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Jun 6, 2020 Jun 6, 2020As American politicians on the left and right accuse different groups for the violence engulfing U.S. protests over the killing of George Floyd, one far-right movement in particular continues to make headlines: the so-called Boogaloo Bois.U.S. President and his attorney general, Bill Barr, have insisted that the far-left Antifa “movement” is stoking the violence, with Trump vowing Sunday to (although it’s unclear who exactly, or by what legal mechanism).Conversely, Minneapolis Mayor tweeted Saturday that his city – the epicenter of the current wave of protests, and – is “now confronting white supremacists, members of organized crime, out of state instigators, and possibly even foreign actors to destroy and destabilize our city and our region.”Frey’s claim was repeated by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who said outside protesters, white supremacists and even drug cartels were inflaming the violence. NBC News’ Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins noted, however, that while there is little concrete evidence to back up either claim, “fringe groups, most notably anti-government ‘Boogaloo’ members with guns, , stoking fear that more severe violence could be ahead.” Federal authorities said Thursday three Nevada men who they say self-identified as part of the “boogaloo” movement were charged on terrorism-related charges for plotting to spark violence during recent protests in Las Vegas. News reports noted that the three white men all had U.S. military experience and that the criminal filing against them said they were arrested en route to a protest in downtown Las Vegas after “filling gas cans at a parking lot and making Molotov cocktails in glass bottles.”'Electric Boogaloo'The explained that the term boogaloo is and while “some still use the phrase as a joke, an increasing number of people employ it with serious intent.” The term itself has “its roots in decades of jokes about an old movie: the 1984 break-dancing film ‘Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,’” the ADL noted. The organization also noted that “a range of boogaloo-related phrases” emerged last year, including “Showing up for the boogaloo”; “When the boogaloo hits”; “Being boogaloo ready”; and “Bring on the boogaloo.”Investigative journalism website Bellingcat to online messaging boards on 4chan, but the term became a rallying cry against law enforcement for gun rights activists and the . However, more recently it has been co-opted by white nationalists.“I’m looking for fellow Minneapolis residents to join me in forming a private, Constitutionally-authorized militia to protect people from the MPD [Minneapolis Police Department], which has killed too many people within the last two years,” is the kind of post associated with the group’s online presence. That comment appeared on a Facebook page called Big Igloo Bois, which has over 30,000 followers. Its name has spawned patches and flags with igloos on them.Subscribers of the boogaloo movement are often particularly visible, since they not only carry high-powered rifles and wear tactical gear, but also don Hawaiian shirts, leis and boogaloo patches.The Hawaiian shirts and leis are an apparent nod to another derivation of boogaloo: “big luau” – a reference to the Hawaiian feast at which Kalua pig is often served, and itself a reference to the killing of police officers.The term boogaloo came to prominence among the far right over the past two years, with the extremist Proud Boys adopting the term early on. But it wasn’t until this January that it made national headlines when a gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia, resulted in the state’s governor, Ralph Northam, after he “received credible intelligence from our law enforcement agencies of threats of violence.”At the time, online extremists were promoting the event – organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League – as their “first chance” at sparking a “boogaloo.”Ahead of the event, the FBI announced the arrest in Maryland of three white nationalists, who were allegedly plotting violence in Richmond. The three men were members of (the English translation of “Al-Qaida”).Militia members ascribing to the boogaloo movement joined the protests against in various U.S. states and swelled its ranks online. In April, the Tech Transparency Project, an online research hub that tracks large technology companies, that gained tens of thousands of members in the preceding two months.“Some boogaloo supporters see the public health lockdowns and other directives by states and cities across the country as a violation of their rights, and they’re aiming to harness public frustration at such measures to rally and attract new followers to their cause,” the report said.As a result, Facebook to prohibit use of “boogaloo” and related terms “when accompanied by statements and images depicting armed violence.”Also in April, the Associated Press in Concord, New Hampshire, during a protest at the State House. The that a leader of the far-right Three Percenters militia movement organized a rally in Olympia, Washington, while encouraging rally participants to wear Hawaiian shirts.The Southern Poverty Law Center at Trump urging supporters to “LIBERATE VIRGINIA” on Twitter in March. “Did Trump just call for boogaloo?” one member wrote in a Facebook group at the time. “Well, you heard the man! Let’s go bois,” another responded. The AP noted that while some boogaloo followers maintain they are not truly advocating for violence, law enforcement officials by people who have connections to the movement, or at least used its terminology. The ADL added that while the “militia movement, radical gun rights activists typically promote the boogaloo as a war against the government or liberals,” white supremacists Automatic approval of subscriber comments.From $1 for the first month

Jun 6, 2020 Jun 6, 2020As American politicians on the left and right accuse different groups for the violence engulfing U.S. protests over the killing of George Floyd, one far-right movement in particular continues to make headlines: the so-called Boogaloo Bois.U.S. President and his attorney general, Bill Barr, have insisted that the far-left Antifa “movement” is stoking the violence, with Trump vowing Sunday to (although it’s unclear who exactly, or by what legal mechanism).Conversely, Minneapolis Mayor tweeted Saturday that his city – the epicenter of the current wave of protests, and –...

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