by Tom, Sound and the Noise Just a few weeks ago, an FBI task force raided a home in Portland, Oregon very early in the morning. They broke down the front door with a battering ram and threw in a stun grenade, which […]
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August 31st: National Day of Action for the Cleveland 4!
On Friday, August 31st, join your comrades around the country in raising legal support funds for the Cleveland 4, who were entrapped by the FBI and face up to life in prison because of their politics and association with the Occupy movement. […]
Continue readingFBI Increases Activist Repression
Newly released FBI “Domestic Terrorism” training materials unveil the misinformation circulating within the government against resistance groups such as anarchists, animal rights activists, environmentalists, and “black separatists.” The FBI have broadened the rhetoric used against even non-violent groups, citing them as “domestic […]
Continue readingFBI Questions Denton Drilling Activists
Photos and story by ANDREW MCLEMORE North Texas environmental activists frequently feel as though local officials ignore their protests against gas drilling, but it turns out it’s easy enough to get the federal government’s attention — if the FBI thinks you might […]
Continue readingJudge gives another break to FBI informant Frank Ambrose
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has cut more than three years off the prison sentence of a former radical environmentalist who set a major fire at Michigan State University and burned down new homes before becoming a government informant. Frank Ambrose was […]
Continue readingWashington Post Claims Environmental Activism has Declined Due to Increased FBI Presence, Let’s Plan Something!
Ben Kessler, a student at the University of North Texas and an environmental activist, was more than a little surprised that an FBI agent questioned his philosophy professor and acquaintances about his whereabouts and his sign-waving activities aimed at influencing local gas […]
Continue readingFBI Informant speaks alongside anti-immigrant sheriff at Tea Party conference in Orlando this weekend
That’s right, government informant Brandon Darby and border-loving sheriff Joe Arpaio are scheduled to speak side by side at the Choose Liberty 2012 conference hosted by the Eastern Orlando Tea Party, a group based in central Florida. This event will take place […]
Continue readingLead ELF informant Jake Ferguson in custody, awaiting hearing
Jake Ferguson was arrested in April on Oregon drug charges which violated his probation. After several court hearings this month, there is a June 28, 2011 trial date set. Although it maybe subject to change. More background can be found below, in […]
Continue readingGreen Terror
An interview with Will Potter, author of “Green is the New Red.” By Michael May Published on: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Texas Observer For Will Potter, the subject matter behind Green is the New Red is personal. While working at the […]
Continue readingEarth First! and the FBI: The Bombing of Judi Bari
We received this in our inbox and thought it was worth publishing. Particularly interesting is the $3+ billion incentive for the timber industry to discredit Judi. If you’re in the Bay Area this weekend, make sure to check out the JB commemoration […]
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