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Shandon Hogan
@shandonhogan.bsky.social
PhD @crexuio.bsky.social researching violent extremism across Australia, New Zealand & Canada | Director @Radar Solutions | Adjunct Fellow @Victoria University
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'ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement and “consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels.”...ChatGPT users got lazier with each subsequent essay, often resorting to copy-and-paste by the end of the study.'
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ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
time.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
My latest publication, analysing severe violence motivated by far-right beliefs in Canada across the past three decades. Thank you to the @crexuio.bsky.social team for your guidance and support. Open access for those interested www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Evolution of Far-Right Violence in Canada
Canadian researchers, politicians and security services have expressed concern regarding the rise of the “far right.” However, it remains unclear whether this has also translated into an increase i...
www.tandfonline.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Trump Administration Abandoning Efforts to Combat White Supremacist and Far-Right Terrorism and Violence
Trump Administration Abandoning Efforts to Combat White Supremacist and Far-Right Terrorism and Violence
Since Trump returned to office in January, several government programs to combat domestic terrorism from white supremacists, militias, and other radicalized far-right extremists have been curtailed or...
globalextremism.org
March 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🚨 Don’t miss the chance to apply for the UK IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

💡Fellowships are designed to promote unclassified basic research in areas of interest to the intelligence, security and defence communities

🗓️ Deadline: 29 April 2025 🔗 Apply here: https://crestresearch.ac.uk/opportu…
UK IC Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Applications now open! These Fellowships are designed to promote unclassified basic research in areas of interest to the intelligence, security and defence communities.
crestresearch.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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David Icke, notorious English peddler of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories about lizard people, is calling out Elon Musk on Twitter and it is fascinating to watch:
February 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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FT Exclusive: Peter Navarro, one of the US president’s closest advisers, is pushing for the US to remove Canada from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network — which also includes the UK, Australia and New Zealand. www.ft.com/content/2dfa...
February 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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An opportunity to work with the amazing Cynthia Miller-Idriss and her great colleagues at Peril!
February 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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NZ Herald: Power grid saboteur - The Parole Board has set conditions on his release and Philip will be monitored by the Probation Service for the next six months, with electronic monitoring and a ban on using an internet-capable device without permission
www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plent...
New Zealand’s only convicted saboteur released from prison but will still be monitored
Taupō man served full prison sentence of three years and one month.
www.nzherald.co.nz
January 8, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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Exclusive: One of Sydney’s most prominent Muslim leaders was allegedly almost mowed down by a female motorist accused of ‘overtly threatening’ behaviour towards Muslims, it can be revealed.

www.dailytelegraph.com.au/truecrimeaus...
www.dailytelegraph.com.au
December 25, 2024 at 12:48 AM
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The 7th Nordic Conference on Violent Extremism will be hosted by Aarhus University. The call for abstracts is now open: ps.au.dk/fileadmin/St...
December 7, 2024 at 12:25 PM
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A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to attempting to manufacture multiple firearms with a 3D printer, including an AR-15, and spreading hate speech about the Jewish community.

montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-man-p...
Quebec man pleads guilty to spreading hate speech about Jews, trying to make 3D-printed guns
A Quebec man has pleaded guilty to attempting to manufacture multiple firearms with a 3D printer, including an AR-15, and spreading hate speech about the Jewish community.
montreal.ctvnews.ca
December 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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Considering the % of the 300m ChatGPT users who are students, I don't think anyone is ready for the impacts of Gen AI on future literacy & even shared concepts/facts
Well this is grim
December 10, 2024 at 4:20 PM
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📣We are hiring! Please share!
👉2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science
🇳🇴 Department of Political Science, University of Oslo
📅 Deadline: February 3rd, 2025
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034) | University of Oslo
Job title: 2-4 Associate Professors in Political Science (271034), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
December 9, 2024 at 5:31 PM
ASIO and Australian federal police … warned that “shocking” numbers of their priority cases involve young people.

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AFP and Asio warn of ‘shocking’ numbers of teens in terrorism cases | Australian security and counter-terrorism | The Guardian
Agencies urge parents, teachers and healthcare workers to be vigilant for signs of radicalisation
amp.theguardian.com
December 5, 2024 at 11:36 PM
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The full price is here. My thanks to my colleagues Brooke, Camden and Clara for their hard work on the report and the support @ncite.bsky.social provides to allow us the space and time to think about these issues and propose policy solutions

www.icct.nl/sites/defaul...
www.icct.nl
December 5, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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A teen accused of plotting terrorist attacks has written notes about attacks on police & trans people and. The 19yr old is facing explosives offences after planning multiple terror attacks in Melbourne including a school shooting, bombing & train derailment

www.canberratimes.com.au/story/883894...
Concern at jail writings of accused teen terror plotter
Police have raided the jail cell of a teen accused of plotting terror attacks after prison staff found...
www.canberratimes.com.au
December 5, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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To understand current dynamics in Syria, read @azelin.bsky.social's book on HTS, the rebel group that captured Aleppo.
The Age of Political Jihadism: A Study of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
The Syria-based group now functions more like a government than a nonstate actor, portending a reorientation for the larger jihadist movement.
www.washingtoninstitute.org
December 3, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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📢 We are hiring 2 Associate Lecturers in International Relations @uniofstandrews.bsky.social, with a focus on Conflict and Security.

Both will play a central role in supporting and teaching on a new online Postgraduate programme in Conflict & Security in Policy and Practice
December 2, 2024 at 5:04 PM
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"Australia’s official definition of ‘terrorism’ to be reviewed for first time since September 11 attacks.
Independent monitor to conduct ‘first principles’ review of what constitutes a terrorist act in wake of Bondi and Wakeley stabbing attacks"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s official definition of ‘terrorism’ to be reviewed for first time since September 11 attacks
Exclusive: Independent monitor to conduct ‘first principles’ review of what constitutes a terrorist act in wake of Bondi and Wakeley stabbing attacks
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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New Zealand designates all of #Hezbollah as a terrorist group, expanding on prior listing of just terrorist wing. Gratified to see statement of the case cite to my work @washinstitute.bsky.social, including a presentation at @interpol.int www.police.govt.nz/sites/defaul...
www.police.govt.nz
November 20, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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My employer the Centre for Research on Extremism (C-Rex) at the University of Oslo is migrating from Twitter. If you’re interested in the far right and right-wing extremism you should give them a follow 🙂
C-REX has a multi-dimensional, cross-disciplinary, comparative and global approach to the study of right-wing extremism and far-right politics. On our website, you can read more about our research on themes such as ideology, violence, mobilization, prevention, gender and July 22.
Home - C-REX - Center for Research on Extremism
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.sv.uio.no
November 11, 2024 at 3:39 PM
My latest analysing far-right terrorism and violence in New Zealand. Thank you to the C-REX team for your fantastic guidance and support. Open access link below for those interested. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
January 5, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Two brothers accused of lighting bushfires in 2021 after "pledging allegiance to Islamic State and vowing to burn Australian families alive"
Brothers accused of terror-fuelled bushfires filmed vow to burn cities
The pair accused of lighting bushfires in the name of terror group Islamic State were living at home with their parents in Epping at the time of their alleged offences.
www.theage.com.au
October 10, 2023 at 10:54 AM
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Canadian accused terrorist inspired by Christchurch shooter: "Veltman ended his own manifesto with the nearly identical sign-off used by the New Zealand shooter"

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Accused terrorist Nathanial Veltman wrote racist manifesto, researched New Zealand killer
“Below are my political views, for whoever is interested,” the document begins.
apple.news
October 5, 2023 at 11:19 AM