My most recent piece for CTEC. It's been a long time coming, and I so appreciate the time and insights of every veteran who participated.
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Veteran Perspectives on Extremist Exploitation of the Military: Sources and Solutions
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March 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My most recent piece for CTEC. It's been a long time coming, and I so appreciate the time and insights of every veteran who participated.
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New research from CTEC!
CTEC's Taylor Chin's report presents new research findings to the counterterrorism academic community and argues why the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) should be designated an FTO.
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The Justification for Designating the Russian Imperial Movement as a Foreign Terrorist Organization | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
The white supremacist Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) the Russian Imperial Movement (RIM) and its leaders Stanislav Vorobyev and Denis Gariev pose an underestimated threat to the United...
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June 6, 2024 at 10:35 PM
New research from CTEC!
Excited to be joining this exceptional team at CTEC (and making my first post on Bluesky!)
We are excited to announce that Sarah Pollack will be our new Director of Tech Policy and Strategy here at CTEC! Sarah's expertise in countering terrorism, violent extremism, and their relationships to other online harm spaces will help CTEC continue to grow.
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February 12, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Excited to be joining this exceptional team at CTEC (and making my first post on Bluesky!)
I was privileged to work with and mentor @bdaviess.bsky.social while at CTEC and am even more privileged to see her excellent work continue to be recognized
Want to know why beliefs that sunscreen is bad for you feed into larger conspiracies and misinformation? This article, featuring expert commentary from ARC Fellow @bdaviess.bsky.social, helps explain.
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From “Clean Beauty” to Extremism: Sunscreen Truthers and Their Conspiracy Theories
The rise of “sunscreen truthers” on social and extremist platforms is fueling dangerous conspiracy theories rooted in chemophobia, pseudoscience, and antisemitism. This deep dive unpacks how clean bea...
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June 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I was privileged to work with and mentor @bdaviess.bsky.social while at CTEC and am even more privileged to see her excellent work continue to be recognized
quero ele fazendo uma matéria sobre banheirao na ufrn com os melhores horários, onde encontramos maior diversidade (setor 1/2), mais sigilosos (ctec) e o menos acessível (ginásio)
May 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
quero ele fazendo uma matéria sobre banheirao na ufrn com os melhores horários, onde encontramos maior diversidade (setor 1/2), mais sigilosos (ctec) e o menos acessível (ginásio)
OUT TODAY: My new paper "Lawful Extremism: Extremist Ideology and the Dred Scott decision" is live today on the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) website! Indulge me in my first big BlueSky thread... www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
Lawful Extremism: Extremist Ideology and the Dred Scott Decision | Middlebury Institute of Internati...
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November 8, 2023 at 3:22 PM
OUT TODAY: My new paper "Lawful Extremism: Extremist Ideology and the Dred Scott decision" is live today on the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) website! Indulge me in my first big BlueSky thread... www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
Are these in your medicine cabinets?
In wake of faked data scandal at Synapse Labs, FDA has published list of generic drugs stripped of equivalence to brand name
Among them are common meds like Lupin and Umedica's cholesterol med atorvastatin
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In wake of faked data scandal at Synapse Labs, FDA has published list of generic drugs stripped of equivalence to brand name
Among them are common meds like Lupin and Umedica's cholesterol med atorvastatin
www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-a...
September 16, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Are these in your medicine cabinets?
In wake of faked data scandal at Synapse Labs, FDA has published list of generic drugs stripped of equivalence to brand name
Among them are common meds like Lupin and Umedica's cholesterol med atorvastatin
www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-a...
In wake of faked data scandal at Synapse Labs, FDA has published list of generic drugs stripped of equivalence to brand name
Among them are common meds like Lupin and Umedica's cholesterol med atorvastatin
www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-a...
Naprostý souhlas. Nepotřebuji dramatizaci knihy, chci vlastní imaginaci. Čtení knih je řemeslo, kde je čteč upozaděn, ne exhibice rychlokvaškového hlupáka.
July 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Naprostý souhlas. Nepotřebuji dramatizaci knihy, chci vlastní imaginaci. Čtení knih je řemeslo, kde je čteč upozaděn, ne exhibice rychlokvaškového hlupáka.
CTEC keeps growing! And I get another smart colleague to learn from. Welcome @srp.bsky.social!
We are excited to announce that Sarah Pollack will be our new Director of Tech Policy and Strategy here at CTEC! Sarah's expertise in countering terrorism, violent extremism, and their relationships to other online harm spaces will help CTEC continue to grow.
www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
February 12, 2024 at 10:46 PM
CTEC keeps growing! And I get another smart colleague to learn from. Welcome @srp.bsky.social!
We are excited to announce that Sarah Pollack will be our new Director of Tech Policy and Strategy here at CTEC! Sarah's expertise in countering terrorism, violent extremism, and their relationships to other online harm spaces will help CTEC continue to grow.
www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
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February 12, 2024 at 9:51 PM
We are excited to announce that Sarah Pollack will be our new Director of Tech Policy and Strategy here at CTEC! Sarah's expertise in countering terrorism, violent extremism, and their relationships to other online harm spaces will help CTEC continue to grow.
www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
CTEC just released a new report, Seeds of Extremism, by Isabela Bernardo. It examines how ecofascist ideas can intersect with accelerationist culture—and what that means for prevention and policy. Thanks to the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative for support. www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
Seeds of Extremism: Ecofascism and Militant Accelerationism in a Warming World
As Executive Director of Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC), I’m pleased to share Seeds of Extremism: Ecofascism and Militant Accelerationism in a Warming World—a timely, rigo...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
CTEC just released a new report, Seeds of Extremism, by Isabela Bernardo. It examines how ecofascist ideas can intersect with accelerationist culture—and what that means for prevention and policy. Thanks to the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Collaborative for support. www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
AEJMC's CTEC division is still largely operating over on Twitter / X and Facebook, without a presence here on Bluesky. As such, I'll post here about some CTEC happenings under #aejmc_ctec, if you want to follow it. #aejmc25
July 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
AEJMC's CTEC division is still largely operating over on Twitter / X and Facebook, without a presence here on Bluesky. As such, I'll post here about some CTEC happenings under #aejmc_ctec, if you want to follow it. #aejmc25
A friend on Stanford’s faculty switched to in-person exams. Got reamed by student evaluations, saw drop in course CTEC scores.
absolutely insane story, and yeah, just looking at this chart... with the exception of maybe two people, this entire class was cheating like motherfuckers
July 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
A friend on Stanford’s faculty switched to in-person exams. Got reamed by student evaluations, saw drop in course CTEC scores.
This project has also been personally poignant for other reasons: I started it during my first days at CTEC and finished the paper for it Friday, which was my last day at CTEC.
More detailed updates about my next steps soon!
More detailed updates about my next steps soon!
March 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This project has also been personally poignant for other reasons: I started it during my first days at CTEC and finished the paper for it Friday, which was my last day at CTEC.
More detailed updates about my next steps soon!
More detailed updates about my next steps soon!
Unfortunately very timely from my CTEC colleague @amycooter.bsky.social
Director of Research & Academic Development, Dr.
amycooter.bsky.social, delivered the capstone lecture for the "Vigilante America" series, hosted by Carnegie Mellon's Humanities Center. Congrats, Dr. Cooter!
amycooter.bsky.social, delivered the capstone lecture for the "Vigilante America" series, hosted by Carnegie Mellon's Humanities Center. Congrats, Dr. Cooter!
April 24, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Unfortunately very timely from my CTEC colleague @amycooter.bsky.social
Check out the latest from CTEC, on best practices for researching TikTok!
Research lead Robin O’Luanaigh shares some best practices for researchers using TikTok for their data collection in our newest Research Note.
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Best Practices for TikTok Research: Emerging Methods | Middlebury Institute of International Studies...
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December 1, 2023 at 8:55 PM
Check out the latest from CTEC, on best practices for researching TikTok!
Bom dia para todos que vão comemorar o Halloween fazendo trabalho da ctec
October 31, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Bom dia para todos que vão comemorar o Halloween fazendo trabalho da ctec
Journal of Communication Technology, @aejmc.bsky.social 's CTEC division journal, released a new issue. Appreciate authors for being patient! @calebtcarrphd.bsky.social @cameronpiercy.bsky.social @anneo.bsky.social www.joctec.net/current-issue
JoCTEC - Current Issue
The Journal of Communication Technology (CTEC) is an official division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).
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November 19, 2024 at 2:41 AM
Journal of Communication Technology, @aejmc.bsky.social 's CTEC division journal, released a new issue. Appreciate authors for being patient! @calebtcarrphd.bsky.social @cameronpiercy.bsky.social @anneo.bsky.social www.joctec.net/current-issue
Recently, CTEC Exec Director, @jason-blazakis.bsky.social, chatted with @tessowen.bsky.social of the @theguardian.com about recent State Dept. decisions on minimizing the importance of far-right violent extremism as a threat to US national security interests. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration is minimizing white supremacist threat, officials warn
Coming changes at the state department follow pattern of moving resources away from programs that focus on preventing far-right violence
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June 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Recently, CTEC Exec Director, @jason-blazakis.bsky.social, chatted with @tessowen.bsky.social of the @theguardian.com about recent State Dept. decisions on minimizing the importance of far-right violent extremism as a threat to US national security interests. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Once again, here's the link. Many thanks to everyone at CTEC and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies who helped make this paper possible. www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
Lawful Extremism: Extremist Ideology and the Dred Scott Decision | Middlebury Institute of Internati...
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November 8, 2023 at 3:27 PM
Once again, here's the link. Many thanks to everyone at CTEC and the Middlebury Institute of International Studies who helped make this paper possible. www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
A great CTEC piece on Christian nationalism, memes, and Donald Trump's Online War Machine.
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Christian Nationalism in the Case of the Dilley Meme Team | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
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April 2, 2024 at 11:57 PM
A great CTEC piece on Christian nationalism, memes, and Donald Trump's Online War Machine.
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Incredibly helpful piece from my CTEC colleagues that adds depth to our understand of the history and longevity of antisemitism
New paper alert! John Chrysostom is a canonized saint and Christian Church Father. He's also one of history's most influential shapers of antisemitic tropes. A deep dive into a landmark work of antisemitic identity construction by me and CTEC's Michael Broschowitz www.middlebury.edu/institute/ac...
April 25, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Incredibly helpful piece from my CTEC colleagues that adds depth to our understand of the history and longevity of antisemitism
A timely piece on the narratives and internal logic of white Christian nationalism from a graduating CTEC student whom I had the pleasure mentoring
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White Christian Nationalism after the January 6 Insurrection: GiveSendGo's Online Pulpit | Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
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July 29, 2024 at 4:53 PM
A timely piece on the narratives and internal logic of white Christian nationalism from a graduating CTEC student whom I had the pleasure mentoring
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Important new analysis from my colleagues Isabela Bernardo and Matthew Kriner at CTEC!
CTEC SPI Director Matt Kriner and Senior Research Analyst Isabela Bernardo examine the significance of Dark Foreigner's arrest. You can read their analysis here:
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‘A New Image of Terror and Dread’: The Significance Of Dark Foreigner’s Arrest
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September 25, 2023 at 5:12 PM
Important new analysis from my colleagues Isabela Bernardo and Matthew Kriner at CTEC!
Automotive teacher, CTEC awarded $75k for teaching excellence thereminder.com/local-news/... #wearehometownnews
October 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Automotive teacher, CTEC awarded $75k for teaching excellence thereminder.com/local-news/... #wearehometownnews