No Lives Matter (organization)
| No Lives Matter | |
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Logo as of August 2024 | |
| Leader | "Sin" |
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| Status | Active |
No Lives Matter (NLM) is a misanthropic, neo-Nazi online group that advocates for violence, terrorism and the destruction of humanity. Its core principles are radical nihilism and anti-humanism. The organization gained notoriety for its actions in the form of attacks (for example, a knife attack on a pensioner).[2] NLM also released violent manifestos explaining their philosophy, as well as advice on assault and murder.[3][1][4] The name "No Lives Matter" is a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement.[5]
NLM is closely associated with peripheral online communities such as "MKU (Maniac Murder Cult)", "Sadistic Maniacs Cult", "Satanic Front", and 764.[1] In January 2025, the leader of No Lives Matter, under the pseudonym Sin, stated that he was trying to distance himself from it.
In their propaganda, the group calls themselves "children of fire," whose mission is to "kill ordinary people in any dimension," and in this case, on Earth.[6] The group uses closed-source messaging platforms such as Telegram[1] and Potato. On Telegram, NLM distributes crime manuals, including instructions on disguising, selecting victims, recruiting new members, and evading justice.[1]
According to the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, NLM and the "True Crime Community" have been linked to at least 9 school shooting plots.[7]
History
On 21 August 2024, the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness released a threat assessment.[1] According to the report, NLM is "[...] looking for more soldiers to join our ranks, true misanthropic individuals" and they "only accept people that do irl [in real life] action". One precondition for acceptance into NLM is the practice of self harm in the form of "[...] deep bloody cuts that represent us [NLM]".
The FBI arrested a man from Virginia on 17 December 2024 and confiscated 150 explosive devices, most of which were pipe bombs. They were stored in a backpack with a "#NoLivesMatter" patch attached to it. There was no evidence that he was associated with the No Lives Matter organization.[8][9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "THREAT LANDSCAPE". New Jersey OHSP. August 21, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Peterson, Christian. "14-Year-Old Stabs Elderly Man in Hässelby, Linked to "No Lives Matter" death cult". www.assarchristian.se. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
- ^ Winston, Ali (March 12, 2025). "The Violent Rise of 'No Lives Matter'". WIRED. Archived from the original on March 12, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "Terrorism 'kill guides' shared in social media groups targeting 'loners' and people 'obsessed with violence'". LBC. January 24, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Höfner, Roman; Hoppenstedt, Max (December 11, 2024). "(S+) Gewalt in digitalen Plattformen: Die Chatgruppen, die Menschen in den Tod treiben". DER SPIEGEL (in German). Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "(Poster) Satanic Right Wing Extremists 'No Lives Matter (NLM)' Share Propaganda Poster: 'We are the Children of Fire' - 28 June 2024". TRAC. Retrieved 2025-06-26.
- ^ "Terror without ideology? The rise of nihilistic violence – An ISD Investigation". ISD. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Feuer, Alan (December 31, 2024). "F.B.I. Says It Found Largest Cache of Homemade Explosives in Its History at Va. Farm". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Matza, Max (December 31, 2024). "FBI finds largest explosive cache on a Virginia farm". BBC Home. Retrieved May 19, 2025.