.@MatthewTyrmand—a “Bannon protege,” former Breitbart writer, Project Veritas Board member, & supposed 1A proponent—lost his defamation suit against a journalist who called him “part of a global war against democracy by right-wing actors …” 5/20/21 1/ wiproud.com/news/politics/…
Again, these people claim to support the first amendment. 🙄2/
3/ Here is Tyrmand waxing poetic about the first amendment. Notice how he specifically praises James O’Keefe of Project Veritas…
4/ “Twitter bans James O’Keefe of Project Veritas [where Tyrmand sits on the board] over fake account policy” 4/15/21 techcrunch.com/2021/04/15/twi…
5/ “A Twitter representative said the action followed the violation of rules prohibiting ‘operating fake accounts’ and attempting to ‘artificially amplify or disrupt conversations through the use of multiple accounts…”
6/ “James O’Keefe [of Project Veritas where Tyrmand sits on the board] says he never ‘intended to plant a fake story’ in The Washington Post” by @ErikWemple, 1/24/18 washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wem…
15/ Speaking of inauthentic. I’d really like @RealCandaceO & @laurenboebert to answer this question. The public deserves to know if they came from Explore Talent or if this is a bad faith attempt by far right actors 2 trick Democrats, which wld also be up Project Veritas’ alley.
16/ So much for the 1A…
17/ “Koch-Linked Charity Bankrolled Project Veritas as It Worked With Ex-Spies to Infiltrate Liberal Groups”prwatch.org/news/2020/03/1…
28/ “Security contractor Erik Prince reportedly recruited ex-spies to help Project Veritas infiltrate liberal groups” 3/7/20 thehill.com/homenews/admin…
29/ Introducing Project Veritas’s attorney, Jered Ede. He thinks @cbouzy’s discovery of more than 700 apparently inauthentic accounts tied to Project Veritas is funny.
31/ “A New York Times … found that Erik Prince … has been helping right-wing activist group Project Veritas by recruiting former spies to help infiltrate teachers unions and Democratic congressional campaigns.” 3/10/20 law.com/americanlawyer…
36/ And again. All that Koch money and he can’t learn to control his temper.
37/ More. 😳
38/ “Bannon protege [Matthew Tyrmand] loses case against liberal Polish newspaper” apnews.com/article/635c9d…
39/ 😳Matthew Tyrmand posted these photos ten hours ago to Facebook. “From Miami to Berlin…, God must save western civilization from the attacks within,” he wrote. (Bannon has called Germany central to his “movement”).
40/ Also posted today, 10/12/21.
41/ Bannon has reportedly called Tommy Robinson the “backbone” of Britain. Photo in post 40 indicates that Robinson is meeting (or has met recently) with Bannon protégés Jason Miller & Matthew Tyrmand in Berlin. cc: @profcarroll@carolecadwalla
So this is scary. Steve Bannon, Jeff Sessions, Stephen Miller, & Tommy Robinson (who just met w/ Bannon’s protégés in Berlin & has a criminal record) have ties to Freedom Center, which has called itself a “School for Political Warfare.” #politicalwarfare. 44/ 😳
45/ This is odd. Tommy Robinson is a British far right activist (and apparent ally of Steve Bannon’s protégés, Matthew Tyrmand & Jason Miller). Why did the Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia “think tank,” pay his legal fees and help fund demonstrations in London?!
46/ Oh look. Philadelphia’s Middle East Forum funded Steve Bannon too (in addition to paying the legal fees of British far right activist Tommy Robinson). Just one big happy “family.” @carolecadwalla
57/ Good Gawd. In 2018, Philadelphia’s Middle East Forum funded & organized a pro Tommy Robinson “rally” in London that turned violent. Must read. @splcentersplcenter.org/hatewatch/2018…
58/ Holy sh#t. Here’s a video of the June 2018 Tommy Robinson “rally” in London that was organized by Philadelphia’s Middle East Forum. Look familiar? thesun.co.uk/news/6489748/f…
59/ Another video from the Middle East Forum “event” in June 2018 in London. Again, MEF has funded Bannon too. Holy cr#p.
60/ Re: Post 46. I’m still trying to independently confirm MEF’s funding of Bannon or of a Bannon project or organization. @carolecadwalla
61/ This Sludge report by @alexkotch says that the Middle East Forum paid for Rep. Paul Gosar to attend Bannon’s “the Movement” dinner with far right leaders in the UK. So this does indicate that MEF was funding Bannon’s work. readsludge.com/2019/04/04/pau…
About time! MAGA Archbishop Carlos Maria Vigano, a far right Putin loving culture warrior & ally of Michael Flynn & Steve Bannon, has been excommunicated! He spoke on Flynn’s Reawaken America Tour last year, during the Dec 2020 Jericho March, & . w/ Bannon on 1/4/21. 1/
All three of these highly influential religious zealots are on the Board of Governors of the Council for National Policy (CNP), the Christian Right’s umbrella organization. The Christofascist assault is coordinated. #LeonardLeo #MichaelFarris #KevinRoberts 1/
Seeing as everyone is discussing Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, here’s a reminder that he & Claremont president Ryan Williams spearheaded the “79 days” report, which “war gamed” a 2020 scenario where MAGA sheriffs might deputize Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, & 3%ers. 1/
CNP Board of Governors member Leonard Leo “participated in the Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, & Barrett …selection & confirmation process” AND “outside efforts in support of the Roberts & Alito …confirmations,” per the Catholic Information Center (whose board includes Leo). 1/ cicdc.org/speakers/leona…
2/ CNP = Council for National Policy, the Christian Right’s umbrella organization.
WTF? The right wing SCOTUS majority held that Trump is immune re: claims that he directed the DOJ to conduct knowingly sham investigations b4 admitting that, “TRUE THERE IS NO PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY CLAUSE IN THE CONSTITUTION…” (See pp. 37-38) Remember how they reversed Roe v Wade, emphasizing that the constitution includes no explicit reference to abortion? 1/ supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…
2/ From pp. 37-38
3/ What further blows my mind is that the right wing SCOTUS majority even manufactured a three prong test for this manufactured right to presidential immunity. Remember how right wingers complained incessantly about Roe v Wade’s three trimester approach for abortion rights?