Category: domestic extremism

Kash’s Corner: Obfuscation and Lies, from the Pentagon Intel Leak to the Whitewashing of the Afghanistan Exit Debacle

Why is the FBI targeting churches? Who approved the memos singling out Catholic churches and associating terms like “red pill” and “based” with domestic violent extremism? How did classified intelligence on Ukraine end up spreading online for weeks without being detected? And what does Kash Patel—as the person in charge of the Defense Department’s transition…


PREMIERING 8PM ET: Kash’s Corner: Obfuscation and Lies, from the Pentagon Intel Leak to the Whitewashing of the Afghanistan Exit Debacle

Why is the FBI targeting churches? Who approved the memos singling out Catholic churches and associating terms like “red pill” and “based” with domestic violent extremism? How did classified intelligence on Ukraine end up spreading online for weeks without being detected? And what does Kash Patel—as the person in charge of the Defense Department’s transition…


Safe@Home | A Conversation on Countering Domestic Violent Extremism

On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will host a virtual conversation with Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor on the National Security Council Joshua Geltzer, followed by an expert panel discussion on the recently released CNAS report Protecting the Protectors: Preventing and Mitigating Domestic Violent Extremism…


Leader’s Arrest Quiets One of America’s Largest Militias

One of America’s largest militias has been inactive since its leader’s arrest—and it’s not the Oath Keepers. The group in question is the Not F****** Around Coalition (NFAC), an all-black militia that captured headlines during the protests in the summer of 2020. With untold hundreds of NFAC members showing up at events sporting military gear…


Pentagon Anti-Extremism Plan Will Chill Speech: Military Attorney

The Pentagon’s new plan to counter extremism within its ranks includes prohibitions on liking and sharing social media content that “endorses extremist activities,” which critics worry will have a chilling effect on speech. The Department of Defense (DoD) announced its counter-extremism policies Dec. 20, unveiling policies that are the result of a Counter Extremist Activity…


DHS Sees No Rise in Violence Against Educators, but Federal Probe Continues

Department of Homeland Security counterterrorism coordinator John Cohen said Nov. 3 that the DHS has not found evidence of rising violence against educators—refuting the ostensible reason that Attorney General Merrick Garland launched an ongoing investigation into the matter. Cohen’s remarks came during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on domestic terrorism in response…


Border Surveillance Tools Could Become Ubiquitous Nationwide: Report

Drones, towers, license plate readers, and other surveillance tools comprise a “digital border wall” that threatens privacy and civil liberties, according to a new report from three immigration advocacy groups. The Deadly Digital Border Wall report criticizes law enforcement’s surveillance of the U.S.-Mexico border, but the tools described in the report could be—and have been—used against all…


To Study Domestic Extremism, Researchers Want Access to Social Media User Data

While criticizing social media companies for invading user privacy, some university researchers and non-profit organizations are pushing for access to the same data collected by those companies—arguing that such info is crucial to understanding how to combat domestic extremism. Researchers and activists made their case for more access to social media data at an Oct….


Researchers Want Access to Social Media User Data to Study Domestic Extremism

While criticizing social media companies for invading user privacy, some university researchers and nonprofit organizations are pushing for access to the same data collected by those companies—arguing that such info is crucial to understanding how to combat domestic extremism. Researchers and activists made their case for more access to social media data at an Oct….


DHS Touts Counter-Domestic Extremism Plan, But Rights Groups Fear Threats to Civil Liberties

At the Sept. 21 Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on counterterrorism, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas touted a raft of new programs aimed at combating domestic extremism—many of which are raising red flags among interest groups across the political spectrum. The new DHS plans follow a March 2021 intelligence community report that deems white supremacy and violent…