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The QAnon JFK Cult in Dallas Is Tearing Families Apart
“My sister may be too far gone, but it's not too late to bring awareness to others. Do not fall into this trap.”
This Anthropologist Identifies the Bodies of Dead Border-Crossers
The trio heads to Texas and meets an anthropologist who works to identify the corpses of those who died trying to cross the US border.
Oregon Militia Leader Ammon Bundy Urges Remaining Occupiers to Go Home
Bundy, who was arrested with several members of his group at a traffic stop north of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Oregon, asked federal authorities to let his comrades leave the compound without being prosecuted.
Here's How a Former FBI Hostage Negotiator Thinks the Oregon Standoff Will End
Clint Van Zandt, a former chief hostage negotiator for the FBI, was at the 1993 raid in Waco, Texas, that left 76 people dead. He explained to VICE News what the FBI learned from that disaster.
We Went to a Rally with the Biggest Biker Gangs in Texas
The Republic of Texas Rally is an annual bacchanal of bikers, boobs, and Skynyrd secessionists. But one month after the Waco shootout, the rally is under siege.
Why Do People Join Motorcycle Gangs Like the Bandidos?
We talked to biker expert Edward Winterhalder about his reasons for joining a gang 40 years ago and how an argument over a patch turned into a deadly shootout on Sunday in Texas.
When the Gangbangers Are (Mostly) White Guys
"If these biker gangs were non-white, we'd have a national freakout," an expert on gangs and guns told us of the Waco, Texas shootout.
Can We Blame a Restaurant for a Bloody Biker Massacre?
Sunday was a bloody day in Waco. Nine people were left dead after turf issues between two rival gangs escalated into full-scale warfare at a Twin Peaks location—and many are condemning the restaurant for hosting them.
Everything We Know So Far About Sunday's Wild Biker Shootout in Waco, Texas
Nine bikers are dead and about 170 more are being detained for their participation in a brutal fight that local cops fear might lead to retaliation in the days ahead.
Arizona Attorney General Asks Judge to Disband Police Force in Polygamist Community
Documents submitted Tuesday say the US Marshal's office for two communities acts as the "de facto" law enforcement arm of the FLDS church.
Remnants of the Waco Siege: Mount Carmel on the 20th Anniversary of the Branch Davidian Disaster
After the Waco siege, gun owners, especially in the South and Michigan, banded together into civilian militias, calling themselves patriots and Constitutionalists. They practiced military maneuvers on weekends and told co-workers that a second American...