Getting Occupiers of the Historic Oregon Malheur Evicted
So this Oregon group Getting Occupiers of the Historic Oregon Malheur Evicted (see what they did there? Initials=G.O.H.O.M.E.) have a good wheeze.
Brothers Zach and Jake Klonoski launched the group’s fundraising efforts on Sunday morning.
By 5:45 p.m. Monday, the group received $30,000 in pledges.
“We thought, let’s create this vehicle so Oregonians can step up with one collective voice and say that we don’t support this, we want them to leave,” Zach Klonoski told KOIN 6 News.
The Klonoski brothers say they’re frustrated by what’s going on at the refuge, and figure there are thousands of Oregonians who would also like to express their opposition in a “peaceful, meaningful way”.
G.O.H.O.M.E. will continue to raise money in protest of the protesters every day the armed group remains at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge.
The longer the thieves stay, the more money is raised for groups the thieves won’t like.
The funds will go to 4 different organizations: Burns’ Paiute Tribe, Gabby Giffords’ Americans for Responsible Solutions, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Malheur National Wildlife refuge itself.
“These people came in heavily armed… we feel that they are likely not in support of gun reform. So we thought [Gabby Giffords’ Americans for Responsible Solutions] would be a good organization to choose,” Klonoski explained.
The Southern Poverty Law Center tracks and researches extremist groups all around the U.S., which the occupiers qualify as.
“Every day that they stay, they’re funding the very groups that fight against their actions,” Klonoski explained. “The longer they stay there, the more funds are contributed to groups that are really antithetical to the occupiers’ goals.”
Good plan; I like it.
Updating to add: Rrr points out that the donation website is unsecured, and the thieves hack websites, so it’s probably risky to use that site to donate.
According to Daily Beast’s accounting, every one of these traitors is eligible for more than 10 years of federal prison. For sedition, destruction of federal property, theft etc.
If we can just be clear what ‘home’ these creeps SHOULD be going to.
Yes, I kinda like it too!
BUT – I am always reluctant to expose personal and financial info on an unsecured web site.
Especially so in this case, when the thieves have apparently hijacked another web site with an almost identical url. That’s why I didn’t even click through to the actual pledge today.
Apart from those strong reservations, I heartily applaud this initiative.
Eagerly (eaglelly?) awaiting improvement. Go, gohome! :-)
Oh, good point. I’ll add that to the post.
[blushing]
Actually, *I* am not accusing the thieves of hacking, I was merely referencing the footnote :
Just to be clear: gohomemalheur.ORG is the real group, and is an unsecured site. What you’d be entering is name, email and pledge amount. No credit card or paypal data. The info could still be stolen, but for most of us it wouldn’t be anything that’s not public already.
On the other hand, gohomemalheur.COM has got the Keystone Kowboys squatting on it and redirects straight to oregonstandoff.com.
Unfortunately, no mailing address to send checks to!
Thanks, quixote! You are more brave than me. Details good.