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Blood on the Mountain: The Siege That Sparked a Movement
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In August 1992, a botched firearms sting on an Idaho mountain left a mother and teenage boy dead — and set in motion events that would reshape American extremism forever. This is the full story of Ruby Ridge: the government overreach, the deadly rules of engagement, and the catastrophic eleven-day siege that radicalized a nation.
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There's a version of this story where Ruby Ridge is a minor incident. Eleven days on an Idaho mountain, a troubled family, a handful of deaths, something that faded from the news cycle before most people had learned to pronounce the name.
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