Domestic Terrorism In The U.S. Was Once Again Predominantly From Far-Right Extremists In 2020

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- Several members of the neo-Nazi terrorist cell Atomwaffen Division were arrested by the FBI in 2020.
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-'Domestic terrorism in the U.S. was once again predominantly from far-right extremists in 2020,' Daily Kos, 2/23/21.

We’ve known for some time that Donald Trump’s presidency unleashed a tide of right-wing domestic terrorism that was especially notable for its increasingly lethal effects in its first three years. Now, thanks to a government intelligence report, we know that the final year of his tenure featured a continuation of this trend, though with a different emphasis.

The report, from the Joint Regional Intelligence Center and distributed to law enforcement officials around the nation by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), says that right-wing extremists were responsible for the majority of fatal domestic terrorist attacks in 2020. Even though anti- government violence and civil unrest was the product of “non-affiliated, left-wing and right-wing actors,” the report found, “right-wing [domestic violent extremists] were responsible for the majority of fatal attacks in the Homeland in 2020.”

As Jana Winter at Yahoo News observes, the report marks a shift from the Trump administration’s long-running record of downplaying the threat of far-right terrorism. A whistleblower’s complaint in 2020 revealed that Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, DHS’ second-highest-ranking official, issued orders to modify intelligence assessments so as to make the white supremacist threat “appear less severe.” He also wanted the assessments to include information on “left-wing” groups and antifa.

The JRIC’s analysis was based partially on data provided by U.S. Crisis Monitor, an organization with a full set of data on political violence that includes reporting on various protests around the nation.

Much of the most lethal domestic terrorism during the Trump years was the work of “lone wolf” extremists who committed mass killings on behest of various far-right causes. That situation shifted noticeably in 2020 due mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic, which reduced opportunities and targets for such terrorism—and also created new opportunities amid protests over public health restrictions and police brutality, the latter of which were left-wing protests that attracted far-right terrorists intent on amplifying the protest violence. The most stark example of this was “Boogaloo Boi” Steven Carrillo’s shooting of two federal officers at the scene of an Oakland anti-police protest in June...

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1. The FBI reported incidents

of domestic terrorism in an annual report before the rumpie brigade fired, retired or demoted employees. Maybe it's time for a new list.

Arizona needs a Democratic Legislature in order to stop the Sheriff Joe wing of the Republican Party.

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2. Agree with both of those.

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3. K&R.

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4. Hey, Republicans! If you refuse to say the words "right wing extremist terrorists" how are you going

to fight the terrorism?