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October 2022

Mother Jones: Experts are seeing a wave of QAnon-linked crimes. The attack on Pelosi's husband might be the latest.
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
Foreign Policy Research Institute: War crimes in Ukraine: In search of a response
Russia Matters: Foreign fighters in Ukraine: What concerns should really be on the agenda?
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
Political Violence at a Glance: Managing conflictual relationships between international rivals: Why the end of accommodation approaches
FiveThirtyEight: Jan. 6's tangled web of extremism
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.
AFP: US hearings revive baseless conspiracy theory about Capitol riot
Washington Post: It wasn’t just Proud Boys. Interconnected extremists converged on Jan. 6.
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 Economist: Online radicalisation led a white supremacist to target African-Americans
The Conversation: A quest for significance gone horribly wrong – how mass shooters pervert a universal desire to make a difference in the world
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
MSNBC: Dozens of veterans participated in the Jan. 6 attack. Congress wants to know why.
Stars and Stripes: Early intervention and better mental health care are keys in preventing veterans from joining extremist groups, advocates say

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