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Who Got Oregon’s Arsonist Ranchers a Presidential Pardon? An Indiana Oil Tycoon on a Crusade for Big Ag

His right-hand man is an Oregon lobbyist who got into politics because of feral horses.

Bundy Supporters Celebrate Acquittal with a Shofar Performance

Supporters of Ammon Bundy and his six co-defendants celebrated their acquittal today on federal conspiracy charges for an armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. “We have God-given rights,” said Shawna Cox, one of the seven defendants found not guilty by a federal jury this afternoon. “Release the patriots,” chanted Bundy’s allies. Meanwhile, multiple … Continue reading Bundy Supporters Celebrate Acquittal with a Shofar Performance

The Bundy Gang is Found Not Guilty

A federal jury delivered a resounding acquittal today for the anti-government militants who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in January, finding Ammon Bundy and his six co-defendants not guilty of conspiring to keep federal employees from doing their jobs. Supporters of the Arizona-based rancher and his anti-government movement wept, hugged and waved American flags … Continue reading The Bundy Gang is Found Not Guilty

Federal Evidence Against Ammon Bundy Includes His Own Facebook Page

The U.S. government is using Ammon Bundy’s Facebook page against him. On July 29, federal prosecutors outlined their case against Bundy and eight co-defendants accused of illegally seizing the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon. They also released their list of evidence: 674 exhibits the feds plan to present at a Sept. 7 trial … Continue reading Federal Evidence Against Ammon Bundy Includes His Own Facebook Page

Donald Trump's New Hampshire Veterans Co-Chair Arrested for Aiding Bundys

Federal officers have arrested the co-chairman of New Hampshire’s Veterans for Donald Trump, charging him in the ever-widening case against the militant Bundy family. Jerry DeLemus visited the Bundy takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year, but was arrested in Rochester, N.H., this morning for aiding a 2014 standoff against the feds … Continue reading Donald Trump’s New Hampshire Veterans Co-Chair Arrested for Aiding Bundys

Bill to Protect Officer Who Killed LaVoy Finicum "Probably Not Going Anywhere"

The public may learn who killed LaVoy Finicum sooner than expected. Oregon’s House Bill 4087, which would allow law enforcement officers who used deadly force to keep their identities secret, is unlikely to leave the Senate. “It’s probably not going anywhere,” Rick Osborn, spokesman for the Senate Democrats, tells WW. Introduced after militant LaVoy Finicum’s … Continue reading Bill to Protect Officer Who Killed LaVoy Finicum “Probably Not Going Anywhere”

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Belongs to the Birds Again

The standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is over. The final holdouts have surrendered to the FBI at the federal bird sanctuary, 41 days after anti-government militant Ammon Bundy led a takeover of the refuge’s empty headquarters. The end of the standoff comes after a tense night and morning of negotiations with the last four … Continue reading Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Belongs to the Birds Again

Bundyland Security Chief Ryan Payne: It's Legal To Kill A Cop Who's "Unlawfully Trying to Arrest You"

Want to know more about the armed seditionists holding the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge? Look to their hometown papers. As the anti-government standoff in Harney County, Ore. rounds into its fourth week, media outlets are looking more closely at some of the men running the takeover of federal wildlife buildings—militants who have arrived in Oregon … Continue reading Bundyland Security Chief Ryan Payne: It’s Legal To Kill A Cop Who’s “Unlawfully Trying to Arrest You”

Inbox: The Occupation Continues

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New Campaign Turns Malheur Occupation Into an Occupy-a-Thon for Burns Paiute Tribe, Gun Control

“Every day the occupiers stay, they are funding organizations that are completely contrary to the occupiers beliefs.”

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