| CatboyKami | |||||||||||
| Other Names: | Philip Hedley | ||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Tor Gustafsson Brookes | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1998 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||
| Nationality: | Swedish | ||||||||||
| Occupation: | Streamer | ||||||||||
| Years Active: | 2019–present | ||||||||||
| Known For: | White supremacist activism | ||||||||||
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Tor Gustafsson Brookes (born either 1997 or 1998), better known by his online alias CatboyKami, is a Swedish-born Australian streamer[1] known for his various online activities connected to far-right activism.
Tor Brookes was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and he was raised in Brisbane, Australia. In his youth, he played various video games with his father, under the online username "Kamikaze". Brookes finished high school in or around 2015, and started streaming in 2019.
Formerly known by the username "lolisocks" (among other aliases), he frequently engages in livestreaming himself in various activities, with online trolling of users on the popular chatting site Omegle being particularly notable. [2]
Many of these clips are often shared through his personal Telegram channel.[3] His most notorious stream was a 10-hour long one with American white nationalist Nick Fuentes, streamed in December 2019.
Starting in mid-2020, Brookes streamed and uploaded multiple videos of himself to DLive and BitChute, where he wore racist outfits, including blackface and stereotypical outfits mocking Blacks, Asians, and Jews. He also mocked the murder of George Floyd. His activities inspired ex-journalist Paul Miller, known online as GypsyCrusader, who became involved in similar pursuits.
Brookes, along with online streamer Anthime Gionet (known online as Baked Alaska), attended a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, where he chanted that "we will not fall for the lies of the Jews this time. This time, we know our war is with them",[4] referring to the conspiracy theory that Donald Trump won the 2020 American election. Later at the rally, he clashed with a group of anti-Trump activists, where a Mexican activist alleged he yelled racist catchphrases and racial slurs.
In February 2021, one of Brookes' streams was played at a Zoom meeting on racial equality organized by Pennsylvania State University, where he depicted himself dressed up as a police officer, kneeling on a doll of George Floyd.[5] Later, Brookes was interviewed by the FBI, which he described as a "raid".
Throughout his online activities, Brookes attempted to hide his real identity. In July 2021, Brookes was outed by journalist Alex Mann, who revealed his real name on an ABC radio podcast episode. Before being identified, Brookes was often referred to as "Philip Hedley".