Guessing somebody (e.g., admin figure, DOJ careerist, SPLC) put this case together out of existing info and pitched it as something Biden admin could use to make an early splash.

The question isn't the case; the question is: once they start shaking Ricky Vaughn, what falls out?
i.e., they could well decide to let Ricky Vaughn go with a warning, after investigating him to learn as much as possible about people he knew.
Read the complaint against Ricky Vaughn (justice.gov/opa/press-rele…) and some interesting things pop up:

* the investigation evidently got started with a re-interview of Paul Nehlen on October 5, 2020
* four co-conspirators are listed by twitter id number, but not account name
it's focused on a couple of DM groups in which he was involved, called "Fed Free Hatechat," "War Room," and "Infowars Madman," of which the feds evidently have archives (and it sounds like they have substantial twitter archives)
Wonder who the co-conspirators are.
update: those accounts were down but somebody kept archives

and uh this is *not* a good month for Baked Alaska
In retrospect, never has a man so tempted fate

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thread on the stuff you need to be a new parent

the only reason I'm doing this thread now is 'cause you may know somebody soon to be in a similar situation

or you may be soon to be in a similar situation

and if you're in a situation like that there's only one thing you can do
sing "you can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" and walk out

...wait, no, shit

sorry
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so here it is
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So everybody’s talking about the sudden popularity of sea shanties and I have a theory about something that’s been overlooked

namely, a couple of viral antecedents
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“the content of their Discord, huh”

“...content?”
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yes

lately for afternoon feedings, Moose and I have been watching CHiPs

I do not recommend this
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that is exactly the level of audience mental acuity that was targeted by the showrunners of CHiPS
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