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Observations From the Depths #2: He's Making his Listings, He's Checking Them Twice

Observations From the Depths #2: He's Making his Listings, He's Checking Them Twice

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. 1. New Zealand On December 10, 2025, the Government of New Zealand announced that

Understanding the Relationship Between 764 And The Com Network

Understanding the Relationship Between 764 And The Com Network

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

Beyond the Headlines: Arrest Data and Drivers of Nihilistic Violent Extremism in the Com Network

Nihilistic Violent Extremism

Beyond the Headlines: Arrest Data and Drivers of Nihilistic Violent Extremism in the Com Network

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

From Sexual Exploitation to Terror Tactics: 764’s Sadistic Leadership Under Trippy and War

From Sexual Exploitation to Terror Tactics: 764’s Sadistic Leadership Under Trippy and War

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 March 2025. A complaint filed in

Blood, Betrayal, and Branding: Inside 764's Hierarchy of Horrors

Blood, Betrayal, and Branding: Inside 764's Hierarchy of Horrors

In todays post I want to provide you all with and examination of the command and control structure within the 764 network, leveraging leaked chat archives. By dissecting internal communications across distinct hierarchical cells—namely Inferno, Maniac 6 Cell 4, and Tophet—the chat logs present a view of the

From Swatting to Sextortion: The Dark World of Purgatory and 764

From Swatting to Sextortion: The Dark World of Purgatory and 764

A.G. SCHEFF~ Honestly, there is no honor among thieves A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment on May 9, 2024, targeting a trio of young individuals from Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio. Owen Jarboe (18) of Hagerstown, Maryland; Evan Strauss (26) of Moneta, Virginia; and Brayden Grace (18) of

The Sadistic Network: Unraveling the 764 Case of Jairo Jaime Tinajero

The Sadistic Network: Unraveling the 764 Case of Jairo Jaime Tinajero

I. INTRODUCTION On February 12, 2025 the Department of Justice published that Jairo Jaime Tinajero, 25, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, online enticement, production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), distribution of child sexual abuse material, interstate communications of threats, cyberstalking, and conspiracy to murder Jane Doe 1 in aid

The Eleven-Year History of the Media-Fiction Effects that Underpin Participatory Nihilistic Violence

The Eleven-Year History of the Media-Fiction Effects that Underpin Participatory Nihilistic Violence

It is the intention of this article to highlight and examine the socio-cognitive media affordances at play when online participatory myth-making turns to offline action. Though the media myth effects at play have existed for as long as the Internet has been established, a stabbing in Wisconsin in 2014 highlights

CVLT Historical Threat Assessment of the Precursor to 764

CVLT Historical Threat Assessment of the Precursor to 764

1. Overview This threat assessment evaluates CLSTST/CULTIST/CVLT (often referred to simply as “Cultists” or “CVLT”), a networked online group and direct precursor to the more notorious “764.” Both groups operate within the larger Com Network – a dynamic and loosely organized set of digital sub-communities connected by a nexus

Narrative Examination of the Antioch High School Shooter’s Manifesto and Diary

School Shooting

Narrative Examination of the Antioch High School Shooter’s Manifesto and Diary

1. Introduction On January 22, 2025, Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee, became the scene of a tragic shooting that left one student dead and another wounded. According to reporting from The Tennessean, Solomon Henderson a 17 year old student opened fire on his classmates before being confronted by law

A Blade in the Dark: The Com Network’s Nihilistic Playbooks (Part V)

A Blade in the Dark: The Com Network’s Nihilistic Playbooks (Part V)

All previous posts in this series can be found here PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4 ⚠️ Content Warning: This article discusses topics including suicide, self-harm, sextortion, violent extremism, and real-world violence that some readers may find distressing. Reader discretion is advised. Introduction In this series, we have plunged

The Pillars of the Com Network

The Pillars of the Com Network

The Com Ecosystem I know some of you were expecting Part 5 in my series of manifestos from the Com Network. However, prior to that post I believe I owe you all an updated explanation of what is the Com Network, how it functions as a radicalizing and mobilizing milieu

The Rise of Nihilistic Accelerationism: From Sextortion to Stabbings in Sweden

The Rise of Nihilistic Accelerationism: From Sextortion to Stabbings in Sweden

In my last blog post on 764, I mentioned Offline Com. This may seem odd to those familiar with the Com network. Though Com is predominantly a digital network and phenomenon, there have been some criminal activities that occurred offline, such as arson, bricking, and murder for hire. Traditionally, these

Chasing Clout: How Com Networks Turn Violence into Social Currency

Accelerationism

Chasing Clout: How Com Networks Turn Violence into Social Currency

Todays post examines the demographics, types of harm, and underlying motivations driving the 764 network and similar groups, where violent extremism intersects with child exploitation and nihilistic ideologies. This week the goal is to shine light on the make up of the network and the reason why minors are targeting

Nihilism and Misanthropy Unleashed: The 764 Network and No Lives Matter's NEW Ideological Manifesto and the Hässelby Attack

Nihilism and Misanthropy Unleashed: The 764 Network and No Lives Matter's NEW Ideological Manifesto and the Hässelby Attack

In todays posts I will be covering some recent news related to the 764 network and Com: 1. On September 13th, 764 and No Lives Matter released an ideological manifesto titled "NLMx764 - Classified." The document provides information about the two apparent leaders of 764 and NLM, as

When 'Community' Means Cruelty: An Introduction to the Criminal Networks and Behaviors of The Community, Comm, Com, and 764

When 'Community' Means Cruelty: An Introduction to the Criminal Networks and Behaviors of The Community, Comm, Com, and 764

CONTENT WARNING: This article contains references to sextortion, child sexual exploitation, self-harm, violent extremism, terrorism, gore, eating disorders, kidnapping and rape. In January of this year, I published an article with some colleagues on a network of threat actors called 764. You can find my initial writing about this topic