exlibrismama | 228 points | Nov 17 2016 02:28:22

BREAKING: Jack Posobiec Just Booted From Comet Ping Pong On Periscope

http://planetfreewill.com/2016/11/17/breaking-citizen-journalist-kicked-comet-ping-pong-periscoping/

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MirrorMirrorRTJ | 37 points | Nov 17 2016 02:44:45

I really think people expect to go in there and see some kind of blatantly illegal activity out in the open...

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exlibrismama | 46 points | Nov 17 2016 02:55:14

I think the fact that they were so eager to kick them out was pretty surprising, actually.

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CatacystFPV | 34 points | Nov 17 2016 02:59:42

For real. I know people who Snapchat and all that all the time in restaurants and nobody gets offended, especially staff. Sketchy.

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exlibrismama | 35 points | Nov 17 2016 03:01:09

Exactly. I'm trying to remain skeptical, I really am. As a journalist I try not to just allow my wild speculation all over the internet, it's a tough call but I think this story is definitely moving away from conspiracy and into definitely something fucked up.

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 28 points | Nov 17 2016 03:05:11

The dude was visibly nervous. You know someone warned him these two were coming in.

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RaineCycle | 9 points | Nov 17 2016 06:36:31

or these 2 idiots have zero idea what they're doing. It's like they've never seen law and order or something.

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kuburga | 8 points | Nov 17 2016 08:11:25

If you were working at some pizza restaurant and hadn't done anything illegal but people on the internet were "connecting the dots" and accusing you of being a pedophile sex ring worker and if someone came to broadcast inside your workplace you could easily think it's one of the people who are giving you the worst name possible for no reason and could fucking kick him out. If this is all true I would love it to come out but this "someone warned them" kind of speculation is straight out fooling yourself.

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TheCrimsonCorndog | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 08:24:08

Yeah for real. The fact that they're getting upset about all of this, denying it, changing their logos, etc. isn't damning at all. It's just common fucking sense. Nobody wants to be associated with that kind of thing whether it's true or not.

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DinosBiggestFan | 7 points | Nov 17 2016 11:50:39

It's still suspicious that their logos were that way in the first place, considering context.

I'm not ready to jump on this type of thing, but I do see a ton of coincidental and circumstantial evidence, and at a certain point you just have to decide if it's enough for you to jump in or not.

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kuburga | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 13:02:01

This sub is going extremely fastly into a foil hat sub where even if there is some truth to be found or research to be done, they are being buried under "Oh there is a photo of Hillary with what looks like a sore in her mouth so she must be a cannibal." kind of shitposts. One guy said that the goat in a pizza place's logo had a triangle necklace where the animal has a fucking bell around its neck. It's terrible.

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jkess04 | 3 points | Nov 17 2016 15:35:02

seriously. There was a post yesterday that put together all the actual connections and "facts" that have been dug up so far, but because it contained too much personal information of non public people it was removed. But it was a clear concise outline of what has actually been found, without passing too much personal opinion on each piece of information. Clearly some of these people like Podesta have some dark tastes, and when you are in a position of power people tend to take advantage of that, so I am not ready to dismiss all of this. But people going full on conspiracy about any little piece of anything discredits the rest of the actual legit work being done. However I think one major difference between now and all of the conspiracies surrounding the Clintons and this group of people in the past, is that where the people at the top could cut investigations and prosecutions off at the political level, now that all of this information is accessible on the internet, it will be much more difficult for them to just have a judge or prosecutor drop a case, or even worse, mysteriously commit suicide. If any of these ties, connections or facts can be proven in the public domain of the internet, there will be little they can do to cover it all up.

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Haplo781 | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 23:46:44

OK but if they're innocent kicking people out is gonna look bad whereas not kicking them out is gonna tend to clear their name.

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kuburga | 1 points | Nov 18 2016 06:50:22

Sure, the right course of action is open to discussion but we are not the (assuming innocence) employer who has to go through all this. He tells him in video "I know this is a joke to you but don't you see what the people are writing? My employers are getting death threats." so he is obviously thinking the periscope guy is one of the people who are actively hurting him, his employers and his business. It's his decision and reaction and it's definitely seems like a natural response either way.

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mystic314 | 5 points | Nov 17 2016 09:10:24

I wish they would have gone in under the radar, and recorded their experience on the sly, a la James O'Keefe. I think the results would have been different that way.

Bottom line though: Comet Ping Pong knows what's up.

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whatthepizza | 5 points | Nov 17 2016 04:54:14

It is conspiracy though. Real conspiracy, like many other instances of high level collusion for illegal or unethical purposes.

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PatrioticDeplo | 20 points | Nov 17 2016 03:49:29

Could be as simple as D.C. big wigs getting pissed, but with the recent attention on this place, they KNOW we're on their fucking tails.

Keep on them. Do not let them escape. They will tire.

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djklbd | 11 points | Nov 17 2016 04:55:44

This^

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RecklessRatRedditor | 3 points | Nov 17 2016 07:18:54

#persistencehunting

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Haplo781 | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 23:45:20

It would be a lot better cover if it were a group of college-age girls. Especially if they seemed slightly drunk.

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pizzapartywithkids | 9 points | Nov 17 2016 03:58:52

Definitely need more context to the exchange. Lets assume a situation of innocence for a moment, thousands of people are attacking you online about being a pedo and running a pedoring out of your restaurant. Probably puts people on edge a bit.

That said, I'd expect that fuck to be on edge if he was doing some highly illegal shit out of his shop and people were on to him as well.

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trumpceratops | 2 points | Nov 17 2016 11:51:13

lil bit.

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djklbd | 6 points | Nov 17 2016 04:55:15

Agreed, seems a little drastic for an "innocent pizza place" to kick out someone recording with their phone.

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MyPenWroteThis | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 14:48:22

I dont think so.... this pizzagate stuff is compelling but that guy walked into a restaurant where employees almost assuredly are being threatened frequently, and then recorded everything that was going on and expected it to go over well?

Thats just a video of some guy harassing pizza shop employees until he gets kicked out. Whether or not they're doing illegal activity in the back doesn't change anything, he probably would've been booted from a lot of places.

Also where are you a journalist for if you dont mind me asking? This comet pizza video is suuuuuuuper thin to kick up this much of a response....

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Yahwehs_Servant | 1 points | Nov 19 2016 19:50:36

He wasn't "harassing" employees. Asking where restrooms are and if Foos Ball was free don't really seem like odd questions someone would ask if they're never been there before.

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djklbd | 25 points | Nov 17 2016 04:53:31

"However, kicking out citizen journalists who are not causing any trouble when you are trying to prove you are an innocent pizza restaurant does not appear to be the best tactic."

Agreed. These idiots need a lesson in damage control...It's too late Jimmy-P, your ship is sinking.

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 24 points | Nov 17 2016 02:29:40

He's in Besta Pizza right now, nothing too suspicious except some sort of two way mirror.

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[deleted] | 21 points | Nov 17 2016 04:38:28

The two-way mirror was one of the least suspicious things, still a bit weird though. Place looked like it could be a front. Dude working there seemed pretty shady, kept going to a computer to text someone (could be orders, but they said it didn't look like that) and there were a lot of cameras, some facing inside. On the board, completely out of context there was an odd picture of this creepy building with a ladder going up to a door with the caption "live your dream" and "if you want to live upstairs, go for it", as well as a notice that said "when you deliver pizza to this address, leave it outside and don't knock".

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 13 points | Nov 17 2016 04:40:06

"when you deliver pizza to this address, leave it outside and don't knock".

WE NEED TO FIND THIS ADDRESS SO WE CAN RUN DOWN THE LEADS /POL/ HAS CREATED

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mertical | 3 points | Nov 17 2016 08:38:01

It's a meme which started in Nigeria: http://www.nairaland.com/2406381/ask-all-questions-building-foundations/7#37085039

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[deleted] | 2 points | Nov 17 2016 05:15:06

I don't think they capped that part on video, the guy Jack said he would put it up later, but it sounded like he was struggling to remember it exactly.

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thecrimsonlion37 | 2 points | Nov 17 2016 10:01:47

When he ordered from Besta Pizza and saw strange delivery instruction for an address he identified at 6232 Station Street. I looked into it. I found a Legation Street not a mile from Besta, but the numbers do not go up that high. I hope we can confirm the number of the house.

I found a Legation Street not a mile from Besta, but the numbers do not go up that high.

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safetythrowaway1234 | 2 points | Nov 17 2016 17:07:18

I created this: http://sli.mg/sqqwqO

The street addresses go from about 3112 to 4130, so assuming those numbers were in the address (but not in that order), we can restrict our search down a bunch as it would not exceed 36XX.

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safetythrowaway1234 | 2 points | Nov 17 2016 17:07:35

I created this: http://sli.mg/sqqwqO

The street addresses go from about 3112 to 4130, so assuming those numbers were in the address (but not in that order), we can restrict our search down a bunch as it would not exceed 36XX.

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 17:12:10

Good! Now we have to double check business listings and the like from the area to see who lives there and who would be getting pizza with no disturbances.

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mertical | 3 points | Nov 17 2016 08:24:13

The wedding company with its ad next to that picture replied to the guy who posted that on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheWediquette/status/799127129359351809

Not saying they are involved in any way but they wished the investigators luck and were not trying to be defensive.

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uckTheSaints | 6 points | Nov 17 2016 11:57:40

How exactly did that business find that tweet? He doesnt @ them.

They were following this dudes feed. Holy shit theyre actually on to something

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mertical | 6 points | Nov 17 2016 12:07:08

Well there were other tweets where they typed out the name of their business while discussing. There are addons on Twitter that alert you whenever you are @'d or your name is typed in a tweet even without tagging.

Or maybe they know they're on to something and are just making sure their own business is in the clear. They wished them luck even, which may hint at them always having a feeling that something was fishy with these pizza places?

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 11 points | Nov 17 2016 02:30:47

Just walked out, he's excited to tell us something.

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exlibrismama | 7 points | Nov 17 2016 02:54:33

I missed this entire thing because Periscope wouldn't work for me at all. Ugh.

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HEINEKEN_F_THAT | -3 points | Nov 17 2016 07:02:12

Seems like you're not a very good journalist

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 11 points | Nov 17 2016 02:43:34

ATTENTION

I can't make a twitter for some reason but we need to know that address he referenced so we can cross check it with the addresses /pol/ is coming up with here http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/98888734

Someone tell them they're reading their feed

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exlibrismama | 3 points | Nov 17 2016 02:54:48

Who is reading their feed?

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 5 points | Nov 17 2016 02:58:23

The guys, a lot of periscopers won't actually read what people are saying but Jack was

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exlibrismama | 4 points | Nov 17 2016 03:01:54

Yeah it's hard to see, what address are you referring to? not sure he'll reply but I can tweet him.

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 9 points | Nov 17 2016 03:04:16

He said there was an address that was labelled "When delivering pizza, drop pizza on ground. Do not knock at this address". What the fuck does that mean, what are they really delivering, and can we find that address anywhere else in the investigation.

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exlibrismama | 5 points | Nov 17 2016 03:12:28

I tweeted him. If he replies I will let you know, I missed that part entirely.

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 9 points | Nov 17 2016 03:13:02

I could not imagine what sort of place would get pizza delivered but require no disturbance.

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CordouroyStilts | 4 points | Nov 17 2016 05:01:47

Parents with a baby they just got to bed.

Source: delivered pizza for years.

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IncreasinglyAlarmed | 5 points | Nov 17 2016 05:04:52

Bullshit. I used to work at a pizza joint, if you don't pick up the phone we don't deliver.

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CordouroyStilts | 2 points | Nov 17 2016 05:09:08

If they pay ahead of time and request it be left on the porch we had no problem doing it.

Im not saying its nothing, Im saying it MIGHT be nothing.

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trumpceratops | 10 points | Nov 17 2016 05:59:20

It's too bad he acted like a complete idiot. I feel like he was too nervous, talking to his pocket, wandering around. Be chill son.

I wonder what happened between the point where he turned it off and the next stream started. wtf. It seems like they're hiding something but this is just alerting them that people are looking into what's going on there.

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the_sharpest_knife | 10 points | Nov 17 2016 07:15:04

https://twitter.com/TheWediquette/status/799147088332357636

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lord_dvorak | 10 points | Nov 17 2016 10:04:34

Oh they're calling it an alt-right conspiracy now... that's cute.

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trumpceratops | 3 points | Nov 17 2016 11:54:02

Who cares what they call it. There will be little salvation when they're sitting in a jail cell.

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pixxatoss | 8 points | Nov 17 2016 05:05:33

98723759

There is a connection between McCann & Podesta, through a deceased Freud, I'm sure you recognize that name.

Clement Freud; yes that same Freud family line, met with the McCann parents in his villa. A woman named Sara Latham who worked for John Podesta in 1995 & 1996, who is also on Hillary For America with him, also knows Clement Freud from working for Freud Communications.

Also remember the Freud family was close with the Rothschild family in Britain, Clement Freud was a pedophile too, his wife had to apologize to victims.

Found this on 4chan. I don't know if this violates the rules, because it references dead people.

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trumpceratops | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 11:52:03

wrong thread.

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exlibrismama | 5 points | Nov 17 2016 03:23:32

Just added a weird weird photo to the article from inside Besta Pizza of a ladder up to a door... Hard to explain.

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Filmpolice | 4 points | Nov 17 2016 05:46:45

What are these sick fucks hiding?

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justforthissubred | 6 points | Nov 17 2016 06:28:05

Baby fucking at worst. Maybe just money laundering and extortion/blackmail. Or perhaps nothing except creepy habits. We need more info. Keep digging.

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mertical | 4 points | Nov 17 2016 08:42:36

Hi OP, is this an actual review of Besta pizza? The reviewer says the staff were acting strangely and thought they were hiding something: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cxb8UDpVQAAHqaV.jpg

I cannot find that review on Yelp.

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RealGsDontSleep | 2 points | Nov 17 2016 17:34:49

Good catch

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thecrimsonlion37 | 4 points | Nov 17 2016 09:49:13

When he ordered from Besta Pizza and saw strange delivery instruction for an address he identified at 6232 Station Street. I looked into it. I found a Legation Street not a mile from Besta, but the numbers do not go up that high. I hope we can confirm the number of the house.

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safetythrowaway1234 | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 17:06:54

I created this: http://sli.mg/sqqwqO

The street addresses go from about 3112 to 4130, so assuming those numbers were in the address (but not in that order), we can restrict our search down a bunch as it would not exceed 36XX.

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Zerwas | 3 points | Nov 17 2016 14:33:00

He couldn't have acted more suspiciously and obvious. From the talking about infiltrating in front of the place up to acting super unnatural while entering...
Every normal person would have seen immediately that they are not just normal customers, even if they didn't have anything to hide.

That spy game was pathetic. And the people working there are definitely on high alert so no wonder they knew what was up in like 3 seconds and kicked his ass out.

I don't understand how someone can behave in such a self-incrminiating way if you do something like this.

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Haplo781 | 2 points | Nov 17 2016 23:43:02

So Periscope says the video can't be played, anyone have a mirror?

Also, if you're gonna livestream, put your phone in your breast pocket with the camera sticking out and DON'T SAY OR DO ANYTHING TO DRAW ATTENTION TO IT.

If asked about PizzaGate, act confused and say you're just visiting from out of town and read their amazing Yelp reviews. If they ask to see your phone or try to grab it, act exactly how you would if it happened anywhere else. Tell them it's your property, they've got no right to touch it, and you'll have them charged with assault if they don't back off.

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DerpyHooves1980 | 1 points | Nov 17 2016 19:08:31

He said that the owner was Using a walkie talkie , common in the navy since it's signal penetrates deep into concrete and steel.

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Lego4366 | 1 points | Nov 18 2016 15:56:27

CTR here also! Damn!

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