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Portland jury convicts Texas-based Proud Boy of coming to city and whipping up street violence

A jury in Portland, Oregon, sent a message this week to the far-right out-of-town thugs—calling themselves Proud Boys and “Patriots” and “Three Percenters”—who descend on their city with great …

Proud Boys’ violence spirals in Olympia as street hunt for ‘antifa’ culminates with Toese shooting

Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, the Northwest-based Proud Boys leader with a long history of violence, was shot in the leg this weekend in Olympia, Washington. If you were to only read the news accounts in …

Exchange of gunfire in downtown Portland culminates Proud Boys’ latest incursion into city

The far-right “Patriots” who organized Sunday’s Proud Boys rally in Portland, Oregon, cynically billed the event as “Summer of Love” while preparing for the event by sharing ideas about combat gear …

Proud Boys stick to their formula in L.A.: Latch on to local right-wing causes, then bring violence

Anyone hoping the Proud Boys might shrivel up and crawl away after Jan. 6—when  leading members ended up in jail for their roles in the Capitol insurrection in Washington—will be dismayed by the …

The religious far right links arms with Proud Boys in ‘Church at Planned Parenthood’ events

The latest twist in the Proud Boys’ evolving post-insurrection strategy—in which they have shifted their efforts toward insinuating themselves into local right-wing protests and causes, hijacking them …