There are a few places in this country that serve as testing grounds for conservative tactics, places where you can see the future before it arrives elsewhere. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho is one of those places -- I've written about it before This video should scare the absolute shit out of everyone - ThreadSky

laurajedeed.bsky.social • 62 days ago

There are a few places in this country that serve as testing grounds for conservative tactics, places where you can see the future before it arrives elsewhere. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho is one of those places -- I've written about it before

This video should scare the absolute shit out of everyone

Reposted from Sabo-Katt☭

There's going to be news about a woman illegally detained and being forcely removed from a Coeur d'Alene Idaho Town Hall meeting taking place at the high school by men that would not identify themselves wearing plain clothes because she opposed the republican viewpoints.
youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...

Comments

mitycheese.bsky.social•62 days ago

There was this incident, too.

Police investigating racial harassment of NCAA women's basketball team in Idaho

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/26/1240984043/police-investigating-racial-harassment-of-ncaa-womens-basketball-team-in-idaho

livealoha75.bsky.social•62 days ago

Why the FUCk are people just standing there watching this happen! They wouldn't identify themselves. She had no obligation to obey them!!!

terilyn.bsky.social•62 days ago

Being whistles and pepper spray next time. This is some authoritarian bullshit

ignognitotx.bsky.social•62 days ago

Idaho is a cesspool and a very scary place. Sadly I have relatives there that were radicalized.

lindsayli.bsky.social•62 days ago

This woman is incredibly brave, and holds her own. However, I would love to see those around her surround and protect her. *Refuse to let them arrest her. Force these optics.* Make the sheriff of Kootenai, Idaho ziptie you all. Make them put grannies on the ground

lindsayli.bsky.social•62 days ago

It won’t matter for much longer if we don’t intervene, but this is the moment that such powerful optics *really can* muster people to resist. Also *we must protect each other.* Worse is coming from this administration. We MUST practice bystander intervention

blowen.bsky.social•62 days ago

This is at the Feb. 22 Kootenai meeting. Here's their facebook where they are lying about what happened.

Seems they are awfully obsessed with the Article V Convention of States. Been having a lot of people come to speak about it. https://www.facebook.com/kootenaigop/

minutesdrag.bsky.social•62 days ago

I don’t understand why no one was jumping in to defend her. Physically

freda-b4.bsky.social•62 days ago

Those useless people in the audience should be embarrassed.

leosmith.bsky.social•62 days ago

Some day some goons are going to try that on some "lone agitator" and goons are going to find out that the agitator isn't as lone as the goons thought they were.

kencline.me•62 days ago

Not that I disbelieved the OP, but outrageous claims require validation. It checks out:

https://cdapress.com/news/2025/feb/22/chaos-erupts-at-kcrcc-legislative-town-hall/

riothobbit.bsky.social•62 days ago

it started with golf. it always starts with golf.

aubiematic.bsky.social•62 days ago

I think we can expect more of this with Kash Patel and considering that weaponizing citizens against each other is one of the steps of Yarvin's Butterfly Revolution on how to overthrow democracy. (Like Yarvin is some genius, and we haven't seen this playbook over 3000 years of history)

ersatznorma.bsky.social•62 days ago

📌

muddlehead.bsky.social•62 days ago

I'd rather LA Skid Row or SF Tenderloin than visit Coeur D'Alene. Just me I guess.

shaenon.bsky.social•62 days ago

I've never had trouble in the Tenderloin, and one time I saw a sex worker peeing on a guy's car and he leaned out the window and started yelling at her and she yelled back, "What do you want? I'm pregnant!" which was pretty boss

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

It's one of the most beautiful places in earth, I have such a soft spot for North Idaho and it's such a deeply fucked up place and getting more dangerous every day. Breaks my heart

muddlehead.bsky.social•62 days ago

I'm white and I'm afraid to go there.

astill73.bsky.social•62 days ago

@tinicarebear.bsky.social got your reply. I think this is the one you were talking about? Read through Laura’s posts. Super informative.

Sorry, I was out getting groceries.

tinicarebear.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yep, that's the one. I mean, Idaho has always been a white supremacist haven, I remember in the early 2000s being warned about stopping in Bonners Ferry on the way to Oregon because it was Skinhead central. So this isn't outside of their norm.

brandonlstarr.bsky.social•62 days ago

I grew up in north Idaho in the 1980s. It was deeply conservative back then as well. The neo-nazis had a compound in the countryside, and they even set off a bomb in Cd'A.

There were and are some decent people there, but it does not surprise me at all that things have gotten uglier.

chris-robinson.bsky.social•62 days ago

I grew up there in the 90s and like you say, there are some good people there, and I consider Idaho home, but I left in 2008 and I know I can never go back.

aguyyouknow.bsky.social•62 days ago

Trump and Musk will outlaw public opposition against them before the year is out. By pardoning J6ers, they've already told people violence done in Trump's name isn't a crime.

prof.hazardlabs.com•62 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/prof.hazardlabs.com/post/3lis3k2rcxk2i

rochellel.bsky.social•61 days ago

The Idaho panhandle is surely the most hellish place in the country, and we have lots of hellish places.

shaakta.bsky.social•62 days ago

This is horrifying. I can't believe no one rallied around her and protected her. I would have been going upside their heads. They would've had to drag both of us out of there. This makes me sick.

clairedenelle.bsky.social•62 days ago

I could hear other people asking to see their badges.

shaakta.bsky.social•62 days ago

What I meant by rallying was making a human shield for her by putting their bodies between her and her assailants. It's easier for men to do that than women, and all I heard were women's voices sticking up for her. Quite appalling.

clairedenelle.bsky.social•62 days ago

That would definitely have been the better choice.

renegadebeelady.bsky.social•62 days ago

It actually should enrage people. https://cdapress.com/news/2025/feb/22/chaos-erupts-at-kcrcc-legislative-town-hall/

shelleyenglish.bsky.social•62 days ago

She should run for office ASAP: https://kootenaidemocrats.org/kcrccs-iron-fist-hurts-gop/

longislander520.bsky.social•62 days ago

It's like looking into a crystal ball to see the near future for everyone if they're not stopped.

carlaaxtman.bsky.social•61 days ago

Maybe it’s time to stop being scared and start fighting back.

uncommongrace25.bsky.social•62 days ago

This is the plan. Russ Vought said it

observerbs.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yeah, I read a piece of yours about it, and a couple of others.

lenspencer.bsky.social•62 days ago

Most certainly would like to know if this woman is ok or is in contact with her family and has legal representation.

priusjames.bsky.social•61 days ago

Nobody sitting there being upset are doing anything about it is the story, and what will kill us all.

potholedrummer.bsky.social•62 days ago

Idaho is now the Alabama of George Wallace.

enots406.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yup. People need to remember that the police were the first enforcers of the Nazi regime.

roadreclaimed.bsky.social•62 days ago

Just read this book about those men.

https://a.co/d/05haGJY

bccoyne.bsky.social•62 days ago

No one stepped up to stop this. That's fucked. There are a bunch of men who watched a woman be assaulted and did nothing to stop it. Castrate all of them.

jlhudson.bsky.social•62 days ago

And most of the people just watched.

moduality.bsky.social•62 days ago

I would have had a hard time not bashing the guy twisting her arm if I were there.

laura8624.bsky.social•62 days ago

Is she ok? They had zip ties, not even real handcuffs! It was a kidnapping! Why did no one stick up for her?

mvg108k.bsky.social•61 days ago

No disent allowed at Fascist rallies!
The killing of our First Amendment has started.

rrkotch.bsky.social•60 days ago

As a Canadian we used to love Sandpoint and area, went down for summer holidays every year for many years. Took a while but slowly came to realize how racist and extremist the area is. I found the local reaction to Covid restrictions truly alarming. I cant see myself going back now.

radiofreecascadia.bsky.social•62 days ago

I weep at times seeing the places I spent so many happy memories visiting family at being taken over by these bastards. The land generations before me lived on seized by the vilest sort.

kerryqc.bsky.social•61 days ago

She needs to press assault charges.

purpleshieldcat.bsky.social•62 days ago

I lived in that town for a couple of years
The location is absolutely gorgeous, behavior of many who live up there though
Absolutely vile

I'm stuck living in a place where atm where people proudly fly the confed flag and are just openly hateful about anyone who's non-white and north Idaho was worse

ngerbasi.bsky.social•62 days ago

I am truly terrified.

cathirk.bsky.social•61 days ago

Why didn’t anyone help her

wondwritworld.bsky.social•62 days ago

Pre operation testing of the brown shirts. Chilling. I read Prophet Song, 2023 winner of the Mann Booker Prize, a fictional account of a shift to fascism in a country we would never expect such a thing. It began with the disappearing of activists and leaders, sliding quickly into the unimaginable.

chris-robinson.bsky.social•62 days ago

I was thinking about this book yesterday, especially about what is the tipping point where you either cut your horrifying losses and flee or join the armed resistance.

wondwritworld.bsky.social•62 days ago

One book I almost wish I hadn’t read. It’s been haunting me since the run up to the election. Such an important story though.

ediblepetals.bsky.social•62 days ago

What’s crazy is that it’s the heart of the Second Amendment weekend warriors, and look at them doing nothing

blerrgg.bsky.social•62 days ago

They’re the ones dragging the lady out.

deezgan.bsky.social•61 days ago

I guess they never heard of the First Amendment

solonblk2.bsky.social•62 days ago

I'm pretty sure Coeur Delane was the evil HQ for s.m. sterling's "die the fire" series

rikkid324.bsky.social•61 days ago

What I want to know is why NOBODY HELPED her.

majikah.bsky.social•62 days ago

I would have broken some knees. If they don't identify themselves as law enforcement then they are fair game.
Touch me first and it's self-defense.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yep. People on The Other App are like "SHE BIT THEM!!" and first of all the video doesn't show that but also I hope she did, I hope she bit all of them multiple times, self-defense is perfectly legal

ignognitotx.bsky.social•62 days ago

Especially as a woman against several men. Hell the fvck no.

kikithinksalot.bsky.social•62 days ago

The guy in the stage, this is his “veteran owned” marketing business, would be a shame if this video got to his clients listed on the testimonials webpage. https://zenithexhibits.com

davidtorrence.bsky.social•62 days ago

Goon with multi zip ties looks scared shitless.

protectpublic.bsky.social•62 days ago

Coeur D’Alene is where the extremism started. Huge population of Mormons, Evangelicals & white supremacists.

buca.bsky.social•62 days ago

It sure as hell scared me. Dystopian, to say the least.

lifelongdem63.bsky.social•61 days ago

She needs a personal laser.

murphsky.bsky.social•62 days ago

Is she okay? I can't find any news about this. Is there a way we can support her? This is terrifying.

superetc.bsky.social•62 days ago

https://cdapress.com/news/2025/feb/22/chaos-erupts-at-kcrcc-legislative-town-hall/

bonniealba.bsky.social•62 days ago

Are they militia?
I heard on a podcast recently that once MAGA get militia to do security and police work for them, it is already five past noon.

superetc.bsky.social•62 days ago

https://cdapress.com/news/2025/feb/22/town-hall-security-detail-remains-mystery/#m7h4v4eh4akec1cc2ij

bonniealba.bsky.social•62 days ago

The sheriff is obviously lying because it's plain to see in other videos that he did direct the other goons to assault her.

Everybody else is lying about who the goons are and who hired them.

capnshores.bsky.social•62 days ago

Heard rumors they were private security hired by the Sheriff/City officials.

bonniealba.bsky.social•62 days ago

Why don't they have badges then, or any kind of identifying insignia?
Not buying that

capnshores.bsky.social•62 days ago

From a quick search online, it might actually be against many regulations for private security to use badges or insignia that would allow them to be mistaken as cops, due to that being crime of impersonating an officer of the law.

capnshores.bsky.social•62 days ago

https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch7/sect18-711/
YEP. It is a VERY specific crime and very telling that these goons were so intentionally quiet to try and give themselves 'credible deniability'. Except that if they WEREN'T COPS, they would have no right to detain or restrain her.

bonniealba.bsky.social•62 days ago

Nobody is talking about impersonating cops. There is nothing on them to identify them at all. No company name emblazoned on their coats, no neon vests that say "Security" on the back, no name tags on lanyards, no nothing. THAT is the red flag.

capnshores.bsky.social•62 days ago

That is the point: They are using techniques such as detaining a civilian, manhandling her and even bringing out plastic zip ties. Them not identifying themselves as officers of the law would therefore open themselves up to assault and illegal detainment-...

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

They sure look like militia to me. There's almost nothing out about this yet except the KCRCC and Idaho Freedom Foundation gloating on Twitter. Even if they're actually cops, them not showing their badges or being in uniform feels like the same basic principle

I agree with the podcast

superetc.bsky.social•62 days ago

They are hired security guards. The sheriff initiated the conversation to remove her and then stepped aside allowing these 3rd party security guards to remove her while filming it on his phone.

bonniealba.bsky.social•62 days ago

That's besides the point. They are not recognisable as security guards either. They are just men in plain jeans and plain dark coats. No print on their coats saying "Security", no logos of their company, no name tags on lanyards. They could very well be militia.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

That's not what I'm seeing on this video. No sheriff visible

https://www.facebook.com/TSiff/videos/1329396868107459

superetc.bsky.social•62 days ago

The sheriff is wearing a baseball cap and is apparently "off duty." I hope that helps. He is the elected sheriff of Coeur d'Alene.

bonniealba.bsky.social•62 days ago

It doesn't help with identifying who the plains clothes goons were or who hired them. And if he allowed unauthorised goons to assault one of his constituents while standing right next to it, even if he was off duty, then that's a problem in and of itself.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

It does, thank you.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

Also, no one knows who tf those guys are

superetc.bsky.social•62 days ago

bonniealba.bsky.social•62 days ago

Makes you realise how utterly defenseless you are when you can just be manhandled and taken out back by men that are accountable to no one but their Führer. Scary stuff.

plumber4america.bsky.social•60 days ago

jrf314.bsky.social•61 days ago

Not a single person stood up to help her defend her rights

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

North Idaho is a beautiful, terrifying place with a lot of darkness that also has some of the bravest people in this country standing their ground

I'm almost positive I know who this woman is. If it's her, they've wanted to do this for a long time and I'm very concerned about her safety

chris-robinson.bsky.social•62 days ago

"A beautiful, terrifying place" is one of the best ways I've heard North Idaho described. I'm from there and this is not surprising at all.

idahonana.bsky.social•62 days ago

I live in a state where it is okay to openly be full on maga supporter and where wearing a I support the LBGTQ+ community is putting your life is in danger.

westcoastbirder.bsky.social•62 days ago

As a POC living in the PNW for over 35 years, there are not a lot of places in this country that I won’t go to, but the Idaho panhandle is one of them.

ravenonthill.bsky.social•62 days ago

I'm waiting for some reporting on her state. Has she been kidnapped? Is she even still alive?

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

It's exactly who I thought it was. Idaho Tribune (conservative propaganda outlet) says she's been arrested. The person they're QTing here is an out-and-out white supremacist

thirstypete.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yeah, he tried to say she it them and they were defending themselves. I told him I told my Niece to do anything she needed to do if she was being assaulted, and that woman being attacked by three men fell into that category.

bagofbleeps.bsky.social•62 days ago

Will the signatories to the Harper's letter consider this "cancel culture"?

kimbivega.bsky.social•62 days ago

😔scary shit.

sophygurl.bsky.social•61 days ago

I figured she must be someone used to standing up for rights because she was expertly using passive resistance - making her body go limp, calling attention to what was happening, etc. Wishing her safety.

ravenonthill.bsky.social•62 days ago

So these were deputies in plain clothes? The f***? And arrested for what? Even if she was disruptive, that's usually just a misdemeanor offense. It doesn't take three men to hand someone a citation.

smartchae.bsky.social•62 days ago

I don’t think they were deputies at all. They refused to identify themselves. All black clothes, ear pieces. Private security? Idaho militiamen?

zigzagwanderer.bsky.social•62 days ago

White supremacist vigilante rent-a-cops, their checks from Elon are in the mail probably

spiritequality.bsky.social•62 days ago

Notorious leftist agitators are the only people I like

Hope y’all hold a vigil at the local jail to let them know somebody is watching

Maybe sing a few songs so she knows she’s not alone?

kencf0618.bsky.social•62 days ago

Never heard of her.

smartchae.bsky.social•62 days ago

I’m mostly disgusted at a supposedly “professional” media outlet reveling in the assault of a citizen. “Grab the popcorn”?!

Fuck those guys. They’re about to get some emails and phone calls from yours truly.

belleviefarm.bsky.social•61 days ago

https://gofund.me/aa4f334b

leahkblack.bsky.social•62 days ago

Is the Idaho Tribune an actual newspaper? They don’t even use proper punctuation in the article
headline.

damon.kiesow.net•62 days ago

It is not.

eatthereich.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yep. it is her. This is political rivalry.

szattwellauthor.bsky.social•62 days ago

I grew up close to this area. I’m very familiar with what’s out there. This video terrifies me.

Not least because I would expect the audience to stand up and do something. Seems that’s a very self-selecting audience.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

tiredofcrap.bsky.social•62 days ago

Same idiots defending her removal are also probably good with Jan 6

rednecklefty.bsky.social•62 days ago

A little bit more has come out, from a Spokane TV station.
https://bsky.app/profile/daralind.bsky.social/post/3lisxqml6nc2b

iustitia100.bsky.social•62 days ago

Idaho being Idaho.

I feel bad for the decent people who are stuck there.

Most of the audience didn't care about her plight.

johnpontoon.bsky.social•62 days ago

Those men conduct an illegal kidnapping in full view of many cameras in impunity because the federal body that enforces kidnapping laws is now run by the new gestapo. It sickens me that no actual men were present.

cls180.bsky.social•62 days ago

Exactly my thought…not one man in the whole room, it was women standing up for her

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

This article is about the people running that meeting and their vision of the future

whitneyepi.bsky.social•62 days ago

📌

fourmoyle.bsky.social•62 days ago

Holy shit I read this piece and it was terrifying.

buca.bsky.social•62 days ago

📌

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

Nobody seems to have any idea who the men who detained her are

The sheriff was apparently in attendence and did nothing. Maybe they were his guys. Maybe not. Maybe it doesn't matter anymore

eddiemnemomic.bsky.social•62 days ago

The sheriff can be seen on video beckoning those thugs over. He knows who they are, or if he doesn’t, he instead allowed a woman to be drug off by some random, unidentified men. That’s not any better.

mbusby.bsky.social•62 days ago

So many lies in this article. No one knows who hired the security company? Bullshit. Sheriff knows. Local LEOs know. The Republicans on stage know. I don't find any of those people credible.

mbusby.bsky.social•62 days ago

In the video, she appeared to direct questions to the sheriff who was commanding her to leave. She asked him, "Are these your deputies??" All fingers point to the Sheriff, who you are probably familiar with.

akgrrrl.bsky.social•62 days ago

Thx for all this--v relieved she is ok. On original thread there is a photo of business card from the outfit supposedly providing security at event & also mention that sheriff may be connected to them somehow. Seems likely they are the ones detaining.

brainmist.bsky.social•62 days ago

Sooooo..... Unidentified thugs accosted a person and law enforcement stood by and watched?

rrkotch.bsky.social•60 days ago

Sheriff Robert "Bob" Norris has definitely planted evidence a time or two in his career.

aboynamedart.bsky.social•62 days ago

Saw this earlier
https://bsky.app/profile/resistokatt.bsky.social/post/3lisrmehtik2h

buca.bsky.social•62 days ago

This is indeed terrifying. Those men were scary as hell.

alicia0001.bsky.social•62 days ago

Well there's a lawsuit here, that's for sure. Although the local sheriff named Norris directed the men to assault the women, he now claims to not know who they were or who hired them. Too bad, it's on video and he is too, telling these men to take her out.

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

Teresa Borrenpohl is not on the list of people taken into custody today. This detention would have taken place before 2:30 PM local time, so she should be on this list if she were taken to the police station

https://localwww.kcgov.us/departments/mapping/Incustody/currentinmatelist.pdf

drdwcii.bsky.social•62 days ago

This is chilling…

stephiemaeart.bsky.social•62 days ago

Has ANYONE heard from her? Is she ok?

da-zin-guy.bsky.social•62 days ago

ok, does anyone know where she is now?

laurajedeed.bsky.social•62 days ago

Her absence from this list might mean she was quickly processed and released. Haven't been able to get through to CDA sheriff's dept so far. I've reached out to a couple people and will update if/when I learn more

fierceowl.bsky.social•62 days ago

So she’s missing? Still?

falia74bskysocial.bsky.social•62 days ago

It is Northern Idaho 🙁

itsnotsecure.com•62 days ago

Shame on every 'man' who sat there and watched that happen.

johnpanzer.com•62 days ago

📌

eatlemonypoop.bsky.social•62 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/eatlemonypoop.bsky.social/post/3liutpumkxk24

jetblackbox.bsky.social•62 days ago

looks like Trump's J6 jailbirds got new jobs in "security"

prof.hazardlabs.com•62 days ago

I assumed they're doing it for free

belleviefarm.bsky.social•61 days ago

https://gofund.me/aa4f334b

wisedisscus.bsky.social•62 days ago

Militia country.

peterryl.bsky.social•62 days ago

Almost everyone else just sitting there and watching...

sooper-t.bsky.social•62 days ago

One of the most beautiful places on the planet and a shitload of SoCal people moved there because of Richard Butler and the Aryan Nations. One women once told me it was nice to see so many caucasians. A shame.

observerbs.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yep. There is a Cali connection.

chris-robinson.bsky.social•62 days ago

Absolutely. I moved to CDA in 1991 (from Alaska) & so many of the people I went to school with & my friends were from SoCal. After the Aryan Nations lost their compound Richard Butler lived one street over from me. Everybody knew about particular restaurants or bars that were Aryan Nations spots.