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Iron Front of NC

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We represent all those who promote democracy and oppose fascism and authoritarianism in North Carolina. Our primary social media home is at www.reddit.com/r/IronFrontNC.

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Decoherence Media @decoherence.media · 28/10/2025
Yesterday we published the first of 3 articles that investigate the exposed web server for the neo-Nazi magazine Rope Culture. Today we've just published the second part, which analyzes the published articles, reader comments, and web traffic data.
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Uncovered: Identities and tactics behind the neo-Nazi “Rope Culture” web server
Part II: Examination of the magazine's publication decisions, its odious commenters, and the platforms that promoted it
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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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@arelephanteau @arelephanteau.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
4/ Other hooded AKT member is "Reverend Sleaze"=Jacob Kovats of Orlando, Fl. Maybe someone knows if he is officially w/VSC, Hammerskins, etc; we don't. One can guess from his Nazi tattoos that he's fine with the sieg heils at his shows. On social media, Kovats has bn "Frankie Malma" & "Karen Rage."
Collage of photos of Jacob "Jake" Kovats aka Reverend Sleaze of A Killing Tradition. The collage includes an AKT instagram pic of Kovats as Reverend Sleaze and shows tattoos that match other photos taken from Facebook. As Reverend Sleaze, Kovats wears a black hood with eyes cut out and a loose pointed top in the style of Klan hoods. In one picture from Facebook, we can see that Kovats has a small Nazi SS bolts tattoo. 
Collection of Nazi iconography, including the bolts tattoo Kovats has. Source: Tazmania Legal Aid
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@arelephanteau @arelephanteau.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
3/ Not to go too far into the weeds today, but for those unaware, Vinlanders Social Club/Firm 22 is a white power "brotherhood"/gang of national socialists. They're neo-Nazi boneheads, for the most part, with tattoos, swastikas, and sieg heils to show for it. The green flag represents their club.
image shows group of people posing outside in front of a wooden fence with a "dixie republic" sign. Some are dressed in traditional bonehead gear--boots/laces/braces. The group holds two flags: one is a red flag with a swastika on it and the other is the Vinlander Social Club flag. The image is annotated with the words, "be antifascist."image shows a lone loser (F22/VSC dork) standing in front of the confederate monument in Person County, NC. The dork holds a flag with a swastika on it and the image, taken from the VSC telegram channel, says "support your local vinlanders." Ultimate loser picture.
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@arelephanteau @arelephanteau.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
2/ Lead AKT vocalist "Bobby Butcher" = Vinlanders Social Club member Shaun Morris of Lakeland, Florida. Photos from his band and from family members on Facebook easily confirm these connections, and his banner image is from an AKT Instagram post.
collage of images connecting Shaun Morris to his A Killing Tradition persona and membership in Vinlanders Social Club. One picture is a group of VSC members doing a Hitler salutes. Their faces are covered by Nazi Totenkopf images. Shaun Morris is in the middle, and his shin and ankle tattoos are visible. Other images are from Facebook and AKT shows, and have matching arm tattoos. collage of two images; the first is from A Killing Tradition's instagram and the second shows the same image as the banner for Shaun Morris's X account.
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@arelephanteau @arelephanteau.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
1/ For no particular reason whatsoever here in NC, we'd like to highlight a couple members of A Killing Tradition, based in central Florida. Self-described as a "Shock Rock Supergroup," their shows draw crowds teeming with national socialists, racist boneheads, and other white power gang members.
collage of two images: image 1 is A Killing Tradition's band logo with the words "be antifascist" written over it and image 2 is a picture of the band. Three of the band members are wearing ridiculous masks/head-coverings, one of which resembles a black Klan hood. From left to right, the band members are listed as Greg Weaver, Cyndi Wilhelm, Jacob Kovats, and Shaun Morris. image shows two men outside, apparently having been practicing boxing as one of them is wearing gloves. The man in the foreground has his face digitally covered with a nazi totenkopf image. He is holding a Vinlanders Social Club "Probate" patch up for the camera. The man behind him wears a "support your local vinlanders" shirt that has nazi ss bolts in their signature green on it. The bottom of the image had been stamped with one of the VSC logos which has been crossed out. The image is further annotated, "be antifascist" and the person in the foreground is labeled as "shaun morris aka 'bobby butcher'."
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 23/10/2025
JOB ALERT: We're hiring an IT Specialist to support and improve upon the tech infrastructure and internal systems that safeguard and enable our high-impact work defending democracy. 🔵 Remote (U.S.-based) 🔵 $112K–$125K + great benefits 🔵 Apply or share with your network by 11/3
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Protect Democracy - Protect Democracy is hiring an IT Specialist!
Protect Democracy seeks an IT Specialist to join our growing team. In this role, you’ll support and improve upon the technology infrastructure that safeguards and enables our high-impact work defendin
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This is, in fact, a threat to the poor and to anti-trumpers that is intended to make us give up in hopes that we will be able to feed our families. #communities and #organizers it is time to show up for each other and keep our communities fed!! #fdt #snap
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Protest Finder U.S.A. @protestfinderusa.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
AG Letitia James has created a portal for submitting photos of ICE agents for investigation, this is of course in addition to House Democrats’ “Master ICE Tracker” website.
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WUNC News @wunc.org · 23/10/2025
WFDD reports: The role of voter integrity groups in shaping same-day voter laws was explored on Day 3 of a federal trial in Winston-Salem. www.wunc.org/2025-10-22/d...
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Day 3 of federal trial over NC voting law probes role of election integrity groups
The role of voter integrity groups in shaping same-day voter laws was explored on Day 3 of a federal trial in Winston-Salem.
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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
from a livestream taken in Little Village today
Still image from a video shared to Facebook that shows a grey SUV. A tire is flat. A picture of a penis was drawn on the rear door. ICE is written on the back of the car. there is a large dent.
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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
a video of the young man's arrest shows him backing up, following commands, while having a weapon drawn on him. He's then surrounded, thrown to the ground, jumped on, and detained. shared with permission.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 23/10/2025
NEW: Over the past year, Serbia’s renewed pro-democracy mobilization has rattled the ruling party and revealed President Vučić’s vulnerabilities. Here’s how the country’s pro-democracy forces have regained traction: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/leave-the-…
Rule 7: Leave the door open for defectors
How Serbia’s pro-democracy forces harnessed backlash →Leverage public outrage and demands for accountability.
Give defectors a place to land. Do not play the blame game or say “I told you so.” Harness their disillusionment to grow the movement.
Create space for disclosure. Give those who benefit from the regime space to defect or discreetly share their experiences.
Channel the outrage of defectors. Welcome others – including voters who put the autocrat in office – and help them find a role to play.
Lesson Learned: 
Serbia’s pro-democracy forces were able to regain traction when they opened the door to  bringing newcomers into the fold. By identifying a mutual rallying cry against the government’s endemic corruption, those looking to restore democracy have harnessed a renewed movement toward greater government accountability — challenging the entrenched rule of President Aleksandar Vučić.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 23/10/2025
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This is disgusting. @ the organizers of this event if you see this dm us! We can send peacekeepers your way for the next event! #asheville #nokings #nokingsevent
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Good morning everyone! If you do anything this weekend, do this:  Be intentional about what you do, who you support, and how you move this weekend. #IFNC cannot wait to see people at a #NoKingsProtest near you! If you cannot attend, there are plenty of ways to get involved! 1/2
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Indivisible Asheville/WNC @indivisibleavl.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
"They'll get over it" - Mitch McConnell  "Everybody dies" - Joni Ernst "Minutiae" - JD Vance MAGA politicians have zero empathy for the plight of ordinary Americans who depend on these programs. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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J.D. Vance Dismisses Kicking Millions Off Medicaid: 'Minutiae”
Vice President J.D. Vance said the reconciliation bill kicking millions off Medicaid is “minutiae" compared to securing ICE deportation funding.
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Indivisible Asheville/WNC @indivisibleavl.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
We need volunteers for No Kings tomorrow to hand out flyers with the comment information so that we can help others urge the NC GOP to back down on their gerrymandering scheme. Please email brenda@indivisibleavl.org if you can help!
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 18/10/2025
This is, by the way, a huge sign that Bluesky has the juice. And would be a great time for the team to make sure they’re focused on rock-solid moderation and enabling developers to have a good base for building. Journalists always use these accounts to justify still being on X/Twitter.
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
this story 💔
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 17/10/2025
as a reminder: bluesky (the app) has a broad set of user interactions controls. beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts
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Amateur Expert Opinions @amateurexpertop.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
they're probably also looking to hoover up a whole bunch of "loose lips" skeets they can use to launch targeted harassment and/or prosecutions, but ofc tuning in at the last possible minute before 10/18 with .social accounts bc they're a bunch of rank amateur knuckleheads top to bottom
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Democracy North Carolina @democracync.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Charlotte! Tomorrow, Saturday, Oct 18th, we make history at First Ward Park for the #NoKings Rally!⁠ We will rally at 10 am with Lincoln Project co-founder Reed Galen and march at 10:35 am through Uptown.⁠ #NCPol
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Forget bullying, shunning WORKS
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 18/10/2025
If you’re attending this weekend’s #NoKings protest, make sure you Know Your Rights! The @aclu.org has this handy guide and graphics. www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/prote…
The text from the image is:

**KNOW YOUR PROTEST RIGHTS:**

1.  You don't need a **permit** to protest in streets or on sidewalks if you're not obstructing traffic or access to buildings.
2.  You have the **right to photograph** anything in plain view, including police.
3.  If stopped by the police, **ask if you're free to go**. If yes, calmly walk away.
4.  If arrested, **ask for a lawyer immediately**. Don't sign, say or agree to anything without a lawyer present.

There is also a "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" logo and the **ACLU** logo at the bottom.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
NY Republican Congressman Nick LaLota, who voted to expel George Santos 👇
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
They can't rule if we don't bow. No Kings. No Thrones. No Silence. Bring your voice, and bring your energy tomorrow. Come protest with us - SWIPE TO FIND A LOCATION NEAR YOU! #NoKings #NoKingsNC #NoKingsRaleigh #NoKingsGreenville #NoKingsCharlotte #PeoplePowerNC #WeTheMany #October18th #FDT
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Indivisible Asheville/WNC @indivisibleavl.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
North Carolinians deserve fair representation. We are already one of the most gerrymandered states in the country. Urge the NC GOP to back down on this antidemocratic proposal to silence voters. www.ncleg.gov/requestforco... #northcarolina #ncpolitics #redistricting #politics
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League of Women Voters of Wake County @lwvofwake.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
ACTION ALERT: The NCGA has acted contrary to the interests of the public by creating district maps that favor partisan objectives. Tell your legislators to vote against more gerrymandered maps via the NCGA Public Comment Portal at the following link: www.ncleg.gov/requestforco....
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Democracy North Carolina @democracync.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Only 25% of North Carolina voters are confident that the current congressional and state legislative districts were drawn fairly. 61% are not confident at all. Our districts belong to the people of North Carolina. Not to politicians in Raleigh or Washington. We are all CD1. #NCpol
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WUNC News @wunc.org · 17/10/2025
Higher taxes and the cost of living in general are two of the top issues that candidates for the Chapel Hill Town Council are talking about. There are five candidates vying for four town council seats. The race includes two incumbents and three challengers. www.wunc.org/politics/202...
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Chapel Hill council race focuses on affordable housing and cost of living
The race for Chapel Hill Town Council features five candidates for four available seats. There are two incumbents in the race.
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Protest Finder U.S.A. @protestfinderusa.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Digital Safety for Protesters Flyer. We are so excited for No Kings this Saturday. We hope everyone can show up, and finally start changing the course of our country.
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From the pollitifyinc community on Reddit: Digital Safety for Protesters
Explore this post and more from the pollitifyinc community
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 17/10/2025
When nonviolent social and pro-democracy movements reach a certain critical mass, they overwhelmingly tend to succeed. Read our democracy-by-the numbers analysis of how protests can break an autocrat’s illusion of invincibility: www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/whats-so-s…
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What’s so special about 3.5 percent?
5 million people protesting for democracy is a very big deal
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Patriot Front and Active Clubs are working with a Russian fight promoter to sell pay-per-view tickets to its fight club events. The article includes previously unidentified PF/AC guys like Thomas Denton a former member of the accelerationist group the Base. 1/4 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Revealed: how a Russian fight club expanded into the US with the help of American neo-Nazis
Members of white supremacist ‘active clubs’ spearheaded a US expansion of a Russian fighting group that has raised money for the Kremlin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine
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WUNC News @wunc.org · 17/10/2025
Tomorrow, nine "No Kings" rallies are taking place across the Triangle to protest the policies of the Trump Administration. Find out here where they are taking place. www.wunc.org/term/news/20...
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Where 'No Kings' protests are happening across the Triangle this weekend
Nine 'No Kings' rallies to protest against the policies of the Trump Administration will take place in the NC Triangle.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
An ICE agent arrested for drunk driving with his kids in the car tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers (“Are you Haitian?”) These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies
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Regina Baker @rsbaker.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Excited to get my copy of Inherited Inequality, such an important new book by the brilliant Dr. Christina Cross @christinajcross.bsky.social! I look forward to reading it and teaching it! 😊 #Sociology #Policy #Families #Inequality
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ACLU of North Carolina @aclunc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
As we celebrate our 60th anniversary this year, we’re taking a deep dive into our history. To learn more about our challenge, check out this link: law.justia.com/cases/north-carolina….
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Fayetteville Resistance Coalition @fayresistance.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Highlights from this morning's Operation Overpass "No National Guard/Troops In Our Streets" bridge bannering.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
#NC #seniors take note you can still get your #COVID vaccine without a prescription right now!
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
So many people are canceling Disney+ over the Kimmel suspension that the cancellation page crashed. Did you cancel too?
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 20/09/2025
Today the Oversight Committee sat down with Alex Acosta. What we heard only confirmed what we already knew: he cut a sweetheart deal for Epstein, silenced victims, and let a predator walk free.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Bravely volunteering for a grueling journalistic assignment: hitting every NYC comedy club to report back on the best Jimmy Kimmel jokes It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it
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Fayetteville Resistance Coalition @fayresistance.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Hey, real quick: All you fascists bound to LOSE!
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Very glad we read this article by Dr Abrams because the way we were like 🤨 open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...
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I Teach 22-Year-Olds. They Don’t Text Like This.
Here’s why so many people are suspicious about the Charlie Kirk shooter's ‘texts.’
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Today’s American Contradiction: kids bleed in hallways and Congress hesitates. Kirk dies and the pundits sprint to condemn violence. We mourn the children. We organize for the living. Read the op-ed by Sinbad on Substack: f.mtr.cool/bomxujaakj
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Iron Front of NC @ironfrontnc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
MRAPs at Union Station. Handmaids at the Supreme Court. Veterans marching on Congress. Survivors speaking truth. America is watching. #FloodTheZone #HonorYourOath #ShowTheFuckUp #VeteransResist #DefendDemocracy (Credit: @50501veterans)
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