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. @Facebook told @NPR they shut down the page of the “ #Kenosha Guard” militia yesterday - after the shootings.
But I’ve got the screenshots. Let’s go through some of the lowlights..., /1
But I’ve got the screenshots. Let’s go through some of the lowlights..., /1
It’s just a “social club” - but with the grand ambition of protecting “our great city,” which had been hit by looters /2
Claiming 3000 members, the Kenosha Guard militia asked the cops to let them work with them.
To buttress their argument, they pointed to a story about them in the right-wing @InfoWarsMedia /3
To buttress their argument, they pointed to a story about them in the right-wing @InfoWarsMedia /3
The Kenosha Guard planned a big show of force in downtown #Kenosha and beyond on Tuesday, putting out a “call to arms” - “patriots” to “come armed” and join their “peaceful” overnight vigilante deployment /4
They posted a video once their event started in downtown Kenosha, at the site of the #BLM protests, on the 3rd day after police shot #JacobBlake /5
And they weren’t just in downtown Kenosha - the self-styled militia also guarded a subdivision on the outskirts of town called WhiteCaps.
Yes, that’s for real. I assume it’s a reference to the nearby Lake Michigan /6
Yes, that’s for real. I assume it’s a reference to the nearby Lake Michigan /6
A commenter on the #Kenosha Guard FB page even suggested they might want to deploy to a famously cheesy tourist site/faux fortification off I-94 /7
A far-right, anti-government paramilitary apparently reached out to the new kids on the militia block from #Kenosha ... TTPO stands for The Three Percenters - Original /8
The #Kenosha Guard’s “call to arms” got a big response, online at least.
When one commentor questioned their qualifications to do what they purported to do, another jumped to their defense /10
When one commentor questioned their qualifications to do what they purported to do, another jumped to their defense /10
This commented urged the #Kenosha Guard to make sure to record it all “when the shooting starts” /11
After the shooting, though, the Kenosha Guard FB page drew some witheringly critical comments /12
The alleged Kenosha shooter said in a video he was there as “militia” but Kenosha Guard didn’t know if he was with them.
In any case, it was enough to get Facebook to shut down this page, though it had reportedly ignored previous complaints... /13 https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/08/27/906566596/alleged-kenosha-shooter-fervently-supported-blue-lives-joined-local-militia
In any case, it was enough to get Facebook to shut down this page, though it had reportedly ignored previous complaints... /13 https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/08/27/906566596/alleged-kenosha-shooter-fervently-supported-blue-lives-joined-local-militia
