CROH would like to introduce you to Bangor, PA resident Amie Eckert. Eckert is the Lehigh Valley Tea Party member who organized bus trips transporting dozens of LV residents to the violent "Million MAGA Rallies" & the fascist coup attempt at the Capitol on Jan. 6th. (1/19) 
Amie Eckert rapidly radicalized around the 2020 US Presidential Election. She hosted "pro-Trump flag rallies" in the Lehigh Valley. At one such event in Easton, PA on Oct. 30th, 2020, Eckert was charged by Palmer Township Police for Harassment and Disorderly Conduct. (2/19)
Eckert lawyered up, taking on LVTP Chairman Tom Caroll as her attorney. In 2007, Caroll was forced to resign from his position as Assistant District Attorney for Northampton County after he engaged in a racist prank against a black colleague. (3/19) mcall.com/news/elections…
In addition to Eckert's far-right organizing in the Lehigh Valley, she also exported her organizing to DC. Eckert chartered buses to the fascist #N14 and #D12 "Million MAGA Rallies." Below are images from inside each of those buses on the way to DC. (4/19)
During this time, Amie Eckert developed an affinity for the Proud Boys. In the below screencap, Eckert and Benjamin Jacques discuss reaching out to the Proud Boys organization and starting a local "division." (5/19)
Eckert and Jacques went on to form real-life connections with Proud Boys. In Jacques' selfie below, you can see that their D12 crew included Proud Boy Zach Rehl. It also included Dion Cini. Both men were heavily involved in the fascist coup attempt on J6. (6/19)
We know Amie Eckert marched in DC with these far-right street brawlers because she streamed it to her FB account. Below is a screencap from one of these streams. It actually captures the moment Bengy Jacques suggests his now-infamous selfie. (7/19)
From another of Eckert's live-streams on D12, members of her bus crew walk past the US Capitol Building and discuss the police presence. One man asks “Do they really think we’re gonna rob the Capitol?” to which a second man replies “Well, we won’t today. But we might.” (8/19)
On Dec. 19th, Eckert posted to her FB profile imploring her followers to join the multiple buses she planned to charter for the J6 rally-turned-coup. The LVTP also posted a flyer to their FB and website advertising the bus charter. Notice the comment below the FB post. (9/19)
This comment serves as a good representation of right wing chatter in the weeks approaching the J6 coup attempt. And Amie Eckert’s FB posts were no exception. Below are screencaps from her FB account that indicate a militant disposition to the approaching event. (10/19)
Most images & commentary about the J6 coup attempt have since been removed by Eckert and her associates. However, we were able to capture the below comments, which confirm Eckert and Jacques’ J6 contingent were engaged in direct confrontation with Capitol police. (11/19)
This next subject is highly sensitive, & we have done our best to handle it with care. We will never post images of children; even images from violent, far-right political actions. That said, the information below is so egregious, we felt we had to address it. (12/19)
Amie Eckert makes a habit of bringing her elementary-age child to these fascist political events. We confirmed that she brought her child to both the N14 & D12 "Million MAGA Rallies," where the child posed for photos with Proud Boys & live streamed confrontation in DC. (13/19)
During one such live-stream (taken from Eckert’s phone & broadcast to Eckert’s FB), her child wandered among a crowd of Proud Boys capturing video. It’s important to point out at this juncture that the Proud Boys are a far-right street gang infamous for violence. (14/19)
After the crowd (including Amie Eckert, Eckert's child, Jacques, and multiple Proud Boys) began marching, their group engaged in verbal altercations with DC residents; verbal altercations that the child engaged in personally. (15/19)
In another stream from D12, Eckert’s child anticipated the antifascist presence in DC: “I think antifa is here if I’m not mistaken... I hope they’re here.” Offscreen, a man can be heard asking the child, “You gonna beat them up?” (16/19)
It’s bad enough for an adult to support a fascist movement & view white nationalist paramilitaries as friends. But to bring a child to fascist rallies where these paramilitaries engage in mass violence… the irresponsibility cannot be understated. (17/19)
https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1337968919286591488
To provide further context on Amie Eckert's extreme right-wing politics, we compiled a selection of racist, conspiracy driven, and transphobic FB posts that she made during 2020. (18/19)
For all the reasons listed above — in the interest of community safety — we have compiled this thread. For much more information on Bangor, PA resident Amie Eckert, follow the link in our bio. #WeKeepUsSafe (19/19)
Also, side bar. Why tf would you post this publicly?
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