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The far right scored its biggest election victory in Germany since World War II
The Alternative for Germany secured 32.8% of the vote in the German state of Thuringia, taking a ni…
Hannah Abraham
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A noted political scientist warned that the US could be under the rule of a right-wing dictator by 2030
In an op-ed, Canadian professor Thomas Homer-Dixon warned that American democracy may collapse if T…
Cheryl Teh
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Elon Musk says his politics are in the center but extremism experts say he's using Twitter to increasingly empower right-wing viewpoints
Musk is more engaged in political issues than ever but an extremism researcher told Insider "any ar…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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Democratic campaign vet warns that the left's 'schoolmarm' tone is alienating middle America
Lis Smith said it would be a "lot healthier for our body politics" to back young politicians who ca…
Lauren Frias
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Streetfighters, Hooligans and Nazis: Inside Sweden's Most Notorious Underground Fight Club
King of the Streets' unsanctioned brawls bring together unfettered ultimate fighting, violent socce…
Karim Zidan
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Before the killing of Shinzo Abe, Japan's last assassination was in 1960. That killer Otoya Yamaguchi has become a favorite of the American far right.
In 1960, Otoya Yamaguchi assassinated the head of Japan's Socialist Party. Decades later, he is rev…
Charles R. Davis
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Right-wing extremists 'want to blow up the Capitol' and 'kill as many members as possible' during Biden's first address to Congress, police chief says
The acting Capitol Police chief said enhanced security measures, like the fence and National Guard …
Kelsey Vlamis
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What is the future of QAnon? What the return of 'Q' means for QAnon and the far-right conspiracy movement.
The anonymous leader of QAnon began posting new messages after a year and a half absence, sparking …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Trump's baseless warnings on Antifa diverted attention away from investigations into right-wing extremists
Dozens of agents were sent to Portland leaving limited resources to work on the 1,000 domestic terr…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Google's new union has mounted a searing attack on YouTube for not stripping Trump of his account and fostering fascism
A letter from Google's union accused YouTube of fostering fascism as a result of its refusal to rem…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Capitol goes into lockdown as Trump supporters breach barriers and clash with law enforcement while Congress debates election challenges
Throngs of Trump supporters have stormed the Capitol building as Congress convened to certify Presi…
John L. Dorman,Taylor Berman
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A British Airways jet came 'extremely close' to a drone that was flying 24 times above its legal maximum altitude, report says
Experts have said it's "only a matter of time" before a drone causes serious damage to a manned air…
Pete Syme
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The 'Dark MAGA' movement dreams of a vengeful Trump destroying his enemies, and is using 'meme warfare' to amplify its threatening vision, say experts
Experts told Insider that the far-right could be using the Dark MAGA movement to launder extremist …
Alia Shoaib
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How lagging prosecutions and long jail stays are fanning the flames of Jan. 6 extremism
Fewer than one in ten of all Capitol riot defendants are in pre-trial detention. But calls to "Free…
Laura Italiano
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Right-wing figures are ripping into Trump for mocking Ron DeSantis ahead of the midterms
Trump had given DeSantis the nickname "DeSanctimonious," prompting right-wing pundits who usually s…
Matthew Loh
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A historic Black DC church is suing the Proud Boys, claiming that the right-wing extremist group vandalized their property
A historic Black church in Washington, DC, has filed a lawsuit against the Proud Boys for allegedly…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Right-wing extremism is on the rise, but ideological killings dropped significantly last year
Right-wing extremists committed at least 16 of the 17 ideological killings last year, the Anti-Defa…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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One year after the Capitol riot, experts warn more political extremism and violence could be on the horizon in 2022
Experts told Insider that increasing partisanship since the January 6 attack has made a full-thrott…
Erin Snodgrass
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A conspiracy theorist who Trump put on a US body overseeing Holocaust monuments is still there more than a year after calls for Biden to fire him
Darren Beattie continues to serve on a body preserving Holocaust monuments, as he also promoted rig…
Tom Porter
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Elon Musk wanted to reinstate a right-wing satire account on day one as Twitter chief
In the few past days, divisive and previously banned figures like Kanye West and Donald Trump have …