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Cynthia Miller-Idriss
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Founding Director @perilresearch.bsky.social, testing ideas to prevent violence & build social cohesion. Author, Man Up, Hate in the Homeland, The Extreme Gone Mainstream. MSNow columnist. New book on Gen Z & gender divides coming 2028. .. more

Cynthia Miller-Idriss is an American sociologist. She is a professor in the Schools of Public Affairs and Education at American University. She is the founding director of the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL). .. more

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New followers! I’m an academic & scholar who writes for the public about upstream prevention of violence & analysis of misogyny, white supremacist extremism & more. But my favorite essays are this trio I wrote about my mom & what it means to be forgotten. 1/

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Perspective | My mother forgot who I was, and it made me a better daughter
Watching my mother’s erasure has been vicious. But I have also come to realize that despite all I’ve lost, I’ve gained something, too.
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What else to do except keep shouting the same things again and again. The op ed I wrote after Good’s killing is truer than ever. Far right violence is official US policy now, institutionalized and defended by propaganda and lies.

www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Cynthia Miller-Idriss, sociologist: 'Far-right violence is now official US government policy and practice'
OP-ED. When the poet Renee Nicole Good was killed during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the federal government defended the killer.
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Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.

Every moment now, every day, more & more Americans realize they can no longer trust anything the federal government says. The blatant propaganda and lies about a legal observer they shot in cold blood will bring a new swell. To those of you who were not here before: Welcome. We need you.
Join a special conversation with @milleridriss.bsky.social, author of Man UP, hosted at Northwestern Law on Thursday, February 5 at 12pm. Learn more & register: ow.ly/GRNh50Y0VwA

#GenderJustice #GenderBasedViolence

Chicago is quick on the heels of Burlington- #ManUp w/me on Feb 5 at Northwestern Law, where I’ll be in conversation with Jim Bennett, Chair of the State’s Commission on Hate Crimes & Discrimination & Prof Deborah Tuerkheimer, cosponsored by @thecaase.bsky.social & so many others listed below!
CAASE is thrilled to co-sponsor this event featuring Cynthia Miller-Idriss at Northwestern Law! Join us on Thursday, February 5 at 12pm for a special conversation.

Learn more & register: https://ow.ly/GRNh50Y0VwA

#GenderJustice #GenderBasedViolence PERIL

Burlington!

Burlington is going to #ManUp tomorrow night! Step out of the cold & join me and Garrett Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social for a cozy & terrific conversation Friday evening.
Vermont friends, join @milleridriss.bsky.social tomorrow (1/23) for an event on her book, Man Up, hosted by @phoenixbooks.biz! At 7:00 pm EST, she'll talk with @vermontgmg.bsky.social about the link between misogyny and violent extremism.

Register for this in-person event here: buff.ly/i9cCynH
Vermont friends, join @milleridriss.bsky.social tomorrow (1/23) for an event on her book, Man Up, hosted by @phoenixbooks.biz! At 7:00 pm EST, she'll talk with @vermontgmg.bsky.social about the link between misogyny and violent extremism.

Register for this in-person event here: buff.ly/i9cCynH
CAASE is thrilled to co-sponsor this event featuring Cynthia Miller-Idriss at Northwestern Law! Join us on Thursday, February 5 at 12pm for a special conversation.

Learn more & register: https://ow.ly/GRNh50Y0VwA

#GenderJustice #GenderBasedViolence PERIL

Thank you 🙏

Reposted by W Grant

Great piece covering my visit to Yale last week, in the New Haven Independent, with a good overview of @perilresearch.bsky.social work on prebunking: www.newhavenindependent.org/2026/01/19/r...
Rx For Youth Radicalization: "Pre-Bunking" - New Haven Independent
"Hate in the Homeland" author Cynthia Miller-Idriss pitches fighting online extremism with short videos that wield humor and wit, fashion and coolness and cleverness.
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thank you Jennifer!
"The Deadly Consequences of Misogyny | Cynthia Miller-Idriss"
Preacher Boys Podcast @theericski.bsky.social @preacherboyspod.bsky.social @milleridriss.bsky.social
18 Jan 2026 [0:59:17]
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https://s.cultpodcasts.com/0yOCT0quNUuP3f41N-H4hQ
How Misogyny Fuels Violence | Cynthia Miller-Idriss
Grab a copy of Cynthia Miller-Idriss' book, here* https://amzn.to/4b6rSOm Want to listen on Audible? Get a free Premium Plus trial here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/mlp (As an Amazon associate, I receive a small commission on purchases made through the links on this channel. Thanks for making this show possible!) ✖️✖️✖️ What two things do most mass shooters, terrorists, or violent extremists have in common? Most of us know the first: they are almost always men or boys. But the second? They are almost always virulent misogynists, homophobes, or transphobes—even if they are also motivated by racism, antisemitism, or xenophobia. The antigovernment militiamen charged with plotting to kidnap and execute Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer used language saturated with misogyny, with one telling an FBI informant, “Just grab the bitch.” The men who killed scores at Virginia Tech, the Pulse nightclub, and a Maryland newsroom all had prior reports of stalking, domestic violence, or harassment of women. And in dozens of other incidents—from North America to Norway to New Zealand—an increasing number of misogynist incel (involuntary celibate) and male supremacist attackers have explicitly targeted and killed women, blaming feminism or sexual frustration with women as motivation for their attacks. Yet, despite all evidence, the bright red thread of misogyny running through these attacks is barely acknowledged by the media or even experts—and this failing leaves us powerless to stop the violence. In Man Up, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a leading expert on extremism, addresses this crucial oversight head-on, revealing how an epidemic of misogyny—both online and off—and a patriarchal backlash are driving an exponential rise in mass and far-right violence. She also offers essential strategies that all of us—including parents, teachers, and counselors—can use to fight the rising tide of violence, beginning with recognizing the misogyny that pervades our everyday lives. ✖️✖️✖️ Support the Show: Patreon.com/PreacherBoys ✖️✖️✖️ If you or someone you know has experienced abuse, visit courage365.org/need-help ✖️✖️✖️ CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: preacherboyspodcast.com https://www.youtube.com/@PreacherBoys https://www.facebook.com/preacherboysdoc/ https://twitter.com/preacherboysdoc https://www.instagram.com/preacherboyspod https://www.tiktok.com/@preacherboyspod To connect with a community that shares the Preacher Boys Podcast's mission to expose abuse in the IFB, join the OFFICIAL Preacher Boys Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1403898676438188/ ✖️✖️✖️ The content presented in this video is for informational and educational purposes only. All individuals and entities discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty through due legal process. The views and opinions expressed are those of the speakers. ✖️✖️✖️ Music by Lou Ridley — “Bible Belt” | Used with permission under license.
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Grateful to Rachel Louise Snyder for her voice 🔥❤️

“I know the impulse for violence tends to come from the experience of pain … I hope he can find his way out of that pain someday, not because he deserves it or because I want to absolve him, but because no good comes to a world that gets in the way of men like him.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | The Message in Renee Good’s Last Words
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The gang’s all here in this piece- love being quoted alongside so many friends & scholars who independently argue the same things: www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
Some Trump administration social media posts mirror extremist rhetoric
While the posts are a small part of the administration’s overall social media presence, experts say they are clear references to white supremacist messaging.
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Matthew Reisz spoke with Katie Stileman, previously head of PUP Speaks & now head of strategic marketing initiatives at PUP. Stileman, who helped to launch the program in 2021, shares reflections on its mission: www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/public...

@timeshighered.bsky.social
Public speaking: the unspoken route to academic impact
Speakers’ bureaux are largely designed to promote celebrity after-dinner entertainers, but they are also being adopted by some academic publishers as a way to boost their authors’ long-term profiles.…
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“…the preliminary cause of death as asphyxia due to neck and chest compression,” which means Lunas Campos did not get enough oxygen because of pressure on his neck and chest.

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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
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DHS and Patriot Front post the same white supremacist lyrics.
Worth every second
NEW: The neo-fascist group Patriot Front is building a network of business in North Texas in an attempt to create a parallel, self-sufficient white nationalist economy. @stevanzetti.bsky.social, @wileydcope.bsky.social and I identified the men behind 4 of these companies.
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified c...
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with the idea of speaker fees in many way, but there is no way I could do the logistical and administrative work of so many public speaking engagements- managing travel, reimbursement, contracts, logistics, run of show and itineraries. It’s an incredible resource 🙏

with the FBI” that are specifically designed to shape policy.”

I’m very grateful to @princetonupress.bsky.social PUP Speaks, the most unusual & amazing speakers bureau for academic authors, which is highlighted in this story along with me & some of their other authors. I still feel uncomfortable 4/

I get ideas about things I’m missing or something that has changed – for example, when pupils describe how numb or apathetic they feel about the violence they see online.” She is also able to draw on “stories and anecdotes from those audiences” even in “briefings 3/

academic settings, is that it has “often generated ideas for new things I want to study”, Miller-Idriss said. “That is because of the kind of questions I am asked: the way people respond to my discussions about how algorithms shape how content comes to them across social media. 2/

Honored to be featured in this piece on how public speaking can drive impact:

“Most striking of all is the case of Cynthia Miller-Idriss…Another benefit for her of giving talks in schools or faith communities, as opposed to purely

www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/public...
Public speaking: the unspoken route to academic impact
Speakers’ bureaux are largely designed to promote celebrity after-dinner entertainers, but they are also being adopted by some academic publishers as a way to boost their authors’ long-term profiles. ...
www.timeshighereducation.com
Man Up author @milleridriss.bsky.social recently spoke with Jackson Katz for a two-part interview with @msmagazine.com about "the blind spot in extremism research"—misogyny's connection to political extremism and violence.
'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
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