I talked with Stephen Montemayor about how a Minnesota man who joined ISIS compares with the larger number of Americans who joined the terror group. A deep dive by the Star Tribune reveals how unique the case is.

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Understanding how #incel culture distorts past generations to justify politics and misogyny is crucial for effective #deradicalization , explains Emilia Lounela in this latest Insight.

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🗓️NEW EVENT: 'The Evolving Nature of Material Support' Join us on April 30, at 10 am ET

The event will feature insights from legal experts, former terrorism prosecutors and DOJ officials
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This was bound to happen. The situation has become a media circus and as a result all the weirdos are going to go rushing to them. They aren't there for the protest. They are there for the media attention. And coverage that does not acknowledge this is lacking self-awareness

Honored to be a Livingston finalist for national reporting alongside Allison Behringer for our reporting/producing on last season’s Bodies

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On April 22, the Home Office confirmed that the UK will proscribe the Terrorgram Collective, an online network of neo-fascist accelerationists who produce and share propaganda encouraging adherents to carry out terrorist attacks.

After the #crocuscityhallattack , social media swarmed with conspiracy theories implicating the USA, Israel, and others. Joshua Bowes highlights the danger and prevalence of these theories on both mainstream and fringe platforms.

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The UK is set to become the first country to proscribe the 'Terrorgram Collective', an online network dedicated to encouraging militant accelerationist terrorism. A draft proscription order was laid against Terrorgram today. gov.uk/government/new…

Local election clerks and law enforcement are participating in trainings to prepare for potential threats this year, from AI-generated voter intimidation to mailed letters containing fentanyl.

The Associated Press got a look inside one such training in Traverse City:
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The UK is set to designate 'Terrorgram' as a proscribed entity. Terrorgram is a loose collective of telegram channels that promote neofascist & accelerationist ideology.

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NEW: A federal judge 'stepped back' four California Three Percenters this afternoon, ordering them into custody after giving them sentences of between 21 months and 33 months in prison.

Defense lawyers are pretty happy with the sentences, since they are far below the 6.5-8 years…

I watched Flynn's new film so you wouldn't have to and wrote about it for RNS

'Flynn' is a 127-minute hagiography that chronicles his 'battle' against the 'Deep State'—which, to Flynn's followers, isn't just a political enemy but a spiritual one as well
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Is that where he ended up? Not exactly. He ended with a mindset of “I hate everyone and everything is a secret criminal conspiracy”. But he did not enter that lane from the political right

Got a few people quipping about my “leftward trajectory” note. Sorry folks but that’s just what it is. His online trail going back many years paints a picture of a normal lefty guy who fell apart and went spiraling into a bad, incoherent place after his mom died

Prosecutors say a Proud Boys chapter leader’s white supremacist ideology influenced his decision to storm the Capitol. A judge sentenced the Maryland man to over 5 years in prison for attacking police with makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6 riot. apnews.com/article/212ce8…

A reminder that this guy got a flashy New York Times profile, in case anyone was still holding out hope that traditional media organizations would “defend democracy” in 2024

White Supremacist Leader Sentenced to 44 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Make Death Threats Against Brooklyn Journalist justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/w…

Wanna see a dead body?

Anarcho-Sunni Drip 💧 Isabelle Frances-Wright USA TODAY The full article with commentary and analysis by Anarcho-Sunni Drip 💧 & @iamisabelle is available on USA Today 👇 isdglobal.org/isd-in-the-new…

Anarcho-Sunni Drip 💧 Isabelle Frances-Wright USA TODAY Many attacks have been inspired by Columbine, including some shooters directly citing it (e.g. Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook) since 1999. The killers' extensive materials continue to resonate with young ppl 'in a way that we haven’t really seen with other school shootings.'