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American State National

American State National is a term used by sovereign citizens and some QAnon adherents to refer to themselves, reflecting their belief that they are not citizens of what they perceive is an illegitimate, tyrannical federal government. The term has been popularized in recent years by sovereign citizen gurus Bobby Lawrence and David Straight, who teach sovereignty with a QAnon bent.

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RWDS/Right Wing Death Squad

RWDS/Right Wing Deat…

The term "right-wing death squad" (or “RWDS”) is typically a generic expression of far-right sentiment and may be used by white supremacists or other types of right-wing extremists. 

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Blood Tribe

Blood Tribe

Blood Tribe is a neo-Nazi group with semi-autonomous chapters in the United States and Canada. Blood Tribe promotes hardline white supremacist views and openly directs its vitriol at Jews, "non-whites" and the LGBTQ+ community. Blood Tribe formed... Read more

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Died Suddenly

Died Suddenly

Died Suddenly is a 2022 anti-Covid-19 vaccine film produced by far-right conspiracy theorist Stew Peters. It promotes the baseless theory that Covid-19 vaccines are causing healthy individuals to develop deadly blood clots, suggesting this is proof that... Read more

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Stew Peters

Stew Peters

Stew Peters is a Minnesota-based far-right conspiracy theorist, best known for promoting Covid-19 and anti-vaccine-related conspiracy theories. He also regularly promotes anti-LGBTQ+, racist and antisemitic tropes on his podcast and social media. Peters is the creator of... Read more

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