Patriot Front arrested in Idaho .....🤣

[Nevilledog]

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Talia Jane
@taliaotg
Holy shit a cop in Coeur D’Alene straight up said they have informants inside Patriot Front who told them they were loading up in the back of a UHaul with weapons, and they’re being arrested on conspiracy to riot.
2:58 PM · Jun 11, 2022

[Laffy Kat]

1. Good!

[H2O Man]

2. Recommended.

Great news! Thank you for this!

[Nevilledog]

3. ...

[Nevilledog]

48. Just for you!

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[H2O Man]

55. I love it!!!!

[C_U_L8R]

4. That is an inspiring sight

Those nazi pinheads must be crapping their khakis

[Yonnie3]

5. Waiting for names -EDIT: One IDed

Wondering if some of these assholes were in the Unite the Right riot here in Charlottesville. They split from Vanguard America after then. We take delight in their misfortunes. It is hard to believe that almost five years have passed.

One unofficially identified as Thomas Rousseau leader of Patriot Front. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Front

[Nittersing]

6. I *think* this is the back story

"Idaho ‘Patriot’ group to go ‘head-to-head’ against Coeur d’Alene Pride"

https://www.qsaltlake.com/news/2022/05/02/idaho-patriot-group-to-go-head-to-head-against-coeur-dalene-pride/

"Saying, “If they want to have a war, let it begin here,” a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho “patriot” group promises to “go head-to-head” against Pride in the Park, claiming, “They are trying to take your children.”

Ultra-conservative Idaho State Rep. Heather Scott, R-Bonner County, held a forum on Thursday titled “Gameplan to Remove Inappropriate Materials from Our Schools and Libraries” at the Regeneration Calvary Chapel, saying, “There’s a war going on, and the scariest thing about this war is that these tactics that are being waged against society, most people are just unaware it is even happening. It’s good versus evil … I’m not sure how this battle’s gonna end, but I always go back to is ‘all evil needs is for good men to do nothing.'”

Scott then introduced representatives of Panhandle Patriots Riding Club to the stage. They wore their club’s patches with a graphic of skulls using stripes and stars of the U.S. flag and an assault weapon in the front.

“In Coeur d’Alene, on the 10th of June, there is Family Day, where they are promoting family values, activities, and everything. The very following day, they are having Gay Pride Day,” a representative with the name patch “DeadDog” said as a murmur went through the church. “In the very same park, the very next day. And they will be allowed to parade through all of Coeur d’Alene, drag queen dancers, education hour, making all this material available for all the kids, in a park that is designed for kids."

[mopinko]

15. pretty sure this-

There’s a war going on, and the scariest thing about this war is that these tactics that are being waged against society,

is directly contradicted by this-

most people are just unaware it is even happening.

unless it's the cia, it's pretty hard to wage a secret war on society.

[Evolve Dammit]

34. Same people who thought covid was a democrat hoax. Brainwashed, stupid fascists

[brewens]

40. It'd be a shame if one of them was COVID positive packed into that U-Haul and all. :) n/t

[IronLionZion]

38. "secret war" is another word for terrorism

since white guys can't be terrorists

[Coventina]

28. LOL! I have Trumpy in-laws in Coeur d'Alene, I wonder if they were part of this?

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised, but oh, how I will laugh if they were!

[Nevilledog]

71. Idiots from 11 states

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Jason Paladino
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31 members of neofascist group Patriot Front arrested for conspiracy to riot in Couer d'Alene Idaho. They are residents of 11 states: Texas, Utah, Idaho, Colorado, S. Dakota, Illinois, Arkansas, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon, Virginia. Names not yet released. #PatriotFail


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4:58 PM · Jun 11, 2022

[AllaN01Bear]

30. you mean they still expound family values filth. and that congress critter needs to go

and they arnt christian in my book

[SCantiGOP]

41. They have a mouthful of Scripture

and a heart full of hate.

[MarmaladeCats]

89. Arrests in Kootenai County 6/11/22

Hers’s the link from the Sheriff’s Office. The 31 men were charged with Criminal Conspiracy.

There was actually more than one individual from Idaho. Many from Texas. The leader of the group lives in Grapevine, Texas. Why pick CDA? Would have been lots cheaper to crash the DFW Pride event. Not sorry to see these fools waste their money!


https://localwww.kcgov.us/departments/mapping/Incustody/DailyPressLog.pdf

[jmowreader]

94. I have two thoughts on that

1) Patriot Front has massive presence (well, as massive as fifty or sixty Nazis can have) in the I-5 corridor between Seattle and Portland. It’s not that far from their normal working area to Cd’A.

2) Because this area is so full of Republicans, they believed they’d be seen as saviors by the “good people” of the area.

What they did not consider:

1) Thanks to the Aryan Nations, Shaun Winkler’s KKK klavern, Ruby Ridge, the Montana Freemen, various sovereign citizen splinter groups, and so on and so forth, North Idaho has no tolerance for extremists.

2) Very few people around here give a shit about if you’re gay or not. The Big Boss at the paper is married to another man. They go to all sorts of social events and they fit right in. Oh, believe you me in 2015-17 the hard right was totally freaking out about gay marriage; they said this whole area was just going to be sucked into the bowels of hell because we were thwarting God’s will by allowing this, but after we hadn’t been sucked into the bowels of hell they found something else to complain about. Right now the biggest club on North Idaho College is GSA - it started out as Gay Straight Alliance but they change their name every couple of years so I don’t know what it is now. And between Spokane and Cd’A you’ll find at least two drag shows a week.

On the other hand, the fascist biker club that set up the gun rally in McEuen Park changed it to a prayer rally a couple of days ago and asked people to leave their guns home. We did a front-page story on the Pride event; we did no story at all on the other one.

[roamer65]

7. Cops fit right into that far right bullshit.

White, short hair and asshole attitude.

This is gonna make ALL PF morons incredibly paranoid.

I bet the infiltration is FBI.

[sop]

11. That's how the FBI keeps track of these extremist groups.

[SergeStorms]

24. So they're probably well entrenched within...

AntiFa too then. Because they're such an organized, regimented group.



The reich-wing Trumpanistas think so anyway. They can't get it through their thick skulls that AntiFa is an idea, not an organization.

[erronis]

58. No. Us AntiFa types are way dark. Darker than the blackest hole in the universe.

Anyone who tries to contact us will be instantly sucked into nothingness.

There may be a brief burst of electrons as you disappear behind the event horizon, but then - silence.

The best way to react to AntiFa is to create a whole new fictional entity out of your evil brains. And then to blame that entity for all the evils that you are planning to do to everyone that is "other".

Get your LEO buddies fired up about your virtual AntiFa. Maybe stage some false flag operations. Dress in pretty black uniforms. Provoke and provoke.

Don't any of you have real jobs? Or families to take care of? Don't any of you want to live in a fairly nice place?

[William Gustafson]

79. My father was one of the first ANTIFA members....

Back during WWII... Him and thousands of other men fought against Fascist and Imperialism. This country will never accept either one of these ideologies.

ANTIFA is not an organized group, it just people against a party that is gone over the cliff and embraced Fascist ideas.... It has no president or leaders, there is no office to go to, to find out information about their group...

So, every time I hear anything about ANTIFA, I think about my dad and his bravery he shown in WWII to fight the Fascist.

[Eyeball_Kid]

86. I made this point many times in the past.

My father and a whole bevy of uncles were antifa. They risked their lives fighting against fascism. They took part in the killing of hundreds of thousands of fascists who were intent on destroying anything resembling representative government and the freedom of people everywhere. Once again, fascism is on the rise. And once again, freedom-loving people will rise up in opposition. Antifa. There is no need for a special organization. American citizens are antifa.

[AllaN01Bear]

76. im glad.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Apparently they were on their way to counter "protest" an LGBTQ rally? nt

[SergeStorms]

26. With weapons.

These people are cowards. They're absolutely nothing without guns. Nothing.

[blogslug]

9. I've been watching Ford Fischer's Twitter

Apparently there were a bunch of armed counter-protestors at the Pride event today in Coeur d'Alene, not just Patriot Front.

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[roamer65]

10. Conspiracy to riot is a felony I believe.

Good bye to gun ownership by these morons if convicted.

[sop]

12. If it involves a gun, it is a felony in Utah.

Normal, unarmed rioting is a misdemeanor.

[SergeStorms]

27. Maybe.

Rules/laws only seem to apply to Democrats. In dead-red Idaho there's a pretty good chance they'll walk.

[Bakerboy17]

42. Surprised

live in Idaho and I am just surprised they were arrested! Progress!

[SergeStorms]

44. 👍

Things are looking up! 👍

[NCLefty]

13. "The main target [of extremists now] is the LGBTQ+ community, specifically trans people."

The difference is now, fealty to Donald Trump isn't the primary goal of extremists anymore.

The culture war is now the main goal. The main target is the LGBTQ+ community, specifically trans people.

They simply want a fight, and are looking for whoever will start it fastest.

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[vercetti2021]

54. Target me

This transwoman is packing heat and I will not be intimidated by a bunch of losers

[Missn-Hitch]

90. I like the way you think. If you need an extra gun(s), let me know. Cheers!

[vercetti2021]

96. I wouldn't mind a smaller handgun

Easier to keep contained

[Missn-Hitch]

98. Look at

a .380. A nice, compact weapon with some stopping power.

Hope you had a great weekend. Cheers!

[vercetti2021]

99. Yes!

I heard that was good for concealing. Thank you for recommending it

[Yonnie3]

14. Several folks have tweeted that there will be a presser about this

4:30 PM PDT, no links so far.

[Chainfire]

16. Conspiracy to riot is new to me

It seems like it would be a hard case to prosecute before the riot actually happened. But, what do I know...

I guess somebody blabbed about their plans?

[sop]

75. They probably invented the charge just to detain these boys before they shot up the LGBTQ rally.

[Mr.Bill]

17. I wonder how many cops belong to that group. n/t

[Evolve Dammit]

35. and/or ex-military

[onecaliberal]

18. This is outstanding.

[gay texan]

19. hold up there a moment pardner....

If one watches carefully, theres a RWNJ protesting with oxygen, trying to look tough, LMAOOOOO

[Nevilledog]

93. Letter home...

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John Ales AF
@IAmJohnAles
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Jun 11, 2022
Dear Martha,
I write to you from the U-haul. My fellow patriots smell unspeakably foul but there is also much hate to go around.
Must close now.
Someone is knocking on the rear door.
Buford went on a search for Chil-Fil-A. Perhaps it is he.
Cletus

John Ales AF
@IAmJohnAles
Dear Martha,
We have hit a Snafu.
‘Twas not Buford.
Extremely not.
— Cletus
10:10 PM · Jun 11, 2022 from Los Angeles, CA

[Ohio Joe]

20. Good...

These assholes have been responsible for a lot of hate for a long time now.

[calimary]

21. GOOD!!!

LOCK ‘em up!!!!!

[dalton99a]

22. Fucking terrorists

[AllaN01Bear]

32. ding.

[haele]

23. Probably a catch and release tomorrow effort.

Whatever the local cops may or may not think about the Couer d'Laine Pride Parade, they certainly didn't want a bloody riot that ends up front page for the next couple weeks.

They probably saved more than a few lives, even if there were armed people in the Parade.

Haele

[demmiblue]

25. I just read through the thread...

some of the people expected to show up and impose their violent beliefs are various groups of Neo-Nazis, Three Percenters, J6 Insurrectionists, members of Ammon's Army (Peoples' Rights Group) & PDX Liberation, and Proud Boys, all of which have signaled that they plan to be in attendance.

Cheezus, did the gates of hell open or something?!

I love that they were unmasked for the world to see.

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[Yonnie3]

29. Link to presser

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audio poor

[Yonnie3]

31. Just a misdemeaner

[FreeState]

60. It should be a terrorism charge

Same with mass shootings that target minority groups. First thing may partner and I said about this was we were glad we are missing Pride this year.

[Yonnie3]

33. Is there room for 31 in your overcrowded jail?

we'll find room!

[Aerator]

46. Room for them

If it comes down to it they can always put them in the u-haul ,they know they can fit

[Yonnie3]

64. they are ready for a night in the u-haul

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Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans)
@IwriteOK
lmao these goofballs trained for weeks by sweating in saunas, traveled across the country, crammed into a U-Haul filled with BO and beef jerky farts, and now they're all getting arrested in public and going to get COVID in Idaho jails

[Maru Kitteh]

72. "It's a Nazi group."

Oh that vid made me all warm and fuzzy inside

[czarjak]

36. He unleashed the beast! Welcome to the New Age?

[MiHale]

37. KnR

[IronLionZion]

39. Good that they are masking to stop the spread of COVID

and not for any criminal reasons

[keithbvadu2]

61. When masks make you look tough.

When masks make you look tough.

[IronLionZion]

65. They look well regulated

[keithbvadu2]

78. The proper mixture of Imodium A-D and MiraLAX.

The proper mixture of Imodium A-D and MiraLAX.

[murielm99]

81. They look unbathed.

[Chainfire]

77. They look so sweet coming out of the truck "waving" to the police.

Don't you know that their mamas are proud of them tonight.

Hell, they figure it is the Christian thing to do to go beat up on a bunch of gay people. White Nationalism is a clear and present danger in this country. It is good to see at least some of them brought down. I would like to see us having to release prisoners serving non-violent drug related crimes in order to make room for the Fascist bastards.

One thing looks certain. The cops knew they were coming and were well prepared. They will spend the night in the graybar trying to figure out who ratted them out.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

43. For this thread

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[Nevilledog]

50. This is hilarious...2nd video dubbed with Curb Your Enthusiasm music....lol

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[hydrolastic]

87. I can't stand News by twitter. I am not on twitter so I don't understand what is happening here

will just have to wait for it to hit the regular news.

[ellie]

45. One of the tweets

on this story said, "They were back there when I rented the van!"
Hahahahahahahaha!

[A HERETIC I AM]

47. The panhandle of Idaho....

An absolute bastion of diversity and inclusive thought!


Like the rest of Idaho, overwhelmingly white, right wing and Trumpy.

It’s good to know at least a few law enforcement types up there know how to enforce the law.

[YoshidaYui]

49. with weapons??

were they going to war?? scary!!

[Sucha NastyWoman]

53. Apparently their weapons were in a different vehicle.

[kacekwl]

56. The FBI needs to find out who

is funding all these aholes. Proud boys, oathkeepers these dummies. All this equipment costs big money and they don't seem to haves jobs if they have so much time to play. Time to find the root money for this terrorism.

[QED]

57. What is their funding source?

Those weapons and the gear cost money, as does the travel. Who is funding this?

[Ford_Prefect]

62. Koch and other tycoons have a long history of funding RW Nationalists through 3rd party cut-outs.

They have also supplied logistics assistance along with helping encourage and coordinate communications between like-minded hate groups and individual leaders.

[Aussie105]

63. U-haul inventory?

I must have missed something there.

Dressed alike, same caps and color face masks - some funding and organizational planning behind that.
Needs to be identified!

[Ford_Prefect]

59. Details and specifics including that there were 31 men arrested on the way to attack a Pride

celebration in Coeur d’Alene, ID. My sister lives only a few minutes drive from there.


https://www.kob.com/news/us-and-world-news/31-patriot-front-members-arrested-near-idaho-pride-event/

By MARTHA BELLISLE The Associated Press
Published: June 11, 2022 - 5:29 PM

31 Patriot Front members arrested near Idaho pride event:

Those arrested came from at least 11 states, including Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas, White said.

Only one was from Idaho, he said.

The truck was stopped near where the North Idaho Pride Alliance was holding the Coeur d’Alene Pride in the Park event. Police had stepped up their presence in the area during the event.

“It appears these people did not come here to engage in peaceful events,” Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris told a Coeur d’Alene Press reporter.

Patriot Front is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as “a white nationalist hate group” that formed after the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017.

[BlueIdaho]

66. Proud of my home town.

Imagine the surprise when their UHaul was pulled over and all 31 of those rat bastards were pulled out along with their shin guards, clubs, shields, hard plastic lined baseball caps, and the detailed plans for their attack on the LGBTQ event in city park and an assault on the towns Main Street to follow.

These fuckers faced an overwhelming force of city cops, county sheriffs, and two SWAT teams. So - one by one they were zip tied and forced to their knees awaiting a trip to the county jail.

My town has faced off against Nazis before back in the days of the now defunct Aryan Nations, I’m proud to see we are still up to the task.

[sop]

85. Enrique Tarrio's Proud Boys are currently attempting to take over the Miami-Dade Republican

Executive Committee. Oath Keepers and other extremists seem to have repopulated areas of North and Central Florida; the leader of the group recently charged with seditious conspiracy is from Dunellon.

For years rightwing extremist militia types have been moving to Idaho to create a majority christian white nationalist state. Have these folks managed to take over any of the levers of power in Idaho?

[BlueIdaho]

88. Sadly yes

The local GOP leadership has been taken over by the Idaho FreeDumb Foundation and has endorsed the John Birch Society as a sister organization.

The old guard republicans have finally woken up and are pushing back but I fear it’s too late.

[Takket]

67. "conspiracy to riot"

I assume that is low level charge they know they can arrest and hold them on, and bigger charges are coming. Because this looks like nothing less than a foiled terrorist attack to me.

[BlueIdaho]

69. I think you are right.

Since the police also captured their detailed plans for attacking the LGBTQ event in city park, followed by a riot down Main Street, I suspect prosecutors will be adding charges on Monday. Tonight and Sunday night these thugs will be staying at the crowbar hotel and we’ll leave the light on for them

[Warpy]

68. You mean all that hardware was for Pride Day?

I can't wrap my head around these violent men all twisted up with rage and hatred over something totally imaginary.

I hope the whole arsenal is confiscated, put into an evidence warehouse, and the tickets lost forever so they never get that shit back.

Idaho would be a lot safer.

Sane people might even want to live there again.

[stopdiggin]

70. Wait. You mean NOT 'legitimate political discourse"?

Could have sworn ...

[AntiFascist]

73. Holding a Pride Event in Coeur d'Alene sounds like an act of bravery...

glad these assholes got caught, apparently they came from quite a few of the surrounding states according to the presser!

[Unrepentant Fenian]

80. That's weird...I didn't see a single cop kneeling on somebodies neck until they died...Are the cops

WOKE ???

[NBachers]

82. These boys sure like to get up close 'n' sweaty!

[SunImp]

83. All their backwoods training paid off

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[dalton99a]

84. +1

[dobleremolque]

91. I so look forward to all the mug shots

artistically arranged on a web page!

[Jilly_in_VA]

92. Well I'll be damned!

Hi-de ho, Idaho!

[Hulk]

95. What a hideous cluster of stooges.

"Brown shirt" wanna-bes.

[IngridsLittleAngel]

97. A domestic terrorist attack averted

This is exactly what happened. This is exactly what this would've been. These 31 psychos were going to shoot up a Pride event and see how many LGBTQ's they could kill for the "crime" of how they were born, and for being out and about living their lives.

These crazy idiots, fueled by hate and hate media, thought they had the right to kill people for being different. These fucking losers actually think we're "coming for their children" and we "started a war." No. We're not the ones armed to the teeth. We're not the ones making threats. We're not the ones shooting people. We're trying to live our lives and not be shot.

The QOP is at fault for this. Period. This is what I've tried to say. This is why I've spoken up, loudly. We've seen it, time and time and time again. When elected officials use their power and influence to "other" people, the more extreme think they're lesser people (or not people at all) and believe they have the right to kill them. And this is what the QOP has done nonstop in 2022. "Other" the LGBTQ's, especially the T's. Everyday, it's going after this right, go after that right. No sports for you. Transitioning before 18 is "abuse." "Groomers." Kids at drag shows.

Everyday. It's a nonstop news cycle of hatred and bigotry, and happening during a time when MAGAts are armed to the teeth, with them in perpetual rage and hostility because they didn't get their way with the election, and mass shootings at a record pace. We've seen these terrorists do it before. Palin says "Don't retreat! Reload!" and one of her minions shoots Gabby Giffords. Drumpf calls on his qult to march on DC and they attack the Capitol Building.

The QOP has made us out to be the devil and now they're threatening and terrorizing us.

20 years ago, we were told we must go to war in the Middle East. "Fight terror." While we fought it over there, it grew here. The biggest threat to this nation - and to millions of innocent people - is not Islamic terrorists, or Kim Jong Un, or even Putin. It's the extreme right. People who got the idea six years ago that it was okay to spread this kind of hate and hostility. People who got the impression they can use violent force to get what they want and to kill anyone they don't like.

People who want to use that kind of force.

These people had every intention to shoot up LGBTQ's. Because they're full of hate. Because that hate has been fed by Fux and OANN and the like. Because they actually believe they have the right to.

We used to look down our noses on the kind of terror and violence that took place in Lebanon and Iran. Now we have people who want to make that a reality here.

If the "Patriot Front" had their way yesterday, a lot of people would've died. Good people. Innocent people. People who were targeted just because they're not like these bigoted fascists.

The only difference between them and ISIS is ISIS is thousands of miles away while these terrorists are in our own backyard.

These people want Sharia Law - just under another name. These people want the Fourth Reich.

They are terrorists and need to be branded and charged as such. May they be charged with every single crime possible. Throw the book at them.

We are in grave trouble if we don't fight against terrorism here. Meanwhile, we averted disaster yesterday. A disaster I very much fear coming. For weeks now, I've feared we will see a mass shooting at a Pride event. I'm even more convinced of that happening now. I hope to hell I'm wrong but everything that's happened in 2022 makes me think we're going to see a tragedy at an event this month.

This nation is in grave danger and anyone who isn't like the UltraMAGAs are in serious danger as well. What a sad nation we've become.

[LiberalFighter]

100. Could higher gas prices be the reason for using a U-Haul?