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    1. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Oct 2020

      FOX is getting a bit concerned that if they abduct the governor at the end of October, they won’t have enough time before the election. I’m not sure how long he things a kidnapping usually takes, but the actual abduction part should be pretty fast.pic.twitter.com/L7eUpQxkCC

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    2. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Oct 2020

      The group is going to pass the hat around to try to raise the $4,000 they need to give the FBI to prove that they’re seriously in need of some jail time.

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    3. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Oct 2020

      FOX is looking to expand out from just planning and conducting an elaborate 12 person abduction with a bridge demolition tacked on. He wants to go to a protest as well. GARBIN is the voice of reason (caveat, for a guy involved with this scheme) and suggests keeping a low profilepic.twitter.com/ZTSHCmrLkG

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    4. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 9 Oct 2020

      I think the language used here in this exchange is pretty informative. They are all using a very “milspec tactical black ops” type of speech, something they seem to have learned from movies and comic books. They’re performing macho black ops operator at each other

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    5. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 10 Oct 2020

      FOX is getting increasingly invested in the plot and firms up the plan by getting more kidnap tactical milspec accessories. He’s also excited about buying the explosives...most likely for more tactical accessorising.pic.twitter.com/JFAbYh7FhC

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    6. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 10 Oct 2020

      The FBI are wrapping up now, explaining why the arrests have to happen *now*. The gang has clubbed together to raise the money for buying the explosives. I’m not sure about the exchange of tactical gear, but I’m kinda wondering if they were short on cash and so they bartered gearpic.twitter.com/hQoYp15Gsb

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    7. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 10 Oct 2020

      On the day of the bomb buy one of the guys is unable to attend because he’ll be at work. This detail, the interference of everyday life into terrorism is wonderful. It reminds me of when the INLA (an Irish paramilitary) had to abort an attack because the driver could get a sitter

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    8. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 10 Oct 2020

      The INLA also aborted attacks because they hijacked cars that weren’t in good working order and broke down on the way. And of course the ever present danger of the volunteers popping into the pub on the way, and then staying for “just one more...”

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    9. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 10 Oct 2020

      The final paragraph is just emphasis on how FOX must be taken off the streets ASAP. That’s the affidavit. BONUS. Here’s FOX, both in his death squad LARP gear, and his mugshot. Also, mugshots for most of the gang. As someon said, they’re 2/10 on necks.pic.twitter.com/SbAYSAJSGi

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    10. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 10 Oct 2020

      Support making fun of dumb terrorists. http://patreon.com/grugq 

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Oct 2020
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      Catching up with this, and ... Wow. Luckily, like most wannabe terrorists, these dudes were stupid. Unluckily, idiots with access to high-power weapons can do a lot more damage than idiots without access to them, a uniquely US problem. (Lucky for FBI they went for explosives).

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        1. thaddeus e. grugq‏ @thegrugq 13 Oct 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Very much so. There is a great paper, “dumb yet deadly” which looks at terrorists with a critical eye and so many have truely pathetic capabilities. But if they’re determined they manage to find a way to kill. Access to firearms in the US is definitely a mass casualty risk

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