Odette Yousef
@oyousef.bsky.social
Domestic Extremism Correspondent at NPR.
For those who are here, it’s felt clear that the administration is using Chicago as testing ground for how immigration removal tactics could be applied across the nation. And now, this is even clearer. If you’ve not followed closely, it’s time to catch up.
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Think ICE Is Bad Now? Today the Border Patrol Is Taking It Over
How Gregory Bovino Proudly Became Trump’s #1 Immigration Stormtrooper
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October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For those who are here, it’s felt clear that the administration is using Chicago as testing ground for how immigration removal tactics could be applied across the nation. And now, this is even clearer. If you’ve not followed closely, it’s time to catch up.
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Looking for any current/former GOP members who are speaking publicly (or willing to) with concern about an apparent uptake in pro-Nazi sentiment among a certain strand of younger generation within their party. Plenty of reporting lately that points to this. Feel free to DM me. TIA.
October 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Looking for any current/former GOP members who are speaking publicly (or willing to) with concern about an apparent uptake in pro-Nazi sentiment among a certain strand of younger generation within their party. Plenty of reporting lately that points to this. Feel free to DM me. TIA.
A study found that in the first half of 2025, the number of left-wing terrorist incidents surpassed those from the right. It "has ignited a firestorm of debate within the field of counterterrorism and extremism research."
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A report claims left-wing terrorism is rising. The data paints a complicated picture
The report's claim comes with caveats. Its critics say it does more to reveal issues around collecting and analyzing domestic terrorism data than it does to clarify the current state of the problem.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A study found that in the first half of 2025, the number of left-wing terrorist incidents surpassed those from the right. It "has ignited a firestorm of debate within the field of counterterrorism and extremism research."
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A lucid breakdown of all the ways in which the "We've been here before" argument just doesn't stand up. I always find Scot Nakagawa to have insightful - and actionable - takes.
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We Haven't Been Here Before
It is often said that the U.S.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A lucid breakdown of all the ways in which the "We've been here before" argument just doesn't stand up. I always find Scot Nakagawa to have insightful - and actionable - takes.
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"Days before the raid, the man who sheltered the mother and her daughter saw someone he believed to be a worker from the building taking pictures of the units “where the Venezuelans lived.”
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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
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October 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"Days before the raid, the man who sheltered the mother and her daughter saw someone he believed to be a worker from the building taking pictures of the units “where the Venezuelans lived.”
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ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.
White House claims "more than 1,000%" rise in assaults on ICE agents, data says otherwise
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers claim assaults on their officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.
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I was asked to speak at the Journalism Is Not A Crime rally yesterday to share some of what journalists have experienced in Chicago while covering the Broadview ICE processing facility.
To be honest, I am pretty uneasy with all the attention! 1/
To be honest, I am pretty uneasy with all the attention! 1/
October 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I was asked to speak at the Journalism Is Not A Crime rally yesterday to share some of what journalists have experienced in Chicago while covering the Broadview ICE processing facility.
To be honest, I am pretty uneasy with all the attention! 1/
To be honest, I am pretty uneasy with all the attention! 1/
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
"When I talk about it, I get one of two reactions. One is, 'That can never happen to us because we have parental controls, the screen time [limits]... Or two, 'I had no idea that something like this could happen. Please tell me more.’”
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How some online networks target and radicalize kids
Podcast Episode · Consider This from NPR · 08/07/2025 · 13m
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August 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"When I talk about it, I get one of two reactions. One is, 'That can never happen to us because we have parental controls, the screen time [limits]... Or two, 'I had no idea that something like this could happen. Please tell me more.’”
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Today, Brandon Russell was sentenced to 20 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for his involvement in a plot to destroy Baltimore area power plants. He encouraged others to do the same through a loose, violent neo-Nazi network, Terrorgram
Read my coverage of his trial from earlier:
Read my coverage of his trial from earlier:
In January, I spent a few days in federal court for the trial of neo-Nazi Brandon Russell, who was convicted of conspiring to damage an energy facility.
It provided a glimpse into how the government dismantled a loose, international neo-Nazi network.
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It provided a glimpse into how the government dismantled a loose, international neo-Nazi network.
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Neo-Nazi network ‘Terrorgram’ goes to court over planned attack on substation
A federal criminal court case against Atomwaffen Division co-founder Brandon Clint Russell provided a glimpse into the sources, tools and tactics that the Biden administration used to penetrate and di...
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August 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Today, Brandon Russell was sentenced to 20 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for his involvement in a plot to destroy Baltimore area power plants. He encouraged others to do the same through a loose, violent neo-Nazi network, Terrorgram
Read my coverage of his trial from earlier:
Read my coverage of his trial from earlier:
"The whole time period that he was into these things online, it was like he was taken hostage and brainwashed," she said.
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Nihilistic online networks groom minors to commit harm. Her son was one of them
When Dana's son was hospitalized last year, it led her to a path of discovery about predatory online networks that groom children into harming themselves and others. Their reach is global and growing.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"The whole time period that he was into these things online, it was like he was taken hostage and brainwashed," she said.
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When interviewed a regional leader of Identity Evropa a few years ago, I asked how he thought the U.S. would become a white ethnostate without violence. He said he figured non-whites would "remigrate."
May 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When interviewed a regional leader of Identity Evropa a few years ago, I asked how he thought the U.S. would become a white ethnostate without violence. He said he figured non-whites would "remigrate."
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After reading excellent reporting from @oyousef.bsky.social on NPR about the violent gender ideology behind the anti-abortion movement, we (@brooklynwalker.bsky.social + I) had to dig into our data to see whether this exists in the mass (Christian) public. 1/2
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The Gender Ideology Behind Christian Nationalism and the Anti-Abortion Movement
By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit: Tennessee Lookout] A recent story from NPR helps make the connections between extraordinarily restrictive anti-abortion policies and a broader mo…
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May 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
After reading excellent reporting from @oyousef.bsky.social on NPR about the violent gender ideology behind the anti-abortion movement, we (@brooklynwalker.bsky.social + I) had to dig into our data to see whether this exists in the mass (Christian) public. 1/2
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Hardline anti-abortion movement leans into 'manhood' debate to broaden appeal.
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Hardline anti-abortion movement leans into 'manhood' debate to broaden appeal
A small network of anti-abortion rights activists has been making progress pushing for bills that would classify people who get abortions as criminals.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Hardline anti-abortion movement leans into 'manhood' debate to broaden appeal.
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Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it.
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By @oyousef.bsky.social
Once-fringe activists are fighting to be the voice of the anti-abortion movement
Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Most Americans balk at the idea of charging women who get abortions with homicide, but post-Roe, militant anti-abortion activists are finding state lawmakers are increasingly open to it.
By @oyousef.bsky.social
By @oyousef.bsky.social
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🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.
April 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him.
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Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”
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April 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Before press came in — but while live feed was running on Bukele’s feed — Trump said to him: “home-growns are next. … You’re gonna need to build about 5 more places.”
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Springfield, OH is suing the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe for its alleged role in intimidating, harassing and inciting violence in that city during the run-up to the presidential election.
February 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Springfield, OH is suing the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe for its alleged role in intimidating, harassing and inciting violence in that city during the run-up to the presidential election.
Fun fact to bring to your next cocktail party: The Minnesota state capitol building prohibits the carrying of signs on sticks. But fine to bring in a firearm.
December 6, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Fun fact to bring to your next cocktail party: The Minnesota state capitol building prohibits the carrying of signs on sticks. But fine to bring in a firearm.
The work is varied, and sometimes involves the reading of graphic novels.
November 27, 2024 at 3:34 PM
The work is varied, and sometimes involves the reading of graphic novels.
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Caffeinated from a late night drive and freaked out by *how* bad the coverage of Trump Sec Def Pete Hegseth is, I decided to start reading his new book, The War on Warriors. A thread. The new Pentagon chief begins by bragging he was pushed out for being an "extremist"... 1/
November 13, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Caffeinated from a late night drive and freaked out by *how* bad the coverage of Trump Sec Def Pete Hegseth is, I decided to start reading his new book, The War on Warriors. A thread. The new Pentagon chief begins by bragging he was pushed out for being an "extremist"... 1/