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PORTLAND, OR – American Somoan Tusitala “Tiny” Toese has been sentenced to six months in jail and barred from future protesting activities after he was convicted of fighting with opposing protest attendees.
Toese is a member of the Proud Boys organization, a group that aligns with right wing ideals and is in direct conflict with ANTIFA, which is strongly established in Portland.
Wikipedia interestingly defines the Proud Boys as a far-right, neo-fascist and male-only organization affiliated with white supremacists that promotes and engages in political violence.
Tiny is going to jail. https://t.co/K1zwS139mj
— Villain 🏴☠️ (@VillainReport) October 21, 2020
It’s based in the United States and also has a presence in Canada. The group originated in the far-right Taki’s Magazine in 2016 by Vice Media co-founder and former commentator Gavin McInnes, taking its name from the song “Proud of Your Boy” from the Disney musical Aladdin.
As the Proud Boys emerged, McInnes distanced himself from them in early 2017, saying his focus was “Western values” while their focus was race; the re-branding effort intensified following the Unite the Right rally in 2017.
I use the word “interesting” because Vice Media is a hardcore leftist establishment; one of the leaders of the Proud Boys is Tiny, mentioned above, who is African American.
The facts don’t fit the “racist white guy” narrative painted by Wikipedia, not to mention several other mainstream and leftist media outlets.
Proud Boy Tusitala “Tiny” Toese Sentenced To Jail After Attending Protest https://t.co/muZPVdObC7
— KXL News (@KXLNews) October 21, 2020
The Proud Boys have been smeared…just everywhere. The media has turned the Proud Boys into a group of “white supremacists” who are categorized as a “general hate” group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, to the point where a former leader of the group sued SPLC for slander.
With a black leader and several other “black and brown” members, it’s hard to piece together how they’re a racist, white supremacy group. Yet, here we are.
In the video below, Tiny can be sen in Portland leading a chant of “USA, USA, USA!” He’s seen among a pro-police, pro-American crowd.
Super terroristic.
[embedded content] [Video compliments of Leah Anaya of Law Enforcement Today.]They’ve also been accused of homophobia and transphobia. Interestingly, I have seen them interact first hand with those from the LGBTQ community. Yes, the group touts Christian values that includes traditional one man and one woman in a marriage, but does that mean they hate those who disagree?
According to the media, yes. That’s exactly what it means.
#ProudBoy brawler Tusitala ‘Tiny’ Toese of #Vanwa sentenced to 6 months in Portland jail https://t.co/pp62T1tiZL pic.twitter.com/2VbaSI9wqh
— The Columbian (@thecolumbian) October 21, 2020
The intolerance of traditional American and Christian values has surpassed anything we have seen in recent times.
KGW in Portland reported the case status of Toese and the new restrictions placed on him when he is freed from jail:
“Toese pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in January for his role in a violent beating in June 2018. A Multnomah County judge sentenced Toese to two years of probation and barred him from attending demonstrations during that time.
“He was spotted walking among demonstrators in Portland on Aug. 22.”
To sum up, this “racist” black leader of a right wing group was sentenced to six months in jail for breaking probation and he’s now been stripped of his First Amendment right to peacefully protest.
It should be noted here that Tiny knew what he was doing: He wasn’t hiding behind masks and helmets and fake “press” markings on his clothing when he attended the Portland protest on August 22; he was out in the open.
What’s more, he was giving on-camera interviews during the protest.
#ProudBoys Tusitala “Tiny” Toese and Alan Swinney jailed on #Portland protest-related charges https://t.co/rjGJle4Fiv #pdx #PortlandProtests #PortlandRiots #oregon #portlandpolice #Debates2020 #PresidentialDebate2020 #vanwa
— Mark Kirchmeier (@MarkKirchmeier) October 24, 2020
Meanwhile, Antifa and Black Lives Matter “protesters” are allowed to roam the streets, shutting down freeways, looting, damaging businesses, terrorizing residents with little to no consequences.
If they’re arrested, they’re set free almost immediately, as Portland’s District Attorney, Mike Schmidt, has flat out said he won’t be prosecuting those arrested during protests. He’s made good on that statement too, as almost 70% of rioters have had charges dropped by Schmidt.
It’s not as if this is the first double standard we’ve seen when it comes to punishing a right-wing activist versus a left-wing Antifa member, nor, we bet, will it be the last. In 2019 we told you about a case where Proud Boys members were handed four-year sentences, while Antifa was given just 18 months for the same charges.
It is becoming commonplace for anarchists from the far-left to be given the freedom (even the encouragement in many cases, especially in Portland) to terrorize the streets, attack our police, damage businesses (in many cases, businesses owned by the very minority the activists claim to want to assist from their “oppression”), and cause chaos, all under the guise of “equality.”
Proud Boys member Tusitala “Tiny” Toese jailed after violating probation to attend rally https://t.co/AFV8MEonDc
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 21, 2020
Where are the politicians in all this? Well, frankly they are part of the problem, and they’re proud of it. They continuously tie the hands of police officers and disallow them to do their jobs and keep the good citizens of the once-great Portland safe, favoring instead to bow to the mob of “protesters” who falsely cry out for peace and equality, while they throw bottles, bricks, etc. at the police, put out officers’ names and home addresses, encourage terrorists to go to officers’ homes, and threaten their lives daily.
It’s also worth mentioning that when Tiny attends demonstrations (as this author has seen first hand), the “other side” is “triggered” and they go crazy, immediately launching into fight mode, even more so than usual, and go after him and the rest of the Proud Boys.
So now, because Antifa and BLM are “triggered” and afraid, the Proud Boys are starting to get their First Amendment rights stripped in order to coddle the poor little terrorists.
When did we allow things to get turned so completely upside down?
PORTLAND, OR – Saturday, multiple rallies were planned for around the much-targeted Justice Center and Terry Schrunk Plaza (federal property) in downtown Portland.
One was simply a “pro-police” rally planned for outside the Justice Center, and another large one was the “No to Marxism in America” rally planned for Terry Schrunk Plaza across the street.
Of course it was expected that it would be met with resistance from the likes of Black Lives Matter and Antifa, and those terroristic groups did not disappoint.
Right wing groups and anti-police protesters clash in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center in #Portland #Oregon 📷: @SmileItsNathan, @paulaphoto pic.twitter.com/0T6Vhmx03t
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) August 23, 2020
Due to the violence escalating early against the pro-police rally, several groups converged on the Justice Center to support the pro-police group who were originally there to be a part of the anti-Marxism rally, including the Proud Boys, who describe themselves as a “pro-western fraternity.”
The Proud Boys often show up at pro-Trump rallies and act as a sort of volunteer security for supporters.
The media has turned the Proud Boys into a group of “white supremacists” who are categorized as a “general hate” group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, to the point where a former leader of the group sued them for slander. It should be noted that several “black and brown” Proud Boys members arrived in Portland with the group.
Chants of “USA,” “Back the Blue,” “Blue lives matter,” and “A.C.A.B. All Cops Are Brave” rang out from the pro-police side.
On the terroristic side, chants rang out with the traditional A.C.A.B, as in “All Cops Are Bastards,” and a woman singing a song about how cops are murderers, and their children and wives hate them all. “Black Lives Matter” was also shouted several times.
After about two hours of the pro-police and anti-Marxism combined group at a standoff with BLM/Antifa crowd, the violence started and most of the pro-police group retreated, leaving the “big boys” of the anti-Marxism rally to hold the line.
Compliments of Leah Anaya
Standing on the line directly behind a group of patriots wielding shields to protect those behind the line, I saw smoke bombs, bottles full of liquid, gallons of juice, canisters spewing smoke and God knows what else, paint, motor oil, eggs, rocks, sticks, and more flying across the street into the group supporting the police and standing for America.
Man hit with motor oil; Compliments of Leah Anaya
Chemical agents were sprayed from both sides, including pepper spray, CS gas, and bear spray.
Things are getting tense in Portland.https://t.co/VoKUuNM82b
— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) August 23, 2020
One man, a black Bishop in Milwaukee, Oregon, was caught in the fray and took bear spray to the face.
Bishop Jermaine A Williams with the Mission Field Church was at the event in order to try to bring some peace and understanding between the groups.
While he was recovering from the spray and regaining his vision, I had a chance to talk to him.
Bishop Williams said that he was walking around and noticed two women were on the ground after having been injured during a fight between the groups. He stepped in to help one of them up, and that’s when he was hit with the spray.
The bishop told me he is pro-police and also supports the movement to bring equality to colored people. Please notice that he supports racial equality, and did not make mention of support for Black Lives Matter.
“I see both sides, and I don’t choose sides. I see the need for the justice that needs to be brought to light and served. There is legitimate hurt from many on that side. I am black myself, and I have had my family done wrong and suspect is was due to the color of my skin, even by police at one point.
“But we can’t judge those in uniform. I can’t judge all of them for what was done by only a few. Without them, our nation won’t be a nation. We need our police.”
Courtesy of Leah Anaya
Bishop Williams also commented on the political game many are playing with the rioting and violence occuring:
“I would like to make a call for governors and mayors to speak out and actually go against the violence. Racism is wrong, but this is so wrong and no way to help it.
“The politicians are allowing this because they’re using it as a ballot ploy. They’re ok with the injustice so they can use it for votes.”
Meanwhile, a black speaker named Raeona Coleman, known for her pro-police stance, showed up to speak at the event.
While she did say a few words, it didn’t go how she thought it would.
Within minutes of her taking the megaphone, Coleman was attacked by a white Black Lives Matter activist. With a water bottle filled with urine.
The poor woman was forced to take her shirt off in front of the entire crowd so people could wash it off with water for her.
Compliments of Leah Anaya
However, that didn’t stop her from speaking. A bottle full of urine thrown at her getting all over her clothes, face, and eyes, didn’t stop her from speaking out.
She was able to get a photo of the man that threw the urine at her, proving that he was a white man. So a black woman showed up to speak for the police, and a white man tried to silence her by throwing pee on her. Does her black life not matter? Does her black voice not matter?
The loving and tolerant left also attacked a transgender woman by spraying her directly in the eye with chemical agents.
Compliments of Leah Anaya
Of course, the media is saying that the “far-right militia” groups present were attacking the “peaceful protesters,” “flashing guns” at them. Never mind the hours of projectiles thrown at the right, and the fact that BOTH groups were head-to-head arguing and throwing punches.
Proud Boys wreaking havoc in Portland today— swinging pipes, brandishing bats, attacking women and assaulting Black Lives Matter activists. This is what happens when we leave extremist and racist violence unchecked. pic.twitter.com/VGO3oBhwQt
— Kristen Clarke 866-OUR-VOTE (@KristenClarkeJD) August 23, 2020
Also the media (and crybaby Antifa) were whining that the police stood by and did nothing to intervene. Police were present via speakerphone, warning groups to stop “engaging in criminal activity.”
The Washington Post reported that the pro-police presence was a “far-right event.” This plays directly into what politicians like Jo Ann Hardesty has been putting out to her minion followers, saying that the “far-right, white supremacists” are there to deny “peaceful protesters” of their First Amendment rights.
Portland’s police chief needs to step down.
“100 far-right activists, including Proud Boys and armed militia members, descended on Portland” @PortlandPolice did nothing to intervene. It’s been said they are infiltrated by hate groups. https://t.co/SJ7CfFIvPo
— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) August 23, 2020
They can’t decide if they want to defund and abolish the police or if they want to be able to run into their waiting arms when the big, bad patriots show up to call them on their nonsensical violence and terrorism of the city.
Friday night, the Portland Police Bureau tweeted about balloons filled with poop and pee that they found near the protest area.
Violence has been increasingly raising when patriots show up to challenge the terrorists. Police have their hands tied behind their backs by politicians and they’re unable to gain back the streets of Portland.
It’s a dirty and literally crappy job, but someone has to do it.
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