Three members of an extremist right-wing militia group were arrested Friday by the FBI for plotting an act of domestic terrorism against an apartment complex and mosque for Somali refugees in Garden City. Patrick Stein, Gavin Wright, and Curtis Allen were taken into custody by federal agents as part of an eight-month long investigation. The […]
The call for Donald Trump to release his tax returns is growing louder, and now even those who are ardent supporters of his are saying he should release them or face the fact that voters will hold it against him. South Carolina GOP Congressman Mark Sanford is the latest to say Trump has to be […]
A federal grand jury in Nevada has indicted deadbeat rancher Cliven Bundy on charges including conspiracy, assaulting a federal officer, and obstruction of justice in connection with a 2014 standoff on federal land located near his Nevada ranch. Bundy was denied bail because a judge determined he was a flight risk. U.S. Attorney Daniel G. […]
The FBI has now surrounded the Malheur Federal Wildlife Refuge and is trying to encourage the remaining militia members domestic terrorists to surrender their arms and leave the federal property which they illegally seized last month. But so far there has been no progress in that direction. However, we do have an audio recording of the […]
Ever since the confrontation between federal authorities and militia members earlier this week at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, conspiracy theories have been circulating among fellow militants and the right-wing extremists who support them. Most go like this: LaVoy Finicum, who was shot and killed by agents, was on his knees with his hands in […]
One of the most prominent members of the so-called Oregon militia headed by Ammon Bundy is mighty pissed off because he’s lost his sole source of income while he’s off pretending to be some kind of Constitutional warrior at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Robert “LaVoy” Finicum told Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) that social services has […]
Ammon Bundy, the self-appointed leader of the militiamen who have taken control of the Malheur National Wildlife Preserve, might want to start saving his loose change, because an Oregon judge has one whopper of a bill for him. Harney County Judge Steve Grasty says the occupation of the wildlife preserve is costing taxpayers an estimated $60,000 to […]
The irony seeping off this story is so freaking thick that you’d need a chainsaw to clear a path through it. As the occupation and control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge by so-called “militants” nears the one week mark, it’s instructive to consider what experts say about these self-proclaimed militia members and what they are […]
Yes, we already knew that the militia thugs who have seized the Malheur Wildlife Refuge are a bunch of wannabe tough guys who think they have valid reasons for being such monumental asshats, but it also turns out that some of them are downright liars who are pretending to be military veterans. Brian Cavalier, who is […]
Though they aren’t part of the armed group which has occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, Dwight and Steven Hammond are essential to understanding the action currently underway. So who are the Hammonds? The Motive Behind The Militia Actions The militia members who have occupied the wildlife refuge–including members of the rabidly anti-government […]