Halloween conspiracy event w/ disgraced #MikeFlynn is Oct. 31 for $50. Speakers include Joe Flynn, Alfie Oakes, Ann Vandersteel, Doug Billings, Martin Hyde, Anthony Sabatini, Drew-Montez Clark, Kimberly Fletcher & Iowa Mama Bears. Kids do not belong here. eventbrite.com/e/halloween-wi…
Alfie Oakes & Drew-Montez Clark were involved in January 6 Big Lie Stop the Steal activism out of the Naples, FL area of Southwest FL. See this thread for more info: /4
Anthony Sabatini is scandal-prone Florida State Rep, who is darling of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida, an extremist organization described in this thread: /5
Ann Vandersteel's media company address was originally listed on filing documents as #Tequesta, FL in #PalmBeachCounty but was changed on Sept. 7, 2021. Yep, conspiracy theorists are descending on #Sarasota. /8
Perhaps QAnon conspiracy theorists are descending on #Sarasota because not only was Sarasota the original Florida hub of MAGA world & Trump campaign HQ in the state in 2016, it also has a QAnon-adjacent #SarasotaCounty Sheriff, Kurt Hoffman /9 heraldtribune.com/story/news/loc…
.@visionsurreal recently detailed Ann Vandersteel’s role in spreading the #Italygate Big Lie conspiracy theory /10
Follow @ChrisA0213 & subscribe to @HeraldTribune, because he's not only covering incredibly important issues in our area & for this country, he's also a terrific writer! See: @NikkiFriedFL's office now investigating Mike Flynn's charity, America's Future. heraldtribune.com/story/opinion/…
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Why have we been roiled with school controversies nonstop in Florida? Maybe because there’s a mess of Florida-related January 6 activism to cover up & distract from. Here’s a thread regrouping Southwest & Central Florida January 6 activism. /1
Read this story today from @ChrisA0213 in the #Sarasota@HeraldTribune about former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, who helps fund Big Lie audit done by Sarasota-based Cyber Ninjas in Maricopa County, AZ. 1/
Remember Patrick Byrne? As the @NewYorker's @sheelahk reported, the former Overstock CEO dove deep into the world of conspiracy theories after his affair with Russian spy Maria Butina. /2
Patrick Byrne was part of the group at the White House with #SarasotaSeditionSquad member Mike Flynn, Sidney Powell, etc urging Trump to have US military seize Dominion voting machines, as @axios's @jonathanvswan & @zacharybasu reported /3
Want to know some of the deeper political forces behind the disturbances at so many #Florida school board meetings about masks & COVID? Read my thread & this @JRMcKinnon story 👇 /1
In December 2020, @sarasotaschools member Bridget Ziegler & two former school board members elsewhere created "Moms for Liberty" group for "parental rights" using new FL Parents' Bill of Rights, as @JRMcKinnon explains. It spurred anti-mask protests. /2
.@sarasotaschools board member Bridget Ziegler's husband is @SRQCountyGov Commissioner & #Florida@GOP Vice Chair who was in DC for Big Lie Stop the Steal rallies on January 6. /3
Great article by @JaneMayerNYer that pulls together threads based on reporting from @anelsona & others on CNP, ALEC, etc. One thing national reporters still need is #Florida angle, particularly #SarasotaSeditionSquad. How to tell story of Trumpworld w/o Florida? You can't! /1
#Sarasota@HeraldTribune's @ChrisA0213 shows many local connections in his reporting. Cyber Ninjas based in Sarasota, plus Mike Flynn, not to mention Charlie Kirk, Steve Bannon & Florida GOP Chair Joe Gruters, head of RNC's "election integrity" unit /2
See several Twitter threads I've put together below for more information about the #SarasotaSeditionSquad & local connections to the Jan. 6 #CapitolAttack
Now that #SteveBannon’s recent involvement with Trump is coming to light after the #USCapitol riots, it’s worth reviewing Bannon's local Sarasota connections & his background, along with some other Trump associates. THREAD /1 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
#SteveBannon, former Trump campaign CEO & former Breitbart CEO, has been plotting for radical right for years, exploiting a canny media strategy to co-opt mainstream media while pursuing his own alt-right media projects, as @JoshuaGreen found. /2 bloomberg.com/politics/graph…
#SteveBannon has long been at heart of radical right politics, including in leadership at the secretive Council for National Policy, along with Kellyanne Conway & Mercer family members /3 thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/08…
The Manatee-Sarasota area has many connections to the horrific scene of insurrection in Washington DC yesterday. Want to see? Buckle up for this thread: /1
The Manatee GOP expressed support for Josh Hawley’s objections to certification of the electoral college vote. /2
Josh Hawley’s home-state newspaper says Hawley has blood on his hands for a “Capitol coup attempt.” This is who the Manatee GOP cheered on. /3