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

Oh, the booking agent is definitely aware. leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/soa...

Atomic Music Group is a boutique agency— independently owned, with roughly 33 agents representing 225 acts. LCRW sent detailed written questions to the agent and to the agency's chief executive, president, and a senior vice president, asking whether the correspondence was authorized, how the student's private email address was obtained, why the student's department chairs' phone numbers were included, whether a private investigator exists and who retained one, and whether the agency considers any of it acceptable conduct by its staff.

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executives did not respond to multiple requests for comment from LCRW at press time.

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

The SoapGirls’ European tour starts September 18 with shows in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, and France.

September 15, 2026 post from SoapGirls’ bassist Camille Debray. The post reads: “Counting down for our Euro shows” followed by a list of ten tour dates: Sept 18, Poppodium De Zwarte Ruiter, The Hague, Netherlands; Sept 20, Ragnarok Live Club, Maasmechelen, Belgium; Sept 23, Don’t Panic, Essen, Germany; Sept 28, Valhalla Bar, Basel, Switzerland; Sept 30, Secret Place, Saint-Jean-de-Védas near Montpellier, France; Oct 2, Brin de Zinc, Barberaz near Chambéry, France; Oct 4, B52 Music Club, Eernegem, Belgium; Oct 6, Maloe Melo, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Oct 8, Hemperium, Ulm, Germany; Oct 10, Steinbruch Theater, Mühltal near Darmstadt, Germany.

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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

August 30, 2026: Camille Debray of The SoapGirls on the MKUltrasound podcast, apologizing for calling South African farm murders "a white genocide" in a deleted 2020 interview — "I probably worded it wrong… I apologize if I did that" — before adding: "But the thing is, it is a fucking fact."

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

From the same 2020 Jerm Warfare interview: asked if The SoapGirls had written a song about farm murders, Camille Debray says, "We actually did do a song inspired by that" — naming "Bloody" and "Black Mass." Both remain on streaming platforms.

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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

“I am getting you this gig,” Zander told the band on the show. During the podcast, Zander repeatedly referred to @katmabu.bsky.social as a “cunt” for her criticism of the SoapGirls. “I’m calling that Kat lady a cunt,” he said, “because why would you do this to two hard-working women?”

Promotional image for the August 30 MKUktrasound podcast hosted by Alex Zander featuring an interview with South African rock duo The SoapGirls.

Photo of MK Uktra Magazine publisher and host of the MKUltrasound podcast Alex Zander.

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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

In addition to calling for investigations into their critics, the band also shared their thoughts on the pronunciation of the word “libel.” bsky.app/profile/katm...

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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

In the meantime, if you've received any messages, emails, or legal threats connected to The SoapGirls, my DMs are open. Signal: @wiley.50 or email me at wileydcope@proton.me

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

I've sent detailed written questions to Katie Perry as well as Atomic Music Group executives requesting comment, but have yet to receive a response. Other touring acts AMG represents include Run-DMC, Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers, The Sonics, FEAR, Agent Orange, D.O.A. and Gorilla Biscuits.

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

I replied: "If there's anything I'm wrong about, I'm happy to correct the record." A few hours later, the account responded: "there is a private investigator working on both you and jeff tischauser." Minutes later, the message was deleted and the account blocked me. cc @jtischauser.bsky.social

Screenshot of a Facebook Messenger conversation between myself and Katie Perry of Atomic Music Group. My response to her previous message reads in part: 'If there's anything I'm wrong about, I'm happy to correct the record.' At 11:20 AM the account replies: "there is a private investigator working on both you and jeff tischauser."

Screenshot of the same conversation. Where the private investigator message previously appeared, the thread now shows the notice "Katie deleted a message."

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

At 3:25 AM this morning, Katie Perry — a senior talent agent at Atomic Music Group, whose AMG email is listed as the SoapGirls’ booking contact — messaged me on Facebook unprompted to tell me I was “not very good at investigating or research." She also requested to follow my private Instagram.

Screenshot of a Facebook Messenger conversation. At 3:25 AM, an account named Katie Perry sends the message: “*not very good at investigating or research.”

Screenshot of an Instagram follow request from account iloverocknroll666, display name Katie Perry, bio reading 'Sr. Talent Agent @ Atomic Music Group, Newport Beach, California, Human Rights and Equality, 🚫 maga.'

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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

Charles Oscar Miles Jr. (73) of Ecorse MI and John William-Kei Irwin (32) of Sterling Heights MI also face riot charges with Jake Lang and Jayden Scott.

August 22, 2026 photo of Charles Oscar Miles Jr and John William-Kei Irwin in Minneapolis with Jake Lang and Jayden Scott. Photo by Chris Juhn.

Booking photo of Charles Oscar Miles Jr., 73, of Ecorse, MI.

Booking photo of John William-Kei Irwin, 32, of Sterling Heights, MI.

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

It was. The venue confirmed this to me on Instagram.

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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

The SoapGirls' website credits their sponsors: Zoom, Ibanez, Rotosound, Blackstar Amplification, Vocalzone, and Ashdown Engineering. Their European tour — Reeperbahn Festival, Leipzig's Conne Island, and club dates in Germany and France — is scheduled to begin Sept 19.

Screenshot of The SoapGirls' official tour schedule, European dates, September 2026: Sat Sep 19, Reeperbahnfestival 2026, Hamburg, Germany; Sun Sep 20, Pitcher, Dusseldorf, Germany; Wed Sep 23, Don't Panic Club & Pub, Essen, Germany; Fri Sep 25, Wild at Heart, Berlin, Germany; Sun Sep 27, Conne Island, Leipzig, Germany.

Screenshot of The SoapGirls' official tour schedule, European dates, October 2026: Fri Oct 2, Le Brin de Zinc, Barberaz, France; Thu Oct 8, Hanfrestaurant Hemperium, Ulm, Germany; Fri Oct 9, Nürnberg Pop Festival 2026, Nürnberg, Germany; Sat Oct 10, Steinbruch Theater, Mühltal, Germany.

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

In the video, the band performs in front of a wall with the words "GOVT RAPE FARMERS CRIME" before beating and strangling the painted man. The YouTube description states the song is "especially about the brutal, evil, politically instigated FarmMurders in South Africa."

Still from the SoapGirls music video for the song “Bloody.” A man painted black with red eyes and the letters ANC on his chest stands next to a wall with the words “GOVT RAPE FARMERS CRIME.”

Still from the SoapGirls music video for the song “Bloody.”

Still from the SoapGirls music video for the song “Bloody.” Neomie Debray poses with her hand around the throat of a man painted black with red eyes and the letters ANC on his chest. Camille Debray is on the right.

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

Which brings us to their song "Bloody" — posted on YouTube in June 2020 with 1.1M views. In the video, Camille Debray holds a fake gun to the head of a man in black face paint, red eyes, and "ANC" written on his chest — the Black-led anti-apartheid party that has governed South Africa since Mandela.

Screenshot of a 2020 music video posted to the official SoapGirls' YouTube page for the song "Bloody." The screen shows member Camille Debray wearing a tiara with a crudely drawn eye on her forehead. She is holding what looks to be a starter pistol against the head of a man in blackface with his eyes painted red. On his chest are the letters ANC. The African National Congress (ANC) is the Black-led anti-apartheid party that has governed South Africa since Mandela.

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

In a statement on their Instagram and Facebook pages, The SoapGirls said "Black Mass" was "written against hatred" and "against mob violence," and that its "savages" "are not a race of people."

Screenshot of a statement posted by The SoapGirls' verified Instagram account. It reads in part:

“We have spent our lives standing up for individuality, outsiders, misfits and people being bullied, judged or persecuted for being who they are. Anyone is free to dislike us. Anyone is free to criticise our music, our opinions, our appearance or anything else about us. We will defend that freedom.
But we will also defend the truth about our art. “Black Mass" was written against hatred. It was written against mob violence. It was written because what we witnessed broke our hearts. More than a decade later, watching human beings once again being attacked because of where they come from breaks our hearts all over again. Humanity has no race. Hatred has no justification.
Violence is never the answer. Mie & Mille.”

Screenshot of the chorus lyrics to Black Mass by The SoapGirls, released 2015: 'Savages are coming around, it's a black plague / Savages are coming around, they're on the rampage / Bloodlust is flying around, it's like a disease / Savages are coming around, I feel the unease / Savages are coming around, they hate the red bricks / Savages are coming around, they love the white chicks.'

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