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The Base is a white supremacist and neo-Nazi accelerationist paramilitary group and training network, formed in 2018 by Rinaldo Nazzaro. It is active in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Europe, and designated as a terrorist organization in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the European Union.
The BASE provides student-athletes access to exceptional year-round athletic training, conditioning and competition. In baseball, basketball, and softball, all players have opportunities to earn their spots on teams that play locally and travel to regional and national tournaments.
Jan 18, 2020 · The arrests of three alleged members of the fringe network known as The Base came days before the FBI said the men planned to attend a gun rights rally in Virginia.
- Senior Reporter
- In Their Own Words
- Background
- Building The Network
- Creating An Accelerationist Movement
- Federal Investigations and Arrests
“Derail some f------ trains, kill some people, and poison some water supplies. You better be f------ ready to do those things. If not, then you are not going to be ready for what’s coming. If you want the white race to survive, you’re going to have to do your f------ part.” – Patrik Mathews, December 2019 “I day dream about killing so much that I f...
The Base was officially founded in July 2018, but Rinaldo Nazzaro began building a name for himself within extremist circles well before then. He amassed a following on Twitter, where he began posting about white separatism and offering advice for aspiring white supremacist guerilla fighters in November 2016 under the name “Norman Spear.” Most of t...
When The Base launched in mid-2018, its online applicationasked potential recruits about their training in the military, science and engineering. The group views members with military experience, firearms training and knowledge of explosives as especially valuable. Nazzaro was frustrated with other white supremacist groups who chose to focus on cre...
Even with their sloppy security, The Base was well positioned to grow their network. Their online propaganda – which featured high-contrast images of men in skull masks and three Eihwaz runes that served as their logo – attracted those in the extreme right looking to commit to a group, and press exposure got them name recognition. But the landscape...
Despite Nazzaro’s claims to be an expert in security matters, multiple infiltrators found their way into The Base, including a reporter, an activist and an undercover FBI agent. Vetting was done by voice interviews over encrypted messaging apps. The bar to join the group – which consisted of having a convincing narrative about their conversion to w...
Jan 17, 2020 · A fourth man, from Wisconsin, also accused of being a member of the group, was charged on Friday with conspiracy in connection with vandalism of a synagogue as part of a nationwide series of ...
Jan 24, 2020 · The American founder of US-based militant neo-Nazi group The Base is directing the organisation from Russia, a BBC investigation has found.
Jan 16, 2020 · The FBI has arrested three suspected members of an armed neo-Nazi group known as The Base that hopes to start a race war in the United States, officials said on Thursday.
