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I'm In Love With A Sheriff From Florida... Is That Wrong ???
Florida sheriff hurls expletives at neo-Nazi 'scumbags' invading his county - RawStoryMike Chitwood, the sheriff of Volusia County, Florida, proclaimed he will be on the "hit list" of a neo-Nazi group after he identified them as the source of hate group activity in the Daytona Beach area — and he is not backing down, according to The Daily Beast on Monday.
"Chitwood identified the Goyim Defense League (GDL) as the organization behind the disturbing behavior, which included leaving antisemitic flyers on people’s doorsteps and hanging anti-Jewish banners from busy pedestrian bridges during Daytona 500 weekend," reported Justin Rohrlich. "On Feb. 17, the GDL held a demonstration outside Chabad of South Orlando, harassing pedestrians and motorists, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The next day, members hung signs at the Daytona International Speedway with sayings such as, 'Henry Ford was right about the Jews.' They later projected antisemitic slogans on the outside of the track, with one reading, 'Hitler was right.'"
At his press conference on the incident, Chitwood said, “These scumbags came to the wrong county… We are not going to tolerate this. This is not about free speech. This is about violence.” GDL members, who have already been busted for agitating in Florida, are led by Jon Minadeo, who maintains that his group has “never, ever done anything violent towards Jews.”
"Chitwood ran through a laundry list of arrests and charges the 15 or so GDLers seen in town had on their records," said the report. "'Let’s take a look at these cowardly scumbags,' he said, before walking reporters through a rogue’s gallery of those suspected to have been involved. Their rap sheets included stalking, threatening a public official, aggravated assault, murder, terroristic threats, vandalism for defacing a memorial for victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre, and soliciting a 14 year-old for sex." Chitwood then proclaimed he is on GDL's "hit list," and that it is a "badge of honor," daring them to “put a bullet in the back of my head.”
Asked for comment by The Daily Beast, Chitwood had some extra words directly for Minadeo: “Excuse my French, but f**k you, motherf**ker.”
"Chitwood identified the Goyim Defense League (GDL) as the organization behind the disturbing behavior, which included leaving antisemitic flyers on people’s doorsteps and hanging anti-Jewish banners from busy pedestrian bridges during Daytona 500 weekend," reported Justin Rohrlich. "On Feb. 17, the GDL held a demonstration outside Chabad of South Orlando, harassing pedestrians and motorists, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The next day, members hung signs at the Daytona International Speedway with sayings such as, 'Henry Ford was right about the Jews.' They later projected antisemitic slogans on the outside of the track, with one reading, 'Hitler was right.'"
At his press conference on the incident, Chitwood said, “These scumbags came to the wrong county… We are not going to tolerate this. This is not about free speech. This is about violence.” GDL members, who have already been busted for agitating in Florida, are led by Jon Minadeo, who maintains that his group has “never, ever done anything violent towards Jews.”
"Chitwood ran through a laundry list of arrests and charges the 15 or so GDLers seen in town had on their records," said the report. "'Let’s take a look at these cowardly scumbags,' he said, before walking reporters through a rogue’s gallery of those suspected to have been involved. Their rap sheets included stalking, threatening a public official, aggravated assault, murder, terroristic threats, vandalism for defacing a memorial for victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre, and soliciting a 14 year-old for sex." Chitwood then proclaimed he is on GDL's "hit list," and that it is a "badge of honor," daring them to “put a bullet in the back of my head.”
Asked for comment by The Daily Beast, Chitwood had some extra words directly for Minadeo: “Excuse my French, but f**k you, motherf**ker.”
Link: https://www.rawstory.com/sheriff-mike-chitwood/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Minadeo_II
Minadeo grew up in Northern California,[4] and got his GED after dropping out of Novato High School in the early 2000s. He rarely held a steady job since leaving his grandmother's restaurant and occasionally did some construction work; making some money from advertising, merchandise sales and donations attached to his Goyim Defense League website. In March 2022 he said he'd "probably have to leave Petaluma because things are growing so uncomfortable for him."[5]
He had been living in Petaluma until December 2022 when he and his girlfriend Kelly Johnson moved to Florida.[4][6][7] Johnson, a yoga instructor, had been fired from two yoga studios in the Bay Area in March 2022 for her connections with Minadeo and for increasingly bigoted comments.[8][9]
Minadeo has two neo-Nazi tattoos: a Totenkopf on his arm and SS Bolts on his torso.[1]
Minadeo grew up in Northern California,[4] and got his GED after dropping out of Novato High School in the early 2000s. He rarely held a steady job since leaving his grandmother's restaurant and occasionally did some construction work; making some money from advertising, merchandise sales and donations attached to his Goyim Defense League website. In March 2022 he said he'd "probably have to leave Petaluma because things are growing so uncomfortable for him."[5]
He had been living in Petaluma until December 2022 when he and his girlfriend Kelly Johnson moved to Florida.[4][6][7] Johnson, a yoga instructor, had been fired from two yoga studios in the Bay Area in March 2022 for her connections with Minadeo and for increasingly bigoted comments.[8][9]
Minadeo has two neo-Nazi tattoos: a Totenkopf on his arm and SS Bolts on his torso.[1]
Link to tweet
Some Klan nitwits from CT had come up to Vermont, and rented a field to hold a "cross lighting". 30 to 50ish KKK, and a big, really pissed off mob! Took a few State Police to avoid bloodshed. And the same thing happened again, A few weeks later.
Gov.Salmon made an announcement:" Vermont is a small state, with limited resources. With a holiday weekend upcoming, I must regretfully notify the Klan that we will be unable to provide any security or police presence." 
Ain't seen that bunch since.....