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Albuquerque police arrest right-wing city council candidate whom witnesses identified as protest shooter
At least one was shot after protesters tried tearing down a statue of a conquistador, Juan de Oñate…
Charles Davis
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Who are the Boogaloo Bois? A man who shot up a Minneapolis police precinct was associated with the extremist movement, according to unsealed documents
White men wearing Hawaiian shirts and wielding rifles keep showing up at police brutality protests …
Benjamin Goggin,Rachel E. Gre…
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Facebook was warned about a Kenosha militia group that rallied armed counter-protesters to the city — but says users' reports didn't make it to the right team in time
Facebook said a gunman who killed two protesters wasn't connected to the group, but its response sh…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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A protester shot by Kyle Rittenhouse accused police of 'deputizing a roving militia' and enabling 'white nationalist vigilantes' in new lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed weeks before Rittenhouse, who is accused of homicide and has pleaded not guil…
Morgan Keith
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Local Afghan militias claimed victory last week in 3 northern Afghanistan districts. On Monday, the Taliban took them back.
The armed resistance by local militias represented the first pushback against Taliban rule since th…
Jake Epstein
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A former far-right militia member testified Capitol riot suspect Guy Reffitt was about getting 'things done' and joked about dragging lawmakers out by their heels
Capitol rioters were "like spiders" climbing the building on January 6, 2021, a former member of th…
C. Ryan Barber
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Tucker Carlson repeatedly interviewed a man he described as a disabled veteran. The FBI is accusing the same man of organizing an Oath Keepers militia to aid the Capitol insurrection.
Thomas Caldwell was indicted Thursday on charges of seditious conspiracy and faces up to 20 years i…
Morgan Keith
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Facebook says it will crack down on QAnon and militia groups that could 'organize violence' as election day nears
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that Facebook has already removed thousands of groups including m…
Aaron Holmes
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A truck with a far-right militia sticker seen near the Capitol riot belongs to GOP Rep. Mary Miller's husband
Miller's husband admitted to the Daily Beast that the truck belonged to him but denied affiliation …
Thomas Colson
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Armed drone marked with words 'Soleimani's revenge' shot down at Baghdad airport on anniversary of Iranian general's death
Two drones were shot down as they approached an Iraqi military base hosting US personnel. Both dron…
Ryan Pickrell
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Kenosha protesters who say they were assaulted by right wing militias are suing Facebook for hosting a 'Kenosha Guard' page
The lawsuit challenges the precedent of Section 230, a federal law that shields platforms like Face…
Aaron Holmes
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Gorilla featured in viral 'selfie' dies in the arms of the same ranger who rescued her as a baby
Ndakasi was only two months old in 2007 when Virunga rangers found her clinging to her dead mother,…
Erin Snodgrass
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The leader of a local Oregon tribe is assailing the armed 'militia' occupying federal land
The armed occupation of the refuge entered its sixth day on Thursday. On Saturday, about two-dozen …
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GOP candidates are starting to distance themselves from the armed militia involved in the tense standoff in Oregon
"These are folks who have legitimate grievances with the government, just like you could argue…
Maxwell Tani
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Proud Boys members and other right wing groups based in Utah are holding an armed 'Kyle Rittenhouse Appreciation' rally: report
The rally is expected to be held at Washington Square in Salt Lake City at noon, according to a fly…
Taylor Ardrey
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Facebook 'did nothing' about violent militia and hate groups for 5 years despite being warned at least 10 times, advocacy group says
The civil-rights group Muslim Advocates says Facebook ignored its repeated warnings about Islamopho…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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The Patriots drafted a kicker with a tattoo of a controversial right-wing militia group, but he says he will get it covered
The kicker claims he thought the symbol was a way to support the military, but "obviously it evolve…
Meredith Cash
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Armed rebels have declared war on the Myanmar junta, and the country is gearing up for all-out urban warfare
Violence in Myanmar took on a new tone on Tuesday when armed members of the People's Defense Force …
Cheryl Teh
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A video appeared to show a 'child militia' stationed near an Atlanta protest, but police said they're adult members of the National Guard
The Atlanta Police Department confirmed to Insider that the soldiers depicted in the viral video we…
Connor Perrett
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Trump laughs at 'lock her up' chants about Gretchen Whitmer at Michigan rally, just days after the FBI said it foiled a right-wing militia plot to kidnap her
Whitmer responded on Twitter, saying, "This is exactly the rhetoric that has put me, my family, and…