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January 2023

Homeland Security Today: New data map illustrates connections between January 6 defendants and extremist groups

December 2022

NPR American Homefront Project: Policymakers say addressing extremism among veterans is a 'delicate' challenge
CQ Roll Call: Final NDAA removes most House provisions on hate groups
Wired: Uncertainty, social media, and the radicalization of the US
Center for a New American Security: Protecting the protectors: Preventing and mitigating domestic violent extremism in the military, veteran, and law enforcement communities
ABC 11: Domestic terrorism attacks targeting electric companies rare but not unprecedented
Future of Cybercrime: Rhyner Washburn on academic cybersecurity research

November 2022

Washington Post: As Twitter defends its counterterror work, experts fear a spike under Musk
Salon: FBI and DHS failing to address threat of domestic terrorism, according to new Senate report
NBC News: FBI, DHS and social media firms like Meta, TikTok aren't adequately addressing threat of domestic extremists, Senate report says
The Conversation: Survey reveals worrying trend in conspiracy theories that deny terrorist attacks ever happened
Yahoo News: DOJ to monitor polling sites across country amid fears of voter intimidation threats
The Intercept: America's 9/11 wars created the foot soldiers of far-right violence at home
ABC News: Anti-Semitic threats spotlight America's issue with hate
Washington Post: Spate of global assassination attempts hints at a violent new era
Washington Post: A wide majority of Americans are concerned about politically-motivated violence
PolitiFact: Election officials, lawmakers in Congress have faced increase in threats
NPR: Why conspiracy theories about Paul Pelosi's assault keep circulating

October 2022

NPR: Domestic terrorism cases doubled in the past year. It could threaten midterms
Mother Jones: Experts are seeing a wave of QAnon-linked crimes. The attack on Pelosi's husband might be the latest.
Washington Post: Attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband follows years of GOP demonizing her
NPR: Domestic terrorism investigations and arrests shot up in 2021
NCT Magazine: Novichok terrorism: Prospect or fever dream
VICE News: American terror: The military’s problem with extremism in the ranks
Foreign Policy Research Institute: Mainstreaming extremism: The legacy of far-right violence from the past to the present

September 2022

Time: What to know about the Oath Keepers' seditious conspiracy trial
Washington Post: Oath Keepers sedition trial could reveal new info about Jan. 6 plotting
USA Today: Donald Trump embraces QAnon again at North Carolina rally as ties to violence raise concern
NPR: White House summit kicks off efforts to help communities address hate-fueled violence
Maryland Today: At White House Summit, UMD terrorism expert urges greater focus on hate-driven violence

August 2022

Washington Post: Courier for Mexican cartel pleads guilty to money laundering
National Institute of Justice: Domestic radicalization and deradicalization: Insights from family and friends
Russia Matters: Foreign fighters in Ukraine: What concerns should really be on the agenda?
Foreign Policy Research Institute: War crimes in Ukraine: In search of a response
Task & Purpose: Are extremism and violent crime rising among veterans, or are we just seeing more of it?
Fox News: Threat to FBI building the latest example of domestic extremism within US
Buffalo News: On fringe social media sites, Buffalo mass shooting becomes rallying call for white supremacists
AirTalk: More than 20 years have passed since the 'War On Terror,' how has American defense & intelligence changed?
NPR: Does the killing of al-Zawahiri make Americans safer? It's complicated

July 2022

MSN News: Fight brews over Pentagon's push to counter extremists
Roll Call: Senate NDAA to Pentagon: ‘Immediately’ halt fight against extremism
FiveThirtyEight: Jan. 6's tangled web of extremism
Political Violence at a Glance: Managing conflictual relationships between international rivals: Why the end of accommodation approaches
USA Today: Why are mass shooters getting younger and deadlier? Experts have theories

June 2022

Military Times: He liked the pro-America, pro-constitution vibe. But he liked the rage, too.
Washington Post: It wasn’t just Proud Boys. Interconnected extremists converged on Jan. 6.
AFP: US hearings revive baseless conspiracy theory about Capitol riot
National Press Foundation: Domestic terrorism and white supremacy: What
Military.com: Veterans make up most of Proud Boys members indicted on sedition for Jan. 6 violence

May 2022

The Conversation: A quest for significance gone horribly wrong – how mass shooters pervert a universal desire to make a difference in the world