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The Black Hammer Organization

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The Black Hammer Organization
Key Points The Black Hammer Organization’s primary ideology is anti-colonialism, although they also promote far-right, antisemitic and anti-Zionist ideas.The leader of the Black Hammer Organization is Augustus Cornelius Romain Jr. AKA “Commander in Chief" Gazi Kodzo.At its peak in the summer of 2020, the group boasted a few dozen members in chapters across the country and Kenya. By 2022, most of its chapters have become inactive, and its numbers have dwindled to, likely, no more…
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Musa Abu Marzuq

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In detailing connections between the Richardson, Texas-based Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and Hamas, Attorney General John Ashcroft cited longtime Hamas operative Musa Abu Marzuq's (Marzook) early involvement in the HLF.
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White Lives Matter

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White Lives Matter
The mission of ADL is to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.
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The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development

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IntroductionThe Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), once considered the largest Muslim charity in the U.S., has been shut down by the government for funding Hamas. On May 27, 2009, a federal judge in Dallas handed down sentences ranging from 15 to 65 years in prison to five of the charity's founders and former fundraisers. A federal jury returned guilty verdicts on all 108 counts against the HLF and its five former officers on November 24, 2008. The federal government proved…
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Goyim Defense League

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Goim Defence League
Key PointsThe Goyim Defense League is a loose network of individuals who promote vitriolic antisemitism and white supremacist themes through online activity, propaganda distributions, and real-world actions.The group includes a few dozen core influencers and live streamers, a larger group of supporters willing to engage in on-the-ground activity, and tens of thousands of online followers.GDL operates GoyimTV, a video platform that streams antisemitic content, with monetized livestreams funding…
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Nationalist Social Club (NSC-131)

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Nationalist Social Club
UPDATE, August 4, 2026: NSC-131 is now defunct. The group's last known activity was in April 2024. On July 30, 2026, the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office announced a final decree resolving its civil rights enforcement action against NSC-131 founder Christopher Hood, NSC-131, and 19 unnamed members for their conduct outside a Concord, New Hampshire, café that hosted a drag story hour on June 18, 2023. The defendants admitted that their activity that day – which included…
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Incels (Involuntary celibates)

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Key Points  Incels are heterosexual men who blame women and society for their lack of romantic successA subset of the online misogynist “manosphere” that includes Pick Up Artists and Men’s Rights Activists, incels are known for their deep-seated pessimism and profound sense of grievance against womenThe incel ideology is rooted in the belief that women have too much power in the sexual/romantic sphere and ruin incels’ lives by rejecting themIncels are the most…
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Patriot Front

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Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front are seen at Eastern Market metro station on July 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
An explainer on Patriot Front, a Texas-based white supremacist group led by Thomas Ryan Rousseau. The group splintered from the neo-Nazi Vanguard America in 2017.
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Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)

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Demonstrators organized by Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow rally to demand a ceasefire in Gaza on October 18, 2023 near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
Key PointsJewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is a radical anti-Israel and anti-Zionist activist group that advocates for the eradication of Zionism and the boycott of Israel.JVP does not represent the mainstream Jewish community, which it views as bigoted for its association with Israel.JVP promotes messaging that descends into the antisemitic vilification of “Zionists,” and can include classic antisemitic tropes and support for terrorists.JVP blamed Israel for the Hamas October 7,…
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