Latest details on #ConnorBetts#daytonshooter thread. Twitter: "Flowers for Atomsk." Atomsk is an anime character, named after a novel Atomsk (1949) by Paul Linebarger, an expert of psychological war operations, an author of many books on psy-ops and propaganda. #daytonshooting
Linebarger's books include Psychological Warfare (1948) and Essays on military psychological operations (1965). Atomsk is named after Atomsk, a secret Russian military city in Siberia. More at the website by Linebarger's daughter here. cordwainer-smith.com/atomsk.htm
At Funsubstance, a user "atomsk" quoted a Walking Dead post-apocalyptic horror series episode, in which one sister, Lizzie, stabs another sister, Mika, with a knife, killing her during a zombie apocalypse. The mother then and asks Lizzie to look at the flowers, and shoots her.
The comments were made 5 years ago, around the time Connor Betts' Twitter account was created. "Atomsk" also commented expressing his hatred for women.
According to the Urban dictionary, "just look at the flowers" is what you say to someone instead of saying "i wanna kill you".
"Iamthespookster" handle: Spookster means someone who is tricky, gets away with nearly anything and plays pranks, according to the urban dictionary.
Betts studied psychology in college, had a history of homicidal fantasies/sexual violence reported to police, was suspended from school for keeping "rape lists" and "hit lists" that he inscribed on a bathroom wall. daytondailynews.com/news/local/bel…
Betts was wearing a black sweatshirt that read: 'No heart to fear, no soul to steal,'" lyrics from a song Ramirez, by Acacia Strain, a metal band. loudwire.com/ohio-shooter-a…
The band's lyrics generally center around misanthropy and nihilism and employ misogynistic and sexually deviant imagery in the lyrics, according to Wikipedia.
Followed game personalities, probably a gamer. Game forums are often used for radicalization but could not find any evidence. The rest is widely shared on Twitter/press: satanist/atheist patches, self-admitted leftist, Warren and Bernie supporter.
2/ 🔴 Rotten Herring propaganda technique prompts a direct association between a person, group or institution and a scandalous accusation.
A false accusation is circulated on SM; bots/trolls push it; the media reports it as a story; it is echoed by many outlets.
3/ A public discussion ensues. After a certain number of repetitions, a negative emotional response is formed about the person, group or institution being falsely accused.
Even if the fake is debunked, the negative association remain, just like the smell of rotten herring.
First TV interview: On the Edge, @IttnerPhilip 's Show (US), with some video interviews and discussions, Aug 5 2024. At this point, most editors didn't believe it exists: thank you, Phil and Byline Times.
⚡Trump’s presidency might put at risk Ukraine’s sovereignty and encourage Russian aggression. His administration’s ties to the Kremlin, history of transactional diplomacy, promises of isolationism might devastate Ukraine and the global community.
🧵+ article for Fresno Alliance
Russian officials celebrated Trump’s victory.
⚫Medvedev tied it to Russia’s war goals
⚫Putin hinted at “dialogue” but referenced an assassination attempt
⚫Patrushev warned of “obligations” Trump must fulfill, ⚫Dugin claimed a “globalist defeat”
“Deripaska has said that he does not separate himself from the Russian state. He has also acknowledged possessing a Russian diplomatic passport, and claims to have represented the Russian government in other countries."
Would #Trump’s new Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, pass a background check? Her daughter Caroline Wiles failed a security clearance in 2016.
🧵Alleged family ties to a Kremlin-linked lobbyist infamous for the Trump Tower “dirt” meeting and lobbying against the Magnitsky Act.
Rinat Akhmetshin, a Russian-born US citizen, a lobbyist with a two-decade relationship with Putin allies, is a longtime associate of Lanny Wiles, ex-husband of Susie Wiles, a known GOP operative and lobbyist.
Lanny Wiles and Akhmetshin worked to undo the Magnitsky Act, a law imposing sanctions on Russian officials.
“I think he works for us. I don’t think he works for them,” said Wiles... who has worked with Akhmetshin for more than 15 years. “But I don’t know what he really does.”