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Two armed Virginia men who were arrested Thursday outside the Philadelphia Convention Center were "coming to deliver a truck full of fake ballots" to the city, CNN affiliate KYW reported, citing prosecutors.
The center is one of the places where election workers have been counting votes from the 2020 general election, which includes the race for president.
Text messages reveal that the men were concerned about the tallying of votes at the convention center, prosecutors said, according to KYW.
Antonio LaMotta, 61, and Joshua Macias, 42, both of Chesapeake, Virginia, were arrested Thursday night outside the center on suspicion of carrying handguns in Pennsylvania without permits, authorities said.
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Both men were carrying loaded handguns, and police found an AR-type rifle in the Hummer, authorities said at a news conference Friday. About 160 rounds of ammunition were found in the weapons and the vehicle, authorities said.
Stickers and a hat with logos of the QAnon conspiracy movement were found in the vehicle, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner said.
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LaMotta told his work supervisor a few days ago that he needed leave for an "assignment" in Philadelphia, according to the CEO of the company that employs him.
LaMotta works in the Virginia area for Nationwide Investigations & Security, a Houston-based security services firm, according to company CEO Allen Hollimon and LaMotta's personal website.
Hollimon told CNN that LaMotta this week told his supervisor he needed to take leave for the "assignment" in Philadelphia that was not assigned through the company.
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LaMotta's website, which has since been taken down, described him as a "crisis response, security, fugitive recovery agent, bodyguard, security contractor."
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LaMotta was a facilities maintenance technician for the city from August 2014 to May 2019, Chesapeake spokesman Heath Covey told CNN. Cover said he could not provide details about why LaMotta left the job.
Another Right Wing wannabe cosplaying as an "operator" way after Halloween.
Right Wing terrorism is given a pass. These are guys Donald Trump Jr is talking to when he is calling for Total War against he United States over this election.
Illegally concealed weapons and fake ballots. Stand up, stand by.
In case you have not heard of QAnon:
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QAnon is a baseless internet conspiracy theory whose followers believe that Donald Trump is waging a secret war against a powerful “deep state” cabal of Democrats and Hollywood celebrities who run the world while engaging in pedophilia and child trafficking. Followers believe that at the right moment, Trump will unmask the members of the cabal and ship them off to Guantanamo Bay.
The FBI identified QAnon as a potential domestic terror threat in 2019, following a string of violent or criminal acts by followers of the conspiracy movement. Experts have long warned that the narrative of QAnon is tantamount to an incitement to violence.
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At least 24 congressional candidates in this current election have endorsed or given credit to conspiracy theories promoted by the group.
They're the new Tea Party, just violent and unhinged.
This post was edited by Skinned on Nov 7 2020 07:09am