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1/ Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, Chairman of the Proud Boys & War Boys - arrested today for burning a #BlackLivesMatter 
banner, ripped off a DC church on 12/12. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/proud-boys-enrique-tarrio-arrest/2021/01/04/8642a76a-4edf-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html?tid=ss_tw
banner, ripped off a DC church on 12/12. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/proud-boys-enrique-tarrio-arrest/2021/01/04/8642a76a-4edf-11eb-b96e-0e54447b23a1_story.html?tid=ss_tw
2/ When arrested, Enrique Tarrio was found with two high-capacity magazines; illegal in DC.
Tarrio is a convicted Felon (2013) who served 16 months in federal prison for stealing $1.2M of medical testing equipment. https://www.salon.com/2020/12/15/how-did-a-proud-boys-leader-with-a-felony-record-get-into-the-white-house/
Tarrio is a convicted Felon (2013) who served 16 months in federal prison for stealing $1.2M of medical testing equipment. https://www.salon.com/2020/12/15/how-did-a-proud-boys-leader-with-a-felony-record-get-into-the-white-house/
3/ Given that Enrique has a felony conviction and served over a year in prison for it, he might be in more trouble than it seems.
18 U.S. Code § 922(g)(1) - Felon in possession of guns or ammunition.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/922
18 U.S. Code § 922(g)(1) - Felon in possession of guns or ammunition.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/922
4/ In addition, a civil suit against the Proud Boys was announced today by @KristenClarkeJD & @LawyersComm on behalf of the Metropolitan AME church.
(Highly recommended read) https://twitter.com/KristenClarkeJD/status/1346160953356857353
(Highly recommended read) https://twitter.com/KristenClarkeJD/status/1346160953356857353
5/ The Proud Boys responded on Parler mocking the lawsuit because "War Boys" was not named (pic below from DC - 12/12)
War Boys is a newer Florida LLC started by PB leaders:
- Henry "Enrique" Tarrio
- Joseph Randall "Rambo" Biggs
- Ethan M "RUFIO" Nordean
https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1313678805018578944
War Boys is a newer Florida LLC started by PB leaders:
- Henry "Enrique" Tarrio
- Joseph Randall "Rambo" Biggs
- Ethan M "RUFIO" Nordean
https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1313678805018578944
6/ This is footage (you'll have to click through the sensitive media setting), to see the banner being burned, by Enrique and many other familiar faces. This is from DC on 12/12.
FAIR USE
https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1340434546672734209
FAIR USE
https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1340434546672734209
7/ FACT: The Proud Boys are a violent gang. They have rules, levels of membership & a path of progression.
Listen to this short (& chilling) compilation from @VicBergerIV
“I started this gang called the Proud Boys.” -Gavin McInnes, founder - Proud Boys https://twitter.com/VicBergerIV/status/1303412961881387008
Listen to this short (& chilling) compilation from @VicBergerIV
“I started this gang called the Proud Boys.” -Gavin McInnes, founder - Proud Boys https://twitter.com/VicBergerIV/status/1303412961881387008
8/ The Proud Boys have a history of making threats online, promising violence, and frequently delivering it (or trying to).
The threat below is from September 2nd, 2020. https://twitter.com/IGD_News/status/1301400968920272896
The threat below is from September 2nd, 2020. https://twitter.com/IGD_News/status/1301400968920272896
9/ One of Enrique's strategies, which can be heard in the two-part video below (FAIR USE), is to stretch city budgets & exhaust law enforcement by focusing on those protesting violent fascists in their cities.
This is after August 17, 2019; Portland, OR: https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1310033880188153856
This is after August 17, 2019; Portland, OR: https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1310033880188153856
10/ Enrique is violent. You can see him below, assaulting Portlanders in a video from Joey Gibson's violent hate rally on 6/30/2018. (CW)
Key note: Enrique marched with the alt-right on 8/12/17 at the deadly Unite the Right rally, in Charlottesville, VA. https://twitter.com/RoseCityAntifa/status/1307455358143614976
Key note: Enrique marched with the alt-right on 8/12/17 at the deadly Unite the Right rally, in Charlottesville, VA. https://twitter.com/RoseCityAntifa/status/1307455358143614976
11/ There is a ton of content available on the Proud Boys record of creating violence, their racist, male-only, western chauvinist, Neo-Fascist, hate & extremist group. https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/proud-boys
12/ "Proud Boys" members have desecrated memorials to Covid victims and then bragged about it. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/may/18/proud-boys-claim-responsibility-for-taking-down-co/
13/ In New York City, several members of the Proud Boys were sentenced to prison as a result of their carrying out violent attacks on antifascists on behalf of the group. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/nyregion/proud-boys-antifa-sentence.html
14/ The Proud Boys have explicitly stated their violent intent to return again and again to Washington, DC.
They continue to show up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-dc-protests/2021/01/01/da743c20-4a68-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html
They continue to show up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-dc-protests/2021/01/01/da743c20-4a68-11eb-839a-cf4ba7b7c48c_story.html
15/ The cops (in every jurisdiction), recently in Washington DC, have failed to protect residents from these violent neo-Fascist gang members. In many cases giving them active assistance. https://twitter.com/ChuckModi1/status/1346260343459368960
16/ This woman was punched in the face by a "BackTheBlue", fascist organizer & Proud Boy affiliate on 12/11/2020.
She is from DC. He is from Salt Lake City Utah. (Content Warning - Violence - Second tweet)
The cops arrested her & let him go free. https://twitter.com/ChuckModi1/status/1339651592182784003
She is from DC. He is from Salt Lake City Utah. (Content Warning - Violence - Second tweet)
The cops arrested her & let him go free. https://twitter.com/ChuckModi1/status/1339651592182784003
17/ This is her attacker, Nathan J Moats, from Salt Lake City, UT. Currently he is planning an armed march on the Utah capitol both on 1/6 and 1/17.
He has not been held accountable for his violent actions. https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1342744425311694853
He has not been held accountable for his violent actions. https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1342744425311694853
18/ The Proud Boys recruit men with a propensity for violence. They radicalize their members quickly with Infowars & red-pill style propaganda.
Here's founder Gavin McInnes recruiting members on the basis of how much fun it is to assault antifascists. https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1312612452840943616
Here's founder Gavin McInnes recruiting members on the basis of how much fun it is to assault antifascists. https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1312612452840943616
19/ This is Joe Biggs in Washington DC on 7/7/2019.
Joe screams in a livestream, for Antifa to come fight him outside of Harry's (early AM).
He states if not, he'll bring 1000 Proud Boys to Portland to "Beat your motherfucking asses". He showed 8/17/19. https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1267182159053422598
Joe screams in a livestream, for Antifa to come fight him outside of Harry's (early AM).
He states if not, he'll bring 1000 Proud Boys to Portland to "Beat your motherfucking asses". He showed 8/17/19. https://twitter.com/AntifascistF12/status/1267182159053422598
20/ Violent fascists attack community members & their places of worship. We don't rely on cops to protect us.
WE protect US.
In closing-
to PB Jeremy Bertino, stabbed ~10 min after this violent diatribe by a man defending himself from Proud Boys gang assault. **FAIR USE**
WE protect US.
In closing-
to PB Jeremy Bertino, stabbed ~10 min after this violent diatribe by a man defending himself from Proud Boys gang assault. **FAIR USE**
21/ Supplemental photographs
