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A little more info on the trial in this article:
As in:
“During the trial, one of the government’s testifying witnesses was an FBI informant who still actively operates anonymous right-wing Twitter accounts. According to prosecutors, the informant operates accounts similar to the Ricky Vaughn account. They claimed that the two worked in tandem to spread “misinformation.”
The informant plead guilty to the same charge that Mackey has been found guilty of. His identity has been protected because he is allegedly still working with the FBI in respect to other Twitter users.”
Be careful of social media posters encouraging you to ramp up your rhetoric. Even here at FR. You may not be serious when you say something along the lines of “we are going to have to destroy them”, but statements such as that can be used to convict you of something as serious as terrorism, even if you just mean at the voting booth. Especially when coupled with other statements made when taken out of context. For an example, look at how the feds and the media portrayed the little ole ladies walking into the Capitol on January 6, 2021. They used social media statements to bolster their case that the protesters planned to disrupt official proceedings even though they just wanted to speak out and have their voices heard.