Extremists Links: Extremist Rhetoric and Violent Threats the 'New Political Normal'
Extremist rhetoric and violent threats against election workers and political candidates are part of the "new political normal."
Extremists Links is a weekly round-up of reporting on extremists groups including the White Supremacists and Militia Movements, as well as reporting on the investigations into the January 6th Insurrection.
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The latest reporting on extremist groups within the Radical Right.
White Supremacists, Militia Movement, and Far Right Extremists
Exclusive: Homeland Security ramping up 'with intensity' to respond to election threats [USA Today]
This is 2024’s new political normal six months from the election [CNN]
Almost 40% of local election officials surveyed report threats or abuse, says a new report [NBC News]
Donald Trump puts America on notice again: If he loses, he won’t go quietly [Los Angeles Times]
Shrugging at honoring the 2024 vote, at political violence and at Jan. 6 [The Washington Post]
'Terrifying': Democrats say they have plans to keep electors safe from political violence [USA Today]
California politicians face rampant threats. Some want to use campaign cash for protection [CalMatters]
Active Clubs: A new far-right threat to democratic elections [Al Jazeera]
How pro-Palestinian camp, and an extremist attack, roiled the protest at UCLA [USA Today]
Police let violent mobs attack UCLA students. This is what lawlessness looks like [The Guardian]
DPS arrests parent after 'verbal altercation' with students in encampment [The Daily Orange]
CPD Officers Probed for Ties to Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Won’t Be Disciplined, Department Says [PBS News]
Chicago’s top cop defends clearing officers with connections to extremist group [NPR]
No extremism in the Chicago police ranks? We need more convincing. [Chicago Sun-Times]
Body cameras capture sudden struggle in Tooele with alleged Proud Boys fugitive [NBC News]
A fifth ‘Misfit’ is accused of murdering two Kansas women. Last year, he declared extremist beliefs [Kansas Reflector]
How Far-Right Extremist Militias Organize on Facebook [Wired]
Far right militias are returning to Facebook — and it’s looking the other way [MSNBC]
Telegram is helping QAnon and far-right channels monetize their content with its new ads program [MMFA]
Elon Musk to reinstate X account of white nationalist Nick Fuentes [Axios]
Nick Fuentes: 'I Totally See Myself Accidentally Killing My Wife' [The Daily Beast]
A year for Fears: Texas man gets a year for role in 2017 torch-wielding mob at UVa [The Daily Progress]
Remembering Allen: Monday marks 1 year since Neo-Nazi opened fire at outlet mall, killing 8 [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
North Texas Asian community advocates renew calls to label Allen shooting a hate crime [Texas Standard]
Hate crime charges added for man accused of racially motivated shooting in Spotsylvania [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
South Carolina man sentenced for obstructing justice in the murder of Allendale transgender woman [NBC News]
SA man tied to 'incel' movement sentenced for violent threats [San Antonio Express-News]
“Propaganda for Fun:” How Extremists Use GAI to Camouflage Hate [ADL]
Antisemitic incidents are up. What do we know about them? [NPR]
Reports show rising antisemitism, white supremacist propaganda, anti-LGBTQ sentiment in MO [Springfield News-Leader]
How will West Virginia respond to white supremacist group's march? [States Newsroom]
Antisemitic flyers thrown in Baldwin County forwarded to FBI as possible hate crime [1819 News]
A North Carolina man is charged with mailing an antisemitic threat to a Georgia rabbi [The Washington Post]
New York synagogues, museum got fake bomb threats, officials say [Reuters]
NYPD investigates synagogue bomb threats, rise of antisemitic incidents across city [ABC News]
'Heartbreaking to see': Rotterdam police investigate vandalism at Jewish cemeteries [Times Union]
Bozeman PD deems bomb threats as hoax linked to PRIDE events [NBC News]