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THE BERGER DISPATCH

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active: 2026-04-06 → 2026-07-09

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#extremism ·12 #violent-extremism ·3 #social-psychology ·2 #trust-and-safety ·2 #dystopian-fiction ·2 #slavery ·2 #media-criticism ·1 #racism ·1 #japanese-internment ·1 #black-nationalism ·1

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

14 Theses on Online Political Violence

The old world of content safety practices is dead, and the new one is struggling to be born.

May 02, 2026 · 12 min read · 23 claps #extremism #political-violence #social-media

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

Hostis Humani Generis

CNN used to have an extremely mid weekend talk show called Smerconish -wait I’m being told this still exists for some reason. Starting…

Apr 08, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #extremism #social-psychology #media-criticism

JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

Four Rules of Thumb For Online Safety Work

In a world where platforms aren’t reliable or trustworthy partners, how do we continue to do work that is necessary?

May 23, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #extremism #violent-extremism #trust-and-safety

Four Rules of Thumb For Online Safety Work

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

The Role of Dystopian Fiction in Fueling Anti-Asian Extremism

The end of the Civil War, and the “peculiar institution” that precipitated it, ushered in a fresh generation of White racial anxieties…

Apr 06, 2026 · 11 min read · 0 claps #dystopian-fiction #racism #japanese-internment

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

“Far removed from the ordinary”: Why defining extremism matters

Extremism is defined by academics in many different ways; each one has consequences.

Jun 02, 2026 · 44 min read · 0 claps #extremism #violent-extremism

“Far removed from the ordinary”: Why defining extremism matters

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

Dystopia in the Civil Rights Era

A look at the surge in Black nationalist dystopian fiction from the 1960s and 1970s.

Apr 08, 2026 · 15 min read · 0 claps #dystopian-fiction #extremism #black-nationalism

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

The Curse of Ham

Old extremist ideologies never die, they just fade away. Unfortunately, they sometimes fade back in.

Jul 09, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #extremism #white-supremacy #slavery

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

Fear and self-loathing

How extremists exploit psychological dynamics to provoke emotional responses.

Apr 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #extremism #social-psychology

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

The ‘ positive good’ argument: Defending extremism in the status quo

When extremists have clearly established control over a territory, their strategies shift from mobilizing to demobilizing.

Jun 08, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps #extremism #lawful-extremism #slavery

The ‘ positive good’ argument: Defending extremism in the status quo

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

Extremism defined

Extremism is the belief that an in-group’s success or survival can never be separated from the need for hostile action against an…

May 22, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #extremism #violent-extremism

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

Prevalence and power

It’s more important than ever to interrogate how extremists operate in the spaces between popular opinion and control of the government

Jun 09, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #extremism

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

The battle for consensus

The in-group consensus is the key to legitimacy, and extremists will stop at nothing to contest it.

Jun 26, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #extremism #anti-semitism #heresy

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JM J.M. Berger · THE BERGER DISPATCH

Goodreads Giveaway: The Pope’s Hitman

Crooked Lane Books, in cooperation with Goodreads, is giving away five advance print copies of the forthcoming novel.

Jul 07, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #thriller #fiction #action