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John Horgan @johnhorgan.bsky.social · 21d

NEW: Revisiting Terrorist Motivation - A Critical Appraisal and New Directions for Research

Our special issue launches shortly. Here's the primer:

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Revisiting Terrorist Motivation: A Critical Appraisal and New Directions for Research

Published in Terrorism and Political Violence (Vol. 37, No. 7, 2025)

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Arthur Bradley @abrad.bsky.social · Aug 1

Pleased to have had the opportunity to contribute to this research with Human Digital and @vox-pol.bsky.social.

The ongoing proliferation of illegal content on gore sites is undermining broader efforts to counter terrorism and other harms online.

Among the key findings of the research:

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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · Jul 24

There is much to strongly suggest these attacks may be linked to Russian intelligence operations, including the offer of cash rewards for carrying out targeted attacks, a tactic Russia is known to use to instigate sabotage in Ukraine and across Europe.

Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · Jul 24

While attribution remains under investigation, we do know that the group has recently aligned itself with Russia and has started to conduct arson & sabotage against Ukrainian infrastructure.

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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · Jul 24

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I spoke to FRANCE 24 for their piece on The Base, a transnational neo-Nazi terrorist organisation now being used as a tool in Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Earlier this month, a cell affiliated with The Base claimed responsibility for an assassination in Kyiv.
www.france24.com/fr/europe/20...

The Base : ces néonazis américains, agents du chaos de la guerre en Ukraine

Le récent assassinat d’un agent des services des renseignements ukrainiens a été revendiqué par un groupuscule néonazi américain baptisé The Base. Ce mouvement, inscrit en 2024 sur la liste des organi...

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · Jun 28

Gardaí fear drug gangs in Ireland have made connections with a gun supplier who's providing criminals with lethal 'throw away' 3D-printed plastic guns, The Journal has learned.
Read more here:
http://jrnl.ie/6745392t

Gardaí rush to seize 3D-printed guns made for the price of a box of cigarettes

The devices can be constructed with 3D printers which cost between €300 to €2,000 for basic models.

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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · Jun 27

“White House has recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Exclusive: White House wants deep cut in US funding for war crimes investigations, sources say

The White House on Wednesday recommended terminating U.S. funding for nearly two dozen programs that conduct war crimes and accountability work globally, including in Myanmar, Syria and on alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine, according to two U.S. sources familiar with the matter and internal government documents reviewed by Reuters.

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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · Jun 15

Happy to join the European Commission's EU Knowledge Hub on Prevention of Radicalisation's Thematic Panel "Management of Foreign Terrorist Fighter, Volunteers and their Families".

Earlier this week, we met in Berlin, to discuss varying approaches to returnees across EU and priority third countries.

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CNN @cnn.com · Jun 5

Diary entries written by Luigi Mangione reveal the now 27-year-old’s detailed thinking ahead of the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, a new court filing shows.

New documents give insight into Luigi Mangione’s state of mind in the months leading up to the murder of UnitedHealthCare’s CEO | CNN

Diary entries written by Luigi Mangione reveal the now 27-year-old’s detailed thinking ahead of the alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year, a new court filing shows.

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C-REX @crexuio.bsky.social · May 22

New article by former @crexuio.bsky.social PhD fellow, @evianeleidig.com and former C-REX guest researcher @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social 👇

Eviane Leidig @evianeleidig.com · May 22

🚨 New article with the brilliant @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social

We dive into the online community of right-wing body builders (RWBB) 🥚🥩🥛

open access: sciendo.com/article/10.2...

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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · May 22

📢 Our new article in the Nordic Journal of Media Studies is out, co-written with @evianeleidig.com

We look at community-building around 'right-wing bodybuilder' masculinist influencers. You can check it out here: sciendo.com/article/10.2...

“Heil Sol Brah”: Community-building practices around...

In this article, we explore community-building practices among followers of far-right masculinist influencers. Utilising visual ethnography and...

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Eviane Leidig @evianeleidig.com · May 22

🚨 New article with the brilliant @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social

We dive into the online community of right-wing body builders (RWBB) 🥚🥩🥛

open access: sciendo.com/article/10.2...

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fashfreenw.bsky.social @fashfreenw.bsky.social · May 18

Guy Edward Bartkus, a 25-year-old man from Twentynine Palms committed the car bomb attack the fertility clinic in Palm Springs.
Bartkus was a follower of Efilism, or a radical version of antinatalism that holds that it’s ethical to end life because life is suffering. bnonews.com/index.php/20...

Bomber of California fertility clinic identified, described himself as pro-mortalist

The bomber at a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, has been identified as a 25-year-old man who left an online manifesto in which he described himself as a pro-mortalist, saying people didn...

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NPR @npr.org · May 18

UPDATE: One person was killed and four were injured in the weekend blast, said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.

Guy Edward Bartkus named person of interest in California fertility clinic bombing

One person was killed and four were injured in the weekend blast, said Akil Davis, assistant director in charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office.

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Winthrop Rodgers @wrodgers2.bsky.social · May 12

Statement from the PKK on the end of its armed struggle:

“The PKK's 12th Congress decided to dissolve the PKK's organizational structure and end the armed struggle method.”

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PKK sonuç bildirisi açıklandı: PKK adıyla yürütülen çalışmalar sonlandırıldı

PKK 12. Kongre Divanı açıklaması şöyle:"Önder Abdullah Öcalan’ın 27 Şubat tarihi açıklamasıyla başlayan süreç, yaptığı çok yönlü çalışmalar, değişik tarzlarda sunduğu perspektifler ışığında 5-7 ...

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Lukasz Olejnik @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social · May 11

BREAKING: Polish Prime Minister Tusk announced full certainty that the massive fire at Marywilska 44, a major wholesale center in Warsaw, was arson ordered by Russian intelligence.

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · May 10

As it's such a lovely evening here in Clonmel, I took a short walk down to our local holy well at Tober na hAoine.

Both delighted and a little relieved to see the fallen hawthorn tree bursting into bloom.

A fallen hawthorn tree lies over a small holy well in Tipperary, shrouded in green by a willow tree

Bright white flowers bloom on the hawthorn tree

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Joanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social · May 9

The PKK could disband within the coming days. In a statement published by ANF the group says it held its 12th Congress earlier this month and will release results "within the near future" after Ocalan called on it to lay down arms anfenglishmobile.com/kurdistan/pk...

PKK successfully held its 12th Congress

In a written statement on Friday, the Presidency of the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) 12th Congress said the following:“The PKK’s 12th Congress was successfully held in the Medya Defense Zones b...

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Aron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · May 7

I know being baffled by all this is getting old, but wow

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Dr. Marc-André Argentino @maargentino.com · May 6

FBI has opened 250 investigations tied to 764. Every single one of the FBIs 55 field offices across the country are handling a 764-related case. Some victims as young as nine & authorities indicate there could be 1000s of victims globally
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FBI has opened 250 investigations tied to violent online network '764' that preys on teens, top official says

The FBI has more than 250 investigations underway into the network of violent predators known as "764," FBI Assistant Director David Scott says in an exclusive interview.

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Graham Macklin @grahammacklin.bsky.social · May 7

Far right activist Scott Delaney jailed in UK for drugs haul after years on the run. Delaney had become one of Ireland’s most prominent far right influencers amassing thousands of followers on social media.

Far right activist Scott Delaney jailed in UK for drugs haul after years on the run

The convicted drug dealer and son of gangland killer ‘Cotton Eye’ Joe Delaney has been jailed for drug offences in the UK.

www.sundayworld.com

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Joshua Farrell-Molloy @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social · May 6

Dublin criminal gang attempts to drop pipe bomb from drone in a failed attack against rivals. The first non-conflict related drone bomb in Europe, surely? www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...