These FTV influencers are also the biggest mouthpieces for M4M4ALL -- including Jack Posobiec-associate Niko House, his MCSC network (including The Convo Couch & Facts on the Ground), "Fred Hampton Leftists" podcast network, Jimmy Dore, and others. /8
In regard to Jimmy Dore and his syncophants, the late Michael Brooks hit the nail on the head years ago. /9
These influencers forged connections with far-right militia the Boogaloo Boys, as well as other far-right figures such as Kevork Almassian and holocaust denier Ryan Dawson. tl;dr They advocate the left work with fascists to defeat "the establishment."
All of the influencers listed above platformed Zach Dougherty (aka Magnus Panvidya) a booger whose entire role is to peddle this radical left/far-right alliance from a phony right-libertarian "anarchist" angle. Boog chat logs explaining the strategy:
Additionally, "Fred Hampton Leftists" associate & M4M4ALL Detroit "MC" Rome Bethea solicited armed security from Zach Dougherty & other boogers for a distro in Detroit. Local AFA informed us that these armed boogers got drunk and urinated on the homes of community members. /12
At the time, individual activists and whole orgs informed Rome of the dangers of working with far-right militia like boogers. He did it anyway. CROH recently confronted Rome about this & not only did he not deny it, he responded "I do what I want at MY events!" /13
If this isn't enough, an M4M4ALL NYC organizer went on an extreme, sexually-charged rant against Asian women in the progressive movement, highlighted below. He was kicked from the team *after* this video gained a lot of views. Still...
Other M4M4ALL/fash-adjacent-influencer crossover figures include MCSC network's Misty Winston, Jimmy Dore writer Ron Placone, Jay Fauntleroy of FHL podcast, and weirdly, the guy who wrote that so-bad-it's-amusing Ken Klip diss track. /15
This Ken Klip diss track guy performance is objectively funny, but it also speaks to a larger issue. M4M4ALL nat'l leaders and their grifter crypto-fascist podcast friends are the most toxic activist community we've seen outside of the explicit far-right groups that we track. /16
Anyone who earnestly critiques M4M4ALL's myriad mistakes, to them, are (1) establishment shills (2) fake leftists (3) CIA or (4) part of a (to be clear, non-existent) cult whose figurehead is a random progressive activist from FL who happens to critique M4M4ALL on Twitter. /17
More info and receipts will go into an extensive article after editing and fact-checking. Our intention in this thread is to demonstrate the broad strokes of our findings so activists understand the extent of far-right infiltration in the M4M4ALL network ASAP. /18
Every member of this collective supports socialized medicine. But we also know how absurd it is to ally with the far-right against "the establishment." It’s even more absurd to trust reactionaries at their word. In short -- CROH is in favor of M4A, & against fascist entryism. /19
Again, follow the link in our bio to view our open letter, which goes into far more detail than we can cover here. And keep your eyes open for our even-more-in-depth article in the next week or so. #WeKeepUsSafe /20
Case and point. These folks see a thorough thread full of receipts and still they default to “they’re a paid op!”
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We've been looking into the March for Medicare for All & the more we dig, the more issues we discover. Below is a thread of our prelim. findings relating to #M4M4ALL. Follow the link in our bio to read our open letter. A more thorough article incoming in the next week or so. /1
M4M4ALL is a multi-city march in support of M4A. While M4M4ALL sounds like a great development, a closer examination reveals poor OPSEC & vetting, ties to crypto-fascist influencers & other far-right operatives, & a culture of conspiracism among organizers. The basics... /2
We became aware of M4M4ALL when their Insta page boosted neo-Nazi Matthew Heimbach in late June. In response to good-faith critiques by trusted organizers, M4M4ALL leadership defaulted to conspiracism & claimed the criticism resulted from a non-existent "establishment op." /3
CROH would like to introduce you to Alan Swartz, a police officer working for @KutztownU with a habit of sharing his racist, transphobic, & anti-Muslim views publicly online. Stick around for the 🚨Action Step🚨 at the end of this 🧵 & help KU students get rid of this officer. /1
On Feb 3rd, Kutztown University Activists (KUA) released a trove of bigoted posts from Swartz's FB profile. Content included support for white supremacist teenage murderer Kyle Rittenhouse & content invoking racist "lost cause" historical revisionism. /2 inclusivehistorian.com/lost-cause-myt…
Another post is riddled with content demeaning the trans folks, immigrants, and abortion rights. Additionally, Swartz posted anti-Muslim content, including conspiracy theories about progressive congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. /3
CROH would like to introduce you to Bangor, PA resident Amie Eckert. Eckert is the Lehigh Valley Tea Party member who organized bus trips transporting dozens of LV residents to the violent "Million MAGA Rallies" & the fascist coup attempt at the Capitol on Jan. 6th. (1/19)
Amie Eckert rapidly radicalized around the 2020 US Presidential Election. She hosted "pro-Trump flag rallies" in the Lehigh Valley. At one such event in Easton, PA on Oct. 30th, 2020, Eckert was charged by Palmer Township Police for Harassment and Disorderly Conduct. (2/19)
Eckert lawyered up, taking on LVTP Chairman Tom Caroll as her attorney. In 2007, Caroll was forced to resign from his position as Assistant District Attorney for Northampton County after he engaged in a racist prank against a black colleague. (3/19) mcall.com/news/elections…
Meet Gerard Stezelberger — prolific Nazi memorabilia dealer & owner of Lehigh Valley gun shop "Relic Hunter Firing Line". Gerard chartered a bus and transported dozens of Lehigh Valley residents to the #J6#CapitolRiot. (Content Warning: Nazi imagery) (1/15)
In this thread we'll cover Relic Hunter's origins as a major online Nazi memorabilia dealer, RH's role in Lehigh Valley far-Right organizing, & Stezelberger's bus charter to the J6 Capitol Riot. First, an Internet Archive capture of RelicHunter .com from 2006. (2/15)
A deeper dive into the Internet Archive reveals Relic Hunter was a high-volume online store. Old Nazi memorabilia constantly went out the door, and was quickly replaced by more. This occurred from at least 2003-2016. Below, a capture from RelicHunter .com in 2016. (3/15)
CROH Lehigh Valley would like to introduce you to Steve Lynch -- aspiring GOP politician, personal trainer, field director for Lisa Scheller’s failed campaign in PA's 7th Congressional District, and attendee of the Capitol Riot on Jan 6th, 2021. (1/10)
Lynch provided video proof on Facebook that he attended the Capitol Riot on Jan 6, 2021. (2/10)
Lynch's social media posts leading up to the 6th suggest violent intent. “It is this right here that I have been praying for,” Lynch posted on Jan 1st, 2021 referring to a QAnon meme which declares that Trump will punish his enemies. “They all will die,” the meme reads. (3/10)