Just so you know, Ammon Bundy's been arrested again

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52. Yes. Now under ALEC's rubric it fronts for multinational extraction companies (mining, oil & gas).

Ammon is building a new group to coordinate actions across the country:

Antigovernment extremist Ammon Bundy, known for his participation in multiple armed standoffs against the U.S. government, has a new venture. The group appears to be aimed in part at what Bundy considers government restrictions on personal liberties.

People’s Rights seeks to build a nationwide network of right-wing, often antigovernment activists that can be called upon to quickly mobilize against perceived threats, according to the group’s website and the descriptions by its national and regional leaders.

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The group’s message, which has been shared across social media platforms, is that the U.S. government poses a great threat to the freedom and liberties of “the people,” who need to be armed and ready to fend off these supposed tyrannical forces. The group has already staged several protests at government meetings, shutting down at least one proceeding.

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For Bundy, whose prior acts of extremism have been grounded in his belief that the government is tyrannical, the need to fight it is already here. People’s Rights is his newest vehicle to do so.

People’s Rights has approximately 22,000 followers on social media. The group hasn’t been linked to specific violent incidents, but Bundy’s history and the organization’s rise in the midst of an increase in right-wing backlash to public health policies as well as uncertainty during a pandemic may feed fears that could erupt.

While Ammon has his own version of Sovereign Citizens thinking he is known to be connected to GOP leaders and legislators in several western states as well as ALEC. Whether we call them Brown Shirts or "Brown Hats" it seems clear he's getting tacit support for his actions and his attitude. It is also very clear that he believes he is connected and protected. He may be right, as well as Right Wing.

Whatever the immediate outcome in Idaho will be, it seems he's off the FBI/DOJ radar for now.