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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Troubled Teens and Online Radicalization

Troubled teens actively seek extremist online content because sites meet unmet psychological needs, offering explanations, belonging, and validation that reinforce violent fantasies.
Public health
fromemptywheel
2 weeks ago

Trump's Homeland Security Advisor Denies Victims of Far Right Shooting Equal Protection - emptywheel

Two shootings involved perpetrators influenced by online extremist and gore communities: one targeted Charlie Kirk; another attacked Evergreen High, injuring two before the shooter's suicide.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Groypers, Christian Nationalists, and the Online Extremism Few Americans Understand

Some violent acts are performative content for online nihilist subcultures, driven by audience and status rather than traditional goal-oriented ideology.
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Kirk's killing sparks calls for unity - and deepens political divides

But Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican who has become a measured voice of the investigation into Kirk's killing, has urged Americans to resist "rage" in the wake of the shooting. Driving the news: Cox said on CNN's "State of the Union" that the country does not need to "sing Kumbaya and hold hands" - but rather, people must continue to engage with those with whom they disagree.
US politics
Right-wing politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Nick Fuentes Is Having a Moment

Nick Fuentes promotes extreme racist and antisemitic views, rejects J.D. Vance over his mixed-race family, and leverages large online followings to normalize far-right ideas.
Right-wing politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories

The account @PhDofbombsaway promoted conspiracy theories and pro-Trump content from 2019 to 2021, embodying a hardline, misogynistic worldview.
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