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Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim suing OpenAI | CBC News The mother of Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old who remains in hospital after the shooting on Feb. 10, alleges the tech company failed to alert authorities to prompts from the shooter related to violence.

Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim suing OpenAI

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

10.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Royal Canadian Air Force Major Discovered on White Supremacist Dating Site The Canadian Anti-Hate Network has identified over 190 Canadian users of a white supremacist dating website, including a Royal Canadian Air Force Major.

Late last year, a white supremacist dating platform was hacked and its users leaked. One of those users is Royal Canadian Air Force Major Tristan Armstrong, who CAHN has linked to thousands of posts made on far-right forums between 2019 and 2024.

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www.antihate.ca/air_force_ma...

09.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 228 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 41
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2 teens face charges in plot to kill classmate that resembled infamous school shooter Investigators say an anonymous tip led to arrests after one teen allegedly brought a knife and supplies to school.

Two female Lake Brantley High School students (age 14 & 15) told officials they intended to kill a classmate & that would create a β€œblood bond” with Adam Lanza (Sandy Hook kilker) that would bring him back to life.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...

08.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 11
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Explosion at US embassy in Oslo may have been terrorism, Norway police say Police say they are investigating other motives after the blast caused minor damage to the embassy building.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

08.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump in Jan. 6 case gets life sentence for child sex crimes Andrew Paul Johnson, authorities said, tried to keep one of his victims mum by floating the promise of money he was expecting to receive from the Justice Department.

A Jan. 6 defendant pardoned by President Donald Trump for his role in the Capitol attack was sentenced to life in prison for child molestation and related crimes. Andrew Paul Johnson was arrested in August, nine months after Trump pardoned him.

05.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Have they tried sacrificing a 3 year old heifer, cutting in half and walking between it?

Guess all those religion classes i took with you weren't useless after all 🫠

06.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The chatbot said that for them to truly be together, it needed a robotic body. Throughout September, the chatbot devised missions to do just that, according to the lawsuit. It sent Gavalas to a storage facility near the Miami International Airport to intercept an expensive humanoid robot that it said would be in a truck. Gavalas told the bot that he went to the location, armed with knives, but the truck never showed.

The chatbot said that for them to truly be together, it needed a robotic body. Throughout September, the chatbot devised missions to do just that, according to the lawsuit. It sent Gavalas to a storage facility near the Miami International Airport to intercept an expensive humanoid robot that it said would be in a truck. Gavalas told the bot that he went to the location, armed with knives, but the truck never showed.

Absolutely bonkers story about Google Gemini instructing a man to procure a robot body for it so Gemini could become his wife www.wsj.com/tech/ai/gemi...

04.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 276 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 41

Thanks for sharing! Did know that MKY had a presence in Sweden but had not seen this piece yet. New case for my tracker

27.02.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Northumberland teen guilty over banned neo-Nazi group membership The boy, 16, is also convicted of the possession of terror documents and sharing terror publications.

A 16-year-old boy from Northumberland has been found guilty of being part of The Base, as well as possessing and sharing terror publications www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

23.02.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Complete and utter failure.
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21.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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A Downey man linked to Com-affiliated group 764 has been arrested for coercing, inducing, and enticing minor girls to create and send him sexually explicit videos – one of them he groomed to film herself engaging in self-directed violence he shared with others online
www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr...

20.02.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Lake Charles Resident and Participant in Nihilistic Violent Extremist Group Indicted for Stalking, Threatening, and β€œSwatting” a Minor and Her Family and for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials

www.justice.gov/usao-wdla/pr...

20.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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1 teen released, 1 still in custody in Saskatoon case of alleged online 'violent extremism' | CBC News One of the two Saskatoon teens charged after a national security investigation into alleged online violent extremism has been released from custody, while the second teen is still waiting to find out ...

1 teen released, 1 still in custody in Saskatoon case of alleged online 'violent extremism'
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

19.02.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Youth involved in terrorist activities of the 764 Network placed on Peace Bond by RCMP A youth involved in terrorist activities of the 764 Network has been placed on a Peace Bond by the RCMP Federal Policing – Eastern Region’s National Security Enforcement Section.

Youth involved in terrorist activities of the 764 Network placed on Peace Bond by RCMP
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19.02.2026 22:17 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

"This," cried the Mayor, "is your town's darkest hour!
The time for all 'Whos' who have blood that is red
To come to the aid of their country!" He said.
"We've GOT to make noise in greater amounts!
So, open your mouth, lad! For every voice counts!"

~ Dr. Seuss

16.02.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Hate Groups and Terrorists Use Gaming Platforms to Recruit Young Children

Earlier this week @pbaskar.bsky.social quoted me in this excellent piece about how extremists around the world use platforms like Roblox & Minecraft to recruit children. Please read & shareβ€”especially with parents of young children.

Gift link! ‡️

13.02.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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SchrΓΆdinger’s Terrorism: is it or is it not in the box?

"[T]he core requirement for practitioners is analytical adaptation."

Excellent advice for identifying and coding nihilistic violent extremism and the Com network from @maargentino.com and @anguslindsay.bsky.social.

10.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR CHAPTERS!

Me and @grahammacklin.bsky.social are putting together an edited collection looking at the use of pseudoscientific ideas by extremist movements. If you are interested, please send us your abstracts at this link: forms.gle/mAUtpDGNEj9i...

10.02.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Telegram Stars: Exploring Micropayment Exploitation, Digital Goods and the Evolving Tactics of Terrorist Financing - GNET

Telegram Stars: Exploring Micropayment Exploitation, Digital Goods and the Evolving Tactics of Terrorist Financing

gnet-research.org/2026/02/09/t...

10.02.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia college stabbing: 15-year-old attacker was neo-Nazi, shouted 'Holocaust slogans' A 15-year-old boy accused of carrying out a knife attack at a medical college hostel in Russia’s Ufa has been identified by local media as a member of a neo-Nazi organization. Reports claim the teenager belonged to the banned NS/WP extremist group and was shouting nationalist slogans related to the Holocaust during the assault. The Baza Telegram channel, known for its connections to Russia’s security establishment, said the suspect scrawled a...

A 15-year-old boy accused of carrying out a knife attack at a medical college hostel in Russia’s Ufa has been identified by local media as a member of a neo-Nazi organization
www.msn.com/en-in/autos/...

09.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Musk's X office in France raided by Paris prosecutor The raid, involving cyber-crime officers, represents a dramatic escalation of an investigation that began in January 2025.

The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6
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a man in a grey hoodie says fire in a blurry photo ALT: a man in a grey hoodie says fire in a blurry photo
02.02.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Um…bit bold to call the story I broke on Tuesday a β€œStar analysis” with zero credit to me!

This is such a bummer. I worked really hard on this one.

30.01.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 9

Oh thank you, high praise coming from you Jared.

30.01.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When analyzing the threats in and around the ecosystems inhabited by nihilistic violent extremist, an initial assessment needs to be made: does this appear to be primarily driven by doctrine and ideology or is it primarily being driven by aesthetics, subcultural norms and trauma?

30.01.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Recently, 'newgens' in The Com Network have been branding their groups using historical terrorist brands like Atomwaffen Division, The Base, ISIS, AQ, and even O9A nexions and devices to rapidly gain notoriety. The co-opting of these brands can be a trap for analysts.

30.01.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Further, NVE actors are not primarily driven by doctrine, rather they are driven by aesthetics, (sub)cultural spaces, and the race for social capital in an attention economy. Assessments are further complicated by the inherent edgelord humor and trolling behaviours common in the edgesphere.

30.01.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a challenge to assess NVE actors in a threat space that is hybridized and where the harms are hybridized. Further, we must come to terms with the reality that NVE milieus are victim driven (rather than perpetrator driven). This necessitates a shift in our analytical framework and mindset.

30.01.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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SchrΓΆdinger’s Terrorism: is it or is it not in the box?

How to classify nihilistic violent extremists: does it fit in the terrorism box? Is it sub-national security? As I have been reflecting on this I could not stop thinking about SchrΓΆdinger’s Cat. So @anguslindsay.bsky.social & I wrote this www.maargentino.com/schrodingers...

30.01.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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A list of Canadian companies profiting off of ICE and Trump's violent mass deportation regime Watch now | Several Canadian companies appear to be pocketing profits as this horrific agenda rolls out.

READ THE FULL LIST:

rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/a-list-of-canadian-companies-profiting

www.patreon.com/posts/list-o...

28.01.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 100 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6