JL;DR SUMMARY Rita Katz, an experienced counterterrorism expert, analyzes the connection between Donald Trump's political presence and the surge of antisemitic extremism in the U.S. Katz contends that Trump's rhetoric and failure to denounce hate groups like QAnon and white supremacists have bolstered these communities, leading to increased acts of violence and antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.