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June 2022

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
The Economist: Online radicalisation led a white supremacist to target African-Americans
PolitiFact: What is the 'great replacement theory' linked to the Buffalo shooter?
Rolling Stone: Caught on tape: Oath Keeper leader wanted Trump to 'expose all the pedophiles'
PolitiFact: Dennis Prager baselessly claims Black students commit 'overwhelming' share of campus hate crimes

April 2022

National Institute of Justice: Domestic extremists and social media: Study finds similarities, differences in web habits of those engaged in hate crimes vs. violent extremism
Salon: Think Capitol rioters were "ordinary people"? New research connects many to far-right groups
Stars and Stripes: Early intervention and better mental health care are keys in preventing veterans from joining extremist groups, advocates say
MSNBC: Dozens of veterans participated in the Jan. 6 attack. Congress wants to know why.

March 2022

Military Times: Veterans groups, community leaders need to play a key role in countering extremism, experts warn
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Chairman Takano releases staff report on the recruitment of veterans by domestic violent extremist groups, announces follow up hearing
KPBS: Some experts say the military's new rules on extremism miss the mark
DW: Joining the war: Foreign nationals flock to Ukraine
Orlando Sentinel: Hate groups decline as extremist ideas go mainstream, researchers say
USA Today: What is extremism? Does it include far-left? Far-right? Choosing a definition is fraught.
The Conversation: Putin is on a quest for historical significance by invading Ukraine and gambling on his own and Russia’s glory

February 2022

New York Times: Who is behind QAnon? Linguistic detectives find fingerprints
Vice: He Asked a 9/11 Plotter About Flight Lessons. How Long Should He Be Punished?
WTOP: Growth of extremism in US and its connection to disinformation
Roll Call: GOP decries cost of Pentagon anti-extremism and diversity training
The Globe and Mail: Ottawa’s trucker convoy protest inspires right-wing activists in the U.S., Europe and around the globe

January 2022

Orlando Sentinel: As officials denounce Nazi rallies in Orlando, DeSantis accuses political opponents of 'smear'
NBC: Synagogue hostage crisis reminds us that neo-Nazis aren't the only ones targeting Jews
Stars and Stripes: Researchers find fourfold annual increase in number of Americans with military ties added to extremist list
KCBS Radio: How some are fueling the extremists' fire with charges in the January 6th insurrection
Military.com: Sedition indictments of veterans unlikely to solve the military's extremism problem
Military.com: Watchdog to audit military's screening for extremists at enlistment
The Guardian: ‘The Timothy McVeighs are still there’: Fears over extremism in U.S. military
ABC: How the U.S.'s security tactics changed following the Jan. 6 riots
NPR: Majority of Americans worry Jan. 6-style attack could happen again, poll finds
Washington Post: The Pentagon vowed to confront extremism in the ranks. A year after Jan. 6, experts say more must be done.
Military.com: A year later, a Guardsman who responded to the Capitol riot recalls delays and uncertainty
Defense One: Six things veterans can do to strengthen our democracy
BNC News: Partisan terrorism on the rise after Jan. 6 insurrection
PBS News Hour: Mainstream presence of Proud Boys, other extreme groups creates mass radicalization fears

December 2021

Associated Press: Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism
Fox News: Extremism roundtable with terrorism expert
NPR: Defense officials announce new rules to counter extremism within the U.S. military
Forbes: U.S. service members can’t ‘like’ or repost extremist content under new rules
Department of Defense: Report on countering extremist activity within the Department of Defense
Washington Post: Pentagon updates rules to address extremism in the military
Defense One: Click ‘like’, get punished under Pentagon’s new anti-extremism policy
Defense One: At least 458 US crimes tied to extremism involved veterans, active-duty troops
Washington Post: A QAnon con: How the viral Wayfair sex trafficking lie hurt real kids
Business Insider: How TikTok's algorithm enables far-right self-radicalization
Washington Institute for Near East Policy: Egypt's counterinsurgency success in Sinai
Military Times: How extremist groups target veterans, and what can be done about it
Defense One: Veterans are being recruited by extremist groups. How do we help them say no?