Nashville School Shooter’s Manifesto Spread on Several Platforms, Including White Supremacist Telegram Channels

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, the January 22 Nashville school shooter’s manifesto, which was heavily inspired by prior white supremacist mass shootings and copied aspects of other manifestos, was spread via Google Drive, X (formerly Twitter), and Substack, and shared by several white supremacist Telegram channels, including an extreme-right meme channel, a channel that promotes 3D-printed weapons, and a channel affiliated with the Order of Nine Angles, as well as an accelerationist chat.

Also, last week, CEP researchers continued to find pro-ISIS bomb-making instructions on JustPaste.It and Scribd. On RocketChat, online ISIS supporters warned one another not to use the Chinese app RedNote due to privacy concerns.

A web shop that sells various white supremacist and antisemitic books and fundraises for Christopher Pohlhaus, the leader of Blood Tribe, created an account on X. On GiveSendGo, a fundraiser, allegedly for legal expenses, was made for a member of the antisemitic group Goyim Defense League (GDL). The main Telegram channel for the Active Club movement posted a list of four events in February 2025 that members might attend, and the leading German Active Club channel recommended a dress code for members attending the Dresden bombing commemoration march on February 15.

Nashville School Shooter’s Manifesto Spread on Multiple Platforms

The manifesto written by the 17-year-old gunman who killed a classmate and wounded two others before committing suicide on January 22 was located by CEP researchers on several online platforms. The gunman, who was Black, repeatedly wrote of his self-loathing and hatred for the African American community; endorsed a variety of white supremacist, antisemitic, anti-Muslim, and anti-LGBTQ ideological points in his manifesto; and praised white supremacist mass shooters. The manifesto itself was steeped in Internet and 4chan lingo; referenced publications from the neo-Nazi accelerationist Terrorgram Collective; copied sections from the Christchurch terrorist attacker’s manifesto; and repeatedly praised the March 15, 2019, attack and copycats. The manifesto also contained several references meant to mislead readers. The text included propaganda from the antisemitic group Goyim Defense League, used the slogan of the accelerationist group Injekt Division, and quoted the accelerationist author Mike Mahoney, a.k.a. Mike Ma. The manifesto also referenced “handlers” who helped the shooter; however, it is not clear whether this is intentionally meant to mislead or support conspiracy theories.

The manifesto was spread on Google Drive via X; posted on Substack; and shared on Telegram by several white supremacist channels, including a meme channel, a channel dedicated to 3D-printed firearms, and an accelerationist chat. Additionally, a Telegram channel allegedly affiliated with the Order of Nine Angles posted a link to a dedicated private channel for sharing the manifesto. A user in a white supremacist Telegram chat warned others not to post the manifesto for fear of Telegram shutting the room down. A diary by the gunman was also located and spread on Telegram. Users of an imageboard that promotes white supremacist mass shootings and is accessible via the Tor browser posted sections of the manifesto.

Pro-ISIS Al-Saqri Foundation Bomb-Making Guides Located on JustPaste.It and Scribd

On January 23 and 24, CEP researchers located online guides posted on JustPaste.It for making homemade explosives using ammonia fertilizer, instructions for making the explosive HMTD, and a guide for making detonators with mercury fulminate. The pro-ISIS online group al-Saqri Foundation made the three guides, which were all uploaded to JustPaste.It on May 27, 2024. The three uploads had 98, 31, and 20 views when they were found. JustPaste.It removed all three files shortly after CEP reported them.

Also, on January 23, CEP researchers located al-Saqri guides on the document-sharing website Scribd. The content included guides for synthesizing TATP and PETN and what were described as homemade versions of C4 and TNT. The guides had 188, 277, 184, and 163 views. The TATP guide recommended purchasing a specific brand of cleaning product to use as an explosive precursor because of increased attention from the authorities. CEP also located a guide for building a poison delivery device, which had 248 views. All five files were available on Scribd four days after CEP reported them.

 Graphic for al-Saqri fertilizer bomb instructions. Screenshot taken on January 23.

Pro-ISIS RocketChat Users Recommend Avoiding RedNote App

On January 22, pro-ISIS users in a chat on the RocketChat program advised not to use the Chinese video app RedNote (Xiaohongshu), which some Americans moved to after the brief TikTok ban. A user suggested that the RedNote app had poor privacy features and shared user information with the Chinese government. Another user commented that RedNote can “trace” phone numbers and IP addresses.

White Supremacist Bookstore that Fundraises for Blood Tribe Leader Creates X Account

On January 20, a white supremacist bookstore created an account on X to advertise products on their website. The initial posts advertised a notorious antisemitic book that denies that the Holocaust occurred, as well as On the Jews and Their Lies, an antisemitic work by Martin Luther. The bookstore sells a variety of Holocaust denial literature and books that promote neo-Nazism and white supremacism, such as Siege by James Mason and The Turner Diaries. The store also sells products that benefit the leader of the neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe, Christopher Pohlhaus, and has a feature where individuals can donate to him directly through the store. Pohlhaus retweeted the bookstore account to his 2,625 followers.

The online shop accepts Google Pay, PayPal, Paze digital wallet, and credit cards using a GoDaddy e-commerce platform. CEP reported the website to both GoDaddy and PayPal in March 2023. CEP reported the X account on January 23, but it was still online four days later.

Holocaust denial content advertised on X. Screenshot taken on January 23.

Antisemitic Group Fundraises on Behalf of Jailed Member

On January 23, a Telegram channel affiliated with the antisemitic group Goyim Defense League posted a link to a fundraiser on the GiveSendGo platform for one of their members. Travis Keith Garland was charged with criminal trespassing and assault after entering a Nashville area Jewish community center on January 16 wearing a costume ridiculing Orthodox Jews. Another GDL member asked for donations via the website Entropy Stream platform, promising to donate a portion to Garland. On January 27, the GiveSendGo fundraiser received $1,512 out of a goal of $25,000.

Main Active Club Telegram Channel Posts Upcoming Events in Europe, German Chapter Recommends Dress Code

On January 21, the main Telegram channel for the Active Club movement posted a list of upcoming European events with the implication that members might attend. The list consisted of the February 1 Lukov March in Sofia, Bulgaria, the far-right “Fortress Budapest” event put on by Legio Hungaria on February 11, the extreme right Dresden bombing commemoration march on February 15, and a February 21 event in Serbia. Active Club members, including the movement’s founder, Robert Rundo, have previously attended the Lukov March.

On January 23, the main Telegram channel for Active Club Germany recommended that their members attending the Dresden march wear all black and forgo clothing or accessories with logos, except Adidas or New Balance sneakers. The post noted that members could wear whatever they wanted at private events but that at public events, it was necessary to avoid “cliches,” likely referring to blatant neo-Nazi and extreme right symbols.

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