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babylonsister

(172,760 posts)
Mon Dec 15, 2025, 11:02 PM Dec 2025

4 members of far-left group charged for alleged terror plot in California, feds say

Hmmm. Doesn't resemble me or anyone I know in the slightest.


4 members of far-left group charged for alleged terror plot in California, feds say
By Melissa Flynn, Jacob Rosen
Updated on: December 15, 2025 / 8:23 PM EST / CBS News


Washington — Federal law enforcement officials said Monday that four members of a far-left anti-government group have been arrested and face charges for allegedly planning a series of bomb attacks across Southern California on New Year's Eve.

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FBI Director Kash Patel said that the four people who face charges were members of a group known as the Turtle Island Liberation Front. Bondi described the Turtle Island Liberation Front as a "far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist group."

Bill Essayli, who leads the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, said at a press conference that the four individuals were arrested Friday in San Bernardino County, where they gathered to construct and detonate test explosive devices in the Mojave Desert. He said the suspects allegedly crafted a "detailed, coordinated plot" to bomb two U.S. companies on New Year's Eve, with the devices simultaneously exploding at midnight. Essayli did not name the companies but said they were "logistics centers."

"This case is another reminder about the dangers that radicalized antifa-like groups pose to people, public safety and the rule of law," he said.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-alleged-terror-plot-turtle-island-liberation-front-doj-fbi/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us



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4 members of far-left group charged for alleged terror plot in California, feds say (Original Post) babylonsister Dec 2025 OP
cbs snews... 2naSalit Dec 2025 #1
Oh how convenient newdeal2 Dec 2025 #2
Hhmm...possible b.s.? mwmisses4289 Dec 2025 #3
LOL Skittles Dec 2025 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Dec 2025 #5
The mentally ill are drawn to radical ideologies Amishman Dec 2025 #6
A lot of the people involved are completely nuts. yardwork Dec 2025 #8
My BS detector is going wild. marmar Dec 2025 #7
Wonder how large this "far left group" is. My money is on 4 people. Vinca Dec 2025 #9
3. one had to be the informant/entrapper. uncle ray Dec 2025 #12
The Turtle Island Liberation Front. yardwork Dec 2025 #10
Call me when 5,000 of them show up to violently attack our Capitol maxrandb Dec 2025 #11

newdeal2

(5,419 posts)
2. Oh how convenient
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 12:03 AM
Dec 2025

They were targeting logistic centers - aka warehouses? Why, that literally is the lowest value target for terrorism.

This stinks like a Kash/ Bondi scheme to impressive Trump and keep their jobs.

Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Amishman

(5,929 posts)
6. The mentally ill are drawn to radical ideologies
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 08:33 AM
Dec 2025

We'll know more eventually, but wouldn't surprise me if they turn out to be completely nuts.

yardwork

(69,364 posts)
8. A lot of the people involved are completely nuts.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 08:53 AM
Dec 2025

I don't know if that includes the four people who wrrr charged.

yardwork

(69,364 posts)
10. The Turtle Island Liberation Front.
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 08:58 AM
Dec 2025

Sounds like a parody of a 1970s news segment.

Frankly, the FBI is going to have to come up with some better labels if they want to scare us. At this point, "anti-capitalist and anti-government" sounds pretty reasonable and rational.

maxrandb

(17,428 posts)
11. Call me when 5,000 of them show up to violently attack our Capitol
Tue Dec 16, 2025, 09:01 AM
Dec 2025

A whole 32 Facebook followers?

Well, 31 after I unfollowed them

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