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Laura Gibbons

Laura Gibbons is an IREHR research associate.

IREHR in The Seattle Times: “White supremacism, WA ties, death threats: What to know about Patriot Front arrests near Idaho pride event” – June 13, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 13, 2022

IREHR in The Seattle Times: “White supremacism, WA ties, death threats: What to know about Patriot Front arrests near Idaho pride event” – June 13, 2022

IREHR’s Executive Director, Devin Burghart, was quoted in the Seattle Times; Reporter Sara Jean Green writes, “Burghart, the director of the Seattle-based human rights institute, sees Patriot Front more as a rebranding than an offshoot of Vanguard America, as many of the same people have been involved in both groups.”…
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IREHR in Axios: “’Mainstreaming’ extremism in statehouses” – June 13, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 13, 2022

IREHR in Axios: “’Mainstreaming’ extremism in statehouses” – June 13, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was featured in an Axios article; Author Lewis Kamb writes, “A growing number of state lawmakers have Facebook ties to extremist groups and are increasingly advancing far-right ideas in Washington's legislature and other statehouses across America, according to a recent report.” Kamb continues, “The analysis, called…
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IREHR in The Daily News: “Walsh singled out by report on far-right influence on state politicians” – June 13, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 13, 2022

IREHR in The Daily News: “Walsh singled out by report on far-right influence on state politicians” – June 13, 2022

IREHR’s research director, Chuck Tanner, was quoted by The Daily News regarding Breaching the Mainstream; Reporter Brennan Kauffman writes, “Research director for the institute Chuck Tanner said the report tried to distinguish traditional conservative Facebook groups from ones that advocated for more extreme action. Tanner said they selected pages that…
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IREHR in NBC Philadelphia: “3 Pa. Republican Lawmakers Begin Effort to Impeach Philly DA Krasner” – June 13, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 13, 2022

IREHR in NBC Philadelphia: “3 Pa. Republican Lawmakers Begin Effort to Impeach Philly DA Krasner” – June 13, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited by NBC Philadelphia and Philadelphia’s District Attorney, Larry Krasner; Philadelphia DA Krasner cited Breaching the Mainstream in a public statement, saying, “Pa. Republican legislators attempted to block certification of presidential election results in 2020 and rank second in the nation for lawmakers who…
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IREHR in KUOW: “Extremism makes it beyond the ballot: Today so Far” – June 10, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 10, 2022

IREHR in KUOW: “Extremism makes it beyond the ballot: Today so Far” – June 10, 2022

IREHR’s newest report, Breaching the Mainstream, was featured in a KUOW article; Editor Dyer Oxley writes, “A new study shows that 875 state lawmakers (11.85% of all state lawmakers in the USA) have been engaging with far-right Facebook groups — 30 were found in Washington state. It's one sign of extremism making…
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IREHR in the Stranger: “Slog AM: Jan 6 Hearings Begin, Seattle’s OPA Director Finalists, and 30 WA Legislators Found Lurking in Creepy Facebook Groups” – June 10, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 10, 2022

IREHR in the Stranger: “Slog AM: Jan 6 Hearings Begin, Seattle’s OPA Director Finalists, and 30 WA Legislators Found Lurking in Creepy Facebook Groups” – June 10, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited in the Stranger; Journalist Will Casey writes, “Conveniently snooping on your ex's vacation photos cannot justify the radicalization of hundreds of state legislators nationwide, because that's what a new report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights says is happening on the…
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IREHR in KUOW: “New report lists legislators linked to far-right Facebook groups” – June 9, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 9, 2022

IREHR in KUOW: “New report lists legislators linked to far-right Facebook groups” – June 9, 2022

IREHR’s President, Devin Burghart, was interviewed on KUOW regarding Breaching the Mainstream; Burghart said, “What we found was striking. The fact that 875 state legislators had joined one or more far-right Facebook groups was astonishing to us.” He continues on, “We’re talking about a range of pretty far-right Facebook groups,…
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IREHR in the Register-Herald: “Fewer W.Va. GOP legislators follow far right Facebook groups” – June 4, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 4, 2022

IREHR in the Register-Herald: “Fewer W.Va. GOP legislators follow far right Facebook groups” – June 4, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited in the Register-Herald; Damon Cain writes, “Of 101 West Virginia Republican legislators, 23 in the Senate and 78 win the House Delegates, 13 were identified in the study as being members of far-right Facebook groups by the Institute for Research and Education on…
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IREHR in Source NM: “Report finds at least 12 NM legislators joined extremist Facebook groups” – June 3, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 3, 2022

IREHR in Source NM: “Report finds at least 12 NM legislators joined extremist Facebook groups” – June 3, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited in Source NM; Author Andrew Beale writes, “A report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights found 875 sitting state lawmakers are current or former members of extremist or conspiracy-minded Facebook groups, including 12 New Mexico legislators.” Beale continues, “All of the…
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IREHR in the New Republic: “Republicans’ Anti-LGBTQ Conspiracy Theories Are Fueling Far-Right Threats to Pride Celebrations” – June 3, 2022 IREHR Clips
June 3, 2022

IREHR in the New Republic: “Republicans’ Anti-LGBTQ Conspiracy Theories Are Fueling Far-Right Threats to Pride Celebrations” – June 3, 2022

IREHR’s report, Breaching the Mainstream, was cited in The New Republic; Author Melissa Gira Grant writes, “Rogers is one of the 875 state legislators serving in 2021–22 who were members of far-right Facebook groups, as identified by the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights.” Read more here
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