carisjames (pizzagate)

submitted ago by frankgrimes1776

Hey all, new to pizzagate and doing some investigating. First, i see a lot of posts on this topic are almost 10 months old, is this subject dead? Anyway, if you go to usa.gov and search for carisjames, the first result is king of strange:

Report Child Abuse and Neglect | cfsa cfsa.dc.gov/service/report-child-abuse-and-neglect Report Child Abuse and Neglect. CFSA takes reports of child abuse and neglect 24 hours a day, seven days a week at (202) 671-SAFE or (202) 671-7233.

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frankgrimes1776 ago

Like I said, I am new to voat and to pizzagate, but I'm having a very hard time trying to navigate this topic. I know I'm a new comer, but we really need to get some organizational procedure here if we want to make any kind of difference. Maybe that exists already and I just don't know what I'm doing, but if someone could fill me in I would greatly appreciate it.

PS - everyone involved in this open source investigation should take necessary means to protect yourself. I've decided to just use one device for this topic and to be on the safe side, I am using IVPN when doing anything related. Last night a very strange thing happened to my computer. I was just sending an email on the topic and all of the sudden my computer froze. CTRL+ALT+DEL had no affect, i was left completely helpless (was not using vpn at this point). All of the sudden, my camera light came on for at least 30 seconds. I could not move my mouse, keyboard, nothing. I even tried holding down the power button which should bypass everything and just shut my computer down, but that didn't work. After about 10 seconds of holding the button, the camera light went off and I regained control. Coincidence, maybe, but I've had this computer for almost 2 years and never had a freeze up. Plus I've been in IT for almost 30 years, never seen anything like it. Moral of story, be careful. Could be nothing, could be something, but I will er on the side of caution. Thanks.

weeds-in-the-garden ago

I'm having a very hard time trying to navigate this topic.

Most of our resources have been wiped from the web.

we really need to get some organizational procedure

That was tried, it broke. v/pizzagate isn't even the place where most actual investigators post anymore. You have to find stuff all around the boards.

but if someone could fill me in I would greatly appreciate it

Not likely, unfortunately with all of the shit that has happened you'll have to gain trust. You know, normal opsec stuff.

I am using IVPN when doing anything related

VPNs are not as secure as you may think. They obfuscate your IP address, but the fact that you're using a middleman that can inject code is kind of stupid.

CTRL+ALT+DEL

Use Linux. You should know it's better hardened then windows.

All of the sudden, my camera light came on for at least 30 seconds

Hey you have a remote access trojan / remote administrator tool (rat). Looks like you already picked up a friend. http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/remote-access-tool/

I even tried holding down the power button which should bypass everything and just shut my computer down, but that didn't work.

Unplug the machine / battery dip shit.

Plus I've been in IT for almost 30 years, never seen anything like it.

I've been in IT for 7, this shit is normal.

but I will er on the side of caution.

Bit late for that.

Votescam ago

weeds --

... v/pizzagate isn't even the place where most actual investigators post anymore. You have to find stuff all around the boards

I've noticed that ... sadly.

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micha_ ago

Discussions on voat vanish from the top, no matter how bigly they are discussed, and there is no way to bring them back up again, because of this incredibly stupid idea, to rank topics by the rate of new upvotes. No way that thoughtful and long discussions draw the attention they need.

Votescam ago

micha --

I know I fail to get back to articles or to find them ....

and there is no way to bring them back up again, because of this incredibly stupid idea, to rank topics by the rate of new upvotes. No way that thoughtful and long discussions draw the attention they need.

weeds-in-the-garden ago

between the spam and spam killing (which probably took out good content, at least bruised egos) a lot of people stopped posting here.

Votescam ago

Are they at more secure places? I've been invited to a website preparing for time of more censorship, actually. Have they changed the hash tags?

weeds-in-the-garden ago

??? - I haven't been serious about this stuff for some time. Try the page, don't reveal too much, see if they're serious.

Votescam ago

We're both being cryptic -- What I tried to say was are they still working under "Pizzagate" banner or is there a new title for the investigations?

weeds-in-the-garden ago

Many people have dropped the banner, and are just hunting pedophiles. There are some who are using the pizzagate hash tag.

Votescam ago

OK ... then I may be able to track them. And I will also look at Reddit where I presume there is still a lot of posting on this subject. thank you!

frankgrimes1776 ago

Wow, understood and appreciate you taking the time to reply. But now I'm not sure what to do in regards to my anonymity since I've apparently compromised myself. Guess I'll have to do some thinking on it. Is there any kind of "Voat Best Practices" guide for those who want to get involved as far as self protection? Thanks.

Dressage2 ago

Voat Best Practices Guide is the mods just delete your shit and you are SOL. That is why most of the serious researchers have left. Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by.

frankgrimes1776 ago

any idea where they have gone?

Dressage2 ago

No, I do not.

weeds-in-the-garden ago

I haven't seen a thread like that for over 7 months. My personal best practice is to disable the microphone and camera at the bios, add a bit of duct tape over the camera if it's a laptop.

Disable geolocation

https://techlogon.com/2013/04/23/how-to-disable-geolocation-in-ie-chrome-or-firefox/

Get used to checking domain names before clicking on links. (example https://voat.co/v/AskVoat/2101425/10360270/10#10360270))

Make sure you don't download anything with macros that can hurt your system (generally avoid .doc/.docx and other microsoft shit) from unknown sources.

Run AV on a regular basis, along with spybot etc.

I'd seriously advice if you're on windows to use https://www.sandboxie.com/ (I pirated an old version of this when on windows, it's beautiful).

If you need to obfuscate your IP address TOR is a better option then VPN (depending on usage). But you should have a look at this, I don't really trust middle systems that much. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QT4YJn7oVI

Seriously, I wouldn't worry about being doxxed once or twice unless you have a huge footprint on the web.

frankgrimes1776 ago

I am very careful as far as downloading things and emails. I've never got a virus in all my years. I use a paid vpn service which is costing me $100 a year so I would assume they are pretty good. Thanks for the advice, will look into all of it.