Alarm as US far-right extremists eye drones for use in domestic attacks

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Article Alarm as US far-right extremists eye drones for use in domestic attacks

Article Alarm as US far-right extremists eye drones for use in domestic attacks

Elsacat

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Sep 4 2025, 7:39 AM

#1

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/us-far-right-extremists-drones

https://archive.ph/W1a7D

Quote:But authorities are well aware of the threat: the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning in one of its threat assessment reports about terrorist groups using drones to “conduct intelligence collection, to drop explosives and other items on US critical infrastructure for disruption purposes”.

For his part, the Substack writer bragged about how his status as a former AWD member was known to the FBI and yet he was still allowed to join the corps.
“There are a number of [neo-Nazis] in the military,” he wrote. “I managed to make it through [military processing] & gain a security clearance despite being known to the FBI as an AWD member.”

Edited Sep 4 2025, 7:42 AM by Elsacat.

Elsacat

Sep 4 2025, 7:39 AM #1

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/30/us-far-right-extremists-drones

https://archive.ph/W1a7D

Quote:But authorities are well aware of the threat: the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning in one of its threat assessment reports about terrorist groups using drones to “conduct intelligence collection, to drop explosives and other items on US critical infrastructure for disruption purposes”.

For his part, the Substack writer bragged about how his status as a former AWD member was known to the FBI and yet he was still allowed to join the corps.
“There are a number of [neo-Nazis] in the military,” he wrote. “I managed to make it through [military processing] & gain a security clearance despite being known to the FBI as an AWD member.”

Magpie

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Sep 4 2025, 9:47 AM

#2

Quote: “I am a drone operator, one of the first in the infantry,” said an anonymous neo-Nazi and Substack writer who is an avowed ex-member of the Atomwaffen Division (AWD), a now defunct and proscribed terrorist organization linked to multiple murders in the US. “The drones the military uses are entirely useless when you look at the reality on the ground in Ukraine. The future is cheap, 3D-printed drones with a [high-explosive] round zip tied to it.”

Writing this year on what has become a niche and well-followed account, the same person openly describes his military service, details the future of drone tactics, and prescribes to readers exactly how drones are useful to the underground world of neo-Nazis.

And Substack allows him to write about this stuff?

Magpie

Sep 4 2025, 9:47 AM #2

Quote: “I am a drone operator, one of the first in the infantry,” said an anonymous neo-Nazi and Substack writer who is an avowed ex-member of the Atomwaffen Division (AWD), a now defunct and proscribed terrorist organization linked to multiple murders in the US. “The drones the military uses are entirely useless when you look at the reality on the ground in Ukraine. The future is cheap, 3D-printed drones with a [high-explosive] round zip tied to it.”

Writing this year on what has become a niche and well-followed account, the same person openly describes his military service, details the future of drone tactics, and prescribes to readers exactly how drones are useful to the underground world of neo-Nazis.

And Substack allows him to write about this stuff?

Clover
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Sep 4 2025, 10:55 AM

#3

(Sep 4 2025, 9:47 AM)Magpie
Quote:“I am a drone operator, one of the first in the infantry,” said an anonymous neo-Nazi and Substack writer who is an avowed ex-member of the Atomwaffen Division (AWD), a now defunct and proscribed terrorist organization linked to multiple murders in the US. “The drones the military uses are entirely useless when you look at the reality on the ground in Ukraine. The future is cheap, 3D-printed drones with a [high-explosive] round zip tied to it.”

Writing this year on what has become a niche and well-followed account, the same person openly describes his military service, details the future of drone tactics, and prescribes to readers exactly how drones are useful to the underground world of neo-Nazis.

And Substack allows him to write about this stuff?

Substack has been infamous for allowing all sorts of content under their "free speech" philosophy. See The Atlantic's 2023 article Substack Has a Nazi Problem for some context. It's been interesting to see the controversy of their free speech philosophy. On one hand, there are very blatant neo-Nazi publications proliferating. On the other hand, Substack gave gender critical people a place to write their objections to transgenderism when liberal social media platforms were censoring their content. It's strange. On that note, I've been wanting to make a discussion about the boundaries of the paradox of tolerance for the modern internet age.

Kozlik's regular member account. 🍀🐐

Clover

Kozlik's regular account 🍀🐐

Sep 4 2025, 10:55 AM #3

(Sep 4 2025, 9:47 AM)Magpie
Quote:“I am a drone operator, one of the first in the infantry,” said an anonymous neo-Nazi and Substack writer who is an avowed ex-member of the Atomwaffen Division (AWD), a now defunct and proscribed terrorist organization linked to multiple murders in the US. “The drones the military uses are entirely useless when you look at the reality on the ground in Ukraine. The future is cheap, 3D-printed drones with a [high-explosive] round zip tied to it.”

Writing this year on what has become a niche and well-followed account, the same person openly describes his military service, details the future of drone tactics, and prescribes to readers exactly how drones are useful to the underground world of neo-Nazis.

And Substack allows him to write about this stuff?

Substack has been infamous for allowing all sorts of content under their "free speech" philosophy. See The Atlantic's 2023 article Substack Has a Nazi Problem for some context. It's been interesting to see the controversy of their free speech philosophy. On one hand, there are very blatant neo-Nazi publications proliferating. On the other hand, Substack gave gender critical people a place to write their objections to transgenderism when liberal social media platforms were censoring their content. It's strange. On that note, I've been wanting to make a discussion about the boundaries of the paradox of tolerance for the modern internet age.

Kozlik's regular member account. 🍀🐐

Magpie

79

Sep 4 2025, 1:10 PM

#4

(Sep 4 2025, 10:55 AM)Clover Substack has been infamous for allowing all sorts of content under their "free speech" philosophy. See The Atlantic's 2023 article Substack Has a Nazi Problem for some context. It's been interesting to see the controversy of their free speech philosophy. On one hand, there are very blatant neo-Nazi publications proliferating. On the other hand, Substack gave gender critical people a place to write their objections to transgenderism when liberal social media platforms were censoring their content. It's strange. On that note, I've been wanting to make a discussion about the boundaries of the paradox of tolerance for the modern internet age.

Thanks for the context, seems I was blissfully unaware of just how much of a presence Nazis have on there. Allowing free speech on your platform is all well and good, but someone once linked to a terrorist organisation giving his readers tips on how to use drones for further terrorist acts goes well beyond mere opinions.

Magpie

Sep 4 2025, 1:10 PM #4

(Sep 4 2025, 10:55 AM)Clover Substack has been infamous for allowing all sorts of content under their "free speech" philosophy. See The Atlantic's 2023 article Substack Has a Nazi Problem for some context. It's been interesting to see the controversy of their free speech philosophy. On one hand, there are very blatant neo-Nazi publications proliferating. On the other hand, Substack gave gender critical people a place to write their objections to transgenderism when liberal social media platforms were censoring their content. It's strange. On that note, I've been wanting to make a discussion about the boundaries of the paradox of tolerance for the modern internet age.

Thanks for the context, seems I was blissfully unaware of just how much of a presence Nazis have on there. Allowing free speech on your platform is all well and good, but someone once linked to a terrorist organisation giving his readers tips on how to use drones for further terrorist acts goes well beyond mere opinions.

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