Extremists Links: Political Violence, Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories
The escalating incidents of political violence and the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories.
The latest reporting on extremist groups within the Radical Right.
White Supremacists, Militias, and Far Right Authoritarian Movements
Political Violence Escalates as Democratic Lawmakers and Pro-Democracy Protesters Are Violently Targeted [GPAHE]
Democratic Minnesota politician fatally shot, another injured in 'politically motivated assassination' [NBC News]
The suspect in the shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers had a 'hit list' of 45 officials [NPR]
The Minnesota Suspect’s Radical Spiritual World [The Atlantic]
We Should Not Be Shocked That the Alleged Minnesota Shooter’s Christian School Is Connected to Political Violence [Religion Dispatches]
Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Attended a Bible College Popular Among Christian Nationalists [Mother Jones]
Questions remain about the Minnesota rampage. Anti-abortion extremism may shed light [NPR]
‘Psyop’: How Far-Right Conspiracy Theories About the Minnesota Shooting Evolved to Protect MAGA [Wired]
The Disinformation Machine After a Murder [The Intercept]
MAGA voices spread falsehoods to link Minnesota shooter to Democrats [Axios]
MAGA Whips Up Conspiracy Theories To Muddy An Act Of Right-Wing Violence [TPM]
How the right spread ‘brutal and cruel’ misinformation after Minnesota lawmaker killings [The Guardian]
A Democratic legislator was assassinated, right-wing influencers coughed out disinformation [Minn Post]
How US senator falsely claimed Minnesota shooting suspect was ‘Marxist’ [Al Jazeera]
The Minnesota shootings offer a painful lesson on the vitriol that haunts America [MSNBC]
Violent extremists like the Minnesota shooter are not lone wolves [The Conversation]
The Growing Threat of Homegrown Religious Extremism [The Bulwark]
The Escalating Political Violence Didn’t Come From Nowhere [The Nation]
How Trump and the age of "crass, brutal politics" make extremist violence more likely [Salon]
Political violence is threaded through recent US history. The motives and justifications vary [The Washington Post]
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