Extremist Website Publishes Home Addresses of UM–Los Alamos Data Center Employees, Encourages In-Person Demonstrations
Executive Summary
The anarchist website Unsalted Counter Info has published two separate communiqués listing the home addresses of University of Michigan and SPARK employees involved in the UM–Los Alamos Data Center project. The posts describe coordinated “home demonstrations” by masked individuals, framing the visits as protests against “war-making” and “environmental destruction.” The publication of personally identifying information constitutes doxxing and materially increases the risk of harassment, property damage, or confrontation at the listed residences.
Key Judgments
1. The posts represent organized doxxing activity designed to enable targeted harassment under the guise of protest.
Evidence: Both communiqués, titled “Peace Activists Visit Homes of Los Alamos Data Center Planners” and “Forest Creatures Visit Homes of UM–Los Alamos Data Center Planners,” list names and full residential addresses of eight individuals affiliated with the data center project. The posts detail prior nighttime visits, chants, and noise demonstrations—classic “home demo” tactics used by anarchist and radical environmental groups to intimidate targets.
2. Unsalted Counter Info continues to act as a clearinghouse for extremist “direct action” content, including prior posts advocating sabotage and property destruction.
Evidence: The same website previously hosted the communiqué “Anti-Surveillance Activists Destroy Flock Camera in Michigan,” which called for a regional sabotage campaign against surveillance systems. The platform’s use of anonymous submission portals and ideological framing aligns with the broader network of anarchist media outlets on the noblogs.org infrastructure that facilitate operational guidance, claims of responsibility, and dissemination of personal data.
Analysis
The Unsalted Counter Info posts mark a significant escalation in anti–Los Alamos Data Center activism, shifting from general opposition to personalized targeting. By publishing home addresses and documenting prior visits, the posts move beyond protected protest speech into behavior that endangers individuals and families. The framing of the actions as “peace activism” conceals operational tactics characteristic of anarchist direct-action culture—using intimidation at private residences to exert psychological and reputational pressure on institutional targets.
The website’s infrastructure and editorial tone are consistent with the wider noblogs.org anarchist media network, which has hosted communiqués claiming responsibility for acts of sabotage, arson, and harassment across North America and Europe. These outlets rely on anonymous submissions to publicize unlawful activities while maintaining plausible deniability for platform operators. The recurring presence of Unsalted Counter Info in connection with anti-surveillance, environmental, and anti-defense activism in Michigan indicates a local hub within this ecosystem.
From a threat perspective, the publication of private addresses transforms generalized opposition into actionable intelligence for sympathetic actors. While the two reported home demonstrations ended without violence, the precedent they set—combined with the site’s history of promoting direct action—creates a permissive environment for escalation. The posts’ celebratory tone and continued availability online also risk inspiring copycat incidents against other project participants or university officials.
