Morning Briefing: U.S. White Supremacist groups are 'manipulating events and societal developments' for the purpose of 'radicalization, recruitment and offline mobilization of the public,' according to a new report. https://www.radicalreports.org/p/morning-briefing-white-supremacists-campaign

Catholic Christian nationalism is having a moment https://religionnews.com/2024/07/23/jd-vance-catholic-christian-nationalism-is-having-a-moment/

There Are More Whale Falls Off Los Angeles Than the Rest of the World Combined https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/whale-falls-los-angeles

Chimpanzees Take Turns in Fast-Paced Conversations, Just Like Humans Do https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chimpanzees-take-turns-in-fast-paced-conversations-just-like-humans-do-180984763/

Extremists Links: The Proud Boys and far right militia groups are preparing for Election Day and the possible return to the White House of former President Donald Trump. https://www.radicalreports.org/p/extremists-links-far-right-prepares-election

Mapping Project 2025: In Progress — When completed, you will be able to use the interactive visualizations to view the connections between all of organizations and contributors involved in Project 2025. https://www.radicalreports.org/p/mapping-project-2025-in-progress

"Kamala Harris’ Christian faith is the antithesis of Donald Trump’s Christian nationalism, in which the Christian faith is wielded as a tool to oppress, exclude and limit basic rights of people who believe or pray differently." https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kamala-harris-christian-faith-religious-freedom-rcna163011

Morning Briefing: Far right figures and conspiracy theorists are reportedly 'spreading doubts that President Biden is alive,' and the conspiracy theories have gained 'support from some mainstream commentators.' https://www.radicalreports.org/p/morning-briefing-conspiracy-theories-biden

Update: In Progress

I have started building the interactive visualizations. When completed, you will be able to use the interactive visualizations to view the connections between all of the organizations and contributors involved in Project 2025. https://fundrazr.com/stories/4LUPl1

"Maybe even most of the time. But Jennifer wanted to know about Mike’s world — if he would let her in. And Mike could see Jennifer was open to learning — provided he made the effort to understand her, too." https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2024/indoctrination-schools-student-political-views-change/

“Christian nationalism seeks to preserve rather than share power. Its policies manifest in book bans, falsified talking points about Critical Race Theory, and voter suppression laws.” https://baptistnews.com/article/the-theology-behind-the-christian-nationalist-view-on-immigration/

The Rising Tide of Political Violence: An Attempted Assassination of Trump Is Part of a Global Trend https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/rising-tide-political-violence

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Mapping Project 2025: Investigating the GOP's Authoritarian Playbook https://fundrazr.com/mappingproject2025

“...he threatened to retaliate against me if I wrote anything he felt was unfair. It wasn’t clear exactly what he meant, but it may have been the most direct threat I’ve received in 20 years as a reporter.” https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/i-found-ivan-raiklin-the-secretary-of-retribution-at-the-republican-convention/

Trump’s Massive Deportation Plan Echoes Concentration Camp History https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trumps-massive-deportation-plan-echoes-concentration-camp-history/

A Hidden Graveyard of 18th Century Ships Makes Hawaii's Shipwreck Beach https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/a-hidden-graveyard-of-18th-century-ships-makes-hawaiis-shipwreck-beach

This Bronze Age Ship Replica, Made From Reeds and Goat Hair, Just Sailed 50 Nautical Miles https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-bronze-age-ship-replica-made-from-reeds-and-goat-hair-just-sailed-50-nautical-miles-180984728/

The Voting Machine Conspiracy Theorists Are Still at It https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/us/politics/dominion-voting-machine.html

Morning Briefing: Warnings of 'Follow-On or Retaliatory’ Attacks Related to the 2024 Presidential Election https://www.radicalreports.org/p/morning-briefing-warnings-of-follow

What It Takes To Be This Luxury Memphis Hotel’s ‘Duckmaster’ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/peabody-ducks