#SeditionHunters have heard a lot about PA & AZ; now it’s time for NV! You may know that Proud Boys just tried to take over the GOP in NV’s largest county. On Jan 6, a suspicious meet-up is tied to Joey Gilbert, potential NV gov, & to Vets for Trump. Hang on for tangled thread 1/
On Jan 6, a group incl. Joey Gilbert (#PurpleMeathead) pushed through police barricades on the E. Plaza, then gathered on the E. steps just before the arrival of Alex Jones & Ali Alexander. We called these 3 #GnarleyParley, #WoodlandNorris, and #KleenKutKen. All are from NV. 2/
#GnarleyParley is Warren Gilbert of Reno, NV, Lt. Col. Marines (ret.), Joey’s dad. Served on NV Homeland Security Commission 2011-2019, advising on “potential acts of terrorism”. Maybe he’s now trying out domestic terrorism from the other side? (At R is III%er Rocky Pastorino) 3/
At the Capitol on Jan 6, Warren Gilbert was photographed on the E. Plaza with a group including anti-vaxxer #IamTyBollinger, Bikers for Trump, and Vets for Trump officials #IamTeddyDaniels of PA & #IamAnthonyLamotta (out on bail on federal weapons charges). 4/
#WoodlandNorris is Boone Cutler of Reno, NV, U.S. Army veteran (infantry and “Tactical PsyOp in Iraq”, per his site), former podcaster and radio host (Fox News) on veteran’s affairs. #KleenKutKen is Wade Cutler, an intern in Joey Gilbert’s law firm. 5/
Boone Cutler is involved with Vets for Trump - here he is with co-founders Joshua Macias and Vlad Lemets at the 2019 DC “Faith and Freedom Coalition” conference (selfie from Lemets’ FB with Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA). Next pic is them at the conference dinner. 6/
Macias was also at the Capitol on Jan 6, with LaMotta; both went to Philly with guns in Nov. to disrupt the vote count. Cutler’s website: “America has become disgusted with the political climate of today so the only place to turn to and trust for leadership is the Warfighter.” 7/
Cutler & Lemets appear in a Vets for Trump promo film with a theme: U.S. should stop fighting wars abroad, come home to fight leftists. Rear Adm. Kubic: “America was spread too thin.” Narrator: “We never imagined that the wars could come to our shores.” 8/ vimeo.com/boonecutler
Cutler: “We’re standing for the only candidate..that protects the sovereignty of America” Lemets: U.S. must “..fight an emerged asymmetrical threat on our shores - this requires that we strengthen America’s core.” Lemets himself was born & raised in Russia, enlisted in 2005...9/
..began Vets for Trump 2015. In 2019, the Vietnam Vets of America found the group’s FB page “was run entirely by foreign entities”, “infamous Macedonian trolls” who also ran disinformation campaigns in 2016. Lemets & Macias say they were naive & duped. 10/ washingtonpost.com/technology/201…
VVA began researching disinformation when their identity was stolen and used to post fake news. Read their report to the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, “Hijacking our Heroes”. VVA warned of disinformation in 2020 too... 11/ vva.org/wp-content/upl… washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
..and tried to reach out to veterans in their #Protect2020 campaign. “This is psychological warfare taken to an extreme, and it impacts our national security.” washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
So NV perps lead us to the radicalization of vets…
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..but NV also warns us about radicalization of local politics. This month NV saw “open warfare..between state & local [GOP] officials over a pro-Trump insurgency involving far-right activists w/ ties to the Proud Boys” (Politico)13/ politico.com/news/2021/05/2… reviewjournal.com/news/politics-…
NV might be a roadmap of the future: Jan 6 perps are seeking office in 4 swing states where they would have authority over elections..
NV: Gilbert (Gov, pot.)
PA: Mastriano (Gov), Daniels (U.S. Congress)
AZ: Finchem (Sec. of State)
MI: Kelley (Gov) 14/
Finally, doxxing people is never done lightly. Naming a Capitol #SeditionVIP happens only after screening by a team to verify identity, location, and importance, & vetting the resulting thread. But when perps touch on national politics, it’s important to tell their stories. 17/
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Many people are talking about the WSJ's new reporting that Kash Patel wants to live part-time in Las Vegas and run the FBI remotely. Seems like people missed some key context provided earlier by the Nevada Independent: Kash lives there with timeshare scammer Michael Muldoon. 1/
The Nevada Independent reports that Patel, who's known Muldoon since at least 2019, has been registered to vote at Muldoon's Las Vegas home since January 2022. Muldoon states in FEC filings he lives there too. But he won't answer questions about Patel. 2/ thenevadaindependent.com/article/trump-…
What's disturbing about this is the secrecy. Kash won't explain, and Muldoon hung up on reporters. The FBI Director, who is privy to the nation's secrets, isn't supposed to have secrets of his own. It's a security risk. Reporters must demand an explanation. 3/
Trump kicks Huffpost out of the press pool and the Axios reporter just.. takes over his slot. Shameful. Reporters should have all quit the pool immediately. Complying is the first step towards meekly taking dictation. You have to resist! No coverage unless it's on your terms. 1/
This is White House reporters failing Authoritarianism 101. Resist and they back down. Comply and they demand more. We all know this! And to comply for a stupid pool report no one cares about, so you can tell your readers what Trump ate for lunch. It's just a disgrace. 2/
White House reporters have been mocking Dem leadership for not having a plan, but when the time came for them, they flopped just as hard. They knew this was coming! And yet they had no plan. It's humiliating for us Americans. The French put us to shame. 3/ the-independent.com/news/world/ame…
A big milestone: former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFault finally accepts it - Trump backs Putin. The US is led by a traitor. McFaul held out hope for a long time but the evidence is now undeniable. And Russia's been fueling division in the US for over a decade... 1/
In a tally of influencers who brought the crowds to the Capitol on Jan 6, nearly 20% have a deep Russian tie - Russian residency or family, Russian-speaking spouse, hired by Russian media. It is not random. Russia has waging information war on the US, especially since 2014. 2/
Here are the names behind that chart, with color codes. Russia is all over the US far right. The names in red here don't even include those just boosted by Russia (e.g. Brandon Straka). These are direct payments or family ties - likely people on a list, then cultivated. 2/
Newsflash: Deputy DoD Press Sec. Kingsley Wilson, whose Twitter profile shows her wearing a "MAGA" T-shirt, is violating the Hatch Act, which says employees may not "wear or display partisan political buttons, T-shirts, signs, or other items". See next Tweet to report it. 1/
It's undoubted that Wilson is using this Twitter account for official DoD business, since she uses it to respond to a WaPo reporter. Hatch Act guidance on this is very clear. This OSC page tells you how to file a complaint about a Hatch Act violation. 2/ osc.gov/Services/Pages…
Strangely Deputy DoD spokeswoman Kingsley Wilson's Twitter account seems not saveable on - someone has blocked it? - but it is saved on other platforms. Plenty of other Hatch Act violations here, including her pinned Tweet, for those who want to dig. 3/ archive.org
In tonight's military purge, Tump named as Chair of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine, a retired Lt. Gen so underqualified he'd need a waiver. Oddly, Caine was installed last month at 3 VC firms doing crypto, AI, and defense tech, including Thrive, founded by Jared Kushner's brother. 1/
It does look bad if the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is taking a paycheck from relatives of the president. But since Trump also fired the Judge Advocates General from all four military branches tonight, we might have to wait for an ethics ruling. 2/ military.com/daily-news/202…
The New York Times article tonight calls Lt Gen Caine a "serial entrepreneur and investor", but doesn't mention his role in Joshua Kushner's company. It's not a secret - it's on his LinkedIn. And it's very relevant - the public deserves to understand. 3/ archive.is/8Je1R
For journalists who need a handy reference guide to our new FBI Director, Kash Patel, the Jan 6 "Big Timeline" has 35 entries on him, from his early days attacking the FBI for investigating Trump's Russia ties to his 2024 book calling the FBI "gangsters" and promising a purge. 1/
The "1950-2019" historical tab has 5 entries, starting with Kash's attempts to subpoena the FBI and DOJ for investigating Trump's Russia ties. This is pushback even before Robert Mueller was appointed as Special Counsel. Just ctrl-F search on "Patel". 2/ docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
The "2020-Jan 6" tab has 6 entries. (More on that later). Kash was installed as part of Trump's maneuvers AFTER he lost the election. Chris Miller was made Acting SecDef and Kash his Chief of Staff. Kash delivered the order to withdraw from Afghanistan. 3/ docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…