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April 2025

What drives people to extremism?
UMD Psychology Researcher’s New Book Explains Why People Turn to Conspiracy Theories
Why some people believe conspiracy theories
People turn to conspiracy theories in a subconscious quest to feel like they 'matter', research suggests
Oklahoma City bombing put a spotlight on domestic extremism. What's being done today?
Trump doesn't care about domestic terrorism — unless Teslas are the victims
Trump Gutted Key Research Programs Studying Violence. Experts Say It Will Come at a Heavy Cost
A Walgreens Employee Was Allegedly Killed by a Man Who Claims to Hate Pharmacies
Administration Shutters Critical School Shooting Database Amid Growing Violence

March 2025

School shooting database slashed in Trump downsizing
Trump’s counter-terror cuts will harm fight against far right, experts warn
DHS Ends Funding For Database Tracking Domestic Terrorism
Trump administration cancels funding for UMD-ran domestic terrorism tracker
T2V Terrorism and Targeted Violence Project Terminated
Trump Administration Cuts National Database Tracking Domestic Terrorism
Is Bioterrorism Really on the Horizon?
Is Strength Really the Only Language Terrorists Listen To? | Opinion
Extremist Personality Traits Are Not the Sole Preserve of Terrorists, Researchers Argue

February 2025

Project Provides Access to Violent Incident Data
With Trump and Sheinbaum, an Ongoing Battle Over Guns

January 2025

The Telegraph: Trump asks why army helicopter didn’t avoid passenger jet as military faces uncomfortable questions
Vanity Fair: Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Pick For Defense Secretary, Wins Senate Confirmation In Tie-Break Vote
The Wall Street Journal: Freed Jan. 6 Convicts Are Back on the Street and Ready to Help Trump
Air Force Times: Released Army vet in Jan. 6 case must get court permission to enter DC
Al Jazeera: The January 6 pardons: Who has Trump ordered to be released?
The Guardian: Role of US servicemen in acts of extremist violence under scrutiny
American Homefront: The military is likely to end its anti-extremism efforts after four years of uncertain results
Newsweek: When Looking for Security Threats Follow Facts, Not Assumptions
USA Today: New Year's attacks place new focus on connections between extremism and the U.S. military
CBS Austin: Is violent extremism more of a concern within military community?
The Washington Post: New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans
The Wall Street Journal: ‘I Only Knew How to Do One Thing’: New Year’s Violence Resurrects the Dark Side of Military Life
NBC News: ‘A perfect storm’: Extremism online and political polarization are increasing the risk of attacks, experts say
Spectrum News 13: New Orleans attack and Vegas explosion highlight extremist violence by active military and veterans
13 News Now: Attacks involving Army vets fuel renewed concerns about extremism in U.S. military
ABC 11: Military background of men who carried out New Orleans attack & Las Vegas explosion under scrutiny
CBS Austin: Terror suspect's ties to ISIS raise questions about national security
MSN: Military service is 'strongest predictor of carrying out extremist violence,' study finds
ABC 11: Terror suspects' military connections highlight mental health among veterans
FOX News: New Orleans, Las Vegas suspects latest in long line of military radicals
City Journal: What’s Behind an Alarming New Wave of Domestic Terror
Air Force Times: New Orleans attack suspect identified as Army vet ‘inspired by ISIS’
New York Post: New Orleans terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s veteran status may have contributed to extremism: study
The Hill: New Year’s attacks fuel fears of extremism in military
The Intercept: U.S. Military Service Is the Strongest Predictor of Carrying Out Extremist Violence
NY Post: New Orleans terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s veteran status may have contributed to extremism: study
USA Today: Cheap and deadly: Why vehicle terror attacks like the Bourbon Street ramming are on the rise

December 2024

ABC News: UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting prompts questions about how to prevent copycats
WJZ CBS: While some cash in on Maryland native Luigi Mangione's fame, others warn "high risk" of copycat attacks
USA Today: FBI didn't have undercover agents at Jan. 6 Capitol riot, also didn't stoke it: Report