Joshua Molloy

Jul 24, 2024 | gnet-research.org | Joshua Molloy

IntroductionOn 22 July 2011, Anders Breivik carried out the deadliest terrorist attack in Norway’s history, killing 77 and injuring 320 others. In the hours before he commenced his attack, Breivik first uploaded his 1,518 page manifesto, A European Declaration of Independence – 2083 to the internet.

Sep 22, 2023 | gnet-research.org | Joshua Molloy

IntroductionIreland has seen limited instances of far-right and xenophobic nationalism, as left-wing political movements predominantly shape the nationalist landscape. Nonetheless, a far-right milieu has emerged in recent years. The movement, comprised of social media agitators, groups, and political parties, challenges the conventional definition of Irish nationalism, often labelling themselves as the true torchbearers of Ireland’s nationalist heroes.

Apr 27, 2023 | gnet-research.org | Jonathan E. Lewis |Joshua Molloy |Graham Macklin

In the aftermath of the March 2019 Christchurch attack in New Zealand, shooter Brenton Tarrant was quickly ‘sainted’ by militant accelerationist subcultures online, who depicted him in visual propaganda as a Christian saint in the style of a religious painting (Fig.1). Since then, a collection of so-called ‘Saints’ has expanded, as the community has anointed other far-right terrorists as ‘Saints’, bestowing upon each new attacker a quasi-religious character.

Apr 5, 2023 | gnet-research.org | Joshua Molloy

Joshua Farrell Molloy is a research fellow of the Accelerationism Research Consortium (ARC). ARC is dedicated to a collaborative, empirical approach to understanding and addressing the threat of accelerationism to democratic societies. For more information on ARC’s research, please visit their website.