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🧵 There’s a lot of talk about Armed Queers SLC after Charlie Kirk’s assassination—especially since they suddenly deleted their Instagram account.

This thread explains who they are and what they stand for. 👇Image
1️⃣ Origins and Purpose
Armed Queers Salt Lake City (AQSLC) is a socialist LGBTQ+ collective founded in summer 2020 during the nationwide George Floyd protest wave.

📍 Based in Salt Lake City, it grew out of local Black Lives Matter marches and queer mutual-aid networks.
Organizers say they created the group to protect queer and trans people—especially Black and brown trans women—from harassment and violence, citing rising hate crimes and what they call “state and right-wing attacks” on LGBTQ+ communities.Image
2️⃣ Ideology

AQSLC describes itself as revolutionary, anti-capitalist, and anti-fascist.

They call for queer self-determination, the abolition of police and prisons, and dismantling of colonial and capitalist power structures.

They emphasize mutual aid networks and direct action, drawing on radical queer history, anti-imperialism, and socialist theory (including Paulo Freire).Image
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3️⃣ Guns as Core Strategy

Unlike most LGBTQ+ groups, AQSLC openly embraces gun ownership.
They argue that gun-control laws often disarm working-class and marginalized people while far-right extremists stay armed.
Members say carrying firearms provides a visible deterrent against hate-motivated attacks.Image
4️⃣ Founders & Instagram Deletion
The group was co-founded in mid-2020 by Ermiya Fanaeian and fellow queer activists from Utah’s protest scene.
Fanaeian—known for March for Our Lives work—helped launch AQSLC to defend LGBTQ+ communities and promote socialist, anti-police ideals.
Other early organizers remain largely anonymous, consistent with the group’s collective identity and security concerns.Image
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Ermiya Fanaeian also started the Pink Pistols chapter in Salt Lake City before starting Queers SLC Image
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"My name is Ermiya Fanaeian, and I am a student at Salt Lake School for The Performing Arts. For the last three years I have worked as a sociopolitical organizer for the Utah Pride Center, and The ACLU of Utah.

“My activism work as revolved around a multiplicity of political issues but I have focused primarily on Trans rights." My activism work has revolved around a multiplicity of political issues but I have focused primarily on Trans rights. I plan on studying Law and one day running for state legislature. Tackling the issue of gun control is important to me because I am done with the senseless violence that is affecting our education.”
Ermiya confounded the Utah chapter of March for Our Live in March 2018 which was a youth led gun violence prevention movement.

His stance pivoted around mid 2020 when he found the Pink Pistols SLC

“Pulse, for me, was a huge pivot point, wanting to shift my understanding of what guns can do for us, as well as my time spent in the gun violence prevention movement. I was actually a gun-control activist for years and years.”Image
Their focus was arming young people in their 20’s. Image

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🧵 THREAD: The Hidden Truth Behind the UK’s Immigration Explosion – It’s a Billionaire’s Bonanza Fueled by Taxpayer Cash and Corruption

For years, we’ve seen immigration numbers skyrocket in the UK, with asylum claims surging and backlogs piling up.

But why?

It’s not just policy failure, it’s a rigged system where a handful of insiders are making BILLIONS off housing asylum seekers.

This isn’t charity, it’s profiteering on an industrial scale, incentivizing delays and influxes to keep the money flowing.

Let’s expose the key players and how they’ve turned human desperation into a goldmine. @DataRepublican @elonmuskImage
Meet Graham King, the “Asylum King.” He started with holiday parks but switched to asylum housing years ago.

His company, Clearsprings, landed a massive 10-year Home Office deal, initially worth £1bn but now ballooned to £7.3bn due to “demand.”

King owns nearly all the shares, pocketing £90m in dividends last year, roughly £4.8m a DAY from public funds.

He’s on track to be a billionaire, built on asylum contracts.
Serco, a global outsourcing giant, also rakes it in, managing housing in northern and central England with £148m yearly profits.

Big investors like BlackRock and Vanguard hold stakes, funneling taxpayer money to global funds.

Serco locks landlords into long-term deals, driving up costs as backlogs grow.Image
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What Could Happen If an "Epstein List" Exposes Hundreds of World Leaders? 🧵 👇

1. Immediate Fallout: Trust in Institutions Collapses

Governments, international organizations (like the UN), and even religious institutions could lose legitimacy overnight. People already skeptical of elites would see this as the ultimate confirmation of corruption at the highest levels. Protests, riots, and potentially violent uprisings could erupt globally as citizens demand accountability. Countries with weaker political stability might face coups or civil unrest.
2. Legal and Political Chaos

Hundreds of leaders implicated means trials, resignations, and power vacuums. Justice systems would be overwhelmed, especially if evidence is airtight (e.g., documents, videos). Some nations might stall prosecutions due to political pressure or corruption, fueling further outrage. International relations would fracture and alliances could dissolve if leaders accuse each other of cover-ups or complicity.
3. Economic Instability

Markets hate uncertainty. If key figures in global finance or trade are implicated, stock markets could crash. Supply chains might falter as nations impose sanctions or close borders amid diplomatic breakdowns. Currencies of heavily affected countries could plummet, sparking inflation or worse.
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