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Journal by Runaway1956

Headlines claim "Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Kidnap Plot Busted By FBI". Virtually all stories include the claim that it was a "right wing extremist" group responsible.

The very first problem with the claims center on the FBI. The FBI has a history of entrapment-like "investigations", where simple minded fools without the means to accomplish their goals are offered said means by the FBI. The FBI invariably arrest some village idiots after said investigations, to make an example of them.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/12/newburgh-four-fbi-entrapment-terror
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/fbi-entrapment

A cursory glance at the early stories shows that the fools plotting to kidnap Whitmer had little idea what they were even talking about. Their talk of "200 men" and the need to purchase explosives directly from an FBI informant already makes the story smell of fish.

But, the "white supremacist" and "right wing" nonsense is being laid low, regardless of the village idiot's capabilities.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/not-making-headlines-alleged-right-wing-militia-member-arrested-plot-gov-whitmer-black-lives-matter-protester-sympathizer/

It turns out Brandon Caserta, one of anarchists who was arrested for plotting to kidnap Whitmer, actually hates President Trump and is on video calling Trump a “tyrant.”

And now there is evidence a second “rightwing” militia member attended at least one Black Lives Matter protest and was sympathetic to George Floyd and BLM protesters.

So we have not one, but TWO Antifa/BLM protesters involved in this "right wing" plot? Interesting, to say the least!

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/gov-whitmer-media-caught-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-plot-kidnap-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-tyrant-video/

It turns out Brandon Caserta, one of anarchists who was arrested for plotting to kidnap Whitmer, actually hates President Trump and is on video calling Trump a “tyrant.”

“Trump is not your friend dude,” Caserta said.

He says Trump is “a tyrant” and calls President Trump an “enemy.”

The media, with the FBI being complicit, is playing the American public for a bunch of fools here. "Anarchist" do not equate to "right wing" or to "white supremacy".

I can grant that self proclaimed anarchists may have ulterior motives that they keep hidden until they have destroyed the existing government. Given that possibility, how did everyone jump to the conclusion that these particular anarchists are either "right wing" or "white supremacist"? Wouldn't it be just as easy to surmise that these fools are socialists, left wing militants, and/or communist activists?

Maybe, just maybe, these self proclaimed anarchists are really and truly anarchists? Maybe they don't care about left or right, maybe they don't care about black or white. All they want to see is government come tumbling down?

As usual, the public is being played. Mainstream Media has it's agenda, it has it's narrative, and that's all you're going to see when you tune in to "News at 11:00".

And, the FBI. That clown outfit is working hard to shed any credibility it may have. In the last election, the FBI worked hard to protect the D candidate, right up until the last days, then Comey turned on his mistress. Now, the FBI seems to be on track again, protecting the D narrative, and attacking the R, just before the election.

EDIT:
Credit to Magic Oddball's post here - https://soylentnews.org/comments.pl?noupdate=1&sid=39975&page=1&cid=1062216#commentwrap

The BBC has a better rundown on the various groups that may (or may not) be involved here. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54470427

EDIT #2:
AC linked to this video below, it is well worth watching -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWN3FQGfkWw

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 11 2020, @11:47AM (13 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 11 2020, @11:47AM (#1063200)

    Read the Overstock CEOs story, FBI tries to blackmail and control all sides. Even when he made up a story about raping a Russian woman and plotting her murder he still got the go ahead if it would give them an excuse to spy on presidential candidates:
    https://www.deepcapture.com/2020/10/finale-the-deep-states-hillary-clinton-bribery-blackmail-sting-the-maria-butina-rape-murder-gambit/ [deepcapture.com]

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday October 11 2020, @04:08PM (8 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday October 11 2020, @04:08PM (#1063280) Journal
    Not much point to a source that demands you "agree" to their version of reality before they'll let you read the story.
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 11 2020, @04:31PM (7 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 11 2020, @04:31PM (#1063290)

      It says dont read if you are easily offended by swearing and such. Seems thats an obstacle to you?

      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday October 11 2020, @05:32PM (6 children)

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Sunday October 11 2020, @05:32PM (#1063298) Journal

        At the time much of the content on DeepCapture.com was written, the Great Financial Crisis of 2008 was either on the verge of happening or had just occurred. In those days, emotions among this publication’s contributors were raw and, in an effort to get their warnings noticed and appropriate blame placed, occasionally hyperbolic language and shocking imagery were employed. Were we to write these entries today, a different tone would prevail.

        Yet, being a record of a pivotal time in our global economic history, we’ve decided to leave the rawness unedited, with the proviso that readers take the context of the creation of certain posts into account, and that those easily offended re-consider the decision to read them.

        In other words, the typical drama of Tuesday on the internet. I notice that when you "disagree", you get sent to the SEC's website for some reason.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 11 2020, @06:18PM (5 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 11 2020, @06:18PM (#1063304)

          Ok, guess you prefer to not learn new information due to a polite popup apologizing for bad language used in the site.

  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 11 2020, @10:14PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 11 2020, @10:14PM (#1063351)

    Cool story bro.

    I wonder if the author survived. Seems he didn't do a very good job of following the instructions the MIB gave him to forget about the whole thing. I loled when I got to the part about Michelle Obama.

    WTF is it about powerful women that makes white boys lose their minds?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 12 2020, @05:32AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 12 2020, @05:32AM (#1063467)

      He sold all his stock and moved to SE asia and is waiting to see if the corruption is cleaned up.

      Hes commenting on that blog post and here: https://mobile.twitter.com/PatrickByrne [twitter.com]

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Monday October 12 2020, @07:52AM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 12 2020, @07:52AM (#1063478) Homepage Journal

    I'm not sure what to say about your link. I got past the stupid disclaimer popup and started reading. You quickly run into a statement that if you want to understand the story, you have to read a list of other articles. And, that list of articles will only help you to understand the second half of an epic? Somehow, I fail to understand why the author can't make her point in a single rather long page. I scroll down, to find more disclaimers.

    [ii] I wish to caution the reader at length against believing any of that actually happened: that is, I can promise that what I am writing is the truth, I was in fact told this, but this is such a house of mirrors I don’t know if any of what they told me was true.

    I dunno - this is feeling kinda creepy. We all read a lot of crazy crap on the internet, and this feels like it's going to dive into and out of crazy, repeatedly. An executive summary would be good. I'm just not diving into this mess to figure stuff out.

    --
    Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 12 2020, @01:41PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 12 2020, @01:41PM (#1063547)

      Just look up Maria Butina and understand that Patrick Byrne was her boyfriend. So he was at the center of the entire russiagate thing. He says he was told by the FBI to befriend/seduce her.