Ten Examples In The US Of Insurgencies Since 2000

I didn't really think I could come up with ten....but at thirty....I just stopped counting.

1. Cincinnati Riots (April 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio): Civil unrest sparked by the police shooting of a unarmed Black teenager Timothy Thomas, leading to widespread protests, looting, and violence over four days. Ohio National Guard was called in to assist local police in restoring order. 

2.  Occupy Wall Street Protests (September–November 2011, New York City and nationwide): Nationwide movement against economic inequality, with encampments leading to clashes with police in multiple cities. Local police departments, including NYPD, handled evictions and arrests; no federal or National Guard involvement. 

3.  Bundy Ranch Standoff (April 2014, Bunkerville, Nevada): Armed confrontation between rancher Cliven Bundy, supporters, and federal Bureau of Land Management agents over grazing fees. Federal agents stood down to avoid violence; FBI later conducted arrests without major deployment. 

4.  Ferguson Unrest (August 2014–August 2015, Ferguson, Missouri): Protests and riots following the police shooting of Michael Brown, escalating into national Black Lives Matter movement. Missouri National Guard was deployed to support local police. 

5.  Baltimore Riots (April 2015, Baltimore, Maryland): Uprising after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, involving looting and arson. Maryland National Guard was activated to quell the violence. 

6.  Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Occupation (January–February 2016, Harney County, Oregon): Armed takeover by militia groups protesting federal land policies. FBI and Oregon State Police conducted a siege, leading to arrests and one death. 

7.  Standing Rock Protests (April 2016–February 2017, Cannon Ball, North Dakota): Occupation against the Dakota Access Pipeline by Native American tribes and allies, with clashes over environmental and treaty rights. North Dakota National Guard and multi-state law enforcement were deployed to clear the camps. 

8.  Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally (August 2017, Charlottesville, Virginia): Violent clashes between white supremacists and counter-protesters, resulting in one death. Virginia National Guard was placed on standby and assisted local police. 

9.  George Floyd Protests (May–June 2020, nationwide, focused on Minneapolis, Minnesota): Massive uprising against police brutality after George Floyd's murder, with riots in multiple cities. Minnesota National Guard and federal agents were deployed in various locations. 

10.  United States Capitol Attack (January 6, 2021, Washington, D.C.): Insurrection by supporters of President Trump attempting to overturn the 2020 election results. U.S. Capitol Police, D.C. National Guard, and FBI responded to regain control. 

Ten Examples of Insurgencies Within The US (1900 to 2000)

1. Liberty County Riot (August 18, 1900, Liberty County, Georgia): Racial violence and uprising among Black residents against oppression. Georgia state troops were called in to settle the problem. 

2.  Colorado Labor Wars (1903–1904, Colorado): Armed conflict between striking coal miners and mine owners/strikebreakers, involving bombings and guerrilla tactics. Federal troops and state militia were deployed to suppress the unrest. 

3.  Green Corn Rebellion (August 3, 1917, Central Oklahoma): Uprising by rural poor and farmers against World War I conscription, involving plans to march on Washington. Oklahoma National Guard was called in to quell the rebellion. 

4.  Battle of Blair Mountain (August–September 1921, Logan County, West Virginia): Largest labor uprising in U.S. history, where armed coal miners fought against coal operators and private detectives over union rights. Federal troops and state militia were sent to end the conflict. 

5.  Rosewood Massacre (January 1–7, 1923, Rosewood, Florida): Racial insurrection where white mobs attacked and destroyed a Black town in response to alleged crimes. Florida National Guard was called in to restore order. 

6.  Bonus Army March (Spring/Summer 1932, Washington, D.C.): World War I veterans occupied the capital demanding early payment of bonuses amid the Great Depression, leading to clashes. U.S. Army under President Hoover was deployed to clear the encampment. (oddly, the gov't had the money....the Germans in 1925 had already paid reparations)

7.  Battle of Athens (August 1–2, 1946, McMinn County, Tennessee): Armed revolt by World War II veterans and citizens against a corrupt local government involved in election fraud. Local and state authorities, including the National Guard, were involved in settling the issue. 

8.  Puerto Rican Nationalist Revolts (October 30, 1950, various locations in Puerto Rico): Series of uprisings by nationalists against U.S. rule, including armed attacks on government buildings and attempts on officials' lives. U.S. military and federal forces were called in to suppress the insurgencies. 

9.  Attica Prison Uprising (September 9–13, 1971, Attica, New York): Inmates rebelled and took hostages demanding better prison conditions and rights. New York State LE and National Guard were called in, resulting in a violent retaking of the prison. 

10.  Wounded Knee Incident (February 27–May 8, 1973, Wounded Knee, South Dakota): Armed occupation by Oglala Sioux and American Indian Movement activists protesting treaty violations and tribal corruption. Eventually....the FBI and U.S. Marshals were deployed to resolve the siege. 

Examples of Insurgencies (1800-1900)

This week...I spent several hours looking up various insurgencies.....within the US...from 1800 to 1900.   Oddly,  I came to 10 examples. 

1. Gabriel's Rebellion (1800): This involved a black blacksmith slave....named Gabriel...who'd planned out a large-scale slave uprising in Virginia to seize Richmond and end slavery.  This failed because of a warning getting out, and the whole thing was suppressed.  Gabriell ended up being hange.

2.  Igbo Landing (1803): A group of Igbo captives from West Africa, upon arrival in Georgia.  Onboard the vessel...they overpowered their captors on the slave ship and chose mass suicide by drowning rather than submit to enslavement.  

3.  Chatham Manor Rebellion (1805): This involved salves from Chatham Manor in Virginia.  A brief take-over occurring....leading to locals in confrontation.

4.  German Coast Uprising (1811): The largest slave revolt in U.S. history, where hundreds of enslaved people in Louisiana marched toward New Orleans (armed). A  city militia stopped the insurgency.

5. George Boxley Rebellion (1815): A white abolitionist, George Boxley, conspired with a group of slaves in Virginia to launch an armed revolt. This ultimately failed.

6.  Denmark Vesey's Conspiracy (1822): Slave-carpenter Denmark Vesey organized a planned insurrection in Charleston, South Carolina, involving thousands to seize the city and escape to Haiti.  Before the insurgency took off....word  got out.

7. Nat Turner's Rebellion (1831): Led by slave-preacher Nat Turner.  This violent uprising in Virginia saw rebels kill dozens of white people before being defeated. 

8.  Dorr Rebellion (1842): A political uprising in Rhode Island led by Thomas Dorr against the state's restrictive voting laws, resulting in armed clashes and a brief rival government. (Nothing to do with slavery).

9.  John Brown's Raid (1859): Abolitionist John Brown led a multiracial group in seizing the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.  This was supposed to lead to  a national slave insurrection, but it was quickly put down. 

10.  Wilmington Insurrection (1898): A white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, where armed mobs overthrew the elected multiracial government, killed some local black residents, and briefly seized power. 

Yeah, and I'm working on ten from 1900s to 2000.

The 'Flee-Virginia' Chatter

 This week....all the taxation gimmicks were laid out for the state legislature in Richmond.  Having read the list....if all pass....if you were already in the poverty-class, you might be safe.  If you were making $60,000 to $130,000....you probably need to find $1,200 minimum in your budget...to cover new state taxation. To be honest....it might come closer to $2,000 more that you require.

As a fed-retiree who might have a fed-pension deal....drawing $50,000 on top  of your social security?  Well...you probably won't have the cash flow to absorb the loss of $1,200.

So...I'm of the mind that this was geared to 'chase' or encourage 100,000 Virginia folks to exit (rather shortly....like before late-summer).

Do Democrats grasp this? I'm not sure.  I'm not even sure that they knew themselves that 40-odd new taxes would be invented.

If the 100k do exit....will the remaining folks cover enough of the tax revenue lost that things continue on into 2027?  This might be an interesting question to ponder.

West Virginia getting the bulk of the exit folks?  I'm of the mind that VA-retirees will mostly settle in Florida, with the folks still working in DC/Arlington....probably ending up mostly in West Virginia.  Oddly, some may find a cheaper lifestyle...moving  across the river....into DC itself.  

Something I'm Wondering About

It came up this week....with another batch of emails from Jeffrey Epstein released.

Here in the middle of one batch....Jeffrey reportedly ordered thirty separate DNA test kits from 23andMe.  Oddly.... enough that the company itself reached out to ask why, but never got a clear answer. And  yes, he got the 30 kits.

I pondered this.

Did he hand the kits to random people? Was there some plan to connect the 'dots' on several folks?  

Just pretty weird. 

Three Humble Thoughts

 1.  Don Lemon convictable?

Look....if they show he was actively part of some Antifa network....knowing that....buddy-buddy with such members, and they told him they had a operation at the church, then Don is super-STUPID, and convicted of 'something'...getting a year or two in some fed-prison.

But if he shuts up.....says nothing....then I doubt he is convicted or does jail-time.

The most that folks can say at the end-point....Don was just awful stupid.

2.  The 'Fort Sumter-Moment'. 

I've pondered over this moment  to start the Civil War. I have three scenarios in my mind:

-  Arrest of Minnesota Gov, Lt Gov, AG, and a dozen others....ALL on Somalian fraud issues...would trigger Antifa to go into maximum attack status.

- The FBI raid in Atlanta...over the voting ballots.  I expect a 90-day review.....then 'all-hell-breaks-loose'....with Grand Jury summons, and likely a hundred county/state officials charged-up.  This would whip Antifa into a frenzy to defend the crowd.

- Finally, at some point in 2026, I expect former President Obama to be summoned to a grand jury.  I expect him to either say 'no'....or to depart the US for the UK (never returning).  It's possible that his detention/arrest...would spark the Antifa-Fort Sumter action.

All of this possible because a minimum of 20-million Americans are in hardcore denial over facts?  Yeah....that's the key factor leading you to a Fort Sumter moment.

3.  I noted this AM.....a New York jury has awarded Fox Varian a total of $2 million after it found her psychologist and surgeon liable for medical malpractice related to a mastectomy at age 16.  This was all going down a path to being a transman.

Over the next five years....I expect at least a thousand of these to occur, and dozens of hospitals will be in a spiral financially....unable to survive.

The Civil War Landscape

Around 7 years ago....I spent a fair amount of  time reading over the 1800 to 1860 period....to include the pioneer era....failed banks in the south....labor required for commerce....the Dem's versus Republicans, and the dividing points.

Today....the United States in 2026 is experiencing profound divisions, with some observers drawing parallels to pre-Civil War tensions or even suggesting the early stages of internal conflict. 

The problem is....risks.   You start risks....without correcting them....you start finding fewer solutions.

Listed below are 10 ways in which the U.S. appears to exhibit civil war-like dynamics, based on current analyses, polls, and events. 

1.  Political Polarization and Sectionalism: Divisions between "red" and "blue" states mirror the sectionalism of the 1850s, with various states clashing with federal authorities over policies such as immigration enforcement, leading to 'plays' that evoke historical North-South rifts. 

(I should note here....50-percent of this Minnesota problem appears to be massive fraud...into  the billions....which no state law official seems interested in).

2.  Widespread Public Expectation of Conflict: Polls show that about half of Americans expect a second civil war in the coming years, fueled by disillusionment with institutions in DC 'fixing' the wrongs.

 

3. Escalating Political Violence and Assassinations: High-profile incidents, such as the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk....attempted shooting of Trump....have spiked discussions of "civil war" on social media, with targeted attacks on political figures and their supporters indicating a shift toward normalized violence. 

4.  Clashes Between Federal and State Forces: In Minnesota, the ICE, DoJ and FBI....are dragged into a mess....with unlawful violence as a daily problem.

Adding to this....National Guard deployments could possibly result in direct confrontations, resembling simulations of civil unrest where state and federal troops face off. 

5.  Threats of Extraordinary Presidential Powers: Discussions around invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy federal military against state resistance, as in potential Minnesota scenarios...sound 1850ish.

6.  Social Media-Driven Cycles of Retaliation: Platforms supply the public a chance to hype with inflammatory rhetoric leading to sporadic attacks, such as shootings motivated by political grievances over immigration or ideology. 

7. Disaffection Among Disenfranchised Groups: Young men and other demographics feeling alienated are increasingly involved in political violence, from synagogue shootings tied to anti-immigrant sentiments to plans targeting Democrats and journalists, signaling broader societal fractures. 

8. Potential for Military Fractures: There are various scenarios which suggest the U.S. military could split along loyalty lines if ordered to intervene domestically, with soldiers refusing commands or creating internal conflicts, akin to civil war dynamics. 

9.  Creation of No-Go or Hyper-Partisan Zones: Discussions of areas becoming off-limits due to partisan control, similar to Northern Ireland's Troubles, where communities self-segregate and enforce ideological boundaries through informal militias or local resistance. 

10.  Finally....Rhetoric and Simulations Predicting Breakdown: Expert simulations and analyses, including those from universities, highlight risks of "green-on-green" violence (federal vs. state forces) and constitutional collapse, with current events like federal deployments in states amplifying fears of systemic failure.