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Jesus Christ this photo... ".. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary..." (Original Post) demmiblue 15 hrs ago OP
Heavens.. that woman. I feel the need to apologize to her for this country today hlthe2b 15 hrs ago #1
Definitely. calimary 4 hrs ago #125
God what a bunch of weenies. NBachers 15 hrs ago #2
As Chrissy Teigen said....PABs. Ritabert 15 hrs ago #4
PABs??? mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #6
Here: Celerity 15 hrs ago #11
Thank you. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #16
Somebody supplied the link for you. Ritabert 15 hrs ago #15
Pussy Ass Bitch dave99 3 hrs ago #126
You know you're doing the honorable thing True Dough 15 hrs ago #3
Cowards they will not show their faces and have to be in a large threatening group. Botany 15 hrs ago #9
Large threatening group is the point. wnylib 13 hrs ago #65
Lemme guess.... They are anti-mask MAGA, too? NM Grins 9 hrs ago #115
That is chilling PatSeg 13 hrs ago #82
They're so brave they don't dare show their faces. Idiots. Hope they get sun stroke. Vinca 15 hrs ago #5
Exactly popsdenver 14 hrs ago #54
Those losers refused to wear a mask to protect people from COVID. yardwork 15 hrs ago #7
Yes, you are right. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #23
And ICE Jilly_in_VA 15 hrs ago #28
Losers! yardwork 14 hrs ago #38
Bade??? Amaryllis 7 hrs ago #121
I think it was a typo, "badge". HeartsCanHope 2 hrs ago #129
The modern Day KKK azureblue 13 hrs ago #77
Patriots they are not. Not even close. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #8
They are celebrating the Fourth by trying to break the Guiness World Record for biggest DC circle jerk. Midnight Writer 15 hrs ago #10
I'm imagining being that young black woman on the bus. MineralMan 15 hrs ago #12
My first thought MM popsdenver 14 hrs ago #55
She looks aware and alert Alice Kramden 9 hrs ago #113
Damn! My legs have more color than those cave dwellers arms. taxi 15 hrs ago #13
Gee, they look like ICE orthoclad 15 hrs ago #14
They're doing so well they couldn't organize and oasis 15 hrs ago #17
Don't they usually ride in the back of Disaffected 15 hrs ago #19
yep rampartd 14 hrs ago #52
Too hot today for those wimps. 2MuchNoise 13 hrs ago #71
Yeah, but U-Hauls don't have air conditioning! TommyT139 13 hrs ago #81
You win! Jilly_in_VA 15 hrs ago #30
They took Metro on purpose. Raine1967 14 hrs ago #47
... Solly Mack 15 hrs ago #18
Amen! paleotn 15 hrs ago #36
Oh my. A picture is worth 400 years right there. That's a Pulitzer level picture IMO n/t Cheezoholic 15 hrs ago #20
Reminds me of a Norman Rockwell painting. oasis 15 hrs ago #27
Definitely! Yikes! electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #56
Kudos to that young lady Disaffected 15 hrs ago #21
I certainly wouldn't! LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #44
They wouldn't sit DiverDave 12 hrs ago #85
They look like Klansmen released from a burn unit after a cross-burning mishap. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 15 hrs ago #22
Not my America. Shameful. Nanjeanne 15 hrs ago #24
Look at the expression on the poor woman's face. Boomerproud 15 hrs ago #25
Nothing says Happy 250th birthday to America IcyPeas 15 hrs ago #26
Public transportation? Walleye 15 hrs ago #29
Oh the irony! paleotn 15 hrs ago #35
Intentionally, I think, in order to intimidate people. wnylib 13 hrs ago #70
Are they marching at the Fair today or near it? underpants 15 hrs ago #31
JFC buzzycrumbhunger 15 hrs ago #32
Look at this idiot close up. I hope his nose gets sunburned. IcyPeas 15 hrs ago #33
Can't get girlfriends. paleotn 15 hrs ago #34
The sheep died. twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #37
Not yet, maybe TommyT139 12 hrs ago #87
Pathetic Incels Aviation Pro 14 hrs ago #39
These are the FAS that we are ANTI. They better hide their faces! Martin68 14 hrs ago #40
Hey, ICE needs a holiday too! JCMach1 14 hrs ago #41
And here they all are in D.C. chowder66 14 hrs ago #42
I hope that the good citizens of the Metro D.C. area beats the shit out of them. Knock off Nazi Uniforms Botany 13 hrs ago #60
A couple of troops of Brownie Scouts could do it. nt Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #109
No one in DC reacted to J6 tonekat 10 hrs ago #110
May they all get heat stroke RockCreek 13 hrs ago #61
Creepy creeps are fucking creepy! 💀 ShazzieB 14 hrs ago #43
Obviously, they're criminals if they're hiding their faces! LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #45
Amazing pic. CanonRay 14 hrs ago #46
Patriots? HA! -misanthroptimist 14 hrs ago #48
What a bunch of chicken shit assholes debsy 14 hrs ago #49
Wish I were there AverageOldGuy 14 hrs ago #50
Pussy-ass bitches... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #51
Takes all kinds..... BeneteauBum 14 hrs ago #53
Omg! That poor young woman must be terrified Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #57
Over 400 in Washington DC. Trump has to get the numbers up for his rally, somehow. Doodley 14 hrs ago #58
That poor woman! What a photo! electric_blue68 14 hrs ago #59
Look how lily white they are Jimi du Ranty 13 hrs ago #62
At least they're being woke swong19104 13 hrs ago #63
Deplorable. Despicable. Disgusting. Disgraceful. 3catwoman3 13 hrs ago #64
As pale as 500 year old vampires. Ilsa 13 hrs ago #66
They definitely look like they're just going into town to have fun. Just being tourists. n/t aggiesal 13 hrs ago #67
OMG 😳 just awful TommieMommy 13 hrs ago #68
We are all that young woman. Baitball Blogger 13 hrs ago #69
Happy birthday America 🇺🇸 live love laugh 13 hrs ago #72
What a bunch of fools! n/t mntleo2 13 hrs ago #73
You misspelled "tools." nt Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #111
I wonder if any of them said anything to her. SidneyR 13 hrs ago #74
Are these the folks that are going to show up at the polls in November? kentuck 13 hrs ago #75
Let them sombitches try. hamsterjill 13 hrs ago #78
as in 1/6 -- azureblue 13 hrs ago #76
I thought the group was Patriot Affront. nt Gore1FL 13 hrs ago #79
They are an affront to all true patriots. Haggard Celine 11 hrs ago #103
With any luck liberalgunwilltravel 13 hrs ago #80
Modern day KKK Stuckinthebush 13 hrs ago #83
We don't need no water purr-rat beauty 13 hrs ago #84
That guy in the upper left looks like he's packing a pistol strapped to the back of his head under his mummy mask 0rganism 12 hrs ago #86
After I read your message, I zoomed in and looked at others MerryBlooms 12 hrs ago #95
That would make way more sense, but usually that stuff is tiny these days 0rganism 11 hrs ago #98
It look like they're trying to use old school equipment to me MerryBlooms 8 hrs ago #119
OMG Kali 12 hrs ago #88
The guy with his back to the camera looks like he is wearing his tightie whities over his head. Nictuku 12 hrs ago #89
You can bet they weren't wearing those masks in 2020 during Covid. JohnnyRingo 12 hrs ago #90
Those ass clowns tried to crash a Pride event hoosierspud 12 hrs ago #91
Their despicable attitudes and activities are reprehensible enough. 3catwoman3 12 hrs ago #92
They think it makes them look tough Woodwizard 12 hrs ago #94
"They think it makes them look tough." 3catwoman3 11 hrs ago #102
Couldn't these freaks charter mzmolly 12 hrs ago #93
Our nation's finest....assholes. surfered 12 hrs ago #96
That young lady deserves an award, or free therapy. Good God y'all. Cowards and traitors. Guess hoods are out of style. Evolve Dammit 12 hrs ago #97
As others have pointed out here, it's a new kind of hood. nt Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #112
Patriot Front Nazi Jared Boyce --- Right wing anti-LGBTQ but pro-child pornography Norrrm 11 hrs ago #99
Trump invited his fascist gestapo to DC B.See 11 hrs ago #100
Cowards! MLAA 11 hrs ago #101
The small man parts brigade The Wizard 10 hrs ago #104
FUCK THESE COWARDS Skittles 10 hrs ago #105
Their mothers threw away the kids and kept the afterbirth. The Wizard 10 hrs ago #106
LOL! some_of_us_are_sane 10 hrs ago #108
50:50 mix of repubs snd feds. Melon 10 hrs ago #107
The real Patriots weren't wearing masks when they signed the declaration of Independence Unrepentant Fenian 9 hrs ago #114
hmmm, it is hotter than Hades there, and these jerks are all niyad 9 hrs ago #116
I see the KKK has new uniforms now nini 9 hrs ago #117
And these are the people the Republicans actually want in DC. Karasu 8 hrs ago #118
I hope they collapsed from the heat LeftInTX 8 hrs ago #120
I'll bet they're sitting in the seat by the door that is traditionally reserved for the disabled and elderly Betty Boom 5 hrs ago #122
They don't even have the smarts to know how ridiculously stupid they look. llmart 5 hrs ago #123
Brats ... looking for attention. 🤬 nt Raine 5 hrs ago #124
the known downside of the internet dave99 3 hrs ago #127
Photo dawgdan 3 hrs ago #128
The United States 1957 vs. 2026: LetMyPeopleVote 2 hrs ago #130

hlthe2b

(115,328 posts)
1. Heavens.. that woman. I feel the need to apologize to her for this country today
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:14 AM
15 hrs ago

and our regression to those most ugly times...

calimary

(91,610 posts)
125. Definitely.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:24 PM
4 hrs ago

If I were on that bus, I’d sit with her, with me on the aisle to block the reach of any idiots or potential evil-doers. “Don’t try making Grandma mad!” (Besides, THIS grandma earned her black belt, the hard & slow way, in karate school!)

True Dough

(27,731 posts)
3. You know you're doing the honorable thing
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
15 hrs ago

when you have to hide your face!



Useless wannabe thugs.

Botany

(78,354 posts)
9. Cowards they will not show their faces and have to be in a large threatening group.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:23 AM
15 hrs ago

We have them here in Ohio. Proud Boys.



wnylib

(26,917 posts)
65. Large threatening group is the point.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:31 PM
13 hrs ago

They want to intimidate people, just waiting for the moment when they can move beyond mere intimidation.

Expect to see more of this crap as we get closer to election day.

popsdenver

(2,880 posts)
54. Exactly
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:59 PM
14 hrs ago

They are so brave, they don't want to show their faces, just like Border Patrol and ICE........Chicken Shits.........

All of this could have been avoided if the Capitol Police, inside the Capitol on J6th, had just started "dropping" each of the seditionists as they broke through the windows and doors........

sheshe2

(99,140 posts)
23. Yes, you are right.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:41 AM
15 hrs ago

However these masks are just another version of the mask/hoods worn by the KKK. They were used then to cause fear, intimidation and violence anonymously just like ICE is doing now.

mwmisses4289

(5,258 posts)
8. Patriots they are not. Not even close.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:23 AM
15 hrs ago

They wouldn't know patriotism if it bit them in the ass, slapped them upside the head and threw them to the ground.

Midnight Writer

(26,051 posts)
10. They are celebrating the Fourth by trying to break the Guiness World Record for biggest DC circle jerk.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:25 AM
15 hrs ago

When I see this picture, I hear Lee Greenwood singing "I'm Proud to be an American..."

MineralMan

(152,114 posts)
12. I'm imagining being that young black woman on the bus.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:27 AM
15 hrs ago

OK, I can't actually imagine what she must be thinking. I can try, though.

taxi

(2,784 posts)
13. Damn! My legs have more color than those cave dwellers arms.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:28 AM
15 hrs ago

It's a safe bet to say the skin on their hidden faces would turn sunburn red in mere minutes.

TommyT139

(2,550 posts)
81. Yeah, but U-Hauls don't have air conditioning!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:53 PM
13 hrs ago

So they'll take advantage of a little socialism when it suits them.

It would be a shame if a sudden train deceleration sloshed this drug store brand cheap floral perfume on those nice white face gaiters. I swear, I was just holding it up so I could read the label, as an educated consumer should do.

IcyPeas

(26,008 posts)
26. Nothing says Happy 250th birthday to America
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:47 AM
15 hrs ago

Than these pieces of shit showing up.

Patriot Front
ICE militia on our streets

This is not America

IcyPeas

(26,008 posts)
33. Look at this idiot close up. I hope his nose gets sunburned.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:59 AM
15 hrs ago

And as others have said look at this poor woman's face. I apologize to her on behalf of the good people of the united states.

TommyT139

(2,550 posts)
87. Not yet, maybe
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:09 PM
12 hrs ago

...but these young women are going to looking for husbands any minute now.

...[W]e’ve observed how young women are at the heart of the Maga movement: organizing at state and national legislatures, building social media followings, staffing rightwing advocacy groups, and enacting real gains for the Republican party.


That's from a very interesting article about Gen Z magat women. The article used the hook of this week's Supreme Court decision, but it's also about a new book on the movement as a whole, Esther's Army.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/01/rightwing-gen-z-women-supreme-court

chowder66

(12,732 posts)
42. And here they all are in D.C.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:19 PM
14 hrs ago

Literal Nazis are marching through the streets of DC for America’s 250th. This is Trump’s America.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T15:06:25.298Z

Botany

(78,354 posts)
60. I hope that the good citizens of the Metro D.C. area beats the shit out of them. Knock off Nazi Uniforms
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:13 PM
13 hrs ago

A couple of High School football teams could do it.

RockCreek

(1,662 posts)
61. May they all get heat stroke
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:16 PM
13 hrs ago

And Emergency services be too overwhelmed to treat all of them.

-misanthroptimist

(1,985 posts)
48. Patriots? HA!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:33 PM
14 hrs ago

I don't remember the Founders wearing masks. In fact, I seem to remember that they signed their names to documents that would have been deemed treason had they failed.

These clowns with delusions of adequacy (which they think is superiority) have provided me with endless fun over the last fifty years. I verbally abuse them and humiliate them every chance I get.

debsy

(1,110 posts)
49. What a bunch of chicken shit assholes
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:49 PM
14 hrs ago

They are so scared of their “values” that they don’t dare show their face.

AverageOldGuy

(4,402 posts)
50. Wish I were there
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:50 PM
14 hrs ago

I’d likely be arrested for assault - rip off a mask and see what they do.

GiqueCee

(5,161 posts)
51. Pussy-ass bitches...
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:51 PM
14 hrs ago

... is the kindest thing one could call these cowardly shitweasels that hide behind masks and shades. They are malicious bullies to a man, or they wouldn't have anything to do with this bunch, who are only intimidating as gangs. Challenged to go one-on-one, and any of those clowns would shit his britches.

BeneteauBum

(1,007 posts)
53. Takes all kinds.....
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:59 PM
14 hrs ago

Clowns to the left of me, Jokers to the right……Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

Peace ☮️

electric_blue68

(28,056 posts)
59. That poor woman! What a photo!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:05 PM
14 hrs ago

Last edited Sun Jul 5, 2026, 01:29 AM - Edit history (1)

And poster Disaffected pointing out her not moving; so one can sit. Bad enough they're all around her

Ilsa

(64,800 posts)
66. As pale as 500 year old vampires.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:32 PM
13 hrs ago

And I'm convinced the vampires are more human.

If there were such a thing.

aggiesal

(11,027 posts)
67. They definitely look like they're just going into town to have fun. Just being tourists. n/t
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:34 PM
13 hrs ago

SidneyR

(255 posts)
74. I wonder if any of them said anything to her.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:45 PM
13 hrs ago

I wouldn't be surprised if they verbally harassed her.

kentuck

(116,193 posts)
75. Are these the folks that are going to show up at the polls in November?
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:46 PM
13 hrs ago

...to intimidate the voters?

hamsterjill

(18,004 posts)
78. Let them sombitches try.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:51 PM
13 hrs ago

Bring it! I will be there to walk anyone who needs it into the polls. I'm White, I'm old, and I'm tired of bullies who are such wimps that they won't even show their faces. If any one of these assholes had a set of balls, they'd be volunteering to fight Trump's war. They are a bunch of limp-dicked cowards.

0rganism

(25,784 posts)
86. That guy in the upper left looks like he's packing a pistol strapped to the back of his head under his mummy mask
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:08 PM
12 hrs ago

At first, I thought it was a big tumor or a bizarre skull deformity or that I'd just looked at the picture wrong, but the closer I looked... it's a pistol and I can't unsee it. No one commented on it yet, though, so I did a triple take. Still there.

Is this common practice for F47's paramilitary goons? Seems between this and the high temperatures, a person could get real uncomfortable, maybe even a tad ornery...

MerryBlooms

(12,621 posts)
95. After I read your message, I zoomed in and looked at others
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:45 PM
12 hrs ago

A bunch of them have lumps under those hoods. I'm thinking communication gear?

0rganism

(25,784 posts)
98. That would make way more sense, but usually that stuff is tiny these days
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 03:24 PM
11 hrs ago

Maybe some of them use bulky old headset equipment so they can pretend it's untraceable? I'm probably just not used to seeing the chonky headsets anymore.

MerryBlooms

(12,621 posts)
119. It look like they're trying to use old school equipment to me
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 06:29 PM
8 hrs ago

I can only zoom.in so far... But that's what it looks like to me
Like, ebay purchased lol

That woman surrounded by these creeps
I would love to see this on Time front page celebration USA trump 250th!

Nictuku

(4,692 posts)
89. The guy with his back to the camera looks like he is wearing his tightie whities over his head.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:16 PM
12 hrs ago

Haha!

JohnnyRingo

(21,107 posts)
90. You can bet they weren't wearing those masks in 2020 during Covid.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:16 PM
12 hrs ago

Not one of them.
Some people are just fucked up. We can't fix them.

hoosierspud

(253 posts)
91. Those ass clowns tried to crash a Pride event
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:26 PM
12 hrs ago

In Coeur d'Alene, ID a few years ago. Someone at their hotel saw them loading up into the back of a rental moving truck and called the cops. They were stopped and arrested before they made it to the event.

3catwoman3

(30,303 posts)
92. Their despicable attitudes and activities are reprehensible enough.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:28 PM
12 hrs ago

Last edited Sat Jul 4, 2026, 03:45 PM - Edit history (1)

Do they have any idea how ridiculous they look in their matching costumes? A bunch of mindless copycats.

Hey, morons - you look really stupid with your faces covered!

Woodwizard

(1,354 posts)
94. They think it makes them look tough
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:41 PM
12 hrs ago

I have a group of yahoos that love to burn rubber on their lifted loud diesel trucks it is a 13 percent grade on my road so easy to do. Not little burnouts 200' ones.
I had enough and painted in flourecent orange in 2' high letters TINY DICK on the road over them. For the last 3 weeks no burnouts and somebody painted over it. Making fun of the idiots they pay attention to.

They do it again the paint comes out.

3catwoman3

(30,303 posts)
102. "They think it makes them look tough."
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 03:47 PM
11 hrs ago

And how wrong they are about that. It makes them look like the cowards they are.

Evolve Dammit

(21,870 posts)
97. That young lady deserves an award, or free therapy. Good God y'all. Cowards and traitors. Guess hoods are out of style.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:55 PM
12 hrs ago

Norrrm

(6,222 posts)
99. Patriot Front Nazi Jared Boyce --- Right wing anti-LGBTQ but pro-child pornography
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 03:29 PM
11 hrs ago

Patriot Front Nazi Jared Boyce

Right wing anti-LGBTQ but pro-child pornography

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/05/patriot-front-member-facing-30-years-child

B.See

(9,080 posts)
100. Trump invited his fascist gestapo to DC
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 03:31 PM
11 hrs ago

to celebrate America's democracy. As in, "Authoritarian Dictator/King Parades Masked Terrorists/Insurrectionist in Nation's Capitol."

But hey, they're NOT a cult of despicable reprobates

(sarcasm)

Skittles

(173,756 posts)
105. FUCK THESE COWARDS
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 04:18 PM
10 hrs ago

the same vile assholes who couldn't bring themselves to mask up for the common good during a fucking PANDEMIC

niyad

(135,586 posts)
116. hmmm, it is hotter than Hades there, and these jerks are all
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 05:42 PM
9 hrs ago

masked and hatted up? I hope they suffocate.

Betty Boom

(507 posts)
122. I'll bet they're sitting in the seat by the door that is traditionally reserved for the disabled and elderly
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 09:10 PM
5 hrs ago

It’s just the kind of shitweasels they are

llmart

(17,790 posts)
123. They don't even have the smarts to know how ridiculously stupid they look.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 09:17 PM
5 hrs ago

If I saw them I would just point and laugh my ass off.

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,389 posts)
130. The United States 1957 vs. 2026:
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:49 AM
2 hrs ago

The United States 1957 vs. 2026:

The same vibe, an innocent black girl surrounded by the same damn problem, white supremacy.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-07-04T21:21:45.618Z
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