United States & Canada Overview: July 2025

Armed counter-demonstrations during the No Kings protests led to the highest single-day turnout of armed protesters since 2020. The militia's reactivation and escalation in Utah raise risks.
#NoKings #50501Movement #ProudBoys #TexasFreedomForce #MilitiaWatch #ProtestSecurity #Flashpoints #ACLED

Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans Militias that patrol the US border with Mexico are thrilled that Donald Trump has been elected—and plan to be a “valuable resource” to the incoming administration, whether or not they’re asked.

Paramilitary militias aligned with white nationalist ideologies are preparing to act as unofficial enforcers of Trump’s immigration crackdown, risking violence, misidentification, and state complicity.
#Trump #MilitiaWatch #BorderSecurity #ParamilitaryThreat #Wired