FINALLY OUT! 'Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s 'Siege'' shows how today’s popular neo-Nazi terrorist manual—the “bible” of the Atomwaffen Division—was created.
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“Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups” featuring comments from our researcher Jon Lewis

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Jon Lewis “ Many of these groups are no longer fractured sets of localized militia but coalitions formed between multiple militia groups, many with Three Percenters at the helm” - Katie Paul of Tech Transparency Project wired.com/story/extremis…

'There is the reality that neither social media platforms nor domestic law enforcement understand how they should respond to the online spaces that incubate domestic violent extremism' said Jon Lewis

WIRED The story cites exclusive research from Tech Transparency Project , which has been tracking around 200 groups & profiles that are being used to coordinate militia activity.

Many of those groups openly identify themselves with militias that Facebook deems 'dangerous organizations'

For the last few years, was almost as though 'militia' became a dirty word...but that seems to be changing.

I have a story in WIRED today about how militias, after laying low since Jan 6, have been quietly re-organizing and rebuilding on Facebook.

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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