MyMilitia has become a popular hub for anti-government groups and those looking to organize efforts to take up arms against the government. A 41-year-old suburban man is the owner of a social media hub meant for far right extremists who are on a mission and believe they have the right to take up arms against a “tyrannical” government, according to reports. MyMilitia has been identified as a key platform that’s helped anti-government groups ramp up more support and power than they’ve had in years. WBEZ reports that Joshua Ellis, formerly of Naperville and who appears to have recently moved to Antioch, is the current owner of MyMilitia.com. He works in mold remediation and water damage, calls himself an Army veteran — though he spent just six months with the Iowa Army National Guard and admittedly left before finishing advanced individual training — and regularly has failed to pay his taxes, according to the WBEZ article. Among the site’s main purposes is to help organize what it refers to as “militias.” Ellis was also responsible for organizing anti-lockdown protests last spring, according to media reports. (…) Police say members of private paramilitary groups, like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, have turned online to organize violent acts. Many alleged members from those groups been indicted in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Brian Maiorana, 54, from Staten Island, New York, had a profile on MyMilitia, according to Rolling Stone. And a digital trail of death threats levied against protesters, Sen. Chuck Schumer, people celebrating President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and others led authorities to his doorstep last November, authorities said. Maiorana, who is registered as a sex offender, was arrested by members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force at his home. An unsealed complaint details accusations that Maiorana levied a barrage of extremist posts starting in September 2020 and culminating with threats of retaliation over the results of the 2020 general election. Maiorana also purchased parts for a semi-automatic handgun and other weapons that he, as a registered sex offender, could not legally possess, the complaint states. “All right thinking people need to hit the streets while these scumbags are celebrating and start blowing them away,” he wrote on Nov. 8, the day after outlets projected Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump, according to the complaint.
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