More than a dozen people are accused of participating in what the FBI is calling a “violent” militia scheme involving people from several different states to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as a hostage and overthrow the Michigan government.
The most surprising part to me is the FBI actually investigating and prosecuting rather than funding and assisting.
extremely racist, lots of white poverty in areas hard hit and recently hit by major deindustrialisation. those play a big role