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Red Bike Guy Crashes Patriot Front Rally in DC [1]

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Date: 2023-05-18

Joe Flood counter protesting Reclaim America rally

First heard about this on TRMS Monday, but haven’t seen it featured here yet — despite going viral around the world now (Guardian, WashPost, etc) thanks to @abby4thepeople who managed to capture the whole confrontation on her cell phone and post it to Twitter.

As a former long-time bike commuter myself, I take my helmet off for this guy, who did an outstanding job of heckling the fascists and their sartorial choices. From his own blogpost, he explains why he went down to the Mall last Saturday to protest against the Patriot Front rally:

I yelled at the Patriot Front because I didn’t think they should march through DC unopposed. I’ve seen a lot of protests in Washington. I’m a street photographer and have documented fascist groups like the 1776 Restoration Movement and the J6-loving chuds of Freedom Corner. There are always counterprotestors to the fascists. I’m the one who takes the photos; I leave the counterprotesting to the professionals with their megaphones and signs. But on Saturday, the Patriot Front slipped into the city without telling anyone (except the cops). There were no counterprotestors. I had to be the counterprotestor, to represent all the people in DC who despise these right-wing cosplayers.

Well done!

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