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FBI: Violent crime dropped 4.5% last year
The Daily Reporter
Aug. 11, 2025
Brian Levin, founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and professor emeritus at Cal State San Bernardino, said that although overall crime declined, last year still marked the second-highest number of hate crimes in the 30 years the center has been collecting data.
Experts fear Trump administration’s use of ‘dehumanizing’ memes is ‘a jump to actual violence’
MSN via The Independent
Aug. 13, 2025
In a recent article on the government’s use of memes, art and music to promote immigration policies, Brian Levin, founder of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism and professor emeritus at Cal State San Bernardino, was quoted by WIRED, stating that short, emotionally charged bursts of imagery often resonate more deeply than facts.
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