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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE
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Anti-government extr…
The term "anti-government extremism" refers to a specific set of right-wing extremist movements and groups that emerged beginning in the 1960s and that share a conviction that part or all of the U.S. government is not legitimate... Read more
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Sovereign Citizen
The "sovereign citizen" movement is a loosely organized collection of groups, networks and individuals who have adopted a right-wing anti-government ideology originating in the theories of the 1970s group Posse Comitatus. Adherents believe that virtually all existing... Read more
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Scamdemic
“Scamdemic” 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 as a ruse to enslave humanity... Read more
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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
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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
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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
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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