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RCMP say officers arrested 11 individuals Monday morning and served warrants to three trailers revealing a cache of weapons. Images released by police show one plate carrier bearing the flag of Diagolon - a network of survivalists and accelerationists. 1/
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The militia-like network – members have repeatedly said they are armed and preparing for violence – has often expressed sentiments akin to accelerationism, viewing a coming collapse or civil war as necessary to right the tilted course of the country. 2/

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“The group was said to have a willingness to use force against the police if any attempts were made to disrupt the blockade,” according to the RCMP. "This resulted in an immediate & complex investigation to determine the extent of the threat.” 3/
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The arrests have led to some blockade participants leaving: footage alleged to be from within the blockade shows individuals asking participants to leave, and that the presence of firearms had tainted the message.4/

Jeremy MacKenzie, Diagolon’s de facto leader, was arrested in mid-January, with numerous weapons seized from his residence after an investigation following a video posted to social media which allegedly showed MacKenzie waving around a handgun. 5/
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