U.S. Marshals and FBI agents had to forcibly detain 34-year-old Vitali Gossjankowski after he refused to surrender in court.

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    1 year ago

    I know its superficial but Vitali Gossjankowski doesn’t exactly sound like the White American name you’d expect from one of these “patriots”

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      He looks like one of those alt-right incel people. I don’t think he’s realized it yet, but his privilege card just got revoked. Also, let’s see:

      Sent harassing and threatening messages to a DC Police detective assigned to the FBI task force that worked on Gossjankowski’s case, including antisemitic, homophobic and racist epithets and suggested the officer should be violently sexually assaulted

      Instagram posts referring to FBI agents and law enforcement in antisemitic and homophobic terms and called them “animalistic subhumans.” The posts also contained the names, email addresses and phone numbers of prosecutors, law enforcement and even court staff involved in the case. At least one post urged Gossjankowski’s followers to “inundate” Valentini’s inbox with messages.

      Defense lawyers argued that the defendant was just venting …