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Inside a dark online subculture inspiring bombings and mass shootings

By Curt Devine, Kyung Lah and Cole Deines, CNN

Updated 7:36 AM EST, Wed February 11, 2026

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Inside a dark online subculture inspiring bombings and mass shootings

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