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MT Man Charged With Threat To Reenact Columbine

Helena’s NBC News affiliate reports:  Charges of felony intimidation and possession of explosives have been filed against Helena resident Logan S. Pallister, 23. Police report he has allegedly threatened harm at Helena High School multiple times in the past. According to court documents, Helena Police were advised of a possible school threat on the evening of Monday, May 30. An …

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FL Man Charged With Threatening School Shooting

From the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office: On Sunday, May 29, 2022, detectives received a tip, and through investigative means discovered that Corey Anderson, 18, posted images of himself with what appeared to be a handgun, a rifle, and a tactical style vest. The photo was distributed with the caption “Hey Siri, directions to the nearest school.” After further investigation, detectives …

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MA Man Charged With Threatening School Shooting

Boston’s NBC News affiliate reports: A Cape Cod man was arrested this weekend after police received several reports about one of his Facebook posts in which he allegedly threatened to commit a school shooting at an unnamed location. Justin Moreira, 29, of Hyannis, was taken into custody at his home without incident on Saturday, Barnstable police said. Multiple people reported …

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Cultist Guilty In Plot To Firebomb California Dem HQ

The Associated Press reports: A California man pleaded guilty Friday to plotting to blow up the state Democratic Party’s headquarters in what prosecutors said was the first in a planned series of politically-motivated attacks after the defeat of former President Donald Trump. Ian Benjamin Rogers, 46, of Napa, pleaded guilty to conspiring to destroy a building by fire or explosives, …

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NY Teen Charged With Threatening School Shooting

New York City’s Fox affiliate reports: A high school student in Suffolk County was arrested for threatening to carry out a massive shooting at his school, announced District Attorney Raymond Tierney. The 16-year-old from Bellport High School, whose name was being withheld due to his age, allegedly posted on his “Bellport Scholars” Instagram page that there could be a massive …

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Carlson: Buffalo Massacre Was Result Of Mental Illness And Wasn’t “Inspired By Hateful Right-Wing Rhetoric”

“So they are continuing to tell you, in the face of all available evidence, that the mass murder you saw over the weekend in Buffalo was inspired by hateful right-wing rhetoric when in fact that mass murder was committed by someone with diagnosed mental illness that the adults around him apparently ignored. So you saw a shooting by a crazy …

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Buffalo Mass Shooter Indicted For First Degree Murder

The Associated Press reports: The white man charged with murdering 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo appeared briefly in court Thursday after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree murder charge. Peyton Gendron, wearing an orange jail uniform and a mask, was silent throughout the one-minute proceeding attended by some relatives of the victims. Someone shouted “Payton, …

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Biden In Buffalo: White Supremacy Is A Poison [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: President Joe Biden traveled to Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday where he met with the families of victims from Saturday’s shooting rampage and addressed the racism and hate that officials say motivated the gunman. “What happened here is simple, straightforward terrorism,” Biden said. “Terrorism, domestic terrorism, violence inflicted in the service of hate and the vicious thirst …

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Bidens And Schumer To Visit With Buffalo Families

The Buffalo News reports: President Biden is expected to make a brief visit to Buffalo Tuesday morning to meet with officials and families of victims who died in Saturday’s attack at the Tops market on Jefferson Avenue. A source with knowledge of the situation who asked not to be identified said the president and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled …

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Buffalo Shooter Frequented Guns And Ammo Forums

NBC News reports: The suspect in Saturday’s mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, appeared to be actively involved in online communities devoted to guns, ammunition and tactical gear, according to social media posts. The platforms hosting the communities reacted quickly after the shooting, which killed 10 people and appears to have been racially motivated, banning accounts that appeared to belong …

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Biden: White Nationalism Is Antithetical To US Values

Via press release from the White House: Tonight, we grieve for the families of ten people whose lives were senselessly taken and everyone who is suffering the physical and emotional wounds of this horrific shooting. We are grateful for the bravery of members of law enforcement and other first responders who took immediate action to try to protect and save …

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Buffalo Mass Shooter Identified, Pleads Not Guilty

The Buffalo News reports: The gunman accused of killing 10 people, and wounding three others, Saturday afternoon at a Buffalo supermarket is a teenager who drove 3½ hours from his small town in the Southern Tier to carry out the hate-fueled attack, authorities said. Payton S. Gendron, 18, of Broome County, was arraigned before Buffalo City Court Judge Craig Hannah …

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Subway Shooter Pleads Not Guilty To Terror Charges

The New York Daily News reports: The man accused of spraying 33 shots on a crowded N train last month pleaded not guilty Friday to federal terrorism charges. Frank James, 62, appeared in Brooklyn Federal Court Friday in a khaki jail jumpsuit, telling a judge he was doing “pretty good.” After asking James questions about his educational background, Brooklyn Federal …

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Anti-LGBTQ Canadian Nazi Hit With Terrorism Charge

Vice News reports: A 19-year-old Canadian man accused of attacking a trans support centre has been charged for allegedly joining a violent neo-Nazi group that has been designated a terrorist group. RCMP alleged that Seth Bertrand, of Windsor, Ontario, attempted to join the National Socialist Order, an offshoot of the infamous neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division. Atomwaffen has been connected to …

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NYC Subway Shooter Indicted On Federal Terror Charge

ABC News reports: A federal grand jury in Brooklyn has returned a two-count indictment against alleged subway shooter Frank James. The indictment expands the charges James is facing for allegedly shooting 10 people on a Manhattan-bound N train on April 12. No one was killed. James is now charged with carrying out a terror attack against a mass transit system …

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Life Sentence In 2021 Terrorism Killing Of British MP

Reuters reports: A “cold, calculated and dangerous” man inspired by Islamic State was jailed for life on Wednesday for the murder of veteran British lawmaker David Amess after knifing him to death in a frenzied attack in a church where he was meeting voters. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, a British citizen and son of a former media adviser to a …

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Death Penalty Phase Begins For Parkland Mass Shooter

The Associated Press reports: Jury selection in the deadliest mass shooting ever to go to trial will begin Monday with preliminary screening for the panel that will determine whether Nikolas Cruz will be put to death for murdering 17 students and staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Court officials say 1,500 candidates or more could be brought …

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Irish Foreign Minister Evacuated In Terrorism Threat

Reuters reports: Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney was taken off stage by officials during a speech in Belfast on Friday after the event organiser said a suspicious device had been discovered in a hijacked van in the car park of the venue. The van driver was ordered at gunpoint to drive to the venue in north Belfast, one of the …

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Man Convicted In Synagogue Bomb Plot Appeals For His Religious Right To Possess White Supremacist Artifacts

Courthouse News Service reports: A Colorado man sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting to blow up a synagogue appealed supervised release conditions at the 10th Circuit on Tuesday, including a prohibition on possessing items associated with white supremacy including Thor’s Hammer. Authorities arrested Richard Holzer in November 2019 after he discussed plans with undercover federal agents to blow …

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Feds Warn Of Rise In Terrorism Threats By Incels

Salon reports: A new Secret Service report highlights a concerning rise in terrorism threats posed by men who called themselves “involuntary celibate,” often refered to as “incels.” The 26-page report, released on Tuesday by the Secret Service’s National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC), documents a sharp uptick in incel-fueled attacks against women over the past decade. “The term ‘incel’ is often …

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