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GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Ramzi Yousef

Ramzi Yousef is a Pakistani Al Qaeda operative who participated in several high profile attacks on behalf of the terrorist group. Yousef was the lead in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center in New York... Read more

People Islamist

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Redemption Theory/St…

Redemption theory, also referred to as strawman theory, is a set of concepts within the sovereign citizen movement that became popular from 1999 onwards. Created by Roger Elvick, a long-time sovereign citizen guru, based on earlier ideas... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government

GLOSSARY OF EXTREMISM AND HATE

Rightway L.A.W.

Rightway L.A.W. was a prominent Ohio-based sovereign citizen group active in the 1990s and 2000s. At one point it had fifteen chapters in at least ten states. It was led by Rick Schramm, Jack Smith, Jeanne Collins... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Oath Keepers

The Oath Keepers are a loosely organized group of right-wing anti-government extremists within the larger militia movement. While they allow anyone to join, the Oath Keepers explicitly focus on recruiting current and former military, law enforcement, and... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Omar Mateen

Omar Mateen committed the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 and injuring 53. During and after the attack, Mateen stated that he was loyal to ISIS and that the recent killing... Read more

People Islamist

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Patriot movement

The "Patriot" movement is a collective term used to describe a set of related conspiratorial and anti-government extremist movements and groups in the United States. The most important of these movements are the militia movement, the sovereign... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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Posse Comitatus

The Posse Comitatus was a loosely organized, far-right populist social movement that originated in Oregon and California around 1970 and reached its peak in the early 1980s. Its members believed that the county level of government was... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government

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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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Oath Keepers USA

Founded in 2023, Oath Keepers USA is an offshoot of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing anti-government extremist group within the militia movement. The organization was formed by remaining members of the Oath Keepers’ Board... Read more

Groups / Movements Right Wing (Anti-Government)

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Three Percenters

"Three Percenters" are a concept created by a former Alabama militia leader, Mike Vanderboegh, to popularize the militia movement and its anti-government ideology. The term itself refers to the erroneous belief that only three percent of colonists... Read more

Groups / Movements Anti-government