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May 29 in Oakland at approx 9.30pm, riot cops bombarded BLM protesters with tear gas & flash grenades.
At that same time, 0.4 miles away, two men linked to "boogaloo" movement were in a white van, about to open fire on federal officers https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7jgzy/2-men-linked-to-boogaloo-movement-were-just-charged-in-the-murder-of-a-federal-officer
At that same time, 0.4 miles away, two men linked to "boogaloo" movement were in a white van, about to open fire on federal officers https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7jgzy/2-men-linked-to-boogaloo-movement-were-just-charged-in-the-murder-of-a-federal-officer
The incident was originally framed as evidence of escalating violence at protests against police brutality after George Floyd's death. In fact, it was more evidence that anti-government extremists were trying to exploit the protests to further their violent agendas.
Eight days after the shooting at the federal courthouse, 80 miles south of Oakland, someone reported a white van apparently abandoned. Inside there were guns, ammo, explosive materials, and a tactical vest with this patch on it.
Investigators linked the van to Airman Steve Carrillo. They went to his property, a gunfight ensued, & he killed a sheriff's deputy.
Feds say the gun he used was the same used in Oakland. A likely "ghost gun": a machine gun with a silencer probably assembled from a DIY kit
Feds say the gun he used was the same used in Oakland. A likely "ghost gun": a machine gun with a silencer probably assembled from a DIY kit
The Boogaloo movement is broad, runs the gamut from would-be domestic terrorists to some hardline libertarian kids in fun shirts having a laugh.
That creates a nightmare for content moderators - & journalists/ researchers! I sort of wrote about it here https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xg8yjw/young-aspiring-boogaloo-bois-are-dancing-with-guns-on-tiktok
That creates a nightmare for content moderators - & journalists/ researchers! I sort of wrote about it here https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xg8yjw/young-aspiring-boogaloo-bois-are-dancing-with-guns-on-tiktok
We've all been reporting on how anti-govt extremists were going to use these protests to escalate violence. And yet, the federal govt and police have been miopically, obsessively, focused on "antifa" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/us/antifa-protests-george-floyd.html
