Counter-terror police investigate arson attack in north-west London — The Guardian Met describe ‘similarities’ with other recent attacks after business in Hendon, north-west London, was targeted on Friday

LATEST | “Counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into an arson attack on a business in Hendon, north-west London.”

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The emotional battlefield: Inside the tactics manipulating us online Social media isn’t just distracting us, it’s changing our emotional instincts, and experts warn that the threat to our democracy is rising.

A false majority.

Investigations in Scotland have already uncovered AI-generated accounts posing as local voters to influence public discourse…

Gulp.

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Reform candidate wants to ‘blast’ all Muslims ‘off the face of the earth’ Reform’s local elections campaign in Bradford is off to a bad start. Although party leaders said they have the best vetting procedures in Britain, HOPE not hate today exposes one of their candidates f...

Reform’s local elections campaign in Bradford is off to a terrible start ❌

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PSYCHOLOGY | MK-Ultra and other crazy CIA brainwashing…

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AI | A machine that behaves indistinguishably from a human isn’t necessarily aware of anything at all..right..?

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US DoJ files for overturning January 6 convictions for far-right groups’ members — The Guardian Filing seeks to overturn seditious conspiracy charges of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers members who laid siege to US Capitol in 2021

Agog.

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Charismatic Influencers, Certainty, and their effect on Polarisation Online Small increases in influencer appeal and activity can produce disproportionately large effects on polarisation online, rapidly driving communities toward entrenched division.

ONLINE | “Small increases in influencer appeal and activity can produce disproportionately large effects on polarisation online, rapidly driving communities toward entrenched division.” - CREST

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European Far-Right Street Activity is Growing Bolder, Violent Across Europe, far-right movements are growing more aggressive, with a rise in vigilante patrols, harassment, and violence targeting migrants and vulnerable communities. From Hungary to France and Pol...

Across Europe, far-right movements are growing more aggressive, with a rise in harassment and violence targeting migrants and vulnerable communities. These actions, often fueled by conspiracy theories and amplified online, signaling a dangerous normalization of extremism in the streets.

Trump’s DOJ to toss Jan 6 convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers — The Independent Jeanine Pirro asks to throw out cases against Stewart Rhodes and others convicted of treason-related charges and other crimes

Rewriting history. Giving mob violence a free pass. Words fail me.

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Elon Musk Scores a Victory Against Free Speech — Gizmodo The Trump regime thinks it should be illegal to not give Elon money.

“Because I said so” clause.

Joker.

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BREAKING | “A manhunt is under way after an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in Finchley. ”

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Hungary Election: The blueprint for beating the far right? — Channel 4 News Hungary has woken up to a political earthquake. After more than a decade in power, Viktor Orbán has been defeated, with Péter Magyar securing a historic landslide victory in an election seen as a majo...

Shift away from populist politics?

Hopefully.

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Southport attack blamed on ‘catastrophic’ failures by agencies and killer’s ‘irresponsible’ parents — The Guardian Official report says system ‘completely failed’ because some form of violence by Axel Rudakubana had been ‘unambiguously signposted over many years’

This is failure by design.

It is entirely possible, given age and behavioural markers of offenders online, to profile and pinpoint the highest risk individuals or groups and prevent this kind of tragedy.

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Human Intelligence Sharply Declining — Futurism The benchmarks are not looking good, folks. No, it’s not just you — people really are less smart than they used to be. As the Financial Times reports, assessments show that people across age groups ar...

PSYCHOLOGY | AI Vs HI…

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Your brain might be wired for extremism. Here's what you can do about it — BBC Science Focus Magazine Scientists are uncovering why some of us are more vulnerable to extreme ideologies than others July 20, 2025 In a world that feels increasingly polarised, many of us know someone who has fallen into a...

PSYCHOLOGY | What really matters is how you believe in something, not what you believe. 

Why some brains are more susceptible to extreme ideologies than others.

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Psychologists Found Something Horrible About the Kind of Men Seeking Trad Wives — Futurism Color us shocked. The tradwife aesthetic, as it’s sold to women, is easy enough to understand. In our world of social media addiction and dead-end wage labor, it can be tempting to find comfort in the...

CVE | “Heightened religiosity and heterosexual intimacy were also strong indicators”

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Far Right Leader Viktor Orbán Ousted by Voters After 16 Years in Power. Here’s What That Means — TIME The longtime Prime Minister's defeat could reshape Hungary's ties to the E.U., Ukraine, and the global far-right movement he helped inspire.

Good stuff.

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Faith as a Weapon: Inside America’s Theocratic Vanguard Christian nationalism and theocratic extremists didn’t just inspired Jan 6 — they’ve taken over key parts of government, weaponizing faith to dismantle democracy and impose an authoritarian theocratic regime that silences dissent. This poses a direct threat to America’s future.

Faith as a Weapon uncovers how Christian nationalism fueled January 6 and is now embedding a theocratic and authoritarian agenda within the U.S. government. The report profiles key leaders, explores their ideology, & exposes the political power driving these authoritarian policies.

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CTE | Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is a comprehensive study analysing the impact of terrorism for 163 countries covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population.

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Middle East tensions could be feeding terrorism in Canada: report | Watch News Videos Online Watch Middle East tensions could be feeding terrorism in Canada: report Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

CTE | “Violence and volatility in the Middle East is being linked to a rise in youth radicalisation online”

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40 years ago, “Frames of Mind” cracked open the idea of intelligence. It’s not done. — Big Think Howard Gardner joins us to reflect on the theory of multiple intelligences and why the question of who owns intelligence is more important than ever.

PSYCHOLOGY | Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind challenged the long-standing dominance of IQ by proposing that humans possess multiple distinct forms of intelligence.

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UK government to hold emergency meeting over far-right Islamophobic riots as dozens are arrested — The New Arab UK government to hold emergency meeting over far-right Islamophobic riots as dozens are arrested

UK | Social media platform X under increased scrutiny in recent days as many have accused far-right individuals and public figures of peddling misinformation and fuelling the riots.

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How a Russian influence network is spreading anti-Ukrainian propaganda in Ivory Coast — FRANCE 24 English The Company – a network of Russian agents specialised in disinformation operations – has been carrying out a vast propaganda campaign against the Ukrainian embassy in Ivory Coast. When the pan-African...

Bad company.

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The four ways Putin just got more dangerous for UK - thanks to Trump — The i Paper Donald Trump's threat of leaving Nato could be exploited by Russia - with disinformation campaigns, cyber attacks or damage to underwater critical infrastructure

UK more susceptible to cyber attacks, disinformation campaigns and harm to critical infrastructure under the sea from Russia.

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Identitarian Martin Sellner Launches European Ethnic Cleansing Institute Identitarian Martin Sellner has launched the “Institute for Remigration,” a new effort to mainstream his plan for the mass deportation of migrants, and even citizens classified by them as “non-assimil...

Martin Sellner has launched the “Institute for Remigration,” aiming to advance mass deportations of migrants, and even citizens labeled by them as “non-assimilated”, across Europe. Rooted in the “Great Replacement”, the project seeks to legitimize ethnic exclusion as migration policy.

The problem with covering extremists — Salon.com Coverage of figures like Clavicular raises an old question: Does attention inform the public — or empower radicals?

CVE | Does covering extremists expose them or empower them?

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Revealed: Incidents that almost triggered UK emergency alerts — Sky News The government has revealed the incidents that almost caused it to use the emergency alert system, which sends a message to mobile phones and plays a siren sound.

ALERT | The Southport riots, a falling Chinese rocket and parasitic water all almost caused the UK government to use its emergency alerts system.

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European Far-Right Street Activity is Growing Bolder, Violent Across Europe, far-right movements are growing more aggressive, with a rise in vigilante patrols, harassment, and violence targeting migrants and vulnerable communities. From Hungary to France and Pol...

Far-right networks across Europe are translating extremist narratives into coordinated street-level violence, including vigilante patrols, anti-migrant harassment, and targeted violence. Signaling a concerning normalization of extrajudicial activity in several countries.

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One pilot rescued, one still missing after Iran shot down U.S. fighter jet, officials say — NBC News The two-seater jet appears to have been shot down by Iran, a U.S. official said.

IRAN LATEST | Search underway Friday after a two-seater F-15 fighter jet went down over Iran, according to two U.S. officials.

A “Who’s Who” of Global Far Right Extremists Gathered to Share Plans for Whites-Only Communities White supremacists from the U.S., Europe, South Africa, and Australia gathered in February to openly strategize about building whites-only communities and deporting millions. Hosted by Arkansas-based ...

White supremacists from around the world met in February to plan whites-only enclaves, expand recruitment, and advance mass “remigration.” Hosted by Arkansas-based Return to the Land, the summit convened neo-Nazi leaders invoking the “Great Replacement” and coordinating across borders.

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