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[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

This was a culmination of a multi year millions of dollars project. There was probably a team of military psychologists reading every post he had ever made, researching his other affairs, a degree of hyper focus that almost nobody on the planet would be worth pursuing.

There was an episode of darknet diaries about much more ordinary people getting set up like that.

I don't feel bad for him though, that's life in the fast lane for ya.