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If you're just hearing about a member of Patriot Prayer being killed or another being arrested in Washington you should catch up on who they are. SPLC has a good example. They're not a "conservative" group. They're at minimum alt-right/fash https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/10/15/patriot-prayer-again-brings-violence-portland-flash-march-downtown-rounding-out-weekend-far
Be careful trusting local news sources in Portland has several have a long record of using flattering language about Patriot Prayer. Or at least using words like 'conservative' or "misunderstood" to describe them... which is like calling Stalin "liberal."
Robert Evans, journalist and the host of Behind the Bastards has talked about them as well. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-two-patriot-prayer-the-street-30221915/?keyid=Behind%20the%20Bastards&keyid=Part%20Two%3A%20Patriot%20Prayer%3A%20The%20Street%20Gang%20That%27s%20Tearing%20Portland%20Apart&sc=podcast_widget
I'm on the East Coast so they don't come over here that often, but I did cover their leader, Joey Gibson when he held a sad little rally in Albany NY. https://www.nationofchange.org/2019/05/13/patriot-prayers-joey-gibson-has-a-sad-day-in-albany/
Not specific to what happened but this thread from @kathleen_belew, author of Bring the War Home is very relevant. https://twitter.com/kathleen_belew/status/1299030704332967936
