The Boogaloo Movement Is Not What You Think - bellingcat https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2020/05/27/the-boogaloo-movement-is-not-what-you-think/

“The “Boogaloo Bois” expect, even hope, that the warmer weather will bring armed confrontations with law enforcement, and will build momentum towards a new civil war in the United States.  

And for the last several months, their platform of choice has been Facebook.”

“Above all, though, the movement has gained momentum over the last two years by organizing on” @facebook. Its “parent company had added just over $150 billion to its market cap since Boogaloo-friendly anti-lockdown protests began organizing there in mid April.”

“The valuation of Facebook at $662.8 billion on May 26th beat out it’s previous high of $620.8 billion, set on the same day, January 20th, that the Boogaloo movement made its high profile public debut at Second Amendment protests in Virginia.”

“For now, @Facebook chooses to allow the Boogaloo movement to flourish on their platform.”

“Open source materials suggest that, for now, the apocalyptic, anti-government politics of the “Boogaloo Bois” are not monolithically racist/neo-Nazi. “

“this is a movement actively preparing for armed confrontation with law enforcement, and anyone else who would restrict their expansive understanding of the right to bear arms.”

“In a divided, destabilized post-coronavirus landscape, they could well contribute to widespread violence in the streets of American cities.”

“One example of this is how “Boogaloo,” itself a euphemism, has been further disguised with the use of soundalike terms like “big luau” and “big igloo”. We’ve traced back its earliest use to November of 2019, so far.”

Entryism 

“The 1/20/20 rally in Richmond..was a mass protest against firearms restrictions .... It drew right-wing & pro-gun activists from around the country. It also served as the Boogaloo movement’s first significant moment in the mass media spotlight. “

“From what we can tell, /k/ appears to be the most influential force in shaping the culture of the boogaloo movement, both on Facebook and in open carry protests. “

“The American Militia movement has existed for decades, and enjoyed a previous upsurge in the 1990s, until domestic terrorism, evolving law enforcement strategies, and shifting political winds diminished its popularity. “

“January 2016, Chad Embrey, a web designer and entrepreneur, registered the domain MyMilitia...WhoIs records show that at or around the same time he registered a number of other domains referencing the militia movement in general”

“These registrations were in keeping with his repeatedly stated intention to create a Facebook-like site for the militia.”

“MyMilitia users are able to create pages for their specific militias, and a number of these groups have coordinated to attend anti-lockdown protests. One of the most popular threads on the site is a discussion titled: Are We Being Lured Into Civil War?”

“While the discussion begins on the premise that this would be a bad thing, the original poster (a site administrator) quickly states that an “armed conflict” would be “desirable” if it happens soon:”

“Elsewhere on MyMilitia, users post links to manifestos, like this pdf titled “Resistance to Tyranny.” Its opening argument is that “tyranny” was the leading killer of the 20th century. The manifesto discusses the morality of declaring war on your own government and...”

“makes the case that because dictatorships always start as slippery slopes, you have to assume all gun control is the precursor to tyranny. Thus any gun control justifies violent resistance:”

“MyMilitia ...posts are peppered with links to PDFs of military manuals, instructions for zeroing rifles, guides to weapons caching, as well as briefs for military public relations officers & ham radio operators.”

“The same logic is evident across dozens of Boogaloo-focused Facebook groups. Users regularly discuss perceived tyrannical gun control legislation and see it as an acceptable pretext to violent resistance.”

“MeWe is seen as a more secure redoubt for Facebook refugees by people like Corey Wilkes, admin of the NWGA (Northwest Georgia) Icehouse Hoedown Facebook page, a closed group with 208 members.”

‘The term “icehouse” is yet another synonym for the term boogaloo, descended from the “Big Igloo” variation. Wilkes’s bet is that if Facebook censors were to crack down on “big igloo,” they may miss “icehouse.”’

“Wilkes feels secure enough on MeWe to cheekily suggest how his militia members might jam police and emergency radio frequencies”

“Duncan Lemp has become the pre-eminent martyr of the nascent Boogaloo movement. His name and face are constantly referenced, as in this post from the Virginia Knights Facebook group”

“Boogaloo bois regularly compare Lemp with black Americans who were shot dead by police officers.”

“growing subset of Boogaloo ..see men like Ahmaud Arbery and Eric Garner as fundamentally the same sort of victims as Duncan Lemp, Vicki and Samuel Weaver (who died at Ruby Ridge), and LaVoy Finicum (who was shot dead by Oregon State Police during the 2016 Malheur stand-off).”

A willingness to view Duncan Lemp as a victim along the same lines as men like Eric Garner is one of the fissures that runs through the boogaloo community.

‘May 13, 2020 a 47-year-old ...Texas man ..Donny Leeks started putting out a series of increasingly unhinged Facebook live videos. Wearing full tactical gear..: “…you have a tyrannical govt that sees fit to spread fear, virus nonsense & tyrannical edicts among the people.”’

“prior to filming these rants Leeks appears to have fired..at his neighbors, which prompted..police to encircle his rural home..During...Leeks continued to post Facebook live videos, complaining about a recent Congressional vote to extend the powers of the Patriot Act.”

No one came to his aid, and Donny Leeks was killed after firing at officers on May 14th. Clips from his (now removed) Facebook live videos have circulated among various Boogaloo groups ever since.

Another user named “..Neptune states that he is anti-communist and fears a power grab from the government as a result of the coronavirus lockdown. More than any other single thing, Neptune appears to desire an armed confrontation with law enforcement”

If there is a single common thread that unites the galaxy of Boogaloo Facebook groups, it is a desire to fight it out with the government. More specifically, members envision violent confrontations with local police and the “alphabet bois” in federal law enforcement agencies.

Red Flag laws and gun confiscation are frequently cited as grounds for a hypothetical insurrection.

Bunn, 53, is a Loveland, CO man who previously attended a March 12th meeting of the Colorado House Judiciary Committee to speak in opposition to the state’s new Red Flag law.

Bunn then circulated a manifesto that called for “armed defiance against tyrants”. https://twitter.com/lululemew/status/1258956920179888129?s=12

He also started producing pipe bombs, for which he was arrested by the FBI. Bunn’s manifesto went viral with his local militia community. https://twitter.com/lululemew/status/1258222641137299456?s=12

“In the wake of his arrest, the Allegheny Rescue Co. Facebook group (6,202 followers) began to brainstorm about how to stop future arrests.”

“The chief suggestion that evolves is to put as many armed civilians in between the police and their target as possible:”

“The idea that a single event will trigger the Boogaloo is a binding myth for this movement, but civil wars are often complicated and unpredictable. Nevertheless, many rallies and armed protests are scheduled for the summer.”

“pro-Trump, militia, and Patriot Movement groups are likely to be joined by a new crop of heavily armed and colorfully dressed “Boogaloo Bois” who are convinced that civil war is a foregone conclusion, and who have been goading one another towards armed confrontations with LE.”

“In a United States made even more unstable by a contentious presidential election season, and the social and epidemiological effects of COVID-19, every protest or street battle and its aftermath will carry the potential for serious acts of violence. “

“As protests over the death of George Floyd heated up in Minneapolis on May 26th, members of Boogaloo groups across Facebook considered it a call to arms. Memes were churned up that day, adding George to the movement’s list of martyrs”

One member of the Big Igloo Bois Facebook group showed up at the protests, bearing a Boogaloo flag and, he claimed 15 other bois. Reports indicate he was wounded with a rubber bullet during the protest.

Meanwhile, other Boogaloo supporters online expressed their desire to travel to Minneapolis and start the civil war now:

”July 4th, Second Amendment rallies are being planned in numerous states, many of which permit “open carry” armed protests.”

A “Facebook event invitation for a 2nd Amendment rally in Virginia’s capital is just one example. More than 2,000 people have already registered to attend.”

“Some activists have talked about a Million Person Open Carry March, set to take place in every state capital... This plan, if it was ever feasible, seems to have been disrupted by Facebook suspending a number of anti-lockdown groups, including American Revolution 2.0.”

“...the Facebook event for the Kansas state march has more than 1.1k members and other rallies continue to be planned. Dozens of anti-lockdown groups operate more or less openly alongside scores of boogaloo groups and pages.”

“Hundreds of Americans have already marched in their state capitals bearing guns over the last few weeks. Most of these marches were planned and organized on Facebook.”

“May 1, 2020, Facebook and Instagram both updated their “violence and incitement” policy to ban the use of “boogaloo terms” when they occur alongside images or statements depicting or urging armed violence. Our research suggests Fb/IG’s new policy has done virtually nothing“

. @facebook remains a hospitable place for would-be insurrectionists.

“We now know that Facebook has buried evidence that its platform facilitates the growth of extremism, due to a fear that combatting this would be seen as anti-conservative bias.”

“It is not yet possible to say if the movement that has been nurtured on [ @facebook] will ever play a part in an American civil war.

But every day, tens of thousands of heavily armed people log on to repeat their hope that it will.”

Note from me:

My own independent Twitter research aligns with this report.

Tons of anti-police & FBI/ATF tweets, memes alongside threats against politicians.

Increasing mentions Claymore Roomba aka Boomba which I assume is a play on the doomba, an older meme about weaponized Roombas.

Roomba rigged with a Claymore mine.

More weaponized Roomba tweets

This guy appears to be looking to build one

This guy creates DTMF-tone controlled weaponized Roombas

Ahem

Anywho, here are more samples of Poopadoo Bois itching for violence on Twitter.

I have too many to post. These are all just a smattering of tweets that align with the report above.

Some love trump, others hate.
Some racist, others not.

One thing i see most often is they want a fight with police/feds.

The next few months may get bumpy.