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1/ A Proud Boy in Portland assaulted a Black live-streamer by kicking him in the face yesterday.
The Proud Boy had a distinctive shamrock tattoo on his left hand, matching that of Samson Steele, a Project Supervisor at PNW Environmental.
CONTACT: https://pnwenvironmental.com/contact-us/ https://twitter.com/RuthlessWe/status/1310356647823339520
The Proud Boy had a distinctive shamrock tattoo on his left hand, matching that of Samson Steele, a Project Supervisor at PNW Environmental.
CONTACT: https://pnwenvironmental.com/contact-us/ https://twitter.com/RuthlessWe/status/1310356647823339520
2/ On his Facebook page, Steele posts a variety of reactionary content, including anti-socialist memes, and spreads conspiracy theories about "antifa burning and looting."
3/ His Facebook likes include a Neo-Confederate page called "Support the Confederate Battle Flag."
4/ Video of what appears to be Steele assaulting a live-streamer here. https://twitter.com/PDXzane/status/1309945564922961920
5/ The police claim that they're investigating the matter, and if they are, they suck at it because antifascist researchers got there hours ago. https://www.thedailybeast.com/police-investigate-assault-on-livestreamer-after-far-right-proud-boys-descend-on-portland
6/ I'm not sure who originally ID'd him, but the first one I saw was @DownStrings, at 5:58 p.m. EST. https://twitter.com/DownStrings/status/1310337948743692290
7/ Far from treating the matter seriously, in these photos, the police appear to be laughing and joking with Steele after the assault. https://twitter.com/sun_everything/status/1309969180024664064
8/ But that's no surprise.
As @karinapdx notes, she saw plenty of collaboration between the Proud Boys and law enforcement at yesterday's rally. https://www.courthousenews.com/proud-boys-rally-in-portland/
As @karinapdx notes, she saw plenty of collaboration between the Proud Boys and law enforcement at yesterday's rally. https://www.courthousenews.com/proud-boys-rally-in-portland/
9/ The police ignored that the Proud Boys had obscured their license plates, that they brought a U-Haul full of weapons to their rally site, and that a private militia had established a checkpoint outside Delta Park, and was detaining journalists. https://www.courthousenews.com/proud-boys-rally-in-portland/
10/ The police don't protect us.
We protect us.
If you want to tell Samson Steele's employer about his connections to a violent hate group, you can contact them via this online form. https://pnwenvironmental.com/contact-us/
We protect us.
If you want to tell Samson Steele's employer about his connections to a violent hate group, you can contact them via this online form. https://pnwenvironmental.com/contact-us/
11/ Samson wasn't lying about this, apparently.
Fuck around and find out, boys.
Fuck around and find out, boys.
12/ Video of a brief, fucking wasted interview that Samson gave to ABC News after the attack here. https://twitter.com/betacuck4lyfe/status/1310461023875260416
