New investigation:
Leaked Discord chats from the Boogaloo group & #39;Patriotwave& #39; show the group has deep ties to the US military and embraces racist, fascist ideology. https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/patriotwaves-boogaloo-engineering-an-aesthetic-of-violence/">https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/patr...
Leaked Discord chats from the Boogaloo group & #39;Patriotwave& #39; show the group has deep ties to the US military and embraces racist, fascist ideology. https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/patriotwaves-boogaloo-engineering-an-aesthetic-of-violence/">https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/patr...
You can browse & search leaked Boogaloo chats for yourself at the links below.
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Patriot Wave Speak Easy (March 2020 – May 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/609
P">https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/s... A T R I O T wave (March 2019 – May 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/188">https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/s...
[Strong advisory re bigoted, violent & explicit content]
Patriot Wave Speak Easy (March 2020 – May 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/609
P">https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/s... A T R I O T wave (March 2019 – May 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/188">https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/s...
Boojahideens of Liberty (Feb-May 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/448
Iowa">https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/s... MKII: Cornfed Boogaloo (Feb-April 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/236
The">https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/s... New Order of the Templar (Feb-April 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/467
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Iowa">https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/s... MKII: Cornfed Boogaloo (Feb-April 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/236
The">https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/s... New Order of the Templar (Feb-April 2020): https://discordleaks.unicornriot.ninja/discord/server/467
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Patriotwave& #39;s founder, Jordan Lee Shepherd aka & #39;Squid& #39;, was first ID& #39;d by anonymous antifascists @TwilightZoneAFA earlier this year.
In his Discord server, he claimed to be a reservist in the US Navy & a private military contractor for the US Air Force:
https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/patriotwaves-boogaloo-engineering-an-aesthetic-of-violence/">https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/patr...
In his Discord server, he claimed to be a reservist in the US Navy & a private military contractor for the US Air Force:
https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/patriotwaves-boogaloo-engineering-an-aesthetic-of-violence/">https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/patr...
Jordan Shepherd aka & #39;Squid& #39; and his followers tended to use an aesthetic they call "war wave", masking their true intentions in vaguely patriotic militaristic glitch art.
They also often displayed an intensely ironic self-awareness, expressed via various memes.
They also often displayed an intensely ironic self-awareness, expressed via various memes.
Squid is an adherent of a racist interpretation of the pagan religion Asatru, a subcultural adaptation of a subset of Norse Odinism. This Asatru variant is well known for supporting ‘ethnic separation’ and has roots in white supremacy.
Jordan/Squid expressed being particularly upset by elements of the Asatru community who support gay and trans people.
Squid, who started PatriotWave as a Facebook page in early 2019, has also admitted to being a “fan” of the Proud Boys as well as the neo-nazi group American Identity Movement (formerly called Identity Evropa).
PatriotWave first popped onto the national media radar after their flashy appearance at a January 20, 2020 ‘Lobby Day’ rally in Richmond, Virginia.
Their chats around the rally included memes about executing Governor @RalphNortham; they also doxxed Virginia state legislators.
Their chats around the rally included memes about executing Governor @RalphNortham; they also doxxed Virginia state legislators.