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I’m looking forward to the J6 hearing today and to the criminal referrals but I’m very concerned that they are not getting to the full truth.

So far, the hearings have been 100% focused on Donald Trump, but it’s very important to understand that he was a follower of a plan created by Mike Flynn and his allies.

Please read this 5 part series by @Gal_suburban and me for background on what really happened.
#ArrestMikeFlynn
https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/-the-insurrection-was-plan-b

📣 The Insurrection Was Plan B: Part I

Gal Suburban reports that all the pieces were in place to execute a bloodless coup — except one

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I do find it interesting that the Committee chose to leak this video of the questions Mike Flynn was getting asked when he took the Fifth over 100 times. 🧐
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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cbs-news-obtains-audio-from-michael-flynn-testimony-to-january-6-committee/#x
CBS News obtains audio from Michael Flynn testimony to January 6 committee

CBS News has obtained unreleased audio of the House January 6 select committee's questioning of Ret. Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, in which Rep. Liz Cheney presses him on whether he used his connections to contact high-ranking defense officials ahead of the Capitol riot. Robert Costa reports from Washington.

CBS News
While I appreciate Liz Cheney standing up for basic democracy, the Committee has been laser focused on her primary presidential opponent and largely glossing over everyone else.
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/the-committee-to-blame-trump
The Committee to Blame Trump

Disappointing that Democrats allowed the Committee to be shaped for Liz Cheney's political ambitions and failed to point out the people responsible

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J6 is releasing depositions. Finally.
But here we go again blaming Trump for everything.
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Liz trying to portray the Cheney family as some ultra-patriotic clan is nauseating tbh. One word: Dick.
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As someone who cusses a lot, I’m glad the J6C is normalizing bad words on TV. 😆
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If they don’t refer Rudy Giuliani to the DOJ, I don’t even know what we’re doing here.
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If you’re wondering why they wanted to “hang Mike Pence” it’s important to remember that Mike Flynn was actively campaigning for his job.
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/hang-mike-pence-mike-flynns-plan
“Hang Mike Pence” — Mike Flynn’s Plan to Become Vice President

Watch now (2 min) | Flynn is still very angry that Trump didn’t choose him in 2016

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The “conspiracy theories” Trump repeated were created by Mike Flynn and his QAnon network. Trump has always been the useful idiot.
https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/how-mike-flynn-transformed-qanon
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How Mike Flynn Transformed QAnon into the Big Lie and Pointed it at the Capitol

For four years, Flynn built a cult designed for violence. Then he found his target.

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They’re going to refer Jeffrey Clark, who was raided by the FBI and left outside in his boxer shorts. Also John Eastman.

That’s fine, but again, these guys were following Flynn’s plan with his operative Christina #Bobbski.
https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/bobbski-cooperating
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#Bobbski Cooperating

OH SHIT hahahaha #TheClenchening

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The “December 19th tweet” was actually part of “The Meeting” on December 18th in which MIKE FLYNN created the plan to execute a violent insurrection. Trump was following instructions.
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/the-insurrection-was-plan-b-part
The Insurrection Was Plan B: Part II

The Meeting — December 18th, 2020

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OK, they’re going to refer Mark Meadows, which is good, but he got instructions from Mike Flynn and Roger Stone both before and during the insurrection.
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Drumroll. Referrals. <bites fingernails>
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Trump, Eastman and “others.”
C’mon Jamie.
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WHO ARE THE “OTHERS” JAMIE? 😑
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What the entire fuck.
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How do you adjourn without identifying the people you are CRIMINALLY REFERRING?
#WhoAreTheOthers
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Where is this “executive summary” the reporters are talking about?
#WhoAreTheOthers
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Read the Jan. 6 Committee Report Executive Summary

On Monday, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol released an executive summary of its final report into the effort to overturn the 2020 election. It’s more than 100 pages.

First of all this is not an “executive summary” it’s “introductory material” and it’s just a recap of the hearings. 😑
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I wrote about the J6 Committee acting as an extension of Liz Cheney’s 2024 campaign. We have to do better than this.
#WhoAreTheOthers
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/hey-j6-committee-who-are-the-others
Hey J6 Committee: Who Are the “Others?”

This is unacceptable

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It’s nice that the January 6th Committee acknowledges that “left-wing groups were instructing members to stay home” on January 5th.

But that might have something to do with the movement my friends and I started a week before that to make sure no one went. It was in public. You didn’t need “intelligence,” you needed Twitter.
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Denver Riggleman is dropping knowledge as usual. He was bounced from the J6 Committee because he understands #OSINT and wanted to expand the focus beyond Flabby Hitler.

He understands the network. He understands radicalization.

Trump going away is going to do ZERO to reduce the fundamental problem, which is that Flynn and his allies are engaging in psychological warfare using our own social networks and citizens.
#ArrestMikeFlynn

I can’t even believe this. 😦

The level of ignorance or intentional deception here is jaw-dropping. The entire civilian leadership of the Pentagon was decapitated and replaced with Mike Flynn operatives AFTER the election. Miller, Cohen, Patel and Tata were there to make sure Trump stayed president.

Not only that, Mike Flynn’s brother Charles literally prevented the NG from going to the Capitol for THREE HOURS. JFC.
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/seditionist-charles-flynn-must-go

Seditionist Charles Flynn Must Go 🚨

1/6 planner and Commanding General of the US Army Pacific is pushing for war with China and setting up joint military exercises with India right before the election

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My partner @Gal_suburban and I described in detail how it worked at the Pentagon over six months ago. It’s not a mystery.

The reason the Secretary of Defense had “the authority to deploy the National Guard” was not because it was “delegated.” Miller sent this memo seizing that power and defanging the NG two days before 1/6.

It was a fucking coup that was assisted by the Pentagon.
The J6 Committee is a cover up.
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/the-insurrection-was-plan-b-part-ace

The Insurrection Was Plan B: Part IV

The Coup at the Pentagon

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Not only did Acting SecDef Chris Miller sign the memo making sure the National Guard would not protect the Capitol, he made sure the incoming Biden administration would have no information whatsoever.

He instructed the Defense Department to cease all transition communication *simultaneous* to the December 19th “Wild Protest” tweet. Chris Miller is a fucking liar who was in on everything.

The J6 Committee is covering for the military.
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/chrismillerknew

The Insurrection Was Plan B: Part V — Special Report — Chris Miller Knew 🚨

While Donald Trump was planning the attack on the Capitol with Mike Flynn in the White House, Acting SecDef Chris Miller “shocked” the Defense Department by halting the Biden transition

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For a bit of a comic relief, I offer yet another treasonous Flynn brother, Joe, who spends an extraordinary amount of time trolling me on my Substack. 🤷‍♂️

In this clip on a #QAnon show, Joe Flynn has a great fucking question. Why did the Biden administration give Charles Flynn, who actively prevented the defense of the Capitol, a promotion to Commanding General of US Army Pacific in charge of 90,000 troops?
#ArrestAllFlynns
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https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-three-brothers

A Tale of Three Brothers

Watch now (2 min) | Charlie Flynn is preparing for war with China. Mike is creating a fifth column for Putin. Joe is trolling me through email. Seriously, wtf?

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@johnettesnuggs @jimstewartson @Gal_suburban where are you sourcing these documents??
@johnettesnuggs @indubitablydubin @Gal_suburban The articles are well sourced. Feel free to validate any of them yourself.
@jimstewartson @johnettesnuggs @Gal_suburban do you have them cited somewhere??
@johnettesnuggs @Gal_suburban @indubitablydubin Do you generally wander around social media demanding sources and citations for people’s posts?
@jimstewartson @johnettesnuggs @Gal_suburban yes; unless it’s already there. Seems fair enough. @johnettesnuggs

@indubitablydubin @johnettesnuggs @Gal_suburban No, it’s not. You are asking me to do work I have already done that you could also do yourself. Nothing in my post is remotely controversial. It’s public information. The only conceivable reason you would ask is if you think the “documents” are fake or that I am a dishonest actor in some way.

So, perhaps you may get a better reaction from someone else with this approach. Good luck with that.

@indubitablydubin @jimstewartson @johnettesnuggs @Gal_suburban

Numerous articles are listed on the substack.

It's fine to ask for sources...when there isn't a clear link to a larger form writing in the post to which you replied...with the articles listed.

@indubitablydubin @jimstewartson @Gal_suburban if you look the letter up, you will find the source was the NYT reporter covering Congress, Snopes Fact Checker verified the letter was real, but some of the claims about the content were inaccurate.
@jimstewartson @Gal_suburban
I found it here…among other places on the web when it went around back in Jan. 2021…
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215019853
Jan. 4 memo from Acting DefSec to ArmySec requiring his personal authorization for Nat'l Guard to - Democratic Underground

@jimstewartson @Gal_suburban in their summary they claimed DOD didn't respond on J6 because of confusion. BULLSHIT!
@jimstewartson @Gal_suburban #January6 #insurrection whoa. That is one in-depth, fascinating and scary Part 4. Thank you can’t wait to read the entire thing!

@jimstewartson @Gal_suburban

Why wasn't this memo the centerpiece of the Jan. 6 committee hearings?

@commonsensepaine @jimstewartson That's a great question. Wish I had answer. Cheney did call out Chris Miller when Trump attempted to claim he offered 20k troops, but nothing else came of it. His testimony and public statements contradict. https://twitter.com/gal_suburban/status/1543681880515649536?s=20&t=mfh7lshH1gQsufhZ--fvsg
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“The story changes from his testimony. Miller claims Trump authorized 20k Nat'l Guard troops. Problem is he explicitly said it was to “protect pro Trump people.” As we now know, Trump wanted to lead those armed “pro Trump people” into the Capitol itself. https://t.co/dBqLjdfarb”

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“The President Threw Us Under the Bus”: Embedding With Pentagon Leadership in Trump’s Chaotic Last Week

Throughout the final, frenzied days of the Trump administration, a reporter rode shotgun with the outgoing acting defense secretary, Christopher Miller, the man who, under the distracted eye of his commander in chief, became America’s de facto guardian.

Vanity Fair

@Lolo This article was written by a former CIA operative that was fired for being compromised by Mossad who went on to work for Erik Prince.

Ciralsky’s a full time propagandist.

@jimstewartson I thought it made Miller look worse, so, “good job, Jan”… 😂
@Lolo It’s extremely slick propaganda that fooled every single person in the media. I can tear every line apart because I’m a psycho. One way to tell though is click on his name. His first article is a massive puff piece about blackwater 15 years ago.

@jimstewartson Re: Mike Flynn not getting arrested, I've got a third option to put next to ignorance and deception: the damn pardon.

https://www.justice.gov/pardon/page/file/1341606/download

It was issued on November 25th, at which point I'd bet the insurrection groundwork was already underway, and it is *appallingly* broad. To really get clear of it, they'd either need to find something unrelated (like a Mar-a-Lago classified documents thing) or have judges onside (Clarence Thomas won't allow that).

@jimstewartson Two caveats, though:
1) the pardon doesn't cover *Charles*, and
2) the House can absolutely refer criminal behavior regardless of pardon, and there are principled arguments that they should in fact do so.

But still... that fucking pardon.

@jimstewartson “No intelligence community advance analysis predicted …” 🤦🏻‍♀️
@jimstewartson It's almost like there is a big brown bucket of malignant ice cream and the committee has carved a clean scoop out of it to present to justice, but the bucketful remains...

@jimstewartson Riggleman wants the same outcomes that many of us want... not just the facade (trump) but all of those pieces that served it, who coordinated with the Cap Police to leave them understaffed, why didn't the Pentagon respond more quickly? who coordinated intel with the Jan 6 assaulters? who paid for this?

while taking down Trump is important, the others are just as to cut off this fascism at the knees. #jan6cmte

@jimstewartson I remember retweeting those messages across Twitter to prevent even worse violence from happening. Those efforts made a huge difference. As bad as January 6th was, it could have been so far worse. Thank you for starting that message.
@jimstewartson never trust a Cheney. We had a chance to prevent all of this in 2008, but the institution protected the institution. Bush and Dick are still war criminals and 20 years later, they’re lauded as heroes in comparison to Trump. Trump didn’t create a mercenary nightmare, he uses the one Cheney and Bush made. Probably should get off social media for a while considering I’m infuriated by all of them at this point.
@jimstewartson Disgusted by the number of folks hyping her for speaker, or for a run in ‘24. I admire her commitment to the Constitution and rule of law, but she is one of the most conservative members of Congress. My support and admiration have a very hard limit.
@jimstewartson I agree--the J6 committee is scratching the surface.
@jimstewartson This allows them to freak out and out themselves, or make dumb ass mistakes. It also allows DOJ to see everything before it is all released. That's my guess.
@NiaMolinari That’s charitable of you. :)
They’ve had two years to freak out. They need to get charged.
@jimstewartson For those wanting to read it, the meat of the Referrals section appears to start on page 78.
@jimstewartson A great deal of sound and fury signifying nothing (and I say this as an annoyed lefty). House Ethics committee referral lol ok boys that's gonna make them shit their pants
@jimstewartson Stop me if you've heard this one before: #ArrestMikeFlynn