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BumRushDaShow

(148,222 posts)
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:41 PM Nov 2024

Proud Boys claim they'll be at polling places as Trump ups violent rhetoric and election fraud claims

Source: NBC News

Nov. 4, 2024, 6:19 PM EST


PHILADELPHIA — As Donald Trump yet again tells his supporters he can lose Tuesday only if there's massive voter fraud and as he ramps up violent rhetoric about Democrats and other "enemies," members of the far-right group that put more "boots on the ground" than any other at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, say they're mobilizing.

The last time Trump tried to overturn his election loss, the Proud Boys played a critical role, jumping into action on Jan. 6 just weeks after Trump gave the group a major recruitment boost by telling it to “stand back and stand by” during a presidential debate. The group, which was “thirsting for violence and organizing for action,” sent members to the Capitol to act as “Donald Trump’s army,” federal prosecutors said later. Several Proud Boys leaders were ultimately convicted of seditious conspiracy and are still in prison, including former chairman Enrique Tarrio, who is serving 22 years, the longest sentence given to any Jan. 6 defendant.

But the decentralized all-male far-right group remains active around the country, and some of its members are openly making plans to get involved in Tuesday’s elections, as Trump closes his campaign by talking about shooting through the media; calls his political opponents “evil,” “dangerous” and “the enemy within”; and spreads more baseless predictions of election fraud.

At least 30 of the 34 active and public Telegram channels operated by Proud Boys chapters across the country have once again been rallying support for Trump, posting pro-Trump content since the beginning of October, according to an analysis by Advance Democracy, a nonprofit research organization. Many groups are posting memes and content that suggest that the 2024 election will be stolen from Trump.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/proud-boys-claim-polling-places-trump-ups-violent-rhetoric-election-fr-rcna178386

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Proud Boys claim they'll be at polling places as Trump ups violent rhetoric and election fraud claims (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 OP
I'll tell ya... JPK Nov 2024 #1
Why are you calling them girls? CrispyQ Nov 2024 #4
Human Proud Boys don't know that "Proud boys" is what cattle ranchers used to call their gelded males. ancianita Nov 2024 #7
Sorry to disappoint. ShazzieB Nov 2024 #40
Oh, you don't at all. Fact is, I know all that. ancianita Nov 2024 #43
Thank you! Perfectly stated!! CrispyQ Nov 2024 #45
Seriously?? proud "girls"??? Is there a reason for this sexist insult? niyad Nov 2024 #20
I defiantly wouldn't say it (being a women) but, perhaps he meant girls, as in innocent girls. Strange thing is... chouchou Nov 2024 #48
Lock them up. Evolve Dammit Nov 2024 #2
Relax, Garland is all over this, gab13by13 Nov 2024 #3
.... Think. Again. Nov 2024 #8
"He doesn't leak" -- In fact, he doesn't do anything! PSPS Nov 2024 #14
So with his talk of L. Cheney, shooting the fake media bucolic_frolic Nov 2024 #5
Let's hope that LEOs uphold their oath johnnyfins Nov 2024 #37
If you see voter intimidation call 866-OUR VOTE TomSlick Nov 2024 #6
Didn't I just read a post about the National Guard being at polling places too? Think. Again. Nov 2024 #9
I believe that Gov. Inslee has activated some NG personnel. niyad Nov 2024 #19
So did I orangecrush Nov 2024 #28
I heard radio recording . That guy means business. oasis Nov 2024 #33
18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2024 #10
They can Delarage Nov 2024 #11
Ugh. GB_RN Nov 2024 #12
They better stay outside the perimeter Marthe48 Nov 2024 #13
I hope the FBI has some inside moles within the proud boys kimbutgar Nov 2024 #15
They do Red Mountain Nov 2024 #17
So will I..... Red Mountain Nov 2024 #16
F DonOld t@#$p kimbutgar Nov 2024 #18
Double that..... Red Mountain Nov 2024 #21
I like the Billy Bragg LA Blue Bengal Nov 2024 #24
Ummmm, proud boys?? There is a reason this little old childfree cat lady carries niyad Nov 2024 #22
Bet that purse orangecrush Nov 2024 #29
It does indeed, but not for the obvious reason you might think. niyad Nov 2024 #30
I was thinking orangecrush Nov 2024 #31
Will have to check into that. Battery operated??? I just use those little niyad Nov 2024 #32
Gas operated orangecrush Nov 2024 #35
I tend to think there'll be a LOT of egg on a LOT of faces Wed. evening. Torchlight Nov 2024 #23
If it's one thing the feds are good at, it's infiltration. johnnyfins Nov 2024 #38
The Shame Boys need to get some genuine humility Clouds Passing Nov 2024 #25
They are cowards newdeal2 Nov 2024 #26
this is why all Democrats Figarosmom Nov 2024 #27
Fuck around, find out. ZonkerHarris Nov 2024 #34
They can be at the polling places COL Mustard Nov 2024 #36
These boys have nothing to be proud of IronLionZion Nov 2024 #39
Why are the Proud Boys not declared a terrorist organization yet??? travelingthrulife Nov 2024 #41
Here is a good discussion on that BumRushDaShow Nov 2024 #42
Thank you for the resource. travelingthrulife Nov 2024 #44
Intending to intimidate black folks in particular or all of us? mahina Nov 2024 #46
Piss on the Bozo Boys. Owl Nov 2024 #47

JPK

(737 posts)
1. I'll tell ya...
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:48 PM
Nov 2024

I early voted a week ago but if I were voting tomorrow and one of these Proud Girls tried to question me, I'd tell them for fuck off. If they laid a hand on me, I would have her arrested for assault. They have no legal authority to do anything. If you feel threatened by these knuckle dragging goons, notify the nearest security officer. Be sure to have your cell phone camera on the ready.

CrispyQ

(39,152 posts)
4. Why are you calling them girls?
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:57 PM
Nov 2024

It's the girls who are going to stomp this orange POS into the ground. We are not sissies.

ancianita

(39,872 posts)
7. Human Proud Boys don't know that "Proud boys" is what cattle ranchers used to call their gelded males.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:08 PM
Nov 2024

Proud girls is just a variation on the farmer names, is all. Don't take it literally.

ShazzieB

(19,629 posts)
40. Sorry to disappoint.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:29 AM
Nov 2024

But castrating a male animal does not turn him into a female. It doesn't work that way.

Also, implying that if a man is a lousy excuse as a man, that makes him a woman comes off as a sexist slur whether you meant it to or not.

Just thought you should know.

ancianita

(39,872 posts)
43. Oh, you don't at all. Fact is, I know all that.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:57 AM
Nov 2024

I'm just reporting the history of how the "proud boys" cattle owners described their gelded cattle.

This is not me or my opinion. I'm just reporting the name history.

chouchou

(1,654 posts)
48. I defiantly wouldn't say it (being a women) but, perhaps he meant girls, as in innocent girls. Strange thing is...
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 09:57 AM
Nov 2024

..why-in-the-hell would they call themselves Proud Boys? I mean, if WE women started something like that, we would
absolutely not call ourselves Proud Girls? The stupid asses should have called themselves Proud Men.
(My husband just said, they should have called themselves Proud Juveniles)

bucolic_frolic

(49,040 posts)
5. So with his talk of L. Cheney, shooting the fake media
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:06 PM
Nov 2024

is he signaling these groups? This is 'stand back and stand by' in another form??

Would not surprise me if LE at any level has an active week ahead.

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)
10. 18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:18 PM
Nov 2024

18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy

If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2384

Delarage

(2,380 posts)
11. They can
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:41 PM
Nov 2024

Watch me walk in, vote straight "D" in the booth, and walk out with an "I voted" sticker. And kiss my ass.

GB_RN

(3,306 posts)
12. Ugh.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:54 PM
Nov 2024

Hadn’t heard about the Little Boys in a long time. I’d hoped these jackasses had died off, so to speak, with a chunk of their “leadership” in the federal gray bar hotel.

Marthe48

(20,190 posts)
13. They better stay outside the perimeter
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:05 PM
Nov 2024

In Ohio, that is marked by flags 100 feet from the entrance. If they are threatening, the Voting Location Manager will call law enforcement and if they get arrested, they might face felony charges.

kimbutgar

(24,412 posts)
15. I hope the FBI has some inside moles within the proud boys
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:16 PM
Nov 2024

That said I’m sure the telegram channels are being monitored also.

Proud boy’s are guys who’s Mommies didn’t love them enough.

Red Mountain

(2,018 posts)
16. So will I.....
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:29 PM
Nov 2024

Tore a PB sticker off my local convenience store bulletin board a while back. Never seen another.

We're supposed to have a DJ at the polling place.....I've got a play list suggestion or two.

Hope they take requests.


Man in Black by Johnny Cash

Which Side Are You On

Freedom, of course.

This Land Is Your Land Arlo Guthrie





Suggestions?


niyad

(122,525 posts)
22. Ummmm, proud boys?? There is a reason this little old childfree cat lady carries
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:48 PM
Nov 2024

the purse that I do, and it isn't for looks!

niyad

(122,525 posts)
30. It does indeed, but not for the obvious reason you might think.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 10:50 PM
Nov 2024

More in the nature of Mary Poppins' magic carpetbag.

niyad

(122,525 posts)
32. Will have to check into that. Battery operated??? I just use those little
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 11:03 PM
Nov 2024

handwarmer packs.

Torchlight

(4,291 posts)
23. I tend to think there'll be a LOT of egg on a LOT of faces Wed. evening.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:50 PM
Nov 2024

These kids will be corralled by agencies looking to redeem themselves after their dramatic failure on Jan 6 preventing any violence. A few isolated incidents will prbably occur, and just as quickly, be immediatley and efficiently removed from circulation, all the while yelling about rights they have no real understanding of, and eventually breaking down, asking to make the phone call, and hoping mom hasn't gone on the cruise she's been saving up for ten years.

There's tougher bark on a burch tree than the loud barks these little fellas squeal.

johnnyfins

(1,772 posts)
38. If it's one thing the feds are good at, it's infiltration.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:37 AM
Nov 2024

Joe, and the federal government have had four years. We'll see how tuff the PBs are.

newdeal2

(1,896 posts)
26. They are cowards
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 10:04 PM
Nov 2024

They wear masks and hide in unmarked UHaul vans. I’m not worried about them.

Figarosmom

(4,693 posts)
27. this is why all Democrats
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 10:29 PM
Nov 2024

Should vote early if they can
. I hope there are Democratic poll watchers at every polling place.

COL Mustard

(7,237 posts)
36. They can be at the polling places
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:34 AM
Nov 2024

As long as they’re in the public area and don’t get violent. I don’t think there’s any State that would let them actually be in the polling place itself.

IronLionZion

(47,882 posts)
39. These boys have nothing to be proud of
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:37 AM
Nov 2024

The source of their group's name can't be posted enough times. It's from Aladdin the musical. Not a joke.

travelingthrulife

(1,706 posts)
41. Why are the Proud Boys not declared a terrorist organization yet???
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:32 AM
Nov 2024

Canada was wise enough to do it if I recall correctly.

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