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Extremist Content Online: Former Atomwaffen Division Members Announced A New
Splinter Group, Are Condemned by James Mason

 

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the
methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms
to recruit followers and incite violence. On November 8, former members of the
Atomwaffen Division (AWD) posted online that they were recreating the allegedly
disbanded organization, separate from the National Socialist Order (NSO),
itself a successor organization of AWD. The neo-Nazi James Mason, and his main
group of followers later claimed that the new AWD was either a single
individual or two people and was created under false pretenses. The new AWD has
announced a severing of ties with the NSO and other members of the neo-Nazi
scene.

 

In addition, extreme-right, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi users on Telegram
and 4chan celebrated Kyle Rittenhouse, using his current trial to glorify
violence against Jews. The neo-Nazi group The Base launched a fundraiser,
posting two crypto wallet addresses on their Telegram channel. CEP researchers
also found a user on a pro-ISIS chat posting a guide on how to use
cryptocurrency Monero. Finally, multiple pieces of ISIS propaganda were found
on Telegram’s Telegra.ph bulletin board.

 

Alleged New Atomwaffen Division Group Created, Breaks Ties with National
Socialist Order and James Mason

 

On November 8, alleged former members of the Atomwaffen Division
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 (AWD) claimed on a recently relaunched
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 website, “Das Paradies,” that the group was being restarted. The post stated
that too many accelerationists were content to participate in online
activities, as opposed to real-world actions, and that the group was reforming
in hopes of becoming a “vanguard of struggle.” AWD disbanded
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 in March 2020, but a successor organization, the National Socialist Order
(NSO), was created in July 2020 by former AWD members, and other members have
continued to participate in the neo-Nazi scene. 

 

Hours after the new AWD group was announced, the editor-in-chief of a
different accelerationist neo-Nazi website claimed that the new AWD was, in
fact, two individuals and that they had trickedJames Mason
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into supporting them and their affiliated website, “Das Paradies,” under false
pretenses. The same post claimed that the same individual had previously
approached Mason about restarting AWD but was rebuffed. The post claimed that
if the new group had chosen a different name, they might have received support
from Mason and the accelerationist website, but that AWD as a brand was over.
The accelerationist website stated that they were also halting support to “Das
Paradies.”

 

Before “Das Paradies” became inaccessible on November 12, the AWD groupuscule
stated that they had broken off all relations with the NSO, James Mason, and
the former AWD leader Brandon Russell and anyone condemning the group was a
“coward.”

 

James Mason released a video on November 12 denouncing the new alleged AWD
group, stating that the real AWD disbanded in March 2020 and that the current
copycat group was a single individual. Mason criticized the media for promoting
the story that AWD was being recreated and stated his opposition to forming
groups. He did not mention NSO, nor did he condemn acts of violence.

 

There have previously been AWD copycat organizations, most notably the
“Fission” breakaway group, as well as several other groups with no known
connection to the primary organization that uses the AWD name and iconography,
or groups that are heavily inspired by AWD but have no established ties to the
U.S. organization. The NSO, founded in the summer of 2020, has previously 
encouraged
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 acts of domestic terrorism.

 

Extreme-right, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi Telegram and 4chan Users
Celebrate Kyle Rittenhouse

 

The week of November 7 to November 13, extreme-right, white supremacist, and
neo-Nazi Telegram and 4chan users celebrated Kyle Rittenhouse and used the
occasion of his ongoing trial to glorify violence against Jews. Rittenhouse is
charged with reckless homicide, intentional homicide, attempted homicide, and
three other crimes for the shooting of two men and injuring of one during
protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the summer of 2020.

 

Two Telegram channels affiliated with the white supremacist Rise Above Movement
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inspired Active Club movement each posted a video supporting Rittenhouse and
defending his actions. The channels stated that Rittenhouse acted justly. A
different RAM affiliated movement, calling itself the International
Conservative Community, has previously
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 expressed support for Rittenhouse in the fall of 2020.

A media group affiliated with the Proud Boys posted an antisemitic meme that
glorified Rittenhouse and portrayed one of the shooting victims using an
antisemitic caricature. The meme was originally published by a large white
supremacist Telegram account where the admins claim to be members of the Proud
Boys.

 

4chan’s /pol board users posted death photos of the two men Rittenhouse killed
and celebrated their deaths as violence specifically against Jews. Other users
claimed that the prosecutor in the case was Jewish, alleging that the trial was
part of a Jewish-led conspiracy to disarm Americans.

 

Neo-Nazi Group The Base Launches Cryptocurrency Fundraiser

 

On November 8, the neo-Nazi accelerationist group The Base
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donations in BitCoin or Monero. The group posted two crypto wallet addresses on
their Telegram channel, claiming that they would use the money to provide
survival training, networking events, and fund the purchase of land for
emergency “bugout locations.” The post noted that training sometimes required
the purchase of unspecified equipment. The post stated that money could also be
used for individuals who have had their identities revealed or are currently in
prison. As of November 12, the BitCoin wallet displayed no transactions. Monero
transactions are not public. The Base allegedly held a land navigation training
in Indiana in early November. An accelerationist neo-Nazi website that promotes
ideologies similar to The Base launched a cryptocurrency fundraiser in late 
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Pro-ISIS Chat User Encourages Use of Monero Cryptocurrency

 

On November 11, a member of a pro-ISIS chat on the RocketChat platform posted
a guide to using the cryptocurrency Monero. The user posted information that
advised individuals to send Monero using an intermediate wallet as a go-between
and not send the cryptocurrency directly from the platform it was purchased on.
The user also recommended a specific app. The same user warned against using
BitCoin because of the ability to track transfers. Monero is a cryptocurrency
that prioritizes privacy and prevents individuals outside of a transaction from
viewing the source, destination, or amount transferred. ISIS online supporters
have previously
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 encouraged the use of Monero.

Warning on using Bitcoin in a pro-ISIS chat. November 11, 2021.

 

ISIS Propaganda Located on Telegram’s Telegra.ph Feature

 

CEP located multiple pieces of ISIS propaganda on Telegram’s Telegra.ph
bulletin board feature posted on November 9 and 11. Telegra.ph functions
similarly to a bulletin board, allowing users to share content with individuals
who do not have Telegram accounts. Several pieces of ISIS propaganda content
were located, including ISIS Amaq news statements, links to ISIS’s weekly
Al-Naba newspaper, and links to content on other websites. The Telegra.ph links
were initially located on RocketChat. Telegra.ph removed the links by November
11, in some cases, the same day as they were posted.

 

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