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Marcus North

@marcushnh.bsky.social
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Researcher with anti-fascists, HOPE not hate. Have spent the last few months mainly focusing on the summer's racist riots. Follow our work: @hopenothate.org.uk

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Thread: Today see's the launch of @hopenothate.org.uk yearly State of Hate 2025 Report. Unsurprisingly, with the state of things at the moment its our biggest ever at 140 pages and 110 far-right individuals and organisations profiled. Download it here: hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat... (1)
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State of HATE 2025: Reform Rising and Racist Riots
WELCOME TO OUR State of HATE 2025 report – the most comprehensive and analytical guide to the far right in Britain today.The far right is in resurgence. Reform UK is on the march, Tommy Robinson's rel...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
State of Hate 2025 is a great piece of work, and hats off to all my colleagues. What I've outlined here is just a fraction of what's in the report. You can download the whole thing for free from our website. hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...
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State of HATE 2025: Reform Rising and Racist Riots
WELCOME TO OUR State of HATE 2025 report – the most comprehensive and analytical guide to the far right in Britain today.The far right is in resurgence. Reform UK is on the march, Tommy Robinson's rel...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
And there's also a horrifying piece by @patrikhermansson.bsky.social on the 764 group; an online exploitation cult that is grooming teenagers for violence and suffering for its own sake. hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...
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764: The online exploitation cult grooming teenagers to violence
Teenagers groomed into violence. A shadowy online network pushing them to commit unthinkable acts. Our investigation into 764 exposes the disturbing rise of this digital cult.
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We also have an excellent long-read by @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social on the ins-and-outs of Reform UK and the threat it poses. hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...
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State of HATE 2025: Reform Reformed?
Once dismissed as a fringe party, Reform UK has surged under Nigel Farage, winning seats and topping polls, but behind the rise lies a mess of scandals, far-right links, and a power struggle that coul...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Another is a piece I've written that looks at some of the features of last year's outbreak of racist rioting which followed the horrific Southport murders. I show how the riots were a product of our post-organisational far right. hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...
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State of HATE 2025: The Summer of Chaos
Britain’s summer of chaos saw far-right riots erupt across the country, fuelled by online conspiracy theories and violent extremism, leaving communities reeling and the far right struggling to control...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
There are a few featured articles on our website. One is an analysis of the row between Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson as Farage tries to detoxify his political brand. @nicklowles.bsky.social has the details. hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...
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State of HATE 2025: Family Bust-Up
Nigel Farage’s public feud with Tommy Robinson is part of his effort to clean up Reform UK’s image, but with Elon Musk turning against him and tensions growing within the party, his attempt to distanc...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🧵Today @hopenothate.org.uk have released our State of Hate 2025 report. A massive project, its main themes are the rise of Reform UK, last year’s racist rioting and the street movement aligned with Tommy Robinson. Loads of analysis to get stuck into. READ: hopenothate.org.uk/state-of-hat...
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State of HATE 2025: Reform Rising and Racist Riots
WELCOME TO OUR State of HATE 2025 report – the most comprehensive and analytical guide to the far right in Britain today.The far right is in resurgence. Reform UK is on the march, Tommy Robinson's rel...
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Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Incredible scoop here from Hope not Hate:
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
New one from @hopenothate.org.uk on Britain First's shambolic showing in Nuneaton on the weekend. We tracked down the big screen company. Interestingly, the quote we received for the same package as BF was about £1,800 cheaper than what they told supporters they'd paid. What's going on there? 🤔
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 04/03/2025
💥 NEW: With a poor turnout and unfulfilled promises, Britain First’s Nuneaton rally on Saturday was a shambles. We have also uncovered a puzzle about the cost of the big screen hired for the event: why was our quote much cheaper for the exact same set-up? hopenothate.org.uk/2025/03/04/e...
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Expectation vs Reality: Britain First’s Humiliation in Nuneaton – HOPE not hate
A dismal turnout is one of several concerns facing leader Paul Golding after another poor national event, as we identify a puzzling discrepancy around the...
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Patrik Hermansson @patrikhermansson.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"Hope Not Hate’s investigation found that members of 764 chase the thrill of inflicting pain, coupled with a desire to carve out infamy as the most unhinged members of the group." www.thetimes.com/article/25a9...
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Right-wing satanist group 764 gains traction in UK
The online community, which has inspired school massacres in the US, blackmails children into self-harming, ending their own lives and committing terrorist acts
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Gregory Davis @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
🚨 NEW from @dlhnh.bsky.social and me. We have identified the man known as "Zoomer Historian", a Hitler-apologist content creator and Homeland Party activist with over 171,000 subscribers on YouTube. Meet Sam Wilkes: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/03/03/z...
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"Zoomer Historian" Unmasked: We name the Hitler apologist with a huge online following – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate can reveal the identity of the “Zoomer Historian”, the extremist behind one of the largest Hitler apologist channels on YouTube, as the...
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Gregory Davis @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Tesla is no longer a trillion-dollar company! Go fash, stock crash. 📉
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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
With all the talk of grooming gangs and Tommy Robinson it’s worth resharing this @hopenothate.org.uk article from a few years ago. hopenothate.org.uk/2022/01/11/t...
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Tommy Robinson is a hypocrite when it comes to opposing child sexual exploitation – HOPE not hate
Despite presenting himself as a protector of children and women, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon has repeatedly failed to confront child sexual exploitation and abuse within his own team and amongst his support...
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 06/01/2025
🚨 Andrew McIntyre, sentenced today to 7.5 years, was a key instigator of last year’s racist riots. Here’s how HOPE not hate identified him and helped bring him to justice. 🧵 hopenothate.org.uk/2025/01/06/t...
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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Enormous news. Andrew McIntyre has been sentenced to 7 and a half years for being a key instigator of last year’s racist riots. He was identified by @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social of @hopenothate.org.uk who used some amazing OSINT work to find him. Read it all here: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/01/06/t...
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Twisted Firestarter: "Southport Wake Up" Founder Jailed Thanks To HOPE not hate Investigation – HOPE not hate
We reveal for the first time the story of how we identified Andrew McIntyre, the neo-nazi who fuelled The Racist riots in august. Today saw...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Repeated intrusions by so-called "migrant hunters" and far-right orgs exacerbated situations that were already challenging to manage. In doing so, they pushed anti-migrant narratives that were picked up by the far right and elements of the reactionary press, compounding feelings of local grievance.
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
In addition to this, the riots were preceded by several years of consistent anti-migrant activism. It is unsurprising that some of those places worst affected by the riots are those repeatedly targeted by far-right activists over the past three years. hopenothate.org.uk/2024/10/08/l...
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How years of anti-migrant activism fed into this summer’s race riots
For years, HOPE not hate has warned that anti-migrant activism in the UK endangers innocent people. Following this summer’s race riots, we explore how years of far-right activity connects to the carna...
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 28/11/2024
🔎💻ICYMI: Substack, a blogging platform that allows users to email paywalled newsletters directly to subscribers, continues to host a number of racist publications - and has become a major source of income for the far right. investigations.hopenothate.org.uk/substack-pla...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Another one sentenced today for 6 years for arson during the racist rioting at the the Rotherham Holiday Inn during this summer's chaos. He has 44 different appearances in court for over 100 previous offences. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rotherham hotel disorder: 'Racist' rioter jailed for six years
Scott Greenwood set fire to a generator outside a Manvers hotel housing asylum seekers, court hears.
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Activists within Homeland call for the immediate deportation of all immigrants and a "zero immigrants" policy. This would collapse various public services, force a massive Gov tax hike, further slow growth and lead to an inflationary surge. Unsurprisingly, they don't address any of that.
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Really strong piece by my colleague @dlhnh.bsky.social on the widespread fascist crankery within the growing Homeland Party.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 21/11/2024
💥UPDATE: 2 of the 3 accounts involved in our exposé earlier this week have been deleted. ICYMI: We revealed the names of two masked far-right extremists threatening to bring war to Leeds this weekend, as Aidan Heaps and Toby “TJ” Chapman. Find out more at: hopenothate.org.uk/2024/11/19/w...
Two masked extremists pictured side by side in union jack masks.
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Many of them would happily screw each other over for a bit of extra clout.
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
There's a massively high turnover of activists within Britain First. People get involved and then quickly become burnt out and irritated with Golding. It's a constant pattern.
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
One of the things that really comes through in this undercover investigation is just how frustrated the Britain First membership is with the leader, Paul Golding. Golding is known for running activists into the ground and milking them constantly for cash, often for items that never actually appear.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up. If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Another remarkable piece of work by my @hopenothate.org.uk colleagues. Harry infiltrated the anti-Muslim party Britain First and over a number of months was elevated to being a core activist. What Britain First says publicly and what they say privately are very different. The truth will shock you.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson, the Earl of Derby – they’re up in arms about paying tax on the vast areas of land they own. Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
UPDATE: 2 of the 3 accounts involved in this exposé have now been deleted.
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Lisa Doyle @lisadoyle.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
New @trusselluk.bsky.social stats out today show food banks in the Trussell community gave out 1.42 million emergency food parcels in 6 months. These figures show a 69% increase from 5 years ago, and show extremely worrying levels of hunger and hardship in the UK. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Hundreds of thousands of people turning to food banks for the first time
Campaigners are calling for the government to end "the normalisation of a charitable response to poverty", including food banks.
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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
New from @hopenothate.org.uk! “Whites Against Replacement." We reveal the identity of the two masked far-right extremists threatening to bring war to Leeds this weekend. hopenothate.org.uk/2024/11/19/w...
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“Whites Against Replacement” Unmasked – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate can reveal the identity of the two masked far-right extremists threatening to bring war to Leeds this weekend as Aidan Heaps and...
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Gregory Davis @gregorydavishnh.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Please have a read of our latest blog, exposing the men hoping to launch a new extremist group, "Whites Against Replacement". We reveal the names of the men, their sickening beliefs and a criminal conviction involving an alarming homemade weapon...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Two Leeds-based far-right activists have been pushing extreme content from behind pseudonyms and a separate nazi-coded propaganda channel. 1 of them has a criminal conviction for threatening police officers with a "mediaeval" style weapon. Their extremity and violent rhetoric makes them a concern.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 19/11/2024
🚨 An account on Bluesky is falsely claiming to be HOPE not hate. Our official posts come from this account, verified through our custom domain handle. If you come across the imposter account, please report it. 🌟
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Depending on the length of time, limit your talk to a few (like, 3 or 4) key takeaways that can be expanded upon throughout. Tell the audience what those themes/takeaways are at the beginning, expand on them in the middle, and then repeat the toplines again at the end!
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 17/11/2024
There is now some hard evidence that X boosted the Trump campaign and suppressed the Harris campaign. What's to stop Musk from doing the same in other countries? www.threads.net/@profsander....
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Sander van der Linden (@profsander.vanderlinden) on Threads
New computational analyses from the University of Queensland on algorithmic bias suggest that the X algorithm substantially boosted Republican accounts right after Elon Musk's endorsement of Donald Tr...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
NEW banger from my pal @dlhnh.bsky.social David has been digging into a scheme by far-right activists to buy plots of land in Wales to set up a "white heartland". Read more here: hopenothate.org.uk/2024/11/15/t...
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The Woodlander Initiative: Far-Right Land Buying Scheme Exposed – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate can reveal the location of plots of land in Wales owned by the Woodlander Initiative, a land-buying scheme with links to Patriotic...
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Marcus North @marcushnh.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
If you haven't checked out our incredible undercover documentary yet, then it's still available to watch on C4 online! As well as giving you a glimpse into our work, the main focus is on Harry and Patrik as they get inside the belly of the race science network. www.channel4.com/programmes/u...
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Undercover: Exposing the Far Right
A deep exploration of the racist ideology and media-savvy tactics of the modern far right
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Nick Lowles @nicklowles.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
This is a seriously good and important blog by @hopenothate on the recent riots
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Hi everyone. The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.
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The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 14/11/2024
🗓️ NEW: It is just 3 months since the UK’s race riots and they’ve faded from the conversation. In that time the far right and radical right have deflected, minimised and legitimised the horrific violence which brought fear onto our streets. 🧵👇 hopenothate.org.uk/2024/11/14/d...
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Georgie Laming @georgielaming.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
These are the brilliant people behind @hopenothate.bsky.social If you’ve joined this platform because you are concerned about the rise of the far right then give these legends a follow go.bsky.app/Mym2U34
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