ISIS in April released an audio message calling for supporters to вЂњavengeвЂќ the death of the groupвЂ™s leader. They concluded that online forums will continue to be platforms for inspiring those already in the U.S. That subway incident drew praise on forums associated with al Qaeda and ISIS, Homeland Security said.ДЄl Qaeda and ISIS supporters also celebrated a January attack on a synagogue in Texas, analysts said.

It cited a May attack on a Taiwanese community in California and an April attack on a New York City subway during rush hour. The department also identified threats from other ideological viewpoints. government is unwilling or unable to secure the U.S.-Mexico borderвЂќ could be a locus for violence.Дepartment analysts pointed to last monthвЂ™s mass shooting at a supermarket in a Black community in Buffalo as an example of someone inspired by racist conspiracy theories about the powers that be seeking to threaten вЂњthe existence of the White raceвЂќ through the promotion of minorities. His department said a вЂњperception that the U.S. Mayorkas has acknowledged that an вЂњunprecedentedвЂќ level of illegal activity at the border is straining the governmentвЂ™s abilities. вЂњThe continued proliferation of false or misleading narratives regarding current events could reinforce existing personal grievances or ideologies, and in combination with other factors, could inspire individuals to mobilize to violence,вЂќ said Homeland Security, pointing specifically to the border situation. The Homeland Security bulletin tied some of the increased risks of violence to false narratives that analysts said deepen divisions. вЂњA key indicator of long-term political violence in a country is the pool of the population that sees political violence as justified, and so this figure is extremely concerning,вЂќ said professor Robert A. Senators heard from a University of Chicago professor who studies political violence and said that, based on polling, nearly 20 million Americans believe President Biden вЂњstoleвЂќ the 2020 election and that use of force is justified to return Donald Trump to the White House. The warning was issued just minutes before the Senate Judiciary Committee convened a hearing on the domestic terrorism threat from White supremacy in the wake of last monthвЂ™s shooting in Buffalo. вЂњ DHS continues to assess that the primary threat of mass casualty violence in the United States stems from lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and/or personal grievances,вЂќ the department said. Homeland Security officials suggested that the most likely attacks wonвЂ™t be conducted by organizations the government is monitoring. SEE ALSO: ICE reunites illegal immigrant mother with baby held by smuggler The department listed a broad range of potential targets: religious institutions, racial or ethnic minorities, government buildings, media institutions and вЂњpublic gatherings.вЂќ вЂњAs recent acts of violence in communities across the country have so tragically demonstrated, the nation remains in a heightened threat environment, and we expect that environment will become more dynamic in the coming months,вЂќ Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said. Still, the countryвЂ™s decision-makers are providing plenty of fuel.ДЄnalysts said both sides of the abortion debate could erupt into violence with a looming Supreme Court ruling that could overturn nearly 50 years of precedent.Д¬ongressional elections two years after the chaos of the 2020 presidential contest could spark attacks on government institutions, political parties, candidates and the elections themselves, the department said.ДЄnalysts described a country on edge after the spate of high-profile shootings. SEE ALSO: Migrants found dead after smuggler abandoned truck along Texas highway adversaries - particularly China, Russia and Iran - are feeding dissent, Homeland Security said.

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