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...

Leaders of the American Patriots Three Percent (AP3) militia have forged alliances with law enforcement around the US.

Internal files reveal their strategies for building these ties and where they’ve claimed success.

(Published Aug. 2024)

Music to my ears. Being booed by 20,000+ people! Good job DC!

a/k/a Pam "Give me money; I won't charge you" Bondi.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam_Bondi

How are we letting this go unavenged?

Body cam footage shows dramatic events of 2024 officer-involved shooting in Manchester One year ago this weekend, Andrew E. Smith was walking on a Beech Street sidewalk when he turned his gaze toward a Manchester police sergeant driving a marked cruiser, raised

So many things to unpack in this story. But the bottom line is that pointing a “finger gun” at a police officer counts as criminal threatening in NH and can get you shot dead—with the seal of approval from our state’s attorney general. #NHPolitics www.unionleader.com/news/local/m...

A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400. Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated. The cost of the shot? $1,400.

Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated.

The cost of the shot? $1,400.

“From the depths” by William Balfour-Ker. A lavish party of the wealth is interrupted by an upraised fist breaking through their dance floor; underneath we can see the entire party venue is built on the shoulders of the marginalized and lower classes.

“From The Depths,” William Balfour Ker

How El Salvador’s Government Impeded a U.S. Probe of MS-13 President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a…

#ICYMI: U.S. agents suspected Bukele and some in his inner circle of diverting USAID funds to MS-13 leaders.

Agents sought to review any U.S. bank accounts held by 15 Salvadoran political figures including Bukele, other senior officials and their relatives.

It's not often i manage to capture more than one Kingfisher in the same photo, so here's my #StunDay capture for this lovely warm Sunday morning with 2 of them on the same reed at Rodley Nature Reserve.

#birds #wildlife #EastCoastKin #ukbirding @rspb.bsky.social #naturephotography #birdphotography

Birds of a feather always flock together

Please follow Jesus

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Asking seriously — how does @theonion.com keep up at this point?

Robert Smalls.

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1862: Robert Smalls, an enslaved person and ship’s pilot, takes over the CSS Planter, an armed Confederate transport. Smalls steered it past Confederate defenses and surrendered it to the Union Navy, while also freeing himself, his crew and their families. /1

This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them. The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending…

The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.

It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.

By @friedmanadam5.bsky.social, with @tennesseelookout.com

Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws

Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.