Thread by @BBarrouquere

An icon of the far right has died. According to his daughter, Sarah Weaver, Randy Weaver passed on Wednesday. He was a key player in a deadly standoff at #RubyRidge in #Idaho
"Love you always Dad....
"See ya next time I see ya"
January 3, 1948 - May 11, 2022"

The standoff, covered by reporting legend (and friend) Bill Morlin, gave the radical, anti-government right a rallying cry after U.S. Marshals killed Weaver's wife, Vicki, and son, Sam, during the standoff. A Marshal, William Degan, also died.
#RubyRidge
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The standoff between Weaver and the Marshals also is thought to have inspired other anti-government radicals, including #LasVegas shooter Stephen Craig Paddock
#RubyRidge
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…

The deaths on the mountaintop in 1992 also proved to be a flashpoint for #OKC bomber Timothy McVeigh
#RubyRidge
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015…

@nickmartin @DavidNeiwert ^^^^^

And, my error. Sara Weaver doesn't have an "h" on her first name. My apologies.

For those needing a primer or refresher on #RubyRidge @Slate did a terrific #podcast called Standoff
slate.com/slate-presents…