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The federal and state charges in the Michigan militia kidnapping plot are interesting; this is a thread about them. I should note I've tracked over 200 right-wing terrorist incidents in

Interested in a terminology thread? I knew you were!Let's talk about (extremist or terrorist) cells vs. groups vs. movements!These are all just words and whenever you try to apply one

This article, about a longtime Missouri white supremacist, is worth reading. In one of those odd coincidences, I was just thinking about him this week. He was an early white

1. In the U.S., today is V-J Day, commemorating the victory over Imperial Japan in 1945. I'd like to remember the American, Filipino, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, British, Fijian, Papuan,

1. When I first started researching the militia movement, aeons, together, I was struck by how frequently adherents claimed there was no difference between Democrats and Republicans (frequently calling them

Eight years ago, white supremacist Wade Michael Page attacked a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people & wounding others, one of whom died this year as a

1. Just a little terminology thread on the word "militia" to help journalists and others using the word, or for anybody who might be interested. The word "militia" has many

1. This story provides a good example of how sting operations are an effective weapon against domestic terrorism--of any stripe. Most would-be violent extremists in the US can be"Georgia man

1. This is a thread about (right-wing) extremist groups that engage in "charitable" activities, like providing necessities to the homeless or doing disaster relief. I've seen many instances of this