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UK | Nationalist vigilante ‘street patrol’ groups with ties to Reform UK and the far right are falsely claiming to be working with the police, while seeking to infiltrate local school networks in order to “protect” women and children??!?

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The Reform-Backed Far-Right Street Patrols Coming to British School Gates — Byline Times
EXCLUSIVE: Nationalist vigilante groups, with links to Neo-Nazis, and the support of senior Reform figures, have been falsely claiming police backing while attempting to infiltrate local school networ...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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SPAIN | Police in Spain have arrested three people on suspicion of belonging to the Base, a global neo-Nazi terrorist group that incites and trains members in techniques to overthrow governments and bring about a race war.

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Suspected members of neo-Nazi terror group arrested in Spain — The Guardian
Three people are accused of belonging to the Base, an ‘accelerationist’ white power organisation founded in the US
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December 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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UK CTE | Counter terrorism police are urging parents to be vigilant of the online activity of their children due to rising number accessing extremist content.

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Counter terrorism police warn North East parents to be vigilant of online radicalisation — Chronicle Live
The warning comes as referrals in the North East to the Government’s Prevent scheme have increased by 26% in the last year
apple.news
December 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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CHANNEL PANEL UK | In the past nine years, the number of kids referred to it by teachers and police has rocketed from 377 to 652. And those deemed serious enough for specific help rose by four times, from 49 to 216.

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Rise in number of school kids being drawn into far-right extremism by online hate — The Mirror
The number of schoolchildren who have been picked up by the Government's Channel programme - designed to identify kids at risk of radicalisation - after being radicalised by the far-right has QUADRUPL...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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PSYCHOLOGY | Negative thoughts cling to your mind because your brain is built to protect you, not to make you happy.

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3 Reasons Your Brain Clings To Negative Thoughts, By A Psychologist — Forbes
Do you often replay the bad yet always forget the good? Here’s the science behind negative thought spirals and how to find balance and resilience.
apple.news
November 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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CO-OPTING JESUS | British right is increasingly invoking the Christian tradition: the question is what it hopes to gain.

Until recently, there were no obvious British analogues to political figures on the US right for whom religion plays a foundational political role.

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Opinion | Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out — The Guardian
Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences, says author Lamorna Ash
apple.news
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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UK | Jenrick pledged that under his regime, “biased judges will be sacked automatically”.

He revealed that he had compiled a list of more than 30 judges who he claimed had links to “open border charities”. His posts have been circulated among far-right groups online.

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Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign — The Observer
Judiciary forced to flee their homes following Robert Jenrick’s threats to remove ‘activists’
apple.news
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Extremism experts told The National that offers of £100 ($130) appeared on the Telegram messaging app to draw in people – described as “useful idiots” by campaign groups – who could prove they sprayed anti-Muslim graffiti on the buildings in London.

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Far-right group offers cash to 'useful idiots' to attack mosques in UK — The National
Vandalism aims to destabilise Britain, organisations monitoring extremism tell The National
apple.news
November 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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UK | An examination of Candiani’s iPhone and iPad revealed a cache of extreme right-wing material which included “manifestos” of mass killers and documents advocating the use of serious violence to achieve white supremacy.

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‘Devil pact’ satanist actor jailed for 23 months over right-wing documents — The Standard
Declan George Candiani was stopped by counter-terrorism police at Stansted Airport as he attempted to go on holiday in August 2024.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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UK | Anti-migrant vigilantes with links to far-right activists have been attempting to bring groups of British men to France to help in their mission to slash small boats and prevent Channel crossings.

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British vigilantes recorded planning 'Operation Overlord' to target Channel migrants — The i Paper
Anti-migrant vigilantes with links to far-right activist Tommy Robinson have been attempting to bring groups of British men to France to help in their mission to slash small boats and prevent Channel ...
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November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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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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UK | A 19-year-old on trial for experimenting with homemade bombs and sharing extreme content online was ‘a big fan of Hitler’, a court heard.

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Teenager accused of making bomb parts in his bedroom was 'big fan of Hitler' — Metro
He also tried to buy a gun online, a court was told.
apple.news
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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UK | A 19-year-old on trial for experimenting with homemade bombs and sharing extreme content online was ‘a big fan of Hitler’, a court heard.

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Teenager accused of making bomb parts in his bedroom was 'big fan of Hitler' — Metro
He also tried to buy a gun online, a court was told.
apple.news
November 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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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
apple.news
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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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
apple.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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bloomberg.com
You know who contributes billions to the economy? Immigrants. You know who doesn’t? Immigrants too scared to leave their homes (via Bloomberg Opinion)
Defending Masked Immigration Agents Is a Losing Battle
California passed a pair of laws that would prohibit immigration agents from wearing masks or hiding their identities while detaining people they suspect of being undocumented immigrants. It didn’t take long for the Trump administration to not only sue, but to refuse to comply.
bloom.bg
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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the-independent.com
Mamdani confirms he does think Trump is a fascist – but says they can work together
Mamdani confirms he does think Trump is a fascist – but says they can work together
Mamdani confirms he does think Trump is a fascist – but says they can work together
www.independent.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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newrepublic.com
White House Press Sec Tries Desperately to Spin Mamdani Meeting trib.al/pMLECrv
White House Press Sec Tries Desperately to Spin Mamdani Meeting
Karoline Leavitt gushed about the Trump-Mamdani meeting Friday—while the internet mocked Trump.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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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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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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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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PSYCH | Link between perception and categorisation reveals something important about our algorithmic world.

Who looks suspicious or AI picking out a shoplifter is the same underlying process: assigning categories from cues that feel objective but are culturally learned.

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How the Louvre thieves exploited human psychology to avoid suspicion – and what it reveals about AI — The Conversation UK
Our brains work by putting things in mental categories, but this can be turned against us.
apple.news
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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RESEARCH | Based on the Radford/FGCU Serial Killer Database, which contains records of more than 1,040 people, found most shared four very distinct narcissistic traits, driven by grandiose entitlement as well as deep-seated vulnerability, resentment and hypersensitivity.
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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 10:19 PM
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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
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November 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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UK | A YouGov survey found both white and ethnic minority adults view the surge in flags being put up on lampposts and bridges in towns in the UK as "anti migrant."

Poll revealed that 52% of ethnic minority adults think the England flag has become a symbol of racism.

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England flag a ‘symbol of racism' and 'anti migrant sentiments,’ non-white Brits say in new poll — LBC
The Saint George's cross has become a
apple.news
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM