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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

United Nations of Tu…

United Nations of Turtle Island (UNOTI) is a fictitious tribe created by sovereign citizen adherents trying to escape government jurisdiction. UNOTI is based primarily in east Tennessee, western North Carolina and northern Georgia, though it has "members"... Read more
Groups / Movements Anti-government
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Virgina Jihad Network

The Virginia Jihad Network was composed of nine men from northern Virginia in the early-to-mid 2000s who were convicted of attempting to provide material support to terrorist groups, including the Taliban and Lakshar-e-Taiba. Some of the men... Read more
Groups / Movements Islamist
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Border Vigilante Mov…

Part of the anti-immigrant extremist movement, border vigilantes conduct armed, sometimes paramilitary patrols along the U.S.-Mexico border, attempting to chase and detain migrants under the delusion that they are fighting drug cartels. Border vigilantes have attracted some... Read more
Groups / Movements Anti-government
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Vorherrschaft Divisi…

Vorherrschaft Division is a white supremacist group that has embraced Siege culture and is mostly active online. "Vorherrschaft" is German for supremacy.
Groups / Movements White supremacist
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Wesley Muhammad

Wesley Muhammad is a Nation of Islam (NOI) Student Minister, member of the NOI Executive Council and member of the NOI Research Group. He has repeatedly promoted antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ and conspiratorial views, such as blaming Jews and... Read more
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Westboro Baptist Chu…

The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is a Kansas-based homophobic and antisemitic hate group founded and originally led by Fred Phelps, Sr., with Phelps' family members making up much of the membership of the group. Though most of... Read more
Groups / Movements Antisemitism
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Bound for Glory

Bound For Glory (BFG) is a longstanding white power music band from Minneapolis, dating back to 1989. It is popular among white supremacists. The main symbol associated with the band is a Thor's Hammer with their initials... Read more
Groups / Movements White supremacist
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White supremacist pr…

White supremacist prison gangs are one of the main segments of the American white supremacist movement. Though most such gangs originate behind bars, today, white supremacist prison gangs are as active on the streets as they are... Read more
Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist
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William Daniel Johns…

William Daniel Johnson is a California lawyer and white supremacist who chairs the American Freedom Party (previously called the American Third Position), a political party launched in 2009 that promotes white nationalism.
People White supremacist
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