Before January 6, there was the June 2018 Tommy Robinson rally in London that turned violent. Bannon so was impressed by the rally that he invited Robinson to a “Movement” dinner w/ Paul Gosar soon after. The Middle East Forum funded Gosar’s travel. 1/ nytimes.com/2021/04/23/wor…

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24 Nov
Jack Posobiec:
* Planted a “Rape Melania” sign at a Trump protest (to make protesters look bad)
* Falsely claimed that pipe bombs had been planted during a protest of George Floyd’s murder
* Promoted the false claim that “Antifa” had derailed an Amtrak train #PosobiecLies 1/
Jack Posobiec also:

* Falsely claimed that Bernie Sanders had asked his supporters to “take down Trump” & that Loretta Lynch had called for “blood in the streets” (after Rep. Scalise was shot)

* Falsely claimed to work for CBS News
#PosobiecLies 2/
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24 Nov
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1/ nytimes.com/2021/04/23/wor…
A “right-wing U.S. research institute [Middle East Forum] even bankrolled a 2018 [Tommy Robinson] rally in London that foreshadowed the violence at the Capitol: Mr. Robinson’s supporters attacked police officers in a street fight near Parliament.” 2/
“A month later, Representative Paul Gosar, Republican of Arizona, flew to London to speak at a second rally for Mr. Robinson.” 3/
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24 Nov
Jewish group finds anti-Muslim tweets ‘deeply troubling’ | Letters 11/6/21
1/ nj.com/opinion/2021/1…
“This type of malicious smear — vilifying the creed of almost 1/4 of the world’s religious adherents as a ‘false faith’ and its founder as a ‘pedophile’— is, unfortunately, all too familiar to Jewish people, who have suffered just this kind of religious and ethnic defamation.” 2/
“We know the dangerous outcomes of unchecked hatred.” 3/
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24 Nov
“N.J. voters faced a new way to sign in [electronic poll books]. It didn’t always go smoothly for poll workers or those casting ballots.” 11/3/21 1/ nj.com/politics/2021/…
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“In Bernardsville, a voter said new machines for District 7 failed and voters had been turned away. In Raritan Township, a poll worker had the manual out while trying to help a voter sign in. In Hillsborough, another voter said people waiting in line ultimately walked away.” 3/
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“There also seems to be a significant overlap between [Nigel Farage’s ‘World for Brexit’] and Bannon’s far-right populist group ‘The Movement’. “ 8/1/19
1/ bylinetimes.com/2019/08/01/ban…
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