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Garland, TX Terroris…

The Garland, Texas terrorist plot, also known as the "Draw Mohammed Art Contest" plot, refers to a May 3, 2015 incident in which two men — Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi — entered the Curtis Culwell Center... Read more

Incidents / Events Islamist

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Nikolas Cruz

Nikolas Cruz is the perpetrator of the Parkland, Florida shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where he was a former student. He killed 17 people and wounded 17 others. Following the shooting it was revealed that... Read more

People White supremacist

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Oklahoma City bombing

On April 19, 1995, anti-government extremist Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb in front of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to retaliate against the federal government for its handling of the Branch Davidian standoff... Read more

Incidents / Events White supremacist

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Operation Homeland

Operation Homeland was an organization formed in December 2017 by Elliot Kline and Richard Spencer, who described it as a core "professional" group of alt right leaders and activists poised to lead the movement as a whole... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Pulse Nightclub Shoo…

The June 2016 shooting spree at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, by Omar Mateen—who killed 49 people and wounded 53 more—dwarfed in its lethality all other extremist-related murders in the decade. Mateen, who claimed his attack... Read more

Incidents / Events Islamist

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Parkland shooting

The Parkland shooting refers to a deadly February 14, 2018 shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, perpetrated by Nikolas Cruz. 17 people and 17 others were injured during the shooting. Cruz was... Read more

Incidents / Events Right-wing

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Patrick Crusius

Patrick Crusius is a white supremacist who allegedly killed 23 people and injured 23 others in the El Paso, Texas Walmart shooting in 2019, saying it was "a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas." The shooting... Read more

People White supremacist

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Patriot Prayer

Patriot Prayer is a putatively religious far-right group claiming to promote free speech while primarily agitating against left-wing/progressive activists. Members are often involved in confrontations with left-wing protesters. The group was founded by Joey Gibson and is... Read more

Groups / Movements Right-wing

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Aryan Circle

The second largest white supremacist prison gang in Texas (just behind Aryan Brotherhood of Texas), the Aryan Circle are also one of the largest prison gangs in the country. Members, active both in prisons and on the... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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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