Meanwhile, ‘Civil War’ is trending on social media — Only eight days after a terrorist attack targeting Black people Donald Trump is promoting the idea of civil war. While this is not surprising coming from the former president, trying to forget what happened in Buffalo while “civil war” trends on social media is much more dangerous and problematic than…

An issue civil society doesn’t talk about enough is ripping the United States apart — The United States briefly had a conversation about racism and extremism in the aftermath of the most recent mass murder of Black people. Hateful attacks on non-white groups continue to grow across the country. Whether it be verbal harassment, physical violence, or outright murder by a lynch mob of one…

What the manifestos left behind by mass shooters tell us and why you should be gravely concerned — Despite warnings issued by many who are often shunned by legacy media, it seems the only time people are concerned with extremism is when cable news tells them to be. In fact, much of the information shared by those outlets has often been uncovered by the people US society ignores…

Normalizing white nationalism and white supremacy are once again much more subtle than the Tucker Carlson’s of the world. — If you follow my work, you know that I track extremists. My focus is typically centered around rhetoric and coded language (also known as dog whistles). I’ve studied the history of racism and xenophobia from the founding fathers until today. Throughout US history, ideas centered around assimilation to a white-centered…

Two former police officers were arraigned Friday morning on charges of first-degree manslaughter — Former Lawton, Oklahoma police officers Nathan Ronan and Robert Hinkle were arraigned Friday morning on charges of first-degree manslaughter for the killing of Quady Sanders who was unarmed. Body camera footage posted on YouTube by the Lawton Police Department (LPD) was released on the same day. A word of caution…

Nick Fuentes and Enrique Tarrio are just two of the more prominent Latino white nationalists — Among the growing number of Latinos joining the white nationalist movement in the United States is Nick Fuentes. Launched into relevance when he left Boston University after claiming he received threats for attending the Unite the Right riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, Fuentes describes himself as an American Nationalist, Christian Conservative…

The incremental shift to the political right led to the end of abortion rights in the United States — While conservatives freak out about the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s 98-page opinion declaring “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” the real issue isn’t the celebration on the political right, nor is their motivation. What got us here was complacency by the party that was supposed to stand up…

If so, why? It should come as no surprise Trump wanted to physically harm civil rights activists. This is the United States after all. — Former President Donald “Dog Whistle” Trump made his beliefs and motivations clear more times than anyone cares to count — on top of his tens of thousands of lies. Hearing that he was willing to use the power of the president to attack US citizens is something we’ve heard about…

Assimilation is a tool of white supremacy which oftentimes uses non-white people to promote white power structures — The idea of assimilation in the United States dates back to the mid-eighteenth century. At the time Benjamin Franklin and others were alarmed about the growth of the German population in Pennsylvania. …