The III% movement is a far-right national brand of militias based on the ahistorical notion that only 3% of the US colonists fought against the British in the American Revolution. Like the Oath Keepers, the III% movement was founded in 2009 in reaction to Barack Obama’s 2008 electoral victory. The group is insurrectionary in nature but engaged in paramilitary activity during the Trump years when the action was against their claimed political adversaries–BLM, ‘antifa’, communists, etc. The movement is highly prone to splintering, coverage of which is a fixture of MW writing.
Below, you will find all MilitiaWatch articles mentioning the brand of militias.
Greetings, MW reader, and happy 2025 to you. Here’s the first MW Monthly of the year, kicking off with some big news–condensed here for brevity. Here are the highlights for this update:
Greetings, MW reader! Since publication delays last month led to a no-send on last month’s MW Monthly, here’s a compounded bi-monthly update spanning September and October’s recent militia news updates. These include:
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:
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:
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:
It’s September 2023, which means it’s time for a MilitiaWatch Monthly. This time, however, the Monthly includes two months, July and August 2023. Here are some of the main stories this time:
Virginia Boogaloo fiasco in Gloucester
Bundy (finally) turns himself in
Secret Service caught chatting with Oath Keepers
FL State Guard accused of being “militialike”
J6 and Whitmer case updates
Given the tardiness of this update and the added timeframe, some stories may be left out or shortened more than usual.
Greetings! Here’s another MilitiaWatch monthly, this time covering April 2023. The update for March 2023 is available for your convenience here. This month, we cover several stories, including a BBQ standoff, more hijinx in Shasta County, and some more updates on the never-ending J6 trials.
Hello, MilitiaWatch readers! Here you’ll find the monthly update for January 2023, the first of a new year for militia activity. This one’s another brief update, with some legal updates and a few key moments of mobilization that are worth knowing about.
Last month’s update, December 22, is available for your reading pleasure here and all other updates can be found here.