Not even the cops themselves know why they went to this guy's house for a non-threatening tweet.
Complete mystery.
Background:
https://archive.vn/Hkjx6 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9149219/AOC-slammed-suggestion-federal-commission-rein-press.html
AOC's suggestion for federal commission to 'rein in' the press is slammed as 'wholly un-American' plan to create 1984-style 'Ministry of Truth'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks in Instagram video this week
By KEITH GRIFFITH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 19:25 EST, 14 January 2021 | UPDATED: 19:41 EST, 14 January 2021
https://archive.ph/K596b https://nypost.com/2021/01/05/aoc-and-squad-allies-named-to-house-oversight-committee/
AOC and ‘Squad’ allies named to House oversight committee, expected to influence Biden
By Steven Nelson January 5, 2021 | 9:10pm | Updated
FBI arrests man in 2021 for 2016 memes:
https://archive.vn/OUaEk https:// www. newsweek. com/florida-man-charged-election-interference-spreading-disinformation-usually-via-memes-1564912
Florida Man Charged With Election Interference by Spreading Disinformation, Usually Via Memes
BY ALEXANDRA HUTZLER ON 1/27/21 AT 3:24 PM EST
https://archive.vn/UGHz8 https:// www. cnn. com/2021/02/03/politics/fbi-raids-capitol-attack-investigation/index.html
FBI raids homes of 2 men who held rally on eve of Capitol attack
By Paul P. Murphy and Marshall Cohen, CNN Updated 1001 GMT (1801 HKT) February 3, 2021
Noel Fritsch @NoelFritsch
The FBI dropped by the house to intimidate my pregnant (38 weeks) wife yesterday. They told her they'd be back repeatedly until they speak with me. Merrick: Here's my statement. Thanks to @CassandraRules & @gatewaypundit.
https://archive.vn/5ChpP https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/exclusive-fbi-visited-home-trump-supporter-working-dc-not-even-attend-rally/
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Visited Home of Trump Supporter Who Was Working in DC, But Did Not Even Attend the Rally
By Cassandra Fairbanks Published February 4, 2021 at 9:30pm
Events:
Human Rights Watch Watcher @queeralamode· 17h17 hours ago 8 Apr 2021
(1/X) I’m really shaken up right now. I was just visited by two plainclothes police officers from California Highway Patrol at my home. They said they came here on behalf of the Capitol Police and accused me of threatening @AOC on Twitter yesterday. This is provably false.
(2/X) I assume this is the tweet they are talking about, where I lightly criticized @AOC for a disappointing answer in response to a question about Palestine/Israel.
On April 1, @AOC did a livestream with Michael Miller, the head of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. She was asked about “peace between Israelis and Palestinians.”…
(3/X) This is completely outrageous. I was visited by two police at my home over a harmless tweet about @AOC. I felt scared, intimidated, and violated. They knew my name and where I live. It was done on behalf of a congresswoman who advocates against police state tactics.
(4/X) I’d really appreciate it if @AOC could look into this. I recognize she probably receives a lot of threats, but I shouldn’t be harassed by police for critiquing her politics. I frankly feel very unsafe in my home right now.
"Capitol Police would eagerly out her, so her denial has serious credibility. The animosity between her and the Capitol Police after January 6 is widely known" - @ryangrim says with no evidence:
Ryan GrimVerified account @ryangrim 9 Apr 2021
A spokesperson for @AOC says they did not report this post to police, and have asked for answers from Capitol Police: "No, not at all. But when we saw his tweets last night about being visited we asked Capitol Police to look into what happened here."
Will update when I know more from Twitter and the Capitol Police
That police did show up at this person's door over a post about AOC is confirmed. The open question is who sent them and why. If AOC was actually responsible for it and denied it, Capitol Police would eagerly out her, so her denial has serious credibility.
The animosity between her and the Capitol Police after January 6 is widely known
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Police and FBI both visited the chairman of NABPP following the Capitol Hill Clusterfuck for little more than being an outspoken black Communist. Don't underestimated how little it takes for leftists to be harassed by law enforcement
DC bureau chief at The Intercept. Young Turks contributor. ryangrim-at-gmail. com DM for Signal. Author of We've Got People. Views are my own, not yours. washington
Glenn GreenwaldVerified account @ggreenwald 9 Apr 2021
No basis to assume AOC is responsible for this without evidence, but regardless, this is a very serious incident if the Capitol Police are dispatching armed police officers to citizens' homes in response to non-violent criticisms of a politician's statements. It's repressive.
Ryan GrimVerified account @ryangrim 9 Apr 2021
Statement from Capitol Police: “As it pertains to this incident, the Congresswoman did not request that USCP initiate an investigation.”
A spokesperson for @AOC says they did not report this post to police, and have asked for answers from Capitol Police: "No, not at all. But when we saw his tweets last night about being visited we asked Capitol Police to look into what happened here."
Full statement
Glenn has a Walter Duranty moment. Why would a Twitter exec ever lie?
Glenn GreenwaldVerified account @ggreenwald 10 Apr 2021
A senior executive with Twitter assures me that the company never gives information about its users to law enforcement without a warrant, and when it is required to pursuant to a warrant, it notifies the user. Ryan Wentz received no such notification.
The question is how did the Capitol Police link his name and address to the Twitter account, and why would they send police to a citizen's house for interrogation over a tweet posted by someone else? "Outrageous" is putting it mildly.
Ryan Grim @ryangrim
This is an outrageous claim of authority the Capitol Police are making here. On what authority can they investigate everybody "indirectly involved" with a tweet!? That's the whole internet.
I've been reporting a long time on privacy issues relating to social media companies and believe that Twitter did not provide this information to the Capitol Police (obviously a rogue employee could have). The entity that needs to answer questions is the Capitol Police.
https://archive.ph/hKkap https:// www. foxnews. com/politics/ocasio-cortez-threat-podcast-host-capitol-police-visit-twitter
Podcaster receives police visit over alleged AOC threat — but there's more to the story
Capitol Police say they initiated the investigation based on Twitter threat
By Marisa Schultz | Fox News 10 Apr 2021 16:30:12 UTC
A podcaster said he was "harassed" by two police officers at his home in California and accused of threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Twitter -- a claim he calls outrageous and provably false.
The Twitter user, who goes by @queeralamode, is demanding answers from police and the congresswoman on why he was tracked down at home on Thursday. He said the experience left him "shaken up" and "feel[ing] very unsafe in my home right now."
The Twitter user, @queeralamode, does not list a name on the profile but describes himself as a co-host of two podcasts. But the user posted a letter about the incident from his purported employer, Maffick LLC, that identified him as Ryan Wentz. (Twitter has labeled Maffick as Russia state-affiliated media).
The user also tweeted an article about the encounter with police from thegrayzone. com that also identified @queeralamode as Ryan Wentz, "an anti-war activist" and producer for the online program Soapbox.
The California Highway Patrol told Fox News it often assists other law enforcement agencies, including the Capitol Police, when requested to help out in an investigation. They directed any questions to the Capitol Police, which is in charge of security for members of Congress.
The Capitol Police confirmed to Fox News that the Ocasio-Cortez did not flag any tweets from @queeralamode as threatening and police started this investigation as part of its regular effort to monitor threats.
"USCP investigates all threats that are reported by Congressional offices. The Department also monitors open and classified sources to identify and investigate threats," the Capitol Police said in a statement to Fox News. "This is standard operating procedure for the Department. As it pertains to this incident, the Congresswomen did not request that USCP initiate an investigation."
A Capitol police official further clarified that the podcaster came on their radar not for the tweet on Ocasio-Cortez's Israel policy or anything else that he wrote. Rather, the Californian was tagged in a tweet authored by another user that was deemed threatening.
"They were tagged in a tweet that was perceived as threatening that prompted us to look into this," the United States Capitol Police official told Fox News.
"Underwhelming" isn't the word that comes to mind regarding AOC when she opens her mouth to breathe or talk, "cunt" is....