Tragic Stabbings in Sydney Leave Six Dead, Community in Mourning
In a horrifying incident that has left the Sydney community in shock, six people were tragically killed in a stabbing attack at a bustling shopping center in Bondi Junction. The assailant, identified by New South Wales Police as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, was stopped when he was fatally shot by police officer Inspector Amy Scott. The […]
Florida man arrested for texts threatening mass shooting at school, officials say
Memo reveals a House Republican strategy on shootings: downplay white nationalism, blame left
Congressional Republicans recently circulated talking points on gun violence that falsely described the El Paso massacre and other mass shootings as “violence from the left.” A document obtained by the Tampa Bay Times and sent by House Republicans provides a framework for how to respond to anticipated questions like, “Why won’t you pass legislation to close the […]
British man admits planning terrorist attack on mosque, prosecutors accept plea of lesser charge
A U.K. man admitted to planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in southern London, but prosecutors accepted his plea to the lesser charge of possession of an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or property, the BBC reported. The 41-year-old man identified as Steven Bishop admitted that he bought fireworks and learned how […]
Local bomb plot suspects not charged with terrorism?
The Muslims of America are asking why they’re not being charged as domestic terrorists. The four young men charged in an alleged plot against Muslims in Holy Islamberg, near Binghamton, face felony charges. However, The Muslims of America are asking why they’re not being charged as domestic terrorists. “These four individuals and those who threaten […]
Florida man arrested for making ‘Mother of Satan’ bombs in home, police say
Florida officials said an anonymous tip led them to a stash of Mason jars filled with a highly explosive powder – similar to the type used by Islamist terror groups in a string of overseas bombings. Lake Helen police officers and Volusia County deputies descended on a South High Street home and reportedly discovered jars filled […]
When to Call a Terrorist a Terrorist
In Saturday, a shooter gunned down at least 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, the single deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history. U.S. President Donald Trump declared it a “wicked act of mass murder.” As the country grieved, police arrested 46-year-old Robert Bowers, the apparent gunman, who had barricaded himself in the synagogue after a shootout with […]
The Real Founders of Fake News? American Islamophobes
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com. Anti-Muslim activists in the United States were operating in a “post-truth era” and putting out “alternative facts” long before those phrases entered the language. For the last decade they have been spreading provable […]
UK man ‘obsessed’ with Muslims hit group with van: court
A British man “obsessed” with Muslims deliberately drove into a group outside a mosque in an act of terrorism intended to kill as many as possible, a court heard Monday. Darren Osborne is accused of murdering 51-year-old Makram Ali and trying to kill others in the Finsbury Park area of north London on June 19 […]
FBI Says When It Will Reveal Las Vegas Shooter Motive
We likely won’t find out what motivated Stephen Paddock to shoot dead 58 country music fans from the window of a Las Vegas hotel room—the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history—for at least another nine months, if ever, the FBI agent in charge of probing the case reportedly revealed on Wednesday. In an interview […]