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. Last week, CEP researchers located multiple
extreme right Telegram accounts praising Ye, previously known as Kanye West,
for his antisemitic statements and praise of Adolf Hitler.





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Extremist Content Online: Extreme Right Telegram Channels Promote Antisemitism
And Celebrate Colorado Springs Shooting



(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. Last week, CEP researchers located
multiple extreme right Telegram accounts praising Ye, previously known as Kanye
West, for his antisemitic statements and praise of Adolf Hitler. Also on
Telegram, neo-Nazis made posts glorifying the Colorado Springs shooter who
allegedly murdered five people at an LGBTQ+ club, and the neo-Nazi group
Nationalist Social Club advised followers to use Telegram and Protonmail to
suggest potential opportunities for protests. CEP researchers also located a
blog on a neo-Nazi website celebrating violence against African Americans, as
well as a Telegram channel affiliated with the active club movement calling for
the mass reporting of 50 Twitter accounts.



Additionally, CEP researchers found a depositary on the dark web containing
over 100 blueprints for 3D-printed firearms. A link to the site was posted on a
dark web imageboard that encourages acts of white supremacist terrorism.



Finally, CEP researchers located pro-ISIS propaganda, including the “Voice of
Khurasan” online magazine, images, a newsletter, and links to ISIS propaganda
websites on multiple websites, as well as an audio message on multiple websites
and chat programs announcing the death of ISIS leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi
al-Qurashi and his successor as the group’s new caliph.



Extreme Right on Telegram Celebrates Ye Stating That He “Likes Hitler”



On December 1, multiple extreme-right accounts on Telegram praised Ye
(previously known as Kanye West) forstating
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on Alex Jones’s InfoWars program that he “likes” Adolf Hitler. Extreme right
Telegram users praised Ye’s statement and celebrated the event for spreading
antisemitism. One neo-Nazi Telegram personality stated that “We have the best
seats in the theater,” while another posted that no one should feel hopeless as
long as antisemitism was being spread openly. The main Proud Boys Telegram
channel, with over 22,000 subscribers, shared a message from a regional chapter
asking when Ye would release hats in the Proud Boy’s colors.



Neo-Nazis on Telegram Glorify Colorado Springs Shooter



Neo-Nazis and white supremacists on Telegram made multiple posts glorifying
the man who allegedly murdered five people and wounded 19 others in an attack
with firearms on an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs. Shortly after the attack
on November 19, multiple channels praised the gunman, with several referring to
him as a “saint.” Channels posted the attacker’s alleged social media pages. On
November 30, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a National
Terrorism Advisory System Bulletinwarning
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that online extremists were praising the attack.



Neo-Nazi Group Asks Supporters for Tips



On November 27, the neo-Nazi group Nationalist Social Club
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(NSC) requested that their online followers send tips on Telegram or Protonmail
regarding events they should protest. NSC membersharassed
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sought to fight with Cambridge, Massachusetts, residents in November and have
previously protested outside of drag events in the Boston area, seeking to
intimidate attendees.



Neo-Nazi Websites Publishes Advice on Exploiting Natural Disasters



On November 26, an accelerationist neo-Nazi website posted a blog on
exploiting the aftermath of natural disasters, citing anti-black racial
discrimination and violence in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The post
stated that natural disasters or other unnamed human-made incidents that
overwhelm law enforcement are an opportunity for the creation of local white
militias. The website celebrated violencecommitted
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by white vigilantes against African Americans in the New Orleans neighborhood
of Algiers Point in the absence of “mercenary” law enforcement. The post stated
that it was important for their audience to prepare for future “racial
struggle.” The website has endorsed Atomwaffen Division successor organizations
and recentlysevered
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ties with James Mason. The website uses Cloudflare as its registrar and name
server.



Telegram Channel Affiliated with Active Club Movement Shares List of Twitter
Accounts to Mass Report



On November 30, a Telegram channel belonging to a clothing brand affiliated
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the active club movement posted a list of 50 Twitter accounts, encouraging the
channel's over 5,000 subscribers to mass report them. The 50 accounts mainly
belong to regional anti-fascist groups but include individuals and one news
organization who have opposed or reported on Rundo, active clubs, or affiliated
groups.



Depository on the Dark Web for 3D Printed Firearms Located



On November 29, CEP researchers located a depository on the dark web for
blueprints for 3D-printed firearms. The website contained over 100 different
files for plans for making pistols, submachine guns, rifles, and shotguns, as
well as firearms components. A link to the website was posted on an imageboard
on the dark web that encourages acts of white supremacist terrorism. All files
were uploaded to the depository between July and November 2022, with the
overwhelming majority uploaded in late November.



3D Printing Firearms Files



Pro-ISIS Web Magazine “Voice of Khurasan 18” Released



On November 25, the pro-ISIS al-Azaim Media Foundation released the 18th issue
of the web magazine “Voice of Khurasan.” Articles criticized theTaliban
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relations with the U.S., Russia, and China, as well as for being alleged
“mercenaries” of the West and fighting against ISIS-K. Similarly, the magazine
stated that the Taliban had deviated from the religiously correct path and
embraced disbelief. The magazine also contained a biography honoring Asadullah
al-Urgenchi, the former head of theIslamic Movement of Uzbekistan
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propaganda wing, who pledged allegiance to ISIS-K and was killed in a drone
strike in 2018. The magazine encourages acts of terrorism and provides
information on contacting the pro-ISIS-K al-Azaim Media Foundation.



In addition to Telegram, RocketChat, and a cloud storage site, the web
magazine was located on the Internet Archive, Anonfiles, Fastfileupload,
Gofile.Io, MediaFire, Scribd, and Sendspace. Anonfiles, Gofile.io, Scribd, and
MediaFire removed the links after they were reported by CEP.



Voice of Khurasan Issue 18



ISIS Propaganda Located on Bulletin Board Websites



CEP researchers located multiple pieces of ISIS propaganda on JustPaste.It and
Telegra.ph. Content included Amaq propaganda photos, including images showing
individuals allegedly killed by ISIS fighters and executions, ISIS news, pages
from ISIS’s al-Naba newsletter, and links to ISIS propaganda websites.
JustPaste.It removed three pages after CEP reported them.



ISIS Announces Death of Former Leader, Appointment of New Caliph



On November 30, ISIS <[link removed]> announced
that its leaderAbu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
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had been killed “in combat fighting the enemies of God” and named Abu
al-Hussain al-Hussaini al-Qurashi as the group’s new caliph. The group did not
release any additional information regarding clues to the identity of the new
leader. The announcement, an audio message from the group’s spokesperson Abu
Omar Al-Muhajir via the group’s al-Furqan media wing, was released on multiple
websites and chat programs. Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi’s predecessor,Abu
Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
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, killed himself in February 2022 when he detonated an explosive device during
a U.S. raid in Atmeh, Syria.



In a statement
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, the U.S. military’s Central Command stated that Abu Hasan al-Hashimi
al-Qurashi had been killed in mid-October by “the Free Syrian Army in Dar’a
province in Syria.”



Online ISIS supporters pledged their allegiance to the new leader beginning on
November 30. By December 3, ISIS’s self-proclaimed provinces in Sahel, Iraq,
Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, and four different groups in areas of ISIS’s
self-proclaimed West Africa province released propaganda photos showing
different groups of fighters pledging their allegiance to the new leader.
Additionally, online pro-ISIS groups such as the Electronic Horizons Foundation
and al-Saqri Foundation released pledges of allegiance.



ISIS online supporters sought to downplay the killing, stating that they had a
thousand potential leaders, and praised Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi for
dying while engaged in fighting. Another message said that the group’s former
leader was killed and quickly replaced, whileal-Qaeda
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successor toAyman al-Zawahiri
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in a U.S. drone strike on July 31, 2022.



A propaganda photo from ISIS’s self-proclaimed province in Afghanistan,
released on Telegram on December 1, 2022.



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