Busted: Proud Boy photographed working at Miami polling station

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

On Wednesday, the Miami New Times reported that a member of the extremist group the Proud Boys was seen acting as a poll worker in Miami during Florida's primary elections this week.

"According to a photo posted online by the Twitter account Miami Against Fascism (@MIAAgainstFash), purported Proud Boy member Nowell Salgueiro was one of the many workers who helped voters across Miami-Dade on Florida's primary election day," reported Alex DeLuca. "An image shows him sporting a polling sticker on his plaid button-up shirt with his first name and the word 'clerk' scribbled in black Sharpie, posing next to a box labeled 'official elections material.'"

Miami Against Fascism flagged an Instagram post from the Miami chapter of the far-right organization Moms for Liberty, which has been trying to take over school boards around the country, cheering on Salgueiro's involvement in counting votes: "So proud of my brother from another mother who is managing one of the voting locations assuring there is election integrity. Lets go!!"

The Proud Boys are a self-described "Western Chauvinist" group with ties to white supremacists and notorious for their street brawling against political opponents. Several of its members participated in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and have been charged with seditious conspiracy.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/busted-proud-boy-photographed-working-at-miami-polling-station/ar-AA1148s5

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[d_r]

1. well, well well

[MagickMuffin]

2. DOJ calling, Where were you Nowell Salgueiro on Jan 6, 2021?

I would wager a bet he was at the Capitol.

[Sympthsical]

3. How is he busted?

People are free to be poll workers. We have that thing about freedom of association. He associates with a reprehensible group, but that does not disqualify him from our democratic processes.

Important to note, but the article makes it sound like some nefarious or illegal thing happened.

My mom was a poll worker all my life until a few years ago. I've met a lot of workers over the years as a result. Believe me, a lot of the people who are there doing that have their reasons.

But unless there's actual wrongdoing, is it news?

[dalton99a]

4. Heck, put them in charge of the election office

A known terrorist group that tried to overthrow the last election

[SheilaAnn]

5. Very bold, arrogant; quite stupid. n/t

[jimfields33]

6. For volunteering at the polls?

Many do. Did he steal ballots?

[blogslug]

7. Here's the tweet

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Miami Against Fascism 🌴☕️ @MIAagainstFash

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Welcome to Miami, where we have members of the Proud Boys openly working at polling stations.

This is Proud Boy Nowell Salgueiro, known for advocating political violence and a member of the @MiamiDadeGOP executive.