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Pureblood/Pure Blood

“Pureblood” (or “pure blood”) is a term some anti-vaxxers, QAnon adherents and conspiracy theorists use to refer to themselves and others who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. The term draws upon unfounded beliefs that COVID-19 vaccines... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Non-extremist

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Plandemic

“Plandemic” is a popular conspiratorial term used by some conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaccine activists to describe their belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was deliberately “planned” and “orchestrated” by global elites and the government as a ruse... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Non-extremist

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Black Swan Event

A black swan event refers to an unforeseen event that results in severe and widespread negative consequences that seems avoidable in hindsight. The term is commonly used in the finance world and was popularized by former Wall... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Non-extremist

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Ropefuel

Ropefuel refers to topics that feed depressive or suicidal ideations among incels. The use of the word "rope" refers to the suicidal method of hanging oneself. The opposite of "ropefuel" is "lifefuel."

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue

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Blue pill

The blue pill is the counterpart to the red pill. Those who are bluepilled are blissfully ignorant about how the world "really" works. To those who have been redpilled, everyone else is bluepilled. See also: red pill

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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Save the/our Children

"Save the children" is a QAnon rallying cry often used as a hashtag on social media. QAnon borrowed this hashtag from a legitimate human-trafficking campaign to spread the baseless claim that pedophiles are kidnapping children off the... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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Screw your optics

"Screw your optics, I'm going in," is believed to be Robert Bower's final social media post prior to allegedly opening fire on Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018. The "optics" debate is a major point of... Read more

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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Blue-Eyed Devils

The term "blue-eyed devil" is a racial epithet that originated in Asia, directed against people of European ancestry. Some white supremacists have adopted the term in recent decades and may refer to themselves as blue-eyed devils. A... Read more

Slogans / Code words White supremacist

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Sealed indictments

"Sealed indictments" is a reference to a much-anticipated future event central to QAnon lore: that the Justice Department is holding hundreds of thousands of sealed indictments against Democratic politicians and other members of the elite, enumerating their... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Right-wing

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Stacy/Stacey

Stacy or Stacey is a term used within the incel community to describe beautiful, hyperfeminine women who can partner with any man they choose, but are only interested in Chads (attractive, hypermasculine men). This term is used... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Single-issue