There's a camaraderie that comes with being able to turn to a colleague with wide eyes that ask, "Did that really just happen?" The trauma bonds forged in the intense heat of a dumpster fire are fierce. Despite any dysfunction, I've not taken to actively working on dismantling my employer. I tried to improve things until the very end before admitting defeat and moving on.

But what happens when the group that's so angry about their employer are armed trained soldiers? What happens when they gather with plans to assassinate their commander in chief? At Fort Stewart, Private Aguigui, the ringleader of an armed militia, scurried about on base, collecting like-minded soldiers and fomenting discord. Ultimately, his violent fantasies culminated in the murder of his wife and unborn child. Well. Kind of. Arguably, a double homicide he orchestrated was the actual culmination, and the murder of his wife and unborn son was a mere stop along the way.

I relied on an ACCA opinion, case updates (1)(2), and PACER. I also referenced information from KATU, Courthouse News, Komo News, KUOW, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Jacksonville.com, the BBC, Bloomberg, a comprehensive article in the New Yorker, Savannah Now, the Guardian, and Army Times.

For more information on intimate partner violence, I urge you to explore Alliance For Hope and their Family Justice Center Alliance. If you need help finding shelter in your area, please visit DomesticShelters.org. Last, but not least, many law schools and courthouses offer free legal assistance for people seeking protective restraining orders.

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