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That is understandable, though I think due to the general use of the term it is fitting in so far as it allows for a continued connection to the ultimate nexus of whom or whatever persons, agencies, or systems have made it possible for this individual an other like to him to be able to commit what are obviously genuinely criminal actions.

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Ignore those who attempt to control your choices.

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"Believe to?"

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Also am I to understand that you read that whole piece in just 4 minutes?

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That is a long enough piece that four minutes is an insufficient amount of time to properly take it all in. So therefore if you are claiming to have taken it all in and digested it then I find it difficult to take you and your PSYOP fixation with any genuine seriousness.

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Then again maybe it has something to do with the fact that I am a near-profoundly deaf individual who wear two hearing aids in order to hear anything at all, and have learned to hear with my eyes, unlike most people who have the misfortune of being far too dependent upon their ears which is the primary and nearly only way that lies can genuinely enter their cognitive processes.

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Perhaps something more tangible is more your preference:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-159301471

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Interesting. Perhaps you might take some time to read any of a number of the variety of things that I write, and ask yourself if I am an intentional PSYOP writer, or not.

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Why?

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Meaning?

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I couldn’t ignore the generic “Police” badge splayed across his chest. Personating a police officer is a crime in most states. But who is actually going to prosecute this man?

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Thank you for responding;

I can understand any hesitation to directly identify the individual in the video with full confidence as the named individual, but for me the similarities are too strong to ignore, and as I have said elsewhere the possibility that Trump loyalists within Federal level LE agencies using members of militia groups of the type under discussion warrants further investigation.

There is a story published by AZ Mirror that contains what it claims is a photo of Lewis Arthur with significantly a longer, scurfy beard that also claims he is in Oklahoma;

my problem with the piece is that it gets some essential details about the incident in New Bedford wrong;

it also claims to have contacted ICE, which claims that they have no relationship with Michael, but too be perfectly honest I now give zero creditability to ICE when it comes to any claims having to do with this zero process arrests, while also steadfastly refusing to actually name the uniformed individual in the video, who by the way is not identified as ICE, as claimed by the piece's author, and is wearing only a "Police" chest board.

The story also mistakenly states that the woman was abducted, when in fact it was her husband, who is not a criminal was the one taken away; again without any due process rights applied nor was any signed court order of any type presented; and last as a simple observation the uniformed individual clearly presents to my eye as inexperienced in his actions.

I did at the very least take care to state that my identifying aspect is "tentative" and as I have already mentioned I simply no longer trust anything that comes from the Public Relations sector of these agencies any longer.

At the very least what I have started will have gotten people to take these illegal abductions, they cannot be properly described any other way, with the seriousness that should be imputed to this thoroughly Naziesque actions.

This current moment in our country's history has now truly transitioned into an, us versus them situation.

This pure intimidation and thuggery on full display and must be challenged at every step of the way in any way possible; otherwise we will all find ourselves becoming subject to zero due process detainment.

P.s. Is it possible the individual in Oklahoma might be the father of the individual in the video or a close relative?

One last observation: the uniformed individual appears to be wearing what looks like a typical Arizona sunset cap, of the type frequently found for sale in that state.

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Suggested edit: Fragile, micropenised white man who wants to play GI-Nazi warlord using his big, pseudo-masculine pew pews.

Let’s get rid of the word “thug” altogether as it smacks of old, racist Reagan and Bush Era hate speak and anti-Black male fear-mongering.

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Is it fear mongering to point out the well-documented fact that black people have 25x times the homicide rate as everyone else?

I could understand double or triple, but twenty-five times? That’s getting into inherent characteristics that can’t be blamed on the subtle prejudices of others.

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New Bee's avatar

I'll be a person that says sure looks like the same person to me.

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TonyS's avatar

It looks enough like him that it should be investigated. We don't need any vigilantes. Side note: I wish my wife supported me so I could go play soldier. Unfortunately we both have to work.

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That mf'er should get State charges since the Fed's are useless.

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Old Man's avatar

Well ok the group. Let's get this asshat off the streets. Detain him with NO DUE PROCESS. Then make him disappear.

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Send him to CECOT. Make sure the inmates know who he is and what he's done.

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Margie's avatar

Spread his name all over the internet

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James's avatar

Trump allows these tactics we once only saw in war movies. Dictators only have power because they have supporters. Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and Franco all had their supporters. Rump has the republican GOP (Government of Putin) as his supporters. The worst is yet to come. Rump has said which political opponents should be executed! RESIST everyday. Be Brave. Be Strong. Be Vocal. Have Courage when you speak out like others before you.

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The man who is pictured and video-recorded above has been tentatively identified as, Michael “Lewis Arthur” Meyer. Also found: Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer faces two felony counts of third-degree burglary as well as misdemeanor counts of theft and criminal damage. Veterans on Patrol is an anti-American, anti-government militia movement founded by Michael “Lewis Arthur” Meyer. Veterans on Patrol. Formation, 2015.

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Little Nell's avatar

Sweet. Thanks for the info!

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TeeJAY's avatar

An entitled white christian nationalist, with too many guns and a heart filled with hate…

Just another bully who should be removed.

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“He now lives in Tucson, where his wife works in the pharmaceutical industry, supporting him and his daughter”.

Of course, she does. But he blames his feelings of inadequacy on everyone else and hate groups know it makes him their perfect target and soldier.

Stand back and stand by…

I read an article on how we have hampered the efforts of our own federal law enforcement by failing to acknowledge our growing domestic terrorism problem and how they’re working directly with corrupt businessmen, politicians and fake religious organizations to destroy democracy.

If you’ll take the time to read or listen to the article carefully, it will change your perspective about what is happening. You might begin to understand why the current administration is so eager to identify Antifa as a domestic terrorist group, yet they protect and defend far-right domestic terrorists from acquiring the label.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/26/infiltrating-the-far-right

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Lori's avatar

There is an excellent podcast on this topic on Spotify (likely elsewhere too) called "American Terror". Excellent investigative journalism.

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Independent Voter 1's avatar

I’ll have to check it out, even though it is terrifying, we MUST educate ourselves.

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Mona Sigal's avatar

These are exactly the ones who, after Nazi Germany was destroyed by the Allies, claimed to just have followed orders.

Nope.

These types relish the power they have been given and the brutality they are allowed to wield with impunity.

It is only going to get worse.

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Steve Mahan's avatar

This guy isn’t an “officer”, he’s a common thug who has been given a position of authority. He truly enjoys his job.

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