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Avowed ‘boogaloo boi’ says he roamed Kenosha streets with Kyle Rittenhouse before shootings https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/31/21409330/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-ryan-balch-boogaloo-boi-jacob-blake?utm_campaign=chicago.suntimes&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter via @SunTimes
Adherents of the boogaloo movement believe a civil war is imminent, and some actively look to incite one. One “boogaloo boi” who was photographed with Kyle Rittenhouse in the lead up to the shootings said as many as 24 boogaloo loyalists were in Kenosha.
Some vital background on the far right militia-style movement: https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/steven-carrillo-boogaloo-associated-suspect-in-killing-of-two-ca-officers-has-first-court-appearance-in-federal-death-penalty-case
Story now reflects that there were actually as many as 32 boogaloo bois in Kenosha, not 24. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/31/21409330/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-ryan-balch-boogaloo-boi-jacob-blake
Failed to mention: Ryan Balch, the boogaloo boi who was with Rittenhouse, has a history of boosting anti-Semitic and white nationalist content on social media. Big tip of the hat to @MichaelEHayden and @splcenter, who first reported on his posts and presence in Kenosha.
A little more Boogaloo background here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/19/magazine/boogaloo.html
