2/ He was part of this leaked chat, where Proud Boys across New England planned a (since cancelled) violent rally in Providence. They traded pictures of leftist activists they planned to attack, and swapped pics of the weapons they planned to use.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/proud-boys-chat-logs-premeditate-rally-violence-in-leaked-chats_n_5ce1e231e4b00e035b928683 …
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3/ In fact, here's Shaun in that chat, planning to murder me. He even picked out the caliber of weapon he planned to use, and the distance from which he'd shoot. This is not an idle threat.pic.twitter.com/zgsQtHkDNu
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4/ He's also got a history of domestic violence charges, which, statistically, is one of the best predictors of a future mass shooter. Shaun Hufton is a dangerous individual being employed by
@TractorSupply.pic.twitter.com/vIHcNKu6kr
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5/ For more on the connection between domestic violence and mass shootings, see here.https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/11/07/562387350/in-texas-and-beyond-mass-shootings-have-roots-in-domestic-violence …
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6/ Hufton's threats were published in May, when
@AndyBCampbell revealed the Proud Boys' plans in the@HuffPost. And yet, the police haven't done anything. And they won't. It's up to us to defend our communities from violent far-right gangs.Show this thread -
7/ We have to show the far-right that we don't tolerate violent hate groups. Today, you can do that by emailing
@TractorSupply's board at board@tractorsupply.com. Tell them that their employee, Shaun Hufton, is a member of a violent hate group.pic.twitter.com/eJ5c4bqljl
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8/ Ask them if these are the corporate values they represent. Corporations don't act without pressure from activists. And it takes all of us to apply that pressure. But together, we can beat back the violent hate groups in our areas, one member at a time.


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Just called. They said it's not true and hung up on me. I guess that means it's true.
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Lololololol
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