1/5 The MAGA hoards are quick to point out POC membership in Far Right groups as if that is unassailable evidence that they are neither racist or fascist. We will briefly address this here.
2/5 This is not really different from right-wing women who advocate against feminism. They are providing a valuable service --plausible deniability-- so they receive a lot of personal reward within the movement they are in. Haley Adams started her activist career w/ "himtoo".
3/5 Having a lot of brown faces out front helps these groups tremendously. Tarrio and Gibson have profited personally from their involvement in the Far Right. It's basically a matter of placing self-interest over solidarity. thedailybeast.com/why-young-men-…
4/5 Also the actual ideology of groups like Patriot Prayer is somewhat vague so a wide sector of the right can plug in around a shared love of neo-fascist violence.
5/5 There are many other issues such as internalised racism. Also POC are not a monolithic block & can be racist against other POC. The bottom line is the presence of some POC in these groups does not negate the well-documented ties to white supremacy. theguardian.com/world/2020/oct…
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A new update to the Patriot Front Members Gallery (rosecityantifa.org/articles/patri…) is live, with new IDs from the last few months! Following the release of the PF leaks by Unicorn Riot, anti-fascists have now identified 86 members of Patriot Front by name.
Here's a master thread of Patriot Front members identified since @UR_Ninja leaks, so people can browse their photos and information more easily!
Here's one of our favorite leaked PF videos, as a treat to start us out, featuring Thomas Rousseau and Kieran "Zoolander" Morris.
Check out the Patriot Fail blog (patriotfail.blackblogs.org) and the Patriot Front Member's Gallery (rosecityantifa.org/articles/patri…) if you want to browse more. The blog is generally more up-to-date on recent IDs than the gallery; the gallery also includes photos of unidentified members.
A lot has already been said, but there's a few points we'd like to add regarding the thread of misinformation published by a think-tank analyst about Patriot Front in Coeur d'Alene last weekend...
Obviously, first of all, people reporting on fascist mobilizations (and especially police responses to them) should not be treating the police as a reliable source of information. Period. Citing them uncritically is ignorant and irresponsible.
Beyond that, though, this kind of hyped-up false narrative often gets encouraged on social media when people report on fascist activity just so they can be the one "breaking this news story," or so they look smart and informed in comparison to others...
for those of you checking out the current #patriotfail debacle in coeur d'alene, id, remember to take a peek at the Patriot Front Members Gallery (rosecityantifa.org/articles/patri…). we've already spotted kieran morris (tx) and "joshua UT" as well as thomas, obviously!
based on those spottings (and location obviously) you should expect to see possible members from: idaho (duh), utah, texas, washington, colorado, oregon, and potentially oklahoma, arizona, norcal and further midwest as well.
this is also probably a good time to remind folks that, as full names for these arrested guys potentially become available, we strongly encourage everyone to take the time they need to put together as certain and comprehensive a profile of that fascist as they can!
Patriot Front Member Gallery Update (rosecityantifa.org/articles/patri…)! Since @UR_Ninja's release of leaked PF data in January, anti-fascists have been able to identify 46 more Patriot Front members!
Here, enjoy "Tex," Thomas's dog, biting "Austin TX" on the butt during drill practice!
Today's Patriot Front Gallery updates include: Alexi Guthrie, aka "Brandon CA"; Stephen James Trimboli, aka "Lawrence FL," aka "Mom Fish Boy," the Network Director of NW 16 (Florida); and Garret J. Garland, aka "Randolph IL"...
The Proud Boys hate group member documented harassing Washougal School Board meetings in this thread is Vancouver, WA resident Christopher Lincoln Stevens aka "VonCheddar" or "Christopher Cheeze."
Christopher Stevens was also filmed at the violent far-right rally in Portland on 8/22/21 tipping over the van whose driver had been assaulted and robbed by the Proud Boys
NY Proud Boy and self-elected videographer Randy Ireland also documented Christopher Stevens' presence and participation in that rally, just moments before Ireland accidentally donated his footage to the public good (approx 9:00 in Video 10). rosecityantifa.org/articles/a22-b…