Anyway... there's only so much you can get from someone's FB. I'm not an expert in extremism. And again, this guy's mom has said he has serious mental health issues and was unmedicated

But I've seen a lot of posts trying to draw conclusions from this stuff, and it's just not that simple

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I didn't see anything explicitly antisemitic. A few videos/memes he posted mentioned bankers pulling strings, Epstein theories, etc. But I wouldn't read too much into it without more to go on

Also nothing about Shapiro himself, despite an affidavit claiming he harbored hatred for him.

9/

He was also had a lot of posts about feeling depressed, betrayed, alone, etc.

8/

All this aside, the posts that stuck out most to me were the misogynistic/men's rights ones.

He had degrading posts about women generally, some of which are pretty hardcore. He also posted men's rights videos, about how no one cares about men, etc.

7/

There are also posts that, in retrospect, could show an inclination towards political violence or crime

6/

There are some other common threads.

He posted about society/politics being rigged for the rich. He appears to despise what he saw as Christian hypocrisy and MAGA-coded racism. And he didn't like America's foreign policy and wars. A fair bit of political nihilism as well.

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His COVID politics were particularly... complicated

There are posts angry on behalf of essential workers and pro-mask

There are posts saying the media was overreacting, government was manipulating, and taking pride in not obeying lockdown

Again, take all memes with grains of salt.

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But here we are, and I want to show why it's hard to draw conclusions

First, his politics are messy. He posts videos from people like Tulsi Gabbard (pre-MAGA) and Ron Paul

There's anti-Biden, anti-Trump, anti-Democrat, and anti-GOP, posts. He's pretty anti-government/major parties generally

3/

Few things first:

There are no posts since Summer 2023. Before that, an increasing number of posts are "unavailable," so marked private, audience limited, or deleted (ie. plenty I can't see)

Also, his mom has said he was mentally ill and unmedicated. I think that's important to remember.

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