/AlDva8qyBQ-6...

Jail. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

Whether he knew it or not is entirely academic. A video containing brief images of Barack and Michelle Obama has brought fresh accusations of naked racism crashing down upon the President’s head. Agog..

US | Trump’s racist Obama post is just the latest White House nod to far right. apple.news/ARpnagkeXRPm...

LEADIR is an open-source relational dataset containing information on 280 terrorist groups and 295 terrorist leaders active between 2008 and 2017. pt.icct.nl/article/intr...

RESEARCH | As participation becomes more uneven and politically polarised users remain the most active contributors, visible online discourse continues to amplify partisan extremes—even as the broader public quietly disengages. www.linkedin.com/posts/drrobw...

“As participation becomes more uneven and politically polarised users remain the most active contributors, visible online discourse continues to amplify partisan extremes—even as the broader public quietly disengages”. arxiv.org/html/2510.25...