68 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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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 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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5 d. ago Authorities investigating a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic explosion as terrorism

Authorities are working to piece together a motive and events leading up to the bombing of a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California

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5 d. ago Fertility clinic explosion was terror attack: FBI say reproductive centre blast in Palm Springs was deliberate and extremist plot

'Make no mistake: This is an intentional act of terrorism,' Akil Davis, the head of the FBI's Los Angeles field office, told an evening news conference.

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6 d. ago Palm Springs explosion: At least one dead after blast outside IVF lab as body parts seen

At least one person has been confirmed dead following a huge explosion outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, with reports of body parts scattered across the road

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6 d. ago Authorities investigating ‘car explosion’ at fertility clinic in Palm Springs

It’s not clear if anyone was hurt in the explosion.

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