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Major Nidal Hasan

Major Nidal Hasan went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009, killing 13 people and injuring more than 30 others. Hasan was in contact with Anwar al-Awlaki, the influential American-born terrorist idealogue. In his... Read more

People Islamist

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American Patriots USA

American Patriots USA is a far-right extremist group based in Georgia, founded by long time white supremacist and former Hammerskin Chester Doles. The group presents itself as a politically minded, pro-America, pro-Trump and pro-police organization with no... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Mark Koernke

Mark Koernke is an early militia movement pioneer from Michigan who was most active in the 1990s. Also known as "Mark from Michigan," Koernke helped spread anti-government conspiracies, including those regarding the New World Order and black... Read more

People Anti-government

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Martial Law

The imposition of martial law by the government is a part of one of the most prominent conspiracy theories within the militia movement. The conspiracy says that a real or staged pandemic, natural disaster or terrorist attack... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Anti-government

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Michael Brian Vander…

Michael Brian Vanderboegh, commonly known as Mike Vanderboegh, was a long-time Alabama-based militia activist anti-government extremist. In the mid-1990s, Vanderboegh claimed to be commander of an Alabama militia group, the First Alabama Cavalry Regiment, though he appeared... Read more

People Anti-government

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Michigan Militia

The Michigan Militia was one of the earliest and largest militia groups, formed in 1994 by gun store owner Norman Olson. Olson was ousted the following year after making outlandish conspiratorial claims about the Oklahoma City bombing... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Militia movement

The militia movement is a right-wing extremist movement consisting primarily of armed paramilitary groups possessing an anti-government, conspiracy-oriented ideology. The movement was originally formed in 1993-1994 in reaction to federal gun control measures and to deadly standoffs... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government

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Missing 13th Amendme…

The "Missing 13th Amendment" is not a reference to the 13th Amendment actually in the Constitution but rather is a false concept within the sovereign citizen movement that claims that there is a missing amendment (the ratification... Read more

Slogans / Code words Anti-government

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Molon Labe

"Molon Labe" is an expression of defiance originally attributed to King Leonidas of Sparta that translates from Greek to mean "come and take [them]." The phrase is common among gun rights advocates and anti-government extremists who use... Read more

Slogans / Code words Anti-government

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Montana Freemen

The Montana Freemen were a group of anti-government extremist sovereign citizens based in eastern Montana led by LeRoy Schweitzer. Its main activity was to create and distribute fictitious financial instruments bearing names such as "comptroller's warrants." In... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government