Coronavirus
White Supremacist in COVID-19 Hospital Bomb Plot Allegedly Wanted to Attack Power Grid
Timothy Wilson, 36, of Missouri was killed in a shootout with the FBI picking up what he thought was VBIED. Keep Reading
Facebook Removes Network of White Supremacist Accounts
The company doesn’t allow groups that “proclaim hateful and violent missions,” according to a statement on Wednesday from Brian Fishman, Facebook’s policy director for counter-terrorism and dangerous organizations. Keep Reading
Better Intel Could Help the U.S. Designate White Supremacist Groups as Terrorists
The Trump administration has been more directive by pushing forward the possibility of sanctioning as terrorist groups the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, the latter of which remains undesignated. Keep Reading
Man Investigated for Plotting Attack at COVID-19 Hospital Killed During FBI Operation
The suspect, who hasn't been identified by authorities, was the subject of a months-long investigation into alleged white supremacist activity, and recently had made threats the FBI took seriously, the sources said. Keep Reading
The Far-Right Domestic Extremist Threat to the Power Grid
The U.S. has over 55,000 substations, all of which have vulnerable components, often with insufficient physical protection. Keep Reading
Online Extremists Exploit COVID-19 to Inspire Supporters
White supremacist extremists are taking advantage of the pandemic to advocate for the theory of accelerationism - that chaos will accelerate the imminent and necessary collapse of society in order to build a racially pure nation. Keep Reading
White Supremacists May Try to Spread Coronavirus to Police and Jews, Report Says
In an alert obtained by ABC News, the FBI’s New York office reports that "members of extremist groups are encouraging one another to spread the virus, if contracted, through bodily fluids and personal interactions." Keep Reading
Arizona Man Described as White Supremacist Drapes Nazi Flag at Sanders Rally
The ADL identifies the self-described "stunt activist" as Robert Sterkeson, who attended the rally to protest Sanders and also runs a YouTube channel, "BombIslam.com." Keep Reading
Former Atomwaffen Division Member Sentenced to Year in Prison on Weapons Charge
In text message communications, while Thomasberg possessed firearms and was a regular drug user, he glorified racially motivated violence and referred to mass shooters as “saints.” Keep Reading
A Colorado Synagogue Struggles to Make Sense of a Violent White Supremacist Threat
Even though the city of Pueblo only has about 100,000 people, it's home to one of the oldest synagogues west of the Mississippi. Temple Emanuel was built around the year 1900. Keep Reading