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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Unite the Right

Unite the Right was a two-day event in August 2017, where hundreds of white supremacists marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, to protest the removal of a statute of Confederate general Robert E. Lee from a local park. Violent... Read more

Incidents / Events White supremacist

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White supremacist (p…

Physical white supremacist propaganda includes distributions of physical media like fliers, posters, stickers, leaflets, banners and graffiti. The goal is to maximize media and online attention, while limiting the risk of individual exposure, negative media coverage, arrests... Read more

Tactics 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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Colleyville Synagogu…

On January 15, 2022, a gunman entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, during services, taking three congregants and a rabbi as hostages. The standoff ended more than ten hours later with all hostages released, unharmed, and... Read more

Incidents / Events Islamist

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Bundy Ranch

The Bundy Ranch was the site of a large armed standoff between the federal government and extremist supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy in 2014. The dispute began over Bundy's longstanding refusal to pay grazing fees for... Read more

Incidents / Events Anti-government

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Chabad of Poway Shoo…

On April 27, 2019, the Chabad of Poway, California was the site of a white supremacist shooting. White supremacist John T. Earnest, armed with a semiautomatic rifle and a handgun, opened fire on worshippers during the final... Read more

Incidents / Events White supremacist

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Pittsburgh synagogue…

The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, also known as the Tree of Life shooting, took place on October 27, 2018, when white supremacist Robert Gregory Bowers opened fire inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, killing 11... Read more

Incidents / Events White supremacist

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Operation Kristallna…

Operation Kristallnacht was a multi-state vandalism ring organized in 2019 by white supremacist Richard Tobin and other members of The Base, an accelerationist white supremacist group. The plot involved targeting synagogues in the Michigan and Wisconsin area... Read more

Incidents / Events White supremacist

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Ruby Ridge

Ruby Ridge was the site of an 11-day armed standoff in 1992 between Randy Weaver and federal agents. Weaver was wanted under a bench warrant after his failure to appear in court on firearms charges. The standoff... Read more

Incidents / Events Anti-government

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Comet Ping Pong shoo…

The Comet Ping Pong shooting took place on December 4, 2016 in Washington, D.C., when Edgar Welch walked into the restaurant carrying an AR-15 and opened fire; no one was injured. Welch told police that he had... Read more

Incidents / Events Right-wing