Yet another thread about white supremacist terrorism--which again, is very clearly what we are dealing with. Not just according to me, but law enforcement. So I am going to do a little explainer about what these people want and where their skinheads are at right now.
To start with, I'm not talking about the “armed protesters.” There is overlap but not all goobers with giant guns are like this. The most violent white supremacist terrorists, though, are a lot like AQ or ISIS. Again, some actively nurture that connection.
We know they have been actively training and recruiting current/former military and law enforcement for years. Many attempted serious terror attacks that thankfully were prevented, like this one by a Coast Guard officer who made a kill list of Democrats. bbc.com/news/world-us-…
What really makes these groups similar to ISIS is that they also want to trigger the end of the world as we know it. People like that are very dangerous, and they are currently emboldened because they believe the U.S. government is on their side--for now. splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020…
They are also shitting themselves at the thought of a progressive presidential administration committed to addressing racial/gender inequality and gun control, among other markers of an evolved civilization. These are people who want to take us backward, to a darker time.
From their perspective, their entire ideology and way of life, what they have been brainwashing themselves with for God knows how long—it’s all about to slip away. Imagine the stakes for them!
They've been preparing for this moment for a long time. The USG is on high alert for insider threats and two members of Biden’s inaugural security team were removed for militia ties. Many militias overlap with or are infiltrated by white supremacist terrorists. This is no bueno.
To summarize: the Nazis are angry, and they are scared. They are also well-prepared and they are very sneaky. We saw how at the #CapitolRiot, they used the mob as camouflage to try their dirty tricks. They might try that again.
Please remember what I said about what to watch for. Let’s hope we get through this without anyone dying. Stay safe, everyone.
Ok fellow journalists. I know some of you dislike me (I’m actually nice) but I hope you will see why this is important. A thread on what to watch for re: domestic terrorism while covering anything like 1/6. This is offered with the best of intentions, and in the public interest.
1. Please familiarize yourself with the most violent white supremacist terrorist groups and their symbols/insignia. Much imagery in the latter is not immediately recognizable as terroristic or Nazi in nature to anyone who isn’t already aware of the connection, so research now.
Here’s a @FightExtremism list of the most virulent white supremacist groups in the U.S. Pay particular attention to Atomwaffen, The Base and any affiliates. Those are the most violent groups and known to be actively recruiting military and law enforcement. counterextremism.com/press/white-su…
I don't know how many of you realize this, but QAnon Shaman and his band of weirdos were 100% a distraction from the trained militia terrorists, who were not in costume. Please stop letting this furry neo-Nazi make you take what's happening less seriously. buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanu…
Fast forward to 20 seconds of this @NewYorker video. Check out the photographer fixating on Furry Neo-Nazi (I like this name better than QAnon Shaman), while the cosplayers yell out their strategy and take pics of documents. Very effective technique.
The real terrorists were much less visible, obviously, but still--everyone was looking at the kooks and missing the danger. Shows how these people understand and effectively manipulate the media. Please, journos, don't fall for this shit again.
Anyone who feels like going down a deep, dark rabbit hole on a Saturday night, check out the Order of the Nine Angles, a neo-Nazi occult group that seems to be increasingly influential and is known for...recruiting U.S. military to carry out terrorism. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
In addition to accelerationism and encouraging military and law enforcement personnel to commit terrorism, the O9A also enthusiastically endorses ritual child sex abuse. That should interest the folks in QAnon. bbc.com/news/world-531…
This sounds like Crazyville, obviously, but the O9A is no joke. They have been behind several attempted terrorist attacks, particularly over the past two years. Some involved active U.S. military and...gulp...National Guard.
For example, the leader of violent neo-Nazi group The Base, which was recorded last fall trying to recruit U.S. military and law enforcement personnel to carry out terrorist operations, is literally running the group from St. Petersburg. bbc.com/news/world-512…
I wonder if this has anything to do with the Russian Imperial Movement, a white supremacist group that was designated a Global Terrorism Threat by the USG in April 2020. It was the first white supremacist group to receive such designation. wsj.com/articles/u-s-l…
Please stop saying the #Capitol attack was "loosely organized online." The mob used to disguise the core terrorists was loosely organized online. The terrorists were trained ex-military militiamen, and highly organized. They were minutes away from success. apnews.com/article/ex-mil…
This is why people who don't understand terrorism should comment on these things less. The most dangerous of these groups have been recruiting and training ex-military and law enforcement for years. They are not a bunch of yahoos. They are very dangerous.
Do you know how hard it is to storm the seat of our government, fight back the police that weren't sympathetic to them, and almost succeed in taking members of Congress hostage? That takes organization and discipline. Why would so many troops deploy against semi-organized trolls?
I double dog dare anyone to get up in my mentions with “you call yourself a journalist” or “biased liberal hack” or whatever stupid shit you’re going to project at me. I am a journalist and a PATRIOT. I love my country. I want it to be a better place. I don’t want it to be Russia
I’m not the one advocating for the violent overthrow of the government that runs the country I supposedly love so much, in order to install the dumb American version of Putin. Don’t both-sides me. We’re way beyond that. YOU are Enemy of the People. YOU are the Fake News. Go away.