This week, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Susan Monarez was suddenly fired after she allegedly refused to follow Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s directives on immunizations. Top CDC officials resigned in protest and were escorted from the agency’s Atlanta headquarters. One of those officials was Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, […]| Mother Jones
Experts warn that the enclave is an attempt to rebrand extremism. The post Inside “Return to the Land”: The Whites-Only Settlement Under Investigation in Arkansas appeared first on Katie Couric Media.| Katie Couric Media
Founded by a Jordanian dissenter, Shezomedia is using satire to challenge extremism, censorship, and the patriarchy across the Arab world| Ideas Beyond Borders
Good morning, my friends and fellow creatives. I haven’t been around as much as I would like. It’s been a rough and rugged run in 2025 so far, and it’s August already. But there is no rest for the wicked. I just gotta lace up my boots and keep walking. Send in the Praetorian, the […]| Helping You To Succeed
By Cristian Gherasim, a journalist, analyst and foreign affairs expert While Brussels frets about Ukraine and America, a crisis festers from within Twenty years on Europe is still trying to come to terms with what happened 20 years ago when the devastating bombings in London claimed 52 lives and shook Britain to its core. In one […]| Brussels Report
It will be remembered, this moment in timeWhen decrying carnage is considered a hate crimeNo solidarity for the sake of humanityNo compassion for the beleaguered minorityIf there was, we dared not raise our voices.The pedagogues offered the eloquent Malthusian epitaphsAnd we, the silent witnesses of another genocidepenned our chapter in humanity’s analogs of disgracewith feigned […]| Helping You To Succeed
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." This declaration seems uncannily relevant today, when our liberties are under assault and the very pursuit of justice is being criminalized. But it was Barry Goldwater uttered those words during the 1964…| Eugene L. Meyer
The American Legislative Exchange Council is bringing together state lawmakers, corporate lobbyists, MAGA followers, and right-wing operatives and funders at the four-star JW Marriott Indianapolis this week for its annual meeting, where once again it will strategize about how to further suppress the vote, prop up the fossil fuel industry, push Trump’s priorities, and more. The post ALEC Brings Voter Suppression Activities Out of the Dark and Coddles Fossil Fuel Industry at This Week’s Ann...| EXPOSEDbyCMD
Welcome to the Kit Kat Klub of Weimar Republic Germany, where you can drink and dance the night away. Your Emcee (Adam Lambert) greets you with jokes and a smirk. The show’s star, Sally Bowles (Auli’i Cravalho), stumbles in dressed as a baby and pleads with you not to tell her “mama” about her risqué... The post The Rise and Fall of Freedom in ‘Cabaret’ appeared first on The Observer.| The Observer
Despite its failed Covid “miracle cure,” the anti-vax Independent Medical Alliance has gained political power in the MAHA world thanks to support from right-wing stalwarts.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
By Patrick R. Riccards Originally posted on Medium. “NO ITALIANS ALLOWED — On May 28, 1888, council passed a resolution to the effect that parties receiving the contract for paving...| Life After Hate
In a move that aligns with his own stance on science, the health secretary fires all 17 experts on an advisory panel in order to appoint fringe ideologues.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
By Bo Min Keum & Richard Frank N.B. Please be aware that this post contains slurs hostile to women, which some readers may find offensive and distressing. Reader discretion is therefore advised. (Ed.). Incel research is often conducted from the outside looking in. We were interested in how someone who has left and holds insider| VOX - Pol
By Stephane J. Baele The rise of “composite” extremism – and of its classifications Over the past few years, cases of violence apparently inspired by unclear or hybrid ideological motivations seem to have multiplied in OECD countries, prompting scholarly debates, law-enforcement worries, and, more recently, political declarations. Particularly striking or lethal instances that receive significant| VOX - Pol
"What I'm bringing to the table here is the inside information…the fox is in the henhouse,” said the education consultant with no education degrees who was recently hired by Pennridge School District.| Bucks County Beacon
By Sydney Litterer, Ryan Scrivens, Thomas W. Wojciechowski, and Richard Frank This article summarizes a recent study published in Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. Research exploring the online posting patterns and behaviors in spaces known for facilitating violent extremism, especially in online spaces steeped in racially and ethnically motivated (REM) extremist ideologies, has| VOX - Pol
Life After Hate guides individuals away from violent extremism through evidence-based interventions built on our core values of compassion, integrity, accountability, empathy, and redemption.| Life After Hate
Kate Cantrell, University of Southern Queensland and Susan Hopkins, University of the Sunshine Coast Filmed in a one-take style, Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham’s new crime drama Adolescence is being hailed by critics as a technical masterpiece. Out now on Netflix, the four-part series follows the fallout surrounding 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) after he| VOX - Pol
WAPO did a study about political extremism and noticed a connection between people’s politics and their first names. Left leaning names: With few exceptions, absolute garbage names. Cedric is a good Anglo-Saxon name and Nathaniel works. I don’t mind Hattie, Mattie or Willie but the rest are.. uh.. for me a little too ethnic. Right […]| Truth and Tolerance
And other religion- and cult news items, Sunday, March 23, 2025 From time to time we highlight some of the news items we post to the Religion News Blog timeline at Bluesky. Join us there for more news about religions, cults, spiritual abuse, and related issues. Church of Scientology accused of intimidating UK critics [Also at Archive.Today], Campaigners face online attacks, claims of criminality and complaints to employers. The Church says it’s the victim Shanti Das, The Observer, March 2...| Religion News Blog
If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.| Mother Jones
Life After Hate puts forward a new list of updated and new numbers that offer a necessary view into the realities and impact of violent extremism in the United States.| Life After Hate
Investigație Context.ro: Cum a fost amplificată imaginea lui Călin Georgescu pe TikTok prin 1 milion de comentarii și 90.000 de postări coordonate.| Context.ro
By Stephanie Wescott, Monash University and Steven Roberts, Monash University The UK government has recently announced a review into their counter-terrorism strategy, focussing on responses to “extremist ideologies”. This announcement named misogyny as one of its extremist ideological trends of interest. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: For too long, governments have failed to address the| VOX - Pol
Submitted September 17, 2024 My name is Patrick Riccards, and I am executive director and CEO of Life After Hate, the United States’ leading violence intervention organization and one of...| Life After Hate
By Arthur Bradley An assailant injured at least five people with a knife in a tea garden in Sehit Rustem Demirbas Park, Eskisehir, northwestern Turkey, on 12 August. Police apprehended the 18-year-old suspect within a few minutes of the violence starting. He was dressed in camouflage trousers and an assault vest, helmet, goggles and skull mask, and also reportedly carried| VOX - Pol
ADF STAFF Northern Somalia, with its mountains, coastal towns and sparsely populated hinterlands, has felt the presence in recent months of a revitalized Islamic State affiliate (IS-Somalia) — its rise in prominence an increasing menace to the fragile country. In its yearslong fight against al-Qaida affiliate al-Shabaab, IS-Somalia has managed to drive its more powerful […]| Africa Defense Forum
ADF STAFF A report analyzing the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali concludes that it was handicapped from the start by its narrow capabilities and the Malian government’s expectations. Researchers produced the report after a June 13 workshop that analyzed the mission and the lessons learned from its 10-year deployment. The International Peace Institute, the […]| Africa Defense Forum
My Twisted World is not a manifesto, it is a bildungsroman.| mcrumps blog
As a straight, white, middle-aged, college-educated, settled-community, cisgender man, I know that I benefit from more than my fair share of privilege. So if I have found Pride Month somewhat stressful, I can only imagine how others must have felt. Pride Month just isn’t what it used to be. What […] The post Why are transphobes so transphobic? appeared first on The Science Bit.| The Science Bit
Summary: In Syria, where the government arrested and tortured citizens and journalists for reporting on the civil war, social media content became vital for human rights investigations. However, th…| Trust and Safety Foundation
ADF STAFF When reports surfaced in late April that the Burkinabe Army massacred hundreds of civilians, its military-led government sprang into action. It suspended a host of media outlets, blocked websites, and shut down radio and television broadcasts, while warning international media networks not to report on the story. Burkina Faso’s chilling treatment of journalists […]| Africa Defense Forum
Home Secretary statement following the publication of Lord Walney's independent review of political violence and disruption. Home Secretary James Cleverly said: “The right to protest is a vital part of democracy, but there is absolutely no place for criminality or …| Home Office in the media
Violent extremist ideologies, rationales, and arguments typically are made of up of six core assertions or rhetorical elements. Generally, all six elements are necessary to persuade, radicalize, and mobilize people to conduct violent attacks; the loss or removal of one… Read more → The post NCTC Guide: The Structure of Violent Extremist Ideologies first appeared on Public Intelligence.| Public Intelligence
A study of individuals who disengaged from violent movements concludes that tailored approaches to countering violent extremism (CVE) at key turning points in the disengagement process can help facili| Public Intelligence
This Joint Intelligence Bulletin (JIB) provides an overview of significant tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) discussed or used by the alleged perpetrator of the 14 May 2022 mass casualty shoo| Public Intelligence
This resource is provided to inform law enforcement, terrorism prevention practitioners, other first responders, community leaders, as well as the general public about both threats of violence and con| Public Intelligence
This is what happened when MAGA people thought I was one of them.| Mother Jones
Some years ago, my mother got me a Christmas present I had asked for: a subscription to the Economist. And she has been kind enough to renew my subscription each Christmas since. Now, however, I am seriously considering asking her not to renew it anymore. Not because I'm not grateful for her gift (it's a pretty expensive news-weekly); but because the Economist has changed, mostly for the worse.| Moderates of all Nations, Unite!
Today is Tuesday, September 11, 2012; and just like that Tuesday eleven years ago, it's a beautiful sunny morning, with barely a cloud in the sky, and the first serious hint that summer is over, vacation time is over, and it's time to retire the shorts and sandals and put on warmer clothing.| Moderates of all Nations, Unite!
The recent proposal to allow Congresspersons to carry guns is so stupid, so childish, so dishonest, and so wrong, on so many levels, that I honestly have a hard time keeping track of exactly how wrong it is. There -- if this post is less than 100% coherent, you have my excuse up front... | Moderates of all Nations, Unite!
Only one day after a Congreswoman was critically wounded and six others (including a nine-year-old girl) were murdered in cold blood, our so-called news media are already reverting to their reflexive practice of mindlessly shielding both themselves and their Republican clients from an honest discussion of the causes of this latest mayhem.| Moderates of all Nations, Unite!
Following is a comment I posted elsewhere. Sorry for the hasty post...| Moderates of all Nations, Unite!
If you teatards want to get pissed about a "mosque at Gound Zero," here's the real deal: a mosque that was on the 17th floor of tower 2, before both towers were destroyed. It survived the first WTC attack in 1993 (and heard no controversy about its presence afterword), but not the second in 2001.| Moderates of all Nations, Unite!
I just came across a Salon article that may force me to retract, or at least reconsider, a large amount of what I said in my previous post. Short answer: the (state-owned) Saudi media were first to hype up the Koran-roast (just like they pretty much created the Toon Tantrum*); which prompted Gen. Petraeus to make his comment about danger to US troops and mission; which gave our media all the excuse they needed to join the manufactroversy and reinforce the Muslim world's worst images of Ameri...| Moderates of all Nations, Unite!
Joan Walsh caught this tidbit, among others:| Moderates of all Nations, Unite!
Salon has this handy source for refuting all of the idiotic claims of the Birther Movement (BM) impugning Barack Obama's eligibility to be President . It won't do any good, of course, since these morons, like all other conspiracy-buffs, simply ignore contervailing evidence and go on repeating the…| motherwell.livejournal.com
In an egregious case of “bothsidesism,” the FBI is training local law enforcement that the pro-choice movement represents a violent terrorist threat.| Property of the People
I've always known that the belief that Republicans are "better" or "stronger" than Democrats in the area of foreign policy is a myth, and has been since 1941, if not earlier. (Democrats: WW-II and the Marshall Plan. Republicans: McCarthyism and Iraq.) I've also known that today's Republican Party…| motherwell.livejournal.com
Happy New Year everyone! It's 2012, the year when Obama the Antichrist is supposed to bring about the end of the world. You Israelis are getting shitloads of US aid, no questions asked, thanks to our loony-right End-Times bigots, so you'd better step up and do your part to fulfill their apocalyptic…| motherwell.livejournal.com
On the one hand, it is perfectly obvious by now that the factors that drove Jared Laughner to fire into a crowd at a political event Tuscon, AZ, killing six, were purely psyciatric, and not at all political. If there's a political agenda to be discerned from his words and actions, it is one wholly…| motherwell.livejournal.com
