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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

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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Virgina Jihad Network

The Virginia Jihad Network was composed of nine men from northern Virginia in the early-to-mid 2000s who were convicted of attempting to provide material support to terrorist groups, including the Taliban and Lakshar-e-Taiba. Some of the men... Read more
Groups / Movements Islamist
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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
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Vorherrschaft Divisi…

Vorherrschaft Division is a white supremacist group that has embraced Siege culture and is mostly active online. "Vorherrschaft" is German for supremacy.
Groups / Movements White supremacist
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Westboro Baptist Chu…

The Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is a Kansas-based homophobic and antisemitic hate group founded and originally led by Fred Phelps, Sr., with Phelps' family members making up much of the membership of the group. Though most of... Read more
Groups / Movements Antisemitism
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Bound for Glory

Bound For Glory (BFG) is a longstanding white power music band from Minneapolis, dating back to 1989. It is popular among white supremacists. The main symbol associated with the band is a Thor's Hammer with their initials... Read more
Groups / Movements White supremacist
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White supremacist pr…

White supremacist prison gangs are one of the main segments of the American white supremacist movement. Though most such gangs originate behind bars, today, white supremacist prison gangs are as active on the streets as they are... Read more
Key Concepts / Definitions White supremacist
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Branch Davidian Stan…

The Branch Davidian standoff, in the late winter and spring of 1993 in Waco, Texas, was a violent confrontation between federal law enforcmeent agencies (the ATF and FBI) and members of the Branch Davidian religious sect. The... Read more
Incidents / Events Anti-government
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Women for Aryan Unit…

Women for Aryan Unity (WAU) is a white supremacist group founded in 1990 that is notable for being one of the only female-only white supremacist groups of recent decades. WAU promotes and supports women in the white... Read more
Groups / Movements White supremacist
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