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The governor of the US state of Missouri has activated the state's National Guard in anticipation of a grand jury decision over the killing of an unarmed black teenager.In a statement, Mr Nixon said the guard will "support law enforcement's efforts to maintain peace".
ABC News
A grand jury's decision in Ferguson, Missouri, may open or end the latest chapter in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown. The residents of Ferguson and much of the country are waiting to see if the grand jury will hand down an indictment of the cop who shot Brown -- something that may be announced at any time.Weighing the Evidence in the Shooting Death of Michael Brown
New Ferguson Videos Show Darren Wilson After Fatally Shooting Michael Brown
Here's a timeline of what has happened since Brown's death.
Newsweek
Members of the self-styled tech-revolution group Anonymous have apparently seized control of several Twitter accounts and websites belonging to members of the Ku Klux Klan in retaliation for threats made against protesters in Ferguson, Missouri.The group of so-called hacktivists has successfully targeted websites belonging to such organizations as the Church of Scientology, the government of Zimbabwe and corporate sites belonging to Visa, MasterCard and PayPal in the past.
The hackjob, given the hashtag #OpKKK by the group, began Sunday on as the first part of a two-part “op,” as Anonymous calls its hacking activities. The second part, called #HoodsOff, involves the “doxing” of KKK members in and around St. Louis.
New York Times
FERGUSON, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency on Monday, allowing him to activate the Missouri National Guard in preparation for a grand jury decision on whether to indict a white police officer for shooting to death an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, three months ago.The declaration was certain to add to mounting tension here as people awaited the grand jury’s decision, which officials have said is expected in mid- to late November. Many here have said they expect the grand jury to decide against indicting the Ferguson officer, Darren Wilson, and they anticipate a show of anger and protest afterward. Some protesters said that calling up the Guard before a grand jury decision was a premature, antagonistic move that presumes that demonstrations will be violent.
Daily Beast
On MSNBC Wednesday night, Traditionalist American Knights Imperial Wizard Frank Ancona told host Chris Hayes that his group has received hundreds of phone calls from people concerned about “random attacks on whites, D.C. sniper-style shootings,” and threats against police officers' families. The fliers, Ancona explained, are meant to educate people on what rights they legally have to use lethal force in self-defense. He claimed people already “feel much better” about their safety now that the Klan is on the case.Earlier on Wednesday, Ancona gushed to The Riverfront Times about the positive impact the Ferguson fracas is having on his group’s membership numbers.
“These Ferguson protesters are the best recruiters since Obama,” Ancona told the St. Louis weekly. “Normally we might hear from 10 people a week in Missouri, and now we’re hearing from more like 50 people a week. Sometimes, depending on these news stories, we get 100, 200 calls in a day.”
TPM
A supporter of Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson recently launched a fundraising campaign to put up a billboard in the town that would read "#PantsUPDontLOOT."The supporter, who lists himself as living in Brentwood, Tenn., launched the campaign on Oct. 28 on the website IndieGoGo. As Gawker noted on Monday, it had already reached its funding goal.
Wilson is the police officer who in August fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson.
The phrase "Pants Up, Don't Loot" was popularized by the conservative National Review as a response to the chant commonly recited by supporters of Brown: "Hands Up, Don't Shoot."