A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.

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      18 hours ago

      They are an American far-right group that beat an initiate until they can name 5 cereal brands for their initiation ritual, can’t masturbate more than once every 30 days, and are named after a deleted song from Disney’s Aladdin movie which is also their club song, and are against “feminization” of American men.

      When asked in a 2020 debate if Trump would publicly condem them he told them to “Stand down and stand by.”

      I have not made up any of those facts.

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        17 hours ago

        are named after a deleted song from Disney’s Aladdin movie

        I…

        (According to wikipedia: yes, this checks out.)

        The Proud Boys, an American far-right neo-fascist group, derived their name from the song.

        This is definitely the weirdest fucking timeline.

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      23 hours ago

      It sounds like a name for a boy band. Sort of like backstreet boys, but more gay.