The U.S. is currently in the midst of an unprecedented executive power grab initiated by President Trump and executed by officials tied to Project 2025. These unprecedented moves, share many parallels with the tactics employed by the authoritarian regimes constructed in Hungary by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and in Russia by President Vladimir Putin.
read moreOver the past month, Meta has been undergoing a MAGA metamorphosis. In this new more permissive online environment, an investigation by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) has discovered neo-Nazi activity flourishing on Instagram, including degrading hate speech, antisemitic conspiracism, and even Nazi symbols being used to sell merchandise.
read moreOn Monday night, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia ruled that the Proud Boys, a white supremacist organization formerly led by Enrique Tarrio, no longer controls the “Proud Boys” name nor its symbols without the consent of the historically Black Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Washington that its members vandalized during a violent pro-Trump rally in December 2020.
read moreFollowing Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Department of Education quickly saw a sharp turn in direction under its new leadership made up of executives from the pro-Trump think tank America First Policy Institute (AFPI).
read moreThe Proud Boys, a white supremacist organization instrumental in the organization and execution of the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots, appears to be going through a schism following the release of former national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy for his role in the attack.
read moreDuring a rally following Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk performed a gesture with his arm that looked shockingly like a Roman Salute, made infamous by HItler and used by other murderous fascists like Benito Mussolini. The transnational far right, including a plethora of neo-Nazis, shared a video of the salute, taking it as a sign of support, whether Musk intended the gesture or not. Musk’s move was interpreted as the world’s richest man openly embracing an ideology once thought to exist solely on the fringe.
read morePresident-elect Donald Trump’s slate of cabinet nominees represent an upending of high standards for appointments at this level and are evidence of rising authoritarianism in the U.S.
read moreDuring a rally following Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk performed a gesture with his arm that looked shockingly like a Roman Salute, made infamous by HItler and used by other murderous fascists like Benito Mussolini. The transnational far right, including a plethora of neo-Nazis, shared a video of the salute, taking it as a sign of support, whether Musk intended the gesture or not. Musk’s move was interpreted as the world’s richest man openly embracing an ideology once thought to exist solely on the fringe.
read moreThe return of Donald Trump to the White House on January 20, 2025, was met with celebration by far-right actors abroad, from elected officials in extremist political parties to white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
read moreOn the evening of January 20, President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he announced pardons for more than 1,500 prisoners along with fourteen sentence commutations convicted of charges related to the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Charges for the offenders not yet adjudicated have been dismissed. The riots were deadly, killing five people. Notable figures granted pardons include former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and the far-right Oath Keepers militia founder Stewart Rhodes.
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