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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Racist South African band The SoapGirls will be returning to the US for a show at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood on November 2.

September 15, 2026 Instagram post from Whisky A Go-Go advertising a show for The SoapGirls on Monday, November 2.

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Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Exclusive: Pentagon employee Jennica Pounds aka @datarepublican.bsky.social put antifascist websites under a bright light, calling them an "elaborate doxxing scheme." Some of the sites exposed violent extremists before they were prosecuted by the USG for terrorism. www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

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Pentagon insider smears antifascists who unmasked Nazi terrorists later convicted by DOJ

Days after the State Department designated an Italian tech group as a terrorist entity, thousands of antifascist sites on its web hosting service wound up on a searchable online research tool describe...

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WhiteRoseAFA @whiteroseafa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dozens and dozens of hate group members both donated to and promoted his campaign at the very beginning. Without their early support it might not have gained th3 momentum it did. This is probably the most heavy lifting organized hate has done for a candidate since David Duke in the 1980s.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag -has *many* white supremacist donors -appears to advocate lynching He is expected to win Nov. election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...

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Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.

The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...

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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Doing my semi-regular 'what nonsense is Active Club founder Robert Rundo saying now' scour online. Once again, he seems committed to saying the quiet, i.e., openly violent part out loud; here he is rambling in an August 31 podcast about "permanent resting grounds...a graveyard" for nonwhite people

Robert Rundo, August 31. "All we need is our people to be strong and to get willpower, and then we could send all these people back to their fucking country. And if they don't want to go back, we'll find permanent resting grounds for them. But, and I mean nothing in a negative way, obviously. Permanent resting grounds, we'll like we'll, we'll find like a, a graveyard for them. "

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

solid piece of reporting here . These people need to gtfo of the punk scene.

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

this story is a wild ride

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We'll make a proper announcement later this evening, but we're doing another run of the "FEMDOM" Kirk shirts we made last year. Preorders are open now, and they'll start shipping at the end of the month. Like last time, all profits are going to charity. www.rayguncustom.com/collections/...

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

More reassuring content from the President.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/09/2026

"inspired by starship troopers." These are the idiots who watch these movies and don't realize it's a satire of fascism.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Punk venues cancel The SoapGirls over racist lyrics and conspiracy posts. Band says tweets were faked; the Internet Archive says otherwise. Then the band’s booking agent came for the critics. My latest for @lcrw.news with words from @katmabu.bsky.social leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/soa...

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MEET THE SOUTH AFRICAN PUNK BAND THAT CANCELED ITSELF | Left Coast Right Watch

Punk venues cancel The SoapGirls over racist lyrics and conspiracy posts. Band says tweets were faked; the Internet Archive says otherwise. Then the band’s booking agent came for the critics.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

June 2020: Camille Debray of The SoapGirls tells the Jerm Warfare podcast that South African farm murders are "a white genocide." The video was later deleted from YouTube. Last week, one of the sisters apologized for the wording — while calling the claim "a fucking fact."

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🔻 @nectoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Soapgirls have updated their European tour schedule: Sept. 18 - Den Haag, NL - De Zwarte Ruite Sept. 23 - Essen, DE - Don’t Panic Sept. 28 - Basel, CH - Valhalla-Basel Sept. 30 - Saint-Jean-de-Védas, FR - The Secret Place TAF Oct. 2 - Barberaz, FR - Brin De Zinc ... (continued)

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The SoapGirls are playing in Grand Rapids this Friday.

The “Somehow, Palpatine returned” meme but SoapGirls.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

UPDATE: The SoapGirls have confirmed their replacement Chicago show: this Friday at Tac Quick on W. Irving Park Rd. This show was arranged by Alex Zander, publisher of the Chicago music magazine MK Ultra and first announced yesterday in his podcast interview with the band.

Screenshot of an August 30 Facebook post from the SoapGirls announcing a show in Chicago on Friday, September 4. Accounts for Digital Tour Bus and Blackmarket VIP Venue are tagged. The post reads: Rev up your engines 🤘❤️ it’s gonna get Wild ❤️ this Friday September 4th TAC Quick we are playing in Chicago ❤️🤘

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany has pulled the SoapGirls from its lineup on September 19. Meanwhile, the band is calling on their fans to “investigate the fuck out of” critics including myself and @jtischauser.bsky.social.

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Spencer Sunshine @transform6789.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

sometimes it’s good just to enjoy things

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

UPDATE: SoapGirls shows at Pitcher in Düsseldorf on September 20 and Conne Island in Leipzig on September 27 have been canceled according to the band’s website.

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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

You know what I’m not a lawyer but I think they should keep talking.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Since I began reporting on The SoapGirls last week, the responses from the band's camp have escalated: conflicting statements, deleted tweets, and legal threats. This week it reached my DMs — from an account identifying itself as the band's own booking agent. 🧵

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

If you’ve received threatening messages or emails from the SoapGirls or their booking agent, my DMs are open! You can also reach out to me via Signal or email (contact info in bio).

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@arelephanteau @arelephanteau.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

One of the arrestees in Minneapolis today was Stephen Edward Major of Whitebear Lake. He has a criminal justice associates degree, & is a combat-injured purple heart vet. On Facebook, he’s got the same kit and ear protection in his FB pfp as the person who assaulted ppl with chemical weapons.

booking info for arrestee Stephen Edward Major. Mugshot shows large white man with short red hair with balding and a cropped red and white beard. He was arrested by Minneapolis PD and is age 42.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Jayden Scott was also arrested on riot charges in Minneapolis today with Jake Lang.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

That may be the end of the road for Jake, who’s been in a very dicey legal situation surrounding his growing pile of prior arrests. He really needed to *not* get arrested at his stunts, and this is insanely bad for him

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 22/08/2026

city of minneapolis says jake lang and his crew were arrested today on probable cause riot and their vehicles impounded after their hate rally at city hall

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Decoherence Media @decoherence.media · 21/08/2026

Jennefer Harper @jennefer.bsky.social and Wiley D. Cope’s @wileycope.bsky.social investigation traces Andrew Nary’s path from radicalized high school senior to federal defendant. Read the full story here: decoherence.media/the-rise-and...

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The rise and fall of Automata

The inside story of how a pastor’s son started a neo-Nazi militia and got arrested by the FBI

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Decoherence Media @decoherence.media · 21/08/2026

From The rise and fall of Automata: A leaked recording of a '23 voice chat w/Andrew Nary & Aiden Cuevas- a 3rd man known as “Roman” demands deletion of compromising photos that jeopardize his planned enlistment in the Army. "Roman" is not charged in their case & his identity remains unconfirmed.

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Decoherence Media @decoherence.media · 20/08/2026

NEW from Jennefer Harper @jennefer.bsky.social & Wiley D. Cope @wileycope.bsky.social! The rise and fall of Automata: The inside story of how a pastor’s son started a neo-Nazi militia and got arrested by the FBI. decoherence.media/the-rise-and...

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The rise and fall of Automata

The inside story of how a pastor’s son started a neo-Nazi militia and got arrested by the FBI

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Decoherence Media @decoherence.media · 20/08/2026

Decoherence Media verified five years of Telegram exports, court records and public documents to trace Nary from radicalized high school senior to federal defendant. Research contribution by Appalachia Research Club @appalachiarc.bsky.social

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Decoherence Media @decoherence.media · 20/08/2026

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Since my last thread on the SoapGirls: their US tour leg has been mostly canceled, the band released a statement defending their song "Black Mass," and guitarist Noémie Debray posted her own response calling the reporting a "slanderous smear campaign." 🧵

Screenshot of an August 20, 2026 Facebook post from SoapGirls’ guitarist Neomie Debray. She writes: “I can’t actually believe that people who have never been to a show, never met us, are somehow running with this slanderous smear campaign, saying we're white supremacists, nazis, this is absolutely insane, and what we're being accused of is everything we fight against and stand against, myself as an individual I'm shocked that people are allowed to run with bullshit like this and try and ruin peoples lives, they should save it for actual racists, animal abusers, pedophiles , not a DIY band who work their asses off to spread our message or freedom, hope, self acceptance and love, I don't need to defend myself but I won't be called a white supremacist Nazi racist it's ludicrous !!!!!!!”

Promo image for The SoapGirls’s US and European “Rebel DNA Tour 2026.”

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hello SoapGirls this is your lawer speaking. I am advising you today to please keep posting this shit.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Update: In addition to Chicago and Minneapolis, shows in New Haven CT, Troy NY, and Cudahy WI are now canceled.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Update: The Chicago and Minneapolis shows have now both been canceled.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The SoapGirls, a South African rock duo touring the US and Europe right now, have spent years promoting the white genocide conspiracy theory, posting QAnon and Jan 6 disinformation, and singing about Black "savages." They play Chicago 8/26 and Minneapolis 8/28. 🧵

Undated promo image of South African duo The SoapGirls.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/08/2026

New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:

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Chicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to Virginia

A federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in the face of a Virginia woman on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been docu...

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hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Yesterday was the nine year anniversary of "Unite the Right," a deadly riot in Charlottesville, VA, that killed multiple people, including antiracist activist Heather Heyer. Today, there are powerful people that want you to believe that what we saw with our own eyes is a lie. Don't let them.

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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 09/08/2026

Ok, this is cool! Someone sent me a pic of his purchase at Nashville’s Tomato Fest! If you know the vendor, I would love to get one!

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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 28/07/2026

Looks like the neo-Nazi crowd is triggered by my latest reporting! 🤷‍♂️

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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 28/07/2026

The Active Club founder has described such organized fights a “tip-off point for a fascist cultural revolution.” He added, “Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger.” www.hatecomestomainstreet.com/p/inside-the...

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‘Neo-Nazi Militia’: Inside the Fascist Fight Clubs Preparing Men for Battle

“Every victorious nationalist movement was forged by hardened men who already tasted real danger," says avowed fascist Robert Rundo.

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wiley cope @wileycope.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Excellent reporting by Phil Williams on the neo-nazi active club network in TN. In April, Sean Craig & I reported that Tristan Rettke—a registered EMT in Nashville—joined riot-style combat events at a compound in VA. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/neo-nazi-virginia-combat-event

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Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compound

Licensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safety

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Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Absolutely wild: The plot to attack the UFC White House event w/ drones & snipers was hatched by an online network that trafficked in QAnon ideas that govt officials "sacrifice and consume infants." Safe to say the WH Counterterrorism Strategy didn't anticipate this www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

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Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

all i want is affordable housing and healthcare, and a society without organized racists and pedophiles in positions of power. instead i get crypto scams, gambling apps, genocide and air quality worse than Isengard in LOTR.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"Stop criticizing us or will keep murdering people" is just a jaw-dropping thing for a government official to say.

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Tristan Lee @tristanl.ee · 13/07/2026

Someone (probably a far-right troll) is impersonating our account on X. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

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Jordan Green @byjordangreen.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

New from me: The Trump administration's NSPM-7 case against 15 anti-ICE activists in Minnesota largely amounts to attending meetings and participating in Signal chats. "Once you gather, this government thinks you’re committing a crime," — Xavier de Janon (paywall) www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

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Trump is trying to imprison Americans for joining internet chats he doesn't like

The 94-page indictment unsealed against 15 anti-ICE activists in Minnesota last month as part of the Trump administration’s latest “antifa” prosecution includes page after page of accusations that def...

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New, for @talkingpointsmemo.com, my look at the history of the term "remigration," a euphemism for ethnic cleansing (a euphemism in of itself); & how Thomas Rousseau, leader of Patriot Front, used it in private Nazi chat 8 years ago. Now it's official US policy. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/when-yo...

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When You Hear ‘Remigration,’ Know That It Means Ethnic Cleansing

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....

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