BREAKING: White Nationalist 'Patriot Front' Detained, Members Arrested at Pride Event in Idaho

[IcyPeas]

Holy shit!!!!

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https://www.mediaite.com/news/breaking-white-nationalist-patriot-front-detained-members-arrested-at-pride-event-in-idaho/

Neo-Nazi group “Patriot Front” Detained in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — Group arrived in back of Uhaul truck

Members of the White Nationalist group “Patriot Front” that started showing up over the last year with little shields and matching outfits were detained en masse on Saturday in Idaho.

Coeur D’Alene, Idaho: Police pull over a U-Haul filed with 20 masked white nationalists: Patriot Front Members Detained, Arrested at Pride Event

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[BlueGreenLady]

1. Wondering if they were armed?

Don't see any guns in that video.

[MerryBlooms]

20. I think the guns were already in the park.

Very scary situation.

[dalton99a]

2. Kick

[Lucky Luciano]

12. The Pillsbury Doughboy!

[llmart]

15. Tee hee...

They'll wear masks for that nonsense but not to prevent a killer disease.

The cop should make him try to stand up without any help and see how long it takes him. Oh, and video it for us for entertainment.

[alphafemale]

36. Especially on a hill like that. Would have been amusing.

Except, I think once you cuff somebody, you are responsible for their safety.

Watching Nazis backwards somersault down a hill might be satisfying.

But...

[rockfordfile]

27. It seems those same Nazis have been in other places.

[gay texan]

3. No private Idaho for YOU!!!! n/t

[blogslug]

4. Police Press Conference coming up in about 5 minutes 4:30pmPST

This guy will probably carry it live in his Twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/FordFischer

Here it is:

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[BumRushDaShow]

6. "after arresting several"

That's not "several". That's a whole U-Haul truck load of them.

[BlueIdaho]

23. 31 to be exact.

Only one from Idaho.

[BumRushDaShow]

33. Thank you for the count. I ballparked at least 25 from the video

but then there were cops "in the way" so missed some.

I caught some of the early part of the presser and there was a mention of some being from Oregon.

[BlueIdaho]

38. Glad I could help

[IcyPeas]

7. thanks for this

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Idaho

They know these people exist. And they have actually warned about them for years.

[AntivaxHunters]

8. Best video yet with police commentary

Patriot Front are as evil as it gets.
This is long but it's the best video yet.
The police had informants embedded.
The commentary from the cops says a lot.
Here's their SPLC page [link:https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/patriot-front|https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/patriot-front
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FYI - This group is literal Nazi's. They are very bad BAD people who make the Proud Boys look like saints. They are NOT Trumpers whom they consider to be "too Liberal". If you notice, these are all young men in their very late teens through their late 20s. NO TATTOS anywhere and VERY clean cut. This is the face of the Nazi movement today and it's groups like this which ANTIFA "Black Bloc" & "Tiger Bloc" openly engages in combat with.

This is very in the weeds stuff & I suspect many here don't know about this group.
They show up and events, usually packing a Uhaul, all across the country and do a "flash mob" style run in and events Socialists, LGBTQ, La Raza, and other POC activists groups do. They usually do not show up at BLM events because because they know they're vastly outnumbered and would get their asses kicked.

Awhile back, Unicorn Riot, who is one of the best on the group journalist orgs which covers these hate groups, exposed their members and leaked a lot of their info. https://unicornriot.ninja/2022/patriot-front-fascist-leak-exposes-nationwide-racist-campaigns/

Sorry to be so blunt but these people are as bad as it gets, so much so that even the Oath Keepers and Boogaloo Bois are openly against them.

[MerryBlooms]

21. 💯

[dalton99a]

24. +1. Their little fuhrer:

https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/thomas-rousseau


Thomas Rousseau (L) and other Patriot Front members smile for the camera at a gathering in this leaked photo taken inside the American Pavilion at Veterans Park in College Station, Texas. Date unknown.

[AntiFascist]

25. I knew that Coeur d'Alene was something of center for neo-Nazi groups....

these guys came from a number of states surrounding Idaho.

[AntivaxHunters]

32. Many are from out of state

[Novara]

9. What terrifies me ...

... is that this is just ONE group. You know there are probably countless of them out there.

But I guess they FAFO, right?

(fucked around and found out)

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. For this thread

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[czarjak]

11. Gonna need replacements?

[maxsolomon]

13. This is what Fascism looks like, America.

Right Wing Goon Squads.

[towerbum]

14. no play toy's for this nazi group !

[uponit7771]

16. omg

[hoosierspud]

17. I live 20 minutes from CDA.

It was being reported that there was going to be a counter-protest. What surprised me is that arrests were made. I thought law enforcement would just look the other way.

[LeftInTX]

28. I'm also surprised

[MerryBlooms]

18. I'm so glad someone called in!

[Hekate]

19. Breaking news from Frank Figliuzzi -- bet he's smiling now

[Cheezoholic]

22. This sis the kind of shit

that makes Canada nervous

[rockfordfile]

26. Why are those un-American pos hiding their faces?

[SeattleVet]

29. And on top of it all, U-Haul is probably going to charge them a TON for transporting people...

and whoever did it this time will never be able to rent again.

[LeftInTX]

30. More details:

Police found riot gear, one smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van, White said. They wore arm patches and logos on their hats that identified them as members of Patriot Front, he said.

Police learned about the U-Haul from a tipster, who reported that “it looked like a little army was loading up into the vehicle” in the parking lot of a hotel, White said. Officials spotted the truck soon after and pulled it over, he said.


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.

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/11/patriot-front-members-arrested-idaho-00039000

[BumRushDaShow]

35. "it looked like a little army was loading up into the vehicle"

OMG so arrogant that they did that out in the open. Thank goodness someone at the scene reported it and someone actually took the report seriously and followed up on the tip.

All I could imagine was them fantasizing about deploying out the back of that U-Haul as if it were an APC, and then "engaging the enemy". I wouldn't be surprised if this was "field practice" for the future.

They let these people fester and build up for so long but dismissing them while staring at Iran and Syria as sources of "terrorism", that we are now overrun with them. Meanwhile the place that produces the most guns and has the most gun-owners in the world, is the hotbed of terrorism, has been for centuries, and hasn't stopped.

[rockfordfile]

31. Those un-American pos are terrorist there no difference between them and other rw terrorist

[AngryOldDem]

34. I'm not surprised at this. This is where we are as a nation.

And that makes me mad and sad at the same time.

I’m thankful they were caught before they could do any damage.

[Behind the Aegis]

37. tick tock

[IngridsLittleAngel]

39. 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.