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LiberalArkie

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Fri Jun 5, 2020, 11:28 AM Jun 2020

Feds arrest trio of 'Boogaloo Bois' planning to lob Molotov cocktails at Vegas protest crowd [View all]

Three “Boogaloo Bois” had big plans for Saturday in Las Vegas. They stopped off at a gas station en route to an anti-police protest over the death of George Floyd, and filled up a gas can. They had begun making the Molotov cocktails they intended to launch into the crowd of protesters when they suddenly found themselves surrounded and arrested.

The men, all with military backgrounds and a devotion to far-right “Boogaloo” memes, were charged Wednesday by federal authorities with plotting to attack the protest in order to further their hope for a civil/race war, Nevada U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich announced.

“Violent instigators have hijacked peaceful protests and demonstrations across the country, including Nevada, exploiting the real and legitimate outrage over Mr. Floyd’s death for their own radical agendas,” Trutanich said. “Law enforcement is focused on keeping violence and destruction from interfering with free public expression and threatening lives.”

The men—Stephen T. Parshall, 35, a former Navy enlistee; Andrew T. Lynam Jr., 23, an Army reservist; and William L. Loomis, 40, a former Air Force enlistee—are being held on $1 million bond each in the Clark County jail, according to court records. Parshall and Loomis are from Las Vegas while Lynam hails from suburban Henderson.

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Last paragraph MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #1
Probably so. He has that mindset that he is always right. LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #2
And like his Leader no one is gonna tell him what to do MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #3
His personal views on speech seem to be very Libertarian. Blue_true Jun 2020 #14
Facebook is trash SoonerPride Jun 2020 #4
I agree, there are other choices that have come about. nt Blue_true Jun 2020 #15
I see it as an on-line version of Fox. KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #18
HolyCrap!! Fuckerberg should be charged with aiding. Duppers Jun 2020 #10
You would think it would be MagickMuffin Jun 2020 #11
I believe Zuckerberg just has an insane image of free speech. Blue_true Jun 2020 #16
Smart, educated, thinking individuals would sort it out. But people today have been told what to LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #17
The point that you made is where I believe he is making a serious miscalculation. Blue_true Jun 2020 #19
I know what you are saying. Just today a friend was telling me about his oil pressure sensor LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #23
Bomb making recipes Sgent Jun 2020 #21
I'm going to speak up for FB a bit here Sympthsical Jun 2020 #22
Several also arrested in Columbia SC SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #5
We have a hate group in our town that has a facebook page that is really bad. redstatebluegirl Jun 2020 #6
I take hope from these arrests that show me not all "The Feds" have been corrupted by abqtommy Jun 2020 #7
Probably ok to arrest them as they are not on the payroll. LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #8
K&R UTUSN Jun 2020 #9
It seems Trump has stirred the pot of domestic terrorism. nt oasis Jun 2020 #12
The molotovs need to be shoved up their asses. LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #13
These must be those "others" trump hinted at. jmg257 Jun 2020 #20
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