Suburban Man Runs Website For Far-Right Extremists [View all]

CHICAGO AREA, IL — A 41-year-old suburban man is the owner of a social media hub meant for far right extremists who are on a mission and believe they have the right to take up arms against a "tyrannical" government, according to reports.

MyMilitia has been identified as a key platform that's helped anti-government groups ramp up more support and power than they've had in years.

WBEZ reports that Joshua Ellis, formerly of Naperville and who appears to have recently moved to Antioch, is the current owner of MyMilitia.com. He works in mold remediation and water damage, calls himself an Army veteran — though he spent just six months with the Iowa Army National Guard and admittedly left before finishing advanced individual training — and regularly has failed to pay his taxes, according to the WBEZ article.

Among the site's main purposes is to help organize what it refers to as "militias." Ellis was also responsible for organizing anti-lockdown protests last spring, according to media reports.

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