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Stand back and stand…

"Stand back and stand by" was a phrase said by former President Donald Trump during a 2020 debate with then-candidate Joe Biden when asked to condemn the Proud Boys. The phrase was interpreted by the group as... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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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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Stefan Molyneux

Stefan Molyneux (b. 1966) is an Irish-born Canadian vlogger connected to the men's rights movement and the alt right. He promotes eugenics and has embraced white nationalism.

People White supremacist

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Totenkopf

Totenkopf is German for the "death's head" or skull. During the Nazi era, Hitler's Schutzstaffel (SS) adopted one particular Totenkopf image. Since World War Two the image has been adopted by neo-Nazis and white supremacists.

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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Traditionalist Worke…

The Traditionalist Worker Party (TWP) was a neo-Nazi group founded in 2015 as the "political arm" of the white supremacist group, Traditionalist Youth Network, whose goal was to build a national socialist ethnostate for white people. Led... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Aryan Circle (hand s…

The Aryan Circle hand sign involves holding the thumb and all fingers except for the pointer finger up, denoting the numbers 1 and 3, for the letters A and C = Aryan Circle.

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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"White Boy Summer"

"White Boy Summer" was originally a Chet Hanks song released in March 2021, but was co-opted by white supremacists for their own purposes by layering on exclusionary messaging and using it as a call for action.

Slogans / Code words White supremacist

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Traditionalist Youth…

The Traditionalist Youth Network, founded in 2013 by Matt Heimbach and Matt Parrott, was a small white supremacist group that attempted to recruit high school and college students and carry out white supremacist activities on college campuses... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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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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Trinity White Knights

Founded in 2012, Trinity White Knights are a tiny and inactive Kentucky-based Klan group that participated in white supremacist rallies in 2014 and 2015.

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Triskele

The triskele is an ancient symbol with three curved or jointed segments emanating from a single point that has been adopted by white supremacists.

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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Trollface

Like Pepe the Frog, "Trollface" is a widely-used internet meme that has been appropriated and used by some white supremacists. Care must be taken not to make assumptions of the intent behind its use but to judge... Read more

Numbers / Symbols White supremacist

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Truecel

Trucel is a moniker used for "true incels," or men who have never had any sexual or romantic contact with a woman. These men believe they will always be an incel regardless of any changes they implement... Read more

Slogans / Code words Single-issue

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TruNews

TruNews is a fundamentalist Christian streaming news and opinion platform founded by Rick Wiles, featuring antisemitic, anti-Zionist, radical Islamophobic, and anti-LGBTQ+ content. Previous names for the platform include America's Hope, American Freedom News and Christian News Channel.

Platforms / Sites Antisemitism

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Turning Point USA (T…

Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is an Illinois-based right-wing student organization founded by Charlie Kirk in 2012. The organization"s stated mission is to "identify educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and... Read more

Groups / Movements Right-wing

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Aryan Strikeforce

The Aryan Strikeforce was a racist skinhead group founded in 2013 by New Jersey racist skinhead Josh "Hatchet" Steever. He established the group after being kicked out of Aryan Terror Brigade, another racist skinhead group he created... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Aryan Terror Brigade

The Aryan Terror Brigade was a racist skinhead group, started in 2009 by longtime white supremacist Josh "Hatchet" Steever. The group was active in the United States, South America, and Europe. In 2013, Steever was removed as... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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1993 World Trade Cen…

On February 26, 1993, terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda detonated a 1,336 lbs truck bomb underneath the North Tower of the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. The bomb was intended to bring down the North Tower... Read more

Incidents / Events Islamist

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Ascend

The term ascend (also known as "deincelification" or "deincelization") is used when an incel has sex or forms a romantic connection. There is also an existential connotation: incels rising above their former community and overcoming the traits... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue

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Atomwaffen Division

Atomwaffen Division is a violent neo-Nazi group founded in 2016 whose members are preparing for a race war against what they consider to be the cultural and racial displacement of the white race. Following multiple arrests, the... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist