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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Steam

Steam, which launched in 2003 and is owned by Valve, is the largest and most important online store for PC gamers. It gained popularity among white supremacists because of lax user agreements allowing individuals to promote extremism... Read more
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Bogus Liens

Bogus liens are one of the oldest and most common sovereign citizen "paper terrorism" tactics. They are designed to harass and retaliate against their perceived enemies. Whereas most legitimate liens are placed against property for nonpayment of... Read more
Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government
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Steven Anderson

Steven Anderson is an Arizona-based pastor and founder of the New Independent Fundamental Baptist (New IFB) movement, whose virulently antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ sermons have reached millions of people online. Anderson's history of bigotry includes openly calling for the... Read more
People Antisemitism
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Steven Carrillo

Steven Carrillo allegedly carried out two attacks against security personnel and law enforcement officers in California in May and June 2020, killing two people and injuring three others. According to the FBI, investigators found a ballistic vest... Read more
People Anti-government
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Stop the Steal Ralli…

"Stop the Steal" rallies were a series of events, often attended by a range of right-wing extremists and Trump surrogates, which promoted baseless allegations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump.
Incidents / Events Right-wing
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Stormfront

Stormfront is the oldest and largest white supremacist website on the Internet, created in 1995 by white supremacist Don Black. Its logo is a widely popular symbol, consisting of a squarish Celtic Cross encircled by the phrase... Read more
Platforms / Sites White supremacist
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Sturmabteilung Symbol

The Sturmabteilung (or SA) emblem was used by Hitler's so-called "Brownshirts," paramilitary formations Hitler utilized to intimidate political opponents before and after his rise to power in Germany. Today it is used by neo-Nazis and other modern-day... Read more
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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Swastika

The swastika is an ancient symbol that emerged independently among many cultures. Before the 20th century, its use was almost always benign, and it is still a common religious symbol across Asia associated with good fortune. However... Read more
Numbers / Symbols White supremacist
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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
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