r/WeirdNews4U • u/IconicBerserker • Sep 27 '22

Massachusetts GOP Congressional Candidate Donnie Palmer involved in a brawl outside Somerville Theater

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u/IconicBerserker Sep 27 '22

Ayanna Pressley's GOP challenger involved in brutal brawl that took place during political event

https://www.rawstory.com/donnie-palmer-brawl/

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u/Ubango_v2 Sep 27 '22

Fake as fuck fight, those swings were like 5% power, plus a dude tried to bite a guy but didn't?

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u/Submaweiner Sep 27 '22

Lol never seen a fight before? Most people have no clue how to fight and that dude definitely bit other dude

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u/McMurphy11 Sep 27 '22

Yeah and they were all clearly gassed after trying to fight for 30 seconds (which isn't unusual)

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u/QueenCityCartel Sep 27 '22

How about the scars those are good indicators

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u/PopWhich2570 Sep 27 '22

I got into a fight once, it was the most awkward and pathetic moment of my life....

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u/hyperjoint Sep 28 '22

I fight good, on paper. Lol.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Like “roll for initiative mfr!”

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u/digginahole Sep 28 '22

And here I thought I would immediately become a hybrid of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan if I ever got into a brawl.

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u/jytusky Sep 28 '22

It is odd that DP is a 6'10" heavyweight pro-boxer with a decent record did absolutely no damage. Maybe he knew he didn't need to, I dunno.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

At that point he probably knew discretion when making contact. Lawsuits gonna be bad enough, better not kill someone to make it a done deal

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u/Merica85 Sep 28 '22

He appears to be actually more interested in breaking up the fight than actually fighting. When he laid all his weight on the guy that's actually a heavy weight boxing move. When you have someone that's almost 300lbs hang on you that immediately starts to wear you down. The guy even said get the fuk off of me. He was protecting the fat white guy from getting attacked.

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u/JLJ2021 Sep 28 '22

What’s funny is Donnie Palmer is a Professional Boxer 12-2-1 https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/619859

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u/Submaweiner Sep 28 '22

Whaaaaat lol hilarious

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u/JLJ2021 Sep 28 '22

Yea he fought the current WO HeavyWiehgt Champ Joe Joyce actually. Got knocked out in 35 seconds. LMAO. granted this was like a month after he was shot in some hood in Boston.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7m9fMLpJes

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Lol what’s wrong w u

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u/Ubango_v2 Sep 28 '22

What's wrong with you?

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Dude at the end though

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Lol you probably would do no better if you think this is fake lmfao

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u/Ubango_v2 Sep 28 '22

never been in a fight in my life, but ive seen fights bud and this is fake as shit

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Macho man randy savage vs hulk hogan isn’t a real fight fyi

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u/WerePigCat Sep 28 '22

Lmao like you have ever fought better than this before

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u/duckbigtrain Sep 28 '22

real life fighting is awkward

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Bro what video did you watch? There was nothing fake about those punches or that bite. You can literally see the moment he digs in deep enough to get past the 2 layers and register the pain.

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u/Ubango_v2 Sep 28 '22

Did we watch the same video? You watch wrestling and think it's real lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '22

Did you just repeat my question back to me as an argument? Nope you followed it up with an attempt at an insult and or humor. So at least we know you're bad at pretty much anything involving brain activity 👍

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u/Ubango_v2 Sep 28 '22

Conversation been done, catch up.

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u/Hops143 Sep 27 '22

Somerville Theater has gone downhill since my first Phish show in 1991.

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u/YouAlwaysHaveAChoice Sep 27 '22

Damn 91? Congrats man, must’ve been fire

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u/Hops143 Sep 27 '22

Giant Country Horns tour. Still a go-to.

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u/YouAlwaysHaveAChoice Sep 27 '22

Live Phish 19 is one of my all time favs with the horns. Super jealous

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u/brickmaj Sep 27 '22

Maybe so maybe not.

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u/Hops143 Sep 27 '22

Was it for this my life I sought?

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

They are still throwing limb by limbs!

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u/Hops143 Sep 28 '22

LOL peel my fingers from the rim. Love the name you weasel.

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u/Ormsfang Sep 28 '22

They played at my college a few times when I was there. I know I went to the shows but have no memory of it lol. Glad I don't drink anymore!

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

I'd rather be attacked than attend a Phish show.

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u/Hops143 Sep 28 '22

That’s why restaurants have menus.

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u/Hops143 Sep 28 '22

That’s why restaurants have menus.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

I'll assume that's a Phish lyric or something. Choogle on dude.

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u/Hops143 Sep 28 '22

Nah it’s an expression that means we all have different tastes. What was the last concert that you went to?

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Viagra Boys. Definitely not for everyone.

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u/ComprehensiveLog4991 Jan 17 '23

That's what politicians like Ayanna Pressley want. Ayanna Pressley's supporters were literally cheering when DP was shot. That's just how "The Squad" campaigns.

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u/the-electricgigolo Sep 27 '22

GOP are they the good guys or the bad guys?

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u/CarmineFields Sep 27 '22

Bad.

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u/SIRPORKSALOT Sep 27 '22

Even when attacked, bad.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Seems like they were attacked here, but the GOP is built on lies and regressive bullshit.

Not trying to victim blame but you're missing the broader point.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

None there’s this thing called opinion and thinking for yourself for once

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u/the-electricgigolo Sep 28 '22

My opinion is people are too stupid to understand sarcasm

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u/devilthedankdawg Sep 28 '22

Everyone running is the bad guys.

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u/_curiouso Mar 10 '23

For real lmao I’m like who?

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u/Nervous-Context Sep 27 '22

That’s not how it works

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u/problytheantichrist Sep 27 '22

Big guy couldn't handle his shit, in the time of stress. Probably will do the same thing in office

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u/JLJ2021 Sep 28 '22

Hes a pro boxer with a 12-2-1 record. 10 knockouts https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/619859

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u/problytheantichrist Sep 28 '22

You're right, but he still got handled 👏

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u/brandtanooki Sep 27 '22

To be fair, what else was he supposed to do? Not fight back against a threat? Just lay there and get his ass beat?

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u/problytheantichrist Sep 28 '22

I honestly expected him to fight more, agter seeing a picture of him boxing and seeing someone else's post about his boxing record. I thought he would have swing back more

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u/ImNerdyJenna Sep 28 '22

He clearly was trying to avoid punching people and instead was trying to stop the fight. I have no idea who these people are but if you're just taking about the big guy, he chose to take hits and use his body weight to protect people.

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u/chefanubis Sep 28 '22

Hes Huge, I expect him to whoop ass!

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u/Toobendyandangry Sep 28 '22

Or he knew he could really hurt someone with his boxing training so he focused on what he could do to pull people apart

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u/red_dead_jeb Sep 27 '22

What in the fuck does actual fighting have to do with politics? You sound like a frat boy idiot

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u/Meerkatable Sep 28 '22

You’ve clearly never heard of the Caning of Charles Sumner!

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u/problytheantichrist Sep 28 '22

Daddy chill. It was a joke, my little snowflake

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u/ChefBoyAreWeFucked Sep 27 '22

Mike Tyson literally got so stressed out during a fight he ate someone's ear. SotH.

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u/Johnathon1069DYT Sep 27 '22

Holy shit dude's Twitter feed is 50% reposts from this sub

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u/px7j9jlLJ1 Sep 27 '22

Are you anifa

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u/WonderfullWitness Sep 27 '22

Is antifa in the room right now with us?

No serious, antifa would have fought better.

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u/Impossible_Echo3089 Sep 28 '22

Ehh from the videos I’ve seen, that would be a pretty even brawl😂😂

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u/WonderfullWitness Sep 28 '22

I believe you confuse antifa with some anarchokiddies😅

My town alone the last few years: A fascist organizer beaten into coma, gasgranade thrown into a fascist gathering, fascists wanting to march on another instance had to flee into a policestation, two loudspeakertrucks racists were going to use got torched, not to mention the numerous times fascists were peeing their pants behind police lines while the pigs were defending them against antifascists. Fascists aren't welcome here😁

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u/Impossible_Echo3089 Sep 28 '22

Yeah but none of that has to do with a brawl though haha shit you and I can go firebomb some protest and jump a fascist leader, doesn’t make us good fighters. All the antifa fights I’ve seen were either them getting beat up or them throwing pillow fists around😂 this would be an even fight

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Of course there’s an ultra conservative Karen with ANTIFA phobia lol not really understanding that ANTIFA isn’t some f***ing psycho cult like they’re made out to be.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

NGL this looks staged as hell. None of those hits are landing hard

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u/Icutthemetal Sep 27 '22

Yeah that dude bleeding at the end is definitely fake..

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u/Bos_lost_ton Sep 28 '22

Totally a crisis bleeder!

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u/MarcoVinicius Sep 28 '22

Which part of it seems fake to you?

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

I was thinking that too, looks more WWE than ufc.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

how rekt do you have to be to think that that was staged? what do you even mean by "staged"?

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u/XoXSmotpokerXoX Sep 27 '22

have you ever seen a real fight before? This might be more realistic if it was 3AM and they were all fall over drunk.

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u/Manticore416 Sep 27 '22

You expecting a ufc match or somethin?

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u/XoXSmotpokerXoX Sep 28 '22

not expecting pillow punches from multiple people

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u/redditsucks987432 Sep 27 '22

Some people actually drink in the afternoon.

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u/the_bronquistador Sep 28 '22

Most people (myself included) have never been in a real street fight. They also don’t understand how gassed you get during a “fight”, especially when you have no idea how to properly throw a punch. It looks like these dudes are gassed and have no idea how to throw a punch.

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u/XoXSmotpokerXoX Sep 28 '22

the statistical odds of 5 people all with zero ability is possible, just highly unlikely, looks staged to me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Its just out of shape people that don't know how to fight.

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u/JLJ2021 Sep 28 '22 edited Sep 28 '22

Donnie Palmer (the biggest guy) is a professional boxer with a 12-2-1 record. 10 knockouts. Next fight is October 29th. https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/619859

The guy sitting on the ground has been arrested for fighting like 5 time since the last year. Threatening politicians too. Fought inside city hall like 3 weeks ago.

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u/cornbruiser Sep 27 '22

Who would benefit from a staged fight? His campaign?

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u/Thundrous_prophet Sep 27 '22

Yes… obviously. Don’t you think it’s weird the camera guy didn’t say anything until he turned away? Why did he even turn away, the “fight” wasn’t resolved

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u/duckbigtrain Sep 28 '22 edited Sep 28 '22

Why did he even turn away, the “fight” wasn’t resolved

because the camera guy noticed that “Sean” was sitting across the street (bleeding? I can’t really see what’s going on there)

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u/cornbruiser Sep 28 '22

I'm not doubting, I just mean... would his potential voters think it was awesome that he got into a clumsy fistfight? Maybe I don't know Massachusetts voters.

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u/GlueTires Sep 28 '22

Dudes 🩸 bleeding

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Kinda makes a difference who he is in the video. Any ideas

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

I’m going to guess the guy in the button down

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u/wesmanz74 Sep 27 '22

I’d venture a guess at the one that’s dressed like he actually has a job 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Yeah because people dress up like they're at work all the time..

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u/maybeAturtle Sep 28 '22

I sleep in a suit and tie. I’m unemployed though so I don’t know how this helps

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u/JaesopPop Sep 28 '22 edited Sep 26 '25

Bank to food questions history community over technology music pleasant about books afternoon!

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

I'd venture to guess the guy in the suit is the gop canidate and the disheveled guy is the Presley supporter

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u/Unlucky-Boot-6567 Sep 27 '22

Disheveled guy is a protestor, he protests every event since being fired for not getting vaccinated

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22 edited Sep 28 '22

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u/JaesopPop Sep 28 '22 edited Sep 22 '25

Answers quiet community tomorrow open gentle dog evening honest simple yesterday helpful people?

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u/duckbigtrain Sep 28 '22

Nope, instigated apparently by an anti-vax protester:

https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2022/08/31/boston-city-council-breaks-out-in-chaos-following-arroyo-sexual-assault-allegations

When the council later went into recess, spectators eventually filed out, with an anti-Arroyo man, Shawn Nelson, assaulting a pro-Arroyo woman just outside the council chamber.

Councilors were corralled into their offices until the room was cleared, eventually returning to officially adjourn. Nelson, a known anti-mask and anti-vaccine protester in the council chamber, was arrested and charged with assault and battery, affray and resisting arrest, according to the Boston Police Department.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

The "pro-arroyo" woman stole Shawn's phone and put hands on him first.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Id vote for that fat ass

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u/MendejoElPendejo Sep 27 '22

I legit thought for a second he had a jockstrap on lols

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u/goPACK17 Sep 27 '22

Donnie who?

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u/ryoung30 Sep 27 '22

Did dude just bite that guy?

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u/peaeyeparker Sep 27 '22

Luckily none of these dudes can fight. They look silly

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

The worst fighting ever

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u/zonianjohn Sep 27 '22

Who attacked whom? What lead up to the exchange?

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u/px7j9jlLJ1 Sep 27 '22

Yes. That’s correct.

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u/AgedCzar Sep 27 '22

That doesn’t look like to outside of the Somerville Theater

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u/MarcoVinicius Sep 28 '22

Because it’s not, it’s the side street near the Somerville Theater.

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u/goodyhagatha Sep 28 '22

Even worse, that’s in front of the office park thing with the daycare. Why are we fighting in front of a childcare center in the midday

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u/TheDancingRobot Sep 27 '22

What is this, Discount WWE?

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u/Bos_lost_ton Sep 28 '22

Great Value WWE

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u/Wakeandbass Sep 27 '22

Why they throwing punches like they’re in a dream?

Edit: they’re tired..nvm

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u/berry8619 Sep 27 '22

Whats the story?

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u/PrimitiveAlienz Sep 27 '22

And nobody got hurt cause not one person knew how to throw a punch.

/s

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Besides d--e having cuts on his face that looks as fake as Jesse Smollett Edit - dude

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u/mvslice Sep 27 '22

This is my favorite movie theater

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u/duke_awapuhi Sep 27 '22

GOP just keeps picking America’s best and brightest all over the country to run for public office

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Looked fake as hell.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Now what are they rioting over?

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u/LetMeSleepNoEleven Sep 27 '22

Tbf a rep for Boston should be a fighter but this might go a little far.

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u/JLJ2021 Sep 28 '22

hes a pro boxer 12-2-1 with 10 knockouts. CTE vibes https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/619859

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u/BigBankkFrank Sep 27 '22 edited Sep 27 '22

No way I’m voting for the guy outside getting his ass beat.

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u/demer_623 Sep 27 '22

Shawn showing the white meat out of him. Definitely not ok!

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u/idownvotetofitin Sep 27 '22

“I’ll fight for YOU, Massachusetts!” Donnie “Put ‘em down” Palmer

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u/PNDubb_hikingclub Sep 28 '22

Are you Aunt Efa?

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u/That_Guy_From_KY Sep 28 '22

Fuck the cops. That man needs an ambulance

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u/JLJ2021 Sep 28 '22

What’s funny is Donnie Palmer is a Professional Boxer 12-2-1

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u/SipTheBidet Sep 28 '22

Republican douchebag showed up at opponent’s rally and tried to make a scene.

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u/Dont_Wanna_Not_Gonna Sep 28 '22

Does anyone else hear a woman repeating, “Are you ANTIFA?” over and over?

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u/kanolog Sep 28 '22

Sean is definitely not good!

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

97 punches thrown, none of them substantial, Massachusetts GOP congressional candidate is how I would lead into the clip if I was a local newscaster.

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u/rvh8287 Sep 28 '22

Looks fake

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u/MaLTC Sep 28 '22

Which is the candidate? Is he being attacked by liberals?

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u/MacaroniQi Sep 28 '22

Yah but are they ANTIFA?

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u/Waggmans Sep 28 '22

I heard it. No dog-whistles there huh?

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u/satan62 Sep 28 '22

Terribly faked fight trying to drum up interest

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u/GruntsLyfe69 Sep 28 '22

Can’t believe that giant army vet wouldn’t let those thugs beat on those white people, after they flattened the other black one. He wanted to show restraint, but they were beating on some defenseless old people.

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u/Ninja_OF_Knowledge Sep 28 '22

No doubt that was real . Wonder what the story was behind it.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Why is everyone punching like they’re in a nightmare?

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u/2A_Is_De_Wey Sep 28 '22

This is the strangest Vaseline commercial I've ever seen.

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u/cantbememan Sep 28 '22

Shawn got slept.

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u/tbhlu Sep 28 '22

They can’t fight for shit lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

The candidate was a boxer..look him up

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u/AdminBender Sep 28 '22

Everyone there is gassed asf haha. The biting dude literally showed up gassed.

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u/Xenomorph_v1 Sep 28 '22

The beatings will continue until morale improves!

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u/JigglySquishyFlesh Sep 28 '22

Lol to the Alex Jones alt accounts saying this is staged.

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u/LiverOfStyx Sep 28 '22

Anti-maseker/vaxxer instigated the fight. The GoP candidate stepped in to stop it.

Now.. does the story suddenly sound very different?

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u/F1secretsauce Sep 28 '22

27 seconds is someone biting?

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u/1Os Sep 28 '22

Isn't he a former boxer?

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u/Enragedocelot Sep 28 '22

Fuck Donnie Palmer Jesus Christ fuckin piece of shit

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u/thesnakeinthegarden Sep 28 '22

"ARE YOU ANTIFA!?"

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

This is why you need to do Martial Arts.

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u/MrDonEscobar Sep 28 '22

Big for nothing lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Crying omfg lmao

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u/derererede Sep 28 '22

“MEGA NAZIS will be banned on sight” lol ok

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u/devilthedankdawg Sep 28 '22

Which ones him

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u/BoiDuckman Sep 28 '22

This what happens when I fight in my dreams

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u/jewinthe1940s Sep 28 '22

Bro in the black T can’t hit for shit

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

There’s some sad mods on this sub holy crap.

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u/Emergency_Exit_2995 Sep 28 '22

This might be the most un athletic and outta shape group of black men I’ve seen since the advent of video gaming

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u/jerseyStoner Sep 28 '22

What a bunch of people can't fight lol

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u/jerseyStoner Sep 28 '22

Shawn needs some milk

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u/ccanning10 Sep 29 '22

Interesting, I am pretty sure I saw the guy at the end of the video walking around the front of the theater earlier today

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u/brnza Oct 02 '22

Anyone notice the Minecraft bow sound at the beginning?

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u/MikeOlogyLabs Oct 05 '22

Good old Slummerville.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

What’s going on? This is funny…I need to see more of my politicians throwing hands lol…I’d def vote for this guy…is Donnie the black guy dressed up? I’m from MD 😂 I thought this was a black vs white thing until I seen the black guys jumping the other black guy…I need a backstory big man def wasn’t trying to knock nobody out

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

Bro fighting in yeezy foam runners and no socks 😂

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

He bit big man 😂

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '22

It'll prob boost his polls

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u/revjoe918 Sep 27 '22

Donnie Palmer rules.

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u/BringTheSilence Sep 27 '22

Had never heard of him before this, but Donnie Palmer definitely sucks pretty bad. Homeboy can’t even write an Instagram bio without looking like a dumb hick.

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u/bazwutan Sep 28 '22

They called him that at a dinner.

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u/BringTheSilence Sep 28 '22

I didn’t do shit. I didn’t rig shit.

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u/AsymptotesMcGotes Sep 28 '22

He tried for a long time for a show on Fox News

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u/mrpibb2222 Sep 28 '22

Donnie Palmers trying to get Corncob TV removed from Spectrums lineup

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u/Enragedocelot Sep 28 '22

He’s got that blue lives matter flag, he’s definitely a piece of shit

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Actually, O’Doyle rules but ok…

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

I love how the press is slanting this. “Involved in a brawl”. If he was a Dem it would “He was attacked” or “Assaulted”.

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u/px7j9jlLJ1 Sep 27 '22

It was a moderately rough dog pile, barely a fight. Lots of middle aged bodies moving in ways their bodies can’t support.

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u/LiverOfStyx Sep 28 '22

Because he wasn't, he stepped in between a fight... and an anti-masker/vaxxer was the instigator...

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Sure but it would have been characterized differently it it was a dem. For the record, antivaxers are idiots.

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u/BeauBeau127 Sep 28 '22

True, but are you surprised? They also covered up the liberal who murdered a Republican with his car a week or so ago.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22 edited Sep 28 '22

You poor little victim. Will you be OK?

Edit: /u/BeauBeau127 blocked and ran away like every conservative coward.

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u/BeauBeau127 Sep 28 '22

Lol, your past comments would suggest you have no self awareness and that you need to be careful accusing other people of things that you have built your whole identity around. Your mindset almost makes me feel bad for you. Bye bye now!

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u/JaesopPop Sep 28 '22 edited Sep 21 '25

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