With Nigeria on the brink of a diplomatic crisis with the United States, President Bola Tinubu must confront extremist violence without inflaming sectarian divides and rebuild diplomatic ties with Washington. The post With Trump’s threats of military intervention in Nigeria, Tinubu faces a delicate balancing act appeared first on Atlantic Council.| Atlantic Council
Reform UK has slammed a group of London schools for labelling the party alongside Nazis in extremism lessons, and for telling pupils to trust the BBC and Guardian over the Mail. The post Reform Chief’s Outrage After Schools Compare the Party to Nazis in Lessons on Extremism appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.| The Daily Sceptic
Thom Hartmann explains why the shutdown continues. The Republicans in the Senate have the votes to end it. He writes: — The GOP’s dirty little secret exposed, courtesy of Donald Trump: Republicans in the Senate could have ended the shutdown anytime they wanted. Ever since the shutdown started, I’ve been shouting into the wilderness that […]| Diane Ravitch's blog
Heather Cox Richardson draws together the seams of a story that is unfolding piece by piece. Trump’s popularity is plummeting; he is obsessed with his poll numbers. At the same time, he is assembling military forces to control Democratic-run cities where there are no riots, no disorders that can’t be handled by local police. Does […]| Diane Ravitch's blog
Don’t lose hope! Don’t give up, no matter how bad it looks today. That’s the advice of Ian Bassin, the co-founder and executive director of Protect Democracy. In this essay, he explains that the enemies of democracy cultivate despair. They flood the zone with cruel policies. They want us to believe that resistance is futile. […]| Diane Ravitch's blog
Mali’s crisis runs deeper than recent coups. Military fragmentation, jihadist expansion, and severed international ties have left the landlocked nation isolated, economically strained, and socially fractured. The post Mali has not just plunged into crisis. It has been unraveling for years. appeared first on Atlantic Council.| Atlantic Council
The Center for Media and Democracy, the American Constitution Society, and Common Cause will co-host an important webinar at 3:00 ET on Wednesday, October 22 on the latest developments in the disturbing escalation of violence by federal immigration agents against journalists, observers, and peaceful protesters — and what that means for a free press and our democracy. The post Rights Under Attack: Webinar on DHS Violence Against Journalists and Observers appeared first on EXPOSEDbyCMD.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
The Center for Media and Democracy has released a new video documenting shocking violence by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents against journalists and observers at ICE immigration raids and anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles over the past few months. The post Shocking CMD Video Reveals Pattern of Violent Assaults on Journalists and Observers by DHS Agents appeared first on EXPOSEDbyCMD.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
Across the West, lawmakers are skipping over the will of voters and yanking fluoride. The post Want fluoride in the water? Too bad. appeared first on High Country News.| High Country News
Several days ago, Politico wrote about the scurrilous text messages shared by Young Republican leaders. When Vice President jD Vance was asked about the chat, he said in effect, “Boys will be…| Diane Ravitch's blog
John Thompson, retired teacher and historian in Oklahoma, listened to a two-part podcast about Oklahoma education by Hanna Rosin of The Atlantic. He reports on what he heard, based on his in-depth …| Diane Ravitch's blog
In the September edition of The Evidence, Josephine Lethbridge explores the rise of the “tradwife” lifestyle – and why it demands serious […] The post The Tradwife to Far-Right Pipeline appeared first on Social Science Space.| Social Science Space
Major media outlets fail to question ICE and DHS on the reliability of its claims about deportation efforts| EXPOSEDbyCMD
Curtis Yarvin is the guru for a number of major political figures on the right, including Vice President Vance and tech billionaire Peter Thiel. He is hostile to democracy and holds racist views. Y…| Diane Ravitch's blog
Conference season is upon us, and this week the Labour party is meeting in Liverpool. In an effort to resolve the migrant problem and counter the challenge from Reform, Sir Keir Starmer has taken the opportunity to announce the introduction of ID cards for all, at the same time unreservedly branding Reform policy as racist and […]| Voice for Justice
Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, summoned hundreds of generals and admirals to an in-person meeting to lecture them. Hegseth spoke to them condescendingly to remind them that he is Secretary…| Diane Ravitch's blog
How can peacemaking prevail amid rage? When peace is chosen with faith in God, beauty from ashes, and outreach. The post “Peace Is Not Passive”: Russell M. Nelson’s Radical Call to Peacemaking appeared first on Public Square Magazine.| Public Square Magazine
Why must sanctuary matter again? Violence pierced sacred space, yet renewal remains possible through mercy and clarity. The post “Sanctuary” Must Mean Something Again appeared first on Public Square Magazine.| Public Square Magazine
What should believers do amid extremism and grief? They choose peacemaking, refuse contempt, and honor every soul. The post As Extremism Roars, the Prophet’s Final Word Was Peace appeared first on Public Square Magazine.| Public Square Magazine
Somalia has been embroiled in armed conflict ever since the regime of its former president Siad Barre collapsed in 1991. Since then, various armed groups have fought for power, and the country has struggled with weak government authority. Somalia’s clan violence and rivalries have worsened the crisis. The Ireland-based NGO Concern Worldwide in 2025 ranked […] The post South Korean Agency Joins UNDP to Tackle Extremism in Somalia appeared first on Peace News Network.| Peace News Network
President Trump’s Department of Homeland Security claims that making and posting videos of ICE agents as they disappear tens of thousands of immigrants from America’s streets, workplaces, and courtrooms without due process is an act of “violence” to be dealt with accordingly.| EXPOSEDbyCMD
Policymakers and the public need reliable evidence and actual data to understand the reality of politically motivated violence.| PBS News
For almost two decades, Nigel Bromage was a leading member of the British far right. What made leave his hate-filled path?| Positive News
A leading extremism expert says increasing inequality is leading to the growth of sovereign citizen and other fringe groups spreading across rural and regional Australia.| www.abc.net.au
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
"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
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
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
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
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
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
