Our picksBrexit & Terrorism | Biden’s Looming War on White Supremacy |Universities & Extremism, and more Published 19 January 2021 ·  Capitol Rioter May Have Stolen Pelosi’s Laptop and Tried to Sell It to Russia, Says FBI ·  Parler Partially Reappears with Support from Russian Technology Firm ·  Britain’s Youngest Terrorist Who Was Jailed for Plotting to

CybersecurityHackers “Manipulated” Stolen COVID Vaccine Papers, Says EU Agency Published 16 January 2021 Documents and emails about the BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna jabs were taken in a cyberattack late last year. The EU’s drug regulator thinks hackers are trying to damage public trust in the COVID vaccines. Hackers have leaked stolen coronavirus vaccine documents online and altered them

ViolenceExposure to Violence Takes a Toll on Socioemotional Well-Being of Californians Published 16 January 2021 Researchers assessed the prevalence of exposure to violence, such as robbery or assault, and its impacts on the mental health and social functioning of California adults. Their study shows the far-reaching psychological effects an incident of gun violence can have

Climate challengesEarth to Reach Temperature Tipping Point in Next 20 to 30 Years Published 16 January 2021 Earth’s ability to absorb nearly a third of human-caused carbon emissions through plants could be halved within the next two decades at the current rate of warming, according to a new study. Researchers have identified a critical temperature

Our picksBoogaloo Bois Prepare for Civil War | Cyber ‘Deterrence’: A Brexit Analogy | Active Duty Extrmists, and more Published 16 January 2021 ·  The Boogaloo Bois Prepare for Civil War ·  Dozens of People on FBI Terrorist Watch List Came to D.C. the Day of Capitol Riot ·  MS-13’s Highest Ranking Leaders Charged with Terrorism Offenses

ExtremismFurious Extremists Call for More Violence Around Inauguration Day Published 14 January 2021 In the immediate aftermath of the November 2020 presidential election, pro-Trump and other extremists announced their initial plans to protest President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington D.C. While it is impossible for anyone to predict with certainty how the events of the

ExtremismCapitol Siege Raises Questions over Extent of White Supremacist Infiltration of U.S. Police By Vida Johnson Published 14 January 2021 The apparent participation of off-duty officers in the rally that morphed into a siege on the U.S. Capitol building Jan. 6 has revived fears about white supremacists within police departments. Reports of officers involved in

SurveillanceFace Surveillance and the Capitol Attack By Jason Kelley Published 14 January 2021 After last week’s violent attack on the Capitol, law enforcement is working overtime to identify the perpetrators. This is critical to accountability for the attempted insurrection. Law enforcement has many, many tools at their disposal to do this, especially given the very

ARGUMENT: Impeachment & mad kingsNecessary and Insufficient: The Problems Impeachment Does Not Solve Published 14 January 2021 Congress could not ignore President Donald Trump’s relentless, persistent campaign of Big Lies about the 3 November election—a pattern of behavior that culminated in the president’s move last week to assemble a mob in Washington and loose it

PandemicsSeeking to ‘Flush’ out COVID-19 in Wastewater Published 14 January 2021 Though it may seem a bit unsavory, studying human waste can tell us a lot about COVID-19 and give governments a leg up on containing the spread of the virus. Researchers can predict if the coronavirus might attack a community by checking sewers for