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@jsrailton
Mar 4, 2021 • 8 tweets • 9 min read • Read on X
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Wild story: Meet Kurt Jantz (rap name Forgiato Blow aka 'Donald Trump's Nephew').

By his telling, he's the grandson of Auto Trader's founder.

Jantz flew to DC in a private jet on January 6th... 1/

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2/ Jantz and entourage then went to the #Capitol and filmed the pro-Trump "We Outside" rap video restricted grounds.. in the middle of the siege.

Lyrics like:
"my president is Trump never be sleepy Joe.."
"free all my people at last or Imma have to hit em with the gas"" ImageImageImageImage
3/ Jantz jetted home. His spokesperson told @donie @CNN he didn't enter the #Capitol building.

He did keep up the flow of music videos, which bring us to him dancing with Roger Stone at CPAC.

4/ This was for a music video mocking the investigation. Featuring #ProudBoys leader Enrique Tarrio

Refrain: "the feds did a sweep they was knocking at the front door, patriots pulling up they was knocking on the #Capitol"

Check out @donie's piece.👇
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5/ Why is this interesting? Jantz is a (niche) cultural figure recasting the #Capitol siege in a positive light... away from the huge stigma it has for most...marketing it and making it look cool while taunting the feds in the process.
6/ Lest you think Forgiato Blow is completely marginal: he did a remixed Ice Ice Baby video with @vanillaice & @RickRoss in 2019. He also toured with Vanilla Ice for a minute.

More: koncrete.com/florida-rapper… ImageImageImageImage
7. Please, someone do a piece on the #MAGAhadeen aesthetic. Forgiato Blow is just the volume-knob-to-11 of the #tacticool look that is all over a certain kind of American's wardrobe right now. ImageImageImageImage
8/ Can someone help me figure out whether Kurt Jantz is actually a @usairforce veteran? ImageImageImage

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Nov 14
Whoa: NSO Group allegedly rolled a @WhatsApp exploit to implant #Pegasus spyware even after WhatsApp sued them.

This previously-unrevealed "Erised" vector was later disabled by #WhatsApp.

These un-redacted filings are quite the read. Even some footnotes have scoops. 1/Image
2/ We learn that NSO Group had at least three @whatsapp exploits: Heaven, Eden & Erised.

The first, called Heaven, was active some time prior to Sept-Dec 2018. It worked by using manipulated messages to direct targeted devices to a malicious WhatsApp relay controlled by NSO Group.

Heaven was ultimately disabled by changes made in Sept & December 2018 by WhatsApp.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
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3/ After the Heaven vector stopped working, NSO Group deployed Eden, which had a key feature: it needed to pass through relays controlled by @WhatsApp.

There's some detail about how the exploit was deployed to avoid detection.

Ultimately, it was detected, leading to the lawsuit.Image
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Oct 31
WILD: actual photo of Musk-hired door knockers being driven around #Michigan.

This group of mostly-black workers were driven in the back of a truck with no seats.

They say they were flown in, given unrealistic goals, and threatened with their lodging being cut off & being forced to pay their own way home if they couldn't meet them.

Some didn't even know which candidate they were working for.

Article by @JakeLahut
wired.com/story/elon-mus…Image
Working to help the richest man in the world get his preferred candidate into office, folks. Image
You really have to read the whole article by @JakeLahut Image
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Oct 26
I'm excited for the #HarrisWalz plan to massively expand medicare to cover in-home care.

Beautiful. So many families are are helping loved ones get through hurdles with dignity & independence. At home.

Oh wait, you hadn't heard about this?

A study shows major broadcast networks mostly ignored the policy announcement on the day she made it.
apnews.com/article/harris…Image
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Home health care is ruinously expensive.

But as everyone knows, it's often better for seniors to get help in their homes.

A study found that this new #HarrisWalz #medicare benefit is likely to help more than 14 million beneficiaries.

Chart: kff.org/medicare/issue…Image
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The #HarrisWalz in-home care medicare benefit for seniors is a big deal.

Yet major broadcast networks gave it only seconds of coverage .

mediamatters.org/broadcast-netw…Image
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Oct 21
You've probably heard about Musk's petition.

It's run on the same website that ran bait-and-switch voter registration back in August.

They had to shut it down.

The goal then: probably soak up detailed voter data.

Remember, lots of shady micro-targeting is going on right now from Musk-backed PACs.

And now? Data collection is again a key priority.

I don't know why this isn't front and center in news stories about this.Image
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2/ Coverage of Musk's actions often treats them in isolation.

The petition for example is largely covered as "is this legal?"

Good question, but if you don't focus on the systemic effort to gather data & influence voters using that data, you miss the plot.
3/ Do election influence teams /PACs backed by Musk have any special access to @X data?

His escalating offers of $$ show how important he thinks voter data is.

Well, X is a goldmine of political data.

Temptation must be there.

When will election coverage ask the question?Image
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Oct 18
BREAKING: Musk-backed PAC is micro-targeting muslim areas with ads saying Harris stands with Israel... and targeting jewish areas saying the opposite.

Writing is on the wall: Musk willing to further divide America if he thinks it will help his candidate win.

By @jason_koebler
404media.co/this-is-exactl…Image
Review the @google ads data yourself.

A "PRO-ISRAEL TEAM WE CAN TRUST" designed to look like a #HarrisWalz campaign ad is micro-targeted to areas with a high muslim population around Dearborn, Michigan.

Meanwhile, same Musk-backed PAC has a "WHY PANDER TO PALESTINE?" ad micro-targeted to areas in Pennsylvania.

The ads are getting millions of impressions.

adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR0…Image
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Voters around Dearborn, #Michigan are shown an ad saying that Harris "STOOD UP TO PROTESTERS" and "FOUGHT RISING ANTISEMITISM"

Meanwhile, specific areas in #Pennsylvania get an ad with the line "WHY SYMPATHIZE WITH ANTISEMITIC PROTESTERS"

The Musk-backed PAC's ads are here: adstransparency.google.com/advertiser/AR0…Image
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Oct 17
WARNING: fake pro-#HarrisWalz advertising campaign...

Is actually run by dark money network connected to Elon Musk.

The "Progress 2028" ads & text message campaigns feature lies about Harris policies about guns, immigrants & LGBTQ issues...

The goal is clearly to mislead voters.

Dirty politics that must be investigated.

By @annalecta
opensecrets.org/news/2024/10/p…Image
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This false-flag #HarrisWalz campaign is hammering #Georgia with ad buys on @meta.

$66,140k in spend in the past week alone, shown to a custom audience. I wonder who it is?

Please reply if you've seen advertisements for "Progress 2028" or gotten text messages promoting this fake campaign.

facebook.com/ads/library/?a…Image
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They say dark money destroys democracy.

Here's a case study:

A false-flag advertising campaign weeks before the election, custom-targeting swing state voters, trying to mislead them about a candidate...

And no legal requirement to say whose money is behind it. Ever.Image
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