“Let’s talk about the Appeal to Heaven flag. Cuz a lot of you may know it from Dutch Sheets” who “had seen it in some visions and dreams that he had …” - Mercedes Sparks, assistant to New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) leader Lance Wallnau, 1/5/21 (Sheets is a NAR leader too.) 1/
26/ The catalyst for my article in post 25 was this event in Georgia. Look at the crowd. NAR leaders Lance Wallnau and Dutch Sheets are on stage. It was @brucewilson who told me they were NAR and explained to me what that meant.
The Claremont Institute’s “79 days” report war gamed the 2020 election aftermath, including a scenario where sheriffs might “deputize regular citizens,” such as “Proud Boys, 3%ers, & Oath Keepers”, who wld form “posses” to stop anti-Trump “lawlessness” 1/ (Article from 11/18/21) thebulwark.com/p/notes-on-an-…
2/ The report was signed by Kevin Roberts (current president of the Heritage Foundation, a lead organizer of Project 2025). It was also signed by Claremont president Ryan Williams, Claremont funder Charles Haywood, & Peter Thiel pal Jeff Gisea who has funded white nationalists.
The Claremont Institute has a Sheriffs Fellowship program. Alums of the program include Sheriff Mark Lamb and Sheriff Chad Bianco. 1/ claremont.org/wp-content/upl…
2/ Sheriff Mark Lamb is reportedly tied to the Constitutional Sheriffs and Police Officers Association (CSPOA). The CSPOA was "founded by former Oath Keepers board member Richard Mack" and "claims sheriffs are the highest law of the land, superseding any federal or state authority. The movement arose from the far-right “Posse Comitatus” movement in the 1970s and ‘80s, and its legal claims have been thoroughly debunked by legal experts." mediamatters.org/fox-news/arizo…
The Rockbridge Network is a “new group” of wealthy far right activists “planning to revamp the American right by investing … into new … MEDIA VENTURES, including ‘INFLUENCER PROGRAMS…’” Rockbridge features … [far right] billionaires like Peter Thiel & Rebekah Mercer.” 1/ 4/7/22 theverge.com/2022/4/7/23015…
Rockbridge (Peter Thiel) has funded Tucker Carlson’s new media platform. 2/
In case Trump tries to distance himself from the Claremont Institute, here he is with Claremont Institute president Ryan Williams in 2019. Williams was there to accept a "National Humanities Medal" on behalf of The Claremont Institute. The decision to award the medal to the Claremont Institute was made by Trump. 1/ flickr.com/photos/whiteho…
"Here’s the Secret 'Sheriff Fellowship' Curriculum From the Country’s Most Prominent MAGA Think Tank," the Claremont Institute, By Jessica Pishko, 9/21/22 1/ slate.com/news-and-polit…
2/ "While the Claremont Institute restricted public access to the [sheriffs] fellowship, a review of the fellowship’s previously unreported curriculum reveals a program that presented for the sheriffs two sets of people in America: those communities sheriffs should police as freely and brutally as they see fit, and those 'real' Americans who should be considered virtually above the law."
3/ "What emerges in reviewing this information is a portrait of the far right’s deep investment in sheriffs. They seem to be a key target of the movement because the office is already vulnerable to extremism and because sheriffs can enable other extremist actors like vigilantes and militias to wreak havoc on society."
Nate Fischer is an alum of the Claremont Institute, an official partner of Project 2025. Here, he says the quiet part out loud. #StopProject2025 h/t @DrJordanBCooper 1/
Nate Fischer belongs to the same far right “Christian” men’s “society” as Claremont president Ryan Williams- the one founded by Charles Haywood. 2/