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applegrove

(118,718 posts)
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 01:01 PM Oct 2020

FBI Arrests White Supremacist Leader In Michigan

FBI Arrests White Supremacist Leader In Michigan

October 29, 2020 at 12:11 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 84 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/10/29/fbi-arrests-white-supremacist-leader-in-michigan/

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“Federal agents on Thursday arrested two men, including the self-proclaimed leader of the Base, a violent, white supremacist group, as part of a continuing crackdown on extremism in Michigan three weeks after the FBI said it thwarted a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer,” the Detroit News reports.

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FBI Arrests White Supremacist Leader In Michigan (Original Post) applegrove Oct 2020 OP
Whenever they state "the Base", they should note that in Arabic it literally means "Al Qaeda". nt woodsprite Oct 2020 #1
Allahu AkBARR!!!! Traildogbob Oct 2020 #11
Y'all Qaeda, Vanilla Isis, Yokel Haram, Al-Shabbuba OnlinePoker Oct 2020 #17
Looks as if the FBI has infiltrated a number of the Michigan militias. yellowcanine Oct 2020 #2
Good, Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #3
And be charged with multiple counts of conspiracy. ancianita Oct 2020 #29
Yep. This is very good news. Mike 03 Oct 2020 #5
I'd like to see the Oath Keepers taken down. n/t GentryDixon Oct 2020 #18
Not surprised. roamer65 Oct 2020 #7
It will drive them crazy wondering Captain Zero Oct 2020 #20
...And maybe the main leader Trump? That would be the cherry on top!... Illumination Oct 2020 #10
Good for them. I hope they can continue to do their job sans Barr. nt Boogiemack Oct 2020 #23
They hide in the desolate areas of the thumb. louis-t Oct 2020 #25
I thought they arrested Cartaphelius Oct 2020 #4
Not a chance DENVERPOPS Oct 2020 #12
That's a great thought! With her life of luxury, she might have a rough time adapting to Illumination Oct 2020 #14
I'm wondering if there are/will be simultaneous arrests of other Base Mike 03 Oct 2020 #6
I was hosting and not good at it. Not posting and coming to shared conclusions applegrove Oct 2020 #8
I manage to buy 1% nutritional food items and 99% non-nutritional each and every sprinkleeninow Oct 2020 #24
I've been buying veggies since i got back to politics. I so enjoy roasting applegrove Oct 2020 #28
Have they arrested Barr yet? Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2020 #9
Good Leith Oct 2020 #13
Strange - I thought Trump was campaigning in Florida and North Carolina today whopis01 Oct 2020 #15
Good. llmart Oct 2020 #16
"The Base" Who's base is not in question JDC Oct 2020 #19
So...how long until Trump pardons them? Fritz67 Oct 2020 #21
I can see a downside to this. tRump wil pardon them on his way out. ffr Oct 2020 #22
One fish out of the sea....... But it's progress. lastlib Oct 2020 #26
if biden wins , this needs to be taken nation wide. AllaN01Bear Oct 2020 #27
Good, first Michigan and then every state after that. Fla Dem Oct 2020 #30
everyone here knows druidity33 Oct 2020 #31
Don't forget to arrest tRump, the true captian of these terrorists Blue Owl Oct 2020 #32

yellowcanine

(35,699 posts)
2. Looks as if the FBI has infiltrated a number of the Michigan militias.
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 01:09 PM
Oct 2020

I expect there will be more arrests coming.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
5. Yep. This is very good news.
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 01:25 PM
Oct 2020

Wonder if The Base is linked to the truck in Philly.

Next up: The Oath Keepers?

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
10. ...And maybe the main leader Trump? That would be the cherry on top!...
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 02:04 PM
Oct 2020

Just can't wait for THAT one also!...

louis-t

(23,295 posts)
25. They hide in the desolate areas of the thumb.
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 03:08 PM
Oct 2020

That's where the Nichols brothers and Tim McVeigh hatched their plot to blow up the Murrah bldg.

 

Cartaphelius

(868 posts)
4. I thought they arrested
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 01:23 PM
Oct 2020

Betsie DeVoss, finally.

Damn disappointed, but hopeful for the future i.e., next Wednesday.

DENVERPOPS

(8,838 posts)
12. Not a chance
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 02:05 PM
Oct 2020

Her Brother Erik will muster his mercenary "employees" to protect her and whisk her away to a safe place......

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
14. That's a great thought! With her life of luxury, she might have a rough time adapting to
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 02:09 PM
Oct 2020

prison life. But who knows, students might delight in having her as their pen pal!...

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
6. I'm wondering if there are/will be simultaneous arrests of other Base
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 01:27 PM
Oct 2020

members because that group is made up of individual cells, and it seems to me like arresting the leader might send some of the cells into activation. Also, the individual cells are kept separate and aren't supposed to communicate with each other, so this could be quite a surprise and it's hard to tell what the results of this arrest might be.

Just a though.

PS: Applegrove it's so good to see you. Haven't seen you in awhile.

applegrove

(118,718 posts)
8. I was hosting and not good at it. Not posting and coming to shared conclusions
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 01:36 PM
Oct 2020

with all of you i missed a great deal. I was eating junk. I'm happy to be back. Thank you for the wave.

sprinkleeninow

(20,253 posts)
24. I manage to buy 1% nutritional food items and 99% non-nutritional each and every
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 03:06 PM
Oct 2020
grocery store visit.

1 of these 🥦🥕🥑
lots of these
🍪🍩🍰🥧🍬🍫🍨

I hear ya!

🙋‍♀️

applegrove

(118,718 posts)
28. I've been buying veggies since i got back to politics. I so enjoy roasting
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 03:18 PM
Oct 2020

them. My favourite right now are green beans roasted with garlic and parmesan. I'm just much happier and find meaning in connecting through ideas. Kudos to those who do hosting well.

llmart

(15,542 posts)
16. Good.
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 02:22 PM
Oct 2020

Rid our state of these terrorists. Every last one of them. Put them away for a long time. Confiscate their guns.

Fla Dem

(23,698 posts)
30. Good, first Michigan and then every state after that.
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 03:27 PM
Oct 2020

Violent, armed, anti government groups are allowed to threaten ordinary citizens, members of government and journalist is lawlessness and they get away with it because, free speech and 2nd amendment.

However police kill black citizens for at most misdemeanor crimes, or a little boy walking in a park with a play gun.

druidity33

(6,446 posts)
31. everyone here knows
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 07:17 PM
Oct 2020

that Al Qaeda translated is "the Base" right?

(Also that AntiFa stands for Anti-Fascist, which i think people keep forgetting)

The world's turned upside down...

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K&R

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