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ACAB (All Cops Are B…

The acronym ACAB stands for 'All Cops Are Bastards' and is a slogan of long standing within skinhead subculture, which borrowed it from the punk subculture. Because non-racist skinheads (including "traditional" skinheads and anti-racist skinheads) may use... Read more

Slogans / Code words White supremacist

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Ahmad Abousamra

Ahmad Abousamra was a Syrian-American extremist, foreign fighter and editor-in-chief of ISIS's English language publication, Dabiq Magazine, which focused on recruiting Westerners as foreign fighters. He was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Syria in January... Read more

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Ahmad Khan Rahimi

Ahmad Khan Rahimi (b. 1988) is an Afghan-born U.S. citizen who detonated two pipe bombs in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City on September 17, 2016, injuring 30 people. He placed a third bomb in New... Read more

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Ahmed Yassin

Ahmed Yassin was the co-founder of Hamas alongside Abdel Aziz Rantisi. Yassin served as the group's spiritual leader until he was killed by the Israeli military on March 22, 2004. Yassin encouraged Hamas's campaign of suicide bombing... Read more

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AKIA

AKIA is Ku Klux Klan shorthand for "A Klansman I Am." It is related to another Klan acronym, AYAK ("Are You A Klansman?"). These are among the many acronyms developed by the Second Ku Klux Klan that... Read more

Slogans / Code words White supremacist

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Alain de Benoist

Alain de Benoist is a French writer who was part of the New Right and was an influence for many American white supremacists, including Richard Spencer and Greg Johnson.

People White supremacist

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Alek Minassian

Alek Minassian is a violent incel (Involuntary celibate) who killed ten people and injured sixteen in a vehicular attack in Canada in 2018. Minassian was motivated by embarrassment over sexual rejection and self-identified as an incel. He... Read more

People Single-issue

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Alexander Dugin

Alexander Dugin is a far-right, ultra-nationalist Russian philosopher and political scientist who is the founder of the "Eurasian movement," which theorizes that Russia, with the help of former Soviet bloc countries and Central European nations, will challenge... Read more

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America First

"America first" is a term that references the World War Two-era "America First Committee," and is used by extremists in antisemitic, racist and xenophobic ways. America First, in conservative circles, often refers to an ideology that was... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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Anjem Choudary

Anjem Choudary is a British Islamist activist who founded a number of Salafist institutions and openly supported ISIS's activities. He has influenced radical individuals throughout Europe and America. In 2016, he was convicted in the UK undersection... Read more

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