Group of guys from “Patriot Wave” which I had not heard of. They had badges and posters referencing the “Boogaloo” which is far-right speak for a civil war. They described themselves as shitposters pic.twitter.com/GXRbt7QfIq — Tess Owen (@misstessowen) January 20, 2020

Choose your fighter pic.twitter.com/Y4dMlW5Ptd — Big T Larrity (@WilliamVenomous) January 20, 2020

One issue both the left and right can come together on at the Richmond gun rally pic.twitter.com/jeHS8akWSp — ELIJAH (@ElijahSchaffer) January 20, 2020

A man at the Richmond 2A rally interrupted the live feed of MSNBC and yelled "You pieces of s**t! F**k you!"

pic.twitter.com/EozyIyDHv4 — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 20, 2020

HAHAHAHHAHAH



some guy just showed up and left a guillotine https://t.co/ZlvZHmDMX2 — Whyt (@animenavel) January 20, 2020

USA! USA! USA! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020

2A Protesters in Virginia singing the Star Spangled Banner.



pic.twitter.com/1Zlr3yJf52 — Benny (@bennyjohnson) January 20, 2020

The Democrat Party in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia are working hard to take away your 2nd Amendment rights. This is just the beginning. Don’t let it happen, VOTE REPUBLICAN in 2020! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020

I support the peaceful citizens petitioning their government in Virginia. — Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) January 20, 2020

On the other side of the fence: lots of armed folks & Alex Jones cruising down 8th St on a megaphone saying “1776 for all Americans” #LobbyDay2020 #RVA pic.twitter.com/4zTXSpn0YR — Sarah King (@SarahKing__) January 20, 2020

Crowds in Richmond, Virginia are already massive and In the thousands



These does not look like domestic terrorists @RalphNortham pic.twitter.com/l5eKs7IJEW — ELIJAH (@ElijahSchaffer) January 20, 2020

Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County, VA:



“If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced. They are unconstitutional.”#VirginiaRally #Richmond2ARally #Virginia2A pic.twitter.com/tfweiB1Uv5 — Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) January 20, 2020

“We will not comply!” chant folks outside the gun-free zone. pic.twitter.com/9HtPwxFljw — Ford Fischer (@FordFischer) January 20, 2020

Clearly armed citizens can be seen around the capitol building already in the thousands



Revolutionary music can be heard playing while groups of hundreds chant “USA” and march through the streets



Spirits seems high and the items peaceful. pic.twitter.com/IWNfDWovQj — ELIJAH (@ElijahSchaffer) January 20, 2020

"Look punk, look punk, we know what you're about, you're an infiltrator, get the fuck out"



Glow in the darks are having a tough day today. pic.twitter.com/kXjNhzcSPX — Mister AntiBully (@MisterAntiBully) January 20, 2020

As part of the larger investigation, an undercover FBI agent got access to the members-only chat room and later participated in the group's meeting in Silver Creek, Georgia.



[The Base member Yousef Omar Barasneh] was seen going to and from that meeting, which included a goat sacrifice and training on firearms, grappling and basic medical training. Investigators got records from his hotel in Georgia and confirmed the SUV he was seen driving was his, even monitoring him in Wisconsin last week.



Barasneh was charged with one count of conspiring to violate citizens’ rights to use property free from threats and intimidation. If convicted, Barasneh faces a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.



His arrest was among at least six others in the U.S. Thursday and Friday of men authorities believe were advancing The Base's goal of accelerating the collapse of the federal government, inciting a race war and establishing a white ethnostate, according to one agent's affidavit.



In Maryland, authorities on Thursday arrested three men. ages 33, 27 and 19, living in Maryland and Delaware who were also purportedly members of the group. They were charged with weapons violations and with transporting and harboring an alien, as one of the men entered the U.S. from Canada illegally last summer.



[...] According to court records:



One of the group’s ringleaders became an informant and gave investigators details over the past several months. The documents in Barasneh’s case do not name the person but note he has been federally charged in another state for his role.



The man admitted he directed the group to vandalize minority-owned properties, calling it “Operation Kristallnacht,” a reference to Nazi Germany and the night Jewish homes, hospitals and other properties were ransacked and destroyed.



The man told investigators he said: “If there’s a window that wants to be broken, don’t be shy.”