Populists Rally in Pennsylvania
- Young activist Matthew Heimbach says now is time for nationalists to join together
- Traditionalist Worker Party says it stands squarely against oligarchy, plutocracy
In a move no doubt calculated to demonstrate the power and vindictiveness of the federal government, Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and four individuals close to him were indicted by a federal grand jury in the state of Nevada in mid-February. The others named in the indictment were Bundy’s sons, Ryan and Ammon, militiaman Ryan Payne, and Pete Santilli, an independent broadcaster who covered both the Bundy Ranch standoff in 2014 and the Oregon standoff earlier this year.
Controversy surrounds the exact manner and circumstances in which iconic Arizona rancher Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, 54, was killed on January 26. Finicum had been serving as a key leader and spokesman during the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge just south of Burns, Oregon, when he was shot and killed in a joint Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)-Oregon State Police operation.
Matthew Heimbach is one of the leading nationalists and activists in the United States today. He is perhaps best known for founding the White Student Union at his alma mater Towson University, just outside Baltimore, Maryland.
The standoff taking place in southeastern Oregon took a dramatic turn in the late afternoon hours on Tuesday, January 26.
Earlier this afternoon, I interviewed Randy Eardley, a spokesman for the Bureau of Land Management who has worked in Harney County, Oregon where the current #OregonStandoff is taking place. Mr. Eardley is very familiar with the background of the Hammonds’ case, and provided some much needed clarity on a number of issues. Contrast the perspective and information outlined by Mr.
BURNS, Oregon—A protest taking place at an occupied federal facility in southeastern Oregon has entered its second week as AMERICAN FREE PRESS goes to press.