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Jesus Christ this photo... ".. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary..." (Original Post) demmiblue Yesterday OP
Heavens.. that woman. I feel the need to apologize to her for this country today hlthe2b Yesterday #1
Definitely. calimary 23 hrs ago #125
God what a bunch of weenies. NBachers Yesterday #2
As Chrissy Teigen said....PABs. Ritabert Yesterday #4
PABs??? mwmisses4289 Yesterday #6
Here: Celerity Yesterday #11
Thank you. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #16
Somebody supplied the link for you. Ritabert Yesterday #15
Pussy Ass Bitch dave99 22 hrs ago #126
I was gonna say bunch of mummies. forgotmylogin 15 hrs ago #133
You know you're doing the honorable thing True Dough Yesterday #3
Cowards they will not show their faces and have to be in a large threatening group. Botany Yesterday #9
Large threatening group is the point. wnylib Yesterday #65
Lemme guess.... They are anti-mask MAGA, too? NM Grins Yesterday #115
That is chilling PatSeg Yesterday #82
They're so brave they don't dare show their faces. Idiots. Hope they get sun stroke. Vinca Yesterday #5
Exactly popsdenver Yesterday #54
Those losers refused to wear a mask to protect people from COVID. yardwork Yesterday #7
Yes, you are right. sheshe2 Yesterday #23
And ICE Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #28
Losers! yardwork Yesterday #38
Bade??? Amaryllis Yesterday #121
I think it was a typo, "badge". HeartsCanHope 21 hrs ago #129
Thank you! Jilly_in_VA 13 hrs ago #134
The modern Day KKK azureblue Yesterday #77
Patriots they are not. Not even close. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #8
They are celebrating the Fourth by trying to break the Guiness World Record for biggest DC circle jerk. Midnight Writer Yesterday #10
I'm imagining being that young black woman on the bus. MineralMan Yesterday #12
My first thought MM popsdenver Yesterday #55
She looks aware and alert Alice Kramden Yesterday #113
Damn! My legs have more color than those cave dwellers arms. taxi Yesterday #13
Gee, they look like ICE orthoclad Yesterday #14
They're doing so well they couldn't organize and oasis Yesterday #17
Don't they usually ride in the back of Disaffected Yesterday #19
yep rampartd Yesterday #52
Too hot today for those wimps. 2MuchNoise Yesterday #71
Yup! Turn off the AC. mwooldri 13 hrs ago #135
Yeah, but U-Hauls don't have air conditioning! TommyT139 Yesterday #81
You win! Jilly_in_VA Yesterday #30
They took Metro on purpose. Raine1967 Yesterday #47
... Solly Mack Yesterday #18
Amen! paleotn Yesterday #36
Oh my. A picture is worth 400 years right there. That's a Pulitzer level picture IMO n/t Cheezoholic Yesterday #20
Reminds me of a Norman Rockwell painting. oasis Yesterday #27
Definitely! Yikes! electric_blue68 Yesterday #56
Kudos to that young lady Disaffected Yesterday #21
I certainly wouldn't! LeftInTX Yesterday #44
They wouldn't sit DiverDave Yesterday #85
Probably, unless Disaffected 4 hrs ago #142
They look like Klansmen released from a burn unit after a cross-burning mishap. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #22
Not my America. Shameful. Nanjeanne Yesterday #24
Look at the expression on the poor woman's face. Boomerproud Yesterday #25
Nothing says Happy 250th birthday to America IcyPeas Yesterday #26
Public transportation? Walleye Yesterday #29
Oh the irony! paleotn Yesterday #35
Intentionally, I think, in order to intimidate people. wnylib Yesterday #70
Are they marching at the Fair today or near it? underpants Yesterday #31
JFC buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #32
Look at this idiot close up. I hope his nose gets sunburned. IcyPeas Yesterday #33
Can't get girlfriends. paleotn Yesterday #34
The sheep died. twodogsbarking Yesterday #37
Not yet, maybe TommyT139 Yesterday #87
Pathetic Incels Aviation Pro Yesterday #39
I hope so Mossfern 10 hrs ago #139
These are the FAS that we are ANTI. They better hide their faces! Martin68 Yesterday #40
Hey, ICE needs a holiday too! JCMach1 Yesterday #41
And here they all are in D.C. chowder66 Yesterday #42
I hope that the good citizens of the Metro D.C. area beats the shit out of them. Knock off Nazi Uniforms Botany Yesterday #60
A couple of troops of Brownie Scouts could do it. nt Wednesdays Yesterday #109
No one in DC reacted to J6 tonekat Yesterday #110
May they all get heat stroke RockCreek Yesterday #61
Creepy creeps are fucking creepy! 💀 ShazzieB Yesterday #43
Obviously, they're criminals if they're hiding their faces! LeftInTX Yesterday #45
Amazing pic. CanonRay Yesterday #46
Patriots? HA! -misanthroptimist Yesterday #48
What a bunch of chicken shit assholes debsy Yesterday #49
Wish I were there AverageOldGuy Yesterday #50
Pussy-ass bitches... GiqueCee Yesterday #51
Takes all kinds..... BeneteauBum Yesterday #53
Omg! That poor young woman must be terrified Joinfortmill Yesterday #57
Over 400 in Washington DC. Trump has to get the numbers up for his rally, somehow. Doodley Yesterday #58
That poor woman! What a photo! electric_blue68 Yesterday #59
Look how lily white they are Jimi du Ranty Yesterday #62
At least they're being woke swong19104 Yesterday #63
Deplorable. Despicable. Disgusting. Disgraceful. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #64
As pale as 500 year old vampires. Ilsa Yesterday #66
They definitely look like they're just going into town to have fun. Just being tourists. n/t aggiesal Yesterday #67
OMG 😳 just awful TommieMommy Yesterday #68
We are all that young woman. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #69
Happy birthday America 🇺🇸 live love laugh Yesterday #72
What a bunch of fools! n/t mntleo2 Yesterday #73
You misspelled "tools." nt Wednesdays Yesterday #111
I wonder if any of them said anything to her. SidneyR Yesterday #74
Are these the folks that are going to show up at the polls in November? kentuck Yesterday #75
Let them sombitches try. hamsterjill Yesterday #78
as in 1/6 -- azureblue Yesterday #76
I thought the group was Patriot Affront. nt Gore1FL Yesterday #79
They are an affront to all true patriots. Haggard Celine Yesterday #103
With any luck liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #80
Modern day KKK Stuckinthebush Yesterday #83
We don't need no water purr-rat beauty Yesterday #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 Yesterday #86
After I read your message, I zoomed in and looked at others MerryBlooms Yesterday #95
That would make way more sense, but usually that stuff is tiny these days 0rganism Yesterday #98
It look like they're trying to use old school equipment to me MerryBlooms Yesterday #119
OMG Kali Yesterday #88
The guy with his back to the camera looks like he is wearing his tightie whities over his head. Nictuku Yesterday #89
You can bet they weren't wearing those masks in 2020 during Covid. JohnnyRingo Yesterday #90
Those ass clowns tried to crash a Pride event hoosierspud Yesterday #91
Their despicable attitudes and activities are reprehensible enough. 3catwoman3 Yesterday #92
They think it makes them look tough Woodwizard Yesterday #94
"They think it makes them look tough." 3catwoman3 Yesterday #102
Couldn't these freaks charter mzmolly Yesterday #93
Our nation's finest....assholes. surfered Yesterday #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 Yesterday #97
As others have pointed out here, it's a new kind of hood. nt Wednesdays Yesterday #112
Patriot Front Nazi Jared Boyce --- Right wing anti-LGBTQ but pro-child pornography Norrrm Yesterday #99
Trump invited his fascist gestapo to DC B.See Yesterday #100
Cowards! MLAA Yesterday #101
The small man parts brigade The Wizard Yesterday #104
FUCK THESE COWARDS Skittles Yesterday #105
Their mothers threw away the kids and kept the afterbirth. The Wizard Yesterday #106
LOL! some_of_us_are_sane Yesterday #108
50:50 mix of repubs snd feds. Melon Yesterday #107
The real Patriots weren't wearing masks when they signed the declaration of Independence Unrepentant Fenian Yesterday #114
hmmm, it is hotter than Hades there, and these jerks are all niyad Yesterday #116
I see the KKK has new uniforms now nini Yesterday #117
And these are the people the Republicans actually want in DC. Karasu Yesterday #118
I hope they collapsed from the heat LeftInTX Yesterday #120
I'll bet they're sitting in the seat by the door that is traditionally reserved for the disabled and elderly Betty Boom Yesterday #122
They don't even have the smarts to know how ridiculously stupid they look. llmart Yesterday #123
Brats ... looking for attention. 🤬 nt Raine Yesterday #124
the known downside of the internet dave99 22 hrs ago #127
Photo dawgdan 21 hrs ago #128
The United States 1957 vs. 2026: LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #130
so depressing. RandomNumbers 10 hrs ago #140
Can you find the one decent, honest and trustworthy looking person in this photo? Festivito 16 hrs ago #131
MAGA mummies. n/t forgotmylogin 15 hrs ago #132
Today's KKK Mr.Bee 11 hrs ago #136
Please explain to me; AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #137
Fkg cowards finally found a face mask theyre willing to wear Fullduplexxx 11 hrs ago #138
This photo will become a part of our history LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #141

hlthe2b

(115,345 posts)
1. Heavens.. that woman. I feel the need to apologize to her for this country today
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:14 AM
Yesterday

and our regression to those most ugly times...

calimary

(91,623 posts)
125. Definitely.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:24 PM
23 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

(27,747 posts)
3. You know you're doing the honorable thing
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:16 AM
Yesterday

when you have to hide your face!



Useless wannabe thugs.

Botany

(78,366 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
Yesterday

We have them here in Ohio. Proud Boys.



wnylib

(26,934 posts)
65. Large threatening group is the point.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:31 PM
Yesterday

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

(2,885 posts)
54. Exactly
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:59 PM
Yesterday

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

(99,143 posts)
23. Yes, you are right.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:41 AM
Yesterday

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

(5,263 posts)
8. Patriots they are not. Not even close.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:23 AM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

MineralMan

(152,115 posts)
12. I'm imagining being that young black woman on the bus.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:27 AM
Yesterday

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

taxi

(2,785 posts)
13. Damn! My legs have more color than those cave dwellers arms.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:28 AM
Yesterday

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

TommyT139

(2,552 posts)
81. Yeah, but U-Hauls don't have air conditioning!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:53 PM
Yesterday

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

(26,010 posts)
26. Nothing says Happy 250th birthday to America
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:47 AM
Yesterday

Than these pieces of shit showing up.

Patriot Front
ICE militia on our streets

This is not America

IcyPeas

(26,010 posts)
33. Look at this idiot close up. I hope his nose gets sunburned.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:59 AM
Yesterday

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

(2,552 posts)
87. Not yet, maybe
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:09 PM
Yesterday

...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

Mossfern

(4,933 posts)
139. I hope so
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 10:41 AM
10 hrs ago

I was going to suggest that somehow they be sterilized - they will just breed little haters.
These are evil thoughts that I am ashamed of ... but it's a survival thing I think.

chowder66

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

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

(78,366 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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

-misanthroptimist

(2,009 posts)
48. Patriots? HA!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:33 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

AverageOldGuy

(4,406 posts)
50. Wish I were there
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:50 PM
Yesterday

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

GiqueCee

(5,175 posts)
51. Pussy-ass bitches...
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:51 PM
Yesterday

... 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

(1,010 posts)
53. Takes all kinds.....
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:59 PM
Yesterday

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

Peace ☮️

electric_blue68

(28,070 posts)
59. That poor woman! What a photo!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:05 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

SidneyR

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

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

kentuck

(116,202 posts)
75. Are these the folks that are going to show up at the polls in November?
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:46 PM
Yesterday

...to intimidate the voters?

hamsterjill

(18,015 posts)
78. Let them sombitches try.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:51 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

(12,634 posts)
95. After I read your message, I zoomed in and looked at others
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:45 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

(12,634 posts)
119. It look like they're trying to use old school equipment to me
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 06:29 PM
Yesterday

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

(4,693 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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

(30,311 posts)
92. Their despicable attitudes and activities are reprehensible enough.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 02:28 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

(30,311 posts)
102. "They think it makes them look tough."
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 03:47 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

Norrrm

(6,236 posts)
99. Patriot Front Nazi Jared Boyce --- Right wing anti-LGBTQ but pro-child pornography
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 03:29 PM
Yesterday

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

(9,081 posts)
100. Trump invited his fascist gestapo to DC
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 03:31 PM
Yesterday

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

(173,760 posts)
105. FUCK THESE COWARDS
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 04:18 PM
Yesterday

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

niyad

(135,620 posts)
116. hmmm, it is hotter than Hades there, and these jerks are all
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 05:42 PM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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

LetMyPeopleVote

(184,451 posts)
130. The United States 1957 vs. 2026:
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 12:49 AM
20 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

Festivito

(13,965 posts)
131. Can you find the one decent, honest and trustworthy looking person in this photo?
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 04:53 AM
16 hrs ago

That's her!

AverageOldGuy

(4,406 posts)
137. Please explain to me;
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 10:18 AM
11 hrs ago

I was born 1944 in a crossroads cotton picking village in SW Mississippi where Jim Crow was the law and those trifling Blacks were kept on their place. I left at 18 and never looked back.

Can someone explain to me the difference between these clowns and the Ku Klux Klan that I grew up with. You know - the Klan that protected us white people from the n#####s, Jews, Catholics, and commies???

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