Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts

Texas Observer reporters Steven Monacelli and Tristan Lee put together an incredible investigative article on the operators of neo-nazi X accounts. The Observer names the account holders and reaches out to employers. "Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms."

Posted by retort at 05:57 PM | 15 COMMENTS | permalink

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New today: The Texas Observer has identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that regularly share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content on X. Three of the operators appear to live or have claimed to own property in Texas.[image or embed]

-- Texas Observer (@texasobserver.org) December 4, 2024 at 10:10 AM

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It used to matter.

Xitter doesn't care any more. They're going to have that platform to spew hate until it finally goes bankrupt or Elmo fires the wrong person and the code becomes unmaintainable.

#1 | Posted by DarkVader at 2024-12-04 06:27 PM

Congrats to Texas Monthly for keeping the integrity and the intelligence they've had for decades in this time of journalism as weaponry.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-04 06:42 PM

from the cover........

"Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online

pseudonyms. ".

---Anonymity you say ???

that sounds "vaguely " familiar....

especially this part.....daily.......while avoiding social consequences".

#3 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2024-12-04 09:20 PM

Corky?

#4 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-12-04 09:24 PM

"John Anthony Provenzano, a 30-year-old who appears to live in Virginia, operates the account utism_ (formerly known as JohnnyBullzeye), and, according to a tip and a records request response from the U.S. Navy, works at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, Maryland"where the Navy manufactures explosive ordnance."
t a security clearance?
Is it just me but how is it possible that this freak has such a job? How could he get a security clearance? He shouldn't be anywhere close to explosive ordnance; IMHO! I honestly do believe that anyone so invested in hate and extremisn is dangerously menyally ill and dangerous.

#5 | Posted by danni at 2024-12-05 09:09 AM

There are very fine people behind those neo-nazi accounts.

~ Sweet Potato Hitler ~

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-12-05 09:11 AM

"John Anthony Provenzano, a 30-year-old who appears to live in Virginia, operates the account utism_ (formerly known as JohnnyBullzeye), and, according to a tip and a records request response from the U.S. Navy, works at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Indian Head, Maryland"where the Navy manufactures explosive ordnance."

How can this freak get a security clearsnce; he should not beworking explosive ordnance. Anyone so involved in hate and extremism is seriously mentally ill and dangerous, IMHO!

#7 | Posted by danni at 2024-12-05 09:15 AM

Why, I'm shocked " shocked " to find that the military has an underbelly of Naziism.

#8 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-12-05 09:33 AM

Texas Monthly

Back when a writer like Molly Ivins would use humor to skewer the elite. Her and P.J. O'Rourke are a lost breed.

#9 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-12-05 09:39 AM

Back when a writer like Molly Ivins would use humor to skewer the elite. Her and P.J. O'Rourke are a lost breed.

#9 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2024-12-05 09:39 AM | Reply | Flag

Molly used to be my staple read. She was gutsy. She got some things right and some things wrong, but she sure AF nailed what Randy Cunningham was doing way before he was found guilty in court.

#10 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-12-05 12:18 PM

In all fairness, X did remove hundreds of anti-semeiotic accounts after neo-neo-nazis attacked Israelis civilians on 10/6.

#11 | Posted by madbomber at 2024-12-05 03:23 PM

Gotta be fair to Elon!

God knows you fan boys love his Musk.

#12 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-05 03:24 PM

#9

Absolutely!

#13 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-05 04:26 PM

Nazis need to be purged.

#14 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-12-05 08:21 PM

They're being elected into the government.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-12-05 08:22 PM

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