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Natsec reporter , host of CYBER pod for + a Juve fan. PAST: Cyberwar on + . DM for Wire handle.

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    31 May 2020

    Some actual terrorist groups that never attained that governmental designation: Ku Klux Klan, The Base, The Order, Atomwaffen Division, Aryan Republican Army. All white supremacist organizations.

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    Jun 9

    On this week's CYBER, talks about spies and woke tweets.

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    Jun 8

    Like many, Capitol rioter Doug Jensen says he was drawn into QAnon to save children from pedophiles. Now, after five months “languishing in a DC jail cell" Jensen says the conspiracy is "a pack of lies.” He also says it has destroyed his family

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    Jun 7

    Last time I was in London, Ont, was to cover a PEGIDA anti-Muslim rally. This stuff is pervasive across Canada and we shouldn't act like it's not. I don't want to take up oxygen here but, please, lets recognize this stuff has been festering here for a long, long time.

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    Jun 7

    Four members of a Muslim family were killed after a man allegedly intentionally drove his truck into them on a sidewalk in London, Ontario, in what police are calling a hate-motivated attack.

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    Jun 7

    Think Andy might be leaving out some context

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    Jun 2

    This is a pretty good example of how to responsibly report on the far-right. ☑️No embedded links to extremist Telegram channels. ☑️No publishing names of the channels or leadership accounts. ☑️Limited use of extremist-posted propaganda photos to illustrate story.

    My look at how a band of online neo-Nazis and white supremacists pulled a coordinated stunt across the US on the memorial of George Floyd’s murder: Dropping racist banners over highways and what that says about far-right activism post-Capitol Hill.
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    Jun 2

    As this piece by shows, even as the FBI is cracking down and charging hundreds of people for the Jan. 6th insurrection, white supremacists and neo-Nazis aren't going anywhere.

    My look at how a band of online neo-Nazis and white supremacists pulled a coordinated stunt across the US on the memorial of George Floyd’s murder: Dropping racist banners over highways and what that says about far-right activism post-Capitol Hill.
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    Jun 2

    I spoke with 's about a network of online neo-Nazis and their real world activities to exploit the media and spread propaganda on the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

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  10. Jun 2

    With some very insightful words from and .

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    My look at how a band of online neo-Nazis and white supremacists pulled a coordinated stunt across the US on the memorial of George Floyd’s murder: Dropping racist banners over highways and what that says about far-right activism post-Capitol Hill.

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  12. Jun 2

    Can somebody *actually* tell me why UEFA is so insistent on calling this summer's Euro, "Euro 2020"? Was it like, you sold too much merch with that label or something?

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    Jun 1

    Hundreds of Black gun owners marched on Tulsa's Black Wall Street demanding reparations for the massacre that occurred in the city 100 years ago.

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    Jun 1

    VICE News has found that at least 12 priests accused of sexual abuse in the US and Italy were cleared of charges and reinstated within the Catholic Church over the last year.

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    May 26

    ctrl+f "fandom"

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    May 26

    NEW: A Massachusetts elementary school teacher was fired today after his double life as a white nationalist writer was exposed. He used pen names to write for extremist sites (AmRen, VDARE) and his real name to write for major outlets (Atlantic, Vice)

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  17. May 26

    Halifax mall shooting plotter from 2015, Lindsay Souvannarath, has been allegedly sending neo-Nazi and idol to groups like The Base and Atomwaffen, James Mason, glowing letters and art from prison while serving a life sentence. Latest with .

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    May 25

    The newsrooms and are dedicating today across all our platforms to coverage of systemic racism. That includes a ton of fascinating, revelatory, sometimes infuriating reporting from our teams here in the US and around the world. See it here:

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    May 24

    This is the first footage of Protasevich since he was pulled off a flight yday by Belarusian KGB in Minsk. Besides the below info, he “confesses” (my quotes) to crimes punishable by a 15-year sentence and says rumors of his hospitalization with heart problems are false.

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    Belarusian journalist and activist Roman Protasevich appears in chilling video circulated by pro-Lukashenko media. Very likely under duress, says he’s being treated “correctly” and “lawfully” though he shows possible signs of physical abuse, is held in Minsk Detention Center no.1
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    May 21

    Scoop: leaked emails, documents, sources show the crime app Citizen is testing an on-demand private security force. You request assistance through the app, a private security force comes to help in minutes. Drastic escalation of what Citizen offers

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    May 21

    Love the thoughtful way host handles thorny, sensitive topics. Honored to join her for this episode of Post Reports.

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