Just to flag for the world that Kyle Becker @kylenabecker has been informed that he is misidentifing someone at the Capitol Jan 6. The man he labels as Ray Epps is #HonkyTonkTraitor, whose behavior is indeed suspicious - enough that Becker should worry about defamation suits. 1/
The #SeditionHunters community uses hashtags to avoid even a chance of defamation, since we describe criminal acts. We also work to ensure labels are accurately used. The man tagged as #HonkyTonkTraitor likely has felony assault - but he's not Epps. 2/
On Jan 6, #HonkyTonkTraitor rushes in with the first wave of invaders, is one of the first up the Media Tower, remains there during the long W. Plaza battle, then goes to fight at the tunnel. He is not a bystander. Becker News needs to be very careful. 3/
On the tower, #HonkyTonkTraitor stands next #TowerCamoComms, who climbed just ahead of him. And #TowerCamoComms is a pal of disgraced OH Congressional candidate JR Majewksi (#IamJRMajewski) - they took photos together on their way to the Capitol. 4/
Here's JR Majewski on the way to the Capitol on Jan 6 (left) along with #TowerCamoComms (still in his green checked shirt), QAnon-pusher Zak Paine (Redpill78), and OR Congressional candidate Mark Cavener. No worries about defamation since these guys posted their own photos. 5/
4 minutes after the video shown by CNN of #HonkyTonkTraitor waving his flag, #TowermanMale19 reads a prepared speech to the crowd below. Below on the far R. on screen, where the fight is raging, that's Sgt. Gonell's USCP unit arriving to hold the Plaza. 6/
The DOJ continues it's 100% winning stream on jury trials, convicting John Strand of America's Frontline Doctos on all 5 counts, including felony obstruction. Strand (age 37) used a defense that he was under the influence of his powerful older girlfriend, Simone Gold. 1/
John Strand did seem to trail behind the more high-profile Simone Gold, who leads the anti-vaxx America's Frontline Doctors. She pled guilty and got 60 days; Strand went to trial and faces years. That lesson should register for their fellow Jan 6 VIPs. 2/
Typo in Tweet 1: "winning streak". DOJ is unbeaten at J6 jury trial convictions. For plea deals, they've had a different streak: defendants taking a guilty plea, then playing the victim on social media. Simone Gold is already accusing her judge of bias. 3/
How early did Trump lay plans to steal the election? In Roger Stone's new footage from Nov 1, 2020, he advises "claim victory" no matter what the vote. But the groundwork was laid even earlier. In Sep. 2020, Trump and others prepped to claim that absentee ballots were frauds. 1/
September 2020 is full of signs of prepping to claim or seize victory (marked in yellow here.) First, organizationally: On Sept. 7 Ali Alexander reboots "Stop the Steal" (Roger Stone's first version was in 2016). Jack Posobiec immediate Tweets out "#StoptheSteal2020 is coming" 2/
On Sep. 10th Roger Stone calls in to Alex Jones' InfoWars show and says outright that Donald Trump should seize power and declare martial law if he loses the election. He then makes the rounds denying that he said what everyone heard. 3/
Jan 6 was a complex event: solo enthusiasts, militia of various levels of competence, directors herding the mob. All facts need context to understand. CNN reports new info on the WH phone call: it's late & to a seeming 'normie'. Charts to follow. 1/
CNN reports a 9-second call at 4:34 PM, to Antony Lunyk who was off-site by then. That's nearly 4 hours after fighting started; the attack had been called off. Here's the first 2 hours - a quick rush, a long standoff, a burst of breaches. Lunyk is still outside when this ends. 2/
Here's the next 2 hours, to 5 PM. Lunyk goes inside during the "Police Pushback" phase, & gets quickly flushed out. He's not around for the "Late Strategic Fighting", battles at the tunnel and N. Doors. His WH call (marked here) is after the organized attack seems called off. 3/
All worrying about today's WaPo claim that "prosecutors recommended against charging" Matt Gaetz - it's actually good news; it's by @DevlinBarrett who wrote that FBI found "no grand [Jan 6] conspiracy" the week before the 1st seditious conspiracy charge 1/ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
The WaPo source on Gaetz is an anonymous "people familiar with the matter" - not prosecutors. Not only would it be illegal for DOJ to leak, absolutely no one at DOJ is going to talk to Barrett since his previous story about the Mar-a-Lago docs was used against DOJ in court. 2/
@DevlinBarrett's Mar-a-Lago "leak" was used by both Trump and Judge Cannon to justify shutting down the FBI's investigation of Trump - because there were leaks. Barrett almost derailed the whole DOJ investigation - no one there would talk to him now. 3/
#SeditionHunters - a big one has dropped, the first major arrest of Nick Fuentes' Groypers: the neo-Nazi #SuitGuy, Joseph Brody, and his 4 friends (#SuitGuysFlock). This is a big one and some things about it are still embargoed - it will only get bigger. 1/
#SeditionHunters have maintained a mega-thread on this set since March 2021. #SuitGuysFlock walked in with Fuentes' Groyper Army (he brought over 200 followers) but then moved together all day: four young college-aged men and their older mentor. 2/
The iconic picture of #SuitGuy in Tweet 1 is by Victor Blue and was named one of Time's Top 100 photos of the year. He is as scary as the photo implies. Inside the Capitol, his flock following him, he reached the Senate floor. 3/ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Those spreading hate now worked previous ops too. Chad Prather & CJ LeRose, backing DeSanti's anti-immigrant stunt with a viral song, were inner-circle Stop the Stealers in 2021: here with police-assaulter Nathan Hughes, rally MC Matt Couch, Russian influencer Anna Khait. 1/
It's actually comforting that the same folks are involved, because it means it's not a mass movement. Instead it's highly manufactured, recycling the same faces. Also politically unsuccessful: Prather tried to unseat TX Governor Greg Abbott in 2022... 2/
... but Prather failed miserably, getting just 3.8% of the vote. The ultra-MAGA fascist movement is amplified by stunts and social media, powered by complicit judges and politicians - but actual popular support is not deep. It can be defeated. 3/ ballotpedia.org/Chad_Prather