2/ The Proud Boys are an @splcenter-designated hate group.
They were declared a hate group on the basis of their anti-trans, anti-immigrant, and anti-Muslim ideology.https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/proud-boys …
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3/ And they've been connected to a string of violent incidents. In May, leaked chats showed that they planned the assault and murder of leftist activists for a now-cancelled rally in Providence, RI.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/proud-boys-chat-logs-premeditate-rally-violence-in-leaked-chats_n_5ce1e231e4b00e035b928683 …
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4/ In June, members of the Proud Boys showed up at the home of antifascist researcher Gwen Snyder. Thankfully, she wasn't home at the time, but they warned a neighbor, “You tell that fat bitch she better stop.”https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-proud-boys-attempt-to-menace-critic-with-late-night-threat …
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5/ No two ways about it-- the Proud Boys are a gang. But the police won't protect us here. Who protects us? We protect us.
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6/ So RT this thread, and tell
@Ford that they have Vito Russo, a member of a known hate group, the Proud Boys, working for them at the Sterling Axle Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

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Henry Ford would have been cool with it, unfortunately.
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I mean, true tea, Henry Ford would have had no problem with this at all
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Reuther rolls in his grave
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