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There is something incredibly dangerous going on in New Mexico.
@ABQJournal sent out a recruitment piece for the New Mexico Civil Guard.
According to their 2019 advertising info document, their Sunday print reaches 379,000 people.
Thread. https://www.abqjournal.com/1472698/the-world-is-a-scary-place.html
@ABQJournal sent out a recruitment piece for the New Mexico Civil Guard.
According to their 2019 advertising info document, their Sunday print reaches 379,000 people.
Thread. https://www.abqjournal.com/1472698/the-world-is-a-scary-place.html
Here's an archive of the article: http://archive.is/gguTV
@ABQJournal joins @KOB4 in doing propaganda and PR in service of our local fascists like the NMCG.
These "journalists" will feed into the jaws of the fucking wolf.
Check out the bullshit from this disgraceful, pathetic, shameless piece of propaganda: https://twitter.com/abq161/status/1273013702535655424?s=20
These "journalists" will feed into the jaws of the fucking wolf.
Check out the bullshit from this disgraceful, pathetic, shameless piece of propaganda: https://twitter.com/abq161/status/1273013702535655424?s=20
"Provance, [...] hides several damning tattoos – including a swastika on his shoulder – that he said he got “to survive” a lengthy prison stretch."
No need to interrogate that any further. Just got a casual swastika tat in prison, probably means nothing at all.
No need to interrogate that any further. Just got a casual swastika tat in prison, probably means nothing at all.
"He touts three years of sobriety, lugs around a large Bible and is the only one who doesn’t carry a gun. He pretends to have one on patrol[...]"
HE DOESN'T CARRY A GUN ANYMORE BECAUSE WE EXPOSED HIM TO BE A FELON ILLEGALLY IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. https://twitter.com/abq161/status/1269386130979524609?s=20
HE DOESN'T CARRY A GUN ANYMORE BECAUSE WE EXPOSED HIM TO BE A FELON ILLEGALLY IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM. https://twitter.com/abq161/status/1269386130979524609?s=20
'The members share a serious love of firearms, a nonstop harping on Antifa – a militant left-wing group opposed to fascism – and what they describe as a drive to “protect innocent life, liberty and property."'
@ABQJournal printed and sent this to more than 300,000 ppl.
@ABQJournal printed and sent this to more than 300,000 ppl.
"Perfectly aware of – and seemingly ridiculing the public’s perception – the members joke about forgetting the “white sheets” and unintentionally goose-stepping."
No need to look into this any further. Ironic racism & fascism never provided cover for the genuine article, right?
No need to look into this any further. Ironic racism & fascism never provided cover for the genuine article, right?
'“This isn’t something you do because you hate something,” said David Rice, a giant of a man with a gravelly voice. “This is an act of love, kindness and generosity."'
Ah, they come out to intimidate poc out of "love, kindness and generosity."
How fucking heroic.
Ah, they come out to intimidate poc out of "love, kindness and generosity."
How fucking heroic.
"Since all the “bad press” some members say they’ve been victimized; fired from their jobs, and had their lives – and those of their family – threatened. Others say they’ve been stalked and followed home."
The only good part.
Thanks to all who made NMCG feel unwelcome.
The only good part.
Thanks to all who made NMCG feel unwelcome.
'He said they wanted “nothing to do with” Oñate and were there to give protesters “something to think about.”'
Something to think about.
Something to think about.
“You know what the police are going to do, you don’t know what we’re going to do,” Provance said. “Our goal was to be that question mark in their minds that made them think maybe this isn’t the greatest idea to go burning through Old Town.”
To be that question mark.
To be that question mark.
"Now they say they have 150 members across a dozen or so counties, who range in age from their 20s to 70s. Their members include police and corrections officers, electricians, truck drivers, painters and – like Provance – war reenactors."
Thanks to @ABQJournal, NMCG grows more.
Thanks to @ABQJournal, NMCG grows more.
@ABQJournal used their Sunday paper to repost not-exactly-veiled threats from a militia to protesters.
@ABQJournal is complicit in this fascist intimidation of protesters, people of color, and the left.
@ABQJournal volunteers to do PR for fascists.
@ABQJournal is complicit in this fascist intimidation of protesters, people of color, and the left.
@ABQJournal volunteers to do PR for fascists.
'Afterward, Provance said, the APD officers told them if it wasn’t for them, more people “would’ve left in body bags.”'
I am outraged, but not surprised given the history of police and recent APD action.
Fuck 12.
I am outraged, but not surprised given the history of police and recent APD action.
Fuck 12.
This year APD has gone from cooperating with @JonnyBones and his crew of pathetic chuds, to calling NMCG "heavily armed friendlies," to targeting black folks on Juneteenth with proclamations about guns in parks, to congratulating NMCG for its actions at the Oñate statue protest.
This is one of the scariest parts of this shameless piece of propaganda masquerading as journalism:
"They got involved in the Oñate incident after, Provance said, a local group associated with a presidential campaign told them there would be a riot after the statue fell."
"They got involved in the Oñate incident after, Provance said, a local group associated with a presidential campaign told them there would be a riot after the statue fell."
This is one of the developments that scares me the most. Not their numbers, not their activity, not their ideas or their guns.
It is how entrenched these fascists have become in the local media and political landscape.
It is how entrenched these fascists have become in the local media and political landscape.
NMCG & the local Proud Boys have wormed their way into positions of prominence, earning fawning coverage in the local print and TV media, & working side-by-side with NM GOP candidates. https://twitter.com/abq161/status/1273311090705944577?s=20
They run in the same political circles as guys like Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace and Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin.
Couy, who called for lynching his political opponents & put an entire county on lockdown over rumors of "antifa invasions." https://twitter.com/abq161/status/1266031936159571969?s=20
Couy, who called for lynching his political opponents & put an entire county on lockdown over rumors of "antifa invasions." https://twitter.com/abq161/status/1266031936159571969?s=20
It cannot be overstated how dangerous things are becoming in New Mexico.
The largest media groups in the state do propaganda for militias & fascists.
Cops in ABQ see the NMCG & other fascists as their friends & work with them.
The fascists have become famous in NMGOP circles.
The largest media groups in the state do propaganda for militias & fascists.
Cops in ABQ see the NMCG & other fascists as their friends & work with them.
The fascists have become famous in NMGOP circles.
Meanwhile, national "experts" aid these PR campaigns, describing the militias as non-racist or even anti-racist, and believing fascist lies at face value.
Check out this thread on definitions of fascism from various times and places.
Let me know if you see anything that reminds you of our current moment. https://twitter.com/FFRAFAction/status/1264177193523044352?s=20
Let me know if you see anything that reminds you of our current moment. https://twitter.com/FFRAFAction/status/1264177193523044352?s=20
This one has a particular resonance for me in these times..
I hope I've made it clear why. https://twitter.com/FFRAFAction/status/1264177234883022849?s=20
I hope I've made it clear why. https://twitter.com/FFRAFAction/status/1264177234883022849?s=20
Finally an eternal cosign of this. If you're a reporter and you take cops and fascists at their word, you do PR.
For real news on this stuff in NM, follow @DailyLobo folks like @agunnwrites @bladvs & @rulljoe. Follow @The_Red_Nation & the work they do. https://twitter.com/bladvs/status/1273339014796304385?s=20
For real news on this stuff in NM, follow @DailyLobo folks like @agunnwrites @bladvs & @rulljoe. Follow @The_Red_Nation & the work they do. https://twitter.com/bladvs/status/1273339014796304385?s=20
My whole job now is screaming at local press.
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