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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
Military.com: A year later, a Guardsman who responded to the Capitol riot recalls delays and uncertainty
ABC: How the U.S.'s security tactics changed following the Jan. 6 riots
Defense One: Six things veterans can do to strengthen our democracy
BNC News: Partisan terrorism on the rise after Jan. 6 insurrection
Washington Post: The Pentagon vowed to confront extremism in the ranks. A year after Jan. 6, experts say more must be done.
NPR: Majority of Americans worry Jan. 6-style attack could happen again, poll finds
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
Washington Post: Pentagon updates rules to address extremism in the 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
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
Military Times: Fighting falsehoods: Veterans coalition aims to battle extremism with truth
Defense One: Veterans are being recruited by extremist groups. How do we help them say no?

November 2021

National Institute of Justice: Hate crimes: National database identifies traits and motivations marking distinct pathways of people who commit bias-based offenses
Business Insider: Inside a DC jail's 'Patriot Wing,' where Capitol riot defendants sing the national anthem and act like prisoners of war — but struggle to cope with being locked up
Military Times: Extremist crimes among veterans on the rise for the past decade, study finds
USA Today: When does speech become dangerous? Rep. Gosar’s ties to white nationalists added to concerns about his video
Salon: Is the QAnon "movement" a tragedy, a danger — or a terrorist group?
Homeland Preparedness News: Global Partnership to focus on climate change fueled terrorism
PolitiFact: Tucker Carlson film falsely claims Jan. 6 is 'pretext to strip millions' of 'constitutional rights'

October 2021

Slate: How passenger vehicles became a preferred weapon for domestic extremists
CBC: U.S. judge sentences Manitoban ex-reservist Patrik Mathews to 9 years in prison for role in neo-Nazi plot
Small Wars Journal: Redefining terrorism in the 21st century
The Guardian: The dark side of wellness: The overlap between spiritual thinking and far-right conspiracies
Fox News: Extremist groups are recruiting veterans; House lawmakers want to know why and how
AP News: 'Radicalized' veteran gets time served for anti-police bombs
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: How to reduce the risk of a catastrophic spent nuclear fuel fire near the Persian Gulf
Washington Post: U.S. Army investigating after Confederate flag is raised at barracks in Germany
AP News: French child kidnap plot shows global sway of QAnon style

September 2021

Pew Research Center: Globally, social hostilities related to religion decline in 2019, while government restrictions remain at highest levels
Al Jazeera: US braces for #JusticeforJ6 rallies supporting pro-Trump rioters
Vox: 20 years, $6 trillion, 900,000 lives: The enormous costs and elusive benefits of the war on terror.
MSN: How many Canadians have fallen victim to terrorism?
Baltimore Sun: Unspoken wedding vows, grandchildren never met and a war that stumbled to an end: How to measure the 20 years since 9/11

August 2021

The Conversation: Why is it so difficult to fight domestic terrorism? 6 experts share their thoughts