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6 Mar, 12 tweets, 4 min read

A “burn the mask” protest in boise, Idaho

Organizers say there are 20 other cities in Idaho holding “burn the mask” demonstrations

Organizer leads the crowd in pledge of allegiance at “burn the mask” protest on Capitol steps of Idaho

An anti-mask rally in the Idaho state Capitol

Parents and children burning masks on the Idaho Capitol steps

Protestors are burning masks on the steps of the Idaho Capitol

Idaho state troopers and Boise police tell organizers to put out the fire.

Protestors tell police to go away

About 150 people are gathered in Boise, Idaho on the Capitol steps to “burn the mask”

Covid cases per 100k

Idaho: 105
Washington: 66
Oregon: 54

cnn.com/interactive/20…

Families burning masks on Idaho Capitol steps

Anti-lockdown Protestor burns “sleepy joe” photo on Idaho Capitol steps

Darr Moon, of the organizers of “burn the mask” says this is a rally not a protest

(He is married to Idaho state rep. Dorthy Moon)

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Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

1 Mar

Struggling to stay relevant in political decisions, the Oregon Republican Party embraces the far right.

opb.org/article/2021/0…

In the last 15 years Republican share of registered voters in Oregon has fallen off :

2006
-Republican 36%
Democrat 38%

2021
-Republican 25%
-Democrat 35%

The Oregon GOP met at VFW last month to elect new leadership

Conservatives were soul-searching after the Oregon GOP passed a resolution calling the Jan 6th insurrection a “false flag”, comparing it to the Reichstag fire.

But instead of turning to moderates, they doubled down

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Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

21 Feb

@dirquez

In 2016 Rep. Dallas Heard was criticized by fellow Republican law makers for traveling outside his district to meet with far right militants occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

Now he leads the Republican Party in Oregon.

Via @dirquez
opb.org/article/2021/0…

https://twitter.com/MrOlmos/status/1346914190405955584

Here’s Dallas Heard on Jan 6th at the Oregon Capitol.

“Democrat or anyone: senator, representative, mayor, county commissioner: if your the enemy of the people, I am your enemy”

https://twitter.com/MrOlmos/status/1346914190405955584

https://twitter.com/LauraJedeed/status/1341253966231871488

On Dec 21 during the storming of the Oregon Capitol, Dallas heard tells the crowd “I’m in full support of your right to enter your capitol building”

The man standing next to him, David Medina, would go on to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6

https://twitter.com/LauraJedeed/status/1341253966231871488

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Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

18 Jan

Lobby day thread Richmond, VA

Some boogaloo boys talk to reporters.

-Boogaloo boys are an extremist movement born online

-They think the internal contradictions of the country will eventually lead to a collapse,

-some of them want to “accelerate” that process and kick off the “boog”(civil war)

A handful of Proud boys are here. One is hawking t-shirts

Read 25 tweets

Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

17 Jan

In the Oregon Capitol five boogaloo boys stand outside the statehouse

@Leah_Sottile

This group call themselves “liberty boys”, boogaloo boys are an extremist movement born online.

More on then in this piece by @Leah_Sottile nytimes.com/interactive/20…

For context: there are 19 journalists around them.

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Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

6 Jan

“Occupy the Capitol” protest in Salem, Oregon

Trump supporters and Proud boys are watching videos of the D.C. on a projector

Oregon legislator Dallas Herd speaking to the crowd

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Sergio Olmos

@MrOlmos

1 Jan

Anti-lockdown protest in Salem, Oregon

Protestors are a coalition of right wing groups including Oregon woman for Trump, proud boys, and general Trump supporters.

They oppose the statewide covid restrictions the governor has imposed.

The mayor of Sandy, Stan Pulliam, has openly called for businesses in his city to defy the state lockdown and reopen today.

Some businesses in other cities are participating in “re-open Oregon” protest. The governor has said they will face fines if they defy restrictions.