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December 2024

USA Today: FBI didn't have undercover agents at Jan. 6 Capitol riot, also didn't stoke it: Report
Military Times: Trump says he’ll begin Jan. 6 pardons ‘the first hour’ in office
Politico: Pete Hegseth’s Crusade to Turn the Military into a Christian Weapon

November 2024

ABC News: Takeaways from AP’s report on a study into extremism in the military that used old data
Associated Press: AP finds that a Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data
Military Times: Veterans involved in Jan. 6 riot expect Trump to keep pardon promise
ABC News: Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'
Beatrice Daily Sun: Hegseth accused of assault, white nationalism
Associated Press: Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’
PBS News: Trump’s Pentagon pick was flagged as a possible ‘Insider Threat’ in the National Guard
Seattle Times: Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible ‘Insider Threat’
City & State Pennsylvania: From “Will Be Wild” to “Charges Have Been Filed”

October 2024

Air Force Times: Conspiracies, calls for violence spike online ahead of Election Day
WDSU: Voting accessibility: Looking at voter setbacks and gains ahead of the 2024 presidential race
The Week: Extremism is becoming more common among veterans and service members
USC Viterbi: The Surprising Ineffectiveness of Countering Hate Speech on Reddit
NPR: The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences
Associated Press: Extremism among U.S. military and former military personnel exposed in AP investigation
NPR Embedded: A Good Guy: 279 Hours (season 21, episode 1)
Roll Call: Domestic terrorism, some committed by veterans, rising
Air Force Times: His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it.
ABC11: North Carolina man linked to growing concerns of extremism among US military, veterans
NJ.com: The friendly face of hate. N.J. women are joining extremist groups. How they make hate more ‘palatable.’
ABC News: Takeaways from The Associated Press' reporting on extremism in the military
Associated Press: His country trained him to fight. Then he turned against it. More like him are doing the same
NJ.com: Hate and rage in N.J. Extremism has come to the Garden State. And it is surging.
Maryland Matters: Election officials warn of bad actors and trickery, but it’s not all gloom and doom
NBC News: A year from Oct 7, tens of thousands dead and fears of a 'forever war'

September 2024

The Hill: The US can leave Iraq. Really.
Eurasia Review: Al-Shabaab Still Deadly 18 Years After Emergence
NPR: The U.S. has had a long history of political violence, but experts see a new trend
Spectrum News: Army soldier arrested by FBI in Hawaii, charged with assaulting police officer with a flagpole during Capitol riot
Colorado Times Recorder: New Study Links Political Violence & Christian Nationalism
Air Force Times: Marine Corps requires immediate reporting of extremism, gang activity

August 2024

Air Force Times: Veteran’s book about involvement in Jan. 6 attack leads to his arrest
Military.com: FBI Arrests Marine Veteran After He Self-Published Book on His Role in Jan. 6 Riot at Capitol
The New Yorker: Infiltrating the Far Right
U.S. Army Military Police: Preventing Terrorist Attacks Through Community Policing
The New York Times: Why White Supremacists Are Trying to Attack Energy Grids

July 2024

CFR: The Security Challenge at the 2024 Paris Olympics
WTXL: Growing trend of political violence in the US before Trump assassination attempt
PoliticusUSA: FBI Dir Wray Says Trump Could Have Been Struck by Shrapnel Instead of Bullet
USA Today: Two Jan. 6 rioters named by USA TODAY are now in prison
Independent: Assassination attempt or domestic terrorism? Why Trump’s shooting poses a problem for the FBI
Business Insider: Political assassinations are on the rise. It's a symptom of growing global instability.
ABC News: FACT FOCUS: Heritage Foundation leader wrong to say most political violence is committed by the left
KQED: Political Violence Has Been On the Rise Well Before Trump Shooting
The Jim Rutt Show: EP 248 Timothy Clancy on the Israel-Hamas War
Small Wars Journal: Where Do We Stand with Al-Qaeda and ISIS? International Salafi Networks in 2024
Vox: Are assassination attempts getting more common?