Jacob Ware
@jacobware.bsky.social
Studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement. https://bookshop.org/p/books/god-guns-and-sedition-far-right-terrorism-in-america/20097522?ean=9780231211222&next=t
Leipzig, Germany: "According to a NATO spokesperson, a drone carrying explosives was recovered near a Ukrainian transport aircraft." It seems, in Peter R. Neumann's words, that "the drone war has reached Germany."
Flughafen Leipzig/Halle: Drohne auf Flughafen Leipzig hatte laut Polizei eine Sprengvorrichtung
Die am Flughafen Leipzig entdeckte Drohne war laut Landeskriminalamt mit einer Sprengvorrichtung versehen. Die Polizei ermittelt nun, für Passagiere besteht keine Gefahr.
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"[R]espondents prioritized reducing civilian harm over maximizing the probability of success. [...] This suggests that collateral damage can directly erode the political support needed to sustain military campaigns over time." @herzogsm.bsky.social @laurensukin.bsky.social
What Makes a Weapon Too Horrific to Use?
Editor's note: The "Short of War" Podcast discussing this article is AI-generated. Rules governing warfare are nearly as ancient as warfare itself. In the Iliad, Achilles loses favor with the gods an...
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"Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's far-right national security minister, was the defense lawyer of the arsonists. He has said spitting on Christians is an ancient Jewish custom and shouldn't be considered a crime."
Spitting Attacks Show Rise of Anti-Christian Hate in Israel
Negative attitudes toward Christianity are becoming more common among young Israelis.
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Maggie Haberman on divides in the #MAGA movement: "I think that it's having fissures, not just because of Iran and Israel. It started with Jeffrey Epstein last year."
Opinion | How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman
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How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power Jacob Ware, Georgetown University The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina’s highest offices. theconversation.com/how-an-1876-...
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power
The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina’s highest offices.
theconversation.com
A Monday morning read: Attacks like the 1876 Hamburg massacre, which sought to proactively protect the rights and power of white Americans, have more in common with genocide and ethnic cleansing than terrorism. @us.theconversation.com
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power
The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina’s highest offices.
theconversation.com
It started with a dispute at a 4th of July parade on America’s 100th birthday between two white men and a Black militia marching group. After a shoot-out, a white militia then killed 4 Black men. The men responsible for the Hamburg Massacre 150 years ago were never convicted.
Remembering the 1876 Hamburg massacre in @us.theconversation.com: by intimidating Black voters and galvanizing white Democrats who sought to undo the results of the Civil War, the violence served to effectively kill Reconstruction and Black emancipation.
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power
The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina’s highest offices.
theconversation.com
NEW in @us.theconversation.com: July 2026 marks not just the 250th anniversary of the US, but the 150th anniversary of the Hamburg massacre. Such genocidal terrorism helped undo the results of the Civil War and define the next 100 years of American race relations.
How an 1876 massacre of Black men in South Carolina turned racial terror into political power
The men responsible for the bloodshed 150 years ago were never prosecuted; instead, they rose to South Carolina’s highest offices.
theconversation.com
"Dutch police detained three teenagers overnight as part of a terrorism investigation." Another gravely concerning youth radicalization case from Europe. 🇳🇱
Three teenagers arrested in Dutch terrorism investigation, prosecutors say
Dutch police detained three teenagers overnight as part of a terrorism investigation, the national public prosecutor's office said on Wednesday.
reuters.com
#OnThisDay in 1874, Patrick F. Healy became president of Georgetown University, the 1st Black American to lead a predominantly white university. Born into slavery in GA, he helped transform Georgetown into a major university. mississippitoday.org/2024/07/31/1...
1874: Patrick F. Healy becomes Georgetown president - Mississippi Today
On this day in 1874, Patrick F. Healy became the first African American to become president of a predominantly white university.
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Between arson and stabbing attacks in New York City, a van ramming in Berlin, and a stabbing in Paris, a violent week proves terrorism is still an ever-present threat to our cities and communities.
French police arrest man after he attacks three women with knives in Paris
French police detained a man on Monday after he attacked three women with knives before bystanders pinned him to the ground and an off-duty police officer detained him, Interior Minister Laurent Nune...
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“But it’s preposterous to think that a government that can assassinate a Hamas leader in a Tehran guesthouse finds itself unable to contain a wave of Jewish thuggery.”
Opinion | A Blunt Warning for Israel
Jewish terrorism is also a threat to Zionism.
nytimes.com
Between arson and stabbing attacks in New York City, a van ramming in Berlin, and a stabbing in Paris, a violent week proves terrorism is still an ever-present threat to our cities and communities.
French police arrest man after he attacks three women with knives in Paris
French police detained a man on Monday after he attacked three women with knives before bystanders pinned him to the ground and an off-duty police officer detained him, Interior Minister Laurent Nune...
reuters.com
"The political future of Iranian Kurdistan moves beyond strictly internal dynamics to become part of complex regional geopolitics." Just terrific and timely insights from @pybaillet.bsky.social for the Irregular Warfare Initiative.
Kurdish Underground Resistance and Civil Disobedience Against the Iranian Security State
Editor's note: The "Short of War" Podcast discussing this article is AI-generated. When the Iranian security state unleashed its typical playbook of repressive policing and internet blackouts in ...
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Thank you, @jacobware.bsky.social! This investigation was a very rewarding combination of the solid local reporting of Cecilia Hedlund at Helsingsborgs dagblad, my OSINT experience and the commentary/analysis by @morganfinnsio.bsky.social
"If the goal is to covertly attack a powerful enemy without leaving fingerprints, outsourced terrorism offers clear advantages." @jobywarrick.bsky.social
Opinion | Carlos the Jackal’s Violent Chaos Endures
The type of terrorism that was his signature brand is having a remarkable resurgence, and Americans are nowhere near prepared to deal with it.
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Deeply tragic, yes – and thanks Jacob. It's my colleague @jonathanleman.bsky.social who did the digging in this case, however!
Another week, another tragic youth radicalization story: in Sweden, a 12-year-old boy stabs a 5-year-old girl, seemingly inspired by the True Crime Community (TCC). Links uncovered after brilliant investigative work by @morganfinnsio.bsky.social and @stiftelsenexpo.bsky.social.
12-åring misstänks för mordförsök – kopplas till våldsamt Tiktok-konto
En 12-åring misstänks för knivdådet på en femårig flicka i Helsingborg. Enligt Expo och HD kan pojken kopplas till ett Tiktok-konto som hyllar massmördare och skolskjutare.
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July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @warontherocks.bsky.social
July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History
Seventy-five years ago today, at approximately 11:45 a.m. on July 22, 1946, a stolen delivery truck pulled up to the basement service entrance at the
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A fairly haunting headline from the Norwegian Police Security Service: "15 years since July 22: More people are inspired by Breivik." Adds that "the threat from far-right extremism is greater today than it was in 2011."
15 år siden 22. juli: Flere inspireres av Breivik - pst.no
15 år etter terrorangrepet registrerer PST en økning av personer som viser at de er inspirert av Anders Behring Breiviks handlinger. Trusselen fra høyreekstreme er større i dag enn den var i 2011.
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"[The] threat environment ... is the highest we've ever seen." "What we're seeing now is something I've never seen before."
U.S. Secret Service official: 'Threat environment is the highest we've ever seen'
The Secret Service has seen a 40% increase this year in cases involving threats to protectees, including President Donald Trump.
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July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social @warontherocks.bsky.social
July 22: A Pivotal Day in Terrorism History
Seventy-five years ago today, at approximately 11:45 a.m. on July 22, 1946, a stolen delivery truck pulled up to the basement service entrance at the
warontherocks.com
Really interesting and important @lawfaremedia.org deep-dive by @pwbeck.bsky.social, Troy Edwards, Alexandra Hughes, and Barry Jonas, looking at critical new limitations in our legal counterterrorism toolkit against homegrown, "lone wolf" terrorists.
U.S. v. Ullah and the Problem With the ‘Lone Wolf’
A federal appellate court limited a key asset in the Department of Justice’s counterterrorism toolkit.
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www.rawstory.com/raw-investig... "The UFC plot clashes with the administration’s decision to downplay far-right extremism,” Jacob Ware, co-author of God, Guns and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America, told Raw Story."
The most elaborate Trump assassination plot yet bucked his own script
The White House released its long-delayed counterterrorism strategy in May, identifying “violent left-wing extremists” as a major terror threat, following a directive from President Donald Trump last ...
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“Beginning in the fall, the services are pulling their students from these graduate programs out of fear of indoctrination and the undermining of American values — as if those bright, brave patriots need protection.” A grave, self-inflicted mistake.
Opinion | I’m an Army general. My education shouldn’t be unexpected.
Elite universities and the military should be friends, not foes.
washingtonpost.com
Former acting FBI director Brian Driscoll on @weeklyshowpodcast.bsky.social: “There are threats that we could use more resources pointed at, especially with the global environment and what’s happening all over the world right now. Terrorism didn’t stop.”
Jack Smith & Brian Driscoll On Weaponizing Justice | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Today in youth radicalization: "A 14-year-old boy has been charged with a terrorism offence after police discovered an alleged plan to target two London mosques that was linked to 'extreme right-wing terrorism.'"
Boy, 14, charged with terror offence targeting London mosques
The alleged offences are linked to "extreme right-wing terrorism" police say.
bbc.com
