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THREAD: A previously unidentified man at the 7/6 Rally for Free Speech in DC threatened BLM protesters and punched an antifascist. His name is Brandon Sullivan, of Arlington, MA, and he was with Super Happy Fun America, the group sponsoring the Straight Pride Parade in Boston.pic.twitter.com/KEKMeR7ZMW
2/ As this story from @wamu885 recounts, the antifascist saw Brandon, with the Straight Pride Parade flag, threatening a group of Black Lives Matters protesters and stepped in to intervene.
He says that Brandon then punched him, after which a man in a green shirt attacked him.pic.twitter.com/ZDMkAcDVgK
3/ If you watch closely, in this video from @RealAlexRubi, you can see see the initial punch that Brandon throws at the antifascist, which instigates the attack.
Brandon is holding the blue-and-pink Straight Pride flag:https://twitter.com/RealAlexRubi/status/1147635306625142785 …
4/ In this footage, from @ChuckModi1, you see SHFA's Samson Racioppi pushing Brandon back just as the man in the green shirt rushes in to attack the antifascist.https://twitter.com/ChuckModi1/status/1147635405061349378 …
5/ After the antifascist was attacked by both Brandon and the man in the green shirt, police rush in to arrest the antifascist.
In this video, the crowd of @DMVBlackLives protesters tells the cops what happened, but the cops still arrest the antifascist.https://twitter.com/DMVBlackLives/status/1147928940658470912 …
6/ And in this screenshot from @FordFischer's footage, you can see the antifascist pointing out Brandon to the police as the man who initially attacked him, which instigated the incident.pic.twitter.com/1srqZp1JX0
7/ In a livestream on the drive back to Massachusetts, Super Happy Fun America's Samson Racioppi (on the left, sunglasses and green shirt) asks Brandon about the incident, who admits that he was in a "scuffle," but curiously declines to elaborate on the details.pic.twitter.com/0MMDO0hr6E
8/ The man in the backseat is Danny Gilbertsen, a member of the Patriot Saints.
You can also see him in this photo from @socialistdogmom.
Gilbertsen is a member of the Patriot Saints, a splinter cell of the Soldiers of Odin USA, an anti-refugee hate group.pic.twitter.com/tf1WYfItfX
9/ You can read more about the Soldiers of Odin USA here.https://www.adl.org/resources/profiles/soldiers-of-odin-usa …
10/ Gilbertsen was present at the Women's March in Boston in January, when members of Resist Marxism-- the former name used by Super Happy Fun America organizers-- showed up to attack attendees.
See this footage from @mikegamms.https://twitter.com/AntiFashGordon/status/1086649648666853377 …
11/ While in DC, Super Happy Fun America also posed for a photo with Gavin McInnes, founder of the Proud Boys, a violent hate group. But that's no surprise-- Resist Marxism has a long history with the Proud Boys.pic.twitter.com/S5B4HofjQJ
12/ In October of 2018, the Proud Boys attended a Resist Marxism rally in Providence, RI, where they crossed a police barricade to attack protesters.https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=clDCN4ABGnk …
13/ And the Proud Boys were recently caught planning to attack protesters at a now-cancelled Resist Marxism rally.
In the leaked chats from @AndyBCampbell, the group traded photos of protesters they planned to attack, and weapons they wanted to bring.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/proud-boys-chat-logs-premeditate-rally-violence-in-leaked-chats_n_5ce1e231e4b00e035b928683 …
14/ The police won't protect us here. As we saw in Providence in October, they let the Proud Boys attack protesters. In Boston in January, they let Resist Marxism attack Women's March attendees. And in DC on 7/6, they let Brandon threaten BLM and punch an antifascist.
15/ So how can we protect ourselves?
I'm going to have more coming out about Resist Marxism, Super Happy Fun America, and Straight Pride Parade in the leadup to August.
Follow along and keep up with the calls to action.
16/ If you want to know more about Resist Marxism/Super Happy Fun America, and the ties of the organizers to violent hate groups, see this thread.https://twitter.com/AntiFashGordon/status/1136283660737482752 …
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