6/ Note that even James claims to have left the white nationalist movement, he's still wearing a Hammer of Thor, a symbol often appropriated by white nationalists.pic.twitter.com/UP32VEdUog
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16/ Here's Mark Sahady, left, with Massachusetts Patriot Front leader Chris Hood (right, tan hat) at a December 2018 Resist Marxism event where Patriot Front provided security.pic.twitter.com/fvP9TrfbkH
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17/ The lead organizer of the April 6 rally is Alan Swinney, a 4th Degree Proud Boy with a long history of violence. This is Swinney (right) with fellow Proud Boy Tiny Toese at the 10/6/18 Resist Marxism rally in Providence.pic.twitter.com/vPw15ytyr8
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18/ Here's a photo of Swinney strangling a protester at the 10/6/18 Providence rally. Swinney also has a history of family violence charges for strangling a family member, as well as violating a protective order.pic.twitter.com/Dy2DSNh1kw
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19/ These groups-- Resist Marxism, the Proud Boys, and the American Guard-- have a documented history of violence and ties to hate groups. If they are allowed to rally in Providence on April 6, they will attack protesters. That's exactly what they did on October 6, 2018.
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20/ The state won't save us. In October, the cops let them cross a police line to walk into a crowd of protesters, where they attacked people. So what can we do?
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21/ For today, I need you to pressure
@Fundly to cancel Tiny Toese's fundraiser to attend the Providence rally. Tiny is using the money to come to Providence specifically to attack protesters.https://fundly.com/providence-rally-1 …Show this thread -
22/ And watch this account. For the next month, I'll be dropping the names and employment information of people who have marked themselves as "Going" to the public Facebook event. I need you to call their employers and let them know that Providence doesn't tolerate hate.
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23/ We need to tell them in no uncertain terms that if they're going to attend a violent rally and attack the people of Rhode Island, there's going to be consequences. Say no to racism, fascism, and hate groups in Providence. ¡No pasarán!
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@UpriseRI has very nicely compiled this thread into a blog post, if you want to share it on Facebook.https://upriseri.com/2019-02-20-antifash-gordon/ …Show this thread -
25/ For more demonstrations of the violence that Tiny Toese brings to rallies, see this excellent thread from
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26/ Proud Boy member and Patriot Prayer affiliate Jake Adkins, Coos Bay, Oregon, has marked himself as "going" on the event's invite page. For more on Adkins, and his history of associating with violent hate groups, see here.https://twitter.com/AntiFashGordon/status/1100045118848057345 …
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27/ UPDATE: Resist Marxism has postponed the rally since the Proud Boys have refused to attend, citing legal concerns for the "NYC 9" defendants facing charges as a result of attacking protesters on 10/12. Weird way to admit that you're hosting a violent rally, but okay.pic.twitter.com/Y16qy0hf8W
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