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From the entire team at PERIL, we thank you for joining forces with us, making this our greatest year of impact yet! We wish you a very peaceful holiday season.

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Through the Prism with Cynthia Miller-Idriss | Einhorn Collaborative Cynthia Miller-Idriss is a Professor in the School of Public Affairs and in the School of Education at the American University in Washington, DC, where she is the founding director and chief vision of...

Honored to share a bit of my grandfather, along w/ the incredible work @perilresearch.bsky.social
doing to safeguard families & communities from online harms, as part of this terrific Einhorn Collaborative Through the Prism series. Such good questions!

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Misogyny drives all types of violence — not just against women - Think Cynthia Miller-Idriss joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why we need to confront misogyny head on to prevent future acts of violence, and why attackers so often blame women for their hateful beliefs.

@milleridriss.bsky.social discusses with KERA why we need to confront misogyny head on to prevent future acts of violence, and why attackers so often blame women for their hateful beliefs.

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YouTube video by Healthy Screen Habits Misogyny and the Manosphere Explained//Cynthia Miller-Idriss, PhD

PERIL's @milleridriss.bsky.social participates in the Healthy Screens Podcast to talk about the intersections of online life and offline violence and how all the dots connect.

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‘Reminded of what we’ve lost’: Hortman tribute will be reminder to deescalate Capitol rhetoric A display outside the Minnesota House of Representatives and at the late House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman’s desk cropped up in the wake of her assassination. Legislative leaders have decided it should...

6 months after the Minnesota lawmakers' shootings, PERIL's Bill Braniff contributes to this Minnesota Public Radio article on what we can learn:

You Love Him. He Just Fell for the Most Insidious Movement in America. Now What? Too many young men are turning to Nick Fuentes’ neo-Nazi movement. Their loved ones are fighting to bring them back.

What happens when a loved one starts gravitating towards a neo-Nazi movement or parroting Groyper sentiment and other harmful ideology?

PERIL's Dr. Pasha Dashtgard participated in this interview with Slate Magazine:

Misogyny, Racism, Power: Connecting the Dots in the Violent Far Right Cynthia Miller-Idriss' new book Man Up explores the links between misogyny, gendered violence against women and political extremism.

In this final article (part 3) of the Ms. Magazine series on the links between misogyny, gendered violence and political extremism, @milleridriss.bsky.social talks about 'Misogyny, Racism, Power: Connecting the Dots in the Violent Far Right':

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'This Is the Blind Spot in Extremism Research': Cynthia Miller-Idriss on Misogyny, Gender and Violence Part 2 of three-part series on misogyny and political violence with sociologist Cynthia Miller-Idriss and masculinity writer Jackson Katz

In Part 2 of this series with Ms. Magazine, @milleridriss.bsky.social talks about the extremism research field, her own experience and why she took an approach to understand men's issues and how that relates to the study of misogyny and extremism prevention:

PERIL and Over Zero Digital Male Supremacy: Online Narratives Before, During, and After the 2024 Election Virtual Workshop Registration Join PERIL and Over Zero for a webinar on Weds., Dec. 10 at 12 noon EST for the launch of their report, Digital Male Supremacy: Online Narratives Before, During, and After the 2024 Election. The repor...

On Wednesday, December 10, from noon-1 PM ET, join PERIL and Over Zero in a launch of our report, "Digital Male Supremacy: Online Narratives Before, During, and After the 2024 Election".

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Making the Invisible Visible: How Misogyny Is Driving Rising Political Violence excerpt from Cynthia Miller-Idriss' Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism, published in September, on men and mass shootings

In this 3-part series in Ms. Magazine, Cynthia Miller-Idriss expands on her work studying how misogyny drives political violence.

"Misogyny is not a side-effect of extremism, it's a major predictor of it." Watch as SPA's @milleridriss.bsky.social discusses research findings from the US and the world on patterns and behaviors leading to a rise in violent extremism on the Australian Weekend Breakfast show.

YouTube video by PERIL at American University The Contrarian x PERIL - Policy and Advocacy in Preventing Hate

PERIL's latest @contrariannews.org episode with @jenrubin.bsky.social and Seth Limmer focuses on how policy and advocacy shapes prevention of targeted hate and violence. Take a listen here:

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Cynthia Miller-Idriss and Jen Barnes | Town Hall Seattle As political violence, mass shootings, and the actions of radical extremists continue to be a devastating presence in our news cycle, academics and experts are compelled to look for connections. What ...

If you're in #Seattle next week, join us for Cynthia Miller-Idriss' book talk with Princeton University Press for 'Man Up: The New Misogyny and The Rise of Violent Extremism' on December 10!

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YouTube video by Newdle by ContextPress Algorithms' Identity-Shaping Power

How are social media algorithms and real world misogyny combining to influence and shape the identities of boys and men? Essential conversation with @milleridriss.bsky.social about what we can do to interrupt radicalization. youtu.be/rem-F96zrN4?... @perilresearch.bsky.social @lcsenecal.bsky.social

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Authoritarian Propaganda & Toxic Masculinity: Cynthia Miller-Idriss explains the Connection "We don’t tell people what to think, we teach them how to think."

Why do we see a lack of empathy among men, or bystander apathy? Learn how to intervene in a cycle of propaganda and empathy-depriving behavior and manipulation in the latest podcast with @contrariannews.org @milleridriss.bsky.social

Commentary: 'Quiet, piggy' wasn't a joke. It's a dangerous invitation to violence 'Hostile sexism' has long been linked to political violence, and no president has been more willing to publicly wield it than Donald Trump.

The @latimes.com expands on why "Quiet, Piggy" and another attack to a female journalist at the White House days later are linked as a sign of hostile sexism with @milleridriss.bsky.social

"After the 2024 election, much media attention was paid to “bro” podcasters like Joe Rogan and right-wing influencers like the late Charlie Kirk. But there was far less focus on the even rowdier world of “dating” shows aimed at young men."

The online clip factory that's radicalizing teen boys - Salon.com How a wildly popular YouTube “dating” show heaps mockery on women to create "so many more incels”

In this long-form article and video by Salon's Amanda Marcotte investigates the "Whatever" podcast - a show that invites guests like Only Fans models and other young women and seeks to expand the divide with young men. With PERIL's Jennifer (JJ) West, Senior Researcher.

Authoritarian Propaganda & Toxic Masculinity: Cynthia Miller-Idriss explains the Connection "We don’t tell people what to think, we teach them how to think."

A growing number of lonely young men are blaming women for their problems. @milleridriss.bsky.social explains why:
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Why Trump’s ‘quiet, piggy’ comment should be seen as a warning The president's vicious and casual comment represents the normalization of misogyny in U.S. political culture — and is a potential threat to democracy.

"Those two little words — a low among lows for sexist comments from a sitting president — speak volumes about how Trump views women."

Why the latest op-ed from @milleridriss.bsky.social highlights a normalization of misogyny and why this matters:

If you're in NSW, AU, join @milleridriss.bsky.social at her next book launch conversation on November 28 for "Man Up: The New Misogyny & The Rise of Violent Extremism". In conversation with Dr. Zac Seidler, the Global Director for Men’s Health Research at Movember.

Episode 6: Just Listen

In this last episode on the "Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age" podcast, we focus on the topic of exposure to online hate and how parents, educators and administrators can respond. Produced by Long Story Short and hosted by @milleridriss.bsky.social.

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This next episode on the "Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate" podcast focuses on gender policing, the demonization of trans people and trans rights, and the erasure of gender non-conformity.

Episode 5: Don’t Say Gay

Have you noticed more anti-LGBTQ+ hate?

Produced by Long Story Short Media, hosted by @milleridriss.bsky.social with guests Kaitlyn Tierney of Diverting Hate., and Christopher and Tobi Lennert.

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"The pathway to radicalization looks like you're making friends..." where online games become a gateway to other platforms where radicalized content and offline violence. This episode also explores how online gaming and gamification shape how violent extremists carry out attacks.

Episode 4: Game On

In today's episode on the "Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age" podcast is about the role of online gaming.

Produced by Long Story Short Media, hosted by @milleridriss.bsky.social with guests Rachel Kowert and Galen Lamphere-Englund

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Episode 3: You Made Me

Today's highlight of "Man Up: Conversations on Gendered Hate in the Digital Age", @milleridriss.bsky.social talks with Rachel Louise Snyder and Kaethe Morris Hoffer on how online conspiracy theories and intimate partner violence affect the real epidemic of sexual violence in the U.S.

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