Tag Archives: Fringe Groups and Movements

The New York Times 7:58 pm on September 11, 2021
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Man With Assault Rifle Pleads Guilty to Threatening Pelosi

Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. wrote the day after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol that he would put “a bullet in her noggin on Live TV.”

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #georgia, #meredith-cleveland-grover-jr, #pelosi-nancy, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #threats-and-threatening-messages, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 6:50 pm on September 2, 2021
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How Will the Taliban Govern? A History of Rebel Rule Offers Clues.

Insurgents who seize power tend to be authoritarian but pragmatic, desperate for legitimacy and ruthless toward classes they see as hostile.

#afghanistan, #afghanistan-war-2001, #china, #cold-war-era, #communist-party-of-china, #cuba, #ethiopia, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #mao-zedong, #nixon-richard-milhous, #politics-and-government, #rwanda, #taliban, #uganda

The New York Times 11:28 pm on August 30, 2021
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The Snake Oil Theory of the Modern Right

How the nutritional supplement business has helped foster extremism.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #diet-and-nutrition, #dietary-supplements-and-herbal-remedies, #fox-news-channel, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #jones-alex-1974, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right

The New York Times 11:04 pm on August 27, 2021
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The Right-Wingers Who Admire the Taliban

For some reactionaries, a victory over “liberalism” is something to gloat about.

#afghanistan, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #liberalism-us-politics, #nationalism-theory-and-philosophy, #neo-nazi-groups, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #social-media, #taliban, #terrorism, #united-states

The New York Times 6:28 pm on August 27, 2021
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Italian Official Resigns After Uproar Over His Plans to Name Park After Fascist

Claudio Durigon, a member of the right-wing League party and a deputy economy minister, had proposed to rename a park after Benito Mussolini’s brother.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #italy, #league-italian-political-party, #mussolini-benito, #names-geographical, #politics-and-government, #rome-italy

The New York Times 3:23 pm on August 26, 2021
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Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump and Allies Over Election Lies and Jan. 6

The suit, which took a broad view of the riot’s origins, was the latest effort to hold former President Donald J. Trump accountable for the Capitol attack.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #oath-keepers, #proud-boys, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #three-percenters, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-capitol-police, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:31 am on August 12, 2021
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Surf Instructor Claims QAnon Made Him Kill His Children, F.B.I. Says

Matthew Taylor Coleman, 40, of Santa Barbara, Calif., abducted his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter and took them to Mexico, the authorities said.

#california, #computers-and-the-internet, #conspiracy-theories, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #matthew-taylor-coleman, #mexico, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #qanon, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #santa-barbara-calif, #surfing

The New York Times 12:37 am on July 20, 2021
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Trump, Covid and the Loneliness Breaking America

Authoritarianism attracts isolated people.

#arendt-hannah, #bender-michael-c, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #frankly-we-did-win-this-election-the-inside-story-of-how-trump-lost-book, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #loneliness, #presidential-election-of-2020, #qanon, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #social-conditions-and-trends, #social-media, #the-storm-is-upon-us-how-qanon-became-a-movement-cult-and-conspiracy-theory-of-everything-book, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on July 9, 2021
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The Christian Right Is in Decline, and It’s Taking America With It

White evangelicals can’t tolerate becoming just another subculture.

#christians-and-christianity, #conservatism-us-politics, #evangelical-movement, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #jones-robert-p, #population, #qanon, #religion-and-belief, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #southern-baptist-convention, #united-states, #whites

The New York Times 5:39 pm on July 5, 2021
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In Gosar, a Far-Right Extremist Found an Ally in Congress

Representative Paul Gosar’s association with the white nationalist Nick Fuentes is the most vivid example of the Republican Party’s growing acceptance of extremism.

#arizona, #conspiracy-theories, #content-type-personal-profile, #endorsements, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #fuentes-nicholas-j, #gosar-paul-1958, #house-of-representatives, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-politics-and-government, #whites

The New York Times 5:53 pm on July 3, 2021
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11 Arrested in Armed Roadside Standoff in Massachusetts

The men, who wore military-style gear and claimed in a livestream to be “foreign nationals,” were part of an hourslong standoff with police officers.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #massachusetts, #united-states

The New York Times 11:28 pm on July 1, 2021
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Cheney to Join Jan. 6 Inquiry, Drawing Threats of G.O.P. Retribution

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to offer a slot to the Wyoming Republican was an effort to bring a veneer of bipartisanship to an investigation the G.O.P. has denounced as one-sided.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #cheney-liz, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #house-of-representatives, #kinzinger-adam, #mccarthy-kevin-1965, #pelosi-nancy, #presidential-election-of-2020, #republican-party, #rumors-and-misinformation, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 4:44 pm on June 25, 2021
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On the Path to Day X: The Return of Germany’s Far Right

A timeline of key moments for understanding the far right in modern Germany.

#albrecht-franco, #anti-semitism, #europe, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #germany, #hate-crimes, #holocaust-and-the-nazi-era, #immigration-and-emigration, #neo-nazi-groups, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #western-europe

The New York Times 10:00 am on June 15, 2021
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Biden Administration Forms Blueprint to Combat Domestic Extremism

The plan synthesizes recommendations throughout the government that would aim to identify extremists in the United States after years of heightened focus on terrorists abroad.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #police, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #terrorism, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:29 pm on June 10, 2021
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6 Men Said to Be Tied to Three Percenters Movement Are Charged in Capitol Riot

The indictment marks the first charges lodged against conspirators linked to the radical gun rights group or involved with planning any of the political events held the week of the attack.

#american-phoenix-project, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #hostetter-alan, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #taylor-russell, #three-percenters, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 9, 2021
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After a Year of Protests, Portland Is Ready to Move On. But Where?

The demonstrations that swept the country after George Floyd’s death lived on for much of the year in Portland, a city now engaged in finger-pointing and a debate over what comes next.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #police, #police-reform, #portland-ore

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 9, 2021
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My Fellow Republicans, Stop Fearing This Dangerous and Diminished Man

Republicans must authorize an investigation of Jan. 6. Otherwise they enable Trump, feed QAnon and allow the threat of violence to continue.

#flynn-michael-t, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #presidential-election-of-2020, #qanon, #republican-party, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j

The New York Times 3:47 pm on June 8, 2021
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Capitol Riot Security Failures Detailed in Senate Report

A 127-page joint report is the most comprehensive and detailed account to date on the intelligence, communications and policing failures around the Capitol riot.

#blunt-roy-d, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #homeland-security-department, #klobuchar-amy, #peters-gary, #portman-rob, #senate-committee-on-homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-capitol-police, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:56 am on June 8, 2021
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‘Does Anybody Have a Plan?’ Senate Report Details Jan. 6 Security Failures.

A 127-page joint report is the most comprehensive and detailed account to date on the intelligence, communications and policing failures around the Capitol riot.

#blunt-roy-d, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #homeland-security-department, #klobuchar-amy, #peters-gary, #portman-rob, #senate-committee-on-homeland-security-and-governmental-affairs, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-capitol-police, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on June 7, 2021
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From Doomsday Preppers to Doomsday Plotters

Far-right movements have long dreamed of a moment that ends society as we’ve known it. Now, experts say, so-called accelerationist thinking is proliferating in ways that could destabilize democracy.

#albrecht-franco, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #germany, #neo-nazi-groups, #nordkreuz, #politics-and-government, #qanon, #race-and-ethnicity, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #terrorism, #united-states

The New York Times 10:02 pm on May 27, 2021
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QAnon Now as Popular in U.S. as Some Major Religions, Poll Suggests

Fifteen percent of Americans believe that “patriots may have to resort to violence” to restore the country’s rightful order, the poll indicated.

#conspiracy-theories, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #polls-and-public-opinion, #qanon, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 27, 2021
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‘Day X’ Audio Series Looks at Germany’s Resurgent Far Right

“Day X,” a new five-part audio documentary from The Times, examines the rise of a new brand of extremism, and one shadowy figure in the middle of it.

#alternative-for-germany, #bennhold-katrin, #berlin-germany, #defense-and-military-forces, #europe, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #germany, #neo-nazi-groups, #new-york-times, #politics-and-government, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 19, 2021
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Mob Violence Against Palestinians in Israel Is Fueled by Groups on WhatsApp

Jewish extremists have formed more than 100 new groups on the Facebook-owned encrypted messaging app in recent days to target attacks.

#demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #facebook-inc, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #hamas, #instant-messaging, #israel, #jews-and-judaism, #mobile-applications, #palestinians, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #telegram-llc, #war-and-armed-conflicts, #whatsapp-inc

The New York Times 9:00 am on May 16, 2021
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On the Scrappy Fringes of French Politics, Marine Le Pen Tries to Rebrand

Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader and main challenger to President Emmanuel Macron in next year’s election, wants to persuade voters that she and her party can govern France.

#anti-semitism, #dogs, #france, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #illegal-immigration, #le-pen-jean-marie, #le-pen-marine, #macron-emmanuel-1977, #muslims-and-islam, #national-front-france, #national-rally-france, #politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:48 pm on May 13, 2021
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Republicans Rewrite History of the Capitol Riot, Hampering an Inquiry

Republicans in Congress are insisting that any investigation into the Jan. 6 attack include an examination of left-wing violence.

#antifa-movement-us, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #proud-boys, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-capitol-police, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 6:13 pm on May 12, 2021
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White Supremacists Top Domestic Terror Threat, Officials Say

“The department is taking a new approach to addressing domestic violent extremism, both internally and externally,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas told senators.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #garland-merrick-b, #mayorkas-alejandro, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #senate-committee-on-appropriations, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021

The New York Times 10:39 pm on May 4, 2021
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Former Neo-Nazi Leader Sentenced to 3 Years in ‘Swatting’ Scheme

John Cameron Denton, 27, and his co-conspirators, who targeted journalists, a cabinet secretary and a Black church, were fueled by racial animosity, federal prosecutors said.

#atomwaffen-division, #denton-john-cameron, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #justice-department, #neo-nazi-groups, #swatting-crime, #texas, #virginia

The New York Times 9:00 pm on May 4, 2021
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Netanyahu Fails to Form New Israeli Government, Prolonging Deadlock

The prime minister’s opponents may now get a chance to oust him from power. But it is too soon to write off Benjamin Netanyahu, a political survivor.

#corruption-institutional, #elections, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #israel, #lapid-yair, #legislatures-and-parliaments, #likud-party-israel, #netanyahu-benjamin, #politics-and-government, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #yesh-atid

The New York Times 12:01 am on May 2, 2021
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From the Past, a Chilling Warning About the Extremists of the Present

Almost four decades after officials dismantled the Order, a violent far-right group, experts see echoes in the far right of today.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #neo-nazi-groups, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #the-order

The New York Times 12:22 am on April 29, 2021
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German Intelligence to Surveil Coronavirus Deniers

The country’s domestic intelligence agency says it will create a new department to deal with extremism among conspiracy theorists.

#alternative-for-germany, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #germany, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right

The New York Times 11:14 pm on April 27, 2021
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Prosecutors Are Said to Have Sought Aggressive Approach to Capitol Riot Inquiry

Their proposal was quashed amid concerns that it would violate First Amendment protections, people briefed on the plan said.

#civil-rights-and-liberties, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #garland-merrick-b, #justice-department, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 3:00 pm on April 27, 2021
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Extremists Find a Financial Lifeline on Twitch

QAnon adherents and other far-right influencers are making thousands of dollars broadcasting election and vaccine conspiracy theories on the streaming site.

#amazon-com-inc, #censorship, #computers-and-the-internet, #conspiracy-theories, #corporate-social-responsibility, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #qanon, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #twitch-interactive-inc, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming

The New York Times 10:47 pm on April 26, 2021
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Homeland Security Will Assess How It Identifies Extremism in Its Ranks

The department that works to prevent domestic terrorism threats will conduct an internal review as part of a larger effort to combat extremist ideology in the federal government.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #border-patrol-us, #customs-and-border-protection-us, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #homeland-security-department, #immigration-and-customs-enforcement-us, #mayorkas-alejandro, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #united-states-politics-and-government, #whites

The New York Times 12:23 am on April 26, 2021
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Is an Activist’s Pricey House News? Facebook Alone Decides.

The New York Post has complained that Facebook is blocking and downplaying its stories. But the platform doesn’t pay any special deference to journalists.

#censorship, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #google-inc, #murdoch-lachlan, #murdoch-rupert, #new-york-post, #news-and-news-media, #oversight-board-facebook, #social-media, #zuckerberg-mark-e

The New York Times 5:45 pm on April 25, 2021
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Florida Family Indicted for Selling Toxic Bleach as ‘Miracle’ Coronavirus Cure

A Florida grand jury indicted a man and his three sons, accusing them of marketing an “unproven and potentially harmful” solution as a remedy for Covid-19, cancer, autism and more.

#advertising-and-marketing, #bradenton-fla, #food-and-drug-administration, #frauds-and-swindling, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #genesis-ii-church-of-healing, #jonathan-grenon, #jordan-grenon, #joseph-grenon, #mark-grenon, #miracle-mineral-solution, #poisoning-and-poisons, #rumors-and-misinformation

The New York Times 1:06 pm on April 24, 2021
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Decades After Police Bombing, Philadelphians ‘Sickened’ by Handling of Victim’s Bones

The disclosure that anthropologists at two Ivy League universities had kept bones from a victim of the 1985 MOVE bombing infuriated its members as well as city leaders.

#black-people, #bones, #forensic-science, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #move, #philadelphia-pa, #police-brutality-misconduct-and-shootings, #princeton-university, #university-of-pennsylvania, #university-of-pennsylvania-museum-of-archaeology-and-anthropology

The New York Times 2:57 pm on April 18, 2021
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Alex Jones Faces a Reckoning

Dan Friesen and Jordan Holmes turned their Infowars-skewering podcast into a business. In the post-Trump era, they’re documenting Mr. Jones’s reckoning.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #infowars, #jones-alex-1974, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 8:06 pm on April 14, 2021
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How the Capitol Riot Suspects Are Challenging the Charges

Defense lawyers have complained that some charges do not apply to what unfolded on Jan. 6, and one argues it will be impossible to get a fair trial in Washington.

#attacks-on-police, #cudd-jenny-louise, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #house-of-representatives, #justice-department, #law-and-legislation, #oath-keepers, #proud-boys, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #washington-dc

The New York Times 10:12 pm on April 9, 2021
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Pentagon Announces New Steps to Weed out Extremism in Troops

Defense Department officials acknowledge that rooting out far-right extremist thinking from a military of 1.3 million active-duty troops will be an uphill slog.

#austin-lloyd-j-iii, #black-people, #defense-department, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces, #whites

The New York Times 3:35 pm on April 6, 2021
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Fears of White People Losing Out Permeate Capitol Rioters’ Towns, Study Finds

Counties with the most significant declines in the non-Hispanic white population were the most likely to produce insurrectionists.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #minorities, #oath-keepers, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #terrorism, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 6:30 pm on April 4, 2021
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Biden Steps Up Federal Efforts to Combat Domestic Extremism

The administration has taken a series of steps to prioritize dealing with white supremacists and militias, especially after the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #homeland-security-department, #justice-department, #national-security-council, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #terrorism, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #whites

The New York Times 9:00 am on April 3, 2021
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One Republican’s Lonely Fight Against a Flood of Disinformation

After losing an ugly congressional race last year, Denver Riggleman is leading a charge against the conspiracy-mongering coursing through his party. He doesn’t have many allies.

#conspiracy-theories, #content-type-personal-profile, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #house-of-representatives, #presidential-election-of-2020, #qanon, #republican-party, #riggleman-denver, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #sasquatch-bigfoot, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #virginia

The New York Times 9:15 am on April 2, 2021
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London Police Officer Convicted of Membership in Neo-Nazi Group

Benjamin Hannam, 22, is the first British police officer to be convicted of a terrorism offense, according to the local news media. He joined the neo-Nazi group National Action in 2016 and became a police officer in 2018.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #great-britain, #neo-nazi-groups, #police, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #terrorism

The New York Times 9:00 am on March 26, 2021
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Far-Right Extremists Move From ‘Stop the Steal’ to Stop the Vaccine

Extremist organizations are now bashing the safety and efficacy of coronavirus vaccines in an effort to try to undermine the government.

#fringe-groups-and-movements, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #vaccination-and-immunization

The New York Times 5:00 am on March 26, 2021
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Why QAnon Flopped in Japan

It failed the test for conspiracy connoisseurs, and the public.

#4chan, #conspiracy-theories, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #japan, #qanon, #religious-cults, #tokyo-japan

The New York Times 4:17 pm on March 24, 2021
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Justice Dept. Links Oath Keepers and Proud Boys Ahead of Capitol Riot

A member of the Oath Keepers militia said he was communicating with the far-right Proud Boys, prosecutors said, making their first link between the groups.

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The New York Times 10:56 pm on March 22, 2021
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Justice Dept. Said to Be Weighing Sedition Charges Against Oath Keepers

Investigators have for weeks focused on the role of the militia in the attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

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The New York Times 9:10 pm on March 19, 2021
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How Anti-Asian Activity Online Set the Stage for Real-World Violence

On platforms such as Telegram and 4chan, racist memes and posts about Asian-Americans have created fear and dehumanization.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on March 19, 2021
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For Political Cartoonists, the Irony Was That Facebook Didn’t Recognize Irony

As Facebook has become more active at moderating political speech, it has had trouble dealing with satire.

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The New York Times 9:56 pm on March 17, 2021
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New Report Warns of Rising Threat of Domestic Terrorism

President Biden requested the intelligence community complete the assessment shortly after taking office, and his administration has made fighting domestic terrorism a priority.

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