Extremism

Right-Wing Influencer's Plan To Thwart Taylor Swift Brutally Mocked

Conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec offered up some names to combat what conservatives say is Swift's effect on the female electorate.
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The Right's Newest Conspiracy Is The Super Bowl-Taylor Swift-Joe Biden 'Psyop'

But right-wing House Republicans said they’re not paying attention to the drama: “I’m not a pop person.”
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Arizona Republican Proposes Bill That Would Allow Politicians To Overturn Elections

The bill in question says “the Legislature, and no other official, shall appoint presidential electors.”
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Ohio Man Gets 18 Years For Attempted Firebombing Of Church Drag Events

Aimenn Penny threw two Molotov cocktails at the church last March, but failed to burn it down.
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Extremism Is Rampant In This Part Of The U.S. — And There's A Toxic Reason For It

A new book breaks down myths about the Western U.S., and examines why it's an increasingly welcoming space for far-right extremism to take root.
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Palestinian Students Shot In Vermont Attack Believe Gunman Sought Them Out

The two men blame the “systematic dehumanization” of Palestinians.
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This State Tried To Pass Anti-Trans Laws For Years. Then A Right-Wing Media Star Got Involved.

The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh has set his sights on banning gender-affirming care for trans youth — and an attack on Vanderbilt's transgender health clinic shows he's succeeding.
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Right-Wing Media Is Flooded With Dehumanizing Rhetoric Against Palestinians

Media experts say normalizing this kind of hateful language can have major — even deadly — consequences.
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Man With Ties To 'Boogaloo' Movement Found Guilty Of Murdering Federal Officer

Robert Justus joined former US Air Force officer Steven Carrillo in a plot to attack guards at a federal building in Oakland, California, during a 2020 protest against police brutality.
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Proud Boys Didn't Just Crash An Election. They Upended The Next One Too.

Five Proud Boys leaders are going to prison over Jan. 6. But we haven't seen the end of the gang, or the damage it inflicted on the American political landscape.
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