NEW: Black Insurrectionist, the anonymous social media persona behind widely circulated election conspiracy theories, traces to a man from upstate NY.
He’s white.
He's also been accused of fraud, had his home raided by the FBI and owes millions in taxes.
Brian Slodysko
7,620 posts
@AP reporter. Signal: brianslodysko.48
Washington, DC.
Joined June 2009
- NEW: @HerschelWalker says he created the mental health program Patriot Support. But an @AP review reveals a celebrity spokesman who overstated his role in a program that allegedly preyed upon veterans and service members while defrauding the gov’t
- NEW: Turns out @ewarren had a big wine fundraiser of her own. Donors were treated to a Melissa Etheridge concert and those who gave $1,000+ got a souvenir wine bottle. It was part of a conventional fundraising operation she only recently opted to reject apnews.com/e14a600779dddc…
- NEW: JR Majewski, a GOP House nominee who was at the Capitol on Jan. 6, presents himself as a combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Air Force records obtained by @AP tell a different story. W/ @JimLaPorta
- NEW: AZ woman says her name and signature were forged on document making her a @CornelWest elector. It’s the latest example of the dubious tactics used as Trump allies try to get him on the ballot, hoping he’ll play spoiler W/ @jjcooper
- NEW: @BernieSanders says he doesn't want a super PAC and has attacked rivals who do. Yet he does have @OurRevolution, a nonprofit he founded that functions much like one. Now legal experts tell @AP the group appears to be violating campaign finance law
- NEW: An @AP review of records from @HerschelWalker's business and divorce, many not previously reported, detail accusations that he repeatedly threatened to kill his ex-wife, exaggerated his success and alarmed associates. W/@BillBarrowAP, @JZBleiberg
- NEW: Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, now a leading Republican Senate candidate, was physically abusive and demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms, according to new affidavit from ex-wife
- NEW: AP sources say DeSantis campaign was in contract with his super PAC over spending decisions. Federal law prohibits this kind of coordination. Via @sppeoples and @TomBeaumont
- NEW: @CommonCause files FEC complaint alleging @OurRevolution, the nonprofit founded by @BernieSanders , broke campaign finance law. Comes after @AP reported on the groups activities earlier this month.
- “Over the weekend, another attorney, William Moran, told the AP he was working with Reade. Moran, who works at a law firm in .. Maryland previously wrote and edited for Sputnik, a news agency founded and supported by the Russian state-owned media company”
- Mark Robinson calls the safety net a “plantation of welfare and victimhood” His political rise wouldn’t have happened without it Wife’s nonprofit: -$7M in taxpayer $$$ -Paid $800k+ to family -Allowed Robinson to quit job for politics -ongoing state probe
- NEW: Turning Point turned MAGA politics into a lucrative lifestyle brand. They had less success helping the GOP win. Featuring: _ $4.75M mansion _Charter travel _ $15M to friendly vendors _ A lavish wedding reception _ Tige ski boat _ $333k to Don Jr

