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  • Mar032025

    “Watching foids seethe is actual lifefuel”: Celebratory Male Supremacism in the Aftermath of the 2024 US Presidential Election

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    Content warning: This Insight contains misogynistic, racist and transphobic slurs and mentions of suicide.   Introduction Six weeks ago, Donald Trump…

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  • Feb202025

    The New Orleans Attack: Vulnerabilities of Peer-to-Peer Rental Services

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    Introduction On 1 January 2025, two acts of violent extremism shook the United States. In New Orleans, a 42-year-old Army…

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  • Jan302025

    The New Orleans Attack: The Technology Behind IS-Inspired Plots

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    Introduction  The use of technology by terrorists and violent extremists is a perennially trendy issue in counterterrorism (CT) research—and for…

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  • Jan082025

    Beyond the FGC-9: How the Urutau Redefines the Global 3D-Printed Firearm Movement

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    The following is a Special Extended Insight  1.Introduction On Wednesday, 21 August 2024, the build plans for a highly anticipated…

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  • Nov202024

    The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era

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    Introduction In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary…

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  • Sep252024

    The Dark Truth About Cats and Dogs: The Xenophobic Underbelly of the Springfield Conspiracy Theory

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    Introduction ‘Please keep a close eye on these animals’. This is the last line of the original Facebook post behind…

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  • Jun122024

    Swatting: A Fictitious Threat Generating Real-World Hazards

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    Introduction  Swatting is named after the ‘Special Weapons and Tactics’ groups of law enforcement officials in the United States –…

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  • Mar272024

    The Deepfake Threat to the 2024 US Presidential Election

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    Introduction As the 2024 US election campaign ramps up, artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes are already having a corrosive effect…

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  • Mar252024

    Preparing for the Boogaloo: How Far-Right Communities Rallied on Discord for the Unite the Right Rally

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    Introduction In August 2017, Charlottesville, Virginia, had its streets swarmed by white nationalists, klansmen and far-right militia in a demonstration…

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  • Feb262024

    ‘Stand Against the Wiles of the Devil’: Interpreting QAnon as a Pseudo-Christian Extremist Movement

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    Introduction Since the emergence of QAnon as a conspiracy theory in 2017, some self-proclaimed QAnon adherents have committed violent extremist…

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