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Sherman Austin is an American activist born on June 10, 1983. He is known for his involvement in political activism and his work with the website raisethefist.com. Austin's advocacy focuses on issues such as social justice and anti-war efforts. Although he faced legal challenges due to his activism, Austin remains committed to using his platform to raise awareness and promote change. His contributions to social and political movements continue to inspire others to stand up for their beliefs.
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"It was called the Reclaim Guide. It was just a general protest guide that went over security culture and stuff like that. A small portion of that guide dealt with explosives information."

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"It was around 4 p.m. in the afternoon. I was just taking a nap. Luckily, my sister was home."

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"About five, six FBI agents walked into the courthouse and arrested me. They said I was being arrested for distribution of information related to explosives over the Internet."

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"They had been monitoring the site for a very long time, and at times, I received over 100 hits from the Department of Defense on the website, so I wasn't the slightest bit surprised."

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"Two special agents at the front door pulled me outside. By that time, they had already had the house surrounded with loaded weapons, machine guns, shotguns... about 25 federal agents."

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"When they searched my car, they said that they found a gasoline canister and I think duct tape. Who wouldn't have a gasoline canister on them when driving 3,000 miles across country?"

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"They went back there, looked at all the computers, asked me to come in and tell them what all the computers were for specifically so they knew how to dismantle the network I had been running."

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"I've seen, not surprisingly, no action taken against those people, but here I am, an anarchist website, not even close to what that is, not even close to what else you can find on the Internet."

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"While I was in jail, they handcuffed me and took me to a backroom, where a detective from the FBI and a Secret Service agent were, and they interrogated me for about three or four hours."

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"I guess they just wanted to scoop a bunch of people up, hoping they got me, and unfortunately they did."

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"When they were done downloading all the information off each hard drive, they took all the computers, all the literature, and loaded everything into a big white truck and left."

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"There's something on the Internet called the White Resistance Manual. It's pretty much for white supremacists."

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