Meet Nicole Sirotek, a former nurse who has become an anti-vaxx superstar and is using her platform not only to spread disinformation but also harass real nurses who are trying to debunk her lies

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Sirotek shot to fame in 2020 for this video where she claimed NYC hospitals, then the epicenter of the pandemic, were murdering patients for money and compared the ICU to a Nazi gas chamber.

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She quickly found fame in the anti-vaxxer community, speaking at the rally in Washington on #Jan6th and at a DC event hosted by @SenRonJohnson

She also set up American Frontline Nurses, a nonprofit that has raised tens of thousands of dollars to spread disinformation

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Throughout all of this, she remained on the Nursing Practice Committee, appointed by the Nevada Board of Nursing. Even when he actions were brought to light, her contract was extended.

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Over the last year she has mounted an unending harassment campaign against nurses who are trying to debunk her disinformation online.

Tyler Kuhk has been her main target, and she even put his picture on a mug she was selling in her store

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More seriously, Sirotek also reported Tyler to her local police department falsely claiming he was threatening her children.

The police report, which I obtained said the investigation found no evidence to back up her claims.

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A month after being exposed as the operators of an Ohio-based neo-Nazi homeschool group, the Lawrences have spoken publicly for the first time.,

Defending their Nazi-infused cirriculum, they call it "so wholesome" and "just extra fun"

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The Lawrences spoke to the white suprematist website the Justice Report, which has ties tothe National Justice Party, which Katja Lawrence promoted in her Dissident Homeschool group encouraging members to join and meet up in real life

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New from me:

The Ohio Department of Education has finished its investigation into the neo-Nazi homeschooling group...and appears to have concluded there's nothing it can do

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The department effectly concluded that it has very little power to control what parents teach their children at home, and oversight falls to the superintendent.

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But one Ohio homeschool mother told me superintendent oversight is minimal.

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Katja Lawrence said last year that she founded the group because she was "having a rough time finding Nazi-approved school material for [her] homeschool children"

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Katja shares Nazi-related educational resources, as well as sample schedules and lesson plans.

Parents in the group chat, which was shut down last week, also pitch in with resources, such as: "10 Reasons Why Hitler Was One of The Good Guys”

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At least the weather in Budapest is better
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