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Happy spooky Halloween, folks! Here's a (not that scary, promise) roundup of some news stories about US-based militia over the past two months. Some highlights:
+ Harassment and fear of militia lead to chaos at UNCW
+ Assorted public showings by militia leaders
+ More court developments (as usual)
+ Harassment and fear of militia lead to chaos at UNCW
+ Assorted public showings by militia leaders
+ More court developments (as usual)
BiMonthly: Sept+Oct 25 - MilitiaWatch
A news roundup on militia activity in the US for September and October 2025, including fallout of the Kirk shooting, Rhodes speaking, and chemtrails.
militia.watch
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Happy spooky Halloween, folks! Here's a (not that scary, promise) roundup of some news stories about US-based militia over the past two months. Some highlights:
+ Harassment and fear of militia lead to chaos at UNCW
+ Assorted public showings by militia leaders
+ More court developments (as usual)
+ Harassment and fear of militia lead to chaos at UNCW
+ Assorted public showings by militia leaders
+ More court developments (as usual)
Delayed update: We will be combining Sept + Oct Monthly into a BiMonthly next month! Hope you're having a good spooky season and see y'all then.
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Delayed update: We will be combining Sept + Oct Monthly into a BiMonthly next month! Hope you're having a good spooky season and see y'all then.
MW Monthly for August is online!
Some key stories from last month:
+ Some notes on the 'quick reaction force' in DC, mostly on connotation and rhetoric
+ Militia associates run for mayor or support others
+ More legal updates (per usual)
You can read all of this in a brief post on the blog:
Some key stories from last month:
+ Some notes on the 'quick reaction force' in DC, mostly on connotation and rhetoric
+ Militia associates run for mayor or support others
+ More legal updates (per usual)
You can read all of this in a brief post on the blog:
Monthly: Aug 25 - MilitiaWatch
News updates on militia groups from August 2025, including on Trump's DC occupation, elections, and legal troubles.
militia.watch
September 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
MW Monthly for August is online!
Some key stories from last month:
+ Some notes on the 'quick reaction force' in DC, mostly on connotation and rhetoric
+ Militia associates run for mayor or support others
+ More legal updates (per usual)
You can read all of this in a brief post on the blog:
Some key stories from last month:
+ Some notes on the 'quick reaction force' in DC, mostly on connotation and rhetoric
+ Militia associates run for mayor or support others
+ More legal updates (per usual)
You can read all of this in a brief post on the blog:
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Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the individuals that received pardons charges related ...
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August 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
Pardon Tracker is an independent investigative journalism and data visualization project, documenting the statements, activities, and networks of the Capitol Rioters pardoned by Donald Trump.
MW Monthly for July is now online!
Some key stories this past month:
+ VOP is trying hard to claim the OKC radar attack
+ key militia actors voice their disdain for Trump's antics on Epstein files
+ a 'liberal sheriff' backs an Oath Keeper
Read these and more in the brief news round-up here:
Some key stories this past month:
+ VOP is trying hard to claim the OKC radar attack
+ key militia actors voice their disdain for Trump's antics on Epstein files
+ a 'liberal sheriff' backs an Oath Keeper
Read these and more in the brief news round-up here:
Monthly: July 25 - MilitiaWatch
News updates about militia activity from July 2025, including on Oath Keepers, Epstein developments, and the Oklahoma radar attack.
militia.watch
August 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
MW Monthly for July is now online!
Some key stories this past month:
+ VOP is trying hard to claim the OKC radar attack
+ key militia actors voice their disdain for Trump's antics on Epstein files
+ a 'liberal sheriff' backs an Oath Keeper
Read these and more in the brief news round-up here:
Some key stories this past month:
+ VOP is trying hard to claim the OKC radar attack
+ key militia actors voice their disdain for Trump's antics on Epstein files
+ a 'liberal sheriff' backs an Oath Keeper
Read these and more in the brief news round-up here:
Happy Saturday, here's another MW Monthly, featuring June 2025 stories:
+ TITFF mobilizes in Texas, involves selves in a few chaotic moments
+ New reporting on what actors said that spooked North Carolina EMS during Helene
+ Cops cover their faces, confusing bystanders
You can read it on the blog:
+ TITFF mobilizes in Texas, involves selves in a few chaotic moments
+ New reporting on what actors said that spooked North Carolina EMS during Helene
+ Cops cover their faces, confusing bystanders
You can read it on the blog:
Monthly: Jun 25 - MilitiaWatch
Monthly news update on US-based militia groups, including in Texas and North Carolina.
militia.watch
July 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Happy Saturday, here's another MW Monthly, featuring June 2025 stories:
+ TITFF mobilizes in Texas, involves selves in a few chaotic moments
+ New reporting on what actors said that spooked North Carolina EMS during Helene
+ Cops cover their faces, confusing bystanders
You can read it on the blog:
+ TITFF mobilizes in Texas, involves selves in a few chaotic moments
+ New reporting on what actors said that spooked North Carolina EMS during Helene
+ Cops cover their faces, confusing bystanders
You can read it on the blog:
The MW BiMonthly is now live on the blog via the link below. It features a handful of militia-related stories from April and May, including:
+ (False) rumors that ICE hiring a militia leader
+ Rhodes asks Trump to empower the militia
+ 20 yrs after a similar charge, a PA militia lead gets another
+ (False) rumors that ICE hiring a militia leader
+ Rhodes asks Trump to empower the militia
+ 20 yrs after a similar charge, a PA militia lead gets another
BiMonthly: Apr-May 25 - MilitiaWatch
Headlines from news on the militia movement in April and May 2025, including ICE, Rhodes, and the Pennsylvania Citizens Militia.
militia.watch
June 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
The MW BiMonthly is now live on the blog via the link below. It features a handful of militia-related stories from April and May, including:
+ (False) rumors that ICE hiring a militia leader
+ Rhodes asks Trump to empower the militia
+ 20 yrs after a similar charge, a PA militia lead gets another
+ (False) rumors that ICE hiring a militia leader
+ Rhodes asks Trump to empower the militia
+ 20 yrs after a similar charge, a PA militia lead gets another
MW is behind on some things so April's Monthly will be combined with May's in early June for a longer-term bimonthly ✌️
May 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
MW is behind on some things so April's Monthly will be combined with May's in early June for a longer-term bimonthly ✌️
Another short news update on militia hijinx throughout March 2025 is now up on the site.
Most updates hinge on a (somewhat lackluster) counter-mobilization against late-March @teslatakedown.com protests and can be read here:
Most updates hinge on a (somewhat lackluster) counter-mobilization against late-March @teslatakedown.com protests and can be read here:
MW Monthly: Mar 25 - MilitiaWatch
Updates related to militia antics in March 2025, including Tesla protest response.
militia.watch
April 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Another short news update on militia hijinx throughout March 2025 is now up on the site.
Most updates hinge on a (somewhat lackluster) counter-mobilization against late-March @teslatakedown.com protests and can be read here:
Most updates hinge on a (somewhat lackluster) counter-mobilization against late-March @teslatakedown.com protests and can be read here:
In trying to keep these Monthly roundups this year shorter and sweeter, here's a (very) brief and distilled news update from February 2025.
Most updates center around J6 pardon recipients and CPAC (shocker, to be sure!).
Most updates center around J6 pardon recipients and CPAC (shocker, to be sure!).
MW Monthly: Feb 25 - MilitiaWatch
News updates on the US-based militia movements, including updates on CPAC and J6 pardons.
militia.watch
March 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In trying to keep these Monthly roundups this year shorter and sweeter, here's a (very) brief and distilled news update from February 2025.
Most updates center around J6 pardon recipients and CPAC (shocker, to be sure!).
Most updates center around J6 pardon recipients and CPAC (shocker, to be sure!).
It's been a minute, y'all!
Here's the first MW Monthly of 2025, covering a couple of key stories from January 2025. You can read it on the blog here:
Here's the first MW Monthly of 2025, covering a couple of key stories from January 2025. You can read it on the blog here:
Monthly: Jan 25 - MilitiaWatch
News roundup of militia happenings, including J6 pardons by Trump.
militia.watch
February 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's been a minute, y'all!
Here's the first MW Monthly of 2025, covering a couple of key stories from January 2025. You can read it on the blog here:
Here's the first MW Monthly of 2025, covering a couple of key stories from January 2025. You can read it on the blog here:
MW Yearly 24 (news roundup on militia activity for the year 2024) is now live on the site. It's definitely been an interesting year.
militia.watch/updates/2024...
militia.watch/updates/2024...
Yearly: 24 - MilitiaWatch
Yearly news roundup related to militia activity in the United States in 2024.
militia.watch
December 12, 2024 at 5:26 PM
MW Yearly 24 (news roundup on militia activity for the year 2024) is now live on the site. It's definitely been an interesting year.
militia.watch/updates/2024...
militia.watch/updates/2024...
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Just finished @amycooter.bsky.social's book.
I recommend especially for those wanting to know a bit more about the cultural and social forces behind US-based militia groups in the 21st century in particular.
It's currently 25% off through the publisher: www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Na...
I recommend especially for those wanting to know a bit more about the cultural and social forces behind US-based militia groups in the 21st century in particular.
It's currently 25% off through the publisher: www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Na...
Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement
NPR's Andrew Limbong talks to Amy Cooter of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies about how realistic an idea of a second civil war is
Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement i...
www.routledge.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Just finished @amycooter.bsky.social's book.
I recommend especially for those wanting to know a bit more about the cultural and social forces behind US-based militia groups in the 21st century in particular.
It's currently 25% off through the publisher: www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Na...
I recommend especially for those wanting to know a bit more about the cultural and social forces behind US-based militia groups in the 21st century in particular.
It's currently 25% off through the publisher: www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Na...
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November 11, 2024 at 9:16 PM
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The BiMonthly for Sept/Oct 24 is finally out, with some crucial updates out of Virginia, some meta-analysis on North Carolina, and a handful of other updates. Available to read, as always, on the blog: militia.watch/updates/2024...
BiMonthly: Sept/Oct 24 - MilitiaWatch
Monthly news update on militias, including county militia musters in Virginia.
militia.watch
November 3, 2024 at 11:38 PM
The BiMonthly for Sept/Oct 24 is finally out, with some crucial updates out of Virginia, some meta-analysis on North Carolina, and a handful of other updates. Available to read, as always, on the blog: militia.watch/updates/2024...
There is no MW Monthly for September--we will be combining Sept and Oct into a bimonthly update instead in early Nov.
However, see a couple of key September stories in reply below:
However, see a couple of key September stories in reply below:
October 12, 2024 at 10:01 PM
There is no MW Monthly for September--we will be combining Sept and Oct into a bimonthly update instead in early Nov.
However, see a couple of key September stories in reply below:
However, see a couple of key September stories in reply below:
hi bsky, here's August 24's Monthly news roundup. Some of the spicier stories:
+ castor beans boog pleads guilty
+ another III% adherent sentenced for J6
+ Mississippi man pleas guilty to horse-related gun charges
militia.watch/updates/2024...
+ castor beans boog pleads guilty
+ another III% adherent sentenced for J6
+ Mississippi man pleas guilty to horse-related gun charges
militia.watch/updates/2024...
Monthly: Aug 24 - MilitiaWatch
Militia news updates from September 2024, including on III% and Boogaloo.
militia.watch
September 8, 2024 at 11:25 PM
hi bsky, here's August 24's Monthly news roundup. Some of the spicier stories:
+ castor beans boog pleads guilty
+ another III% adherent sentenced for J6
+ Mississippi man pleas guilty to horse-related gun charges
militia.watch/updates/2024...
+ castor beans boog pleads guilty
+ another III% adherent sentenced for J6
+ Mississippi man pleas guilty to horse-related gun charges
militia.watch/updates/2024...
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"This is the second anti-government militia group to which Kidwell has been linked since he was identified as a dues-paying member of the Oath Keepers in 2022."
North Carolina state representative accused of involvement with anti-government militia — again
(WGHP) — A new report named a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives as an “off-the-books” member of American Patriot 3 Percent, and this isn’t the first time his n…
myfox8.com
August 21, 2024 at 7:28 PM
"This is the second anti-government militia group to which Kidwell has been linked since he was identified as a dues-paying member of the Oath Keepers in 2022."
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Rounding up migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3's journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 election.
One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”
One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia
Rounding up migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3's journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 election. One membe...
www.propublica.org
August 17, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Rounding up migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3's journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 election.
One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”
One member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”
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There are a handful of things that often hinder militias' plans:
1. infiltration and exposure (usually by antifascists)
2. feds getting someone on unrelated gun charges
3. ppl wanting to do 'patriot shit' until it's time to do 'patriot shit' (often meta-explanation for no resources and poor health)
1. infiltration and exposure (usually by antifascists)
2. feds getting someone on unrelated gun charges
3. ppl wanting to do 'patriot shit' until it's time to do 'patriot shit' (often meta-explanation for no resources and poor health)
August 19, 2024 at 9:53 PM
There are a handful of things that often hinder militias' plans:
1. infiltration and exposure (usually by antifascists)
2. feds getting someone on unrelated gun charges
3. ppl wanting to do 'patriot shit' until it's time to do 'patriot shit' (often meta-explanation for no resources and poor health)
1. infiltration and exposure (usually by antifascists)
2. feds getting someone on unrelated gun charges
3. ppl wanting to do 'patriot shit' until it's time to do 'patriot shit' (often meta-explanation for no resources and poor health)
MW Monthly for July 2024 is now available at the link below.
Key stories include:
+ Bundy files for bankruptcy
+ Virginia militia engage media
+ Domestic Violence charges dropped against prepper
[CW for the last story!!]
Key stories include:
+ Bundy files for bankruptcy
+ Virginia militia engage media
+ Domestic Violence charges dropped against prepper
[CW for the last story!!]
Monthly: Jul 24 - MilitiaWatch
News on militia groups in the US, including updates in Utah and with several key leaders.
militia.watch
August 3, 2024 at 10:30 PM
MW Monthly for July 2024 is now available at the link below.
Key stories include:
+ Bundy files for bankruptcy
+ Virginia militia engage media
+ Domestic Violence charges dropped against prepper
[CW for the last story!!]
Key stories include:
+ Bundy files for bankruptcy
+ Virginia militia engage media
+ Domestic Violence charges dropped against prepper
[CW for the last story!!]
Greetings, y'all! Here's the June MW Monthly.
Another light news month, but you'll find these stories among a couple of others:
+ RW influencers form national 'militia', then rebrand
+ Church leadership apologizes for militia ad in bulletin
+ Moorish activists found guilty following 2021 standoff
Another light news month, but you'll find these stories among a couple of others:
+ RW influencers form national 'militia', then rebrand
+ Church leadership apologizes for militia ad in bulletin
+ Moorish activists found guilty following 2021 standoff
Monthly: Jun 24 - MilitiaWatch
A monthly roundup of news about US-based militia networks, including the newly-formed NAPALM network and J6 updates.
militia.watch
July 7, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Greetings, y'all! Here's the June MW Monthly.
Another light news month, but you'll find these stories among a couple of others:
+ RW influencers form national 'militia', then rebrand
+ Church leadership apologizes for militia ad in bulletin
+ Moorish activists found guilty following 2021 standoff
Another light news month, but you'll find these stories among a couple of others:
+ RW influencers form national 'militia', then rebrand
+ Church leadership apologizes for militia ad in bulletin
+ Moorish activists found guilty following 2021 standoff
Howdy! Here's the May 24 MW Monthly.
Light on news but covers these main stories:
+ Bundy acolytes as political candidates in OR
+ patriot movement man caught with pipe bombs
+ guilty plea by III% J6'er who used Zello
Light on news but covers these main stories:
+ Bundy acolytes as political candidates in OR
+ patriot movement man caught with pipe bombs
+ guilty plea by III% J6'er who used Zello
Monthly: May 24 - MilitiaWatch
News updates on the US-based right-wing militia movement, including on recent reporting on Patriot Movement radio usage.
militia.watch
June 1, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Howdy! Here's the May 24 MW Monthly.
Light on news but covers these main stories:
+ Bundy acolytes as political candidates in OR
+ patriot movement man caught with pipe bombs
+ guilty plea by III% J6'er who used Zello
Light on news but covers these main stories:
+ Bundy acolytes as political candidates in OR
+ patriot movement man caught with pipe bombs
+ guilty plea by III% J6'er who used Zello
Happy first weekend of May, y'all. Here's the MW Monthly for April 2024, featuring a handful of stories related to:
+ J6 arrests and activism
+ ex-Kekoas member arrest updates
+ County-level activism and legal attempts by militias
militia.watch/updates/2024...
+ J6 arrests and activism
+ ex-Kekoas member arrest updates
+ County-level activism and legal attempts by militias
militia.watch/updates/2024...
Monthly: Apr 24 - MilitiaWatch
News updates related to the US-based RW militia world. Features details on kekoas, January 6, and county militias.
militia.watch
May 5, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Happy first weekend of May, y'all. Here's the MW Monthly for April 2024, featuring a handful of stories related to:
+ J6 arrests and activism
+ ex-Kekoas member arrest updates
+ County-level activism and legal attempts by militias
militia.watch/updates/2024...
+ J6 arrests and activism
+ ex-Kekoas member arrest updates
+ County-level activism and legal attempts by militias
militia.watch/updates/2024...
Squeaking in at the end of the first weekend of the next month, here's the MW Monthly for March 2024:
militia.watch/updates/2024...
militia.watch/updates/2024...
Monthly: Mar 24 - MilitiaWatch
News updates on US militia groups, including on Virginia county militias, Boogaloo sentencing, and 2A policy.
militia.watch
April 7, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Squeaking in at the end of the first weekend of the next month, here's the MW Monthly for March 2024:
militia.watch/updates/2024...
militia.watch/updates/2024...