distinct from the 1878 act (being mentioned in today's TRO hearing), but "Posse Comitatus" has a long history in the PNW re: fascism.
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A man who drew a pistol and fired a paintball gun into a restive crowd of protesters in downtown Portland will remain in state prison, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled, rejecting most of his appeal.
Alan J. Swinney is serving a 10-year sentence in the Oregon State Penitentiary after he was convicted of second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon for his actions during several “flag wave” protests held on the steps of the Multnomah County Justice Center in August 2020.
Swinney, 55, had traveled from Texas to the protest as a self-proclaimed member of the Proud Boys, a far-right group that frequently clashed with black-clad counterprotesters in prior years.
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After the presidential election, a leader of the Texas chapter of the Three Percenters, a militia group, reportedly wrote to Trump to offer manpower in enacting mass deportations. But ICE and other federal agencies are engaging in forceful action against immigrants backed by the state in a way that surpasses what the Oath Keepers or the Proud Boys could ever do. ICE agents, not far-right militias, are the ones who have smashed through car windows, thrown people into unmarked vans, and detained them indefinitely.
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