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15. I remember "umbrella man" from the BLM protest! Was he ever charged?

Sun Jun 19, 2022, 03:11 PM

Jun 2022

https://abcnews.go.com/US/man-helped-ignite-george-floyd-riots-identified-white/story?id=72051536

All I could find indicates he was never charged or even arrested, despite warrants being issued. https://southsidepride.com/2022/02/21/what-about-umbrella-man/

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non-appearance of antifascists on Jan. 6 played a critical role in the failure of Trump's coup [View all] Novara Jun 2022 OP

the oaf creepers thought they were the ones who would get the call. i wonder why. mopinko Jun 2022 #1

That's exactly the question Novara Jun 2022 #3

I'm Guessing A Large % Of repubs Still Believe Antifa Was Behind The Riot/Sedition nt SoCalDavidS Jun 2022 #2

Despite that many of their fathers and grandfathers were Antifa 1945 OMGWTF Jun 2022 #8

Yes... +1 SilasSouleII Jun 2022 #17

They seem unable to understand.... SergeStorms Jun 2022 #25

They'll never get it. rubbersole Jun 2022 #28

You're right not fooled Jun 2022 #40

Antifa is not just an idea or a conception.... reACTIONary Jun 2022 #64

Fox "News" continues to read that script, but it's hard when there's nothing to show. yardwork Jun 2022 #39

Had this discussion with some MAGAs a couple of days after J6 InstantGratification Jun 2022 #54

but antifa did conspire....... getagrip_already Jun 2022 #57

Inconceivable! /nt localroger Jun 2022 #67

And I recall EndlessWire Jun 2022 #4

I recall the same thing peggysue2 Jun 2022 #16

I remember having a disagreement on J5 wnylib Jun 2022 #37

Your instincts may be right peggysue2 Jun 2022 #58

I don't tend to be much of a conspiracy minded person BUT 2Gingersnaps Jun 2022 #22

I agree with you and I also saw how Fox "News" was pushing the script. yardwork Jun 2022 #41

There's no question that right wing hate groups KPN Jun 2022 #66

I guess that makes us Antifa. Scrivener7 Jun 2022 #34

Interesting pandr32 Jun 2022 #5

We should feel vindicated Hekate Jun 2022 #6

Except for those posers dressed like they imagined Antifa looked like alphafemale Jun 2022 #7

Some of the Proud Boys even admitted on video... AntiFascist Jun 2022 #29

But wait. I remember prior to all this, the discussion was that there WAS no Antifa Mr. Ected Jun 2022 #9

We too often fall into their language game. Midnight Writer Jun 2022 #12

This has been a gripe of mine for YEARS. Novara Jun 2022 #26

Didn't Beto say it outright in the wnylib Jun 2022 #38

Patriot Front, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys... BadgerMom Jun 2022 #14

Excuse me? You cannot lump antifa with RW militia 'organizations.' ancianita Jun 2022 #51

I think we are in total agreement. BadgerMom Jun 2022 #59

Then you still don't understand. ancianita Jun 2022 #61

Antifa began as an abbreviation for the German Antifaschistische Aktion of the 1930s... AntiFascist Jun 2022 #68

Agree. But that's not what BadgerMom is saying. ancianita Jun 2022 #69

I would just also point out... AntiFascist Jun 2022 #70

Antifa don't care. It knows what it is. This is just division talk from corporate owned partisans. ancianita Jun 2022 #71

There's no organization with any leader or official member list IronLionZion Jun 2022 #24

I don't think Trump was the fool people thought he was. nt leftyladyfrommo Jun 2022 #10

There was no official"antifa" movement as described by MAGA!!! WTF DOJ?!?!?! uponit7771 Jun 2022 #11

The projection aspect has fascinated me for a long time. plimsoll Jun 2022 #13

I remember "umbrella man" from the BLM protest! Was he ever charged? SunSeeker Jun 2022 #15

They accused Mitchell Carlson, a white supremacist biker gang member IronLionZion Jun 2022 #23

That's a 2020 article. Do you have anything more current? SunSeeker Jun 2022 #30

No, a search shows plenty of people disappointed with the lack of arrests or charges IronLionZion Jun 2022 #32

That alone proves we are smarter then the maggots. Butterflylady Jun 2022 #18

A lot of us were busy that day bluecollar2 Jun 2022 #19

That's planned for election day IronLionZion Jun 2022 #21

Hush.... bluecollar2 Jun 2022 #27

That is the best line I've heard this year!!!!! Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2022 #42

Antifa dressed up as Trump supporters as a false flag operation IronLionZion Jun 2022 #20

An actual participant in the attempted Coup d'Etat said... Grins Jun 2022 #31

I remember many warnings on DU prior to Jan. 6 Wednesdays Jun 2022 #33

It seems like common sense to avoid a location where an authoritarian's fans are gathering. NCLefty Jun 2022 #35

Utter bullshit, how do you expect anyone on this board to not know what ANTIFA's about? denbot Jun 2022 #36

There Is no organized "ANTIFA" for it to be about. That's a RW fiction. Hortensis Jun 2022 #60

Did I imply otherwise? denbot Jun 2022 #63

Lol, I no longer imagine I know. Peace. Hortensis Jun 2022 #65

My cousin.... started off, soon after Jan.6. "The riots in D.C. were Antifa." 3Hotdogs Jun 2022 #43

kill 'em with logic Novara Jun 2022 #46

The crickets sure get one hell of a work-out 3Hotdogs Jun 2022 #50

I was just going to type that! Nt LittleGirl Jun 2022 #49

My father was antifa during WW2. Emile Jun 2022 #44

Why did he think Antifa would show up at the capital? Takket Jun 2022 #45

Not "idiotic." TFG and others wanted their opposition in DC as a pretext to declare martial law... Hekate Jun 2022 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jun 2022 #52

We had nothing to protest. Joe Biden had won and was taking office. bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #47

Every reasonable, mature adult is anti-fascist. Roisin Ni Fiachra Jun 2022 #53

Helped in great part by the fact that "Antifa" barely exists as an actual organization... Tommy Carcetti Jun 2022 #55

Mayor Bowser deserves a lot of credit. She gave the left wing a good talking to and they stayed home Walleye Jun 2022 #56

"I was invited to an Insurection and all I got were these ankle bracelets and Federal record" n/t TeamProg Jun 2022 #62