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