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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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Anti-Abortion Extrem…

The radical wing of the anti-abortion movement emerged in the 1980s; its violence peaked in the early 1990s with dozens of serious crimes, including bombings, arsons, murders and attempted murders. The frequency of anti-abortion violence began to... Read more
Key Concepts / Definitions Right-wing
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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
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Grooming/Groomers

Grooming refers to behaviors used by abusers to build relationships and trust with children or young people to aid in manipulating, exploiting and abusing them. The term has been appropriated and weaponized by anti-LGBTQ+ bigots who falsely... Read more
Slogans / Code words Single-issue
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Charleston church ma…

The Charleston church massacre refers to the 2015 shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. White supremacist Dylann Roof, joined a prayer group meeting and opened fire, murdering nine parishioners and injuring one in the... Read more
Incidents / Events White supremacist
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Citizens’ grand jury…

Citizens' grand juries (also known as common law grand juries and people's grand juries) are sham juries created primarily by adherents of the sovereign citizen movement, who have a fondness for creating fictitious judicial and governmental entities... Read more
Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government
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Common law courts

"Common law courts" are bogus courts established by adherents of the sovereign citizen movement, who reject the legitimacy of actual courts. They are often used to render unenforceable judgments regarding genuine legal disputes and to issue phony... Read more
Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government
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Conspiracy Theory

A conspiracy theory is a false interpretation of a matter that explains its subject as the result of a conspiratorial undertaking.
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