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VKS: On the second anniversary of October 7th, where does the Israel-Hamas conflict stand? - 580 CFRA Vassy Kapelos speaks with Middle East expert Thomas Juneau, Professor at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.

My interview with Vassy Kapelos today on the 2nd anniversary of the 7 October terrorist attack by Hamas. I explain why I'm very cautiously optimistic there could be some progress on a hostage/prisoner exchange. But the obstacles after that will be massive
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Leonard Zeskind Celebration of Life, Sunday, November 9 – 2:00 to 4:00 pm

For nearly half a century, Leonard Zeskind risked life and limb to expose the danger of white nationalism and stem the far-right’s march from the margins to the mainstream.

Join us on Nov. 9 to share your memories and celebrate his life.

Register today.

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Counter-terror police given more time to question suspects after synagogue attack — The Standard Six people are under arrest on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts in connection with the fatal attack in Manchester.

IN-DEPTH | Six people are under arrest on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts in connection with the fatal attack in Manchester.

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Trump’s NSPM-7 Alarms Law Firms While Congress Is Silent Domestic terror watchlist to double, sources say

FBI's domestic terror watchlist expected to DOUBLE in size as a result of NSPM-7, the new presidential directive targeting "anti-Christian," "anti-capitalism" and "anti-American" speech:
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New paper out with @dasalgon.bsky.social: “Far-Right Agenda Setting: How the Far Right influences the Political Mainstream” doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100066 #openaccess in @ejprjournal.bsky.social🧵

Man convicted of terrorism offences after schedule 7 stop A man caught with extreme right-wing material after his phone was seized during a schedule 7 stop at a London airport has been convicted of terrorism offences. Declan George-Candiani, (09.09.99) 26, o...

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"While British culture is largely resilient to pro-Russian propaganda coming direct from Russia, we are far less prepared against influence from the US ... A relationship that once represented a cultural strength for Britain now offers a major indirect vector for Russian reflexive control."

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

Head of OLC is a former Alito clerk
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Seven questions about political violence for the authors of "God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America" | School of Foreign Service | Georgetown Authors Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware answered seven questions to help explain the longer, larger context surrounding the Charlie Kirk assassination and the environment of political violence present in...

Honored to join @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social in providing some answers to @georgetown-sfs.bsky.social about our book — God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America — and the broader domestic terrorism landscape. sfs.georgetown.edu/news/seven-q...

Reform UK’s Councillor Dave Poole has put out this bizarre graphic littered with spelling errors.

Our favourite part is where it says Reform UK keeps being called the ‘fat right’.

“…X and so many other platforms are simply not living up to their Terms of Service, to their responsibilities to protect their users, including Jewish users in this case, but certainly many, many others.”

Hear from @thejcpa.bsky.social CEO @amyspitalnick.bsky.social on our recent report 👇

TONIGHT — Just after 8:30pm tonight, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shared that the Texas National Guard is being deployed to Chicago.

“This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States.”

Police issue charges after seizing hundreds of guns in sovereign citizen raids Police have laid a string of charges over the raids, which were conducted over a five day operation in Perth and wider WA.

Australia: Police issue charges after seizing hundreds of guns in sovereign citizen raids

Officers also revealed out of the 135 firearms seized, 125 were long arm firearms, 10 were handguns and two were suppressor barrels: www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/wes...

Diaspora minister spars with main UK Jewish groups over his praise and invite for far-right activist Groups slam Chikli for inviting Tommy Robinson to Israel, say most British Jews abhor him; minister retorts by accusing Board of Deputies, main Jewish representative group, of aligning with 'left-wing...

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Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime' Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.

Two people were inside the mosque when the arsonists set it on fire but they managed to escape unharmed

A Syrian militia sympathetic to the Iranian-led Axis of Resistance claimed an attack on a US base in northeastern Syria on October 2. This attack marks the first time that the militia has claimed to attack US forces. Read more: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/ira...

BREAKING: Kash Patel's FBI Cuts All Ties to Southern Poverty Law Center FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed to The Daily Signal that the bureau has cut all ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The Heritage Foundation’s right-wing publication is reporting that the Kash Patel FBI has terminated its longstanding relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center, one day after severing its relationship with the ADL. www.dailysignal.com/2025/10/03/b...

Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts

“Mr. Trump was first told of the cuts by Ms. Hochul during a phone call on Sunday evening, according to three people with knowledge of the conversation.”

PNG approves defence treaty with Australia Papua New Guinea's cabinet has signed off on the landmark Pukpuk security treaty with Australia. The deal had been delayed because of sovereignty concerns.

PNG approves defence treaty with Australia

Police are at the scene of a reported stabbing at a synagogue in English city of Manchester Police are at the scene of a reported stabbing at a synagogue in Manchester, northwest England. Andy Burnham, the mayor of the Greater Manchester Area, said Thursday that the “immediate danger appears to be over” after reports of the incident in Crumpsall, north of the city.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said additional police officers will be deployed at synagogues across the country after the attack near Manchester left four people injured.

Deaths, disappearances and forced recruitment: refugees recount horrors of relentless war in Sudan Refugees who left Darfur and Khartoum for South Sudan say they feared being targeted by both sides in conflict

Deaths, disappearances and forced recruitment: refugees recount horrors of relentless war in Sudan

‘The appeal to the mystical image of the “warfighter” is that it avoids having to discuss war in concrete terms. It sells the attractive myth that by doing more of the parts of war that look cool and really make you feel like a man, you can actually win wars.‘

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Suspect shot after stabbings at Manchester synagogue Greater Manchester Police said four people were hit by car and also suffered stab wounds

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Manchester synagogue: Four people injured in car and stabbing attack Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham says it's believed the suspect is dead, and that the immediate danger appears to be over.

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Call for Papers:

2026 Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 Apr 2026

University of Cambridge

For more information, see the Summit website, the Summit's LinkedIn feed, or email CFRA@jbs.cam.ac.uk.

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Oktoberfest opening delayed in Munich after fatal fire and bomb threat Mayor Dieter Reiter said the Oktoberfest would remain closed until early evening because of a bomb threat.

Oktoberfest opening delayed in Munich after fatal fire and bomb threat

Internet Blackout in Afghanistan Enters 3rd Day Banking services have stopped, planes are grounded and aid distribution has been halted. The scope of the blackout is rare, even for a government that has increasingly rolled back freedoms.

A nationwide internet outage in Afghanistan entered a third day on Wednesday, deepening a sense of dread and uncertainty for millions of Afghans who were already feeling isolated under the four-year-old government that rules the country.

Trump and Hegseth Gathered U.S. Military Leaders for an “Embarrassing” Rant Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.

Fresh & piping hot

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An FBI Counterterrorism Vet Explains How To Use Trump's New Orders Against The Left 'Recognize that you are going to be targeted'

There's a lot of speculation about what Trump can & can't do against the left with his new executive orders. To cut thru it, I spoke with FBI counterterrorism veteran turned whistleblower Terry Albury about how he & his old colleagues use the powers they have – and what the average citizen should do