[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

The reporter goes through contortions to give the impression that this is a group of radical-right white Tea Partiers, rather than an Islamic-based black supremacist cult.

Neither of your assertions are supported in the story.

"The FBI says the national movement has been around for decades and has ties to the Nuwaubians, a black supremacist group that started near Augusta. Nationally, sovereign citizens, which originated as a white supremacist group, have been connected to multiple insurance fraud and tax evasion scams, along with some violent crimes."

[PapaBear3625]

You have to read deep into the story to find out. Lots of people would just see the headline and lead paragraph.