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A Washington state Republican politician took part in private discussions with right wing figures about carrying out surveillance, “psyops” and even violent attacks on perceived political enemies, according to chat records obtained by the Guardian.

State representative Matt Shea, who represents Spokane Valley in the Washington state house, participated in the chats with three other men. All of the men used screen aliases – Shea’s was “Verum Bellator”, Latin for true warrior. The Guardian confirmed the identity of those in the chat by cross-checking phone numbers attached to the Signal accounts.

The group included Jack Robertson, who broadcasts a far-right radio show, Radio Free Redoubt, under the alias “John Jacob Schmidt”. The chat also included Anthony Bosworth, whose history includes a public altercation with his own daughter and bringing guns to a court house. Bosworth participated in the 2016 occupation of the Malheur national wildlife refuge, reportedly at Shea’s request.

The name of another participant, who provided the chat records to the Guardian, has been withheld due to concerns about personal safety.

kalm wrote:Yep...more has come out regarding everyone's favorite state legislator/christian broadcaster/militia man/warrior - Spokane's Matt Shea. He wants to secede and name the new state Liberty. He's also dreamt of surveilling, assaulting, and torturing Indivisible members and college professors.

I'm just glad he's protecting us from antifa. Not one single attack in the Spokane area yet!

A Washington state Republican politician took part in private discussions with right wing figures about carrying out surveillance, “psyops” and even violent attacks on perceived political enemies, according to chat records obtained by the Guardian.

State representative Matt Shea, who represents Spokane Valley in the Washington state house, participated in the chats with three other men. All of the men used screen aliases – Shea’s was “Verum Bellator”, Latin for true warrior. The Guardian confirmed the identity of those in the chat by cross-checking phone numbers attached to the Signal accounts.

The group included Jack Robertson, who broadcasts a far-right radio show, Radio Free Redoubt, under the alias “John Jacob Schmidt”. The chat also included Anthony Bosworth, whose history includes a public altercation with his own daughter and bringing guns to a court house. Bosworth participated in the 2016 occupation of the Malheur national wildlife refuge, reportedly at Shea’s request.

The name of another participant, who provided the chat records to the Guardian, has been withheld due to concerns about personal safety.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/ ... at-records

dbackjon wrote:Typical Republican

AZGrizFan wrote:

dbackjon wrote:Typical Republican

Says the fan of the party that owns Antifa.

AZGrizFan wrote:

dbackjon wrote:Typical Republican

Says the fan of the party that owns Antifa.

dbackjon wrote:BTW - you're grandparents/parents and everyone else that fought in WWII were antifa as well

UNI88 wrote:

dbackjon wrote:BTW - you're grandparents/parents and everyone else that fought in WWII were antifa as well

So an = anarchists and fa = fascists. What does the ti in the middle equal?

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dbackjon wrote:

UNI88 wrote:So an = anarchists and fa = fascists. What does the ti in the middle equal?

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ANTI-FAscists

UNI88 wrote:

dbackjon wrote:
ANTI-FAscists

Jon, I'm mocking the reality that they have a lot in common (violence, intimidation, etc.) with the fascists they purportedly oppose. The foundation of their name should be altered to reflect reality not their idealized view of themselves.

dbackjon wrote:BTW - you're grandparents/parents and everyone else that fought in WWII were antifa as well

Chizzang wrote:

UNI88 wrote:Jon, I'm mocking the reality that they have a lot in common (violence, intimidation, etc.) with the fascists they purportedly oppose. The foundation of their name should be altered to reflect reality not their idealized view of themselves.

There's less than 40K of them nationally
They don't vote Democrat or Republican
and they are absolutely fascists

∞∞∞ wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote: Says the fan of the party that owns Antifa.

A little bit of a difference between some randos getting together and a publicly elected state official secretly scheming how to stalk and torture people.

Your continued obsession with antifa is noted though. Has anyone actually met an antifa member? I've met a yellow-jacket member (in the US) and still haven't come across antifa, and my circle leans heavily left.

∞∞∞ wrote:

AZGrizFan wrote: Says the fan of the party that owns Antifa.

A little bit of a difference between some randos getting together and a publicly elected state official secretly scheming how to stalk and torture people.

Your continued obsession with antifa is noted though. Has anyone actually met an antifa member? I've met a yellow-jacket member (in the US) and still haven't come across antifa, and my circle leans heavily left.