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mysteryowl

(8,119 posts)
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:20 PM 21 hrs ago

What happened to the proudboys and oathkeepers? They used to show up to counter-protests

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1cQKu-9locY


(I thought the link would show the video. You will need to click on it I guess.)

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What happened to the proudboys and oathkeepers? They used to show up to counter-protests (Original Post) mysteryowl 21 hrs ago OP
They are still there lapfog_1 21 hrs ago #1
Exactly! That is the point of the video. mysteryowl 21 hrs ago #2
Who do you think is being hired for ICE? I wouldn't put it past them, that they proudly brag to the hiring SWBTATTReg 21 hrs ago #3
Yes, they are the new untrained ICE. That is the point of the clip. mysteryowl 21 hrs ago #5
They're the ones cosplaying police themaguffin 21 hrs ago #4
Maybe the auto-display only works for regulat YT videos, noy YT Shorts? JHB 20 hrs ago #6
Thanks mysteryowl 20 hrs ago #8
Links to image files which I now post, and which used to automatically display as images, no longer do so. John1956PA 20 hrs ago #10
See my post #13 for fixing this on DU FascismIsDeath 20 hrs ago #14
They're part of the mercenary dregs that signed up with ICE n/t JHB 20 hrs ago #7
Yep, that is what to call them. mysteryowl 20 hrs ago #9
Could be because most of the... DemocratSinceBirth 20 hrs ago #11
Word is tgat malaise 20 hrs ago #12
Just a tip for getting youtube "shorts" videos to embed correctly. FascismIsDeath 20 hrs ago #13
Thank you for the tip! mysteryowl 17 hrs ago #18
They all joined (frozen water) angrychair 20 hrs ago #15
They're back out there and still wearing masks. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #16
They work Cherokee100 18 hrs ago #17
They all joined ICE. nt madinmaryland 17 hrs ago #19

lapfog_1

(31,688 posts)
1. They are still there
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:21 PM
21 hrs ago

They are all wearing ICE uniforms now... and can't wait to kill protesters.

SWBTATTReg

(26,067 posts)
3. Who do you think is being hired for ICE? I wouldn't put it past them, that they proudly brag to the hiring
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:24 PM
21 hrs ago

agency that they are members of these two orgs, and they would be snapped up by tRUMP workers...

JHB

(37,965 posts)
6. Maybe the auto-display only works for regulat YT videos, noy YT Shorts?
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:35 PM
20 hrs ago

Don't know for sure, but that seems most likely, given the different URL structure.

mysteryowl

(8,119 posts)
8. Thanks
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:38 PM
20 hrs ago

I didn't see an option to the short.

He makes a good point. No counter protesters, they all became part of ICE with the $50,000 sign-on bonus and high salary. Trumps cruel little army.

John1956PA

(4,850 posts)
10. Links to image files which I now post, and which used to automatically display as images, no longer do so.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:44 PM
20 hrs ago

DemocratSinceBirth

(101,648 posts)
11. Could be because most of the...
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:44 PM
20 hrs ago

Could be because most of the protests are taking place in blue areas and know they will be prosecuted if they break the law and TSF can't pardon them.

FascismIsDeath

(58 posts)
13. Just a tip for getting youtube "shorts" videos to embed correctly.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:54 PM
20 hrs ago

Take the original link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/1cQKu-9locY?si=wrX_z1ZOOqJSIiKg

1. Remove the ?si=whatever part off the end
2. Replace shorts/whatever with "watch?v=whatever"

The new link will look like this (Added spaces so that it doesn't trigger the auto embed)
https:// youtube.com / watch?v=1cQKu-9locY

Working Example:

MineralMan

(150,658 posts)
16. They're back out there and still wearing masks.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 03:11 PM
20 hrs ago

Now, they're wearing them because so many people would recognize them and call them out by name.

They really don't want that again. And the ICE folks don't want that to be known either.

Just wait until they have to go to court to testify in some case based on an arrest they made. No masks allowed in court. They'll get recognized.

It could all backfire, I think.

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