2) First, it goes without saying that no one deserves assault. However, when it comes to Turano, the likelihood he had something to do with provoking it is high. Certainly we can see him being an aggressor in the video. Not that that's an excuse. Tempers were high today.
-
-
Show this thread
-
3) So, about Based Spartan and his daughter Bianca, who is actually in her 20s. I've covered about 16 of these events now, and Turano has been at a buttload of them, wearing his faux Spartan armor and threatening to beat antifascists.pic.twitter.com/YuaYBgDTLE
Show this thread -
4) When he removes the armor, you can see his tattoos. On the back left shoulder, he has "White." On the right, "Pride."pic.twitter.com/IR95dUgxcu
Show this thread -
5) As you may have noticed, Bianca travels with him from California for all these events. I first saw her with him at the ugly Berkeley riot of April 15, 2017.pic.twitter.com/YscBi7vvB4
Show this thread -
6) We first saw the two of them in Portland on June 15, 2017, for the Patriot Prayer shit show that shortly followed the MAX train murders by a onetime PP marcher.pic.twitter.com/c8rASkJVoR
Show this thread -
7) Turano went through a period where he disavowed the Proud Boys and reaped some brief publicity from it.https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kgax8/the-rise-and-fall-of-based-spartan …
Show this thread -
8) Note who is standing behind Turano in that photo above: Ben Daley of the Rise Above Movement, now facing serious prison time for his role in Charlottesville.https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/7/23/1873810/-Sentencing-memo-provides-a-revealing-glimpse-inside-a-neo-Nazi-street-brawling-gang …
Show this thread -
9) In any event, Turano's apostacy didn't last long. We saw the two of them back in Portland, marching happily with Patriot Prayer, at the ugly June 30 event that turned extremely violent. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/07/03/portland-far-right-rally-once-again-quickly-turns-violent-march-becomes-riot …pic.twitter.com/PmXgK5JFIP
Show this thread -
10) Again, it goes without saying that no one deserves to be assaulted. However, it's worth keeping in mind that we're talking about the equivalent of the guy who walks into a biker bar and announces that all Harley riders are pussies. With his daughter in tow.
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Dave, make the thread shorter. Thanks, man.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.