Jacob Ware
@jacobware.bsky.social
Studying terrorism and extremism. Opinions are my own and RT ≠ endorsement.
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Jacob Ware
@jacobware.bsky.social
· Aug 5
God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America
Far-Right Terrorism in America
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Exciting news: GOD, GUNS, and SEDITION is out today in paperback!
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
My @cfr.org and @columbiaup.bsky.social book, co-authored with @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social, tells the story of far-right terrorism in America and beyond—a topic that sadly remains as relevant as ever. bookshop.org/p/books/god-...
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"History is written by the victors. I reflect on that often in the context of #January6, wondering what history books will write, given that the movement emerged triumphant."
Sober reflections alongside @amymcgrath.bsky.social and @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social on the @truthinthebarrel.bsky.social pod.
Sober reflections alongside @amymcgrath.bsky.social and @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social on the @truthinthebarrel.bsky.social pod.
Truth in the Barrel Devil's Cut: Domestic Terrorism with Bruce Hoffman And Jacob Ware
YouTube video by Truth In the Barrel Podcast
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January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"History is written by the victors. I reflect on that often in the context of #January6, wondering what history books will write, given that the movement emerged triumphant."
Sober reflections alongside @amymcgrath.bsky.social and @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social on the @truthinthebarrel.bsky.social pod.
Sober reflections alongside @amymcgrath.bsky.social and @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social on the @truthinthebarrel.bsky.social pod.
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So cool to see Nora Neus's #January6 oral history 24 Hours at the Capitol (@beaconpress.bsky.social, 2025) in the wild. President #Trump may disagree, but I still firmly believe “it’s going to require a national reckoning to find our way out of this situation.” @leannschneiderwebb.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
So cool to see Nora Neus's #January6 oral history 24 Hours at the Capitol (@beaconpress.bsky.social, 2025) in the wild. President #Trump may disagree, but I still firmly believe “it’s going to require a national reckoning to find our way out of this situation.” @leannschneiderwebb.com
"What begins as an American, largely online phenomenon, thus becomes a portable script for violence that can be adopted by teenagers in any country with the same platforms and subcultures."
Tremendous work by @valdemarballe.bsky.social for @gnetresearch.bsky.social.
Tremendous work by @valdemarballe.bsky.social for @gnetresearch.bsky.social.
The Nordic Front of ‘764’: Trends, Drivers, and Countering Youth Exploitation and Radicalisation - GNET
gnet-research.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"What begins as an American, largely online phenomenon, thus becomes a portable script for violence that can be adopted by teenagers in any country with the same platforms and subcultures."
Tremendous work by @valdemarballe.bsky.social for @gnetresearch.bsky.social.
Tremendous work by @valdemarballe.bsky.social for @gnetresearch.bsky.social.
So cool to see Nora Neus's #January6 oral history 24 Hours at the Capitol (@beaconpress.bsky.social, 2025) in the wild. President #Trump may disagree, but I still firmly believe “it’s going to require a national reckoning to find our way out of this situation.” @leannschneiderwebb.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
So cool to see Nora Neus's #January6 oral history 24 Hours at the Capitol (@beaconpress.bsky.social, 2025) in the wild. President #Trump may disagree, but I still firmly believe “it’s going to require a national reckoning to find our way out of this situation.” @leannschneiderwebb.com
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There's still time to join us for this online event!
Part I - Pathways to Radicalization: How Teens Are Drawn In | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern, Jacob Ware and Sandra Bradley; moderated by Senior Research Fellow David Collins.
extremism.gwu.edu
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
There's still time to join us for this online event!
Quick reminder: I'll be sharing some recent research on youth radicalization alongside terrific co-panelists today at 10am with @gwupoe.bsky.social.
Register here! 👇
Register here! 👇
Part I - Pathways to Radicalization: How Teens Are Drawn In | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern, Jacob Ware and Sandra Bradley; moderated by Senior Research Fellow David Collins.
extremism.gwu.edu
January 14, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Quick reminder: I'll be sharing some recent research on youth radicalization alongside terrific co-panelists today at 10am with @gwupoe.bsky.social.
Register here! 👇
Register here! 👇
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FWIW: my biggest terrorism concern for 2026 is the continued proliferation of nihilistic violent extremism (NVE), a youth-driven blend of neo-Nazism, school shooterism, inceldom, and sexual predation that has already inspired extensive violence. @lawfaremedia.org
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
FWIW: my biggest terrorism concern for 2026 is the continued proliferation of nihilistic violent extremism (NVE), a youth-driven blend of neo-Nazism, school shooterism, inceldom, and sexual predation that has already inspired extensive violence. @lawfaremedia.org
Really smart take by Jim Crotty in Small Wars Journal on #Venezuela, the #Maduro operation, and what it might mean for a "renewed rendition program." Features an important conclusion: "As the saying goes, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should."
Operation Absolute Resolve: A Rendition Revival?
The extraordinary mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicholás Maduro marks a return to an old vision of American power and interventionism in the Western Hemisphere. It’s too soon to know what Ma...
smallwarsjournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Really smart take by Jim Crotty in Small Wars Journal on #Venezuela, the #Maduro operation, and what it might mean for a "renewed rendition program." Features an important conclusion: "As the saying goes, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should."
My friend @colinpclarke.bsky.social's annual terrorism forecast is always essential reading. This year, he warns of a "global and ideologically heterogeneous terrorist threat landscape" featuring a jihadist resurgence, cartels, and drone terrorism.
Trends in Terrorism: What’s on the Horizon in 2026? - The Soufan Center
The year 2026 commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 and catalyzed the Global War on Terrorism, a two-decade-long counterterrorism campaign against al-Qaeda a...
thesoufancenter.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
My friend @colinpclarke.bsky.social's annual terrorism forecast is always essential reading. This year, he warns of a "global and ideologically heterogeneous terrorist threat landscape" featuring a jihadist resurgence, cartels, and drone terrorism.
And there it is: lawyers for alleged #January6 pipe bomber Brian Cole plan to argue for a presidential pardon.
Accused DC pipe bomber’s lawyer says Trump's January 6 pardon applies to his client
The lawyer for Brian Cole Jr., the man accused of placing homemade explosive devices outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters, says he believes President Donald Trump’s Ja...
www.fox5dc.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
And there it is: lawyers for alleged #January6 pipe bomber Brian Cole plan to argue for a presidential pardon.
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Deeply honored to contribute to RSIS NTU's annual threat assessment report for the Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses journal. My article looks at trends in Western far-right terrorism in 2025 and beyond. rsis.edu.sg/ctta-newsart...
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Deeply honored to contribute to RSIS NTU's annual threat assessment report for the Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses journal. My article looks at trends in Western far-right terrorism in 2025 and beyond. rsis.edu.sg/ctta-newsart...
"Statements about seizing territory will not bring Canada, Denmark, and #Greenland closer to the United States; if anything, it will push them further away."
Great work by @ibayoumi.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com.
Great work by @ibayoumi.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com.
Trump’s Greenland Threats Paper Over a Lack of Arctic Strategy
U.S. efforts to counter Russia and China need allies, not targets.
foreignpolicy.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"Statements about seizing territory will not bring Canada, Denmark, and #Greenland closer to the United States; if anything, it will push them further away."
Great work by @ibayoumi.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com.
Great work by @ibayoumi.bsky.social in @foreignpolicy.com.
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"Will also focus on the online media environment, including how social media platforms, misinformation, & high-production propaganda normalize & amplify extremist views." (H/T @jacobware.bsky.social of @gwu1821.bsky.social's Illiberalism Studies program & co-author of "God, Guns, and Sedition")
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
"Will also focus on the online media environment, including how social media platforms, misinformation, & high-production propaganda normalize & amplify extremist views." (H/T @jacobware.bsky.social of @gwu1821.bsky.social's Illiberalism Studies program & co-author of "God, Guns, and Sedition")
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Virtual & open to all: • "Explore real-world pathways that can lead a young person from curiosity or grievance to full ideological commitment" • "Examine adolescent identity formation, search for belonging & purpose & psychological factors that can increase susceptibility to extremist narratives"
🚨 New event!
How do teens get pulled into extremist ideologies? Join us for a panel on pathways to radicalization - identity, belonging, trauma & the online ecosystem - featuring a parent’s firsthand story and expert insight.
🗓️ Jan 14 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
Register now👇
How do teens get pulled into extremist ideologies? Join us for a panel on pathways to radicalization - identity, belonging, trauma & the online ecosystem - featuring a parent’s firsthand story and expert insight.
🗓️ Jan 14 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
Register now👇
Part I - Pathways to Radicalization: How Teens Are Drawn In | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern, Jacob Ware and Bradley Parents; moderated by Senior Research Fellow David Collins.
extremism.gwu.edu
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Virtual & open to all: • "Explore real-world pathways that can lead a young person from curiosity or grievance to full ideological commitment" • "Examine adolescent identity formation, search for belonging & purpose & psychological factors that can increase susceptibility to extremist narratives"
Reposted by Jacob Ware
'America the Exporter'
Deeply honored to contribute to RSIS NTU's annual threat assessment report for the Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses journal. My article looks at trends in Western far-right terrorism in 2025 and beyond. rsis.edu.sg/ctta-newsart...
January 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
'America the Exporter'
Deeply honored to contribute to RSIS NTU's annual threat assessment report for the Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses journal. My article looks at trends in Western far-right terrorism in 2025 and beyond. rsis.edu.sg/ctta-newsart...
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Deeply honored to contribute to RSIS NTU's annual threat assessment report for the Counter Terrorist Trends and Analyses journal. My article looks at trends in Western far-right terrorism in 2025 and beyond. rsis.edu.sg/ctta-newsart...
Looking forward to joining @gwupoe.bsky.social to discuss the critical topic of youth radicalization on Thursday at 10am!
🚨 New event!
How do teens get pulled into extremist ideologies? Join us for a panel on pathways to radicalization - identity, belonging, trauma & the online ecosystem - featuring a parent’s firsthand story and expert insight.
🗓️ Jan 14 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
Register now👇
How do teens get pulled into extremist ideologies? Join us for a panel on pathways to radicalization - identity, belonging, trauma & the online ecosystem - featuring a parent’s firsthand story and expert insight.
🗓️ Jan 14 | 🕙 10am ET
📍Online
Register now👇
Part I - Pathways to Radicalization: How Teens Are Drawn In | Program on Extremism | The George Washington University
Featuring Dr. Miri Bar-Halpern, Jacob Ware and Bradley Parents; moderated by Senior Research Fellow David Collins.
extremism.gwu.edu
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Looking forward to joining @gwupoe.bsky.social to discuss the critical topic of youth radicalization on Thursday at 10am!
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Translation: expect more civilian deaths.
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Translation: expect more civilian deaths.
Recommend revisiting last month’s revealing reporting by @drewharwell.com and @joyceshlee.bsky.social on recent #ICE recruitment strategies, which seemingly valorize aggression and violence and risk attracting “untrained recruits eager for all-out combat.”
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Recommend revisiting last month’s revealing reporting by @drewharwell.com and @joyceshlee.bsky.social on recent #ICE recruitment strategies, which seemingly valorize aggression and violence and risk attracting “untrained recruits eager for all-out combat.”
"No-one will take seriously a weak and divided Europe [...]. We must finally believe in our own strength, we must continue to arm ourselves, we must stay united like never before. One for all, and all for one. Otherwise, we are finished." 🇬🇱🇪🇺 www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe must unite or it’s ‘finished,’ Poland’s Tusk warns as Trump salivates over Greenland
“One for all, and all for one,” Polish prime minister urges as U.S. strikes Venezuela and threatens Greenland.
www.politico.eu
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"No-one will take seriously a weak and divided Europe [...]. We must finally believe in our own strength, we must continue to arm ourselves, we must stay united like never before. One for all, and all for one. Otherwise, we are finished." 🇬🇱🇪🇺 www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Do we need new language to describe today’s mass violence? Writing in @lawfaremedia.org, Jacob Ware makes the case for “nihilistic violent extremism” as a better lens for attacks tied to incel culture, school shootings and other chaos-driven violence.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pPrmZw
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pPrmZw
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Do we need new language to describe today’s mass violence? Writing in @lawfaremedia.org, Jacob Ware makes the case for “nihilistic violent extremism” as a better lens for attacks tied to incel culture, school shootings and other chaos-driven violence.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pPrmZw
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pPrmZw
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@jacobware.bsky.social in @us.theconversation.com:
"Available data on military recruitment suggests U.S. gun violence may be largely to blame for the lack of interest in joining the military... Gun violence destroys youth tolerance for the violence that defines a career in the U.S. military."
"Available data on military recruitment suggests U.S. gun violence may be largely to blame for the lack of interest in joining the military... Gun violence destroys youth tolerance for the violence that defines a career in the U.S. military."
US Army’s image of power and flag-waving rings false to Gen Z weary of gun violence − and long-term recruitment numbers show it
Generations already suffering a shattered sense of safety from US gun violence do not see the military as a viable option, a terrorism scholar argues.
theconversation.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
@jacobware.bsky.social in @us.theconversation.com:
"Available data on military recruitment suggests U.S. gun violence may be largely to blame for the lack of interest in joining the military... Gun violence destroys youth tolerance for the violence that defines a career in the U.S. military."
"Available data on military recruitment suggests U.S. gun violence may be largely to blame for the lack of interest in joining the military... Gun violence destroys youth tolerance for the violence that defines a career in the U.S. military."
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New piece! Laura K. Field provides an overview of her book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, touching on the key themes, figures, and her approach. Check it out!
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
An Introductory Overview of Furious Minds illiberalism.org |
Laura K. Field provides an overview of her book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right.
www.illiberalism.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New piece! Laura K. Field provides an overview of her book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, touching on the key themes, figures, and her approach. Check it out!
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social @lkatfield.bsky.social
The great @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social: “We’re only as good as the last terrorist attack that’s been prevented. Terrorists are consummate opportunists. When they see an opportunity to take advantage of a gap in security [...] they will act.” @clarkeatamerica.bsky.social
After Bondi Beach, how safe is America from Islamic State terror?
The ISIS rampage at Bondi Beach in Australia highlights a phenomenon well known to counterterrorism experts: The holiday season also represents a period of heightened threat from extremist groups like...
www.americamagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The great @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social: “We’re only as good as the last terrorist attack that’s been prevented. Terrorists are consummate opportunists. When they see an opportunity to take advantage of a gap in security [...] they will act.” @clarkeatamerica.bsky.social
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"What is certain is that prior terrorism classifications have been rendered obsolete by a fast-moving, freewheeling, and spectacularly cruel online community that glorifies violence and targets a broad spectrum of victims, including young children," writes @jacobware.bsky.social.
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"What is certain is that prior terrorism classifications have been rendered obsolete by a fast-moving, freewheeling, and spectacularly cruel online community that glorifies violence and targets a broad spectrum of victims, including young children," writes @jacobware.bsky.social.