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Social media marketing
fromWIRED
4 days ago

The New Era of Militia Influencers

The rise of social media influencers is reshaping the American militia movement, focusing on tactical gear and online presence over traditional activism.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 days ago

Why the manosphere has an antisemitism problem

Antisemitism is prevalent in the manosphere, with influencers promoting harmful stereotypes and conspiracy theories about Jews.
Toronto startup
fromHigh Country News
3 days ago

What a bombing in Nevada reveals about the nation's appetite for violence - High Country News

A man detonated a Cybertruck filled with fireworks outside Trump International Hotel, resulting in his death and injuries to six others.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Tinder for Nazis' and the woman who hacked it - podcast

Martha Root, in disguise, hacked into WhiteDate, revealing a vast network of neo-Nazis who were actively seeking relationships based on their extremist beliefs.
NYC LGBT
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Social media influencers fuelling violent extremism', MPs warn

The Independent emphasizes the importance of accessible journalism and the need for regulatory scrutiny of social media to combat extremism.
Germany politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Raise our heads and resist': how Europe's civil society is fighting back against the far right

Progressive civil society groups in Germany are perceived as undermining democracy by the far-right, leading to increased parliamentary scrutiny of NGOs.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Michigan synagogue attacker was inspired by Hezbollah, FBI says

Ayman Ghazali attacked a Michigan synagogue, inspired by Hezbollah, expressing intent to kill Jews before the act.
#dhs
US politics
fromIntelligencer
6 days ago

DHS Is Still Shut Down Because Extremists Own Mike Johnson

The Department of Homeland Security faces the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history due to congressional disagreements over funding and immigration enforcement.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

DHS Spox Dodges Twice When Asked if Alex Pretti is Still Being Labeled a Domestic Terrorist' in Testy Exchange On Fox News

DHS spokesperson declined to retract Kristi Noem’s label of Alex Pretti as a domestic terrorist, deferring judgment to ongoing investigations.
US politics
fromIntelligencer
6 days ago

DHS Is Still Shut Down Because Extremists Own Mike Johnson

The Department of Homeland Security faces the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history due to congressional disagreements over funding and immigration enforcement.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

DHS Spox Dodges Twice When Asked if Alex Pretti is Still Being Labeled a Domestic Terrorist' in Testy Exchange On Fox News

Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 days ago

A right-winger tried to own a No Kings protestor with gotcha questions. She skewered him instead. - LGBTQ Nation

A woman's powerful responses at a protest left a right-wing interviewer speechless, earning her widespread praise online.
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

They feel true': political deepfakes are growing in influence even if people know they aren't real

Online content creators are fabricating people and images for propaganda and profit, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.
fromemptywheel
5 days ago

The Anti-American Right - emptywheel

Jefferson's words on equality are often seen as self-evident, yet they fail to encompass enslaved individuals, women, and other marginalized groups, revealing a significant contradiction.
Philosophy
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

The far-right's dehumanization of trans people is similar to the Nazi's treatment of Jewish people - LGBTQ Nation

Dehumanization, as a psychological and socio-political process, represents one of the most destructive phenomena in human history. It involves the denial of attributes that define individuals or social groups as human, thereby devaluing their moral status and legitimizing violence and cruelty against them.
Right-wing politics
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

War spirals as information control tightens

The war on Iran has escalated with increased leadership assassinations, a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and strikes on energy infrastructure.
Right-wing politics
fromJezebel
1 week ago

How Many Horrifying Christian Nationalist Pastors Can Pete Hegseth Have?!

Secretary of War Defense Pete Hegseth's pastor, Brooks Potteiger, expressed a desire for Texas state rep James Talarico to be 'crucified with Christ.'
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

War Propaganda Is Now Made for the Algorithm. Journalism Can't Keep Up.

Foreign and domestic propaganda spreads through social media when users amplify content that aligns with their existing beliefs, regardless of its manipulative intent or source.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

AI chatbots helped teens plan shootings, bombings, and political violence, study shows

Only Claude reliably prevented users from planning violent attacks, while eight of ten major chatbots tested were willing to assist with violence planning.
Information security
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Hackers: Democracy's last line of cyber defense

The hacker mindset—analytical curiosity combined with systemic thinking—can defend democracy by creating decentralized communication tools that resist censorship and empower oppressed communities.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

The battle on the propaganda front intensifies

Iran employs asymmetric economic tactics against U.S.-Israeli military superiority while misinformation complicates public understanding of the conflict.
Right-wing politics
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

What Counts As Domestic Terrorism in Trump's America?

The DOJ initiated a crackdown on antifa following the murder of Charlie Kirk, leading to terrorism charges against activists linked to the group.
SF politics
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

New Extremist "Freedom Caucuses" Are Pushing State Governments Right Across US

The State Freedom Caucus Network has expanded to at least 15 state affiliates, providing organizational support and policy guidance to advance ultra-right-wing agendas across state legislatures.
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 year ago

MAGA fanatic holds infant hostage in shootout while posting about "pedos" & "transgenders" - LGBTQ Nation

Now they're trying to arrest me simply because I do not believe in gay rights and abortion. I had the cops called on me. A SWAT team showed up, and I'm now engaged in a shootout. My state has been the number one abortion and gay rights state in the entire country and I've been segregated against for my beliefs.
US news
fromThe Hacker News
1 month ago

149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict

The hacktivist threat in the Middle East is highly lopsided, with two groups, Keymous+ and DieNet, driving nearly 70% of all attack activity between February 28 and March 2. In all, a total of 149 hacktivist DDoS claims were recorded targeting 110 distinct organizations across 16 countries. The attacks were carried out by 12 different groups, including Keymous+, DieNet, and NoName057(16), which accounted for 74.6% of all activity.
Information security
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Tucker vs. Trump Takes the MAGA Civil War to Weaponized DOJ Territory

Tucker Carlson faces potential criminal referral from CIA officials to the Justice Department regarding communications with Iranian contacts, while Senator Ted Cruz publicly attacks him as a traitor, marking a significant rupture within the Trump movement.
Media industry
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Why Missile Alerts and War Updates Trigger Doomscrolling

During regional crises, social media doomscrolling—compulsive consumption of negative news—intensifies as users repeatedly refresh feeds seeking real-time information amid slow confirmation and constant algorithmic amplification of threats.
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

The Peculiar State of Islamic Terror in America

This was not random violence. This was a planned attack motivated by extremist ideology and inspired by a violent foreign terrorist organization. With this, she promptly raised the profile of both the suspects, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, and of ISIS itself. It hardly seemed to matter that no evidence has surfaced that directly ties these men to the larger movement.
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 month ago

Trump is the leader of the MAGA Death Cult and "drinking the Kool-Aid" - LGBTQ Nation

The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, today known as the Peoples Temple, was a U.S. new religious movement organization existing between its founding in 1955 until its dissolution in 1978. Founded by Jim Jones in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Peoples Temple spread a message combining elements of Christianity with egalitarian politics. Through the years, Jones tightened his control over the group, first by requiring members to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas together as a Temple "family" rather than with blood relatives.
History
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

War on Iran fuelling Islamophobic social media surge in US: Report

The centre found that on X alone from February 28, the first day of the war, to Thursday, users posted more than 25,300 Islamophobic remarks. The dataset examined original posts, quotes and replies containing Islamophobic content from January 1 through Thursday, noting that the reach of such posts expanded significantly once reposts are included to more than 279,000 mentions of Islamophobic content.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Chaos in Syria: Where are German 'Islamic State' members?

Due to clashes between Syrian interim government forces and the Syrian Kurdish militias that controlled much of the northeast, the prisons and detention camps holding "Islamic State," or IS, members changed hands. In the ensuing chaos, some IS members and their relatives escaped from detention camps. Others were moved to Iraqi prisons. Between January 21 and February 12, the US military helped transport more than 5,700 prisoners out of Syria.
Germany news
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

I've Tracked Terrorist Networks for Decades. I've Never Seen Anything Like 764.

Within two years, it had spread to every continent. Members - a lot of them teenagers - were finding kids as young as nine on Minecraft and Roblox. They'd befriend them, earn their trust, then trap them. They forced children to hurt themselves on camera. To hurt animals. To do things I'm not going to describe here. That kid from Texas is serving eighty years now. But 764 didn't stop. It splintered and kept growing.
Miscellaneous
Film
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Germany news: Right-wing violence rises in 2025

Germany recorded 1,521 cases of right-wing politically motivated violence in 2025; the Berlinale defended filmmakers amid controversy over politics in art.
#ice
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Two British far-right activists arrested in France

French authorities arrested two British far-right activists for incitement and preparing violence after live broadcasts and extended bans on planned 'Operation Overlord' protests.
Media industry
fromEurasia Review
1 month ago

'Anti-Social Media': The Changing Tech Of Terror - Analysis

Engagement-driven social media algorithms amplify incendiary content, making hate and misinformation profitable while undermining public safety and complicating regulation.
History
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Marx, Palestine, and the Birth of Modern Terrorism

1970s Palestinian militants and West Germany's radical left formed tactical and ideological alliances that influenced transnational violent campaigns and shared revolutionary aims.
Right-wing politics
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Right-Wing Nonprofit Serving A.I. Slop for America's Birthday

Dennis Prager's book argues secularism causes moral decline and violence, while positioning Judeo-Christian values as the sole source of objective morality, despite selective use of examples that obscure religious complexity.
#online-radicalization
#hacktivism
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Information security

Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Information security

Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch

Philosophy
fromAeon
2 months ago

The yearnings that take young Europeans into the far Right | Aeon Essays

Community is treated as a universal solution, yet its meaning, desirable forms, and causes of communal decline require scrutiny.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

ICE Recruiters Are Using Neo-Nazi Memes and Seeking Out Extremists at Gun Shows

Under Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has gone on an explicitly fascist zag as it seeks to recruit 10,000 additional U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Robert Reich and others have detailed in recent weeks how ICE is now actively seeking to recruit extremist young men from gun shows, Ultimate Fight Club venues, rodeos, martial arts centers, and other haunts for men who tend to have a far right political vision.
US politics
fromTruthout
2 months ago

The Hardest Part of Fighting Fascism Comes After the Fascists Have Fallen

I lived in Argentina in the mid-1980s, just after the fall of the brutal military dictatorship that ruled from 1976 to 1983. The country was taking its first, shaky steps back toward democracy. It was a time of great hope, but also of grave uncertainty - because while the generals were gone, the political culture that enabled them remained. Like most of the nation, I was captivated by the pioneering trials of the military generals that promised to restore justice.
World news
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Loosening the Gordian Knot of Global Terrorism: Why Legitimacy Must Anchor a Counterterrorism Strategy

OPINION - The global terrorism landscape in 2026 - the 25 th anniversary year of the 9/11 terrorism attacks - is more uncertain, hybridized, and combustible than at any point since 9/11. Framing a sound U.S. counterterrorism strategy - especially in the second year of a Trump administration - will require more than isolated strikes against ISIS in Nigeria, punitive counterterrorism operations in Syria, or a tougher rhetorical posture.
US politics
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

"The Answer Is Zero:" When Fragile White Supremacists Discover ... They Aren't

Whiskey Pete Hegseth is an inexperienced, arguably incompetent Defense Secretary, leaving the Pentagon unprepared for major crises like Israel-Iran conflict, China-Taiwan, or civil disorder.
World news
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Hybrid or Ambiguous, Asymmetric Warfare is Here to Stay

Asymmetric and ambiguous warfare doctrines from China and Russia anticipated cyber and hybrid attacks that the U.S. failed to adequately prepare for.
#white-supremacy
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

There's Something Disturbing About This Fundraiser for the ICE Shooter

A GiveSendGo fundraiser for ICE agent Jonathan Ross contains explicit white supremacist content and illustrates extremist support within conservative crowdfunding networks.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

I Don't Know How We Recover From This': Trump Officials Reportedly Worried About Quick Claims of Domestic Terrorism'

Top administration officials quickly labeled the ICE shooting of Renee Good domestic terrorism, prompting internal concern that politicized rhetoric could undermine the investigation.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Trump Loves Calling People "Terrorists." We're Starting to See How That Ends.

The Trump administration rejects the international rules-based order, favoring performative machismo and unlawful state violence that undermines global legal norms and accountability.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

The Definition of Domestic Terrorism': Fox News Analyst Pushes Trump to Invoke Insurrection Act Against Anti-ICE Radicals'

Calls urged invoking the Insurrection Act to confront anti-ICE activists accused of using violence to subvert federal immigration law after two shootings.
US politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
6 months ago

MAGA organizer calls for 500,000 people to be "possibly killed" in response to Charlie Kirk murder - LGBTQ Nation

Ali Alexander urged using state power to silence political opponents and called for mass arrests, trials, and possible killings after Charlie Kirk's death.
Right-wing politics
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Anti-LGBTQ+ bigots turn on each other after video shows their neo-Nazi partytime - LGBTQ Nation

Andrew and Tristan Tate condemned antisemitism after videos showed them partying with white supremacist Nick Fuentes while Nazi salutes and a pro-Hitler song played.
US politics
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Right-Wing Gun Enthusiasts and Extremists Are Working Overtime to Justify Alex Pretti's Killing

A prominent gun influencer blamed Pretti for his death, called it lawful but awful, and disparaged immigrants while defending armed civilians.
Right-wing politics
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Far-Right Dweebs Are Getting Scammed by an AI-Generated Waifu

An AI-generated persona called Amelia has been amplified by right-wing users to spread extremist imagery and to push a likely crypto rug-pull.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Candace Owens Shares Her Most Bonkers Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theory Yet

Candace Owens promoted unfounded conspiracy theories claiming Charlie Kirk was monitored by a CIA program tied to X‑Men, time travel, and marked since childhood.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Whom Is ICE Actually Recruiting?

DHS rapidly expanded ICE hiring by lowering standards, shortening training, removing degree and age caps, and fast-tracking barely vetted recruits, producing risky officers.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics

Vice-signalling uses taboo-breaking, aggressive moral displays to assert authenticity and political courage, and is distinct from virtue-signalling’s performative courtesy.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Government's Posts Just Took a Sharp Far-Right Turn

Several U.S. federal agencies posted social-media content echoing Nazi slogans and neo‑Nazi visual tropes, promoting xenophobic, ethno‑nationalist messaging.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Letters: Violence of Trump administration is creating fear

State-sanctioned violence, political rhetoric, and perceived lawlessness under the Trump administration produce fear, undermine trust in law enforcement, and strain international alliances.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

JD Vance rages about 'radical gender ideology' while white supremacists march along National Mall

On a gray Friday afternoon in Washington, D.C., with the nation's capital bracing for a forecast snowstorm expected to arrive Sunday and local officials urging residents to prepare for possible disruptions, Vice President JD Vance stood on a stage near the National Mall and delivered a blistering address attacking abortion rights and LGBTQ+ equality as existential threats to the nation.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Trump Promotes Kid Accused of 'White Nationalist Rhetoric'

A 21-year-old social media manager received a major promotion within President Donald Trump's administration despite raising concerns over his alleged white nationalist rhetoric, according to a new report. The New York Times reported on Thursday that 21-year-old Peyton Rollins was brought over to the Department of Homeland Security this month to help run their social media. This follows Rollins making a splash with his social media work over at the Department of Labor, work that caused concern among a number of colleagues.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

CNN's Abby Phillip Steps In When Trump Fan Flips Out Over ICE White Supremacist' Recruiting Propaganda'

But the ones who do recognize it see that as a hint, the same kind of hint as the, as you know, stand back and stand by. And then you put those people in the field, not this is not people coming to Washington to protest. These are people being placed in my neighborhood doing horrible things to my neighbors.
US politics
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Blurred Lines Between ICE and the Proud Boys

Federal immigration enforcement has deployed armed agents using militia-like tactics to intimidate immigrants and confront protesters, reducing street activity by extremist groups.
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