From The Depths
An emerging tactic, technique, and procedure (TTP) within the Com Network and adjacent “ Edgesphere ” milieus is the deliberate co-opting of the branding, aesthetic repertoires, and multimedia archives associated with historically established terrorist and violent extremist (TVE) entities (including but not limited to Atomwaffen Division, The Base, Order
Happy holidays dear readers, For this edition of Observations From the Depths Santa Clause came early and brought us some gifts from Canada and New Zealand, who have listed FIVE new terrorist entities between both nations. Group logo of an MKY chat September 2024 1. New Zealand On December 10,
Over the past few months there have been several key arrests of threat actors from the Com Network, as well as increased media attention and awareness material about the network, its harms and groups. One of the common misconceptions (in the media and court records) is based around differentiating the
Content Warning: Hate speech, hateful and violent imagery, discussion of targeted and mass violence Left: An illustration of the bottom half of the Third SS Panzer Division insignia-a smiling Totenkopf-imposed with the flag of the Jewish Defense League. A Mitzvah is Jewish task which (very) roughly translates to
In his opening statement to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the head of the FBI made reference to 764 (a group from the Com Network) and Nihilistic Violent Extremism. There has been a fair amount of misunderstanding about what the Com Network is, as well as a misuse of
Special thank you to Jean, Ry and Pete for their feedback, comments and criticism of this piece. 1) August 27 Incident Sometime before 8:30 on August 27, 2025, the attacker arrived outside the Annunciation Church. Dressed in black, carrying multiple weapons and dozens of rounds of ammunition, Westman barricaded
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
Executive Summary Spawnism is a fringe but growing self‑harm movement rooted in the Roblox horror game Forsaken . Although the game’s developers confirmed the cult is fictional, online actors repackaged the lore as doctrine: carving the spawn icon into one’s skin or making “sacrifices&
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…
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
Summary of Facts The US Department of Justice accused Prasan Nepal (“Trippy,” 20, High Point, North Carolina) and Leonidas Varagiannis (“War,” 21, a U.S. citizen in Thessaloníki, Greece) of being leaders of and playing key roles in running 764 , from late 2020 until
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
A case study of a man charged for manufacturing CSAM who was in the Soyjak Attacker Video Fandom (SAVF) network and claimed ties with Terrorgram.