American white supremacist Robert Rundoâs last known whereabouts was Bosnia and Herzegovina, after he was kicked out of Serbia by local authorities back in March. Heâs claimed to be on the âno-fly listâ and has boasted that, as a result, it took him âa few monthsâ to make his way from the U.S. to Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, heâs waiting to find out if the Supreme Court will hear his last-ditch appeal to avoid jail time for federal rioting charges.Though nobody knows where Rundo is, his latest pet projectâa network of far-right, locally-operated MMA groups dubbed âActive Clubsââare cropping up in the U.S. and beyond.
Through his new organization, Will2Rise, Rundo has sought alliances with more-established outfits like the Proud Boys and Patriot Front by appealing to their glorification of masculinity, youth, white nationalism, and violence.
Two centralized Telegram channels for Will2Rise and âActive Clubâ gives Rundo and other leaders in the movement the platform to tout their highly-stylized, neo-fascist aesthetic through propaganda videos and images, many of which are generated through their own âmedia outletâ Media2Rise.
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