New rules require Marine Corps to report extremism in 30 minutes

The Marine Corps changes its rules on reporting extremism among the troops. An alleged Russian disinformation campaign involving far-right commentators. And a white supremacist group marches in downtown Tallahassee.
It’s the week in extremism, from USA TODAY.
Following a steady drumbeat of scandals involving members of the U.S. Marine Corps entangled with extremist groups, the Marines announced a new set of policies at the end of August requiring extremist activity to be reported within 30 minutes of its discovery.
As USA TODAY first reported last year, efforts to combat extremism in the military after the Jan. 6 insurrection were plagued by years of delays and were largely not implemented.
The Pentagon updated  its definition of extremism in 2021. Notably, the new definition bans members of the military from “Engaging in electronic and cyber activities regarding extremist activities, or groups that support extremist activities.”
A DOJ indictment unsealed this week accuses two Russian nationals of running a covert influence campaign that funneled millions of dollars to influential right-wing commentators via media companies in the U.S.
About two dozen members of Texas-headquartered white supremacist group Patriot Front marched through downtown Tallahassee, Florida, last weekend, waving flags and placing propaganda stickers reading “White N Radical.”
That’s how long Robert Rundo would spend in prison as part of a plea agreement filed this week by federal prosecutors. Rundo, who led the white supremacist “fight club” the Rise Above Movement, was charged with federal rioting charges for a series of brawls across California in 2017. He fled to Eastern Europe and was extradited from Romania last year to face the charges.