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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

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

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

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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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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Terry Nichols

Terry Nichols is an an anti-government extremist who played a key role in helping Timothy McVeigh conduct his terrorist bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995. Nichols was convicted on multiple charges... Read more

People Anti-government

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Boogaloo Bois, Booji…

Boogaloo bois and Boojihadeen are supporters of the Boogaloo movement, which promotes anti-government, anti-gun control and anti-police beliefs. See also: Boogaloo movement

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government

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Civil Peace Flag/Civ…

The civil peace flag, also known as the civil flag of peacetime or flag of peace, is a flag commonly used by sovereign citizens, who believe it is the original and legitimate flag of the United... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Anti-government

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Boogaloo movement

The Boogaloo movement formed in 2019 based around the term "boogaloo", a slang reference to a future civil war that boogalooers anticipate (some eagerly). While there are ideological differences among members, the movement is primarily anti-government, anti-gun... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Thomas Stockheimer

Thomas Stockheimer was an anti-government extremist and prominent Posse Comitatus leader in Wisconsin in the 1970s and 80s. He was also involved in an assault on an IRS agent in the 1970s as part of the tax... Read more

People Anti-government

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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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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