Anyone following this bullshit in Oregon? They've put out the call for snacks because they didn't pack enough food.
This #daddysworeanoath horseshit is also worth a laugh
tl/dl
#hungrypatriot
Jon Ritzheimer
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Jon Ritzheimer
Jon Ritzheimer pictured in 2015
Citizenship United States
Organization 3 Percenters,
Oath Keepers
Known for Militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
Home town Phoenix, Arizona
Jon Ritzheimer is an American affiliated with the
3 Percenters.
[1] In numerous social media posts, Ritzheimer has established his passionate opposition to
Islam, the
Bureau of Land Management, and talk show host
Anderson Cooper.
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Early life
A former
United States Marine and veteran of the
Iraq War, Ritzheimer grew up in
Lakeside, California.
[2][1] While serving in Iraq he received a certificate of commendation for engaging three suspected insurgents in 2005.
[3] According to Ritzheimer, he was discharged from the Marine Corps for violating its tattoo policy.
[4] The Corps' tattoo policy prohibits tattoos on arms below the elbow, on legs below the knee, on the head or neck, as well as any tattoo on any part of the body that is "sexist, racist, vulgar, anti-american, anti-social, gang related, or extremest group or organization related."
[5]
Activities
Ritzheimer first attracted national attention in May 2015 when he began pacing in front of a
mosque near his residence in
Phoenix, Arizona wearing a t-shirt that had "Fuck Islam" imprinted on it.
[1] Later that month he organized what media characterized as an "anti-Muslim protest" outside the mosque that drew 250 people.
[1][6] During an interview on
CNN about the protest, Ritzheimer compared himself to the signers of the
United States Declaration of Independence.
[7] He later started a
GoFundMe campaign to raise $10 million which would be used, he said, to either finance his life in hiding (he had earlier alleged "they’re calling for lone wolves to come and behead me") or to challenge
John McCain for
United States Senate.
[8]
In June 2015, Ritzheimer posted a video to his Facebook page. In the video, in which he appeared shirtless, Ritzheimer claimed "
hackers have ruined my life", alleging that he was a victim of
identity theft by persons who had publicly exposed his
social security number and
credit cardinformation. He went on to explain that he was also suffering from
malnutrition and that his earlier wearing of the "Fuck Islam" t-shirt was "distasteful" and "stupid."
[9]
By September, the anti-government group
Oath Keepers reported they were in the process of expelling Ritzheimer from their organization after he suddenly announced detailed plans to "arrest"
United States Senator Debbie Stabenow for
treason.
[10] In response, Ritzheimer said that he was withdrawing his membership from the group. The
U.S. Capitol Police, which is responsible for the protection of members of Congress, meanwhile announced they had started coordinating with police in
Michigan, Stabenow's home state, to monitor attempts by Ritzheimer or confederates to carry out the threat of "arrest".
[11]
The following month, the
FBI issued a warning to local law enforcement about Ritzheimer after he posted a
YouTube video of himself brandishing a firearm and declaring his intent to confront staff at
The Islamic Post, a small newspaper in
Hancock, New York, in response to the paper's labeling him as "an American Taliban."
[12] In January 2016, Ritzheimer participated in the
militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
[13][14]
Ritzheimer operates an
ecommerce website called Rogue Infidel which sells t-shirts and
bumper stickers emblazoned with either "Fuck Islam" or "Fuck Anderson Cooper."
[15]
Personal life
Ritzheimer is married and has two children.
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