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Dr Rob Wray
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Action Head | Counter Extremism | SECRPOL

PhD PsyD CTE TAdv MRes MA(Glas) BPsS BSc(Psych)

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Dr Rob Wray @drrobwray.bsky.social · Sep 6
In fairly short order, the far right have gone from fringe lunatics to a supermarket ideology: different aisles for different resentments, all under one roof of hate. Cheap conspiracies. Hyper-masculinity. Cultural grievance. Violence. And its rubbing off on our kids www.linkedin.com/posts/drrobw...
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🚨Introducing our 2025 HOPE not hate football shirt, designed and made in the UK. Available now!🚨

All profits fund our work researching, campaigning, and supporting communities to build HOPE and oppose far-right extremism. 👇

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HOPE not hate football shirt HOPE not hate football shirt
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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secrpol.bsky.social
UK & EUROPE | The prospect that in a few years, he could be president of France and Nigel Farage could be prime minister of the UK - two of Europe's biggest powers led by far-right leaders.

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The man who could become France's next president - and his wish for the UK — Sky News
The 30-year-old National Rally leader draws huge youth crowds and rising poll numbers as he rebrands his far-right movement - despite protests, controversy, and a chaotic moment on his book tour campa...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Reform UK recently launched a new organisation within the party to boost small businesses. The first entrepreneur chosen to champion the cause is Kevin Byrne, founder of Checkatrade But Byrne is a rather interesting pick by Reform. 🤔

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Reform UK's small business champion supports Tommy Robinson and peddles conspiracy theories – HOPE not hate
On 10 November, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage launched Small Business for Reform, an organisation within the party.  During the launch, Farage declared that “we...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
drrobwray.bsky.social
Sitting politicians facing threats of violence after criticizing or countering Trump publicly is not restricted to the Democratic Party, especially when it comes to deploying terms like “traitor.”

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What It Means to Be a “Traitor” in Trump’s America
Trump’s escalating use of “traitor” has become a trigger for threats and federal pressure. After lawmakers urged service members to refuse illegal orders, he labeled them “SEDITIOUS” and “punishable b...
globalextremism.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
drrobwray.bsky.social
This article examines leaderless movements, arguing that their learning process extends beyond the mere sum of individual knowledge. Using far-right accelerationism as a case study, it analyses how these movements acquire, interpret, store and disseminate knowledge.

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Learning in Times of Organisational Fluidity: Processes of Knowledge Production and Transfer in Leaderless Extremist Movements | Dr Rob Wray
This article examines leaderless movements, arguing that their learning process extends beyond the mere sum of individual knowledge. Using far-right accelerationism as a case study, it analyses how th...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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secrpol.bsky.social
UK | Mike Graham told a anti-refugee protest that he thinks “all asylum seekers are f***ing rapists,” just weeks after he lost his job on Talk for a racist post on social media.

Words fail us.

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Disgraced Mike Graham tells far-right protest that 'all asylum seekers are f***ing rapists' — The London Economic
Don't think he was hacked
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November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has insisted he has "never directly racially abused anybody", following complaints from 20 people he went to school with.

Oh, not directly Nigel? That’s alright then..wtf.

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Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody' after school racism claims — BBC News
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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The decision to reveal the ethnicity and nationality of suspects in high-profile crimes has had a “devastating effect” and is helping to spread prejudice.

The public is given a harmful impression that falsely links criminality with ethnicity or migration status

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Police disclosing suspects’ ethnicity is fuelling prejudice, say campaigners
Fifty groups write letter calling for policy in high-profile cases in England and Wales to be scrapped
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November 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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secrpol.bsky.social
REFORM | Nigel Farage is facing calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens.

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Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media — The Guardian
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
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November 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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The 23-year-old Georgian neo-Nazi was in US federal court to plead guilty to charges of soliciting bombings, school shootings and other acts of hate-motivated violence across the US.

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How cult leader ‘Commander Butcher’ plotted to sow mayhem across US — The Guardian
Guilty plea by far-right activist lays bare plans for bombings, school shootings and Santas handing out poisoned candies
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November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
drrobwray.bsky.social
Donald Trump said Ukraine has “zero gratitude” for his efforts to end the war following splits over 28-point peace plan.

If it weren’t so pathetically predictable, developments in Washington pertaining to Trump’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine would stretch credulity.

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November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Grok suffered another deranged posting spree yesterday. Instead of merely singing the praises of its creator Elon Musk, as it normally does, it began glazing him with outrageous panegyrics completely divorced from reality.

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Elon Musk Clarifies That He Is a “Fat R*****” — Futurism
His words, not ours. Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Grok suffered another deranged posting spree yesterday. Instead of merely singing the praises of its creator Elon Musk, as it norma...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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10,000 people around the world are "actively engaged" in the dark online world of 764 and related networks. Many are perpetrators, and many more are victims.

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'Modern day terrorism': How the online extremist network 764 threatens teen lives — ABC News
The FBI is investigating hundreds of suspects who may be young online predators.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
drrobwray.bsky.social
A right wing and a prayer.

Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity, leaving the Church in a dilemma - BBC News.

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Tommy Robinson supporters are turning to Christianity, leaving the Church in a dilemma — BBC News
The Church of England is grappling with what to do about followers of the far-right figure embracing faith.
apple.news
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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secrpol.bsky.social
ONLINE | In an action on November 13, the European Union Internet Referral Unit removed 5,408 links to jihadist content, 1,070 links to violent right-wing extremist and terrorist content and 105 links to racist and xenophobic content.

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Thousands Of Terrorist Links Pulled From Gaming Sites — Forbes
Europol has taken down thousands of links on gaming platforms, many used by younger players, for racist and xenophobic content.
apple.news
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Online Neo-Nazi group using children’s video game for recruiting and propaganda.

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Online Neo-Nazi Group Using Children’s Video Games For Recruiting And Propaganda
A disturbing trend is emerging on Roblox, a platform with tens of millions of young users: online white supremacist groups are using children’s video games to recruit and spread propaganda. The “Blues...
globalextremism.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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secrpol.bsky.social
REFORM | MP Pochin said she was “driven mad” by adverts “full of black people”.

Farage insisted her comments weren’t racist saying: “If I thought the intention behind it was racist, I would have taken a lot more action than I have to date. And that is because I don’t”.

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Is racism becoming more acceptable in the UK? — The Conversation UK
Anti-migrant protests are helping challenge ideas about the acceptability of prejudice.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Psychologists from the University of Bamberg in Germany have researched 45 male sexually-motivated serial killers from across 60 years and made an interesting discovery.

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New study reveals how to spot a serial killer and the four traits they all have in common — UNILAD
There are four common traits but spotting a serial killer isn't so easy
apple.news
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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secrpol.bsky.social
CVE | Racist and antisemitic merchandise, including T-shirts depicting Hitler salutes, is being promoted and sold via extreme right wing accounts on Instagram.

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Hitler, video games and Jaws: How extremists are selling racist T-shirts directly to you — The i Paper
Extremist accounts are surging in popularity after Meta policy changes, according to a report from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate
apple.news
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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These guys..

A far-right anti-migrant group tried have organised a protest at an English class for asylum seekers.

What is wrong with these people.

Sigh.

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Far-right group to protest refugees’ English class at primary school — Metro
A far-right anti-migrant group tried have organised a protest at an English class for asylum seekers.
apple.news
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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New analysis of Musk’s anti-woke, AI-generated ripoff of Wikipedia, “Grokipedia,” found that it cites the infamous neo-Nazi forum Stormfront as a source of information 42 times, NBC News reports.

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Elon Musk Is Not Beating the Allegations: Grokipedia Cites a Hardcore Nazi Website 42 Times — Futurism
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November 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Since January 2024, extremist content creators have been making use of commercially available voice-cloning services, most notably ElevenLabs, to produce high-quality English versions of Hitler’s speeches, originally delivered in German.

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Neo-Nazi Exploitation Online: AI Voice-Cloning and the Revival of Hitler Speeches - GNET
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November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Read this immediately, if not sooner.

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Check out this for dexterous cutting edge CVE research. | Dr Rob Wray
Check out this for dexterous cutting edge CVE research.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists. Important new piece from @hopenothate.org.uk. More to follow soon! hopenothate.org.uk/2025/11/20/e...
Exposed: New Far-Right Research Unit Targeting Progressive Activists – HOPE not hate
A group of far-right activists have formed a new information gathering unit and have progressive activists in their sights, HOPE not hate (HNH) can reveal. ...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM