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An accused January 6 insurrectionist is forming an armed militia, which he plans to use to combat “civil unrest” around the 2024 presidential election. According to Wired, Edward “Jake” Lang, who has currently been held for over 1,200 days awaiting trial for allegedly attacking police officers with a baseball bat during the storming of the U.S. Capitol, has been using encrypted Telegram channels to amass a following. “Lang claims that the Telegram groups already have 20,000 members, including pastors, farmers, former military personnel, and currently serving sheriffs,” wrote David Gilbert — al…

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