Friday, February 5, 2021

Tracking Down The Rioters: The Ladies' Man



One by one, Federal law enforcement is tracking down and arresting the right-wing Trumpist domestic terrorists who attacked the Capitol on January 6. In another "Tracking Down The Rioters" episode, we found this New York Times profile of a pathetic misogynist who was arrested on January 20 and is being held without bond for felonies committed that day:

"For $150, Brad Holiday’s customers could purchase and download a package of dating tips and tricks he called his “Attraction Accelerator.” The batch of files featured advice from Mr. Holiday, a self-styled Manhattan dating coach, about things like the best facial serums and pickup lines, and his thoughts on the viciousness of the opposite sex.

But tucked between videos denigrating women and reviews of height-boosting shoes were other guides: how to defeat Communists, expose what he claimed were government pedophilia cabals, and properly wield a Glock.

On Jan. 20, F.B.I. agents arrested the man, whose real name is Samuel Fisher, outside his apartment on the Upper East Side in connection with his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Stashed in his Chevrolet Tahoe, parked on East 88th Street, investigators found a shotgun, machetes and more than a thousand rounds of ammunition, according to court records."  (our emphasis)

Oh cool, he has an alias. That's not sketchy at all. As you might imagine, Fisher's approach to dating was a bit, to put it kindly, retro chauvinistic, according to the article. It's much in line with the far-right pseudo-masculine, incel culture (represented by the "Proud" Boys) where these armed, puffed up losers are finding continual rejection by women to be their badge of honor. A full reading of the article explores his misogyny and cultish admiration for demagogue and fellow loser Donald "Mango Mussolini" Trump as a product of that culture.

Again, check out the FBI page on the Capitol riot and see if you can ID a thug.

(photos: From "Holiday" / Fisher's Facebook page. The FBI thanks you, Brad / Samuel.)


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