One of the two QAnon wannabe terrorists who traveled to Philly to get arrested last night was Joshua Macias, founder of #VetsForTrump. I discovered last year he tried working with North Macedonians to promote the Vets for Trump... and then they stole his Facebook page.
Josh is an interesting guy. And while Facebook appears to have taken his personal account down, you can see his Twitter account that's still live here: twitter.com/joshuamacias
In late August I noticed that Veterans for Trump was saying goodbye since Josh had "family issues." veteransfordonaldtrump.com/farewell-for-n…
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, shaking hands with @realDonaldTrump sporting a MAGA hat.
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, hanging out with @TPUSA's own @charliekirk11
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, at a TPUSA event with Vets for Trump's current Executive Director (who for what it's worth I think is a nice guy) and two dudes who I'm guessing are popular GOP folks.
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, displaying that he's the kind of guy who wears his dogtags outside of his shirt.
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, hanging out with @charliekirk11 again. (Some folks in the vet community might recognize another guy there too...)
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, smiling proudly before the banner of the organization that he started, #VetsForTrump.
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, giving a good old thumbs up supporting the Second Amendment in Virginia (where he allegedly illegally transported his weapons from) hanging out with a guy in a really fun Q hat.
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, holding up four fingers... I guess to represent each of the decades he'll spend in federal prison for transporting weapons across state lines to show them to the actual patriots who are counting ballots in Philly?
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, hanging out with his good buddy @Mike_Pence, the lame duck @VP!
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, featured in the very first photo uploaded to the gallery at veteransfordonaldtrump.com/gallery/
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, hanging out with @KellyannePolls at Trump Tower on November 17, 2016. (The clip says he speaks in the lobby, I'm not watching, but you can). c-span.org/video/?c492144…
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, making a #LiberateVA video. I don't wanna cast aspersions on @realDonaldTrump, but I feel like the Vets for Trump guy might have been influenced by the President's rhetoric. joshuamacias.com/2020/05/08/ope…
Here's Josh, the alleged QAnon terrorist, and the tale of how I discovered his attempted (and failed) cooperation with foreign entities to interfere with the 2020 elections. /END issuu.com/vva92/docs/vva…

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Now to be clear, these aren’t hacked materials. The fascists frequently organize via Telegram to mass report stories that they don’t like. These guys gave me the keys, I’m not a hacker.
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I've spent years tracking + fighting against foreign disinformation campaigns. But after discovering self-described fascist groups like this, I feel the need to re-prioritize a bit. Gen-Z isn't going to save us. Trump losing won't make nazis disappear.

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A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who supported me!
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5 days ago, I called out the @DailyCaller and exchanged tweets with the editor-in-chief over foreign admins who were involved in running their Facebook page. Thread here:
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Thread: For over a year, on behalf of @VVAmerica, I've been quietly waging war against foreign elements who seek to target American troops and veterans with disinformation and politically divisive content. @bkesling and @dnvolz break it down in @WSJ today

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