Other posts are clearer, "I'm going to say that. [Attorney General Merrick] Garland needs to be assassinated. So simple Another user posted, "Kill all feeds."
Users have also encouraged others to post the address of the judge who appears to have signed the investigation warrant. "I can see a rope around my neck," read the comment below the judge's photo.
One of the users of the forum on Monday night was a convicted US Capitol mob.
One reply to a top-class "lock and load" post came from an account with username bananaguard62 and was asked, "Are you in the Cold War at this point?" rice field.
After scrutinizing bananaguard62's posts, Advance Democracy, a non-partisan non-profit organization conducting public interest surveys, has identified Tyler Welsh Slaeker as running an account.
Slaeker was indicted by the Justice Department last summer in connection with the January 6 attack. According to court filings, Slaker's step-in-law provided information to the FBI about his presence in the Capitol and became one of the many January 6 riots handed over by his family.
He was initially charged with four nonviolent misdemeanors and pleaded guilty to one charge of entering a restricted building in June. His ruling is scheduled for November.
It may be difficult to distinguish between an empty threat of online violence and a serious threat, but it cannot be ignored, said the former US Senate, who led the investigation into the use of torture by the CIA. Investigator Daniel J. Jones said. He runs Advance Democracy, a non-partisan, non-profit organization that conducts public interest surveys.
"We see conspiracy rhetoric from elected civil servants, political leaders, and political entertainers fueling calls for real-world violence," Jones said. Stated. "Conspiracy and divisive rhetoric from elected civil servants and those who should know better continues to undermine our institutions and democracy at an alarming rate."
Parliamentary security officials told CNN shortly after news of the investigation order broke on Monday night, U.S. Capitol police began discussing potential violent rhetoric surveillance and plans. ..
Of particular concern, security officials said violence could be directed at members of the House of Representatives or other federal law enforcement agencies.
Parliament police refused to comment on the security plan.
A post discovered by CNN called for violence against FBI agents. The FBI refused to comment on posts or broader security concerns because of violent rhetoric.
After the January 6 attack, alternative social media platforms became popular among Trump supporters after companies such as Facebook and Twitter banned Trump and other celebrities spreading election conspiracy theories. It was an election.
But the story of violence is not limited to more fringed platforms.
Jones, whose group Advance Democracy has been tracking online threats since the FBI investigation on Monday, is agitating more violent rhetoric by political leaders posting on major social media accounts. Said.
"The attack on the Capitol on January 6 showed that the calls for political violence online could not be ignored, even if the theory behind those calls for violence was fringed. Even though, "Jones said.
