John Sullivan was at the forefront of pro-Trump violence in the Capitol, egging it on as he filmed. Now he's Exhibit A in right-wing claims that Antifa instigated the riot. I investigate his disturbing history of sabotaging BLM while posing as a leader.https://thegrayzone.com/2021/01/12/chaos-agent-right-wing-us-capitol-riot-black-lives-matter/ …
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As DC BLM journalist
@blackhousenew explained to me, Sullivan has been banished by activist communities across the country. He's considered a dangerous provocateur & is the subject of deep suspicion. This thread details some of his history.https://twitter.com/RebellionBaby/status/1331902025429258241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1331902025429258241%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthegrayzone.com%2F2021%2F01%2F12%2Fchaos-agent-right-wing-us-capitol-riot-black-lives-matter%2F …
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The night of the Capitol riot, Sullivan was welcomed on
@andersoncooper to present himself as the heroic journalist who recorded Babbit's shooting. Cooper falsely called him a "left-wing activist" and didn't ask why he was actually in the Capitol. This was fodder for the Right.pic.twitter.com/LPezi5Hv09
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Seated w/Sullivan on CNN is Jade Sacker, a photojournalist who followed him into the Capitol to film his exploits as part of a documentary project. Here she's heard congratulating him - "We did it!" - and he says, "Is this not gonna be the best film you've ever made in yr life?"pic.twitter.com/KWLVfgKPA7
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I learned that Sacker's project has major backers: It's being "advised" by Bryan Fogel, Academy Award winning maker of Icarus and The Dissident. Here's Fogel with Dissident producer Thor Halvorssen, a neocon operative whose Oslo Freedom Forum trains US-backed oppo activists.pic.twitter.com/b1RIxIGiio
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There are so many bizarre layers to this story. Sacker's doc also focuses on Sullivan's brother, James, a Utah-based pro-Trump activist who helped recruit fellow Black Republicans for the DC mayhem. The brothers are at odds in public, but on the same side on January 6.pic.twitter.com/cnbpOQ3A7T
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Why has the shooter (killer) not been identified & arrested? How many apart from Ashli (in corridor), were 'Republicans'? The corridor set-up, feels eerily similar to Dallas '63 event. Why not a warning shot, instead of a fatal 'head' shot?
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Why would he be arrested?
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I remember watching the video and thinking this dude is about to arrested. I know in the video he advocated for burning down the capital building more than once
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