Thread by @BIASNews3

This guy below, the one on the right. His name is Barclay. Interesting that he would be in Mulgrave campaigning for the Victorian Liberals, living in Queensland and all. #vicpol 1/12

I guess it's no surprise really when you think about it. Barclay here is 'an actively involved member of Generation Liberty, run by the Institute of Public Affairs.' 2/12

On the left, Generation Liberty. On the right, Reignite Democracy. Reignite Democracy has been the central hub that the anti-Dan, anti-lockdown, anti-vax activism and Qanon fueled conspiracy culture has emanated from over the course of the pandemic. 3/12

The founder of Reignite Democracy, Monica Smit, started the group as an offshoot of Victoria Forward, where she had been working alongside Stephanie Bastiaan, who at the time was working on a media and communications internship for the Department of Treasury and Finance. 4/12

Her husband Marcus Bastiaan was a powerbroker behind the scenes at the Liberal Party, flooding state branches with memberships from church groups in support of the faction that he runs with Michael Sukkar, at the time the assistant Treasurer. 5/12

People in the above image, from left: Michael Sukkar, Marcus Bastiaan, Karina Okatel and Michael Kroger. The latter being the former president of the Vic Libs and a director of the IPA. Which brings me back to Barclay, who at this same time was doing this.. 6/12

Joel Jammal became the face of Turning Point Australia. Up until then, Joel Jammal was working with Australias biggest Qanon pusher, Lt Col [ret] Riccardo Bosi. 7/12

Which is why it's no coincidence that once we entered lockdown in August 2020, there was only a small group of people being pushed as influencers in the vast array of anti-lockdown and anti-Dan Andrews Facebook groups that popped up. 8/12

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All of them with some kind of link to this faction of the Liberal Party. Curiously though, as the years have passed and we head toward this election these people and others from this core group of conspiracy influencers seem to all be involved with other parties. 10/12

Don't be fooled, it's a two party system. 11/12

Can't help but feel like there's a bit more to all this than meets the eye.. All roads lead to Rome, as they say. 12/12