Thread by @nomnomcookieez

(1/60) White Nationalists with high reach have a fixed place in many timelines.

They feed Israel-critical content to tens of thousands of accounts every minute, while simultaneously being blatantly anti-Semitic, racist, anti-LGBT, and misogynistic.

Mega-🧵 on top influencers 👇

(2/60) Sulaiman Ahmad (@ShaykhSulaiman), who is based in the UK, is a newcomer and rising star in anti-Zionist activism. According to him, he is "the most viral Pro-Palestinian account and the most engaged political account on Twitter." And that could actually be true.

(3/60) He first became known for his tireless efforts for Andrew Tate, becoming kind of Tate's "online lawyer." His first post about Andrew Tate starts in October 2022, saying that Tate converted to Islam. Sulaiman Ahmed is also a Muslim himself.

(4/60) Until October 2023, there are actually less than a dozen posts about Israel, Zionism, or Palestine on his profile. In those about Palestine, he criticizes the focus on it. While he's been all about Palestine since October 2023, he never mentioned Uyghurs or Rohingya again.

(5/60) From July 2023, he starts engaging with @Lucas_Gage_ (Angelo John Cage), an ex-neo-Nazi "Stormfront" member and former "National Youth Front" white nationalist leader. At first, they argue about "Muslim-financed Great Replacement" conspiracy theory.

(6/60) They quickly move on from debating "Muslim-funded Great Replacement" theories and bond over "Zionists control the media" conspiracies. It works well because former "Stormfront" member Lucas Gage has rebranded as an anti-Zionist, with his antisemitic views still intact.

(7/60) Lucas Gage is using a popular tactic of antisemites here. Instead of directly quoting Hitler approvingly, they cite fragmented Jewish voices to immunize themselves against accusations of antisemitism.

(8/60) The notion that antisemitism stems from "Zionist behavior" is not just a neo-Nazi view but also common among anti-imperialist leftists. On the other hand, explaining Islamophobia with the actions of "Islamic" states or groups would rightly be deemed racist.

(9/60) Around the same time, Sulaiman Ahmed starts advocating for Nick Fuente's return and that of other right-wing extremists on Twitter. To Lucas Gage, who believes Nick Fuentes only hurt a few feelings, Sulaiman Ahmed says: "We know who control things."

(10/60) In the following months, he supported Nick Fuentes just like he had supported Andrew Tate, and Nick expressed his deep gratitude on Telegram. We will discuss more details about Nick Fuentes and how he "hurt some people's feelings" later on.

(11/60) After meeting Nick Fuentes in person Sulaiman got an invite to the far-right white nationalist America First Political Action Conference (AFPAC).

(12/60) The "America First Political Action Conference" (AFPAC) was founded by Nick Fuentes in 2020. It's an annual event for the far-right and serves as a white nationalist alternative to "Conservative Political Action Conference". AFPAC is known for its extremist positions.

(13/60) A day after the announcement, Sulaiman Ahmed was on Sneako's stream. Sneako, a Manosphere influencer, has strong ties to Andrew Tate & Nick Fuentes. He & Fuentes even collaborated on Kanye West's unofficial Ye24 presidential campaign. Also Sneako visited Tate in Romania.

(14/60) In some parts of the stream, they touched upon Islamic subjects. Sneako converted to Islam from Catholicism a while back, and it appears that his own understanding is strongly shaped by ideas from the Manosphere.

(15/60) They also discuss the Holocaust, with Sneako questioning the number of victims. Sulaiman acknowledges the oppression of Jews and the Holocaust but is cool with the fact that Fuentes denies it. He argues the Zionist's claim to power remains, regardless of the numbers.

(16/60) In one part of the stream, Sneako complains that he is repeatedly accused of being a Hitler lover. Here are some of his posts from the past and a recent one from March 2024:

(17/60) While there may be some points of disagreement, anti-Zionism is once again the unifying element. Sneako highlights the 'unity between Muslims and Trannies' and Sulaiman Ahmed states that Fuentes hasn't said anything that outrages him.

(18/60) If you saw the clip you heard them talking about the return of Nick Fuentes, highlighting the role that Sulaiman Ahmed may have played, and how he emphasizes that the so-called Groypers also played a crucial role.

(19/60) Groypers, who were brought up by Sulaiman Ahmad during the stream, call themselves this way as followers of the white nationalist Nick Fuentes. They believe in the ideology that migration, feminism, and LGBTQ+ rights are a threat to white identity.

(20/60) They view mainstream conservatism as promoting the interests of Jews and non-whites over whites, and consider themselves defenders of the "true America." Groypers also typically oppose Israel and express antisemitic views.

(21/60) Fuentes and the Groypers employ irony to deny their white supremacist beliefs when necessary, using their silly-looking toad emblem to make their white nationalism appear harmless, transgressive, and appealing.

(22/60) However, the presence of Groypers at the January 6 Capitol attack, with Fuentes also present on the steps of the Capitol celebrating the temporary disruption of Congress, demonstrates that they are not funny or harmless in any way.

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(23/60) Even Nick Fuentes cannot escape the extremism of his own movement. When accused of not being a true incel, he asserts his status as an incel and misogynist, comparing himself to Hitler:

https://twitter.com/RightWingWatch/status/1490738194974920710

(24/60) What about other things Fuentes has said that Sulaiman Ahmed doesn't find outrageous? Maybe Holocaust denial, using a disgusting cookie baking analogy? It's a textbook example of this "plausible deniability through irony" tactic.

https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1189594371030695937

(25/60) In other posts, however, he outright denies the Holocaust.

(26/60) How about Nick Fuentes calling for a war against the Jews, promising that he and his followers would "make them die."

https://twitter.com/VitoComedy/status/1680852059741106176

(27/60) White Nationalist Fuentes doesn't hold back at all in emphasizing that the center of his worldview is an antisemitic and racist obsession. For Sulaiman Ahmed, this is no reason to be outraged.

(28/60) At the third AFPAC conference, Fuentes mentioned that the media had been comparing Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler, and then added "and they say that's not a good thing". After that, he made the audience cheer for Putin.

https://twitter.com/KnowNothingTV/status/1497474635016937475

(29/60) So much about Sulaiman Ahmed, who had 94K followers until September 2023 and since October 7th, 2023, has risen to 525K followers, to whom he now introduces the white nationalist Nick Fuentes as a nice guy and in return gets pushed by white nationalists.

(30/60) Another supporter of Fuentes and Andrew Tate, is "former UFC/MMA fighter 5-time world champion" and anti-Zionist White Nationalist Jake Shields.

His timeline is full of hatred against LGBTQ+, antisemitic posts, and "questioning the Holocaust".

(31/60) What makes Jake Shields so cringe is how he acts like he has no idea, letting other people explain what a great guy Nick Fuentes is, and then he says Fuentes got banned for criticizing Israel, and not for his obvious antisemitism.

(32/60) He keeps up this performance the whole time and claims that for years he was misled about who Nick Fuentes truly is, but now he guarantees that he's a wonderful guy. What a cringe circle jerk that couldn't be any more subtle.

(33/60) Jake pulls off the same performance with facts about Auschwitz. For years, he was taught a truth that he is now "questioning", to the point of pretty clearly denying it. Someone who doubts the Holocaust themselves will hardly see it as a problem when others do the same.

(34/60) And if you spread antisemitic stories yourself, you won't call out your allies' antisemitism, but you'll fit right in with neo-Nazi networks. The fact that his content consistently reaches left-wing anti-Zionist timelines should be seriously questioned.

(35/60) When Jake asks his followers about their favorite accounts, the next one I want to mention basically lists all the anti-Zionist White Nationalist accounts that have likely appeared in nearly every anti-Zionist timeline, left or right.

(36/60) Like everyone mentioned in this thread, Dr. Loupis also doesn't hold back with her support for Nick Fuentes, just as little as with antisemitism. She was also invited to Fuentes' white nationalist conference.

(37/60) As all the other accounts mentioned in this thread, Dr. Loupis also has a lot of love for Andrew Tate.

(38/60) Shortly after this tweet about the "Jewish deep state", she apologized, since "it became clear" to her that there are also good Jews, and that Zionists control the deep state. Then later she switched to "Zionist/Jewish" to please everyone and gave Fuentes more hearts.

(39/60) While I've already mentioned that Fuentes likes Putin, her commitment to Putin and the hatred towards LGBTQ+ is no less bizarre. And of course, she's one of the most disgusting supporters of Putin's genocidal war against Ukrainians.

(40/60) Among the accounts she calls family was the now banned @DefundIsraelNow. She also spreads the myth that Israel criticism, not Hitler glorification, led to this ban. And then she has the audacity to lecture about being on the right side of history.🤡

@DefundIsraelNow (41/60) Another account that she considers part of the family is "Gentile News Network". Do you recognize any pattern here?

@DefundIsraelNow (42/60) Dr. Loupis also uses Jewish voices to deflect accusations of antisemitism, even though she has openly antisemitic views and adores well-known antisemites. The Satmar Hasidic Jews, who oppose Israel for religious reasons, get used by White Nationalists for this goal.

@DefundIsraelNow (43/60) Here is the tweet where she introduces her "family". It's a who's who of White Nationalist accounts.

@Censoredmen reacts with a heart, and we'll take a closer look at that account next.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (44/60) Censored Men has the biggest following with a million followers. He's tight with Sneako, who I mentioned earlier. By replying "and tunnels", he's pushing antisemitic tropes connecting Hasidic Jews to anti-semitic conspiracy theories.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (45/60) January 2024: an illegal tunnel was found connecting a synagogue to another building in a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn. White nationalists and neo-Nazis have been using this in their antisemitic propaganda ever since.

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@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (46/60) Just like the others, Censored Men is also backing Andrew Tate. He and Sulaiman Ahmed are giving each other props for their dedication. He is discussing Tate's idea of executing murderers in public, and also his intense hatred for the LGBTQ+ community.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (47/60) Of course Censored Men couldn't miss the opportunity to show support for Nick Fuentes. In another tweet, he also confirmed that Nick didn't violate any rules. Again, we see the same pattern where influential accounts are promoting Nick Fuentes as a nice guy.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (48/60) Another account that often pops up in anti-Zionist timelines is "The Saviour". Here too, we see support for Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (49/60) He is spreading a video on the left from White Nationalist Stew Peters, where he talks about the "Zionist Occupied Government". Peters does the same thing on Alex Jones' show. In a reaction to the video, Nick insists that it's not just Zionists but the Jews.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (50/60) When Stew Peters reposted the video in May 2024, he showed that he had learned from Fuentes, as he now spoke of "Jewish Zionist infiltration", just like Dr. Loupis did before.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (51/60) This post by "Pelham", an account that also appears in anti-Zionist feeds, highlights Nick Fuentes' obsession with "the Jew" in his worldview. He clarifies that he supports Muslims against Jews because, according to him, Jews have control over everything.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (52/60) As the anti-Zionist rhetoric of these antisemitic, racist White Nationalists spreads like wildfire, shared tens of thousands of times, their social media accounts and vile statements are becoming normalized:

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (53/60) Jackson Hinkle and Haz Al-Din deserve a special mention because they don't belong to the classic White Nationalists. Instead, they call themselves "American Communists" or "MAGA Communists". However, there are still quite a few overlaps between their views.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (54/60) As with everyone else, there's this fascination with Andrew Tate and support for him on one hand.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (55/60) On the other hand, it's mainly the shared pro-Russia and pro-Putinism orientation.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (56/60) This builds mutual understanding, and it had White Nationalist Fuentes getting too excited, saying maybe there are some leftists out there who are not so bad.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (57/60) They also agree that there is something like a Deep State and a tyranny by globalists.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (58/60) They can't seem to agree on how to name the "puppet masters". For some, simply saying "Zionists" is enough, but Fuentes, of course, keeps saying "the Jews". One thing they also have in common is their belief that Stalin was a great leader.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (59/60) Hinkle has more of an enthusiasm for the Russian Orthodox fascist Dugin, who is in turn connected with far-right and white supremacist groups. For America, Hinkle also seems to be satisfied with Trump.

@DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen (60/60) Since Dugin has strong ties with white nationalists and neo-Nazis, his "Fourth Way" also leads to neo-Nazis.

In the "For Palestine" photo, Hinkle is standing alongside Haz Al-Din, and Syrian Girl, next to Kris Roman, a Belgian neo-Nazi who now lives in Russia.

EDIT: I should have been more specific in this tweet:

This tweet features, among other, the who's who of White Nationalists. Especially the accounts that are being discussed in this thread.

@legal_voices @JamesHamiltonB @DefundIsraelNow @CensoredMen As a Russian, my focus so far has been on far-right Russian networks, and the influencers mentioned here caught my attention due to their particular closeness to these networks. I guess that was the most obvious reason for me to take a closer look at them. Thanks for your input.