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One of the great things about working for @highcountrynews isn't just the great colleagues who I get to work with now, but our DEEP well of coverage on the Western U.S. Here's a thread of HCN stories that informed my latest piece 
https://www.hcn.org/articles/north-extremism-the-washington-d-c-siege-has-western-roots-and-consequences
https://www.hcn.org/articles/north-extremism-the-washington-d-c-siege-has-western-roots-and-consequences
The Citizens for Equal Rights Alliance (CERA) has declared that treaties regarding land and water rights are no longer valid, advocated for state rights at the expense of tribal sovereignty. From @annavtoriasmith https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.20/tribal-affairs-why-dont-anti-indian-groups-count-as-hate-groups
Cliven Bundy, anti-public lands hero: https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.7/sagebrush-rebellion-celebrity-scofflaw
The history of anti-government movements, alliances with Republican politicians and Sagebrush Rebels is chronicled by @jonnypeace here: https://www.hcn.org/articles/a-look-back-at-the-first-sagebrush-rebellion
The Bureau of Land Management reissued grazing permits to the Hammonds despite their felony convictions and history of making threats against fed employees. The reissuance covered in this story lost in court, but they went ahead and tried again on Dec 31. https://www.hcn.org/issues/51.9/public-lands-fire-starting-ranchers-grazing-public-lands-again
. @npbowlin spoke with @betsygquammen about the connections between anti-public lands conflicts and Mormon leaders who have taking leadership roles in those fights. https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-public-lands-how-mormon-history-helps-explain-todays-public-land-fights
There was a whole magazine focused on threats to public lands employees in 2014: https://www.hcn.org/issues/46.18
As one tweeter recently summed up this article, in the words of Rage Against The Machine: "Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses."
Reporting from @kalengoodluck https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.8/south-corruption-new-mexicos-thin-blurred-line
Reporting from @kalengoodluck https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.8/south-corruption-new-mexicos-thin-blurred-line
During the Trump administration, a federal government sympathetic to ranching interests sent the likes of Ammon Bundy cause-shopping with mixed results. From @Leah_Sottile https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.3/north-sagebrush-rebellion-the-residual-power-of-ammon-bundy
Militias and associated movements have coalesced in opposition to COVID lockdowns and helped mainstream their image during the pandemic. From @annavtoriasmith https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.8/north-patriot-militia-groups-mobilize-during-a-deadly-pandemic-and-massive-protests
Some answers to how to handle extremism can be found in Burns, Oregon, where the Malheur occupation tested bonds of community and collaboration. https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.12/ammon-bundy-after-malheur-side-effects-of-the-bundys-extremism-linger
This is by no means a complete list of our coverage on these topics, or the HCN stories that have informed the Western U.S. on these issues, but I submit it's a damn good reading list for anyone looking to learn about our future challenges by reading about the recent past.
