Deranged centrists as lone‑actor threat

The article identifies a recurring profile among recent violent political actors: not doctrinaire extremists but politically mixed, often centrist or center‑left loners radicalized by obsessional single-issue politics and online media. These individuals defy standard ideological templates used by both media and law enforcement to categorize domestic threats. — If correct, this reframes domestic‑terrorism policy and media narratives: threat identification, prevention efforts, and political rhetoric should not assume perpetrators fit neat ideological molds.