The Bundy Takeover of the Malheur Refuge.

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105. More from Oregon Live

So how can the people that make up the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, a newly-formed group of about 20 self-styled militia that have occupied the federal headquarters at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge, afford to do it?

"These guys are broke," said Mark Pitcavage, who has been researching far-right movements for 22 years and has studied the Harney County occupiers. "Right-wing extremists, generally speaking, have very little money."

Operating costs at the refuge are small. Utilities are paid for courtesy of the federal government.

Citizens for Constitutional Freedom appear to have little more than themselves and donations to rely on for an occupation they say could last years. Pleas from occupiers and allies for donations have been slow to take off.

"It's quite possible that a lot of them will get tired and feel the pressure to go back and care for their families," Pitcavage said.

One circumstance on the occupiers' side is their relative freedom of movement. Law enforcement is not preventing anybody from coming and going from the refuge, and some appear to have taken advantage of that to maintain their civilian lives.

Although it's impossible to know for certain whether major financial sources are funneling cash to the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom, Pitcavage said it is very unlikely.

"There's no large organization to give them money," Pitcavage said. "The right-wing extremist movement is broke."

Just some bits and pieces pulled out of this article on Oregon Live, but there is a lot more in the article.

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/with_little_outside_support_mi.html