Occupied City

A portrait of Amsterdam now and under Nazi occupation

"...1968, German artist Anselm Kiefer perpetrated his provocative art terrorism campaign "Occupations" – photographing himself performing a Nazi salute..."

Jan. 19, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

South of Austin, White Supremacist Groups Are Flourishing

Patriot Front manager identified in Hays County

"...vehicular attack. The public relations crisis erupting from Fields' terrorism spurred Rousseau to seize the organization's domain and rebrand..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Jordan Buckley

Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2023

"...Blow Up a Pipeline – a provocative film about eco-terrorism that was also popcorn-movie suspenseful..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Screens Feature

Unheard Witness

The untold story of Charles Whitman’s wife is one of domestic violence red flags

"...him, a promising life was cut short, and his terrorism overshadowed her memory, but this carefully crafted tribute ensures..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Arts Feature by Katherine McNevins

The War for Change in Kandahar

How Austin filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh made the first major Western film in Saudi Arabia since Lawrence of Arabia

"...were very real security concerns. "They deal with real terrorism," Waugh says, "We were on our way to Jeddah,..."

May 26, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Iron Man, Captain Kirk, New Order to Speaker List

Robert Downey Jr., William Shatner, Deepak Chopra headed to Austin

"...mass shootings have been described as acts of domestic terrorism. In this session, join co-Founder of Lives Robbed Jazmin..."

Feb. 14, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...a refuge for this authoritarian who has inspired domestic terrorism." Quote of the Week..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature

Council Recap: No Deal on License Plate Readers

Decisions on surveillance program, Statesman PUD, and parkland dedication fees all postponed

"...asked APD what information ICE provided to show the "terrorism or criminal nexus," which is required to justify the..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Chacon Still Can’t Seal the Deal for License Plate Readers

Privacy, justice advocates oppose surveillance program

"...asked APD what information ICE provided to show the “terrorism or criminal nexus” that’s required to justify the request...."

Sept. 3, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ask Biden officials to investigate threats against trustees as terrorism, drawing instant Republican backlash...."

May 27, 2022 News Feature

Hardcore-Nazi Austinite Wanted by the Law

After making numerous threats, local white supremacist made a mistake in threatening law enforcement

"...and specifically prohibited from using the internet to promote terrorism – couldn't help but encourage lone-wolf attacks against Jews..."

May 27, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Plea Reached in Arson of Democratic Party Headquarters

On further review: No terrorism

"...is if the arson constitutes an act of domestic terrorism, which the FBI defines as "violent, criminal acts committed..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fantastic Fest Review: Who Killed the KLF?

Band biography that burns Behind the Music to ashes

"...throttled rave culture, doused it in agit-prop and art terrorism, and set it alight with party sparklers...."

Sept. 25, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

14 People Shot or Injured in a Chaotic Scene on Sixth Street Early Saturday

UPDATE: One suspect in custody, another at large

"...abundance of caution we have notified the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, which comes out on active shooter type..."

June 12, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Profile

Undercover screenlife political thriller isn't fooling anyone

"...or hackers but in the digital infrastructure of modern terrorism. It’s a terrible miscalculation...."

May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Opinion: It’s Time to End the Oppressive Policing of Muslim Youth

An organizer argues against the targeted surveillance and aggressive policing tactics being used against Muslim youth, along with their Black and brown allies

"...time. CVE and its successor, TVTP (Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention) (www.dhs.gov/tvtp), claim to prevent "ideologically motivated violence to..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Column by Ramish Nadeem

Drafthouse Films Returns to Release Jallikattu

Local distro house acquires India's Oscar contender

"...after being blown away by its acerbic take on terrorism at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival. he..."

Jan. 20, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Is ARIC Still Watching?

Though under scrutiny, fusion center still keeps tabs on protests

"...agencies and the private sector that could help avert terrorism and criminal activity. The two "Informational Bulletins" obtained by..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

You Don't Have to Break the Law to Get Watched by ARIC

Anarchy in the ATX

"...were designed to "fuse" information that could help avert terrorism and criminal activity. But the reports on anarchists reflect..."

Oct. 30, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

ARIC Changes Its Course – a Little – on Privacy Issues

Suspicious Activity Reports to get a shorter shelf life

"...Committee that ARIC purges information with no connection to terrorism or criminal activity after 30 days...."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

ARIC Informants Have Watched Local Leftists for Years

Secret police intelligence “Antifa affinity groups”

"...to death far more than any other form of terrorism," the tipster wrote. "Though it's to be expected given..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Sibyl

French comedy-drama twists ethics, power, and sex in therapy

"...layers constructed between author and art, emotional manipulation and terrorism as coping methods are dense and dizzying. This is..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

ARIC: Black Marchers With Guns?

How the Huey P. Newton Gun Club got caught up in Austin Regional Intelligence Center's snitching program

"...who are marching and who are patrolling against police terrorism." Khafre told the Chronicle that he recalls speaking to..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

ARIC Trainings Teach Cops and Informants Junk Science

Police are learning lessons in fear

"...fusion centers' post-9/11 roots – is foreign and domestic terrorism. In a 2017 course called "Terrorism Recognition, Aware­­ness, and..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Local Activists Call Out Police and Find Themselves Flagged as Threats

Doesn't take much to get on the watchlist

"...information from multiple agencies that could help them avert terrorism and criminal activity. The Moncivias bulletin was based on..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Austin Regional Intelligence Center's Secret Informants Show How Profiling Works

“Middle Eastern”? Your info might be on file at Austin’s fusion center.

"...the airport." The report was referred to the Joint Terrorism Task Force, a multi-law-enforcement agency...."

Aug. 7, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Council Recap: Undoing Austin’s White Supremacist Legacy

A Juneteenth holiday, renamings, alcohol rules among changes

"...city’s founding and now, Harper-Madison said, legal segregation, racial terrorism, divestment and displacement from Black communities, and other factors..."

July 31, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

APD’s Secret Informants Eyeing Neighbors for “Suspicious” Activity, Leaked Documents Reveal

APD intel center puts spies among us

"...centers' "mission creep" – from well-defined efforts to combat terrorism into a broad conception of "suspicious activity" without clear..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by John Anderson

Terror in the Skies in 7500

Director Patrick Vollrath on reinventing the hijacking drama

"...answer, and how we can react to acts of terrorism and acts of violence...."

June 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

In Lawrence Wright's Novel, an Imagined Pandemic That's Frighteningly Real

If disease-ravaged world of The End of October feels like our own, that’s because the author did his research rigorously

"...he applied the same principles to try to smother terrorism. In 2018, there was a terrific exercise called Clade..."

May 1, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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