The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) produces a weekly report on the methods
used by extremist and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread their
ideologies and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located the racist
manifesto written by the man who murdered three people in a Jacksonville Dollar
General on August 26 after the document was publicly released. CEP also located
a previously released 24-minute video on the open-source video-sharing platform
Odysee that celebrated perpetrators of various high-profile attacks against
religious and racial minorities as “saints,” included violent scenes from
attack videos, and encouraged further violence. CEP also located a vlog on
YouTube posted by a known white supremacist, which urged viewers to disengage
from society and build a white supremacist community and support network.
Additionally, the Active Club-linked group Media2Rise released a video on
several platforms promoting a new propaganda video highlighting the Active Club
“Frontier 23” boxing tournament last summer.





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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Telegram Channels Spread Manifesto
of Jacksonville Gunman


(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) produces a weekly
report on the methods used by extremist and terrorist groups on the Internet to
spread their ideologies and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located
the racist manifesto written by the man who murdered three people in a
Jacksonville Dollar General on August 26 after the document was publicly
released. CEP also located a previously released 24-minute video on the
open-source video-sharing platform Odysee that celebrated perpetrators of
various high-profile attacks against religious and racial minorities as
“saints,” included violent scenes from attack videos, and encouraged further
violence. CEP also located a vlog on YouTube posted by a known white
supremacist, which urged viewers to disengage from society and build a white
supremacist community and support network. Additionally, the Active Club-linked
group Media2Rise released a video on several platforms promoting a new
propaganda video highlighting the Active Club “Frontier 23” boxing tournament
last summer.



On Twitter/X, a verified account was located by CEP that advertised a
forthcoming antisemitic video game trafficking in conspiracy theories. The
account has previously posted antisemitic, racist, and pro-Nazi content.
Additionally, al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) released a video,
located by CEP on Chirpwire, that advocated for attacks on the U.S., Israel,
and Jews.



Further, on PasteThis.To, the pro-ISIS Qimam Electronic Foundation (QEF)
shared a guide to help users evade surveillance and improve online security
using VPNs, two-factor authentication and other Internet safety tools.



Finally, CEP researchers identified various posts to the Internet Archive,
including the manifesto of the Bratislava attacker, among others, promoting
right-wing terrorism, doxing prominent individuals, and encouraging acts of
violence. The Internet Archive removed the content after CEP flagged it.



White Supremacist Telegram Channels Spread Manifesto of Jacksonville Gunman



Multiple white supremacist Telegram channels spread the manifesto of the
August 26 Jacksonville Dollar General gunman on January 19 after the document
became public. The 27-page manifesto calls for acts of extreme violence against
African Americans. The gunman wrote that he hoped he would inspire copycat
attacks, stating that “Your only option is to fight.” The gunman referenced
James Mason’s textSiege
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worthwhile book. The gunman cited the 2019 Christchurch attacker as his main
inspiration while also praising the 2011 Norway attacker, Timothy McVeigh, and
the 2007 Virginia Tech shooter.



The Telegram channels that shared the manifesto endorse accelerationism,
including one channel connected to a neo-Nazi website that supports Atomwaffen
Division successor organizations. Other channels made posts glorifying the
attacker.



“Telegram continues to be one of the main platforms on which white
supremacists celebrate horrific acts of violence and encourage additional
attacks,” said CEP researcher Joshua Fisher-Birch. “Telegram channels that
promote acts of terrorism were quick to upload and share the Jacksonville
Dollar General attacker’s manifesto immediately after it was publicly released.
Telegram should continue to take action against right-wing extremist channels
that promote violence and terrorism.”



Video Promoting White Supremacist Terrorism Located on Odysee



On January 17, CEP researchers located a video on Odysee, originally
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released on October 14, 2022, that celebrated dozens of individuals who have
committed acts of violence and terrorism. The approximately 24-minute video,
created by the Terrorgram series of Telegram channels, glorifies attacks such
as the 2015 Charleston church attack, the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack, the
2019 Christchurch attack, the 2019 El Paso attack, and the 2022 Buffalo attack,
referring to the perpetrators as “saints.” The video narrator called for
further acts of terrorism, promising to honor such assaults in the future. The
video includes archival news clips as well as violent scenes from the
Christchurch and Buffalo attack videos. CEP reported the link to relevant
national authorities.



White Supremacist YouTube Vlog Urges Patience Prior to 2024 Election



A white supremacist YouTuber uploaded a video on January 16 praising political
polarization and the hoped-for delegitimization of the democratic system in the
eyes of everyday Americans leading up to the 2024 election. He stated that no
matter what the election outcome was, it would erode faith in the system for
either the left or the right, and urged his viewers to be careful regarding
potential unrest in the lead-up to the election.



The vlogger stated that it was necessary to disengage from mainstream society
and build a white supremacist community and support network. Speaking against
joining established groups, he noted that it was essential to have a small
group of known and trusted individuals and not join any entity with a
membership list. He also warned that any individuals who are very public about
their extremist ideology or encourage illegal acts were likely working for law
enforcement or other hostile entities. The vlogger, who haspreviously
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declared himself an accelerationist and praised the domestic terrorist group
The Order, advised his audience that it was not the right time for illegal acts
but that if an individual were to commit a crime, it should be “worthwhile” and
that he would not disavow the act.



The video had almost 400 views within two days. The channel that uploaded the
video has over 2,700 subscribers and over 162,000 views for 241 videos. In May
2023, the channel had over 2,400 subscribers and over 136,000 views on 219
videos.



Active Club Affiliated Propaganda Group Releases Event and Recruitment Video



On Friday, January 19, a propaganda group tied to the Active Club
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movement released a video showcasing the white supremacist network’s “Frontier
23” boxing event held near Huntington Beach in August. The group first released
atrailer
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for the video on August 27. The event was the second of its kind, with thefirst

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, “Birth of a New Frontier” occurring in August 2022.



The video consists of boxing matches interspersed with an interview with the
Southern California Active Club leader. The chapter leader praised the movement
as a “positive community,” emphasizing brotherhood, physical fitness, and the
alleged normalcy of the members and claiming that they do not endorse violence.



In addition to members of different regional Active Clubs, members of Patriot
Front were present at the event, including the group’s leader, Thomas Rousseau.
Banners in the gym that were present in the video showed logos for different
Active Clubs, Patriot Front, and the Western chapter of the neo-Nazi skinhead
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group. Rob Rundo, the founder of the Active Club movement, is currently
awaiting trial forfederal rioting charges
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The video was uploaded to Rumble, where it had over 1,100 views within
approximately two and a half days, as well as Odysee and Telegram. Accounts on
Twitter/X and Gab also promoted the video. A Twitter/X video advertising a
trailer for the propaganda video posted by an Active Club account that CEP
reported
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to the platform in September received almost 7,500 views in two and half days.



CEP located a directory of Active Club Telegram channels on the website
Bio-Link, which was reported for violating the service’s Terms and Conditions
on January 18, but the page was still active four days later.



Post on Twitter advertising a trailer for a video released by a propaganda
group linked to the Active Club movement. Screenshot taken on January 18, 2024.



Trailer for Antisemitic Videogame Advertised on Twitter/X



On January 17, CEP researchers located a Twitter/X account advertising an
upcoming antisemitic video game. The game demo video, which had almost 100,000
views on Twitter/X in two days, promoted antisemitism based on the recent Crown
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. The verified Twitter/X account that posted the video has also published a
variety of additional antisemitic, racist, and pro-Nazi content. CEP reported
the video to Twitter on January 18, but it was still on the website four days
later.



Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent Calls for Attacks on the U.S. and Jews



On January 13, al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent
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(AQIS) released a video titled “The Call of Palestine” that advocated for
attacks on the U.S., Israel, and Jews. The video proclaimed that the Muslim
world had turned its back on Gaza, condemned diplomacy as worthless, and called
for acts of violence. The video contained footage of Osama bin Laden telling an
unseen audience that American interests were spread around the world, which
made attacking them accessible, and that U.S. military commitments were weak.
The video ended with a speech from AQIS emirOsama Mehmood
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on the U.S.



Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent video on Chirpwire. Screenshot taken on
January 18.



Pro-ISIS Tech Group Posts Suggestions for General Online Safety



On January 17, the pro-ISIS Qimam Electronic Foundation (QEF) posted
suggestions on PasteThis.To, distributed via the RocketChat platform, regarding
tips for general online safety. Tips included using a VPN, strong passwords,
two-factor authentication, updating devices, using privacy-enhancing apps, and
not “rooting or jailbreaking” phones. The list was much more general than
previously releasedguides
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regarding operations security.



Qimam Electronic Foundation logo. Screenshot taken on January 18.



Dox List of Prominent Individuals, Terrorgram Manuals, Manifesto of Bratislava
Attacker Located on the Internet Archive



On January 17, CEP reported 11 pieces of content to the Internet Archive that
promoted extreme right-wing terrorism. Content included a list compiled by the
Terrorgram series of Telegram channels encouraging acts of violence against 48
individuals, including judges, government officials, CEOs, prominent Jews,
scientists, and others. In addition to photos, the list included alleged home
or work addresses and, in one case, the individual’s place of worship.



CEP also located the manifesto
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of the October 2022 Bratislava attacker, who killed two people and injured one
individual outside of an LGBTQ bar. In the document, the gunman encouraged
additional acts of violence and claimed inspiration from the 2019 Christchurch
attack, the 2022 Buffalo attack, and neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channels.



Three versions of a text by an Order of Nine Angles (O9A) affiliated neo-Nazi
group were also located, which advocated acts of random violence as well as
antisemitic and racist terrorism.



An additional upload consisted of the Gab posts by the 2018 Pittsburgh
synagogue attacker.



The remaining five uploads were for three publications released by the
neo-Nazi accelerationist Terrorgram collective inJune
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2021,December
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2022. These texts advocated for acts of terrorism against numerous targets,
including infrastructure, law enforcement, government, Jews, Muslims, Latinos,
LGBTQ people, and others. Several texts also included information for
conducting lone actor attacks, such as operations security, surveillance,
target selection, and equipment suggestions. One guide, uploaded three times to
the Internet Archive, contained instructions for making homemade explosives.



The Internet Archive removed the files after they were reported.



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