67 h. ago ‘A rabbit hole of paranoia’: what an IVF clinic bombing tells us about young men and online extremism

After an attack in Palm Springs, experts say the internet is only helping lone wolves find dangerous fringe theoriesExperts say an online ecosystem that allows lone actors to latch on to fringe viewpoints is bolstering violent extremism in the US, following an attack over the weekend on a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California.Investigators are combing through the writings of a 25-year-old man killed in a large explosion outside the American Reproductive Centers, an IVF facility, that was heavily damaged in what they’ve described as an “intentional act of terrorism”. The suspect in the bombing, Guy Edward Bartkus, left behind writings that appear to hold fringe theories of “antinatalism” and nihilism, ideologies that oppose procreation and have a general sense of the meaninglessness of life. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Dad makes bizarre revelation about what IVF clinic suicide bomber son hated

Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, detonated a car bomb that damaged the American Reproductive Centers building in Palm Springs, east of Los Angeles. His father maintains he was not a terrorist or 'anti-life.'

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5 d. ago IVF clinic terrorist's unsettling connection to woman murdered 1,200 miles away

Guy Edward Bartkus, the man suspected of carrying out the IVF terror attack in Palm Springs, California Saturday has a bizarre connection to a woman who was killed weeks earlier.

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5 d. ago Palm Springs IVF clinic bombing suspect identified as 'angry pro

The bizarre motivation behind the accused bomber of an fertility clininc in Palm Springs, California, has been revealed by investigators - Guy Edwards Bartkus was a 'pro-mortalist'

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5 d. ago Suspect identified in Palm Springs IVF clinic car bombing terror attack

The suspect believed to be responsible for detonating a car bomb outside of a California fertility clinic on Saturday morning has been identified.

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5 d. ago Major update as suspect identified in IVF clinic car bomb terror attack

Police have revealed the identiy of the suspect they believe bombed a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California - the suspect 'had nihilistic intentions' the FBI said

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5 d. ago Palm Springs explosion: Man suspected of IVF clinic car bomb terror attack identified

Police have revealed the identiy of the suspect they believe bombed a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California - the suspect 'had nihilistic intentions' the FBI said

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6 d. ago Palm Springs explosion: IVF clinic rocked by blast as 'body parts' in road amid 'bomb' fears

The FBI is on the scene of a fatal explosion in the affluent community of Palm Springs, California - local investigators have not ruled out a terrorist motive behind the blast at an IVF lab

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