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An excellent, URGENTLY-needed report on Black Robe Regiment, a dangerous, influential militant christo-fascist group involved in Jan 6 w/ties to Flynn, Mastriano, OKs+. They've been very busy SINCE Jan 6. (Article cites me, @capitolhunters, @chessclubgringo, & @phoenixonwheels.) 
BREAKING: Robert Scott Palmer -- who attacked cops at the Capitol while wearing an American flag jacket emblazoned with Trump’s name — gets more than five years in federal prison.
That's the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date. #FloridaFlagJacket
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That's the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date. #FloridaFlagJacket
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Online sleuths were at the center of this case. Here's how we got here:
“U.S. Marshals ran from this courthouse to the Capitol. They put themselves in danger to protect the occupants of that Capitol… They’re the patriots, and some of them did not know whether they’re going to see their children that night.” huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
Happening now: Robert Scott Palmer, who attacked cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6 while wearing an American flag sweatshirt emblazoned with Donald Trump’s name, is about to be sentenced.
This will likely be the longest prison term in a Jan. 6 case to date.
This will likely be the longest prison term in a Jan. 6 case to date.
Here’s our story from March on how the #SeditionHunters community identified Robert Scott Palmer, aka #FloridaFlagJacket.
Palmer was arrested 12 days after it ran.
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Palmer was arrested 12 days after it ran.
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In a letter to Judge Tanya Chutkan, Palmer said he now knows “Trump supporters were lied to” by the former president and his allies.
“They kept spitting out the false narrative about a stolen election and how it was ‘our duty’ to stand up to tyranny.”
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“They kept spitting out the false narrative about a stolen election and how it was ‘our duty’ to stand up to tyranny.”
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A thread, if you'll indulge me.
Tomorrow, a federal judge will hand down what will almost certainly be the strongest U.S. Capitol attack sentence to date.
But this story really starts with "Amy" and a team of citizens who came together on this very website after Jan. 6.
Tomorrow, a federal judge will hand down what will almost certainly be the strongest U.S. Capitol attack sentence to date.
But this story really starts with "Amy" and a team of citizens who came together on this very website after Jan. 6.
Last January, when Amy was at home isolating with COVID, she sickened by the brutal attack she saw unfolding at the U.S. Capitol.
The feds said they needed help. So Amy joined the hunt.
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The feds said they needed help. So Amy joined the hunt.
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As she watched footage of the awful assault on officers in the tunnel at the top of the inauguration platform, one suspect really jumped out at her.
It was a man in an American flag sweatshirt emblazoned with Trump's name.
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It was a man in an American flag sweatshirt emblazoned with Trump's name.
huffpost.com/entry/robert-p…
“They kept spitting out the false narrative about a stolen election and how it was ‘our duty’ to stand up to tyranny. Little did I realize that they were the tyrannical ones...”
A Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops claims he now knows that Trump lied.
huffpost.com/entry/trump-li…
A Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops claims he now knows that Trump lied.
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“Trump supporters were lied to by those that at the time had great power, meaning the then sitting president, as well as those acting on his behalf,” writes Robert Scott Palmer, aka #FloridaFlagJacket. huffpost.com/entry/trump-li…
"I am one of the Capitol Riot people. A lot if not most of the defendants I have been incarcerated with would object to me saying that we were rioting.” huffpost.com/entry/trump-li…
The central role of crowdsourcing in the case against Robert Scott Palmer is sort of erased from the official narrative, but make no mistake: #seditionhunters solved this case. His case has been adjudicated and he’s in jail because of the work of sleuths. huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
Here’s a @maddow segment from March on the role that online sleuths like “Amy” played in identifying Robert Scott Palmer, aka #FloridaFlagJacket.
The role that online sleuths played in Friday’s arrest of “AirHead Lady” and “AirHead Boy” was also glazed over. FBI affidavit only mentioned an electronic tip. huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
NEW: Trump fanatic Robert Scott Palmer, aka #FloridaFlagJacket, has pleaded guilty to attacking cops at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Palmer was arrested 12 days after HuffPost, building on the work of online sleuths, identified him in a story.
huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
Palmer was arrested 12 days after HuffPost, building on the work of online sleuths, identified him in a story.
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Robert Scott Palmer will be locked up until his sentencing. His lawyer said he sold his assets to prepare for incarceration. huffpost.com/entry/capitol-…
He’ll join D.J. Rodriguez, who electroshocked Officer Mike Fanone. Rodriguez, who was identified by sleuths and antifascists and named in a HuffPost story in February, has a court hearing at 2:30. huffpost.com/entry/fanone-t…
A plea hearing is now underway for Robert Scott Palmer, aka #FloridaFlagMan. He lawyered up and contacted the FBI after he got a call from HuffPost. huffpost.com/entry/robert-s…
"I’m just trying to live my life right now.”
He hung up when HuffPost asked him about the fire extinguisher.
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He hung up when HuffPost asked him about the fire extinguisher.
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“I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not, I’m not saying anything ― anything more. OK?” huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
There were a lot of developments last week involving a few attention-grabbing Jan. 6 suspects, a few of whom were arrested pretty quickly after the attack. A thread.
Gracyn Courtright, the college senior who said that “infamy is just as good as fame” and said she couldn’t wait to tell her grandkids about Jan. 6 took a plea: huffpost.com/entry/gracyn-c…
#FloridaFlagJacket, who self-doxxed on video and was arrested 12 days after HuffPost identified him based on @CountryOvParty’s work, will also be taking a plea: huffpost.com/entry/robert-s…
NEW: Robert Scott Palmer, who attacked officers at the Capitol with a fire extinguisher, will plead guilty to a felony as part of a plea deal.
#FloridaFlagJacket was identified by #SeditionHunters and arrested 12 days after HuffPost named him in a story. huffpost.com/entry/robert-s…
#FloridaFlagJacket was identified by #SeditionHunters and arrested 12 days after HuffPost named him in a story. huffpost.com/entry/robert-s…
“He surrendered and turned himself in shortly after your story… We reached out to the FBI, and he turned himself in… Consistent with what we’ve been doing since day one, he wants to accept responsibility for what he did.” huffpost.com/entry/robert-s…
“When you mess up, accept responsibility. So hopefully he understands he messed up. I don’t know if he does or not, but hopefully he will when he gets to jail.” — @CountryOvParty #SeditionHunters #FloridaFlagJacket huffpost.com/entry/robert-s…
Here’s the FBI’s affidavit against Robert Scott Palmer, written one week after HuffPost identified him as #FloridaFlagJacket.
It makes no mention of our story, or of the tips the bureau received from citizen sleuths.
courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
It makes no mention of our story, or of the tips the bureau received from citizen sleuths.
courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Going to have to have a talk with that special agent's editor. 😜 huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Never hurts to drop a link, people! huffpost.com/entry/robert-p…
NEW: Robert Scott Palmer’s attorney says his client wasn’t aware he was on the FBI’s Capitol wanted list until HuffPost gave him a ring.
“He certainly became aware of it, maybe during the conversation with you guys.”
#FloridaFlagJacket #SeditionHunters
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“He certainly became aware of it, maybe during the conversation with you guys.”
#FloridaFlagJacket #SeditionHunters
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Palmer, his attorney said, is a “true believer” who regrets his actions on Jan. 6 and is “trying to do the right thing now.”
Palmer retained his lawyer shortly after HuffPost’s story ran.
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Palmer retained his lawyer shortly after HuffPost’s story ran.
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Palmer and his attorney are “are on opposite ends of the spectrum” politically (his attorney mentioned his photo with former President Obama on his office), but he described him as a "decent guy” who is “regretful and remorseful.” huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
BREAKING: Robert Scott Palmer, aka #FloridaFlagJacket, was arrested today.
HuffPost, building on the work of citizen sleuths, first reported on his identity in a story on March 5.
Story with @JessReports. More to come. #SeditionHunters
huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
HuffPost, building on the work of citizen sleuths, first reported on his identity in a story on March 5.
Story with @JessReports. More to come. #SeditionHunters
huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
The case against Robert Scott Palmer is still under seal in D.C., but court records in the Middle District of Florida indicated he was arrested today. More when we have it. huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
Here are the charges against Robert Scott Palmer. huffpost.com/entry/florida-…
SCOOP: HuffPost spoke with the Florida man in an American flag jacket and a Florida for Trump hat who was caught on video assaulting cops at the Capitol with a fire extinguisher.
Story with @JessReports:
huffpost.com/entry/robert-p…
Story with @JessReports:
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Robert Palmer was identified with the help of “Amy,” who was part of a large crowdsourced effort to bring insurrectionists to justice.
She joined up with #SeditionHunters after she came down with COVID and had some time on her hands.
huffpost.com/entry/robert-p…
She joined up with #SeditionHunters after she came down with COVID and had some time on her hands.
huffpost.com/entry/robert-p…
Amy is just one of many volunteers working with #SeditionHunters and @capitolhunters, and she stressed the collaborative nature of the work. There are many more volunteers like her. huffpost.com/entry/robert-p…
