Anne Speckhard

Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive' The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as...

Are we really discussing in the military if swastikas and nooses are hate symbols, really? Glad it came out with the right decision in the end, but my God, why is this even being discussed? apnews.com/article/coas...

Mike Johnson reacts to Trump's "punishable by death" remark about Democrats The president accused Democrats in Congress of being "seditious," demanding their arrest.

Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution," Is that seditious? Does that deserve death? www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson...

Mike Johnson reacts to Trump's "punishable by death" remark about Democrats The president accused Democrats in Congress of being "seditious," demanding their arrest.

Here is what was said by our lawmakers: "Like us, you all swore an oath. To protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our constitution aren't just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson...

Mike Johnson reacts to Trump's "punishable by death" remark about Democrats The president accused Democrats in Congress of being "seditious," demanding their arrest.

We saw that issue played out years ago in Vietnam and it continues to this day as an important issue for our military to consider. www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson...

Mike Johnson reacts to Trump's "punishable by death" remark about Democrats The president accused Democrats in Congress of being "seditious," demanding their arrest.

Yet there is nothing wrong with reminding our military of their oath to uphold our Constitution and to refuse to obey illegal orders. www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson...

Mike Johnson reacts to Trump's "punishable by death" remark about Democrats The president accused Democrats in Congress of being "seditious," demanding their arrest.

An interesting debate ongoing in which Trump is saying that Dems who told our troops to refuse illegal orders are seditious and could be condemned to death. www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson...

For those not in the know, the white hand is a symbol of a Nazi salute that will dominate or win over black power. Horrible that it's being, hopefully unknowingly, promoted by Walmart.

youth into enacting barbaric violence on behalf of what they begin to believe is group self defense and justice. Tragic for us all

may be right - our youth need values tradition and a sense of purpose but there is also the problem of global injustices, genocidal war and groups that use distorted religious beliefs to propel

How do two privileged New Jersey teens get seduced by ISIS? Two teenagers from one of New Jersey’s wealthiest suburbs were arrested this week for allegedly plotting to join ISIS and carry out mass killings of Jews.

nypost.com/2025/11/06/o... Scary to think of two teenagers so armed up and ready to roll into violence. The op ed

World premiere of Kevin lee’s documentary Afterlives in Lisbon which features ICSVE’s Breaking the ISIS Brand work! It was well received at the festival! Now on to London!

Live Updates: Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Freed as Trump Hails ‘Historic Dawn’ in Mideast

God bless all those going home today and may their recovery be speedy although we all know there will be lifetime scars to both victims and their families over such an ordeal. Now let’s pray for a real peace! Live Updates: Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Freed www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Qatar is getting an Air Force facility in Idaho: What to know The U.S. and Qatar have increasingly cooperated on a number of issues in recent years, including the Gaza peace deal.

Wow! Qataris have been very good soft partner allies in brokering peace. Perhaps this brings it to another level. We do routinely train allied military members but this is the first dedicated facility that I know of. Congrats to the Qataris!
www.newsweek.com/qatar-gettin...

Trump Calls Cartel Members “Terrorists.” They’re Armed With Bullets From a U.S. Army Factory. The president blames Mexico for the flow of drugs into the U.S. — while enabling the flow of guns into Mexico by slashing federal regulators.

theintercept.com/2025/10/02/t.... Instead of cutting the ATF trump administration might want to consider: “The US is perfectly capable of breaking down criminal groups involved in the drug trade“simply by closing off the pipeline of weaponry produced in the U.S. and used by Mexican criminal groups”

YouTube video by FOX 11 Los Angeles Jimmy Kimmel delivers first monologue since returning | FOX 11 LA

youtube.com/watch?v=aTZj... The fact that jimmy kimmel is back is proof protest and boycott can work. An amazing monologue so different than anything from our hater president.

The Rapture Was Predicted to Happen Today. TikTok Has Some Advice.

For those not in the know, today is predicted as the "rapture" and Tik Tok is full of videos of those who think they will ascend today. Goodbye to many of them! :) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

The Rapture Was Predicted to Happen Today. TikTok Has Some Advice.

For those not in the know, today is predicted as the "rapture" and Tik Tok is full of videos of those who think they will ascend today. Goodbye to many of them! :) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

Just finished my talk on the lethal cocktail of terrorism at Trends in Abu Dhabi!

Trends in Abu Dhabi today!

ICE Agent Caught on Camera Disguised as a Construction Worker The Intercept confirmed that a federal agent caught on camera wearing a hard hat and safety vest works for ICE.

You may think this is only going to apply to immigrants but ICE is already making moves against American citizens and acting with impunity.I agree with: “The first three words of the provision that we’re adding into law are ‘Masks and disguises prohibited,’ period. theintercept.com/2025/08/11/i...

ICE Agent Caught on Camera Disguised as a Construction Worker The Intercept confirmed that a federal agent caught on camera wearing a hard hat and safety vest works for ICE.

ICE Agent Caught on Camera Disguised as a Construction Worker We need to decide as a country if we want secret police who feel the right to intimidate us without showing their badges, identifying themselves and so on. theintercept.com/2025/08/11/i...

But long and short of it is, we've decided to rise above it all and continue on bringing good trainings to our following around the world. It was fun today and we had a good group. Stand by for our next one...

And we lost our funding under the Trump administration despite addressing hate crimes occurring in university campus protests...

They (YouTube) confuse our extremely successful and well-lauded videos in 22 languages using terrorists to speak against their groups say ing we are violating community guidelines, as if we are promoting not fighting terrorist and violent extremist content..ugh.

We started our ICSVE virtual trainings up today again after a rather long break which followed enduring a hack on all our websites, although I'm happy to say ICSVE.org is back up! But still waiting for Google to put our Youtube channel back up --

Youtube warning

Although this is why our Youtube channel is currently down - the machine mistakes us for actual terrorists vs. speaking against them!

from Bruce White's talk

Dr. Bruce White speaking for ICSVE today. We can’t just talk back to identity based disinformation… which is one of the reasons at ICSVE we used actual terrorists from ISIS, al Shabaab and violent extremists to talk back about their groups and why their propaganda was false.

Dr. Bruce White speaking for ICSVE today. This is exactly what we at ICSVE found in our hundreds of research interviews with terrorists and violent extremists - that they often joined because it gave them a sense of belonging, significance and purpose…

Reclaiming Our Narratives: How to Effectively Counter Identity-Based Disinf Join us online for an insightful event where we will explore evidence-based strategies to combat identity-based disinformation.

Join ICSVE online 11 am Eastern July 22 to explore with Dr. Bruce White, evidence-based strategies to combat identity-based disinformation. Register now! www.eventbrite.com/e/reclaiming...

Reclaiming Our Narratives: How to Effectively Counter Identity-Based Disinf Join us online for an insightful event where we will explore evidence-based strategies to combat identity-based disinformation.

Identity-based disinformation (IBD) represents one of the most insidious threats to social cohesion today. Register now to join ICSVE on July 22, 11 am EST to hear Dr. Bruce White speak on his cutting edge work to deploy these narratives strategically www.eventbrite.com/e/reclaiming...