Shea Minter

The Lone Wolf’s Pack: Strategic Disaggregation in White Supremacist Terror

https://dx.doi.org/10.33774/apsa-2025-vnl8r?rft_dat=source%3Ddrss

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The Lone Wolf’s Pack: Strategic Disaggregation in White Supremacist Terror This paper challenges the persistent characterization of white supremacist terrorism (WST) in the United States as disorganized “lone wolf” violence, introducing the concept of strategic disaggregatio...

Hi all! My working paper about organizational structure among far right terrorists is now on APSA Preprints: preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/.... I welcome any suggestions or feedback! #natsecsky

Hello! For research for an article (I am in fact, serious), what have been some of the Bluesky Main Characters or Discourse of the Day's?

I'm maid of honor in my best friend's wedding this March, and I would like to start a movement of putting nonconventional leadership roles on our CV. Planning a bachelor trip for 10+ people I think is more indicative of my project management skills than some of my research positions were, tbh

Maybe irresponsible to say as an academic but, I don’t know if we Americans live in a democracy anymore…?

I'm no researcher, but having grown up in rural northern MI with a deeply religious family this book is a fully realized revelation that more people need to read.

To quote myself: "Political science thrives on “puzzles,” but it is difficult to know what is puzzling about concepts, ideologies, and populations rarely spoken about, or people rarely spoken to."

It's the kind of book that can speak to both a lay an academic audience, but I particularly call for academics to take this kind of research seriously and learn from Lavin's methods and style.

Review of Talia Lavin, Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America Author(s): Minter, Shea

My book review of @swordsjew.bsky.social 's Wild Faith with the Journal of Right Wing Studies is out!
I thought it was a compelling narrative and brilliantly researched, particularly in the impressive interview work.
doi.org/10.5070/RW3....

The follow up is my boyfriend an I had a discussion on if it was okay to miss practice for more time getting ready/prom pictures. Never thought I’d get mad at a 28 year old for saying he’d want more time with me if we went to prom together.

The boys I coach had prom yesterday and it was a fascinating sociology lesson

Me too! I thought it could be survey fatigue, but when you combine both alignment categories it seems like too high of a percentage!

I submitted a free survey question to @verasight.bsky.social at MPSA this year asking respondents whether they believe the term “far right” describes their politics: got some interesting results! One crosstab and full question results here, I welcome any thoughts!

NYT is reporting that AfD is in second place, and similar to their coverage in the US they are using the term “hard right” to describe the party. Why not “far right”? It reads to me as calculated distancing from the political moment but I’m open to being wrong

I think breakfast sandwiches have too much egg. The egg is what makes it breakfast but it’s not the main attraction

4 Pittsburgh buses First stuck in a flood, with the caption water, Second stuck in a sinkhole with the caption earth Third on fire, with the caption fire And fourth hanging from a crane with the caption air

Starting a new form of activism totally devoted to getting Fun to reform

Boyfriend just informed me that a trait of mine he admires is that I will “die on any hill and pick any number of battles”

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White supremacist and members of neo-fascist group among ‘January 6 patriots’ pardoned by Trump Another rioter who had their conviction quashed wore an antisemitic sweatshirt to the Capitol, while clemency was also extended to members of a neo-fascist group

White supremacist and members of neo-fascist group among ‘January 6 patriots’ pardoned by Trump. Another rioter who had their conviction quashed wore an antisemitic sweatshirt to the Capitol, while clemency was also extended to members of a neo-fascist group www.thejc.com/news/usa/tru...

I grew up in Pittsburgh in the early 2000s and the difference even now is palpable. Why would we ever want to undo this.

It’s so important to find the silver lining in everything. And to continue the fight against our enemies (the Chiefs and the Ravens)

Nearly every news notification I’ve received today has been an assault on my psyche

new York Times screenshot of headline "Elon Musk Ignites Online Speculation Over the Meaning of a Hand Gesture"

now I didn't go to no fancy journalism school, but I think if you're writing an article decipherin' what an obvious bigot meant with an obvious white supremacist hand gesture I might mention he just got done openly supporting white supremacist politicians and shares white supremacist memes 24/7

"I will not comply in advance", I holler as they announce beer will not be sold after the 7th inning

Great thread. My lane is the mainstreaming of the far right and their strategy selection. So I guess you might be hearing from me more than I’d like :(

In light of recent events I will be listening to the Cabaret soundtrack

Democracy dies with lots of money and lots of people willing to close their eyes

Great pod, awful day