3) It's not the only time @_LilMike93_ has tried to disrupt a pro-immigrant demonstration.
Here he is (US flag) with a group that showed up at May Day.pic.twitter.com/xdlFBP6FAk
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@beccalew wrote about this phenomenon in the alt-right media sphere in an incredible report for@datasociety report. This is a map she made of those connections. If you haven't, go read the whole thing now: https://datasociety.net/output/alternative-influence/ …pic.twitter.com/2KYQBqbfev
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13) People like Michael Moura are the connection between mainstream GOP politicians like @MassGovernor Charlie Baker, further-right candidates like @DiehlForSenate, and documented white supremacist groups like the American Guard.
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14) Once you start noticing these connections, they're impossible to ignore. Journalist
@_grendan just documented the rise of the Proud Boys as "the militant wing of the Republican party":https://thebaffler.com/latest/boys-to-men-oconnor …Show this thread -
15) The Miami Proud Boys, alongside the Chairman of the Miami GOP, just led what the media called a "mob-style protest" of Nancy Pelosi:https://splinternews.com/miami-gop-chairman-and-proud-boys-led-mob-style-protest-1829886046 …
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16) This isn't because fascists and conservatives are the same thing. Historically, this has been because conservatives have sought to use fascists, but then been overwhelmed by Brownshirt gangs. But the end result of conservative hubris has always been the same-- fascism.
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17) Don't fall for that shit. You hang with fascists, you're a fascist. You hang with white supremacists, you're a white supremacist. It's as easy as that. </thread>
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