Joe Biggs
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Joseph Randall Biggs[1] is an American activist, conspiracy theorist, and conservative radio host. Biggs is an organizer for Proud Boys and a former InfoWars staff member.[2][3] He lives in the U.S. state of Florida,[4] and works as a radio host.[5] Biggs organized the End Domestic Terrorism rally in Portland, Oregon, in August 2019.[6] Benjamin Wallace-Wells of The New Yorker has described him as a "conspiracist".[7] In 2019, Biggs advocated for laws to ban protesters from wearing masks.[6] In 2021, Biggs was arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Polantz, Katelyn; Simon, Mallory; Vera, Amir (21 January 2021). "Proud Boys leader Joseph Biggs arrested in Florida in connection with the Capitol riot". CNN. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Bernstein, Maxine (2019-08-09). "Mixed messages, mounting tensions as Proud Boys and antifa prepare to face off in Portland". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "Portland rally: Far-right and antifa groups face off". BBC News. 2019-08-18. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Proud Boys, told by Trump to stand back and stand by, 'all but guarantees violence'". Los Angeles Times. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ Mesh, Aaron. "Portland Mayor Responds to Right-Wing Organizer's Threat of Monthly Protests: "We Do Not Want Him Here in My City, Period"". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ a b "Controversial organizer of planned Portland demonstration speaks to KATU". KATU. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ Wallace-Wells, Benjamin. "The Boston Protests Revealed the Limits of Trumpism". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ Melendez, Pilar (January 20, 2021). "'This Is Awesome!': Another Proud Boys Leader Arrested for Storming U.S. Capitol". The Daily Beast. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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