Brandon Russell, a pivotal figure in the resurgence of American neofascism, stands trial for an alleged plot to cripple Baltimore’s power grid and incite racial conflict. Russell, co-founder of the defunct neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, faces a potential 20-year sentence if convicted of conspiring to destroy an energy facility. This case represents a culmination of the Biden administration’s proactive stance against violent far-right extremism, a stance unlikely to continue under the returning Trump administration. It also provides a rare glimpse into federal investigations targeting accelerationist propaganda networks like the Terrorgram Collective, which blend neo-Nazi ideology with nihilistic violence to inspire mass casualty attacks.
The Terrorgram Collective
