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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

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

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

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Secret Service knew of Proud Boys plot

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

Salon

‘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

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

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.

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Penn State is about to host the Proud Boys founder, and its students are protesting

As it made its case to bring Gavin McInnes to campus, a student group compared him to "many great comedians that have come before," who challenge the way people see the world.

WEKU

Anger as Penn State says it will host Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes for ‘comedy night’

McInnes’ opening act will be a self-described “professional troll” who sexually harassed Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The Independent UK

January 6 was planned in broad daylight

The far right groups who attacked the Capitol recruited and radicalized openly, as we warned repeatedly

Salon

Doyle McManus: Right-wing militia leaders, on trial for sedition, continue to threaten democracy

Five leaders of the Oath Keepers, a right-wing militia that played a leading role in storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, went on trial last week in Washington.

Los Angeles Times

Gavin McInnes still tied to Proud Boys

McInnes headed to Las Vegas weeks ago for a meet-up and attempted to put down a civil war in the organization

Salon

Proud Boy flips on leaders tied to Trump

CNN legal analyst says indicted Proud Boys should be "more nervous than yesterday"

Salon

Trump news - live: Kanye calls Trump ‘my boy’ as ex-president mocks Kamala Harris for North Korea slip-up

Rapper’s comments came as he sat down for an interview with Fox News

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Proud Boys member from NC pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot

The federal investigation into the Capitol riot reached deeper into the Charlotte area on Thursday when a Gaston County man pleaded guilty to taking part in a Proud Boys seditious conspiracy to block the presidential transfer of power.

Al Jazeera

US Capitol riot: Proud Boys member admits to seditious conspiracy

Several other members of far-right group face seditious conspiracy charges over their alleged roles in January 6 attack.

The Independent UK

First Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy over Jan 6 attack

Jeremy Bertino, 43, faces a maximum sentence of five years in jail

Axios

Proud Boys member pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy over Jan. 6

Jeremy Bertino is the first member of the far-right group to plead guilty to such charges.

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The Independent UK

Man pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy for Capitol attack

A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to plotting with other members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to violently stop the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election

The Independent UK

34 Capitol riot defendants sign letter asking to be moved to Guantanamo

Defendants claim ‘Gitmo’ would be better than ‘remaining trapped within the wretched confines of cruel and unusual punishment of the DC jail’

Salon

Oath Keepers Jan 6 trial threatens Trump

The January 6 hearing may be postponed, but Trump is still flailing, and has even sidelined his top lawyer

WEKU

Calls grow for a tougher legal approach to white nationalist group Patriot Front

Trials began this week in Idaho for 31 members of a far-right group accused of conspiring to riot at an LGBTQ event. But calls are growing for federal involvement to bring greater accountability.

The Independent UK

Jury to be picked for Oath Keeper boss' Jan. 6 sedition case

Jury selection is expected to get underway Tuesday in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Guardian - US

We Are Proud Boys review: chilling exposé illuminates Republicans’ fascist turn

Andy Campbell has delivered a smart, well-written and brilliantly reported book about the street gang allied to Donald Trump and the GOP he commands

Salon

How the Proud Boys organized in shadows

In "We Are Proud Boys," author Andy Campbell details how the far-right street gang fooled media and law enforcement

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