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Investigators are looking into the possibility that two men who allegedly pretended to be federal law enforcement agents have ties to Iranian intelligence.
The Capitol riot on Jan. 6 didn’t spring up in isolation.
From Oregon to Texas and Michigan to Washington, D.C., stark scenes of sometimes-violent protests and gun-toting militia groups have proliferated nationwide over the past year, underscoring the growing radicalization of extremist groups on both ends of the American political spectrum.
“The genie is out of the bottle,” says Chris Loftis, spokesman for the Washington State Patrol. “That genie had hid its face, but . it is with us,” he says, “exposing to everyone how deep and dangerous our vulnerabilities are.”
Experts say solutions to radicalism will require persistent effort – even though the vast majority of Americans aren’t prone to political violence. New efforts to counter extremism are percolating, from vigilance by social media platforms to more robust steps by law enforcement and state legislators.