~13 months after this article was published, FBI raided Hostetter’s property. He professed violent rhetoric at and helped plan the 1/5/2021 rally that preceded the 1/5/2021 insurrection rally.
The New Age crossover with militant white supremacy, Qanon, anti-vax propaganda, and anti government sentiment is kind of astounding, imo.
By @radleybalko last week:
September 10, 2019 @Ali_H_Soufan testimony to House Committee on Homeland Security
“First, both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State remain a threat to the United States homeland, even as both organizations look different than they did just a year ago at this... homeland.house.gov/imo/media/doc/…
...same time, given important geopolitical developments. Second, in addition to the challenges posed by combating Salafi-jihadist organizations, there is a clear and present threat posed by violent white supremacy extremism (WSE) and violent white supremacy.
Third, there are...
... important similarities between Salafi-jihadist organizations and violent white supremacist extremists, especially in areas such as the use of violence, operating on the Internet, recruitment, propaganda, financing, and the transnational nature of the networks. Fourth, the...
Words matter.
September 2020:
Faux News published lies by Qongressperson Andy Biqqs.
“Another reason that the president and Senate must immediately act is because Democrats are laying the groundwork to steal the 2020 election. Courts in two states have... foxnews.com/opinion/trump-…
...already determined that they will accept ballots long after the polls are closed on Nov. 3. It would be wise to understand that the presidential election of 2020 will likely be thrown into the lap of the U.S. Supreme Court. We need to have a full complement of justices to...
...tackle that mess.”
(Notoriously unreliable witness and right wing troll/provacateur Ali Alexander later claimed Biggs helped plan the Jan 6 2021 “Stop the steal” rally which became the insurrection.)
So this seems noteworthy.
Cleta Mitchell was listed as “Secretary” of Bannon’s Citizens of the American Republic charitable organization 2018 form 990.
The organization was used by Bannon to steal/launder money from WeBuildTheWall.
June 2019:
“Former chief White House chief strategist Steve Bannon quietly brought in Washington D.C. super lawyer Cleta Mitchell to represent his nonprofit, Citizens of the American Republic, CNBC has learned.” cnbc.com/2019/06/25/ban…