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BumRushDaShow

(143,063 posts)
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:41 PM Nov 4

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

JPK

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

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

(38,381 posts)
4. Why are you calling them girls?
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:57 PM
Nov 4

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

ancianita

(38,727 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 4

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

ShazzieB

(18,773 posts)
40. Sorry to disappoint.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:29 AM
Nov 5

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

(38,727 posts)
43. Oh, you don't at all. Fact is, I know all that.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 08:57 AM
Nov 5

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

(1,343 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 5

..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

(47,165 posts)
5. So with his talk of L. Cheney, shooting the fake media
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:06 PM
Nov 4

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

(36,599 posts)
10. 18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:18 PM
Nov 4

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

(2,354 posts)
11. They can
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:41 PM
Nov 4

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

GB_RN

(3,176 posts)
12. Ugh.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 07:54 PM
Nov 4

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

(19,123 posts)
13. They better stay outside the perimeter
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:05 PM
Nov 4

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

(23,410 posts)
15. I hope the FBI has some inside moles within the proud boys
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:16 PM
Nov 4

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

(1,896 posts)
16. So will I.....
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:29 PM
Nov 4

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

(120,313 posts)
22. Ummmm, proud boys?? There is a reason this little old childfree cat lady carries
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 08:48 PM
Nov 4

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

niyad

(120,313 posts)
30. It does indeed, but not for the obvious reason you might think.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 10:50 PM
Nov 4

More in the nature of Mary Poppins' magic carpetbag.

Torchlight

(4,251 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 4

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

(1,423 posts)
38. If it's one thing the feds are good at, it's infiltration.
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 05:37 AM
Nov 5

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

Figarosmom

(2,962 posts)
27. this is why all Democrats
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 10:29 PM
Nov 4

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

COL Mustard

(6,915 posts)
36. They can be at the polling places
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 02:34 AM
Nov 5

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

(47,020 posts)
39. These boys have nothing to be proud of
Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:37 AM
Nov 5

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

travelingthrulife

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

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

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