Topic: Self Radicalization

The FBI concluded that Faisal Mohammed, the student who carried out a stabbing rampage at UC Merced in November, was inspired by ISIS propaganda found online. Mohammed stabbed four people before being killed by campus police. The hosts discuss how the use of knives in terror attacks is becoming more common among "self-radicalized" individuals and note that the story received relatively little mainstream media attention.

The President's claim that US pressure on "Al-Qaeda core" is causing "self-radicalization" within the United States is examined. The hosts argue that if foreign policy is creating domestic terrorists, the policy should be stopped. They mock the concept of "self-radicalized individuals" as a looming threat used to justify increased community surveillance.

CNN's Erin Burnett and other analysts are criticized for promoting the concept of "self-radicalization" via Twitter and online forums. The hosts suggest that *Inspire* magazine, an Al-Qaeda linked publication, may actually function as a CIA honeypot used to monitor potential extremists. They argue that the focus on social media "terror" is a distraction from the funding of domestic police militarization.

The media's shift from a "Chechen" narrative to a "self-radicalization" and "Dagestan" narrative is analyzed in the context of regional oil pipelines. The hosts also discuss the TV show Rubicon, noting its themes of industrial manipulation of world events for profit.

The concept of "self-radicalization" is criticized as a potential pretext for increased government censorship and surveillance. Thomas Kean's testimony also called for a "unified command structure" and the allocation of the D-block radio spectrum to ensure first responders can communicate during disasters.

A CBS News "In Focus" report on homegrown terrorism is deconstructed for its use of fear-based memes and "mind control" graphics. The hosts focus on the term "self-radicalization," arguing it is a manufactured concept used to turn American citizens against one another. They highlight an FBI sting in Portland as an example of the government creating plots to "foil" them for media consumption.