Morning Briefing: Federal Prosecutors Charge Leaders of 'Terrorgram Collective'
Morning Briefing: Federal Prosecutors Charge Leaders of 'Terrorgram Collective'
Matthew Allison and Dallas Humber are accused of 'using a white nationalist online platform to direct followers to kill immigrants and Black and Jewish people around the world.'
Morning Briefing: Matthew Allison and Dallas Humber were accused by federal prosecutors of “using a white nationalist online platform to direct followers to kill immigrants and Black and Jewish people around the world as they sought to ignite a race war,” and Allison and Humber were allegedly “were leaders in the Terrorgram Collective.”
In calling on followers to attack politicians and government officials, Allison and Humber allegedly “disseminated a list of ‘high value targets’ for assassination,” which included “the targets’ names, photographs, and home addresses,” according a statement by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Humber is reportedly known as the “Lolita of the Far Right,” and her “role as a mouthpiece for white supremacy isn’t as surprising as it may initially seem,” and was just the “latest stop on a two-decade trek through the underworld of the internet.”
Two members of the Virginia Army National Guard are reportedly the organizers of a “county-approved militia, one that has made overt threats against the government,” and was “was formed roughly five years ago, following a rise in other similar groups in Virginia after a Democratic wave of victories in the state and gun control fights.”
The Virginia National Guard has reportedly confirmed there is an ongoing investigation into Staff Sgts. Daniel Abbott and Alexandra Griffeth, and a spokesperson said the service component “will take appropriate action, in accordance with U.S. Army guidelines and directives, once the investigation is complete.”
Robert Rundo, founder of the network of White Supremacist of neo-Nazi fight clubs Rise Above Movement (RAM), reportedly “agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to riot,” and allegedly incited “brawls at political rallies throughout the state.”
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