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Philly Antifa Activist Tom Keenan Charged in Assault on Marines
phillymag.com ^ | November 25, 2018 | VICTOR FIORILLO

Posted on 11/26/2018 3:56:52 PM PST by lowbridge

Last week, we told you that the Philadelphia Police Department was asking for the public’s help to identify a group of people who allegedly attacked United States Marine Corps reservists in Old City, and now police say they have one suspect in custody: Tom Keenan, who has been associated with Philadelphia’s antifa movement.

Investigators say that a group of men and women maced, punched, kicked, and robbed the reservists near Front and Chestnut streets on Saturday, November 17th, around 3:20 p.m., just down the street from the controversial “We the People” rally. The group allegedly called the reservists “Nazis” and “white supremacists.”

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According to police, Keenan, a 33-year-old Mount Airy resident, turned himself last week.

He has been charged with two counts each of criminal conspiracy, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, simple assault, and reckless endangerment. Keenan, who was not charged with robbery, was released on bail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on December 6th.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 201811; 20181117; antifa; assault; communist; filthydelphia; keenan; leftwingviolence; marines; mountairy; pennsylvania; philadelphia; philly; tomkeenan; usmcreservists; victorfiorillo; wethepeople; wethepeoplerally; wethpeoplerally
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1 posted on 11/26/2018 3:56:52 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

If I was going to rob/assault someone, I wouldn’t target marines....


2 posted on 11/26/2018 3:59:51 PM PST by Tzimisce
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To: lowbridge
It is believed that antifa, an anti-fascism movement, has no real structural organization or leadership, but Keenan has been termed a leader of the group in Philly by various blogs and alt-right outlets.

Antifa is not an anti-fascist movement. American Marines are not fascists.

As for "alt-right outlets," is the author implying that Antifa is right-wing?

3 posted on 11/26/2018 4:07:40 PM PST by TChad
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To: Tzimisce

I’m surprised Keenan and his fellow commies are even walking around, and not in the ICU!


4 posted on 11/26/2018 4:09:11 PM PST by Frank_2001
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To: lowbridge

Looks like a rocket surgeon (yes, on purpose)

https://www.phillymag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/tom-keenan-philly-antifa-marines-attacked-.jpg


5 posted on 11/26/2018 4:11:08 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: TChad

Antifa is the perfect definition of fascism. They’re just to stupid to understand what fascism is.


6 posted on 11/26/2018 4:11:10 PM PST by maddog55
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To: lowbridge

Bring back curb stomping and this crap would stop.


7 posted on 11/26/2018 4:16:31 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: lowbridge

A proper punishment would be to turn the slime mold over to those marines for one hour.

In a sealed room.


8 posted on 11/26/2018 4:17:42 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: TChad
"It is believed that antifa, an anti-fascism movement, has no real structural organization or leadership, but Keenan has been termed a leader"

WTF???!!! So, Antifa has no leadership because Keenan is only "TERMED" a leader therefore he's not really a leader?

KEENAN IS A LEADER OF A DOMESTIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION AND SHOULD BE LOCKED AWAY FOR YEARS!!!!

9 posted on 11/26/2018 4:19:05 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: maddog55

No, fascists are socialists of the nationalist and imperialist stripe. They don’t want to share power with people from other places.

Antifa is a communist paramilitary that has been around since the Weimar Republic. Back in the cold war the term “global socialism” was used as a synonym for communism.

During the cold war Antifa ran operations throughout Europe from behind the iron curtain. While most of their activities were the of the rock and Molotov Cocktail variety, they proved themselves able to field a rocket propelled grenade launcher or a mortar upon occasion.


10 posted on 11/26/2018 4:21:29 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: TChad

It never was an anti fascists movement. It was/is an antiAmerican movement.And in my opinion, they should be shot on sight like the rabid dogs that they are.


11 posted on 11/26/2018 4:22:49 PM PST by sport
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To: SaveFerris

Bets on his ever having been with a woman.

How in the world did he ever fit into the skin tight, black pants the antifags seem to like so much?


12 posted on 11/26/2018 4:33:36 PM PST by KosmicKitty (Opportunities multiply as they are seized.)
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To: lowbridge

Antifa is anti-fascist and abortionists are doctors. Just more democrat speech control.


13 posted on 11/26/2018 4:41:56 PM PST by robel
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To: Tzimisce

If the Marine reservists were anything the men I saw running a “Toys for Tots” collection in my area, they were quite elderly. This would sound like Antifa’s speed.


14 posted on 11/26/2018 4:42:11 PM PST by JayVee (Joseph)
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To: Tzimisce

Why aren't you stomping Tom Keenan's guts out?

15 posted on 11/26/2018 4:51:06 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: Da Coyote

Put him through basic training.


16 posted on 11/26/2018 5:09:47 PM PST by gundog
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To: lowbridge
Antifa is not anti facist, for they are the facists. Antifa stands for Anti First Ammendment.
17 posted on 11/26/2018 5:42:19 PM PST by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect)
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To: Da Coyote
A proper punishment would be to turn the slime mold over to those marines for one hour.

One hour? He will need medical attention within three minutes.

18 posted on 11/26/2018 5:46:54 PM PST by ladyjane
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To: lowbridge

bump


19 posted on 11/26/2018 6:01:37 PM PST by foreverfree
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To: lowbridge

So according to Phillyrag...er...I mean Phillymag “We The People” is “controversial” and “antifa” is “anti-fascist”.


20 posted on 11/26/2018 6:27:52 PM PST by Eagles6
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