Militias take over Eastern Oregon refuge building during protest, standoff

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LaVoy Finicum R.I.P.

My God! Watch This Video!

February 8, 2016
by Elias Alias, Oathkeepers

I will publish a more detailed coverage of LaVoy Finicum's funeral shortly, as soon as more materials are sent in. In the meantime, I want to simply feature the most moving video I've seen in years. I cannot duplicate the video here at our national site, so will have to just link to it below.

On Friday, February 05, 2016 the funeral for LaVoy Finicum was attended by a crowd of three thousand to four thousand souls. I received a call from "KH" to let me know that the viewing was with an open coffin.

The coffin was made of wood and had the phrase "One Cowboy's Stand For Freedom" written into the wood, surrounded by a barbed wire frame, horseshoes, and the LV brand. Cyrellys sent me this picture of that, source unknown.

One Cowboy's Stand For Freedom
So several thousand people attended the funeral. I salute each one.

The support for this family and for the legacy of LaVoy Finicum, I am told, was inspirational.

But the real inspiration was the statement delivered by two of LaVoy's daughters.

Beyond that I have known very little about the funeral, until the wee hours this Monday morning, February 08, 2016. After a long night of reading and writing I was clearing comments under articles here at the national website, and found a link posted by a reader named  "AM" which strikes true gold in the vein of the American "body politic".

(Thank you 'AM' for posting that!) I cannot view this without crying, and I'm betting that you can't either.

My God! Can we hear these voices, America?

Can we cherish the grace of love from which these young ladies speak? In tears of shared loss is bathed the most patriotic plea I've ever heard, from the highest peaks achievable by any human soul.

There is nothing else to say.

These young patriots, having lost their father to government guns as he stood for this nation's Constitution on his own terms, have assured his immortality in American history and sparked a fusion in the hearts of millions of Americans who will see this and finally understand . . .

Just watch this.   Watch it right now —
LaVoy Finicum Funeral Service

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UPDATE: FBI Playing Dirty - Tells Enterprise To Report Santilli's Rental As Stolen - YouTube

Pete Santilli Show
9 February 2016 5pm EST
Streamed live less than 1 hour ago

Deb Jordan woke up to a knock on her motel room door this morning and was informed by Gresham, Portland police, that the rental car she had in the parking lot had been reported by enterprise out of Cincinnati as stolen ---

When Deb & Pete's attorney, Tom Coan called Enterprise to confirm ---

Enterprise told them the devious actions of an FBI agent who is located in central Oregon

The FBI told Enterprise agents that Pete Santilli had been incarcerated in Multnomah County jail since January 26th and that 2 unauthorized women were driving the rental car leased in Pete Santilli's name.

They also told the Enterprise agent that these 2 women were planning a trip to Burns, Oregon where there was an active illegal occupation of a wildlife refuge --- and asked for the On-Star code so that they could listen to conversations inside the vehicle ---

Deb Jordan

[WhatTheHey]

Hello, after viewing this video I must say, I believe this is a hard and shocking example of the state in which we live. All of the injected variables (Violations to our personal knowledge, also our written and cherished rights.) that have lead to a state of mind in the leadership, to try and take away any and all aspects of life that support the individuals and their right to live with the freedom to defend their selves and loved ones from said offenders.
  We expect to be governed with a JUST and PROTECTING embrace from the peoples we put in these positions of power. When this treatment is not forthcoming, we have tried to remedy using the system we are giving. Yet it seems we are nearly always deceived and lead astray as to what the truth is and who is both correct and "right". This leaves us in a strained and vulnerable position. Since this limits our ways to deal in a tangible or physical way, we suffer even more so in mentality and emotion. All this accumulating and culminating in the desperate type of responses we are seeing more and more from both sides. The people and the governing body. The behaviors we see people exhibiting either on the news or outside your own door are good examples of a strained and unsatisfied people.
  I would only say that it is time to do all you can do even if it is just talking to the people you meet and know. The emotions that are conveyed when people speak face to face are unbeatable for delivering a truthful and hard felt message. Gather and talk and grow!

Good luck to us all, we need it! 

WhatTheHey

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by Jason Van Tatenhove
Published on Feb 8, 2016

Jordan Page and Myself attended the funeral of LaVoy Finicum to pay our respects and express our deepest condolences to the Finicum family. Jordan was asked to perform a memorial concert after the funeral for the family and attendees of the service. There were about 500 people that attended the concert. All proceeds raised were given to the family.

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Very Sad  to see...I am sure this could have been avoided by the Feds...

Not sure if I understand the full details of what had actually happened prior or after.. or whether it was a pure case of attempted govt take over verses groups willing to attempt to oppose them..

But it seems it should never have led to anyone loosing their life..

If its been Govt Corruption and Lavoy was part of who opposed it , to the extreme of the loss of his ownlife...

Then he would be seen as a hero to many in ref to his attempted  reaction to them...

That's more the impression that I get without researching it all in relevant detail.

If this is still part of a NWO take over then...he was a brave man to stand his ground...against what seem yet again a evil Govt related police like group..carrying out their orders and trigger like actions that they all so often do or have done in past similar events..

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Oregon militia standoff: dramatic final surrender at wildlife refuge – as it happened



Latest summary

The 41-day armed occupation at the Malheur national wildlife refuge ended this morning when the final four protesters surrendered after a dramatic standoff with FBI agents.
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy was arrested in Portland and has been charged with six federal crimes stemming from his confrontation with the federal government in 2014.
Nine more Oregon militia members were charged today, meaning 25 people total are now accused in a federal conspiracy case. Two of them were still at large as of this afternoon.
Officials are now investigating the "crime scene" at the wildlife sanctuary and plan to begin efforts to "repair damages" caused by the occupation.


http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/feb/11/oregon-standoff-militia-fbi-negotiations-live-coverage-oregon-malheur-wildlife-refuge

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/feb/11/oregon-standoff-escalates-fbi-armed-occupants-malheur-wildlife-refuge-live

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Professor Doom1
Published on Jan 29, 2016

KOIN 6
Published on Jan 27, 2016
Witness: 'Lot of shooting' during militia arrest.

Published on Feb 5, 2016
The Connors Report News Channel

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Live #OregonStandoff Escalates On Air With America Listening | RedState

Tonight, at roughly 4:30pm PT the FBI surrounded and laid siege to the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Oregon.

The initial standoff began on January 2, when well over 100 ranchers and militia supporters arrived at the refuge to protest various infractions by the federal government Bureau of Land Management concerning property rights and ranchers who use land in Nevada and Oregon.

Additional live updates were made by OPB.

Soon after the siege began, liberty activist and social media entrepreneur Gavin Seim set up a conference call with the protesters still holed up in the refuge and put it live on the air through Youtube HERE. Protesters on the phone included David Fry, 27, of Blanchester, Ohio; Jeff Banta, 46, of Elko, Nevada; and Sean Anderson, 48, and Sandy Anderson, 47 of Riggins, Idaho.

The live feed quickly caught fire through twitter via the hashtag #OregonStandoff, and on Facebook. By 9:30pm over 67,000 people were tuned in at one time, averaging over 50,000 most of the night.

Besides the angry outbursts of the protesters you could hear the bullhorn of the FBI outside. At one point, it seemed things might boil over and end badly. The audio was breathtaking.

Reality TV, eat your heart out.

[...]

Having just landed at Portland International Airport, (Nevada State Rep.) Michele Fiore was in a car on her way through the Cascade mountains for a 5 hour drive to Burns, OR, with the goal to mediate a peaceful end to the standoff.

Upon arriving in the conference, she took the role of negotiator, speaking words of wisdom and peace, navigating loud and occasionally profane bursts of anger from the protesters taking turns on the phone.

At one point of levity she offered to stop at McDonalds to bring them food. They assured everyone they had "a thousand granola bars, but we're really sick of granola bars now."

CONVERSATION ABOUT LIBERTY, CONSTITUTION, LAVOY FINICUM

Listeners were treated to various tirades by protesters over several hours, voicing frustration about local law enforcement, the preceding protest, the death of Robert "LaVoy" Finicum last month and current tensions.

Fiore and Seim engaged them with oddly gripping conversation about land management, government overreach, the role of the FBI, the constitution, God's grace, the revolution of 1776, and other political topics, interspersed with several moments of prayer for peace and strength.

[...]

They connected with Victoria Sharp, 18 who was one of those in the vehicle when fellow protester LaVoy Finicum was killed in an incident outside of Burns last month.

She recorded a spiritual sung in harmony with her family and sent it to Gavin Seim for play on the air for the protesters.

The lyrics included the refrain, "The Lord is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? The Lord is our strength, the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? Of whom shall I be afraid? Even when my enemies and foes came against me they fell."

[...]

Rep. Fiore assured them that she would be there, with Rev. Graham to walk with them and assure that the process of surrender is peaceful. Before hanging up she credited Seim for helping to keep the protesters alive by putting together the technology for this event.

And she encouraged the protesters in their pending surrender: "You have elected officials now that are listening. America is listening. You have to know what you've done. You guys are making history tonight. You need to know that... good night."

Protester Sandy Anderson ended the call with an affirmation, "Thank you, America for sticking with us and making it happen."

This is certainly worth the time...

LaVoy Finicum shooting: What happened when | OregonLive.com

[...]

People who've watched the video raise several points of contention, including:

   •   Did Finicum reach for a gun or a gunshot wound?
   •   Did police or FBI agents shoot at Finicum's truck before he drove away?
   •   Did they riddle his truck with bullets as two women who were inside claim.
   
The Oregonian/OregonLive created a timeline of what the FBI, the two women in Finicum's truck and the driver of a Jeep also stopped during the confrontation have said publicly about what happened and when.

We've also compared their comments to an FBI aerial video of the deadly encounter and later comments from law enforcement sources.

[...]

"One thing they did tell me, I had to get all the guns out of our house by time I came home. They had to go somewhere else."

Cox's husband took their guns to her daughter's house, where they were stored in her son-in-law's shop. Her son-in-law was in the shop that night working on his back hoe.

"He fell asleep in the chair by the wood stove. After the family went up to the house, my daughter and the little kids, somehow that thing exploded.

Now he's killed.

They call me back, got to get back here and need to put ankle bracelet on." --  Cox

Audio and video clips of Shawna Cox originally published online by the Dave Hodges Common Sense Show and by Rick Koerber on the Free Capitalist Show. Audio and video of Victoria Sharp originally published on YouTube by The Connors Report News Channel and on CNN.
-- Laura Gunderson

shuff1111
Published on Feb 1, 2016

shuff1111
Published on Jan 31, 2016

Professor Doom1
Published on Feb 5, 2016

This from a follower who is right there in Utah who has attended the funeral of Lavoy Finicum.

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Published on Feb 4, 2016
As institutional tyranny marches onward, a relatively small number of Americans have either worked individually, or have formed groups, to answer tyranny with liberty.

One such group is Oath Keepers, founded by Yale Law graduate and former paratrooper, Stewart Rhodes.

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Who Is Sincere?
Published on Feb 12, 2016

What's Next?
The Oregon Standoff is over but will be remembered in history as one of the most significant Constitutional stands of our modern time.

Deb Jordan, SSG Moe, and Brandon Curtiss join me on Anon Radio Live's "The All Rights Matter Show" with a special call in from Pete Santilli.

These are trying times in our country and this is exactly the type of conversation we need to start hearing to see each other as we should...
~Sincere #Respect

[zorgon]

With the current Liberal gun control frenzy one has to wonder WHY the "Sleeping Giant" has no awoken yet.  The TALK is all over the net and the social media but very little action is being taken save a few small groups

However that Sleeping Giant is not totally dormant.  He has woken a little and is getting the morning coffee

Fortune Magazines says:

Gun sales hit a record high for the fifth month in a row

The summer of 2015 was a great time to be a firearms dealer.

The FBI conducted 1,795,102 firearm background checks through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) in September, suggesting gun sales were at an all-time high that month.

The number of background checks represents a new record, up more than 20% from the previous September high set in 2012, when 1,459,363 background checks were conducted.

September is also the fifth month in a row to set a record for background checks. May, June, July, and August all saw record numbers.

The number of checks done in a particular month is generally seen as a proxy for how many guns were sold. This year alone over 15 million background checks have already gone through the NICS, which is more than were conducted in 2010 and every year prior (NICS began recording numbers of firearm related background checks in 1998).

The report warns that there is not a one-to-one correlation between background checks and firearm sales. There are multiple factors that could skew the numbers.

A single background check doesn't represent the number of firearms that were purchased by an individual. According to CNN Money, only 5 states require a background check if you purchase a gun from a private individual at a gun show.

As for why sales are so high, Fortune reported in June that it could possibly be caused by Obama calling for stricter gun control laws. As Business Insider's Sam Ro said, "gunmakers don't benefit from tighter gun control. They benefit when there are talks of tighter gun control but those talks go nowhere."

http://fortune.com/2015/10/08/gun-sales-record-high/

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Published on Feb 5, 2016
The Ballad of LaVoy Finicum (Cowboy's Stand For Freedom) by Jordan Page at the Finicum family fundraiser that immediately proceeded LaVoy's burial on February 5, 2016 in Kanab, Utah. Jordan Page plans to record this song in the studio, so like him on social media, and keep an eye on his website: http://www.jordanpagemusic.com/

Please buy a copy or two of LaVoy's amazing book here: https://www.onecowboystandforfreedom.com

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Published on Feb 11, 2016

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"If I lose my life for the future of America, it's worth it."
Victoria Sharp

Published on Feb 2, 2016
CNN trying to make Victoria say that LaVoy was reaching for a gun---what a joke!

The Alex Jones Channel
Published on Feb 2, 2016

David Knight discusses the shooting of protester LaVoy Finicum and whether or not the FBI shot him in cold blood.

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Published on Feb 12, 2016
The backstory on the call heard round the world.

Lot's of people get credit here including attorneys, legislators and folks you never saw.

Here's what happened and how we repeat it.