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Penn State cancels Proud Boys founder’s comedy event over threat of ‘escalating violence’

University previously said it would allow event

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022

Oath Keepers use a "just joking" defense

The January 6 trials expose how white privilege allows domestic terrorists to hide their plots in plain sight

Salon · Oct 24, 2022

Penn State students outraged over invitation to far-right Proud Boys founder

Uncensored America, a conservative student group, has invited Gavin McInnes to speak at the school in late October

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2022

Will Bunch: Proud Boys' only 'idea' is violence. Penn State is wrong to give its leader a platform

The one contribution that the Proud Boys — the mostly white-boy street thugs who arrived on the scene around the same time, not coincidentally, as the political ambitions of their hero Donald Trump — and the movement's Canadian founder Gavin McInnes have made to the canon of modern intellectual thought…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 15, 2022

Chicago cop will keep his job despite links to the Proud Boys and failing to disclose he was under FBI investigation

Officer Robert Bakker was suspended for 120 days after a lengthy internal investigation was resolved through a so-called mediation agreement, in which he agreed not to contest the allegations lodged against him.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 14, 2022

Secret Service knew of plans for violence 10 days before Jan. 6 riot

United States Secret Service agents were alerted to potential violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, at least 10 days before rioters stormed the building, according to emails and other messages obtained by the Jan. 6 committee.

Los Angeles Times · Oct 13, 2022

Secret Service knew of Proud Boys plot

"Please, please take this tip seriously," a Secret Service source pleaded with the agency

Salon · Oct 13, 2022

‘Start smashing pumpkins’: January 6 panel shows Roger Stone discussing violence

Video footage obtained from a Danish documentary film-maker shows Trump ally discussing violence after 2020 election

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2022

Trial: Trump tweet about 'wild' protest energized extremists

A jury has seen evidence of how a tweet by then-President Donald Trump from December 2020 energized members of the far-right Oath Keepers before some of its members joined in the attack on the U.S. Capitol a few weeks later

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Proud Boys leader Gavin McInnes is headed to Penn State for a comedy show. Students are pushing back

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania State University leaders and students are speaking out after an announcement that the school would host Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes for a comedy show.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 13, 2022