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| Subject | Egyptian Illegal Alien Firebombs Pro-Israel Group in Boulder |
| Date | June 13, 2025 12:15 PM |
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The Extremism Roundup
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*Focused on Evidence Instead of Narratives*
A weekly compilation of the most important developments in the struggle against radical ideologies
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A Word From the CEO
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Dear Reader,
Over the past two weeks, the United States has witnessed a surge in incidents related to violent extremism and foreign influence operations. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE protests escalated into violence, with rioters attacking LAPD headquarters, setting vehicles ablaze, and prompting the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops, reflecting deep tensions over immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, a series of targeted attacks and threats, including a firebombing at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado, a racially motivated stabbing by a Hells Angels member in San Diego, and antisemitic threats in Michigan, highlight the diverse and ongoing nature of extremist activities across the country.
Foreign influence operations have also intensified, with both Chinese and Iranian actors leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to spread propaganda and manipulate public discourse. OpenAI disrupted multiple Chinese operations targeting U.S. politics, while an Iranian campaign pushed polarizing election-related content through fake news sites. Additionally, federal indictments revealed a Chinese plot to silence a U.S. dissident and smuggle military technology, illustrating the sophisticated and multifaceted nature of foreign interference. These events emphasize the urgent need for vigilance and coordinated responses to safeguard national security and public safety.
Sincerely,
-------------------
A Word From the CEO
-------------------
Dear Reader,
Over the past two weeks, the United States has witnessed a surge in incidents related to violent extremism and foreign influence operations. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE protests escalated into violence, with rioters attacking LAPD headquarters, setting vehicles ablaze, and prompting the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops, reflecting deep tensions over immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, a series of targeted attacks and threats, including a firebombing at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado, a racially motivated stabbing by a Hells Angels member in San Diego, and antisemitic threats in Michigan, highlight the diverse and ongoing nature of extremist activities across the country.
Foreign influence operations have also intensified, with both Chinese and Iranian actors leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to spread propaganda and manipulate public discourse. OpenAI disrupted multiple Chinese operations targeting U.S. politics, while an Iranian campaign pushed polarizing election-related content through fake news sites. Additionally, federal indictments revealed a Chinese plot to silence a U.S. dissident and smuggle military technology, illustrating the sophisticated and multifaceted nature of foreign interference. These events emphasize the urgent need for vigilance and coordinated responses to safeguard national security and public safety.
Sincerely,
RIchard Green
CEO, Co-Founder
Clarionproject.org
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Islamist Extremism
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Mohamed Sabry Soliman in a video he made several days before his attack in Boulder via screenshot from MEMRI video ( [link removed] )
Mohamed Sabry Soliman in a video he made several days before his attack in Boulder via screenshot from MEMRI video
*Egyptian Illegal Alien Firebombs Pro-Israel Group in Boulder*
* Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national, allegedly attacked a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colo., on June 1, 2025, by throwing Molotov cocktails and using a makeshift flamethrower, injuring 15 people, some with severe burns, during a "Run for Their Lives" event advocating for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
* Soliman, who entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2022 that expired in 2023, lived in Colorado Springs and confessed to planning the attack for a year, targeting the group due to anti-Zionist sentiments, reportedly shouting “Free Palestine” and expressing a desire to “kill all Zionist people.”
* He faces a federal hate crime charge, 118 state charges including attempted murder, assault, and use of incendiary devices, with a potential maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Columbia Protester Found to Have Direct Ties to Hamas*
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*
Tarek Bazrouk, 20, faces three federal hate crime charges for assaulting Jews at pro-Israel protests in NYC from April 2024 to January 2025, each carrying a possible 10-year sentence.
*
Bazrouk was linked to Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades via a chat group, had pro-Hamas and Hezbollah propaganda, and expressed joy over family ties to Hamas during a 2024 West Bank trip.
*
Wearing a Hamas headband, Bazrouk targeted Jews with kippot or Israeli flags, called himself a “Jew hater,” and considered setting a Jewish student on fire. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Michigan Man Charged for Plot to Support ISIS*
-----------------------------------------------
*
Aws Mohammed Naser, a 37-year-old former resident of Westland, Mich., was convicted by a federal jury after a five-week trial on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and for being a felon in possession of a destructive device.
*
Naser attempted to travel to Syria in 2012 and 2013 to join ISIS, was denied boarding at airports in Detroit and Chicago, and after a 2013 armed robbery conviction, engaged in creating social media accounts to access ISIS propaganda, solicit explosives information, and experiment with manufacturing explosives and operating drones.
*
Naser faces up to 20 years in prison for the material support charge and up to 15 years for possessing a destructive device. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges After Antisemitic Tirade at Synagogue*
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*
Hassan Chokr, 37, a convicted felon and resident of Dearborn, Mich., pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm after possessing multiple firearms inside a gun store.
*
On December 2, 2022, Chokr drove through the parking lot of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., yelling antisemitic threats and profanities, including “You are all going to die!” and “F— you, Israel,” at Jewish parents and preschoolers entering the synagogue.
*
After the incident, Chokr went to a Dearborn gun store and attempted to purchase guns by falsely claiming on a federal form that he had no prior felony convictions, despite a 2017 felony conviction.
*
While awaiting the background check, Chokr stated he would “even the score” and use the firearms for “God’s wrath,” indicating intent to follow through on his threats; he was denied the purchase after the background check revealed his felony status.
*
Chokr faces up to 15 years in prison. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
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Militant-Right and Militant-Left Extremism
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Anti-ICE protesters clash with police near the Federal Building and detention center in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025, amid protests over immigration raids - Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images ( [link removed] )
Anti-ICE protesters clash with police near the Federal Building and detention center in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025, amid protests over immigration raids - Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images
*Anti-ICE Riots in Los Angeles*
-------------------------------
* Anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles smashed windows at LAPD headquarters, burned vehicles, and clashed with police, who used tear gas and arrested 10, including one for throwing a Molotov cocktail.
* Protesters threw objects, set vehicles on fire, spat on and burned an American flag, and looted businesses, with one rioter wielding a flamethrower arrested. The LAPD declared an "unlawful assembly" as agitators spread through downtown, blocking freeways and attacking federal buildings.
* President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles on June 6, 2025, in response to escalating anti-ICE riots. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Washington Man Charged for Providing Support to Fertility Clinic Bomber*
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* Daniel Jongyon Park, a 32-year-old from Kent, Wash., was arrested at JFK International Airport in New York after arriving from Poland, charged with providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists for allegedly supplying explosive precursors to the Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber.
* Park allegedly shipped approximately 270 pounds of ammonium nitrate, an explosive precursor, to Guy Edward Bartkus, who detonated a car bomb on May 17, 2025, at a Palm Springs fertility clinic, killing himself, injuring others, and destroying the facility. His attack was motivated by pro-mortalism, anti-natalism, and anti-pro-life ideologies. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
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Hate Crime
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Senior Hells Angels member Troy Andrew Scholder, 44 - via NBC 7 News screenshot ( [link removed] )
Senior Hells Angels member Troy Andrew Scholder, 44 - via NBC 7 News screenshot
*Hells Angels Member Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack in California*
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*
Troy Andrew Scholder, a 44-year-old senior Hells Angels member, was sentenced to 21 years to life in California state prison for the attempted murder of a 19-year-old Black man in a racially motivated stabbing attack in San Diego, with his sentence doubled due to a prior 2007 robbery conviction.
*
Scholder and other Hells Angels members chased three Black men, aged 19, 20, and 21, on Newport Avenue after one reportedly spoke to a member’s girlfriend, leading to Scholder stabbing the youngest victim in the chest, nearly causing his death, in what prosecutors described as a hate-driven assault. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Texas Man Sentenced for Making Threats Against Employees of Sikh Organization*
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* Bhushan Athale, a 49-year-old from Dallas County, Texas, was sentenced on June 3, 2025, to 26 months in prison for a federal hate crime and making violent interstate threats against employees of a Sikh nonprofit organization in New Jersey, with three years of supervised release and a prohibition on contacting victims.
* Athale left seven voicemails over an hour at the Sikh organization, expressing hatred toward Sikhs and threatening to injure or kill employees with a razor. On March 21, 2024, he left two additional voicemails with violent, sexual imagery targeting Sikhs, Muslims, and including antisemitic rhetoric. *Read More ( [link removed] )* *( [link removed] )*
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School Threats
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Thwarted mass shooting suspects Deahveon Shamar-James Whaley, 19, and Jamarion Jaryante Hardiman, 20 - Oakland County Sheriff's Office via ABC News screenshot ( [link removed] )
Thwarted mass shooting suspects Deahveon Shamar-James Whaley, 19, and Jamarion Jaryante Hardiman, 20 - Oakland County Sheriff's Office via ABC News screenshot
*Possible Mass Shooting at Michigan School Graduation Thwarted*
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*
A potential mass shooting at the Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac (Mich.) graduation ceremony was thwarted after deputies responded to a fight at the United Wholesale Mortgage Sports Complex, where a tip about a Snapchat threat to "shoot up" the ceremony led to the discovery of two loaded guns with 40-round magazines hidden under cars in the parking lot.
*
Suspects Deahveon Shamar-James Whaley, 19, and Jamarion Jaryante Hardiman, 20, are not students at the K-12 charter school but are connected through friends and relatives and have a history of involvement with weapons and violence. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*North Carolina Man Arrested for Social Media Threat Against School*
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* On June 4, 2025, Randolph County Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to a social media threat targeting a school in Randolph County, N.C., prompting an immediate investigation.
* Dakota Mastin Aldridge, 34, was identified as the suspect and charged with felony communicating a threat of violence to an educational property following the investigation.
* Aldridge was located, arrested, and taken to the Randolph County Detention Center, where he was served with an arrest warrant for the threat. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
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Foreign Influence Operations
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Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 on June 2, 2025, in San Francisco - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ( [link removed] )
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 on June 2, 2025, in San Francisco - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
*OpenAI Disrupts China Influence Campaigns*
-------------------------------------------
*
OpenAI recently disrupted four Chinese covert influence operations using ChatGPT to generate social media posts and comments in English, Chinese, and Urdu on platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Reddit, and X, targeting topics such as U.S. politics and a Taiwanese video game opposing the Chinese Communist Party, aiming to create misleading political discourse.
*
OpenAI claimed it also disrupted a handful of operations it believes originated in Russia, Iran, and North Korea. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Two Foreign Nationals Indicted for Plot to Silence Dissident and Smuggle Military Technology to China*
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*
On May 30, 2025, Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, a U.K. citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident, were indicted in Los Angeles and Milwaukee for stalking a U.S. dissident and smuggling military tech to China, facing up to 40 years if convicted.
*
Since October 2023, the duo allegedly hired FBI affiliates to track a dissident, tamper with their car, and destroy statues of Chinese leaders to silence protests at the 2023 APEC summit.
*
They attempted to export missiles, radar, drones, and a cryptographic device to China, planning to hide items in blenders for shipment via Hong Kong. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
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“A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.”
-- Alexander Hamilton
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*********************
The Extremism Roundup
*********************
*Focused on Evidence Instead of Narratives*
A weekly compilation of the most important developments in the struggle against radical ideologies
-------------------
A Word From the CEO
-------------------
Dear Reader,
Over the past two weeks, the United States has witnessed a surge in incidents related to violent extremism and foreign influence operations. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE protests escalated into violence, with rioters attacking LAPD headquarters, setting vehicles ablaze, and prompting the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops, reflecting deep tensions over immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, a series of targeted attacks and threats, including a firebombing at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado, a racially motivated stabbing by a Hells Angels member in San Diego, and antisemitic threats in Michigan, highlight the diverse and ongoing nature of extremist activities across the country.
Foreign influence operations have also intensified, with both Chinese and Iranian actors leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to spread propaganda and manipulate public discourse. OpenAI disrupted multiple Chinese operations targeting U.S. politics, while an Iranian campaign pushed polarizing election-related content through fake news sites. Additionally, federal indictments revealed a Chinese plot to silence a U.S. dissident and smuggle military technology, illustrating the sophisticated and multifaceted nature of foreign interference. These events emphasize the urgent need for vigilance and coordinated responses to safeguard national security and public safety.
Sincerely,
-------------------
A Word From the CEO
-------------------
Dear Reader,
Over the past two weeks, the United States has witnessed a surge in incidents related to violent extremism and foreign influence operations. In Los Angeles, anti-ICE protests escalated into violence, with rioters attacking LAPD headquarters, setting vehicles ablaze, and prompting the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops, reflecting deep tensions over immigration enforcement. Meanwhile, a series of targeted attacks and threats, including a firebombing at a pro-Israel rally in Colorado, a racially motivated stabbing by a Hells Angels member in San Diego, and antisemitic threats in Michigan, highlight the diverse and ongoing nature of extremist activities across the country.
Foreign influence operations have also intensified, with both Chinese and Iranian actors leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to spread propaganda and manipulate public discourse. OpenAI disrupted multiple Chinese operations targeting U.S. politics, while an Iranian campaign pushed polarizing election-related content through fake news sites. Additionally, federal indictments revealed a Chinese plot to silence a U.S. dissident and smuggle military technology, illustrating the sophisticated and multifaceted nature of foreign interference. These events emphasize the urgent need for vigilance and coordinated responses to safeguard national security and public safety.
Sincerely,
RIchard Green
CEO, Co-Founder
Clarionproject.org
------------------
Islamist Extremism
------------------
Mohamed Sabry Soliman in a video he made several days before his attack in Boulder via screenshot from MEMRI video ( [link removed] )
Mohamed Sabry Soliman in a video he made several days before his attack in Boulder via screenshot from MEMRI video
*Egyptian Illegal Alien Firebombs Pro-Israel Group in Boulder*
* Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national, allegedly attacked a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colo., on June 1, 2025, by throwing Molotov cocktails and using a makeshift flamethrower, injuring 15 people, some with severe burns, during a "Run for Their Lives" event advocating for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
* Soliman, who entered the U.S. on a tourist visa in 2022 that expired in 2023, lived in Colorado Springs and confessed to planning the attack for a year, targeting the group due to anti-Zionist sentiments, reportedly shouting “Free Palestine” and expressing a desire to “kill all Zionist people.”
* He faces a federal hate crime charge, 118 state charges including attempted murder, assault, and use of incendiary devices, with a potential maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Columbia Protester Found to Have Direct Ties to Hamas*
-------------------------------------------------------
*
Tarek Bazrouk, 20, faces three federal hate crime charges for assaulting Jews at pro-Israel protests in NYC from April 2024 to January 2025, each carrying a possible 10-year sentence.
*
Bazrouk was linked to Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades via a chat group, had pro-Hamas and Hezbollah propaganda, and expressed joy over family ties to Hamas during a 2024 West Bank trip.
*
Wearing a Hamas headband, Bazrouk targeted Jews with kippot or Israeli flags, called himself a “Jew hater,” and considered setting a Jewish student on fire. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Michigan Man Charged for Plot to Support ISIS*
-----------------------------------------------
*
Aws Mohammed Naser, a 37-year-old former resident of Westland, Mich., was convicted by a federal jury after a five-week trial on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS and for being a felon in possession of a destructive device.
*
Naser attempted to travel to Syria in 2012 and 2013 to join ISIS, was denied boarding at airports in Detroit and Chicago, and after a 2013 armed robbery conviction, engaged in creating social media accounts to access ISIS propaganda, solicit explosives information, and experiment with manufacturing explosives and operating drones.
*
Naser faces up to 20 years in prison for the material support charge and up to 15 years for possessing a destructive device. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges After Antisemitic Tirade at Synagogue*
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
Hassan Chokr, 37, a convicted felon and resident of Dearborn, Mich., pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm after possessing multiple firearms inside a gun store.
*
On December 2, 2022, Chokr drove through the parking lot of Temple Beth El in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., yelling antisemitic threats and profanities, including “You are all going to die!” and “F— you, Israel,” at Jewish parents and preschoolers entering the synagogue.
*
After the incident, Chokr went to a Dearborn gun store and attempted to purchase guns by falsely claiming on a federal form that he had no prior felony convictions, despite a 2017 felony conviction.
*
While awaiting the background check, Chokr stated he would “even the score” and use the firearms for “God’s wrath,” indicating intent to follow through on his threats; he was denied the purchase after the background check revealed his felony status.
*
Chokr faces up to 15 years in prison. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
------------------------------------------
Militant-Right and Militant-Left Extremism
------------------------------------------
Anti-ICE protesters clash with police near the Federal Building and detention center in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025, amid protests over immigration raids - Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images ( [link removed] )
Anti-ICE protesters clash with police near the Federal Building and detention center in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025, amid protests over immigration raids - Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images
*Anti-ICE Riots in Los Angeles*
-------------------------------
* Anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles smashed windows at LAPD headquarters, burned vehicles, and clashed with police, who used tear gas and arrested 10, including one for throwing a Molotov cocktail.
* Protesters threw objects, set vehicles on fire, spat on and burned an American flag, and looted businesses, with one rioter wielding a flamethrower arrested. The LAPD declared an "unlawful assembly" as agitators spread through downtown, blocking freeways and attacking federal buildings.
* President Donald Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles on June 6, 2025, in response to escalating anti-ICE riots. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Washington Man Charged for Providing Support to Fertility Clinic Bomber*
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Daniel Jongyon Park, a 32-year-old from Kent, Wash., was arrested at JFK International Airport in New York after arriving from Poland, charged with providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists for allegedly supplying explosive precursors to the Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber.
* Park allegedly shipped approximately 270 pounds of ammonium nitrate, an explosive precursor, to Guy Edward Bartkus, who detonated a car bomb on May 17, 2025, at a Palm Springs fertility clinic, killing himself, injuring others, and destroying the facility. His attack was motivated by pro-mortalism, anti-natalism, and anti-pro-life ideologies. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
----------
Hate Crime
----------
Senior Hells Angels member Troy Andrew Scholder, 44 - via NBC 7 News screenshot ( [link removed] )
Senior Hells Angels member Troy Andrew Scholder, 44 - via NBC 7 News screenshot
*Hells Angels Member Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack in California*
-------------------------------------------------------------------
*
Troy Andrew Scholder, a 44-year-old senior Hells Angels member, was sentenced to 21 years to life in California state prison for the attempted murder of a 19-year-old Black man in a racially motivated stabbing attack in San Diego, with his sentence doubled due to a prior 2007 robbery conviction.
*
Scholder and other Hells Angels members chased three Black men, aged 19, 20, and 21, on Newport Avenue after one reportedly spoke to a member’s girlfriend, leading to Scholder stabbing the youngest victim in the chest, nearly causing his death, in what prosecutors described as a hate-driven assault. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Texas Man Sentenced for Making Threats Against Employees of Sikh Organization*
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Bhushan Athale, a 49-year-old from Dallas County, Texas, was sentenced on June 3, 2025, to 26 months in prison for a federal hate crime and making violent interstate threats against employees of a Sikh nonprofit organization in New Jersey, with three years of supervised release and a prohibition on contacting victims.
* Athale left seven voicemails over an hour at the Sikh organization, expressing hatred toward Sikhs and threatening to injure or kill employees with a razor. On March 21, 2024, he left two additional voicemails with violent, sexual imagery targeting Sikhs, Muslims, and including antisemitic rhetoric. *Read More ( [link removed] )* *( [link removed] )*
--------------
School Threats
--------------
Thwarted mass shooting suspects Deahveon Shamar-James Whaley, 19, and Jamarion Jaryante Hardiman, 20 - Oakland County Sheriff's Office via ABC News screenshot ( [link removed] )
Thwarted mass shooting suspects Deahveon Shamar-James Whaley, 19, and Jamarion Jaryante Hardiman, 20 - Oakland County Sheriff's Office via ABC News screenshot
*Possible Mass Shooting at Michigan School Graduation Thwarted*
---------------------------------------------------------------
*
A potential mass shooting at the Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac (Mich.) graduation ceremony was thwarted after deputies responded to a fight at the United Wholesale Mortgage Sports Complex, where a tip about a Snapchat threat to "shoot up" the ceremony led to the discovery of two loaded guns with 40-round magazines hidden under cars in the parking lot.
*
Suspects Deahveon Shamar-James Whaley, 19, and Jamarion Jaryante Hardiman, 20, are not students at the K-12 charter school but are connected through friends and relatives and have a history of involvement with weapons and violence. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*North Carolina Man Arrested for Social Media Threat Against School*
--------------------------------------------------------------------
* On June 4, 2025, Randolph County Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to a social media threat targeting a school in Randolph County, N.C., prompting an immediate investigation.
* Dakota Mastin Aldridge, 34, was identified as the suspect and charged with felony communicating a threat of violence to an educational property following the investigation.
* Aldridge was located, arrested, and taken to the Randolph County Detention Center, where he was served with an arrest warrant for the threat. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
----------------------------
Foreign Influence Operations
----------------------------
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 on June 2, 2025, in San Francisco - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ( [link removed] )
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 on June 2, 2025, in San Francisco - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
*OpenAI Disrupts China Influence Campaigns*
-------------------------------------------
*
OpenAI recently disrupted four Chinese covert influence operations using ChatGPT to generate social media posts and comments in English, Chinese, and Urdu on platforms like TikTok, Facebook, Reddit, and X, targeting topics such as U.S. politics and a Taiwanese video game opposing the Chinese Communist Party, aiming to create misleading political discourse.
*
OpenAI claimed it also disrupted a handful of operations it believes originated in Russia, Iran, and North Korea. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
*Two Foreign Nationals Indicted for Plot to Silence Dissident and Smuggle Military Technology to China*
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
On May 30, 2025, Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, a U.K. citizen and U.S. lawful permanent resident, were indicted in Los Angeles and Milwaukee for stalking a U.S. dissident and smuggling military tech to China, facing up to 40 years if convicted.
*
Since October 2023, the duo allegedly hired FBI affiliates to track a dissident, tamper with their car, and destroy statues of Chinese leaders to silence protests at the 2023 APEC summit.
*
They attempted to export missiles, radar, drones, and a cryptographic device to China, planning to hide items in blenders for shipment via Hong Kong. *Read More ( [link removed] )*
QUOTABLE
“A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.”
-- Alexander Hamilton
NOTE TO OUR READERS: We have pulled out the salient points of the articles in this newsletter to keep you informed and focused on the most relevant, important and timely news in national security and extremism. While our national security experts stand behind the summary bullets and deem them trustworthy, Clarion Project does not endorse all the views expressed in the articles linked.
*SUPPORT CLARION PROJECT’S VITAL WORK*
Help us create a world unafraid. Make a donation to help us expose extremists who threaten our safety and security. The Clarion Project is a registered 501(c)(3), donations are tax deductible.
DONATE NOW ( [link removed] )
*RECEIVED THIS EMAIL FROM A FRIEND?*
Sign Up to The Extremism Roundup ( [link removed] ) - delivered every Thursday
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