10/ And that's far from the last violent incident Patriot Prayer's been tied to. On June 30, 2018, Portland police revoked their permit to rally after declaring it a "riot."https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2018/06/portland_police_revoke_permit.html …
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11/ Just a month later, on August 4, 2018, members of Patriot Prayer established a "sniper's nest" on the rooftop of a garage overlooking a rally site, from which they planned to shoot protesters.https://www.newsweek.com/patriot-prayer-members-armed-snipers-positioned-themselves-roof-ahead-august-1171862 …
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12/ On October 6, 2018, Joey Gibson was the featured guest at a Resist Marxism rally in Providence, RI, where members of the Proud Boys waded into a crowd of protesters to attack people.https://upriseri.com/2018-10-07-ocean-state-against-hate/ …
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13/ On October 13, 2018, Gibson took a "flash march" to downtown Portland, where the group assaulted anyone they deemed a leftist.https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/15/patriot-prayer-again-brings-violence-portland-flash-march-downtown-rounding-out-weekend-far …
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14/ In January 2019, Patriot Prayer showed up at a DSA meeting at a Union Hall, attempting to start fights with members. Days later, they returned to vandalize the union hall.https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2019/01/24/25623138/union-headquarters-vandalized-after-patriot-prayer-attention …
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15/ Just days after that, Patriot Prayer associate Reggie Axtell issued a threat to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, saying, "I'm coming for you, you little punk."https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/01/25/proud-boy-threatens-portland-mayor-im-coming-you …
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16/ And here's a clip from Joey Gibson's livestream from May 1, 2019, showing Patriot Prayer's Ian Kramer beating a woman in the back of the head with a baton. Reports say she has a cracked vertebrae. https://twitter.com/AmericanSHARP1/status/1123986030128959488 …
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17/ This is kind of violence that results from giving groups like Patriot Prayer a platform to spread their hateful rhetoric and conspiracy theories. Please,
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18/ In 2017,
@GoDaddy stopped hosting The Daily Stormer, so there is precedent.https://www.newsweek.com/it-legal-hosting-companies-ban-hate-sites-654618 …1 reply 6 retweets 22 likesShow this thread -
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@GoDaddy's Terms of Service prohibit "activities designed to encourage unlawful behavior by others, such as hate crimes [and] terrorism." And that's exactly what Patriot Prayer does.https://www.godaddy.com/agreements/showdoc?plvid=1&pageid=Big_Send_EULA …2 replies 8 retweets 31 likesShow this thread
20/ Please, @GoDaddy, enforce your own Terms of Service and deplatform Joey Gibson and Patriot Prayer.
They've been responsible for a years-long campaign of terror against the city of Portland.
Please stop letting them use your services to spread their hate and violence.
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@heatherdopson do you think GD safety team is going to issue a statement on this hate group?0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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