Open-source intelligence analysts reported that Crooks didn’t appear to use mainstream social media channels such as Facebook or Instagram and had an almost negligible internet footprint, which is highly unusual for a 20-year-old. Instead, analysts said that Crooks corresponded with friends and associates on a Discord server that they were now trying to access.
Discord servers are restricted ring-fenced sections of the internet. They are often used by gaming groups and communities as secure chat rooms but are also used by fringe organisations to push their ideologies and discuss wild conspiracy theories and plots.
Here’s a screenshot fwiw
https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/87f6f099-7393-4e8a-9b9e-7d060c681880.jpeg
Definitely maybe.
I don’t think it has lasting power with Reps or Dems - Dems don’t want violence and both know who Trump is. Plus there’s just the insta bio to go by afaik, and since fakes were supposedly created, it’s veracity will always be questioned.
My guess? …Reps use the event to push a different narrative and that’s what everyone starts to talk about instead. So yeah, it goes away. Or else maybe the international media will keep it alive? Seems unlikely.
