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Happened in LA just days after a federal Judge struck down their use of warrantless arrests. And they continued at a Home Depot in Los Angeles a couple days after.


Originally Posted By u/Snooopineapple At 2025-08-06 04:16:05 PM | Source


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[-] oyo@lemmy.zip 10 points 8 hours ago

Looks like some fascists who need to be ticketed for violating seat belt law. And then totally removed from society.

[-] Glitterbomb@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

I've seen ukranian drones fit through APC door hatches smaller than that

[-] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

those drones are pretty cheap too I heard

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 45 points 19 hours ago

Boycott a company for doing business with a random white guy?

I could go rent a truck right now. I'm not in a domestic terror group but the guy renting me the truck doesn't know that.

Penske has put out a statement calling this illegal.

Are you prepared to undo the damage you've done with this post, now that you know it was wrong?

[-] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

penske made the statement because they got caught, not because they found out lol

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Hanlon's Razor, don't attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity (or in this case, just ignorance). There is no evidence to suggest that they are knowing or willing participants in this use of their vehicles, nor is there any way to verify that any random renter of their vehicles will not use their vehicle for illegal and/or terroristic purposes once in their possession. Short of black listing those renters when they get evidence it has happened and publically speaking out against it (which sounds like they have done), idk what else they could do about it.

[-] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago

Have you specifically been boycotting Ryder since the Oklahoma City bombing?

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 65 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

It's a rental truck company. How the hell would they know? Some guy named Nathan rents a truck and says he'll have it back on Tuesday. They don't ask, "Will you be commiting treason with our vehicle today?"

Timothy McVeigh rented a Ryder truck. Does that make ~~them~~ Ryder terrorists?

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 17 points 20 hours ago

Yes. This is literally adopted directly from Neo Nazi playbooks. Nazis like using box trucks to transport mass groups of people for two reasons: they're everywhere, and they're opaque.

Once you load up in this, nobody outside can tell how many of you there are, what you're carrying or kitted for, and they can't ID you from the outside. When you leave, it's pretty easy to blend away into traffic, or dump the truck out in some residential neighborhood and scatter away without anyone knowing how many people were in the truck to begin with. You also have no way of knowing what else they're carrying in the back - weapons? People? Explosives?

The other reason Nazis like using these is it now immediately sets you on edge if you see a moving truck anywhere near a demonstration, or parade, or whatever. The fear is the point - we might not be THAT truck, but we might be the next, or the one after that, etc.

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I think you misunderstood my question, so I edited it.

So if you see rental truck at a protest, a good idea would be to use a bike lock to lock it shut.

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 1 points 7 hours ago

This could be the basis of a really good comedy sketch

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 16 points 19 hours ago

Nothing in your comment puts the blame on a rental truck company that respects the privacy of its customers.

[-] zewm@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

I think what happened was they confused the word “they” to mean the ICE agents and not the Ryder truck company.

It makes more sense in the context 🤷‍♂️

[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 80 points 1 day ago

Did they say to Penske, "renting this for raids?" Not trying to be snide, but it's entirely possible that Penske had no clue what the rental was for.

[-] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 48 points 1 day ago

Then they should denounce them. Loudly. Otherwise it's compliance and they're part of the problem.

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 15 points 19 hours ago

They did. They said it was illegal in a statement.

Do you have a plan to undo the damage you did by jumping on this bandwagon?

[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 17 hours ago

The damage is the point. Their brand was associated with this.

The damage. Is the point.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I bet some of them own iPhones. Does that make Apple complicit?

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 9 points 16 hours ago

The employee rented a truck to a random white guy. They do this every day.

The company stated the act was illegal after learning about it. What more could they do, or have done? If the answer is nothing, then the damage is undeserved.

[-] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

how about legally press the guy they rented the truck to if it was illegal? Unless I see arrests, penske did absolutely nothing but say "woopsie"

[-] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

What makes you think they know which of their many customers supplied the rented truck to ICE?

[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 23 hours ago

I don't disagree with you one bit. Hopefully they do. Just trying to be realistic.

[-] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 71 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

They did.

Penske Truck Rental is aware of recent reports and videos regarding a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operation in Los Angeles. Penske strictly prohibits the transportation of people in the cargo area of its vehicles under any circumstances. The company was not made aware that its trucks would be used in today's operation and did not authorize this. Penske will reach out to DHS and reinforce its policy to avoid improper use of its vehicles in the future.

Twitter link: https://x.com/PenskeNews/status/1953130587411066951

Edit to add: they didn't say "omg we don't approve of this for politics/ethics" they said "omg that's not safe and you're not allowed to use our trucks that was". I get that the first would be more satisfying to hear, but the second is a legalistic reason to refuse to rent to them again.

[-] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 20 hours ago

Woof. Not the best response.

[-] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago

As a business, it's a good response. They denounce it without talking a side.

Personally, I would take more action, but I'm not a business.

[-] Allemaniac@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

imagine if picking a side in illegally kidnapping people off the street is seen as controversial lol

wtf is happening america

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 22 hours ago

Worth noting, Patriot Front had a huge leak of data in 2022 (400GB).

Patriot Front Fascist Leak Exposes Nationwide Racist Campaigns

You can download it at the following torrent address:

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:2c87816e4c81990fb25bbca43dd8d578eaa55886&dn=patriotfront&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F9.rarbg.to%3A2920&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fexodus.desync.com%3A6969

I'm seeding this on a permanent basis. I have a gigabit uplink. Please leach and share. Expose these nazi fucks.

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[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 16 hours ago

they need to put something in the truck that disables or locks it up so it cant be driven remotely

[-] LadyMeow 32 points 1 day ago

God those cringe little trashcan lids with ‘patriot front’ on it. I hate it.

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[-] AllToRuleThemOne@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Ever watched the watchmen series? Always reminds me of it when i see pictures of those masked cowards.

[-] DoGeeseSeeGod 15 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

I'm just glad no one runs up to one of these Nazis fuck trucks and puts on an extra secure padlock while it's full of Nazis. Wouldn't want the Nazis to get stressed or overheated in metal box with no AC while they are clothed head to toe.

[-] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 21 points 21 hours ago

No no no no no

This is not wise and I urge you not to take the above advice.

You want the Abus 83CS/55, or, if you're made of money, the Assa Abloy Enforcer 342. Jesus, folks, you can drill through that cheap-ass padlock in like 30 seconds. At least get a better shackle guard and a protected keyway. Definitely something you can't open with a hammer

[-] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 20 hours ago

Lock picking lawyer here

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[-] IHeartBadCode@fedia.io 10 points 22 hours ago

Some of those that work forces

[-] sad_detective_man@leminal.space 6 points 21 hours ago

what, they suddenly can't afford military equipment anymore?

[-] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

"It's the same picture."

Roger Penske donated gobs of money to the regime. Penske is a traitor to the United States.

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