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In this week’s episode, we investigate the term ‘White Jihad,’ the seemingly paradoxical interaction between white supremacy and Jihadism online. We ask how this loose online community emerged, who it attracts, and what can be done to counter it. 

Join Archie Macfarlane as he speaks with Dr. Federico Borgonovo, a research-analyst at ITSTIME, the Italian Team for Security Terroristic Issues and Managing Emergencies, at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart, in Milan.

You can read a transcript of this episode here. 

If you want to find out more about Tech Against Terrorism and our work, visit techagainstterrorism.org or follow us on X, where you can find resources on this topic. 

Resources:

• ITSTIME website
• Exploring the Whitejihad Digital Ecosystem - F.Borgonovo & S.R.Lucini
• Tech Against Terrorism Europe (TATE) website

In episode 1619, Jack and Miles are joined by a Digital Research Analyst at The Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Sabine Lawrence, to discuss…Election Denialism, The Good News? No, Jan 6 On The Horizon…, So What Is On The Horizon? And more!

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In this week’s episode, we ask why media reporting on terrorism matters, discussing the research on media coverage of terrorist attacks and suicides, the potentially harmful effects on society, and what guidelines can be put in place to ensure more responsible media reporting, including on social media.

Join Archie Macfarlane as he speaks with Dr. Brigitte Naderer, Prof. Thomas Niederkrotenthaler and Dr. Benedikt Till from the Medical University of Vienna.

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

If you want to find out more about Tech Against Terrorism and our work, visit techagainstterrorism.org or follow us on Twitter, where you can find resources on this topic. 

Resources:

• Short-Term Effects of Media Reports on Terrorism That Are Consistent vs. Not Consistent with Media Recommendations on Mass Shootings: A Randomized Controlled Trial
• Recommendations for Reporting on Mass Shootings
• Tech Against Terrorism Europe (TATE) website

Εδραιωμένος ακροδεξιός πυρήνας & μεγάλη διεισδυτικότητα των αντιδραστικών ιδεών.

Μια συζήτηση του Γιάννη Αλμπάνη με τον Κωστή Παπαϊωάννου για την έρευνα του Eteron που εξετάζει την απήχηση υπερ-συντηρητικών ή αντιδραστικών θέσεων στην ελληνική κοινωνία. Βασικές διαπιστώσεις, κίνδυνοι και συμπεράσματα.

In this week’s episode, we discuss the state of extremism in the Nordic region. We focus on Sweden as the long-term epicentre of regional far-right extremism, and explore the Nordic Resistance Movement’s (NRM) evolution. We also discuss the role of online platforms in amplifying NRM’s reach and radicalising supporters to violence and what can be done to counter this.

Join Archie Macfarlane as he speaks with Morgan Finnsiö, a journalist, researcher and educator at the anti-racist foundation Expo, which aims to defend democratic society against the threat posed by racism.

You can read a transcript of this episode here.

If you want to find out more about Tech Against Terrorism and our work, visit techagainstterrorism.org or follow us on Twitter, where you can find resources on this topic. 

In episode 1582, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian and author of Foolish: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation, Sarah Cooper, to discuss… Republicans Cope With Being Wrong By Being…Wrongest? Our Laws Can’t Keep Up With Our Driving Habits, Truth Social Lost $73 Million Since It Launched, Working At SpaceX Is A G*ddamn Deathtrap, Andre 3000 To Release First Solo Album (Of All-Flute Music) and more!

1. Republicans Cope With Being Wrong By Being…Wrongest?
2.  Our Laws Can’t Keep Up With Our Driving Habits
3. Truth Social Lost $73 Million Since It Launched
4. Donald Trump’s Media Company Wants Pro-Gun Programming, Cancelled Shows and ‘Non-Woke’ Content for Streaming Service
5. Working At SpaceX Is A G*ddamn Deathtrap
6. At SpaceX, worker injuries soar in Elon Musk’s rush to Mars
7. Elon Musk says SpaceX should receive clearance to attempt second Starship launch this week
8. Andre 3000 To Release First Solo Album (Of All-Flute Music)

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In this episode, I speak with Mubin Shaikh. We discuss his journey into and out of Islamist #extremism, his work as an undercover operative in taking down the Toronto 18, and the evolution and growing influence of online extremism and radicalization. We focus on religious and political tribalism as barriers to critical thinking, interpersonal communication, and relationships, and how these issues are made worse with the viral amount of misinformation and disinformation online.

Thanks, Mubin!

Grapevine goes to the polls in a contentious school board election driven by the fight over the role of religion and LGBTQ inclusion in public schools. As the dust settles, Ren reflects on the impact of her mother’s allegations. And, after months of feeling as if she’s had to erase herself, Em Ramser reclaims her voice.

Evangelical activists open a new front in their campaign to impose their version of biblical morality in public schools — at the Texas statehouse. While legislators debate bills requiring the Ten Commandments and banning mention of gender identity in classrooms, three nonbinary students share the trauma they’ve endured at Grapevine High. Meanwhile, a coalition of progressive parents and disillusioned conservatives pledge to retake control of their school system.

Weston Brown, 28, sees a video of his homeschooling mother calling for dozens of books on sexuality and gender to be banned from public schools in another Texas school district. To counter her political activism, Weston publicly shares his story of growing up gay in a fundamentalist Christian family. Feeling pressured by parents and school officials, Em Ramser removes LGBTQ symbols from her classroom and no longer recognizes the teacher she’s become.

Amid a growing anti-trans backlash, Ren devises a plan to get out of Texas — and away from her mother. In Grapevine, Sharla’s claim that teacher Em Ramser “infected” her child with lies about gender triggers online attacks, leading Ramser to consider leaving the profession.

The Republican Party in the United States has moved farther right in recent years. And as it has, you would think racialized Americans might be distancing themselves from it and its policies.

But at last week’s GOP Primary presidential debates, three of the seven people on stage were candidates of colour. Racialized citizens also have been drawn to far-right politics, including key players in the January 6th Capitol attack and recent racist attacks.

Which begs the question: Why are racialized people upholding white supremacist ideologies that work against them?

Daniel Martinez Hosang, a Professor of Ethnicity, Race and Migration and American Studies at Yale University has been exploring this question for a long time. He is the author with Joseph Lowndes of _Producers, Parasites, Patriots, Race, and the New Right Wing Politics of Precarity_. HoSang sat down with us to discuss what he calls the politics of multicultural white supremacy. 

Conservatives are gaining power in Grapevine, fueled by a once-fringe movement that calls on evangelicals to control the seven key “mountains” of American society — including education. A cellphone company with a Christian nationalist agenda heeds that call and sets its sights on winning school board seats in Grapevine, following an example set a year earlier in the neighboring city of Southlake.

CORRECTION (Oct. 4, 2023, 08:40 p.m. ET): A previous version of this episode misstated the amount of money Patriot Mobile Action spent in school board elections in North Texas in spring 2022. It was nearly $500,000, not $600,000.

A mother named Sharla publicly accuses a high school teacher in Grapevine, Texas, of using a graphic novel called “The Prince and the Dressmaker” to convince her child to change genders. Reporters Mike Hixenbaugh and Antonia Hylton set out to investigate the allegation. Sharla’s child, Ren, and Ren’s English teacher, Em Ramser, tell them a different story.

On today's episode, I am joined by Dr. Stephanie Alice Baker, a Senior Lecturer in Sociology from the University of London. We explore the origins of the Wellness Movement in the U.S. and the people who helped develop its foundations. Then explore whether inaccessibility to healthcare puts more people at risk of medical misinformation or whether other factors are at play. Lastly, we look into the types of influencers that have profited off the spread of misinformation and offer some suggestions to differentiate between reliable information and misinformation, at a time when institutional trust is at an all-time low. 

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Ben and Adam fight back from technological adversity to talk about the National Sociali... er... I mean National Conservatism conference. 

Content warning - we talk about the murder of Jordan Neely, a black homeless person, from about 29 minutes in until about 37 minutes in.

The articles Ben talks about are: https://itself.blog/2023/05/15/who-is-my-neighbor/ and https://defector.com/jordan-neely-just-needed-some-help

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In the summer of 2022, Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, flew to Texas to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). Onstage, his tirades against immigration, gender studies, and LGBTQ rights were met with roars of approval. Orban has made it his mission to codify traditional family values into law—and dismantle democracy in the process. American conservatives are taking note. And paving the way for these extremist policies is a group of social media "momfluencers" touting the glory of traditional family life. Are Moms for Liberty and #tradwives the harbingers of a backslide when it comes to women’s rights...and American democracy? 

This season's cover art features a photograph by Jonathan Wilkins.

White Picket Fence is supported by Planned Parenthood. For more information or to book an in-person or virtual appointment, visit plannedparenthood.org or call 1-800-230-PLAN.

George Monbiot and Sentient Media Executive Director, Ana Bradley, discuss in detail the link between the far-right and farming and why these conspiracy theories being spread by influencers like Brand are so damaging.  

Watch the video short here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=khAs-mpZ0nU 

Monbiot’s work: 

Monbiot’s column in the Guardian

Regenesis: Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet

TED Talk: Can We Feed Ourselves Without Devouring the Planet

Feral: Rewilding the Land, Sea and Human Life

The Age of Consent; Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning

Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics for an Age of Crisis

TED Talk: "How Wolves Change Rivers" 

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So much for a "honeymoon period." One week into his term, Lula, Brazil's new president, has to deal with a massive national security threat and a full-blown attack on democracy and its symbols. Read show notes. —