I saw Iran execute a man in public. Is this what the US wants? It is odd for the US defense secretary to be laying the groundwork for an event that could be organized by Tehran The Guardian - US · Oct 9
Livestreaming an Execution Plus: Tariffs and Michigan, LGBT teens, Stewart Brand fanfare, and more... Reason · Oct 9
'God Has Done a Work in My Life': Grandmother Who Lost Two Grandsons in Bombing Shares Testimony Kathy Sanders, grandmother of two Oklahoma City bombing victims, continues her quest for answers about an unidentified leg, while sharing her journey of faith and forgiveness International Business Times UK · Sep 7
QLD:'Large, lethal': teen wanted bomb matching US attack A teen accused of planning a terrorist attack wanted a large device matching something as "destructive" as the Oklahoma City bombing, a jury has heard. AAP · Jun 17
Alfie Allen is in his villain era with a terrifying turn as a sexual predator in Girl Taken The actor has been playing baddies for years, but this one might be his most chilling of all Evening Standard · Jan 9
Violent extremists like the Minnesota shooter are not lone wolves After a two-day manhunt, Minnesota authorities arrested and charged 57-year-old Vance Boelter on June 15, 2025, after he allegedly shot and killed Minnesota House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband in their home and seriously injured another state senator and his wife. The Conversation · Jun 17, 2025
MAGA's coping strategy: More fantasy The right’s go-to conspiracy theory can help explain why Trump’s base won’t drop him anytime soon Salon · Apr 30, 2025
‘The bomber’s words sound mainstream. Like he won!’ Oklahoma City’s tragedy in the time of Trump Revulsion at deadly Oklahoma City explosion in 1995 has faded. But echoes of the blast, and its perpetrator, Timothy McVeigh, are heard today as far-right ideas storm the US The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025
Death row inmates sue to stop Trump from sending them to prison that housed Timothy McVeigh and the Unabomber Attorney says Trump administration is ‘just assuming they are the worst of the worst by virtue of their death sentences’ The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025
Oklahoma City to mark 30 years since the bombing that killed 168 people and shook America A bomb with a force powerful enough to instantly destroy much of a nine-story building shattered a quiet Oklahoma City morning and sent a shock wave through America The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025
Trumpism echoes Timothy McVeigh’s right-wing extremism, 30 years after the Oklahoma bombing This week, it will be 30 years since the Oklahoma bombing. The Conversation · Apr 16, 2025
The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lesson Thirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in the nation’s heartland, deep scars still remain from the deadliest homegrown attack on U.S. soil The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025
I watch Netflix for a living — here’s the 7 new shows and movies I’d stream this week Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including "Ransom Canyon," "The Diamond Heist" and more. Tom’s Guide · Apr 14, 2025
The sad decline of Gore Vidal, America’s most acerbic writer and fearsome feuder THE READING LIST: As the world approaches the centenary of the celebrated novelist, television pundit and all-around man of letters, Martin Chilton recalls his greatest work, most withering putdowns, and chronicles a career that devolved into ‘crackpot’ conspiracy theories, illness and, perhaps most depressing of all, boredom The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025 Oklahoma City bombing survivors reflect on tragedy 30 years later in new doc Thirty years ago, 168 people – included 19 children – were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing. A devastated mother who lost her children, a bank teller who was trapped upside down in her office chair for hours, and countless others are sharing their stories in a new docuseries on…
The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2025 He wanted his father’s killer to be executed. Until his wish was granted Does the death penalty – ‘a life for a life’ – really help victims’ families achieve closure? A new documentary finds out
Latin Times · Jan 2, 2025 Trump Tower Cybertruck Terrorist Similar to OKC Bomber Timothy McVeigh But Not As 'Savvy', Former FBI Agent Says The former agent said the perpetrator underestimated how well the Tesla vehicle is made and did not prepare strong enough explosives
The Guardian - US · Apr 16, 2024 ‘More than just a crime story’: the Oklahoma City bombing and a rise in domestic terrorism The documentary An American Bombing shows how the 1995 act of terror, which killed 168 people, spoke to an increase in US anti-government extremism
WEKU · Mar 26, 2024 Trump has embraced Jan. 6. The extremist message may alienate — or resonate He praises defendants who are charged with rioting that day. His campaign's launch site has connections to extremist violence. Experts worry he's tapping into anger that motivated domestic terrorism.
Salon · Feb 1, 2024 When right-wing violence hits home A gruesome murder in Pennsylvania reminds us of the dangers of movements like MAGA and QAnon on a personal level
Salon · Nov 30, 2023 Bourdain's Kissinger takedown goes viral "Once you've been to Cambodia, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Henry Kissinger to death with your bare hands"
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 22, 2023 Violent threats are driving today’s politics Mike Huckabee has warned of “bullets” flying if Donald Trump loses in 2024. Pretty much all mass shooters turn out to be infected with right-wing dogma. No need to kid ourselves about where this is coming from.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023 New York Times under fire for publishing Ann Coulter column on the GOP debate ‘A woman who is not just openly racist and bigoted but has incited hate and violence against the Times itself’
Salon · Aug 16, 2023 States' rights backfire on GOP in Fulton Abundant irony: Federalism, a right-wing fave rave, comes back to haunt the Republican frontrunner
The Conversation · Aug 15, 2023 Georgia’s indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states’ rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan For the past 50 years, Republican policymakers and judges have sought to bolster federalism in the United States. Since Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address in 1981, Republicans have been calling for policymakers to rein in the federal government in favor of devolving more power to the states.