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Jose Garcia

(2,595 posts)
Mon Apr 17, 2023, 05:00 PM Apr 2023

Stop the Steal' Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics

Source: The Daily Beast

A key figure in the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” campaign has apologized after being accused of asking teenage boys for sexual pictures.

Ali Alexander has become one of the most ubiquitous figures in the MAGA movement. Trump himself reportedly requested that Alexander speak at his rally before the riot, with his appearance only quashed by a last-minute intervention from Trump’s aides. But this week, Alexander stands at the center of a scandal that raises questions about how powerful men in the far-right treat their younger acolytes.

“This is so gay,” Alexander said in a statement issued Friday night that addressed the allegations in broad terms.

Alexander, who has described himself as bisexual in the past, added that he was “battling with same-sex attraction.”

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-alexander-apologizes-after-being-accused-of-asking-teen-boys-for-sexual-pics

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Stop the Steal' Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics (Original Post) Jose Garcia Apr 2023 OP
"...battling with same-sex attraction." dchill Apr 2023 #1
+1 n/t sybylla Apr 2023 #10
of a minor, no less. XorXor Apr 2023 #11
Goes without saying, if they're not underage... dchill Apr 2023 #14
Because of the way the media and social media works, we do sometimes see headlines like this XorXor Apr 2023 #17
it doesn't matter if they are 19 or 99.... getagrip_already Apr 2023 #29
Media be like, "Sexual harassment of *young men*" Oneironaut Apr 2023 #35
Al Franken. Resigned? Over what again? Rs demanded it, among others... Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #2
More than two dozen Democratic Senators demended that Franken resign Jose Garcia Apr 2023 #4
Yes...among others. Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #9
We gave in to their demands Polybius Apr 2023 #18
NEVER AGAIN. CTyankee Apr 2023 #34
Our side is 0 tolerance, as much as we disagree with that IronLionZion Apr 2023 #25
Qanon missed another one IronLionZion Apr 2023 #3
They will no doubt find some way to spin it in a way that doesn't make them doubt their movement's XorXor Apr 2023 #12
Why isn't Rebl2 Apr 2023 #5
This guy should be investigated for some sort of sexual abuse against a minor, or maybe attempted? XorXor Apr 2023 #13
You would think Rebl2 Apr 2023 #20
"battling with same-sex attraction."... for or against? keithbvadu2 Apr 2023 #6
PROSECUTE! Lunabell Apr 2023 #7
There are few people who if I had never seen them before, I would take an automatic dislike TlalocW Apr 2023 #8
This was the first I heard of this guy XorXor Apr 2023 #16
AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE FUCKING "GROOMERS"????? AZ8theist Apr 2023 #15
I have a cute one but nobody asked me. milestogo Apr 2023 #19
Do not forget! Ali is the sweet protege of none other than Roger effing Stone! Ziggysmom Apr 2023 #21
Wonder if they re-enacted the lost scene from Ocean's 11? Crowman2009 Apr 2023 #24
Can someone tell Qanon who the real pedophiles are SouthernDem4ever Apr 2023 #22
Scammy Davis Jr. seems to be projecting again. Crowman2009 Apr 2023 #23
There should be some criminal charges there, like child porn, corrupting minors, etc. IronLionZion Apr 2023 #26
At this point, I'm assuming every time a conservative Torchlight Apr 2023 #27
It's good to know but what else is new? Same hypocrisy, different day...yawn... CTyankee Apr 2023 #28
Teen is a vague term in this case? pwb Apr 2023 #30
I don't get it moose65 Apr 2023 #31
Trump knows the best people Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2023 #32
Sooo many closeted Republicans full of self hatred and shame. NullTuples Apr 2023 #33

dchill

(38,481 posts)
1. "...battling with same-sex attraction."
Mon Apr 17, 2023, 05:03 PM
Apr 2023

No, Ali, you're battling sexual harassment. And you're doing it.

XorXor

(621 posts)
17. Because of the way the media and social media works, we do sometimes see headlines like this
Mon Apr 17, 2023, 08:36 PM
Apr 2023

and then discover it was an 18 or 19 year old. Which may be legal in the eyes of the law, but still is something that many look down upon. Particularly in cases where the is some hypocrisy, power imbalances, huge age differences, etc.. I made sure to read the article carefully to see if it was a minor or not, because of my past experiences with such headlines.

getagrip_already

(14,742 posts)
29. it doesn't matter if they are 19 or 99....
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 10:33 AM
Apr 2023

It can still be sexual harrassment.

If I requested nude pics from a woman and it was unwelcome, it would still be harrassment. It might even be illegal if I persisted after being rebuffed.

If they were underage, that is a whole other set of wrong.

As a species, we are genetically wired to be attracted to young people. Society has determined there is an age that is harmful for us to pursue that, and we agree. But it can still be wrong to pursue people above that age.

Oneironaut

(5,493 posts)
35. Media be like, "Sexual harassment of *young men*"
Wed Apr 19, 2023, 03:46 PM
Apr 2023

Then you read and find out that they’re 15 years old.

 

Alexander Of Assyria

(7,839 posts)
2. Al Franken. Resigned? Over what again? Rs demanded it, among others...
Mon Apr 17, 2023, 05:08 PM
Apr 2023

Maybe the corporate media will handle this scandal the same as that mountain from a molehill…demand consequences of the highest order!

IronLionZion

(45,433 posts)
25. Our side is 0 tolerance, as much as we disagree with that
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 08:22 AM
Apr 2023

the other side tolerates or even encourages all sorts of nasty disgusting perverts and predators. Our side wanted to show a very clear difference to the voters.

IronLionZion

(45,433 posts)
3. Qanon missed another one
Mon Apr 17, 2023, 05:13 PM
Apr 2023

the fact that these predators are all GOP is proof that deep state is covering up liberals.

XorXor

(621 posts)
12. They will no doubt find some way to spin it in a way that doesn't make them doubt their movement's
Mon Apr 17, 2023, 08:05 PM
Apr 2023

rhetoric.

XorXor

(621 posts)
13. This guy should be investigated for some sort of sexual abuse against a minor, or maybe attempted?
Mon Apr 17, 2023, 08:08 PM
Apr 2023

I would think, no?

TlalocW

(15,381 posts)
8. There are few people who if I had never seen them before, I would take an automatic dislike
Mon Apr 17, 2023, 05:41 PM
Apr 2023

on a first view. That guy just oozes entitlement, ego, and general evil.

Torchlight

(3,331 posts)
27. At this point, I'm assuming every time a conservative
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 08:29 AM
Apr 2023

moralizes from the hilltop, he's just hiding his own secret in plain site. As found in the Purloined Letter, 'If such a sinister design isn't worthy of Atreus, it is worthy of Thyestes'

moose65

(3,166 posts)
31. I don't get it
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 12:21 PM
Apr 2023

This guy runs around in white nationalist and white supremacist circles?

He's not white........

NullTuples

(6,017 posts)
33. Sooo many closeted Republicans full of self hatred and shame.
Tue Apr 18, 2023, 09:32 PM
Apr 2023

It's a powder keg, or at the very least solid kompromat the party can use against them. Yet, they don't leave.

From the Daily Beast article: "Milo Yiannopoulos —the controversial British provocateur and one-time Alexander ally—turned on Alexander after Alexander and Fuentes pushed him out of a potentially lucrative position in West’s [sic - refers to Ye] nascent presidential campaign."
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