‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer in Hiding After Denying Blame for Riot

By artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 4:42am |

Ali Alexander is in hiding... Spending $2k a day. https://t.co/8Z4FXdvd8T
— Zach D Roberts (@zdroberts) January 11, 2021

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-in-hiding-after-denying-blame-for-riot

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NEW: Freedom Caucus chair Andy Biggs helped plan January 6 event, lead organizer says https://t.co/xbfbQG1d1K by me & @aidachavez
— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 4:46am

from the above:

Neither Gosar nor Brooks responded to inquiries from The Intercept. Brooks, after the event, sought to legitimize political violence in a radio interview. Alexander did not respond to a text or phone call; his voicemail was full. Alexander, who adopted a new name after pleading guilty to felony property theft in 2007 and felony credit card abuse in 2008, has been suspended from Twitter and other platforms for his role in organizing the January 6 event. As the Daily Beast reported, he has said he has been unfairly blamed for the violence on January 6, and has gone underground.

Also of interest here is a great example of an important side issue of freedom of speech. That in taking down accounts from social media, the public is denied access to incriminating information and basically then to history itself.. In this Intercept article, there is a retweet by Jason Paladino of a tweet of a video by Alexander, and Paladino adds a second tweet in case he takes the video down, here's the relevant section

And that video and tweet is indeed now gone.

It's often noted that our freedom of speech differs from other nations where hate speech is banned precisely because if hate speech is banned then it just goes "underground" and public approval or disapproval is not evident to all It's a gnarly issue about freedom of speech: is it better for the common good for eveyone to see the incitement and/or hate,or must the general populace be protected from it by gatekeepers because they are like children who cannot control themselves and therefore cannot handle seeing it?

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 5:09am

1. Ali Alexander, who is the leader of "Stop The Steal" and one of the organizers of the insurrection, has had his Twitter account permanently suspended.

Alexander said yesterday that his PayPal and Venmo accounts were shut down as well. pic.twitter.com/F50cc6BSN3
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) January 11, 2021

2. Ali Alexander says that several members of congress helped him in the planning to place "maximum pressure" on Congress.

He said those members are @RepGosar, @RepMoBrooks
and @RepAndyBiggsAZ.

In the screenshot below that Congressman Gosar tags him in his tweet. pic.twitter.com/hLtDZ4OmUS
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) January 11, 2021

3. Ali Alexander is now on Instagram pleading for funding to get 24/7 security. pic.twitter.com/ir6QBWDgy3
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) January 11, 2021

4. Ali Alexander says he's been banned by CashApp as well.

"I am unpersoned and no longer allowed to engage in commerce. I won't die quietly."

On another Instagram story, Ali Alexander says he is "unpersoned and persecuted."

(Unperson is an Orwell reference) pic.twitter.com/YIyPaHCNAV
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) January 11, 2021

5. Disturbing video that I'm told is from tonight of Ali Alexander aka Ali Abdul Razaq Akbar

"The lord says vengeance is his, and I pray that I am the tool to stab these motherfuckers."

"The nation is imperiled, they are trying to rape your children."

(video edited for length) pic.twitter.com/cp5GFZ14nW
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) January 11, 2021

Who is this Ali Alexander? Any profiles of him worth reading?
— namratha kandula (@NammiKan) January 11, 2021

some background here https://t.co/6KucQeYMNj
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) January 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 5:18am

Molly Jong-Fast:

Why is @ali NOT being held accountable for inciting violence? https://t.co/FFheZD6uzG
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 10, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 5:22am

"Victory or Death!"

"Victory or Death!"

Stop the Steal protest organizer & convicted felon Ali Alexander warms up the crowd night before the #capitolbreach

Video found by @ZTPetrizzo of the @dailydot
who has tracked him for months & is worth a follow. 1/

pic.twitter.com/pyonzvXXN0
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) January 11, 2021

2/ I urge you to read @willsommer's latest on Ali, who was tolerated, amplified and supported by many. https://t.co/lUq2Z09VV9 pic.twitter.com/If455Dfvib
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) January 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 5:26am

Wikipedia entry on Ali Alexander

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 7:41am

“How Republicans Fanned the Flames Before US Capitol Building Riot” - ⁦@CatieEdmondson⁩ ⁦@lukebroadwater⁩ with a sharp look at who was saying what in the lead-up https://t.co/94rBLoA22u
— Katie Glueck (@katieglueck) January 12, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 7:47am

https://t.co/yubnTTnlfV was scrubbed. But here it is on wayback: https://t.co/aJMe17dtKC

I wonder why they deleted.
— Aymann Ismail (@aymanndotcom) January 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 3:00pm

Proof that it was not just organized agitators but simply deluded fans believing Trump that the election was being stolen from them and they had a right to challenge and protest what was going on:

Very telling video of rioters outside the Capitol shouting at police: "We were invited here. We were invited by the president of the United States" pic.twitter.com/Ctt5M1ijoA
— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) January 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Wed, 01/13/2021 - 9:19pm

5/ Ali Alexander with Roger Stone pic.twitter.com/oARrcIrB5u
— Country Over Party (@lizzyvoice) January 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 3:21pm

3/ In addition to the men listed in Tweet #1, the following men are also relevant to this account:

▪️ Ali Alexander, far-right activist
▪️ Roger Stone, friend and advisor to the president
▪️ Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign manager
▪️ Donald Trump Jr., son of the president
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) January 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Thu, 01/14/2021 - 3:24pm

Lincoln Project targets names in new A.P. article "Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riot"

Source: https://t.co/HKBsZxMFd5
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 01/17/2021 - 8:40pm

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