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NEW - Torch Network presents over a year of leaked Patriot Front chat logs and profiles of known members

#PatriotFail

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Formed in 2017, PF splintered from Vanguard America after James Fields murdered Heather Heyer at UTR, the group has bloated to nearly 300 members - some of whom are becoming more & more disillusioned with their tepid “activism”
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The leaked messages (April 2019-July 2020) showcase the crude fascism of its members, who revel in misogyny, antisemitism, and racism
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Leader Thomas Rousseau has grown increasingly paranoid and authoritarian in the members-only chat, barking orders about group rules, chiding other members, and spewing other WN drivel
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Though much of the chats seem like juvenile posturing, members make clear their aims: to further marginalize already vulnerable people and target them for interpersonal or state violence
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Patriot Front provides a networking space and breeding ground for hardcore fascists - it reinforces the resentments and delusions of its members, promoting a shared culture of hypermasculinity and militaristic posturing #PatriotFail

The more people who join or pass through Patriot Front, the more likely their violent fantasies of revenge and glory will be enacted. The threat these fascist pose should be taken seriously
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@UR_Ninja @IGD_News @letsgomathias @awinston @transform6789 @areidross @misstessowen @JackSmithIV @EllaFassler @kathleen_belew @nickmartin @Mark__Bray @professor_stas @AnarchistAgency @AP @propublica @IwriteOK @splcenter @YourAnonNews @BlackSocialists @IAF__FAI @FFRAFAction

This list of Patriot Front members has been collected from researchers across the country - help complete the picture by submitting more articles and documentation to our email

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