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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Big Igloo

Big Igloo is a common nickname for the boogaloo movement. The nickname became popular as a sound-alike alternative to the word "boogaloo." As a result, many boogaloo flags feature an igloo, and the image frequently appears in... Read more

Slogans / Code words Anti-government

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Big Luau

Big Luau is a common nickname for the boogaloo movement that became popular as a sound-alike alternative to the word "boogaloo." The term is the inspiration for much of the movement's Hawaiian aesthetic, including its Hawaiian shirts... Read more

Slogans / Code words Anti-government

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Moorish Movement

An Afro-centric offshoot of the sovereign citizen movement that emerged in the mid-1990s primarily as a result of people merging sovereign beliefs with beliefs from a longstanding religious sect, the Moorish Science Temple. Moorish sovereign citizens often... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Wolverine Watchmen

The Wolverine Watchment militia is an anti-government extremist group. Many members were arrested in October 2020 on either federal or state charges for their roles in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Threat, Duress, Coer…

"TDC" is an acronym used by the anti-government sovereign citizen movement to refer to "threat/duress/coercion." Some soveriegn citizens put this acronym next to a signature (or, in some cases, a zip code on an address) to indicate... Read more

Slogans / Code words Anti-government

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Three Percenters

"Three Percenters" are a concept created by a former Alabama militia leader, Mike Vanderboegh, to popularize the militia movement and its anti-government ideology. The term itself refers to the erroneous belief that only three percent of colonists... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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American State Natio…

American State National is a term used by sovereign citizens and some QAnon adherents to refer to themselves, reflecting their belief that they are not citizens of what they perceive is an illegitimate, tyrannical federal government. The... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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Traveling not driving

"Traveling, not driving" is a false argument promoted by the anti-government sovereign citizen movement. They argue that only commercial drivers, not people involved in private activity, have to have drivers licenses, license plates, registration or insurance. Sovereigns... Read more

Slogans / Code words Anti-government

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Washitaw Empire/Nati…

The Washitaw Empire/Nation was a Black sovereign citizen group in the mid-1990s that eventually split into several groups and became a wing of the Moorish sovereign citizen movement, an offshoot of the traditional sovereign citizen movement. The... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Tax Protest Movement

The tax protest movement is the oldest wing of the anti-government extremist "Patriot" movement, dating back to the mid-1960s. In contrast to people who merely dislike taxes, adherents of the tax protest movement use pseudo-legal arguments to... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government