<p>REVEALED by Correspondent <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stevanzetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevanzetti</span></a></span>: We identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/ice-pros</span><span class="invisible">ecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#extremism</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/border/" rel="tag">#border</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#Fascism</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>
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<p>New today: The Texas Observer has identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that regularly share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content on X. Three of the operators appear to live or have claimed to own property in Texas. <br><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/revealed</span><span class="invisible">-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#extremism</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/racism/" rel="tag">#racism</a></p>
<p>“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States<br>—</p><p>As the White House redirects counterterrorism personnel and funds toward mass deportations, a state-level scramble is on to preserve efforts once supported by Washington. The result is a patchwork approach that leaves many areas uncovered.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-domestic-terrorism-extremism-states-michigan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-domestic-terrorism-extremism-states-michigan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-doj-domestic-terrorism-extremism-states-michigan?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#Terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/whitehouse/" rel="tag">#WhiteHouse</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a></p>
<p>Join the Texas Observer in conversation with author Jessica Pishko on February 5th for this FREE event at Alienated Majesty Books.</p><p>We'll discuss Pishko's provocative and important book about the dangers posed by extremist sheriffs in the United States. </p><p>RSVP: <a href="https://buff.ly/4gzkA5r" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>buff.ly/4gzkA5r</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/events/" rel="tag">#events</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> @bookstodon <a href="/tags/austin/" rel="tag">#Austin</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#extremism</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#CriminalJustice</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a></p>
<p>Madison and Nashville School Shooters Appear to Have Crossed Paths in Online Extremist Communities<br>—</p><p>A month after a student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, another killed a classmate at Antioch High School. Both were active in an internet subculture that glorifies mass shooters and encourages young people to commit attacks.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/madison-nashville-school-shooters-online-extremism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/madison-nashville-school-shooters-online-extremism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mad</span><span class="invisible">ison-nashville-school-shooters-online-extremism?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nashville/" rel="tag">#Nashville</a> <a href="/tags/madison/" rel="tag">#Madison</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/schoolshooting/" rel="tag">#SchoolShooting</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#Terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
<p>Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons immediately upended the biggest single prosecution in U.S. history and signaled a broader reversal that threatens to create a more permissive climate in which extremists could regroup and weaken the FBI’s independence.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/jan-6-pardons-trump-purges-domestic-terrorism-focus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/jan-6-pardons-trump-purges-domestic-terrorism-focus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jan</span><span class="invisible">-6-pardons-trump-purges-domestic-terrorism-focus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/terror/" rel="tag">#Terror</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#Terrorism</a></p>
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<p>“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention<br>—</p><p>One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-thomas-fugate-cp3-terrorism-prevention?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-thomas-fugate-cp3-terrorism-prevention?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dhs-thomas-fugate-cp3-terrorism-prevention?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a> <a href="/tags/terrorism/" rel="tag">#Terrorism</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>How the Terrorgram Collective’s Neo-Nazi Influencers Groomed a Teen to Kill<br>—</p><p>The murders of two people outside an LGBTQ+ bar at first looked like the act of a lone shooter. A ProPublica and FRONTLINE investigation shows they were, in fact, the culmination of a coordinated, international recruiting effort by online extremists.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/telegram-terrorgram-collective-bratislava-murders-neo-nazi-online-hate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/telegram-terrorgram-collective-bratislava-murders-neo-nazi-online-hate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tel</span><span class="invisible">egram-terrorgram-collective-bratislava-murders-neo-nazi-online-hate?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/terror/" rel="tag">#Terror</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/telegram/" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a></p>
<p>We identified 35 crimes linked to Terrorgram, including bomb plots, stabbings and shootings.</p><p>Each case involved someone who posted in Terrorgram chats, followed Terrorgram accounts or was a member of a group whose leaders participated in the Terrorgram community.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rise-and-fall-terrorgram-inside-global-online-hate-network-frontline-telegram?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rise-and-fall-terrorgram-inside-global-online-hate-network-frontline-telegram?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ris</span><span class="invisible">e-and-fall-terrorgram-inside-global-online-hate-network-frontline-telegram?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/terror/" rel="tag">#Terror</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/telegram/" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a></p>
<p>A “Goofy” DJ’s Secret Life at the Center of an Online Terrorism Network<br>—</p><p>To friends, Matthew Allison was a likeable part of Boise, Idaho’s electronic music scene. But behind his computer screen, authorities say, he helped lead the Terrorgram Collective, an online network that inspired white supremacist violence.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/matthew-allison-dj-terrogram-collective-boise-dallas-humber?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/matthew-allison-dj-terrogram-collective-boise-dallas-humber?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mat</span><span class="invisible">thew-allison-dj-terrogram-collective-boise-dallas-humber?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> <a href="/tags/terror/" rel="tag">#Terror</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/telegram/" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a></p>
<p>White Supremacist Terrorgram Network Allegedly Inspired Teen Accused of Killing Parents and Plotting Trump Assassination<br>—</p><p>Court documents reveal that Nikita Casap’s alleged manifesto calling for Trump’s assassination cited multiple Terrorgram publications and urged people to read the writings of a network member who murdered two people outside an LGTBQ+ bar in 2022.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-assassionation-plot-nikita-casap-terrorgram-wisconsin-frontline?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-assassionation-plot-nikita-casap-terrorgram-wisconsin-frontline?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-assassionation-plot-nikita-casap-terrorgram-wisconsin-frontline?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/telegram/" rel="tag">#Telegram</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/online/" rel="tag">#Online</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a></p>
<p>We’re proud to welcome to the Observer masthead <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@candicequestions" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>candicequestions</span></a></span> and Mary Tuma as special investigative correspondents, joining <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stevanzetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevanzetti</span></a></span> as freelance reporters helping us tackle the <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a>, reproductive rights, and <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#extremism</a> respectively: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/home/staff/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/home/staff/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/home/sta</span><span class="invisible">ff/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/reproductiverights/" rel="tag">#ReproductiveRights</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#abortion</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>
<p>🇨🇦 👋 40 Ways to Fight the Far-Right: In Canada</p><p>This guide offers ideas for people of all backgrounds, identities, and skill levels. While we encourage people to show up in person, there are also many options for people who aren’t able to do that.</p><p>Together, these actions present a variety of tactics which raise the cost of participation in far-right movements and, we believe, will keep communities safer. </p><p><a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> <a href="/tags/resist/" rel="tag">#Resist</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <br><a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#Community</a> <a href="/tags/cdnpoli/" rel="tag">#Cdnpoli</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/socialjustice/" rel="tag">#SocialJustice</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.antihate.ca/40ways" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.antihate.ca/40ways</a></p>
<p>Our most-read story of 2025:</p><p>Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address.</p><p>Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ap3</span><span class="invisible">-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#Jan6</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#Extremism</a> <a href="/tags/insurrection/" rel="tag">#Insurrection</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>