Militiamen occupy U.S. national parks building in Oregon

Oregon is an interesting place to live. The Portland metro area in the northwest region is politically liberal and since it holds most of the population, votes for a lot of stuff the rest of the state cannot abide.

Once outside the major cities' limits, Oregon rapidly becomes rural. And conservative. And somewhat outlaw territory in some places. The Wild West is still alive.

Those militia nutjobs won't be satisfied until they actually get into a firefight with some government agency.

That being said, I'm curious how the ranchers have already served time, and now have to go back to serve more on the grounds that they were "illegally sentenced" the first time. What was their initial sentence? How was it illegal and why does it fall on them if it was?

The initial sentence apparently wasn't long enough, per statutory requirements. The Feds appealed the sentence on these grounds, the court agreed and re-sentenced the pair per the requirements, giving them credit for time served. Essentially, the initial judge ignored the law by making the sentences way too short. I think there was a five year minimum involved here.

Is it really too hard of a concept for some people to understand that you can't set fire to land that you don't own?

Shadow Dragon said:

Is it really too hard of a concept for some people to understand that you can't set fire to land that you don't own?

Click to expand...

Apparently it is. Their belief is "My right to do whatever I want ends at your ... well, actually, it doesn't end. FREEEEDOOOOOOM!"

The militia members have been insisting that

Click to expand...

Harney County Sheriff Dave Wardcreate a sanctuary so the Hammonds will be immune from surrendering. Ward met with the militiamen and rejected that demand. The militia has since labeled him an "enemy of the people." Ward said he has received emailed death threats among thousands of messages from across the country regarding the Hammonds.

Click to expand...

Extremely disturbing.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-militia-idUSKBN0UH03R20160103

A group of militiamen on Saturday occupied the headquarters of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon in support of two brothers who are slated to report to prison on Monday on arson charges, the Oregonian newspaper reported.

"We're planning on staying here for years, absolutely," Ammon Bundy, one of the occupiers, told the newspaper via telephone.

Militia members at the refuge claimed to have as many as 150 supporters with them. The Malheur National Wildlife refuge building, federal property managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was closed for the holiday weekend.

Click to expand...

Just heard about this all the way over here, and since there was no thread... Here you go.

What's going on?

I know what a third of humanity is thinking right now...

Thank God they aren't Muslim. If they were, the backlash would be epically horrible.

Nope, instead they're white. There will be no 24-7 news coverage, no speculation by self-appointed experts, no presidential address. Nope, nothing to see here, everyone move on...

Why can't those cowboy crackers do something useful like go fight IS in Syria and northern Iraq? They're having a temper tantrum because some equally idiotic arsonists got caught.

Xelebes said:

Beat you to the punch, Max.

http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?314447-Bundy-s-gang-at-it-again-in-Oregon

Click to expand...

Ooops! I actually looked for a thread, but couldn't find any.

Anyway, here's Rachel Maddow in a longish segment about these people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHPUIGzFROo (Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZFjQJqPoAo (Part 2)

Suicide by Feds?

Ugh.

They're not going to be satisfied until they initiate a full on firefight ala Waco. Then once they do, they'll just scream about how the Fed's "unwarranted aggression" just shows how right they were all along.

I hate these kind of people. No matter what, you're giving them what they want. Back down, and they cheer for their victory. Blow up the building with all of them inside, they were right all along. Storm the building and arrest the ones that don't get shot, and having to bury good police officers after the fact just isn't worth it.

So what the hell are we supposed to do?

ShaunHorton said:

Suicide by Feds?

Ugh.

They're not going to be satisfied until they initiate a full on firefight ala Waco. Then once they do, they'll just scream about how the Fed's "unwarranted aggression" just shows how right they were all along.

I hate these kind of people. No matter what, you're giving them what they want. Back down, and they cheer for their victory. Blow up the building with all of them inside, they were right all along. Storm the building and arrest the ones that don't get shot, and having to bury good police officers after the fact just isn't worth it.

So what the hell are we supposed to do?

Click to expand...

Quietly build your case for sedition against them, survey, and wait until they aren't a part of the group, say, when they're traveling somewhere. Then arrest them.

Filigree said:

Why can't those cowboy crackers do something useful like go fight IS in Syria and northern Iraq? They're having a temper tantrum because some equally idiotic arsonists got caught.

Click to expand...

What's a "cowboy cracker?"

ShaunHorton said:

Suicide by Feds?

Ugh.

They're not going to be satisfied until they initiate a full on firefight ala Waco. Then once they do, they'll just scream about how the Fed's "unwarranted aggression" just shows how right they were all along.

I hate these kind of people. No matter what, you're giving them what they want. Back down, and they cheer for their victory. Blow up the building with all of them inside, they were right all along. Storm the building and arrest the ones that don't get shot, and having to bury good police officers after the fact just isn't worth it.

So what the hell are we supposed to do?

Click to expand...

Not worry about whether they're getting what they want, or can spin to their narrative, presumably.

I mean the same applies to ISIS, no? Ignore them and you're afraid of them/acknowledge their right to take over shit and kill and enslave people. Fight them and it demonstrates their power and how you hate muslims. Etc.

At first, I misread the thread title as "Milkmen..." which would have been way funnier than this mess.

I saw "millennials", for what it's worth.



Seriously, let them freeze their asses off. There's very bad cell phone coverage and it's an empty building. You couldn't pick a more remote place to have no one care about. Whoever chose that spot was quite the quivering coward who didn't want to actually be seen as doing anything.

Let them stay in an empty, unheated building for as long as they want - it'll be a nice footnote for the next year as they slink in and slink out.

Fools.

What idiot starts an insurrection by seizing a depot miles from anywhere in early January?

Bowie, Travis, Crockett? Imperialistic, chauvinist idiots who died in a blaze of glory. --s6

Priene said:

What idiot starts an insurrection by seizing a depot miles from anywhere in early January?

Click to expand...

I tend to figure that if these types had the brains to do offer anything constructive to the world, they'd be doing that instead.

Here's hoping nobody gets killed.

My thought is they should blast them with really irritating theme music from toddler shows, on endless loop. There can be no victory in surrendering to a constant barrage of Teletubbies and Barney music.

phantasy said:

Nope, instead they're white. There will be no 24-7 news coverage, no speculation by self-appointed experts, no presidential address. Nope, nothing to see here, everyone move on...

Click to expand...

Armed group's leader in federal building: 'We will be here as long as it takes'

CNN - ‎2 hours ago‎
After the march Saturday, the armed protesters broke into the refuge's unoccupied building and refused to leave. Officials have said there are no government employees in the building. "We will be here as long as it takes," Bundy said. "We have no ...




A Militia Has Taken Over A Federal Building In Oregon

Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
BURNS, Ore. (AP) — A protest in support of Oregon ranchers facing jail time for arson was followed by an occupation of a building at a national wildlife refuge led by members of a family previously involved in a showdown with the federal government ...



Ammon Bundy, Rancher's Rights Protesters Occupy Malheur National Wildlife ...

NBCNews.com - ‎54 minutes ago‎
A group of reportedly armed protesters occupied a federal building at an Oregon wildlife refuge late Saturday and vowed to stay there indefinitely to highlight rancher rights. The standoff came after so-called "militia members" converged on the small ...




Armed militia, Bundy brothers take over federal building in rural Oregon

Washington Post - ‎2 hours ago‎
An armed militia took over a building at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon late Saturday and vows to occupy the outpost for years to protest the federal government's treatment of a pair of ranchers facing prison time. The occupation of a portion of ...




Militia members occupy federal building in Oregon after protest

USA TODAY - ‎3 hours ago‎
A protest in support of Oregon ranchers facing jail time for arson has escalated into an armed takeover of a federal wildlife building and an anti-government call-to-arms. The protest and takeover is being led by Ammon Bundy, son of Nevada rancher ...




Anti-government protesters led by rancher take over federal building in Oregon

Q13 FOX - ‎1 hour ago‎
Armed anti-government protesters have taken over a building in a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, accusing officials of unfairly punishing ranchers who refused to sell their land. One them is Ammon Bundy, the 40-year-old son of Nevada rancher Cliven ...




Militiamen Occupy Oregon Wildlife Office in Protest of Ranchers' Prison Terms

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
Mr. Bundy described the federal building as “the people's facility, owned by the people” and said his group was occupying it to take “a hard stand against this overreach, this taking of the people's land and resources.” He said the group would remain ...




Armed protesters occupying national wildlife refuge building vow long stay

Fox News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Armed protesters, including three sons of a Nevada rancher who battled with the government in 2014, vowed to occupy a federal building in Oregon for “as long as it takes,” as state and federal officials on Sunday sought to defuse the situation. The ...




Militia members occupy US building in Oregon after protest

U.S. News & World Report - ‎11 hours ago‎
But a judge ruled their terms were too short under federal law and ordered them back to prison for about four years each. (Les Zaitz/The Oregonian via AP) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NO LOCAL INTERNET; THE MERCURY ... (AP) — A peaceful protest Saturday in ...




Armed Ranchers Occupy Federal Building in Oregon

Town Hall - ‎3 hours ago‎
A group of armed protestors began occupying a federal building in a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon last night, following a rally in support of two ranchers who were convicted of arson. While no shots have been fired and nobody is injured, the group ...



Protesters occupy Oregon federal building in support of ranchers in arson case

Dallas Morning News - ‎12 hours ago‎
BURNS, Ore. — A peaceful protest Saturday in support of an eastern Oregon ranching family facing jail time for arson was followed shortly afterward by an occupation of a building at a national wildlife refuge. Ammon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher ...




Oregon federal building occupied by militia protesting prison sentence of ranchers

CBC.ca - ‎1 hour ago‎
A family previously involved in a showdown with the federal government is part of a group that has occupied a building at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon, and is asking militia members to join them. Ammon Bundy — the son of Nevada rancher Cliven ...




Militiamen take over federal wildlife refuge in Oregon

Daily Mail - ‎2 hours ago‎
'The best possible outcome is that the ranchers that have been kicked out of the area, then they will come back and reclaim their land, and the wildlife refuge will be shut down forever and the federal government will relinquish such control,' Ryan ...




Standoff in Oregon after militia takes over federal building

The Globe and Mail - ‎2 hours ago‎
A family previously involved in a showdown with the federal government has occupied a building at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon and is asking militia members to join them. Ammon Bundy — the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved ...




Armed Oregon Militia Led By Bundy Family Takes Federal Building In Support Of ...

International Business Times - ‎14 hours ago‎
Militia leaders included Ammon Bundy, son of Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher and anti-government activist, as well as two of Ammon Bundy's brothers. The exact number of militia members inside the building wasn't immediately clear, though media reports ...




Militiamen take over federal building in Oregon wildlife refuge after anti ...

New York Daily News - ‎15 hours ago‎
A so-called militia with ties to Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy has seized a remote federal building in a frigid southeast Oregon wildlife refuge with no plans to leave. Bundy's son, Ammon Bundy, was among the self-described militiamen occupying the ...




Armed Militia Members From Bundy Ranch Take Over Federal Building In Oregon

The Inquisitr - ‎8 hours ago‎
Ammon Bundy, two of his brothers, and several militia members who were involved in the standoff against federal agents on Cliven Bundy's Nevada ranch, have occupied a federal wildlife building in Oregon. The move followed a peaceful protest on Saturday ...



Three of Cliven Bundy's sons, militia seize federal building

Washington Examiner - ‎15 hours ago‎
Three of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's sons and what they claim are 150 militia members have occupied a federal building in eastern Oregon in order to keep two local ranchers out of prison, according to local reports. The group is believed to be ...




Militia takes over Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters

OregonLive.com - ‎16 hours ago‎
In phone interviews from inside the occupied building Saturday night, Ammon Bundy and his brother, Ryan Bundy, said they are not looking to hurt anyone. But they would not ... "The best possible outcome is that the ranchers that have been kicked out of ...




Nevada rancher Bundy's son, group occupy Oregon federal building

HeraldNet - ‎11 hours ago‎
BURNS, Ore. — A peaceful protest Saturday in support of an eastern Oregon ranching family facing jail time for arson was followed shortly afterward by an occupation of a building at a national wildlife refuge.




Protesters led by Cliven Bundy's son occupy a building at Oregon wildlife refuge

Los Angeles Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
A peaceful protest march Saturday in support of an eastern Oregon ranching family facing jail time for arson was followed shortly afterward by an occupation of a building at a national wildlife refuge. Ammon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven ...




“If Force Is Used Against Us, We Would Defend Ourselves:” Armed Group Occupies ...

News One - ‎2 hours ago‎
A group of armed men “standing up” against the “tyranny” of the government have occupied a federal building in Oregon after protesting the prosecution of two ranchers facing jail time for arson of federal land. The group, lead by Ammon Bundy — the ...




Large Group Of Armed Militia Members Take Over Federal Building

ThinkProgress - ‎13 hours ago‎
Cliven Bundy is also advising the local ranchers, Steven and Dwight Hammond, not to submit to federal authorities as required on Monday. Instead, Bundy is urging them to go to the Harney County jail and ask for “protective custody.” ...




Right wing militia from Bundy Ranch occupy federal wildlife building in Oregon

Raw Story - ‎15 hours ago‎
UPDATE: Militia members protesting a federal prison sentence for two Oregon ranchers convicted on charges of setting fire to federal land have occupied the headquarters of a national park, the OregonLive reports. The protesters include Nevada rancher ...




Militia Group Takes Over Federal Building in Eastern Oregon Because “The Lord ...

Willamette Week - ‎15 hours ago‎
Militia members have been traveling to the town of Burns, Ore. in recent weeks in support of Harney County rancher Dwight Hammond, Jr. and his son Steven Hammond, who in 2012 were convicted of arson for setting fires on federal land where they had ...




Armed militia, incl. Bundy bros, occupy forest reserve HQ in Oregon, call 'US ...

RT - ‎15 hours ago‎
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's three sons and “about 150” militiamen have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge HQ to protest the pending imprisonment of two Oregon ranchers accused of arson, arguing the federal government has no authority in ...




Militia members occupy federal building in Oregon, protesting conviction of ...

CP24 Toronto's Breaking News - ‎4 hours ago‎
A protest in support of ranchers in the state of Oregon facing jail time for arson was followed Saturday by an occupation of a building at a national wildlife refuge led by members of a family previously involved in a showdown with the U.S. federal ...




Militia occupies US government building in Oregon in protest for rancher rights

Globalnews.ca - ‎4 hours ago‎
Ammon Bundy's father, Cliven Bundy, told Oregon Public Broadcasting on Saturday night that he had nothing to do with the takeover of the building. Bundy said his son felt obligated to intervene on behalf of the Hammonds. “That's not exactly what I ...




Armed protesters occupy Oregon federal building: 5 things to know

KIRO Seattle - ‎1 hour ago‎
Protesters march on Court Avenue in support of an Oregon ranching family facing jail time for arson in Burns, Ore., Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. Family members were convicted of the arsons three years ago and served time. But a judge ruled their terms were ...



Militiamen Occupy Oregon Federal Building

Sky News - ‎1 hour ago‎
... away from the building during the standoff. One of the protesters, Ryan Bundy, told reporters on Sunday they have taken no hostages, but are willing to kill and be killed if necessary to defend their land rights. He is the son of Nevada rancher ...


Cliven Bundy's Son Among Militiamen Occupying Oregon Federal Building

NBC Chicago - ‎4 hours ago‎
Ammon Bundy, son of rancher Cliven Bundy fills out a criminal complaint he is going to file against the Bureau of Land Management at Metropolitan Police Department headquarters, Friday, May 2, 2014 in Las Vegas. A month earlier, federal agents launched ...



Militiamen occupy U.S. national parks building in Oregon

Business Insider - ‎12 hours ago‎
Les Zaitz/The Oregonian via APProtesters march on Court Avenue in support of an Oregon ranching family facing jail time for arson in Burns, Oregon, Saturday, January 2, 2016. (Reuters) - A group of militiamen on Saturday occupied the headquarters of a ...




Armed occupation continues at Oregon federal wildlife refuge

Los Angeles Times - ‎11 minutes ago‎
... have seized control of a federal wildlife refuge headquarters in southern Oregon, protesting the federal prosecution of two ranchers. There were no signs of confrontation at the small building on the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside the ...




A Militia Linked To Cliven Bundy Occupied A Federal Building And Is 'Willing ...

UPROXX - ‎6 hours ago‎
Controversial Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy took a public breather after the 2014 Bundy Ranch standoff. This protracted event started with a dispute over grazing laws and somehow turned into ranch-hosted snipers and federal officers pointing guns at each ...




Armed Militia Occupies Government Building at Oregon Wildlife Preserve

TIME - ‎3 hours ago‎
Armed protesters occupied a building at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon Saturday after a protest against the federal prosecution of two local ranchers for arson. After a peaceful march in support of two local ranchers, an armed militia occupied the ...




Oregon protesters seize federal building

Press TV - ‎8 hours ago‎
A building in a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon has been occupied by a group of armed protesters who are accusing officials of unfairly punishing ranchers who refused to sell their land. The building consists of offices of the Malheur National ...




Armed protesters, including a Bundy, take over federal building in Oregon

News3LV - ‎34 minutes ago‎
With dozens of Cliven Bundy supporters on the hills, cattle belogning to the rancher are freed from a Bureau of Land Management compound next to Interstate 15 about 7 miles west of Mesquite. Dozens of armed protesters demanded the release of the cattle ...




Militia takes over federal building following protest In Oregon

89.3 KPCC - ‎43 minutes ago‎
There was no sign of law enforcement near the entrance to the refuge, though an Oregon State Police patrol car idled by the side of the road just outside Burns. 'We are not hurting anybody or damaging any property. We would expect that they understand ...




An Armed Militia Has Taken Control Of A Federal Building In Oregon

MTV.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
A group of armed protesters have took over a federal wildlife refuge in a small Oregon town on Saturday and vowed to remain there in objection of the way the government has treated ranchers, outlets are reporting. What began as a march and rally with ...




Militia Members Take Over Federal Government Building In Oregon

BuzzFeed News - ‎13 hours ago‎
The large group occupied buildings at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The occupation was part of a larger protest against the federal government and the impending imprisonment of two Oregon ranchers. Originally posted on Jan. 2, 2016, at 9:29 p.m. ...



These are the armed militants occupying a federal building in Oregon

Mashable - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Armed militants took over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Burns, Oregon on Saturday after a protest in defense of two ranchers about to be jailed for arson. The protest featured singing and flower-planting, but a group of what ...




As The Bundy Brothers Occupy Federal Building, Here Are The GOP Candidates Who ...

ThinkProgress - ‎1 hour ago‎
On Saturday, a large group of armed militia members took over a federal building in rural Oregon, claiming the property to protest the conviction of two local ranchers found guilty of setting fire to government land. The protesters — many of whom ...




Armed Militia Seized A Federal Building. The Media Called Them 'Peaceful.'

ThinkProgress - ‎3 hours ago‎
This weekend, radical militia members descended on an Oregon town to protest the conviction of two local ranchers facing multiple years in prison for setting fire to federal land. The right-wing protesters say that the federal government shouldn't have ...




Armed Protestors Seize Federal Building

Daily Beast - ‎4 hours ago‎
Armed protestors have occupied a building in a Oregon federal wildlife reserve, according to CNN. The protestors believe that officials have unfairly pushed ranchers off their lands and expanded the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge at their cost. "We ...




Armed militia members take over federal government building in Oregon

WPTV.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
Ammon Bundy — the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a standoff with the government over grazing rights — told The Oregonian on Saturday that he and two of his brothers were among a group of dozens of people occupying the ...




Oregon ranchers' fight with feds sparks militias' interest

OregonLive.com - ‎Dec 31, 2015‎
Members of the Hammond family post outside a ranch building on their property in Harney County in this undated photo. Steven Hammond, second from left, and his father, Dwight Hammond Jr., center, are due to report to federal prison on Monday, Jan.



Armed militia takes over federal building in Oregon, 'planning on staying for ...

Sun Times National - ‎2 hours ago‎
The occupation came shortly after a few hundred marchers paraded through Burns, Oregon, about 50 miles (80 km) away, to protest at the prosecution of father and son Harney County ranchers Dwight Hammond Jr. and Steven Hammond, who were ordered ...




Armed domestic terrorists take over federal building, but it's OK, they're white

Boing Boing - ‎3 hours ago‎
A group of white separatist domestic terrorists have occupied the Malheur National Widlife Refuge Building in Burns, Oregon, fronted by the racist terrorist leader Cliven Bundy, who organized supporters to point sniper rifles at federal officers ...




Armed protesters seize federal wildlife refuge building in Oregon

UPI.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
3 (UPI) -- A armed group has seized control of a federal building in Oregon to protest alleged unconstitutional action by the U.S. government after holding a rally showing support for ranchers convicted of arson. The incident began in the town of Burns ...




Militia occupies federal building in Oregon

wwlp.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
OREGON (NBC) – A group of militia members have occupied a federal building at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. The small group says they're protesting for ranchers' rights. They insist the protest is peaceful, and they are quote “not a ...




[BREAKING] Armed Militia Occupies Forest Reserve In Oregon

The Source - ‎12 hours ago‎
Over 150 armed men have broken into a federal building in Oregon, the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, to protest the pending imprisonment of two Oregon ranchers—Dwight Hammond Jr. and Steven Hammond—accused of arson (both ranchers were convicted on ...




Militia occupies wildlife refuge building in Oregon in support of accused ranchers

Syracuse.com - ‎12 hours ago‎
A building at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon was occupied Saturday by an outside militia group following a peaceful protest in support of an eastern Oregon ranching family facing jail time for arson. Ammon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven ...




Armed militia occupies federal building in Oregon

Death and Taxes - ‎3 hours ago‎
On Saturday, armed protesters took to the streets of Burns, Oregon, ostensibly to protest what they considered the unfair treatment of Dwight Hammond and Steven Hammond, father and son ranchers who were convicted of arson for burning public land in ...




Militia group takes over federal wildlife refuge building in Oregon

The Daily Dot - ‎1 hour ago‎
Following a protest supporting two ranchers sentenced to jail for arson, a militia group has occupied a wildlife refuge building in Harney County, Oregon. In a public statement, Harney County Sheriff David Ward described the remaining protesters as ...




#OregonUnderAttack: Armed Extremists Occupy Federal Building

teleSUR English - ‎10 hours ago‎
The occupation came after several hundred demonstrators marched through Burns, Oregon, to protest against the pending imprisonment of father and son Harney County ranchers Dwight Hammond Jr. and Steven Hammond, who a federal court decided ...




Oregon militia takeover: Like father like son

USA TODAY - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Ammon Bundy, the leader of armed protesters who took over a federal building in a remote Oregon wildlife refuge this weekend, is no stranger to controversy. His father, Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy, was embroiled in a two-decade legal dispute ...




Militiamen In Burns, Ore. Break Into Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Building

OPB News - ‎15 hours ago‎
Embattled Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy told OPB that approximately 150 militiamen occupied the Malheur National Widlife Refuge Building on Saturday evening. Other sources suggested the number was closer to 15 militiamen inside the building. Ammon ...




WATCH: Bundy Facebook video recruits new militia members to join Oregon ...

Raw Story - ‎4 hours ago‎
In video uploaded to his Facebook page, Ammon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, called for supporters to join him and his band of militia members at a national wildlife refuge headquarters they occupied in Oregon on Saturday night.




Armed protesters rally to support Oregon rancher

CNN - ‎9 hours ago‎
Armed protesters take over federal wildlife refuge in Oregon. By Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN. A group of armed protesters have taken over a building in a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, accusing officials of unfairly punishing ranchers who refused ...




Armed group takes over wildlife refuge building

WVTM13 - ‎4 hours ago‎
The group is inside part of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns after gathering outside for a demonstration supporting Dwight and Steven Hammond, father and son ranchers who were convicted of arson. Prosecutors said the Hammonds set a fire ...


Armed group takes over wildlife refuge building

WVTM13 - ‎4 hours ago‎
The group is inside part of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns after gathering outside for a demonstration supporting Dwight and Steven Hammond, father and son ranchers who were convicted of arson. Prosecutors said the Hammonds set a fire ...




Militia occupies Malheur Wildlife Refuge building

KOIN.com - ‎16 hours ago‎
Ammon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, spoke with KOIN 6 News during a protest rally in Burns, Oregon over prison sentences for arson handed to ranchers Dwight and Steve Hammond, Jan. 2, 2016 (via YouTube stream) ...




Militia takes over wildlife refuge HQ after paceful Burns protest

KTVZ - ‎9 hours ago‎
The fears of many Burns-area residents of violence when hundreds of militia members converged on the small town failed to materialize as a protest march and rally went peacefully Saturday, in support of a pair of ranchers about to begin their second ...




'Oregon Under Attack': Anger over limited response to hostile militia takeover ...

The Independent - ‎7 hours ago‎
Led by the son of a prominent Oregon rancher, a group of self-proclaimed “patriots” occupied the remote headquarters of the federal Bureau of Land management (BLM), the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge around 50 miles outside the small town of Burns.




Oregon militia threatens showdown with US agents at wildlife refuge

The Guardian - ‎6 hours ago‎
Tensions over the treatment of two cattle ranchers in Oregon escalated into an armed standoff over the weekend when members of a rightwing militia occupied a wildlife refuge and threatened a confrontation with federal authorities. Ammon Bundy, the son ...



WTF Is Happening in the Oregon Militia Standoff, Explained

RollingStone.com - ‎3 hours ago‎
A: The building seized by the militants is at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge — a remote, marshy oasis in Oregon's high desert famed for its spectacular migratory bird populations. The standoff is in the remote southeast of the state — far closer to the ...




Law enforcement agencies announce no plans to tackle Oregon militia during ...

New York Daily News - ‎46 minutes ago‎
Law enforcement agencies announced zero plans Sunday to do anything about the armed siege of a federal building in a small town in Oregon, as the insane takeover by a self-described militia continued for the second day. The gun-loving group insisted it ...




Oregon ranchers reject Cliven Bundy family occupation

CBS News - ‎5 hours ago‎
A group of angry anti-government protesters have occupied a building at a national wildlife refuge in Oregon in what they say is an act of solidarity for a pair of ranchers facing jail time for burning government land. However, the Hammond family, the ...




Mountain Armed Militia Takes Over Oregon Wildlife Refuge; Are They Terrorists?

TheInertia.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
And really, the only other humans who many of these ranchers come into contact with in this remote area are outdoorsman: kayakers running the remote sections of the Bruno, Jarbridge and Owyhee Rivers, backcountry skiers and snowboarders finding empty ...




US Militia Occupy Oregon Wildlife Park

Discovery News - ‎2 hours ago‎
A group of U.S. militiamen reportedly angered by the jailing of two ranchers occupied the headquarters of a federal wildlife reserve in Oregon on Saturday, local authorities said. The militiamen took over the facility following a rally earlier in the ...




Militia Takes Over Federal Building

The Right Perspective - ‎12 hours ago‎
A militia with ties to a Nevada rancher who had stand off with federal agents last year took over a federal building in Oregon late Saturday. Ammon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a standoff with the government over ...




Militias take over Eastern Oregon refuge building during protest, standoff

Portland Tribune - ‎11 hours ago‎
1 statement, Cliven Bundy, who was involved in an armed standoff with federal authorities near his Bunkerville, Nevada, ranch because of a 20-year legal dispute, said the U.S. government had no authority in Harney County. He urged the Hammonds to turn ...




Sons of Noted Racist Vigilante Are 'Willing To Kill' In Standoff at a Federal ...

Gawker - ‎2 hours ago‎
A group of militiamen who have taken over a national wildlife refuge in Oregon have been joined by the notable Bundy family, a group of anti-government ranchers headed by a racist patriarch. The group broke into the federal Malhuer Wildlife Refuge ...



Armed militia members seize federal wildlife refuge HQ in Oregon

Hot Air - ‎3 hours ago‎
It appears that we've got ourselves another militia standoff out West, this time in rural, eastern Oregon, where armed activists are taking issue with the federal government over control of a wildlife refuge and the fate of two ranchers who are ...




Armed Militia Take Over A Federal Building In Oregon

The Frisky - ‎1 hour ago‎
An armed militia, or a group of dudes with guns, spearheaded by two brothers (The Bundy Brothers, remember Cliven Bundy? Same family) took over a building at a national wildlife refuge in rural Oregon last night to protest the government's treatment of ...




Oregon Militia Takes Over Wildlife Refuge

10TV - ‎7 hours ago‎
BURNS, Oregon - CBS- A peaceful protest Saturday in support of an eastern Oregon ranching family facing jail time for arson was followed shortly afterward by an occupation of a building at a national wildlife refuge. Ammon Bundy, the son of ... "While ...




Oregon occupation: Militia 'willing to kill or be killed' occupy US wildlife ...

The Independent - ‎9 hours ago‎
Two brothers, Dwight and Steven Hammond, are country ranchers who have been engaged in a standoff with local government regarding grazing rights. The brothers have been convicted of arson but maintain that they were entitled to set fire to land as they ...




Militia occupy U.S. national parks building in Oregon

The Kingston Whig-Standard - ‎13 hours ago‎
... marchers paraded through Burns, Oregon, about 50 miles (80 km) away, to protest at the prosecution of father and son Harney County ranchers Dwight Hammond Jr. and Steven Hammond, who were ordered returned to prison by a federal court which ruled ...



Push comes to shove in Oregon

The Reality-Based Community - ‎13 hours ago‎
Something more than 100 “militia” loons, including two of the leaders of the Bundy Ranch confrontation, have now taken over a federal building in rural Oregon in support of the demand that two ranchers convicted of arson on federal land not go back to ...



Armed Protesters Occupy Building on Oregon Wildlife Refuge

PJ Media - ‎4 hours ago‎
Several armed men have occupied a building on an Oregon wildlife refuge, protesting the prison terms for two ranchers convicted of arson on public lands. The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, OR - one of the more remote federal outposts in ...




Militiamen, ranchers in showdown for soul of Burns

OregonLive.com - ‎Dec 30, 2015‎
Ryan Payne, an electrician from Montana, joined that same standoff and boasted of organizing civilians into sniper squads that drew a bead on federal agents. And not long ago, Jon Ritzheimer ... They rented the Memorial Building at the fairgrounds for ...




Twitter Mocks Double Standard in Response to Militia Takeover of Oregon ...

Mic - ‎39 minutes ago‎
The group that took over the building includes Ammon Bundy, son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who organized a similar armed standoff against Bureau of Land Management agents attempting to collect his cattle over unpaid taxes last year. The group ...




Armed protesters take over wildlife refuge

KOCO Oklahoma City - ‎8 hours ago‎
Bundy is the 40-year-old son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who drew national attention last year after staging a standoff with federal authorities over a Bureau of Land Management dispute. Ammon Bundy said the group in Oregon was armed, but said he ...




Son of Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy Among Protesters Occupying Oregon Wildlife ...

WBT - ‎13 hours ago‎
The Oregonian adds that the building, closed for the holidays, was the site of a protest over the imprisonment of a pair of local ranchers who were convicted of arson. The pair allegedly burned federal land. Militiamen claim that the federal government ...




Oregon occupation: Who are the Bundys - the infamous family behind the militia ...

The Independent - ‎3 hours ago‎
Ammon Bundy, who has been joined by his two bothers and dozens of other supporters, is the son of Cliven Bundy, a rancher from Nevada who has been involved in in infamous dispute with the federal government over grazing rights stretching back decades ...




Convoy takes off from Bend to protest ranchers? convictions

Bend Bulletin - ‎9 hours ago‎
About 30 people met at the Wilco farm store parking lot in northeast Bend on Saturday morning before traveling as a convoy to Burns in protest of two Eastern Oregon ranchers heading back to prison for arson. By Saturday evening, a group separate from ...




Militia Occupying Federal Land: 'We Are Not Hurting Anybody'

Jefferson Public Radio - ‎6 hours ago‎
Protesters in Burns, Oregon march toward the home of Dwight Hammond, a local rancher convicted of arson on federal land. The Jan. 2 protest was peaceful, but ended with a group of militiamen occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.




Burns residents confront militia over fears of violence

OregonLive.com - ‎18 hours ago‎
BURNS – When the militia members and local residents were done talking Friday night, the tension in the chilly fairgrounds building seemed to ease. They had gathered ahead of today's planned rally in downtown ... He said Ward should then notify federal ...



Militants seize federal wildlife refuge in OR

Tucson News Now - ‎8 hours ago‎
The Oregonian reports at least two of the protesters are the sons of Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher at the center of a 2014 standoff with the Bureau of Land Management over grazing rights. Ammon and Ryan Bundy are among the hard-core militiamen who ...




Cliven Bundy Son, Militia Take Over Fed Building

Newser - ‎2 hours ago‎
(Newser) – A protest in support of Oregon ranchers facing jail time for arson was followed by an occupation of a building at a national wildlife refuge led by Ammon Bundy—the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who was in a standoff with the ...

or just put public enemy's "fear of a black planet" on a loop.