Factions

Government Backed:
* FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
* MMPD (Midwich Metropolitan Police Department)
* MMPD SWAT (Midwich Metropolitan Police Department - Special Weapons And Tactics) - disbanded in 2081
* MADMSF (Midwich Administrative Area Militarized Security Forces)
* Pillar International, Inc. - private millitary contractor
Gangs:
* Heaven's Gate - Chinese Triad, possibly supported by the government of the People's Republic of China
* Yakuza - Japanese mafia, given nickname since it has no official, internal naming
* Bratva - Russian mafia, funded by Russian and Ukranian oligarchs
* Cosa Nostra - Sicilian mafia. Known for drug smuggling and assassinations' 
* Lazerhawks - Southern US based organized crime, drug and weapon trafficking gang
Militias:
* Sons of Liberty - right wing traditionalist, pro-2nd Amendment 
* Anarchist Front - anarchist, anarcho-communist, syndicalist militia
* Black Panther Party - black identarian. Disbanded in 2053
Protest Groups:
* CAA (Conservative America Association) - conservative, right populism group
* ANTIFA - antifascist, far left group
* TAG (also known as "Synths" in a derogatory fashion) (Transhumanism Advocacy Group for the Betterment of Mankind) - left/right libertarian pro-transhumanism accelerationism
*Midwich University Political Forum - anti-authoritarian, classical liberal student group
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