Markus Wright
@exacerby.bsky.social
Following far-right politics, extremism and other fun stuff
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Check out my latest for the @crexuio.bsky.social blog. I look at how a politically maturing Irish far right is increasingly leveraging Irish republicanism through masculinity to build a home-grown ideology.
New blog post! Joshua Farrell-Molloy explains how Irish #far-right groups use #masculinity and republican symbols to frame themselves as defenders of #Ireland. www.sv.uio.no/c-rex/englis...
Masculinity and Militant Traditions: The Shaping of a Home-Grown Irish Far-Right
- C-REX – Center for Research on Extremism
Joshua Farrell-Molloy elucidates how masculinity helps explain performances of militant republican aesthetics by Irish far-right actors, who bind a revolutionary past to contemporary opposition to imm...
www.sv.uio.no
January 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Check out my latest for the @crexuio.bsky.social blog. I look at how a politically maturing Irish far right is increasingly leveraging Irish republicanism through masculinity to build a home-grown ideology.
Another point I would add to this, the post Jan 6 regrouping that seemed to take place in the media, and with a seeming momentum pushing tech companies in the right direction, now seems like another world. One very far away, and it doesn't feel like its coming back anytime soon, sadly..
I often think about this. Could anything have been done differently during the years of the Biden presidency to change where we are now? Or was it inevitable?
What to say about Jan 6th? The country was faced with a critical choice after that day, and it chose poorly.
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Another point I would add to this, the post Jan 6 regrouping that seemed to take place in the media, and with a seeming momentum pushing tech companies in the right direction, now seems like another world. One very far away, and it doesn't feel like its coming back anytime soon, sadly..
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People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
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every country in central and South America has their own very specific answer to the question “When has the United States ever engaged in imperialism”
KERNEN: Europeans are talking about it almost being like Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
JEFF LANDRY: I disagree. When has the United States engaged in imperialism? Never. Europe has engaged in imperialism. The reason the Danish have Greenland is because of imperialism.
January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
every country in central and South America has their own very specific answer to the question “When has the United States ever engaged in imperialism”
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Meta removed a few Nazi posts — but left influencers with millions of followers free to push misogyny, racism, and white supremacist content. Instagram is still hosting creators who monetize hate. The platform isn’t moderating extremism — it’s amplifying it.
After GPAHE Reporting, Meta Removes Antisemitic Content But Leaves Misogyny and Anti-Black Racism Unchecked
GPAHE’s investigation forced Meta to remove some antisemitic and neo-Nazi content — but the platform continues to host rampant misogyny, anti-Black racism, and other extremist propaganda from major in...
globalextremism.org
January 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Meta removed a few Nazi posts — but left influencers with millions of followers free to push misogyny, racism, and white supremacist content. Instagram is still hosting creators who monetize hate. The platform isn’t moderating extremism — it’s amplifying it.
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X is the world's most visited child sexual exploitation site.
If the UK government had a Culture Secretary, that person would be in a position to take a view about whether child porn on demand was a good thing, or a bad thing. thecritic.co.uk/brin...
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 AM
X is the world's most visited child sexual exploitation site.
I often think about this. Could anything have been done differently during the years of the Biden presidency to change where we are now? Or was it inevitable?
What to say about Jan 6th? The country was faced with a critical choice after that day, and it chose poorly.
January 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I often think about this. Could anything have been done differently during the years of the Biden presidency to change where we are now? Or was it inevitable?
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US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals
Federal law required majority of documents to be released by 19 December, but only 125,575 pages have been published
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
US justice department has released less than 1% of Epstein files, filing reveals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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It takes 9 years on average for democracies to get off the global lists of “backsliding democracies,” one way of the other (either they are restored, or they collapse into autocracy, dictatorship, etc). By my count we are halfway through that average…
Props to the scholars and researchers who identified January 6 for what it was. @milleridriss.bsky.social said this to me in the July 2nd 2021 episode of @onthemedia.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
It takes 9 years on average for democracies to get off the global lists of “backsliding democracies,” one way of the other (either they are restored, or they collapse into autocracy, dictatorship, etc). By my count we are halfway through that average…
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today is the 5th anniversary of me being "outed" as the QAnon Shaman. by far the most hilarious thing that's happened to me in 20 years of Far Right watching.
if you don't know the story, Vice made a 9 minute documentary about me after this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cARt...
if you don't know the story, Vice made a 9 minute documentary about me after this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cARt...
I’m the Victim of a Far Right Conspiracy Theory | Super Users
YouTube video by VICE
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January 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
today is the 5th anniversary of me being "outed" as the QAnon Shaman. by far the most hilarious thing that's happened to me in 20 years of Far Right watching.
if you don't know the story, Vice made a 9 minute documentary about me after this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cARt...
if you don't know the story, Vice made a 9 minute documentary about me after this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cARt...
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"we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
No lie there!
No lie there!
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
"we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
No lie there!
No lie there!
I held on to mine until very recently, mainly out of hope someone else would buy it and turn it back to what it once used to be. I genuinely miss the platform we once had. An excellent algorithm for following niche news destroyed and muddled with low IQ nonsensical trash and AI slop. Sad.
People who consider themselves decent, progressive, or left leaning should not only be embarrassed to remain on X in any active capacity - they should be deeply ashamed. The line was crossed long ago.
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I held on to mine until very recently, mainly out of hope someone else would buy it and turn it back to what it once used to be. I genuinely miss the platform we once had. An excellent algorithm for following niche news destroyed and muddled with low IQ nonsensical trash and AI slop. Sad.
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How to calm political violence, according to psychologists.
New, in the APA Monitor, with comments from a bunch of us.
www.apa.org/monitor/2026...
New, in the APA Monitor, with comments from a bunch of us.
www.apa.org/monitor/2026...
www.apa.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:29 PM
How to calm political violence, according to psychologists.
New, in the APA Monitor, with comments from a bunch of us.
www.apa.org/monitor/2026...
New, in the APA Monitor, with comments from a bunch of us.
www.apa.org/monitor/2026...
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What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
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Remarkable. The rise of the OSINT bros. Another indicator of just how influential ecosystems on X are within the Trump adminstration
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Remarkable. The rise of the OSINT bros. Another indicator of just how influential ecosystems on X are within the Trump adminstration
A good point, are we about to see PMCs take over? Or more broadly, the increasing use of private entities in US foreign interventions?
Why are people assuming US troops and not Eric Prince employees will enforce US order in Venezuela?
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A good point, are we about to see PMCs take over? Or more broadly, the increasing use of private entities in US foreign interventions?
This would surely require some form of boots-on-the-ground military operation to protect said delegation, considering Colectivas etc. are roaming around and remnants of Maduro's regime are still in charge. The one thing the Trump administration appeared to be dead set against... Interesting times
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This would surely require some form of boots-on-the-ground military operation to protect said delegation, considering Colectivas etc. are roaming around and remnants of Maduro's regime are still in charge. The one thing the Trump administration appeared to be dead set against... Interesting times
Reminds me of a similar incident in Ukraine back in 2018, a bizarre twist. I wonder how all the Active Clubs paying their tributes online felt about this news
🔴 BREAKING: The commander of the Russian Volunteer Corps, Denis Kapustin, survived a $500,000 Kremlin assassination plot after a month-long counter-op.
The money meant to kill him was redirected to support Ukraine’s fight.
The money meant to kill him was redirected to support Ukraine’s fight.
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Reminds me of a similar incident in Ukraine back in 2018, a bizarre twist. I wonder how all the Active Clubs paying their tributes online felt about this news
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I wrote my usual “looking-ahead-at-the-new-year” piece for my friends at @voxeurop.bsky.social — available in 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸
Cas Mudde: In 2026 Europe’s democratic fate will be decided in the US and Hungary
Amidst Europe's authoritarian drift, its hopes to reverse course now paradoxically hinge on the US midterms and Hungary’s elections, argues the far right expert and scholar.
voxeurop.eu
December 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I wrote my usual “looking-ahead-at-the-new-year” piece for my friends at @voxeurop.bsky.social — available in 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇪🇸
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A Moscow school stabbing shows how far-right extremism operates as a transnational ecosystem. The attacker drew directly from online white supremacist culture—manifestos, symbolism, and the “Great Replacement”—showing how digital radicalization lives across borders and turns ideology into violence.
Moscow School Attacker Inspired by Far-Right Mass Murderers and the “Great Replacement” Conspiracy Theory
A knife attack at a Moscow school that left a 10-year-old boy dead underscores the global reach of far-right extremist ideology. The 15-year-old suspect livestreamed the assault and circulated a manif...
globalextremism.org
December 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A Moscow school stabbing shows how far-right extremism operates as a transnational ecosystem. The attacker drew directly from online white supremacist culture—manifestos, symbolism, and the “Great Replacement”—showing how digital radicalization lives across borders and turns ideology into violence.
A huge martyr for the transnational far right. Given his high profile I would be surprised in the slightest if pro-russian mil bloggers identify the FPV footage from his strike and circulate it for propaganda value.
December 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A huge martyr for the transnational far right. Given his high profile I would be surprised in the slightest if pro-russian mil bloggers identify the FPV footage from his strike and circulate it for propaganda value.