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#Trump spreads #violent rhetoric by suggesting migrants should be pitted in fights for entertainment.

During a speech to #Christian #conservatives on Sat afternoon, & AGAIN at a rally in Philadelphia that evening, Trump claimed he told his friend Dana White, pres of the UFC, that he should start a spinoff competition featuring migrants, as part of his riff on restricting #immigration.

#racism #WhiteSupremacy #Dehumanization #HumanRights #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/22/trump-christians-migrants-violence/

#Violent Protests fueled by #FarRight #Disinformation Grip #UK in Wake of KnifeAttack at Dance Class

Far-right groups & #AntiImmigration protesters have taken to the streets after a mass stabbing in the town of Southport was followed by a wave of disinformation about the identity of the attacker.
#Security #Cybersecurity #Moderation #Extremism #racism #WhiteSupremacy #ElonMusk #AndrewTate #TommyRobinson
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/world/europe/southport-stabbing-uk-riots.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

#Iran turns to #HellsAngels & other #criminal #gangs to target critics

Iran has cultivated ties w/criminal networks in the #West to carry out a recent wave of #violent plots in the #UnitedStates & #Europe.

In the months before his attackers tracked him down, the exiled Iranian #journalist had been moved in & out of safe houses by #London’s Metro Police, given a secret way to signal rescue units & installed monitoring devices in his home.

#geopolitics #PoliticalViolence
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/12/iran-criminal-gangs-target-dissidents/