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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Heidi beirich - The Untold Story

Indictments against a top extremism researcher and the SPLC force a reckoning on research ethics – an extremism scholar reflects on the field’s challenges

The August 2026 federal indictment of Heidi Beirich, a longtime researcher who studies political violence and the American far right, has provoked strong reactions within the professional community of extremism scholars.

The Conversation

Southern Poverty Law Center Donors' Money Allegedly Funnelled to KKK Imperial Wizard, Federal Indictment Claims

Heidi Beirich, ex-SPLC director, faces federal charges for allegedly misusing donor funds to support informants in white supremacist groups, raising questions about financial transparency and oversight.

International Business Times UK

Former SPLC CFO charged in fraud case against civil rights group

Heidi Beirich faces charges including wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to conceal money laundering

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Trump’s justice department arrests expert on far right as part of SPLC crackdown

Prosecutors charge Heidi Beirich with financial crimes as part of case against the Southern Poverty Law Center

The Guardian - US

NY Young Republican Club leader to speak in Pretoria, cementing bonds with Afrikaners and European far right

International conference circuit gives worldwide right wing opportunities to share ideas and learn from each other

The Guardian - US

Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January

Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts

The Guardian - US

White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says

Image with question ‘Which way, Greenland man?’ is a ‘key concept in neo-Nazi and white supremacist subculture’

The Guardian - US

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Anti-fascist groups named as US terror threats ‘barely exist’, experts say

Designation of groups from Italy, Germany and Greece labelled ‘ridiculous’ as experts say no active threat posed

The Guardian - US

Maga figures back Bukele’s call for Trump to crack down on US judges

Experts say El Salvador president’s intervention comes as Trump is employing tactics used by autocrats abroad

The Guardian - US

'Clog The Toilet' Trolls Hit Indian Visa Holders Rushing To US

Vacationing in India, engineer Amrutha Tamanam rushed to return to the United States after Donald Trump abruptly announced a $100,000 fee for the visa she holds.

International Business Times

Trump signs order designating antifa as a ‘domestic terrorist organization’

Executive order revives controversial pledge from Trump’s first presidency in wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing

The Guardian - US

A US neo-Nazi fight club is using Charlie Kirk’s killing to recruit new members

‘Active clubs’ are capitalizing on assassination of far-right commentator to entice recruits with promises of vengeance

The Guardian - US

Texas attorney general wants students to pray in school – unless they’re Muslim

Ken Paxton, who is running for US Senate, is urging schools to say the Lord’s Prayer as a Republican law goes into effect

The Guardian - US

Rightwing conference reveals muddled lines between Trump and far right

National Conservatism event draws in far-right publishers, members of men-only secret societies – and Trump officials

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The Guardian - US

Trump stirs far-right rage despite FBI deprioritizing extremist threat

Experts say white supremacists have benefited from president’s policies but anger remains among neo-Nazis

The Guardian - US

From Canada to Finland, a US neo-Nazi fight club is rapidly spreading across the globe

‘Active clubs’ that use martial arts to espouse far-right, fascist ideologies are proliferating in the US and abroad

The Guardian - US

US neo-fascist group claims it is part of Texas floods relief efforts

Patriot Front leader says so-called ‘activists’ prioritizing giving supplies to their ‘people’ and ‘European peoples’

The Guardian - US

Revealed: the far-right, antisemitic men’s club network spreading across US

Old Glory Club has at least 26 chapters with participants including military personnel, lawyers and civil servants

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The Guardian - US

‘Clouded in mystery’: how Ice became a rogue agency that does Trump’s bidding

Shrouded in secrecy, the US agency has become a kind of domestic stormtrooper for Maga’s agenda

The Guardian - US

How a Pentagon account on X became Pete Hegseth’s personal cheerleader

Department’s rapid response team is weaponizing the social platform to champion defense secretary and attack rivals

The Guardian - US

Republican senator employs aide fired by DeSantis over neo-Nazi imagery

Nate Hochman, staffer for Eric Schmitt, also peddled far-right conspiracy theories as experts decry rise in extremism

International Business Times

Pentagon Accused Of Turning Blind Eye To Extremism In Ranks As Soldier Revealed To Be Neo-Nazi TikTok Follower

The Pentagon inspector general scrapped plans in February to investigate the military's training for countering extremism by groups like Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in the ranks

Latin Times

Pentagon Accused of Turning Blind Eye to Extremism in Ranks as Soldier Revealed to be Neo-Nazi TikTok Follower: 'Should Be End of His Career'

The Pentagon inspector general scrapped plans in February to investigate the military's training for countering extremism by groups like Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in the ranks

The Guardian - US

Fears over extremism in US military as soldier revealed as neo-Nazi TikTok follower

US army investigates after young private follows the Base, which has vowed to recruit soldiers for so-called race war

The Guardian - US

Trump’s counter-terror cuts will harm fight against far right, experts warn

Scale of cuts undermines US president’s own promises of ending stateside terrorism and curtailing antisemitism

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