Dr Bethan Johnson

Terrorism & Extremism Expert | Professor of Intel | History PhD | Editor of @FascismJournal | Article Writer & Speech Giver | Person Who Tweets in Puns & GIFs

[VOX-Pol @VOX_Pol]

Our latest report ‘Gore and Violent Extremism' will be published #openaccess on our website tomorrow, Wednesday, 9 July.

You are invited to the report's public launch at 17:00 BST / 16:00 UTC / 12:00 midday EDT.

Find out more and register: https://t.co/EkHln5OQAg

#PleaseRT

[Dr Bethan Johnson @BethanJohnson6]

As Tommy Robinson prepares to appear in court on 03 July, learn more about his recent use of AI, X, & TikTok to push Great Replacement Theory videos
link below
#TommyRobinson #AI #TikTok #Islamophobia #Slopaganda #UKPolitics #Counterextremism #Propaganda
https://t.co/4uhma53NV2

[Fascism: Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies @FascismJournal]

Join us this May! #CfP due on 15 February!
https://t.co/aRofpd9iaS

[Jared Holt @jaredlholt]

Middle Tennessee teen plotted 'another Christchurch' massacre, choosing Nashville mosque as target, FBI says
https://t.co/9RCfLga0ac

[Jared Holt @jaredlholt]

A 17 year old opened fire in a Nashville high school today. Hours before police shared his name, fringe extremist communities correctly identified him as one of their own. He left behind a manifesto expressing unadulterated neo-Nazi ideology and endorsed “accelerationst” tactics.

[Dr Bethan Johnson @BethanJohnson6]

I wrote a lil' something abt the (IMO shocking) #ChristianNationalism on display by @RepMTG when questioning @MartinOMalley this week, & contextualize it within the history of US liberal #Catholic politics

Check it out: https://t.co/ww5sqpC4Ki

#CatholicTwitter #AbortionRights

[Dr Bethan Johnson @BethanJohnson6]

Now New Testament:
1. Anna is deemed a prophet & is one of the 1st to spread word of Jesus as the redeemer (Luke 2)
2. Martha confronts Jesus about her dead brother Lazarus, as does Mary (John 11-12)
3. The first to declare the resurrection are women (Luke 24, Mark 16)

Thoughts?

[Dr Bethan Johnson @BethanJohnson6]

curious @rightresponsem to hear your thoughts reconciling w/ *numerous* instances of 'loud' women in the Bible. To name a few (🧵)
Old Testament:
1. Miriam is named as a prophet & leads women to sing and dance loudly (Exodus 15)
2. Deborah is named as a prophet & judge (Judges 4)

[Right Wing Watch @RightWingWatch]

Misogynistic Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon used his Sunday sermon to tell women that God expects them to be quiet in all regards: "Like a golden ring in the snout of a pig, so too it is with a woman who is not modest."

[Dr Bethan Johnson @BethanJohnson6]

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3. Judith charms & kills an enemy general, thus saving her people (Book of Judith in some Christian bibles)
4. Esther's plea before the king prevents the slaughter of her people (Esther 5)
5. Hannah's loud prayer results in her being blessed with her son Samuel (1 Samuel 1)

[Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden]

The government has issued a statistical update on prosecutions for the riots that followed the Southport attack. By 3 October:

- 388 people jailed
- 477 sentenced
- 817 have had their first hearing
- 324 cases are still in progress

Investigations continuing so numbers will rise

[Dr Bethan Johnson @BethanJohnson6]

Check out my analysis of how the #XRW *and* #Trump2024Vance have exploited the #SpringfieldOhio conspiracy to push a #xenophobic agenda designed to: vilify ALL immigrants (labelling them illegal even when they aren't), curtail ALL immigration, and justify a #Remigration policy

[GNET @GNET_research]

"Please keep a close eye on these animals," read a viral post behind the unfounded claims of Haitian residents in Springfield, Ohio, abducting local pets.

@BethanJohnson6 probes its dangerous consequences, from rampant xenophobia online to terror threats.https://t.co/XsbA8mf2Kg

[Novara Media @novaramedia]

Novara Media spoke to residents of Barnsley who called out rioters scapegoating immigrants: “Your problems are from the top-down people making us feel small because we’re working class. But I'm proud to be working class, and I'm proud to be anti-racist working class as well."

[C-REX (@crexuio.bsky.social) @CrexUiO]

Don't miss the first @CrexUiO webinar of the semester, now in collaboration with @reacpolrn & @CaseiLancaster.
On Sept. 19, 3pm, @Audrey_Gagnon_, @aurelmondon, @aaronzwinter & A. Vaughan will review the field and discuss the need for a critical approach.
https://t.co/bmHIi2AwFC

[Dr Bethan Johnson @BethanJohnson6]

If you or someone you love has been caught in the web of violent extremism and now wants out/support, check out these *free* @lifeafterhate programmes
With the barrage of online radicalisation efforts I see as part of my work, I'm excited to see such accessible counter programmes

[Fascism: Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies @FascismJournal]

The school year is nigh...why not add publishing an article (original research, conference notes, book review, etc.) with us? We would love to help you reach your goals and raise your voice on all things #fascismstudies
Just reach out here or email our editors to learn more!

[CEP @FightExtremism]

💻NEW Extremist Content Online:
🔹CashApp Removes Fundraising Account for White Lives Matter Chapter
🔹Neo-Nazi Online Store Advertises on Telegram
🔹Al-Qaeda Affiliate Posts Burkina Faso Massacre Videos
https://t.co/XML8ok9op8

[C-REX (@crexuio.bsky.social) @CrexUiO]

Is the emotion of love important to the far right? To find out, read this interesting piece by @CrexUiO-affiliate @ManesWeissk and his colleague Manuela Beyer!

[Dr William Allchorn @Willallchorn]

Our new paper is out! Analyzing Radicalization Dynamics in the Language of Non-Violent Extremists Online in the UK (2016–2021): A Longitudinal Analysis of Britain First, 5 Pillars, and Earth First! - ⁦@Willallchorn⁩ & ⁦@elisa_orofino⁩ 2024 https://t.co/3somw6fOVg

[Dr Bethan Johnson @BethanJohnson6]

🤔Who makes a mockery of America again? There was ZERO need for this - people clocked u right away & non-Dem public figures came as themselves. Plus video shows u taking laps in front of CNN.
IMO, @MattWalshBlog treated #DNC as if its sole value was to be PR for his personal gain

[Joe Perticone @JoePerticone]

Ya that’s Matt Walsh in disguise on the convention floor

[Mukhtar @I_amMukhtar]

Trevor Lloyd was sentenced to 3 years for storming into the Rotherham Holiday Inn that houses asylum seekers.