Pelosi Attack Pinned on MAGA Without a Shred of Evidence

A prime example of speculation transformed into politically expedient fact.

Here we have a video of a “journalist” taking orders pertaining to what he can and cannot say. He is basically told to follow the narrative—the man who assaulted Paul Pelosi is a MAGA assassin.

Austin Frisch  @FrischReport

Reporter on hot mic after San Francisco Police Press Conference regarding Paul Pelosi On the phone with boss: "Hey so is this the dude that is a former nudist dude?" "Yea okay, is it okay to say any of that stuff?" "Nope?"

If the information coming out is accurate—possibly confirmed by the SF cops—David DePape is a transient and nudist with mental issues. The usual suspects immediately made him out to be a MAGA zombie, minus any evidence. Twitter is now rife with unsubstantiated accusations repeated by a gaggle of blue checkers.

Rolling Stone posted an article lickety-split, not bothering to provide evidence—no link to the blog or mention that his Facebook page was taken down so we are unable to verify this irresponsible speculation a few days before the midterm elections.

At the time of his arrest on Friday, DePape, 42, maintained a subscription-model blog where he vented rage over Covid-19 precautions and espoused beliefs shared by the conspiracist QAnon movement. The page also includes dedicated sections for Holocaust denial, climate change denial, transphobia, racism, misogyny, voter fraud conspiracy theories, Second Amendment absolutism, screeds against groomers and “pedos,” and trashing actress Amber Heard, the ex-wife of Johnny Depp.

Here we have an Antifa member—a group engaged in the sort of violence DePape allegedly committed—claiming to have screenshots of the alleged attacker’s blog. The link provided indicates the page no longer exists, so we can’t fact-check. This alone throws the baseless accusation in the trash.

Clovis Antifa 🌹 @ClovisAntifa

Right wing media is going to try to paint David DePape as a left wing extremist because he's from Berkeley, but one look at his Wordpress shows he's clearly been radicalized by the right. godisloving.wordpress.com

Here we have a blue checker widening the political divide:

Jeff Stein @SpyTalker

Trump and his QAnon Republican enablers are responsible for triggering crazy people like David DePape, 42, dentified by police Friday as the suspect in the assault on Paul Pelosi at the speaker’s San Francisco home.

cnn.comAlleged Paul Pelosi attacker posted multiple conspiracy theories | CNN PoliticsThe man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, and an acquaintance told CNN that he seemed “out of touch with reality.”

No evidence or rational discussion, merely political partisanship.

I have no idea if the following is true or even remotely accurate. It was supposedly posted by The San Francisco Chronicle. I don’t do paywalls, so not sure if any of this even exists. Naturally, the Chronicle should be expected to jump on the partisan bandwagon. It’s San Francisco, after all.

Possum Reviews @ReviewsPossum

UPDATE: The man accused of assaulting Paul Pelosi has been identified as David DePape, a former Berkeley student and nudist activist who wrote a blog full of antisemitic conspiracy theories. He is at least formerly a member of the Green Party. Screenshots because of paywall.

Possum Reviews @ReviewsPossum

Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul was "violently assaulted" by someone who broke into their home in San Francisco. Nancy was not there at the time. Paul is expected to make a full recovery. Suspect is in custody. No motivation for the attack has been established yet. https://t.co/E8z42LYUXn

Here is another blue checker going off on speculation in a fact-free vacuum. Sorry, screen captures don’t cut it. This guy works for the BBC.

Shayan Sardarizadeh @Shayan86

Paul Pelosi attacker David Wayne Depape's online footprint shows he was into a range of conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, Covid, vaccines and "Satanic paedophiles". Conspiracy theories aren't just words on the internet. They can radicalise some people into violence.

Another blue checker, predictably allergic to plausible evidence. His former employers include The New York Times and Newsweek.

Kurt Eichenwald @kurteichenwald

Gee, what a shock. David Depape, guy who attacked Paul Pelosi, is a full-scale Trumper who bought into every conspiracy theory sold by @GOPLeader @TuckerCarlson Trump @RepMTG @laurenboebert etc. Also sounds like QAnon cultist, like Greene. Trump is directly courting Q ppl now.

Blue checkers are going off all over Twitter. Here’s another baseless, easily forged screen capture that is designed to convince you the guy was a MAGA assassin. Ms. Caraballo is self-described as a “wise Latina,” a “gender tech” (whatever that is), and part of the Harvard blob:

Alejandra Caraballo @Esqueer_

David DePape, the guy who broke into Nancy Pelosi's house and wanted to assassinate her, had a conspiracy theory blog that reads like a Tucker Carlson monologue.

Next, blue checker Michael Thalen, a guy I once worked with, adding to the pile of confusing, unverified, unsubstantiated nonsense passed off as evidence. His journalistic research includes the same questionable screen capture as noted above:

Mikael Thalen @MikaelThalen

A blog run by David Depape, the Berkley man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer, has articles titled 'Hitler did nothing wrong,' 'Black pilled,' and 'Pedophile normalization.'

It looks like that Rolling Stone article is rapidly becoming a touchstone for speculation accepted as truth, for no other reason than it fits a certain inflexible political ideology. Ms. Ifill is a senior fellow at the Ford Foundation, a “philanthropic” operation used as a funding cover for the CIA:

Sherrilyn Ifill @SIfill_

David DePape, Alleged Paul Pelosi Attacker, Shared QAnon Beliefs – Rolling Stone

rollingstone.comPaul Pelosi’s Alleged Attacker Raged About ‘Pedos,’ Shared QAnon BeliefsDavid DePape had been blogging for at least 15 years, with his views growing more extreme over time, an analysis by Rolling Stone found

This absurd meme—all MAGA zombies are vicious assassins—will be harped on ad nauseam until the election. It is an attempt to influence the election with misinformation and fictional stories (and all “news” stories are fictional unless definitively proven otherwise).

Both Democrats and Republicans—the corporate uniparty—habitually tell lies, make mountains out of ridiculous molehills, cravenly repeat national security state narratives, and strive to manipulate what is basically a sleepwalking public.

The message sent is crystal clear—vote for Republicans or MAGA candidates and you support domestic terrorists and assassins.

No mention of James Hodgkinson. He doesn't fit the narrative.