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In a statement released Sunday, the sheriff's office said they are not un-supportive of community groups helping fellow neighbors, but they wanted to stress they have not requested assistance from any local militia group.
you. reporter: i call it shast-taliban. the anti-mask people, anti-science people. antivax people. reporter: she runs an online website covering shasta county. unabashed democratic, she backed oath moty. with his recall, it s now the far-right and majority control. they forced the ouster of a supervisor who had truly done nothing wrong. i m fearful about the kinds of people who come in and how they will vote and what will happen to shasta county. reporter: the most visible national face of this local recall is california state militia member carlos zapata. who appeared op conspiracy out let boards. you don t vote your way out of socialism. once it takes root, the only way to eradicate it is to fight with arms, have a violent, violent confrontation, blood in the streets. reporter: and whose speech at the shasta county board went viral.
ultra-conservative backed in the community with militia ties. opponents worry it could happen in other towns across america. reporter: there is a quiet revolution happening in this rural california town. there is a lot of frustration. a lot of people were fired up, so that kind of lit the fuse. reporter: in the shasta county barbershop, it s not just republican views, but ultra-conservative. guns, a confederate flag rolled up in the corner. he is an unapologetic member of the california state militia who say conservatives like him woke up when covid first struck. businesses got closed down and schools and all that. we have had a [ bleep ] moment in this country and people are like, holy crap, we better get a hold of things here. make no mistake. this is now the people s house.