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Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The Justice Department is fighting to keep an anti-government extremist in custody after the FBI allegedly seized the largest cache of "finished explosive devices" in its history from a farm outside of Norfolk, VA.

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A Virginia man was arrested this month with what federal prosecutors described in court papers as the largest cache of "finished explosive devices" ever found in the FBI's history.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) December 31, 2024 at 1:39 PM

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... No Lives Matter is a nihilistic, far-right ideology that largely exists on encrypted online messaging apps like Telegram.

The movement's adherents promote "targeted attacks, mass killings and criminal activity" and have "historically encouraged members to engage in self-harm and animal abuse," according to a threat assessment released in August by the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness.

Prosecutors in Federal District Court in Norfolk filed the court papers describing Mr. Spafford's explosives in an effort to keep him in custody as his case moves toward trial. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-31 03:19 PM | Reply

Betcha there's a larger one out there

#2 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-01-01 12:38 AM | Reply

@#2 ... Betcha there's a larger one out there ...

I do not question that.

But, that aside, wow, just friggin' wow ...

What was discovered in this cache should raise a concern or two ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-01 01:28 AM | Reply

Local paper The Smithfield Times reported that during Monday's detention hearing, Spafford allegedly desired to "bring back political assassination" and used a photograph of President Joe Biden for target practice at a shooting range.

Typical lowlife MAGAt.

#4 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-01-01 10:00 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

Boaz is jealous.

#5 | Posted by Angrydad at 2025-01-01 07:36 PM | Reply

I'm glad the FBI caught this guy before had the chance to take his cache operational.

#6 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-01-02 10:31 AM | Reply

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