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bigtree

(94,667 posts)
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 02:55 PM Jan 2022

"Folks, if you ever feel tempted to rent a backhoe and dig escape tunnels in the backyard"

Malcolm Nance @MalcolmNance
SAY GOODBYE TO PRETRIAL RELEASE: “Oath Keeper leader's estranged wife releases photographic evidence of his 'elaborate escape tunnels'”






___Tasha Adams, the estranged wife of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, is providing photographic evidence of the "elaborate escape tunnels" he allegedly constructed in their backyard.

On Wednesday, a federal magistrate judge cited Adams' testimony about the escape tunnels in an order denying Rhodes bond on seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the Capitol insurrection.

A short time later, Adams posted photos corroborating her testimony.

"Folks if you ever feel tempted to rent a backhoe and dig escape tunnels in the backyard of your rental house, keep in mind it may come back to haunt you if you later attempt to overthrow the US government," Adams wrote.

https://www.rawstory.com/stewart-rhodes-2656485935/
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"Folks, if you ever feel tempted to rent a backhoe and dig escape tunnels in the backyard" (Original Post) bigtree Jan 2022 OP
This guy is a nutcase and needs to be in custody LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #1
That or keep the wife happy malaise Jan 2022 #2
She's had a restraining order on him SCantiGOP Jan 2022 #8
One more women hating monster malaise Jan 2022 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author malaise Jan 2022 #13
He was never home. Always out digging tunnels. Captain Zero Jan 2022 #16
Well there you have the proverbial malaise Jan 2022 #22
just like the TFG , digging a deeper hole to put his pos ass in !!!!!!!!!!! monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #35
She is estranged because he was abusive to her and the kids obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #44
Even Elmer J Fudd would be able to catch this dweeb. nt Carlitos Brigante Jan 2022 #3
We'we hunting insuwectionists? lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #26
. Carlitos Brigante Jan 2022 #27
LOL! Poiuyt Jan 2022 #31
That's where they caught Saddam lame54 Jan 2022 #4
Maybe he dug them to escape zombies KS Toronado Jan 2022 #5
Was this before he shot his eye out? plimsoll Jan 2022 #6
He has acknowledged that he doesn't need the eye patch SCantiGOP Jan 2022 #10
What's really badass is the glasses over the eye patch. /s/ OMGWTF Jan 2022 #21
So COSplay. plimsoll Jan 2022 #29
I thought he shot himself in the eye during an accidental firearm discharge? mahina Jan 2022 #42
That's what I've heard SCantiGOP Jan 2022 #43
This is bougie suburban Dallas JCMach1 Jan 2022 #7
OMG Too funny. 😂😂😂. nt okaawhatever Jan 2022 #40
what does "bougie" mean? CTyankee Jan 2022 #52
Urban Dictionary definition JCMach1 Jan 2022 #54
Toss em in his fucking hole Traildogbob Jan 2022 #9
Eypatch guy's wife was abused screamcheese Jan 2022 #11
"Views himself as a very special person.... SergeStorms Jan 2022 #20
The landlord approved of what he did obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #45
For rent, 3 bedroom w/ two escape tunnels. Criminals only need apply. L. Coyote Jan 2022 #51
He must be an "Oaf Keeper" as well. SergeStorms Jan 2022 #53
One eye gun guy went to law school?!? OMGWTF Jan 2022 #23
Yes. It's an all too common mistake here to think all MAGAs & Insurrectionists are uneducated... Hekate Jan 2022 #33
Yale Law School, believe it or not. nt okaawhatever Jan 2022 #41
Yale -- Ms. Adams paid his way with her money obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #46
Deep state might still find him underground IronLionZion Jan 2022 #14
I see what you did there - good one! OMGWTF Jan 2022 #24
"if tempted" - don't tell your wife or let her take pics!1 UTUSN Jan 2022 #15
Yale man. Figures Evolve Dammit Jan 2022 #17
Typical republican idiot. Emile Jan 2022 #18
It seems to me if the coup had succeeded, Captain Zero Jan 2022 #19
Did the press get a picture of his, "no girls allowed" sign? FSogol Jan 2022 #25
Just where did he tunnel to... Mazeltov Cocktail Jan 2022 #28
Pull in a septic tank "honey dipper" truck and let it loose into the holes. roamer65 Jan 2022 #30
I would be so tempted to put huge rocks on the entrances when he's inside. n/t TygrBright Jan 2022 #32
These Oaf Creepers always look like they crawled out from under a rock. sop Jan 2022 #34
Can't stop thinking about animal rescue videos now Grokenstein Jan 2022 #36
Was he hunting for his eyepatch? calimary Jan 2022 #37
I see that picture and all I think is: Downtown Hound Jan 2022 #38
I'm sorry, but digging tunnels in the yard of a RENTAL house???? Drum Jan 2022 #39
His landlord approved obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #47
Lol. Too ridiculous. His insurance company will no doubt Hortensis Jan 2022 #48
Omg Drum Jan 2022 #50
Aww, how cute -- hiding in the bunker, just like tRump... Blue Owl Jan 2022 #49

SCantiGOP

(14,758 posts)
8. She's had a restraining order on him
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 04:02 PM
Jan 2022

which he violated, and was hauled into court and the judge threatened to put him in jail if he didn't acknowledge that the order was lawful and that he had to stop trying to get her to retract what she had said about him.
So, she ain't happy and will keep harassing his miserable ass.

But the tunnels are a great idea, much better than my plan to hide under the bed if the Deep State ever comes to get me.

Response to SCantiGOP (Reply #8)

Captain Zero

(8,952 posts)
16. He was never home. Always out digging tunnels.
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 04:30 PM
Jan 2022

That's why she's the estranged wife.

Probably all muddy and nasty when he did get back inside the house.





obamanut2012

(29,511 posts)
44. She is estranged because he was abusive to her and the kids
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 06:45 AM
Jan 2022

She had a restraining order he kept breaking.

This isn't funny.

plimsoll

(1,690 posts)
6. Was this before he shot his eye out?
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 03:48 PM
Jan 2022

Cause he seems to have both functional in that photo.

SCantiGOP

(14,758 posts)
10. He has acknowledged that he doesn't need the eye patch
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 04:04 PM
Jan 2022

He has a vision problem in one eye, but the eye itself does not look odd and there is no other reason for the patch than the fact that, in his mind, it makes him look like a really cool militia dude.

plimsoll

(1,690 posts)
29. So COSplay.
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 05:02 PM
Jan 2022

You know, at least the furries aren’t trying to overthrow the government.

 

screamcheese

(81 posts)
11. Eypatch guy's wife was abused
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 04:06 PM
Jan 2022

According to WFFA Local News out of Dallas eyepatch guy has an estranged wife, Tasha Adams.
:
"Yeah, it's really stressful," Tasha Adams said in an interview with WFAA from her home in rural Montana, near the Canadian border. "I thought there was about a 0% chance the he would have any chance of getting out at all. It's just really stressful. Now, he has nothing to lose, you know."

Adams is legally separated from Stewart Rhodes and is the mother of his six children. She filed for divorce in 2018.

"I think it looks really bad for him," she said, of the seditious conspiracy charge. "I think he's got a tough case in front of him, and I think he might be in a lot of trouble."

The trouble, she said, she fears is from someone who was abusive, unbalanced and violent. Although, she admitted Rhodes hasn't made any recent threats against her.

RELATED: Federal judge to decide within 48 hours if Oath Keeper founder will remain in custody until trial for alleged role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

"You know, he's not the only narcissist, sociopath out there. There's a whole lot of them. And most of the times the victims never get believed. And I am in this strange, strange little window here where other people can see what he's like," Adams said, when asked about her willingness to continue talking about Rhodes. "There's not anywhere I can truly hide. It's almost not an option."

Adams remains active on Twitter. She has had a GoFundMe page for nearly a year now, asking for help paying for her divorce which is not yet finalized.

"I made a very bad investment. I invested my entire life into putting my husband through school and law school. And now, I'm basically qualified to work at McDonalds at 50 years old. So, it's a little rough you know," Adams said.

"Yeah. He was a bad investment."

A bad investment, she plans to keep warning people about, whether he's in jail or not.

"His first purpose is not so much politics as it is pushing himself forward," she said. "He views himself as a very special person in history. He gets his chance on the stand to tell his side. He really does believe everyone will side with him and everyone will believe him."

SergeStorms

(20,807 posts)
20. "Views himself as a very special person....
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 04:39 PM
Jan 2022

in history". Well, he's certainly not a very special person in HERstory!

He lives in a rental property. I wonder what the owner thinks of Rhodes's modifications to the property? He had to knock part of the foundation out to have access to his "ingenious" escape tunnel.

When I first saw the picture, I thought the genius tunneled into the septic tank. It would have been perfectly ironic.

obamanut2012

(29,511 posts)
45. The landlord approved of what he did
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 06:48 AM
Jan 2022

As per Ms. Adams, and even helped Eyepatch with the backhoe.

SergeStorms

(20,807 posts)
53. He must be an "Oaf Keeper" as well.
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 09:41 PM
Jan 2022

Dodo birds of a feather, and all that.

I'm sure the owner will be happy to know the FBI has started a jacket on him now too. These bozos will all be in prison before this is over. They might be good with guns, but their brains aren't fully loaded.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)
33. Yes. It's an all too common mistake here to think all MAGAs & Insurrectionists are uneducated...
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 05:27 PM
Jan 2022

…and stupid.

IronLionZion

(51,550 posts)
14. Deep state might still find him underground
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 04:21 PM
Jan 2022

especially since the Underground is Democratic

Captain Zero

(8,952 posts)
19. It seems to me if the coup had succeeded,
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 04:37 PM
Jan 2022

This is the first guy Bannon and Stone would have disappeared as soon as they could have anyway.
Am I right,?

Mazeltov Cocktail

(569 posts)
28. Just where did he tunnel to...
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 05:02 PM
Jan 2022

El Chapo had great tunnels...where was this guy tunneling to🤔. Can you tunnel outside of your own backyard, does your HOA have rules about this...I have questions...

Grokenstein

(6,425 posts)
36. Can't stop thinking about animal rescue videos now
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 05:49 PM
Jan 2022

...imagining Cap'n Crud in the OP flailing about, bawling like a stuck (elephant/cow) calf until local villagers can get a rope under his arms.

"Dig Your Own Grave and Save!" -- Troy McClure

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
38. I see that picture and all I think is:
Thu Jan 27, 2022, 05:54 PM
Jan 2022

Apparently Vern from Stand By Me is still looking for that jar of pennies.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
48. Lol. Too ridiculous. His insurance company will no doubt
Fri Jan 28, 2022, 07:12 AM
Jan 2022

be insisting he fill this hazard in to keep his policy in force. And he'll need to before he can rent it again.

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