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10 Jan, 5 tweets, 5 min read
NEW FOOTAGE: a long, disciplined line of men in body armor moves as a unit up the #CapitolBuilding steps.

We need to identify this group.

Grateful to @lehudgins for the find.
Source: instagram.com/p/CJ10So2MqpF/…
Have military training and experience? SWAT & police experience? Working on a candidate group. Please weigh in on:

-Equipment
-Movement
-Hand gestures at 0:05 secs in between 2 ppl.

If you don't, please surface links to high resolution close up footage.
Can you identify this radio worn on the back of one of the men storming the steps? The antenna is semi-rigid and long. Its seen at 0:05-0:07 seconds in the footage at top of thread.

Please circulate with those who know military comms gear & #hamradio folks.
Male #6 leading the charge is moderate confidence match for man @fordfischer's vid (tweet 👇)

Shirt: Oath Keepers
Patch: Guardians of the Republic
Patch: "I don't believe in anything. I'm just here for the violence."

Subtle guy.

Update: managed to get in touch with @rstevensbrody the independent photojournalist who filmed the original video! She's agreed to start tweeting high-res pics.

Please join me in thanking her, scouring the images, & giving her a follow!

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12 Jan
IMPORTANT: These 2 bombs didn't instagram their day on the 6th. So we have mostly focused on the rioters we can see. However.

What if they weren't discovered... and instead exploded and diverted officers & tactical teams away from the #Capitol at a predetermined moment.

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2/ This was not lost on outgoing #CapitolPolice Chief Sund per @mateagold 👇

Was there a plan for the #Capitol that did not happen because nothing blew up?

I keep thinking about Anders Breivik, Norway's far-right terrorist.

Here's why.
3/ I don't know what the plan was, or if the devices were intended to be discovered. Either way they would be a diversion.

But I am haunted by how Breivik, a lone wolf, successfully diverted the authorities, then carried out a primary plan of mass murder.
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7 Jan
WOW: Was there a plan to take hostages? This man is carrying police-style zip-tie handcuffs. And mace(?) Image
Can we find more footage of this man?
People may recall the plot that the FBI disrupted a plot to storm the Michigan government and kidnap @GovWhitmer. detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
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6 Jan
We need to know what today's morning briefing was for the Capitol Police. On a normal day he'd be zip tied. Bean bagged. Tear gassed. There was an executive decision not to.

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6 Jan
Our darkest hour.

Photo: @LeahMillis
As I think about history for a minute, going to revise to 'one of the darkest in my living memory.'
You don't get this without some pre planning. More here.
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6 Jan
WOW. Spyware company #NSOGroup is considering an IPO says @haaretzcom. Problematic for so many reasons. THREAD 1/

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22 Dec 20
Dangerous misunderstanding spreading that @Cellebrite_UFED can 'crack' & intercept @signalapp.

This is FALSE.

Modest reality: Cellebrite claimed to extract the Signal chat database from an unlocked Android in their possession.

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My inbox = filled with w/ worried journalists, activists & politicians trying to decide if they must delete @signalapp immediately🤦🤦🤦.
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