NEW: Today we present a special reveal featuring the president of Miami’s Vice City Proud Boys & two associates.
Let’s meet Alejandro “Alex” Reyes, the 50 year old discount rack Liver King who irons his beard & lives in a $2.5 million house in the burbs of Kendall. 1/🧵
Roid raging Proud Boy & president of Miami’s Vice City chapter Alejandro “Alex” Reyes is known for his appearances at the Miami school board @MDCPS opposing LGBTQ history month alongside PB ally groups, Miami Moms for Liberty (RIP) and the Christian Family Coalition. 2/
Miami Proud Boy leader Alejandro “Alex” Reyes has been a fixture at rallies + events & we know he’s the president because his telegram profile tells us: VCPB = Vice City Proud Boys.
In 2022 he was one of several Proud Boys who signed on as local poll workers w @MDCElections 3/
Alejandro “Alex” Reyes appears to have become involved w the Proud Boys in 2021 while attending school board protests against masking (left). And in 2023 he spent time in DC to support PB Gabriel Garcia.
This 50 year old is also obsessed with hi-top shoes & dyes his beard! 4/
Some background on Proud Boy Alejandro “Alex” Reyes: He was born in Pennsylvania, is very into sports & will turn 50 this month — happy birthday! 🥳
Sources have also confirmed he drives an expensive black Ferrari 488 GTB with a custom yellow Gadsden flag license plate. 5/
As to the source of Proud Boy Alejandro “Alex” Reyes’ money, he’s been a mortgage broker & in the past run a string of businesses in Florida: Guardian Pharmaceuticals LLC, R & J Enterprises, AR Lending Net and Jetstream Land Holdings. 6/
Proud Boy Alejandro “Alex” Reyes’ currently active Florida company is management & consulting firm My-Em Management.
Did he inherit his money, is he a successful businessman or involved in some dirty dealings? We don’t know but we doubt the first two. ❄️ 7/
But our research into Alejandro “Alex” Reyes business dealings led us to a Florida non-profit called Proud City Foundation which he founded with fellow Miami Proud Boy Gabriel Garcia in May 2021 along with two other associates. 8/
What we learned is that the Proud City Foundation Florida non-profit founded by Miami Proud Boy leader Alejandro “Alex” Reyes initially included his wife Paola Jorge and another name, Ralph Verde, who will now get their well deserved introductions. 9/
Say hello to Proud Boy accomplice & plastic side chick Paola Isabelle Jorge. 💅
Born in the Dominican Republic, Paola married Miami PB leader Alex Reyes in 2022 & uses the Instagram handle “paooxo._”. She and Alex enjoy jet setting to exotic spots like Tulum & Istanbul. 10/
Now let’s reveal to the world Miami Proud Boy Rafael “Ralph” Verde of Cutler Bay. 👋
We’ve long documented him at local & DC rallies. Below he’s holding the bullhorn in front of the Miami school board alongside Alex Reyes & Gabriel Garcia. 11/
We also captured Rafael “Ralph” Verde of Miami/Cutler Bay at different Floridians First rallies, a now defunct front group for the local Proud Boys.
Each time Ralph is wearing clothing with III%er militia insignias. He’s worth looking into more for that connection. 12/
As promised we will continue to shine the light on every South Florida Proud Boy and their associates past and present.
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@threadreaderapp EXTRA!! Miami Proud Boy leader Alejandro “Alex” Reyes appears to be Nicaraguan based on Nicaraguan flag emoji used in his former Instagram profile. 🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮
Next week Miami Young Republicans will host an event opposing #Florida’s Amendment 4 pro-choice ballot measure.
Among the “most influential voices” is antisemitic & pro-Putin podcaster Linda Catalina Cuadros — but that’s just the beginning with @MiamiYRs.
Let’s dive in! 🧵 1/
Miami based influence grifter Linda Cuadros got her start w anti-vaccine & pro-MAGA content but quickly expanded into far-right anti-LGBTQ themes on “globohomo” & support 4 Kanye West.
We also documented her sharing notorious neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin in her Telegram channel.
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Linda’s open antisemitism & Putin simp content naturally attracted attention in June when she did a sit down interview w Miami mayor Francis Suarez, earning her local media coverage. #WakeUpWithLinda
One of Florida’s worst creations, white MAGA rapper “Forgiato Blow” aka Kurt Jantz, has just posted that all his YouTube videos were just taken down. 1/
Forgiato Blow, aka Kurt Jantz, attended Jan 6 and appeared multiple times alongside now imprisoned former Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio. 2/
We’ve also documented Forgiato Blow in Miami for a small anti-LGBTQ hate rally directed at Target in June 2023 alongside a Miami Proud Boy & QAnon flat earth singer Jimmy Levy who he collaborated with for his ‘Boycott Target’ track. 3/
Meet the man currently nominated for a Florida State GOP Committeeman seat by the Miami GOP @MiamiDadeGOP.
Former Proud Boy & January 6th rioter Chris Barcenas. #USAPB
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Following the scandal caused by NYT coverage of the Proud Boys & allies holding seats on the Miami GOP Republican Executive Committee (REC) in 2022 — many remain active, including Barcenas.
This is also why the Miami GOP keeps membership a secret. 2/
Keep in mind two Proud Boys, Gabriel Garcia & Gilbert Fonticoba, were sitting Miami GOP REC members when indicted for J6 charges. Both since convicted.
A third REC member, Barbara Balmaseda #PinkGaiterPBG, was indicted in Dec 2023 for being inside the Capitol on J6 w Garcia. 3/
Rafael Verde, b. Dec 1968, is behind a string of short lived real estate & investment LLCs & currently “Ice Mountain LLC.”
Public records show a mountain of personal debts — his house went into foreclosure this month & he’s facing two credit card lender lawsuits for $27k. 2/
Proud Boy Rafael Antonio Verde has records for evictions in 2000, 2015, 2018 & another foreclosure in 2006. Former employer Bankers Life & Casualty sued him in 2015 for not returning $12k in commissions — likely signed up fraudulently based on later criminal charges. 3/
Let’s meet Patrick Bet-David who invited neo-fascist & white supremacist Patriot Front leader Thomas Rousseau, currently facing charges for the tiki torch Nazi march during Unite the Right, to his Fort Lauderdale studio for a ‘friendly chat’ on his PBD Podcast for YouTube.
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Patrick Bet-David @patrickbetdavid is a 45 year old multi-level marketing ‘entrepreneur’ & podcaster based in Fort Lauderdale living in a $20 mill mansion in the posh neighborhood of Bay Colony.
800 feet of waterfront with a boat slip as well. 🛥️🐳 2/
Patrick Bet-David is a cretin of the right-wing media sphere with a recent appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show and last year did a “5 hour sit down” with underage model trafficker (allegedly) & professional misogynist Andrew Tate. 3/
A special update on the Hitler praising antisemitic Florida lawyer William Bavier who we revealed Last year to be behind the infamous “attorney fren” Twitter persona.
He is now working immigration cases for the prominent Miami law firm of Alex Hanna @AlexHannaLawyer 1/
How did we find him?
Easy. William Bavier, aka “attorney fren,” has a Florida bar profile which lists his email address as “” and it took only minutes to find him in a December 2023 social media post from Alex Hanna’s law firm @AlexHannaLawyer. 2/ alexhanna.com
Hey @AlexHannaLawyer is this the type of racist bigot you want on your team handling immigration cases?
Below: Original March 2023 post revealing “attorney fren” aka William Bavier’s identify. 3/