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The Georgia Home Guard: The trappings and rhetorical trap of a ‘defensive’ militia


MilitiaWatch was given files from the internal and semi-public communications of a Georgia-based militia group. These files, provided to MilitiaWatch by the Atlanta Antifascists, show extremely worrying plans that may be indicative of conversations within other contemporary militia groups. This piece assesses some of this content and provides context that may be useful to those looking to assess the psychic and social environments in which militias like this seek to engage.


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Monthly: Aug 24


Heya, MW reader! Here’s the monthly roundup for September 2024, featuring stories on the following:

  • Former Virginia militia member pleads guilty to poison charges
  • III% leader sentenced & Oath Keepers lawyer pleads guilty for J6 roles
  • Alabama militia leader pleads guilty to charges related to horse buying
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Monthly: Jul 24


Howdy, MW reader! Here’s another monthly roundup for July 2024, featuring stories on the following:

  • Bundy bankruptcy
  • Virginia militias continue to engage local press
  • Charges dropped against AmCon lead
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Monthly: Jun 24


Hello, MW reader, and welcome to summer. Here’s another light monthly roundup of militia-related news stories for June 2024. Below you’ll find coverage of some of the following:

  • RW influencers form new national ‘militia’
  • Church apologizes for militia ad in bulletin
  • Jury finds Moorish activists guilty
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Monthly: May 24


Greetings, MW reader, and happy Pride! Here’s a very light monthly roundup for May 2024, featuring a couple of key stories related to the following:

  • Bundy’s followers running for office in Oregon, setting up amateur radio stations
  • An arrest and a guilty plea for a Patriot Movement supporter and militia member, respectively
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Monthly: Apr 24


Howdy, MW reader! Hope your May is off to a great start. Here’s a Monthly roundup for April 2024, including stories on the following:

  • J6 militia updates, from arrests to returns to activism
  • Updates on the Virginia Kekoas member
  • News roundup of some more local militia efforts using legal/representative approaches to get their goals met

And here’s last month’s update in case you’d like to check on March:


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Monthly: Mar 24


Happy spring, MW reader! Welcome to another Monthly roundup, this time covering the madness of March 2024. Special attention to some of the following:

  • County militia hijinx afoot in Virginia
  • More legislative and policy challenges against militia/2A
  • Everything else, once again clumsily lumped into one section

Last month’s update is here for your perusal:


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Monthly: Feb 24


Welcome to March, MW reader! This post is a quick rundown of February 2024 news events related to militia, especially those related to these issues:

  • Eagle Pass mobilizations
  • Virginia militia attempting to harass teachers
  • January 6 arrests and (non-)sentencing

Last month’s update is available here:


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Monthly: Jan 24


Greetings, reader of MilitiaWatch, and welcome to the first post of 2024! This time, this Monthly covers January 2024 (with a few quick jabs towards some news updates since the start of February). Here are some of the things covered here:

  • The fiasco in Eagle Pass, TX draws many weirdos
  • Vermont militia training site owner officially goes fugitive
  • Democrats put forward anti-militia federal legislation
  • VCDL hosts annual Lobby Day, Boogaloo fans attend

The previous MW Monthly (November 2023) can be read here:

And if you didn’t get a chance at the end of last year, here’s the review of 2023 posted at the end of the year:


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Yearly: 23


Greetings, MilitiaWatch reader! This month, given that it is indeed the final month of 2023, is a special MW Monthly. Specifically, it is not a MW Monthly but a review of the last year of Monthly posts. Below, you’ll find a repeat of the most important stories that crossed multiple months this year and a “most important story of the month” for each month of 2023. All stories will link back to the MW Monthly in context if you want to read more.

This is MW signing off for 2023, see you in 2024 (happy new year, btw).


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Monthly: Nov 23


Seasons greetings, reader of MilitiaWatch! Here’s yet another MW Monthly, this time covering November 2023. Here are some hors d’oeuvres about what is covered here:

  • Updates on cases related to a couple of patriot movement leaders
  • Continuing issues of state complicity in paramilitary activity
  • Even more legal updates, including on III% groups at J6

The previous MW Monthly (October 2023) can be read here: