Mark Pitcavage

Hi. I am going to be taking a well-deserved break from social media posting for a while. I reserve the right to break from the break when and if I want to.

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TikTok ban cited by man suspected of setting fire to US congressman's office in Fond du Lac Police and fire personnel responded to the report of a fire at the strip mall containing the congressman's office at around 1 a.m. Sunday.

"TikTok ban cited by man suspected of setting fire to US congressman's office in Fond du Lac"

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Based predominantly in western states, the anti-public lands movement is a right-wing, anti-federal government movement. Its extreme wing has occasionally resorted to violence (among the extreme adherents are the Bundy family).

Supreme Court rejects Utah's push to wrest control of public land from the federal government The Supreme Court is turning back a push by Utah to wrest control of vast areas of public land from the federal government.

This is a defeat for the anti-public lands movement, which opposes federal stewardship of the nation's public lands.

apnews.com/article/supr...

"Supreme Court rejects Utah's push to wrest control of public land from the federal government"

"Virginia Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Offenses During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach"

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

I suspect her remarks were born of ideological and cultural affinity rather than anything to do specifically with the party.

Judge rules deed filed by stranger on $4M Raleigh home as fraud New details have emerged in a Troubleshooter investigation involving Dawn Mangum.

Sovereign citizens began the tactics of squatting in homes and filing fake deeds in 2009 during the mortgage crisis, and have continued to do so ever since.

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"Judge rules deed filed by stranger on $4M Raleigh home as fraud"

UGA investigation clears employee whose property was used for neo-Nazi festival in 2024 An investigation was launched by UGA after complaints were made about an employee whose property was used for a neo-Nazi group's gathering.

He was only "cleared" of violating university policy, not of hosting the event. They let him come back to work.

www.onlineathens.com/story/news/l...

"University of Georgia investigation clears employee whose property was used for neo-Nazi festival in 2024"

Jan. 6 rioter caught in Canada after refusing to report to prison and applying for asylum Antony Vo, a former Indiana resident and "fugitive from U.S. justice," was arrested without incident in Whistler, British Columbia, on the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

Canadians frustrated over porous southern border allowing criminals to flood the country.

lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

"‘A fugitive from US justice’: Jan. 6 rioter arrested in Canada after applying for asylum and refusing to report to prison for storming Capitol with his mom"

Free Land Holders file rambling response to lawsuit seeking to bar group from seizing public lands in Colorado Patrick Pipkin opens the legal brief, filed in U.S. District Court in Denver Tuesday, by describing himself as “the spiritually discerned man using the graciously-gifted name :patrick:-Leroy:Pipkin…

"Rambling" describes most sovereign citizen filings. Judges describing them often use terms like "gibberish" and "gobbledygook."

www.denverpost.com/2025/01/09/f...

"Free Land Holders file rambling response to lawsuit seeking to bar group from seizing public lands in Colorado"

As Los Angeles burns, Elon Musk stokes partisan outrage As flames engulf swaths of Los Angeles, Elon Musk is wielding X to stoke partisan outrage and conspiracy theories about the disaster.

"He downplayed the role of climate change, placing blame on individual female firefighters of color and lesbian firefighters, including posting their names and faces."

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

"Elon Musk uses L.A. wildfires to stoke conspiracy theories and outrage"

A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing. Andrew McIntyre, a British extremist who played a key role in fomenting last summer’s unrest, was sentenced last week to seven years in jail.

"A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing."

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/w...

Allentown community demands answers, accountability after item resembling noose found on city employee's desk Dozens rallied in front of Allentown City Hall Monday afternoon in a show of unity after a small item resembling a noose was found on a city employee's desk Friday.

Some years back I looked into workplace noose incidents and was disturbed by how common they are.

www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...

"Allentown community demands answers, accountability
after item resembling noose found on city employee's desk"

Roanoke Valley couple alleges Nazi symbols were found after tire rotation at Sam’s Club Sam’s Club is investigating what it calls a “disturbing allegation” at its Roanoke store.

They say they suspect they were targeted because they are an interracial couple.

www.wsls.com/news/local/2...

"Roanoke Valley [VA] couple alleges Nazi symbols were found after tire rotation at Sam’s Club"

He wrote: "White people are going to feel my pain...I will ...send as many as I...can to...hell. I am going to wipe those ugly smiles...off their faces. I dream of a day of pure evil on them."

www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/m...
"[NJ] man pleads guilty to [threatening to kill white people]"

'Groundless claims': Mike Lindell ordered to pay Smartmatic over $50K for 'frivolous' lawsuit A federal judge on Monday ordered Mike Lindell to pay more than $50,000 in sanctions to Smartmatic over "frivolous" claims made against the company.

Lindell is racing Giuliani to see who can reach rock-bottom first.

lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

"Mike Lindell ordered to pay Smartmatic over $50,000 in sanctions for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit"

Beverly man charged with threatening to kill Jews, owning unlicensed weapons, held without bail An Essex County District Court judge ordered a Beverly man charged with threatening to kill Jews, held without bail.

Prosecutors say he used his mother's internet at their home to make 4chan posts, including threats to kill and rape Jewish people.

www.boston25news.com/news/local/e...

"Beverly [MA] man charged with threatening to kill Jews,
owning unlicensed weapons, held without bail"

Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars after failed bankruptcy auction A company linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is now offering over $7 million to buy his Infowars platforms as part of Jones' bankruptcy.

This is how valuable Infowars is to Alex Jones; it's the foundation of his conspiracy/supplements empire.

apnews.com/article/info...

"Company linked to Alex Jones doubles offer to buy Infowars after failed bankruptcy auction"

Saying "amend the constitution" is a bit like saying "conjure up a unicorn." It's impossible.

NH man arrested after making threats towards Planned Parenthood, Exeter police say A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly made threats toward employees at the Planned Parenthood in Exeter, New Hampshire, last week. Christopher Daly, of Rochester, NH, was taken int...

Released until trial.

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"NH man arrested after making threats towards Planned Parenthood, Exeter police say"

Civil rights prosecution over racist banner in N.H. was unconstitutional, top court rules - The Boston Globe The attorney general’s office went after NSC-131, the group that hung a “Keep New England White” banner from an overpass in 2022, but the courts rejected the case on free speech grounds.

Always a risk for this type of law.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/10/m...

"Civil rights prosecution over racist banner in N.H. was unconstitutional, top court rules"

Bridgeport police investigate ‘hateful’ flyers telling immigrants to ‘get out’ found in South End A University of Bridgeport professor saw the flyers around the neighborhood the day after an immigration-related event on campus.

It's quite likely that we will see a significant increase in anti-immigrant propaganda, anti-immigrant harassment, and anti-immigrant hate crimes.

www.ctpost.com/news/article...

"Bridgeport police investigate ‘hateful’ fliers
telling immigrants to ‘get out’ found in South End"

FBI Director Christopher Wray, interviewed yesterday on 60 Minutes, on the idea of pardoning the Capitol stormers:

Terrorist Designations of The Terrorgram Collective and Three Leaders - United States Department of State The United States remains deeply concerned about the racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist (REMVE) threat worldwide and committed to countering transnational components of violent white s...

This designation is a good one, although the future of Terrorgram has been up in the air after the September arrests mentioned in the release.

www.state.gov/office-of-th...

"Terrorist Designations of The Terrorgram Collective and Three Leaders"

Soon to be out of a job, Meta’s fact-checkers battle a blaze of wildfire conspiracy theories | CNN Business Just hours after Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg announced last Tuesday that the social media giant would eliminate its US-based fact-checkers, the iconic hills above Los Angeles began to smolder.

Meta's dropping of fact-checking is short-sighted, as sooner or later there'll be disinformation that will ignite a firestorm of controversy over the platform.

www.cnn.com/2025/01/13/t...

"Soon to be out of a job, Meta’s fact-checkers battle a blaze of wildfire conspiracy theories"

Your semi-regular reminder that Capitol storming arrests are still regularly occurring.

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/k...

"Kentucky Man Indicted for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach"

Judge orders white supremacist group Patriot Front to pay $2.7 million to Black musician attacked in Boston - The Boston Globe The assault on Charles M. Murrel III was encouraged by Patriot Front’s leader, who “glorified” it afterward by posting a video online, a judge wrote.

Groups like Patriot Front have little money to get, but aggressive attempts to go after what assets they do have can really mess with them.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/13/m...

"Judge orders white supremacist group Patriot Front to pay $2.7 million to Black musician attacked in Boston"

Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84 (Gift Article) The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

Prejudice and hate can prosper in the short term, but they rarely do so well in the long run. "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/a...

"Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84"

"Nice country you have there. Be a shame if anything happened to it."

A lot of them assume anybody vaguely brown is an illegal immigrant.