Joshua Farrell-Molloy
@joshuafmolloy.bsky.social
MSCA PhD Candidate in Global Political Studies at Malmö University @vortex-europe.bsky.social IR, digital subcultures, extremism, foreign fighters.
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New article on “The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves” by Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris and myself in the latest issue of “American Behavioral Scientist”:
The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves - Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris, Graham Macklin, 2025
This article examines how interactions between far-right protestors, counter-protestors and other actors, including the police, lead towards and away from viole...
journals.sagepub.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
New article on “The Relational Dynamics of Violence Escalation and Inhibition During Far-Right Protest Waves” by Joel Busher, Julia Ebner, Zsófia Hacsek, Gareth Harris and myself in the latest issue of “American Behavioral Scientist”:
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October 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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✨ I’m thrilled to be joining the Center for the Study of Organized Hate as their new Director of Research and Outreach. ✨
In this pivotal moment, advancing research and building partnerships across policy and civil society to combat hate, extremism & digital harms is vital.
www.csohate.org
In this pivotal moment, advancing research and building partnerships across policy and civil society to combat hate, extremism & digital harms is vital.
www.csohate.org
Center For The Study Of Organized Hate (CSOH)
CSOH is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. dedicated to understanding, preventing, and combating multifaceted phenomena of organized hate.
www.csohate.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
✨ I’m thrilled to be joining the Center for the Study of Organized Hate as their new Director of Research and Outreach. ✨
In this pivotal moment, advancing research and building partnerships across policy and civil society to combat hate, extremism & digital harms is vital.
www.csohate.org
In this pivotal moment, advancing research and building partnerships across policy and civil society to combat hate, extremism & digital harms is vital.
www.csohate.org
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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....
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)
www.tandfonline.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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....
Our special issue launches shortly. Here's the primer:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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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:
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:
August 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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:
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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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...
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...
www.france24.com
July 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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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...
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...
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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
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.
jrnl.ie
June 28, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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
Read more here:
http://jrnl.ie/6745392t
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“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.
www.reuters.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“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...
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.
Earlier this week, we met in Berlin, to discuss varying approaches to returnees across EU and priority third countries.
June 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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.
Earlier this week, we met in Berlin, to discuss varying approaches to returnees across EU and priority third countries.
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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.
www.cnn.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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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New article by former @crexuio.bsky.social PhD fellow, @evianeleidig.com and former C-REX guest researcher @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social 👇
🚨 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...
We dive into the online community of right-wing body builders (RWBB) 🥚🥩🥛
open access: sciendo.com/article/10.2...
May 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
New article by former @crexuio.bsky.social PhD fellow, @evianeleidig.com and former C-REX guest researcher @joshuafmolloy.bsky.social 👇
📢 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...
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...
sciendo.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
📢 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...
We look at community-building around 'right-wing bodybuilder' masculinist influencers. You can check it out here: sciendo.com/article/10.2...
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🚨 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...
We dive into the online community of right-wing body builders (RWBB) 🥚🥩🥛
open access: sciendo.com/article/10.2...
May 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 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...
We dive into the online community of right-wing body builders (RWBB) 🥚🥩🥛
open access: sciendo.com/article/10.2...
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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...
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...
bnonews.com
May 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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...
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...
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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.
www.npr.org
May 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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.
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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.”
firatnews.com/kurdIstan/pk...
“The PKK's 12th Congress decided to dissolve the PKK's organizational structure and end the armed struggle method.”
firatnews.com/kurdIstan/pk...
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 ...
firatnews.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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.”
firatnews.com/kurdIstan/pk...
“The PKK's 12th Congress decided to dissolve the PKK's organizational structure and end the armed struggle method.”
firatnews.com/kurdIstan/pk...
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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.
May 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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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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.
Both delighted and a little relieved to see the fallen hawthorn tree bursting into bloom.
May 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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.
Both delighted and a little relieved to see the fallen hawthorn tree bursting into bloom.
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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...
anfenglishmobile.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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...
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I know being baffled by all this is getting old, but wow
May 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I know being baffled by all this is getting old, but wow
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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
abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-opene...
abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-opene...
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.
abcnews.go.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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
abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-opene...
abcnews.go.com/US/fbi-opene...
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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
May 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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.
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...
Drone carrying pipe bomb crashes in botched Dublin-feud attack
Gardaí suspect explosive set to be detonated by being dropped on target’s Finglas home
www.irishtimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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...
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Looks like 764 members in Brazil were plotting to bomb a concert??? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Brazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert
Police say the plan was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalisation of teenagers.
www.bbc.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Looks like 764 members in Brazil were plotting to bomb a concert??? www.bbc.com/news/article...