Content Warning: Hate speech, hateful and violent imagery, discussion of targeted and mass violence It opens much like any other video in the genre. Hard techno bass beats play over spinning meme characters. Absolutely everything on screen flashes brightly. Skull masks are edited over existing faces. A spinning, flashing Black

This week, I want to share some of my observations from my research. I do not always have time for in-depth analysis of what I am observing, researching, or reporting to law enforcement. So, I decided to start a new format called Observations from The Depths, where I will

Central to understanding the threat posed by Cutecore is recognizing the gender dynamics within extremist online spaces like the Com Network. Cutecore propaganda relies on a highly choreographed gender divide. Therefore, when examining the threat landscape linked to Com there are important gender divides between how boys and girls are

Within violent extremist milieus, fictitious and original characters allow individuals to construct detailed personal identities explicitly aligned with ideological narratives. These characters are intentionally crafted to embody specific extremist symbolism e.g. nihilistic violence, militant discipline, or martyrdom fantasies. Within nihilistic violent extremist ecosystems, individuals meticulously develop and maintain their

When the Religion Scholar Says Ideology is not Important One of the main questions I have gotten from practitioners and law enforcement over the past few months has been: what is the ideology of 764 and The Com Network, and what drives these minors to commit such sadistic acts of

Oh you though there was only one piece for today? Well surprise you get two, as today not only did I share my analytical framework for Nihilistic Violent Extremism but I am also sharing with you all my analysis of the Nikita Casap case, as well as a dive into

Over the past week there have been some discussions and bad takes about the concept of Nihilistic Violent extremism. This is a topic that I have been thinking a lot about as I am regularly asked to explain the manifestation of the Com Network or similar terrorist and violent extremist