Good afternoon, folks -- here's another MW BiMonthly, covering February and March 2026. Some key stories:
+ More mobilization in Virginia, including known militias
+ Legal updates, including light sentencing for militia leader
+ Fighting among the right, from 'grassroots' to formal
Read here:
No MW Monthly for February, will be rolled into March's update. If there's anything good you've been reading about militias (or the right) feel free to send them in reply below, though! Otherwise, see y'all with another news update next month.
Good evening -- here's a MW Monthly covering January 2026. Key stories:
+ VCDL Lobby Day + Boogaloo in Hawaiian shirts again
+ Rhodes's attempt to reboot Oath Keepers flops
+ Green Bay police chief defends III% recruit
You can read all this (+ commentary on ICE/'tyranny') at the linked blog post:
Here's a quick Yearly, covering some of the trends in news reporting on the US militia movement (links usually lead back to other MW Monthlies from the year, which have a bit more detail).
This is MW signing out for the year. See y'all in the new year!
Happy 12/12, friends!
One last MW Monthly for the year, this one covering some news clips from November.
2 main stories covered:
+ Stewart Rhodes Reboots Oath Keepers, Stumbles
+ Patriot Movement Guys Run for Governor, TBD
Stay tuned next week for a Yearly, touching on some of the trends of 2025.
Happy spooky Halloween, folks! Here's a (not that scary, promise) roundup of some news stories about US-based militia over the past two months. Some highlights:
+ Harassment and fear of militia lead to chaos at UNCW
+ Assorted public showings by militia leaders
+ More court developments (as usual)
Delayed update: We will be combining Sept + Oct Monthly into a BiMonthly next month! Hope you're having a good spooky season and see y'all then.
MW Monthly for August is online!
Some key stories from last month:
+ Some notes on the 'quick reaction force' in DC, mostly on connotation and rhetoric
+ Militia associates run for mayor or support others
+ More legal updates (per usual)
You can read all of this in a brief post on the blog:
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MW Monthly for July is now online!
Some key stories this past month:
+ VOP is trying hard to claim the OKC radar attack
+ key militia actors voice their disdain for Trump's antics on Epstein files
+ a 'liberal sheriff' backs an Oath Keeper
Read these and more in the brief news round-up here:
Happy Saturday, here's another MW Monthly, featuring June 2025 stories:
+ TITFF mobilizes in Texas, involves selves in a few chaotic moments
+ New reporting on what actors said that spooked North Carolina EMS during Helene
+ Cops cover their faces, confusing bystanders
You can read it on the blog:
The MW BiMonthly is now live on the blog via the link below. It features a handful of militia-related stories from April and May, including:
+ (False) rumors that ICE hiring a militia leader
+ Rhodes asks Trump to empower the militia
+ 20 yrs after a similar charge, a PA militia lead gets another
MW is behind on some things so April's Monthly will be combined with May's in early June for a longer-term bimonthly ✌️
Also, shout-out to @abbottalynn.bsky.social for her documentation on David Pettinger's strange antics last month, you can find a thread of her reporting on his 'RINO hunter' moment here:
bsky.app/profile/abbo...
Another short news update on militia hijinx throughout March 2025 is now up on the site.
Most updates hinge on a (somewhat lackluster) counter-mobilization against late-March @teslatakedown.com protests and can be read here:
Also, shout-out to @reportbywilson.bsky.social / @radicalreports.bsky.social for paying such close attention to J6 CPAC attendees last month.
You can find some of his work here and elsewhere:
bsky.app/profile/repo...
In trying to keep these Monthly roundups this year shorter and sweeter, here's a (very) brief and distilled news update from February 2025.
Most updates center around J6 pardon recipients and CPAC (shocker, to be sure!).
It's been a minute, y'all!
Here's the first MW Monthly of 2025, covering a couple of key stories from January 2025. You can read it on the blog here:
MW Yearly 24 (news roundup on militia activity for the year 2024) is now live on the site. It's definitely been an interesting year.
militia.watch/updates/2024...
Just finished @amycooter.bsky.social's book.
I recommend especially for those wanting to know a bit more about the cultural and social forces behind US-based militia groups in the 21st century in particular.
It's currently 25% off through the publisher: www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Na...
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The BiMonthly for Sept/Oct 24 is finally out, with some crucial updates out of Virginia, some meta-analysis on North Carolina, and a handful of other updates. Available to read, as always, on the blog: militia.watch/updates/2024...
See y'all in a couple of weeks for a mega-Monthly!
If you want to read any of the previous Monthlies, they're collected here:
militia.watch/category/upd...
Michigan 2A and militia activists held their annual "Second Amendment March" (more of a rally at this point) at the capitol building in Lansing in mid-September:
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2...
Updates related to VA National Guardsmen running a county militia in Cambell County:
+ The National Guard is investigating, as of early Sept
military.com/daily-news/2...
+ One of the people under investigation still participated in the Lynchburg muster last week
www.wset.com/news/local/l...
There is no MW Monthly for September--we will be combining Sept and Oct into a bimonthly update instead in early Nov.
However, see a couple of key September stories in reply below:
hi bsky, here's August 24's Monthly news roundup. Some of the spicier stories:
+ castor beans boog pleads guilty
+ another III% adherent sentenced for J6
+ Mississippi man pleas guilty to horse-related gun charges
militia.watch/updates/2024...
"This is the second anti-government militia group to which Kidwell has been linked since he was identified as a dues-paying member of the Oath Keepers in 2022."
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 member predicts: “It’ll be decided at the ammo box.”
DOJ press release about the sentencing of Joshua Colston, with a highlight over "the Thanksgiving Day plan was never developed due to the group’s lack of resources and the poor health of the members"
There are a handful of things that often hinder militias' plans:
1. infiltration and exposure (usually by antifascists)
2. feds getting someone on unrelated gun charges
3. ppl wanting to do 'patriot shit' until it's time to do 'patriot shit' (often meta-explanation for no resources and poor health)