#SeditionHunters - the FBI prosecution of assault on media has reached one of the nastiest: Alan Byerly of PA aka #GreyBeanieMeanie, who viciously attacked AP photographer John Minchillo. He's the one in the grey beanie...PA journalists, do your thing! 1/ justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…
His PA affiliation wasn't hard to find; his beanie says "Kutztown". The attack was shocking for his visible rage, also Minchillo was pushed over a wall & could have been seriously hurt. (Btw don't credit those who helped Minchillo; they may be org. folks trying to de-escalate) 2/
The video crucial to Byerly's arrest was shot by his AP colleague Julio Cortez (julythephotoguy) from helmet-mounted cam. So reporting itself defends reporters! As in the #MediaSmash, the mob called any journalist "CNN".. 3/
Prosecuting attacks on media is incredibly important for defense of truth and facts. But #GreyBeanieMeanie's an equal-opportunity offender, & added an "AFO" (assault on federal officer) to his portfolio by attacking cops with a taser. Crucial evidence here is from MPD bodycam 4/
And on the subject of how important video evidence is - today YouTube terminated the channel ('Hunting Insurrectionists') hosting #SeditionHunters' compilation videos. We assume this latest one hit a nerve. We are now scrambling for another solution... 5/
In June the same happened to Right Wing Watch, a long-standing organization that posts evidence of extremist activity. @YouTube reinstated under pressure, but it's an unending fight to keep material available. Media, please help by highlighting this! 6/ thedailybeast.com/youtube-perman…
Compilation video now not available include long sync'd videos - the E Side (4.5 hrs), Penn. Walkway breach, NW stairs breach, & last week's 29 mins of police clearing the Rotunda. Also 'reels' for key perps #JoeBiggs, #MaroonPB, #SourOK, #LemonyKickit..7/
Adding some new information about Minchillo's "rescue". His attack ends when several people intervene. We believe these are all "organization men" who helped directed the crowd during the Capitol attack. One ("1") is marked by yellow tape. Another is a known Proud Boy. 8/
As Minchillo is pushed over the wall (L, R top), "1", the #YellowTapeGroup guy, jumps down too (maybe just losing his balance). His yellow armband marking is often seen on organizers / crowd control figures at the Capitol. "1" and "2" then pick Minchillo up again (R bot)... 9/
"1" hands back Minchillo's camera and says "We'll get you out of here". Person "3" in this scene is not news media, instead he is likely live-streaming for org. purposes. Note the camera mount - there are a lot of telescoping poles used on 1/6 to film the scene from above. 10/
Minchillo is then interrogated by the 4th figure at left here: "Are you antifa?" Minchillo shows his press pass. We are confident that "4" is #MoelocoPB, a Proud Boy from Ohio who marched to the Capitol with #JoeBiggs' group that morning. (He's taken off his jacket & hat.) 11/
#MoelocoPB then perp-walks Minchillo through the crowd. These are not Good Samaritans. This is typical for org. figures on 1/6: they sometimes inflame, other times defuse confrontations, using the crowd as an instrument, adjusting the degree of violence to fit strategic needs 12/
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Let’s talk about Graham Platner’s Big Lie. In 2009, at the height of the Gulf War, the Marines barred him from active duty. Platner claims it was his forearm tattoos. But his one forbidden tattoo was the Nazi symbol on his chest. He left the Marines rather than give it up. 1/
This thread is not about whether Platner is a Nazi. It’s about how he lies like a toddler when he’s cornered. And that’s enough. He’s not electable, and Susan Collins knows it. You can too, if you can read this thread, or this 18-page document. 2/ docs.google.com/document/d/1fN…
Back to 2009: Platner had finished 4 years active duty and enrolled in college, but quickly dropped out and wanted to go back to war. The Gulf War was raging; the Marines were so shorthanded they were recalling servicemen to duty. But they didn’t want Platner. 3/
Dec. 18, 2020 was the decision point that set the Capitol attack in motion. Around midnight, Flynn and Byrne were kicked out of the White House. At 1:42 AM Trump sent the first message about Jan 6 instead. But Jan 6 failed, and now Trump is desperate. 2/
Flynn and Byrne, the two key men Trump has asked to help him steal the 2026 election, were both compromised by Russian agents. Flynn dined in Moscow with Putin. Byrne was seduced by Russian agent Maria Butina. And now they want to steal your vote. 3/
WaPo reports: Trump put his receptionist Chamberlain Harris on the arts commission reviewing his ballroom. They omit: in 2021 Harris helped Trump move classified docs to Mar-a-Lago, kept some on her laptop. And once that went public, she wiped a 2019 trip to Russia off her CV. 1/
Chamberlain Harris had a fast rise: from VP of her college TPUSA chapter, then a summer trip to Russia, then into the White House in just a few months. A bit over a year later, she was Trump's trusted helper who helped him pack up classified material. 2/ theguardian.com/us-news/2023/f…
Her career trajectory - TPUSA right to the West Wing - wouldn't be surprising in DC, except for how she started scrubbing her LinkedIn when the publicity over Trump's classified documents grab began. The first thing to go was the trip to Russia. Then the entire LinkedIn. 3/
Alex Pretti's killers are identified by ProPublica. The man who shot Pretti in the back ("A4") is Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa. The man who instigated the confrontation ("A1") is CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Not new hires: 8 & 12 years service. 1/
ProPublica is terse about the sourcing but says "government documents" - likely a leak. Public video, public outrage, and news coverage all encourage leaks. Now the next step is obtaining the footage from the bodycam that Gutierrez ("A1") was wearing. 2/ propublica.org/article/alex-p…
A pushback on this statement by @davidmcswane. Sure, it's hard to sort out what agent did what in the chaos, but many people have done it: this account, CNN, NYT, WaPo. Just be methodical, label & describe them, and work frame by frame. People need to see the full story. 3/
The Epstein files show his wild geopolitical schemes, but realize: he was a huckster who conned his way up; his friends called him dumb. He may have been a tool. @TVolscho digs up early details: Epstein lied to get a Dalton job, got fired mid-semester since he couldn't teach. 1/
The Epstein files show him reaching out to Putin in 2013 to suggest tearing up the world's financial system. But a friend said that Epstein couldn't understand the talk at his science dinners, so would blurt out "what does that got to do with pussy". 2/ motherjones.com/criminal-justi…
As Epstein's emails show the extent of his ties to global elites, we have to manage the contradictions. Epstein curated his image, working the press. He was a genius at the con. But he was not likely the creator of all the schemes he pitched. Who was? 3/ substack.com/home/post/p-18…
New video implies one of Alex Pretti's shooters wore a bodycam that day - and shows his face.
Two agents at Pretti's murder - "A1" (NS-919), the instigator who fired at his prone body, & "A12" (NS-909) - are now seen earlier attacking another observer. The bodycam is clear. 1/
There is no suggestion that agents have changed their identifier numbers. The details of A1 / NS-919's vest match on both days, though it's seen more clearly in the new video. build. His build is the same. The new video also shows his face, partially. 2/
The new video is now linked in the summary document covered in this thread. (See Tweet 2 for link to Google Doc.) 3/