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1. As the Senate debates Trump's responsibility for the events of Jan 6, a relatively new group is organizing the next insurrection
And this one could be more sophisticated, efficient & violent
At the center of the scheme is a familiar name: Ammon Bundy https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
And this one could be more sophisticated, efficient & violent
At the center of the scheme is a familiar name: Ammon Bundy https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
2. Bundy, who occupied a federal wildlife refuge by force in 2016, has created a new org called People's Rights
People's Rights wants to enable people to "call a militia like they’d call an Uber and stage a protest within minutes." https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
People's Rights wants to enable people to "call a militia like they’d call an Uber and stage a protest within minutes." https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
3. The rapidly growing group, which Bundy says now has 50K members, aims to be able to "dispatch 10 protesters to a scene in 10 minutes, 100 in 100 minutes and 1,000 in 1,000 minutes." https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
4. In August, Bundy and other members of his group used force to enter a closed portion of the Idaho Capitol.
The events foreshadowed what would happen at the U.S. Capitol on January 6
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The events foreshadowed what would happen at the U.S. Capitol on January 6
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5. Bundy did not travel to DC on January 6 but encouraged his members to do so and urged them to use it as a recruiting opportunity for People's Rights.
He told them to download fliers and pass them out.
"Don't wear a mask. Stand for freedom," he said.
https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
He told them to download fliers and pass them out.
"Don't wear a mask. Stand for freedom," he said.
https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
6. Experts believe Bundy's 2016 seize of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was a "dress rehearsal" for the January 6 riot.
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7. Long before January 6, Trump was involved in validating Bundy's tactics.
Bundy said he took over the refuge to protest the prosecution of Dwight and Steven Hammond, who were "sentenced to prison for setting fires on federal lands." https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
Bundy said he took over the refuge to protest the prosecution of Dwight and Steven Hammond, who were "sentenced to prison for setting fires on federal lands." https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
8. In 2018, Trump pardoned the Hammonds, which resulted in their release from federal prison.
In so doing, Trump was essentially siding with Bundy who argued their prosecution was unjust. https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
In so doing, Trump was essentially siding with Bundy who argued their prosecution was unjust. https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
9. Bundy himself was found NOT GUILTY by a jury of charges related to his armed occupation of the refuge.
So it's really no surprise that a violent mob thought they could get away with attacking the U.S. Capitol.
They filmed themselves doing it. https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
So it's really no surprise that a violent mob thought they could get away with attacking the U.S. Capitol.
They filmed themselves doing it. https://popular.info/p/the-next-insurrection
