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Excellent reporting by Phil Williams on the neo-nazi active club network in TN. In April, Sean Craig & I reported that Tristan Rettke—a registered EMT in Nashville—joined riot-style combat events at a compound in VA. theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/07/neo-nazi-virginia-combat-event

Members of neo-Nazi ‘active clubs’ join combat events at secretive Virginia compoundLicensed school teacher and one-time police officer among those participating in riot-style gatherings as experts warn of threat to public safetytheguardian.com

Lone Star Active Club member Avery Ross Ruiz made the trip from Texas to join Patriot Front in Washington DC this past weekend. Ruiz is a convicted felon who has previously made threats to hunt and scalp Trump supporters.

Wolves of Vinland member Marston Sneddon was identified by WoV founder Paul Waggener in a blogpost as one of the main organizers of #ForestFights. Social media shows Sneddon has also refereed cage fights around Lynchburg involving local teenaged boys, appearing to act as a mentor.

Another Forest Fight was held at the Lynchburg compound in March 2026. Among those in attendance was Joshua Hunt, a former Charleston, WV police officer who fought on a team billed as the "Confederation of American Natives" and later called the brawl the "most fun I've had in my life." #ForestFights

#ForestFights In December 2025, active club members from Tennessee and Texas took part in an 8-vs-8 brawl on the Wolves of Vinland's Lynchburg, VA compound. We identified one of the fighters present as Logan Florence, a personal trainer and licensed schoolteacher in Georgia.

ICMYI: As part of a Guardian investigation, Sean Craig & I looked into clandestine neo-nazi "Forest Fights" — hooligan-style brawls on a secretive Lynchburg, VA compound hosted by neopagan hate group Wolves of Vinland, with fighters from the active club network, Patriot Front, and the Hammerskins. 🧵