How #KristiNoem turned #ICE into the #ProudBoys

Footage shows the #RightWing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy

By Amanda Marcotte, January 16, 2026

Excerpt: "From the beginning, #GavinMcInnes understood that he could access a large, untapped resource that is America’s loser population. Before Johnny-come-latelies like Elon Musk started assembling mediocre white men who are low on intelligence and high on resentment, McInnes was reeling them in with a steady patter of assurances that he had the secret to restore them to level of social status and respect the modern era had supposedly stolen from them. On his show, he portrayed both women and people of color as imbeciles who cannot handle equality or freedom. He claimed to hold the key to restoring masculinity to his viewers, mostly through bigotry, beer and violence. In retrospect, as ICE agents in Minneapolis have taken to kidnapping, beating and even shooting people on the streets, what really stands out is how much effort McInnes put into creating elaborate justifications for right-wing violence."

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https://www.salon.com/2026/01/16/how-kristi-noem-turned-ice-into-the-proud-boys/

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How Kristi Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys

Footage shows the right-wing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy

Salon.com

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That sign is for the folks who voted for Trump

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@ramsey @futurebird @CEvaN The arrogance of ignorance. Sadly, it has traction. There appears to me to be a huge swathe of the population who are inverted snobs about education, far less intellectualism. Hence the success of #tRump for eg. #LowestCommonDenominator
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@Teri_Kanefield Interesting that one of the experts referred to on the article is a Canadian academic. I’m wondering how “rage-baiting” is being used in Canada? Or, maybe that’s naive; I need only look to the words coming from the leader of the federal Conservative Party, a maritime premier, and Alberta’s premier to get my answer.

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Tell us you have absolutely no idea how anything works without saying you have absolutely no idea how anything works. #MattGaetz #FloridaMan #idiocracy #LowestCommonDenominator

https://www.newsweek.com/matt-gaetz-would-rather-have-russia-ukraine-nato-1812588

Matt Gaetz Would Rather Have Russia Than Ukraine in NATO

"Why would you pick Ukraine? Why not extend NATO to Russia and make it an anti-China alliance?" the GOP congressman said.

Newsweek
Pro for the course. The #GOP is the party of #liars, #SexualPredators, #Whackjobs #and other #criminals "Web of Lies: George Santos Charged with 13 Felonies, But GOP Leaders Refuse to Expel Him from Congress" http://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/11/george_santos_money_laundering_fraud_charges #uspoli #GeorgeSantos #BananaRepublicanParty #LowestCommonDenominator
Web of Lies: George Santos Charged with 13 Felonies, But <span class="caps">GOP</span> Leaders Refuse to Expel Him from Congress

Scandal-plagued New York Republican Congressmember George Santos pleaded not guilty to 13 federal charges at a courthouse on Long Island Wednesday. He is charged with wire fraud, money laundering, lying on federal disclosure forms, and fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits while earning a $120,000 salary. Santos has been under investigation since his election to Congress last year exposed his history as a serial liar who fabricated his educational background, employment history and religion. He has thus far refused to step down and has denied the allegations against him. We talk to Mother Jones reporter Noah Lanard, who was in the courtroom and says this indictment is just the beginning of Santos’s legal troubles.

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