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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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Milo Yiannopoulos

Milo Yiannopoulos is a controversial right-wing media personality who has made many racist, misogynistic, transphobic and xenophobic comments.

People Right-wing

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Anarchism

Anarchism is a social and political movement dating back to the 19th century that rejects government, authority and most society systems beyond local cooperation. There are also numeous subsets or variations of anarchism. Anarchists in the U.S... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Left-wing

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Minuteman Project

The Minuteman Project was an anti-immigrant border vigilante group founded in August 2004 by Jim Gilchrist and Chris Simcox. Its members took it upon themselves to monitor the U.S.-Mexico border for illegal immigrants, including conducting armed "patrols."... Read more

Groups / Movements Right-wing

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MIOAK

MIOAK is an acronym used by members of Ku Klux Klan groups; it stands for "Mystic Insignia of a Klansman." It is more commonly referred to as the "Blood Drop" Cross. See also: Blood Drop Cross

Slogans / Code words White supremacist

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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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Mississippi Aryan Br…

The Mississippi Aryan Brotherhood is a large racist prison gang based in the Mississippi state prison system. Despite the similarity of its name, it has no connection to the "original" Aryan Brotherhood, based in California and the... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Mole/Tunnel Children

Mole/Tunnel children refers to the children QAnon adherents believed were being trafficked in tunnels under Central Park during the COVID-19 pandemic. Because during the early months of the pandemic the U.S. government set up a makeshift hospital... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Right-wing

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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