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Appalachian Archives Exposed: Meet active-duty soldier Kai Liam Nix - Patriot Front member "Patrick NC". Nix was picked up by the FBI in NC late last week, but researchers have been tracking "AA" for a long time.
Tischauser dropped the boom on Kai today.
NEW: I identified a U.S. Army soldier in the 82nd Airborne, Kai Liam Nix, as a recruiter for the white nationalist group Patriot Front and as an admin of a Telegram channel that doxed journalists, researchers, left-leaning activists and community members
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Sean Kauffmann of the Tennessee Active Club wants to build a “literal underground army” of troubled teens. Meanwhile, an anonymous Telegram channel has waged a campaign of harassment & intimidation against journalists reporting on violent neo-Nazis & their teenage accomplices. 🧵
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Neo-Nazi groomer Sean Kauffmann was charged last week in Perry County, TN with aggravated assault and child abuse.
His arrest comes less than two weeks after announcing he would be taking a “leave of absence” from Tennessee Active Club to prioritize ‘family, faith, and folk.’
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Wow, the Rose City Nationalists are the absolute scum of the earth.
Meet Jaren Huber - a Nazi who tortures puppies.
New article up!
Meet Jaren Huber: RCN's Puppy Kicker
Jaren is a neo-Nazi and serial domestic abuser living in PDX's North Tabor neighborhood.
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Our community was under threat.
"We protect us" isn't just a slogan, it's a necessity.
We caught AA, and we'll catch the others.
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Following
@jordangreennc
's blistering exposé on teenage terror gang 2119 and his firsthand account of the escalating threats he's faced, individuals affiliated with the group have defended their actions, while others have attempted to distance themselves. 2/
EXCLUSIVE: I’ve got a big story for you about a national network of neo-Nazi teenagers engaged in a multi-state campaign to terrorize Jews, Black people and LGBTQ+ folks.
Meet 2119, also known as Blood and Soil Crew.
@RawStory
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*DESPERATE GROAN*
NEW: I connected Aidan C Stamper, who was recently charged for a string of racist/antisemitic attacks in Nashville, to his online alias Angry Fascist. I found him featured in racist propaganda, at racist protests and hanging w/ violent white supremacists
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UPDATE: Kai Liam Nix has been booted from the
@USArmy
.
Fort Liberty Soldier Gets Booted After Indictment for Weapons Trafficking, Lying About White Nationalist Ties
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In a statement to
@washingtonpost
reporter
@willsommer
, 2119 claimed their actions against Mr. Green did not constitute harassment and that Mr. Green’s reporting could “damage the lives & reputations of many well-respected men in their communities.” 3/
Media news: Neo-Nazi groups are targeting reporters who investigate them. Last week, men wearing skull masks, carrying flares, and making "sieg heil" signs showed up outside the home of a Raw Story reporter covering one of their groups.
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The write-up also covered some work of antifascists who have taken on the task of unmasking far-right threat actors over the past several years due to violent extremism outpacing prevention. The threat becomes more personal when real harm keeps occurring.
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We first introduced you to AA last March in a long thread discussing Sean Kauffmann's harassment network. We've made it an article to add extra context to
@jeff_tischauser
's excellent reporting, particularly regarding the role of the Nazi youth of 2119.
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Shout out to the many researchers who all brought different, important pieces of the puzzle to the table. An especially big h/t to
@UR_Ninja
, in whose massive Patriot Front "library" was the key to this work - pics of Kai Nix.
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Kai Liam Nix of North Carolina also made the brilliant decision to incriminate himself by posting photos of his threatening activities to Telegram.
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The article published by The New Yorker yesterday mentioned Kai Nix's arrest, saying that federal agents had arrested him for illicit sales of firearms and lying on a background check shortly after a request for comment was made with the US Army.
Reporting this article, I followed the work of amateur sleuths on the trail of a neo-Nazi who turned out to be a soldier in the 82nd airborne. After we contacted the Army, the FBI arrested him.
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In addition to posting the personal details of enemies, Kai Nix presented himself as an authority on operations security on Telegram. It turns out that he was one of the Patriot Front guys who thought it was a great idea to film his own participation in hate group activities.
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The Appalachian Archives channel admin, revealed to be a member of Patriot Front and Nazi organizer in the NC area, was notorious for doxes and harassment campaigns, going so far as to threaten journalist
@jordangreennc
at his home.
Earlier this year, while I was finalizing reporting on 2119, Nazis harassed me by calling in a bogus pizza delivery & staging a protest at my home.
Today, I can report that Kai Nix, an enlisted soldier who took photos of both incidents, is in custody.
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Another 2119-friendly channel - which was alluded to in Mr. Green’s story, but not named - tried to distance itself by stating they have “no official membership with 2119” while at the same time complaining about not being included in the story. 4/
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When he was otg, Kai often hid behind his camera and played super spy. But he was also known to run, Run, RUN AWAY, as
@arelephanteau
illustrates here. (Sound Up)
When the masked boy w/ much stealth showed up later, he intro'd himself as "Patrick" & was shoving Patriot Front propaganda at folks til someone started asking questions he didn't enjoy. Like, "Are you a fascist?" and "Does your mom know you're here?" Panicked, Kai chose flight:
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Kai Nix, Patriot Front member and Appalachian Archives Telegram admin, has been active online and offline for some time now. A detailed round-up of his various telegram accounts from
@arelephanteau
can be read here:
Oh hey, it's Kai Liam Nix, aka 'Patrick NC' from Patriot Front and Appalachian Archives.
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A separate, but related channel - specifically created in response to the story - circulated a PDF rebuttal intended to counter Mr. Green’s “demonization” of 2119. 5/
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"Appalachian Archives" (AA) is the former moniker of a Telegram channel that offers operational security tips for neo-Nazis as well as opposition “research” against perceived enemies of fascism including local activists, journalists, and politicians. 8/
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The small group - wearing skull masks and carrying ignited road flares as torches - flanked the unmasked Kauffmann, who held a handwritten sign with the message “Freedom of press ≠ freedom from consequence.” 11/
It culminated with six neo-Nazis staging a flash rally outside my home earlier this month while holding emergency flares and giving sieg heils, and warning about a “consequence” for exercising my 1A freedom of press. /19
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The PDF document and an accompanying post describe how earlier this year an associate of 2119 ordered an "uninvited pizza" delivered to Mr. Green's home and how one of their “operatives” took a photo of Mr. Green as he answered the door. 6/
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Update: Kai Liam Nix has been released into the custody of his mother. Per the terms of the release, Nix cannot have access to the internet or firearms and is subject to GPS monitoring & warrantless searches.
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According to the document, Mr. Green has "decided to combine the actions of a 2119 member trolling him via telephone to the organized effort behind Tennessee Active Club and the documentation thereof by [Appalachian] Archives.” 7/
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AA publishes doxxes that often contain private personal information, including addresses, phone numbers, and details about targets' family members. These doxxes are disseminated by AA for the sole purpose of inciting "repercussions" against their targets. 9/
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To reiterate, Sean Kauffmann, who fancies himself as Shredder from Ninja Turtles and has been protesting outside drag shows with his swastika flag-waving "young buddy," claimed he does participate in the grooming of children. 🤨 17/
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In last year's Franklin TN mayoral race, AA tried to insert themselves into the political discourse when they shared video of a 20-minute interview between TN Active Club leader Sean Kauffmann and Gabrielle Hanson campaign aide Valerie Baldes. 14/
Unreal exchanges between Valerie Baldes an aide to Gabrielle Hanson and Sean Kauffmann the leader of the TN Active Club 🧵🍿
VB: “So why are they calling you and the TN Active Club [nazis]?”
SK: “Well this one is tough you know because of the swastikas”
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Mr. Green is not the only journalist who has been a target of Appalachian Archives. AA has previously taken aim at the founder of progressive online publisher Tennessee Holler, reporters from Franklin’s Williamson Herald, and
@NC5
investigative reporter Phil Williams. 13/
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Tennessee Active Club leader Sean Kauffmann faces up to 12 years in prison for felony child abuse and aggravated assault.
The victim - who was bleeding from her ears - told police Kauffmann was going to kill her as he forcefully tried to pull their infant son from her arms.
BREAKING: Sean Kauffmann, the neo-Nazi who leads Tennessee Active Club, faces charges of aggravated assault and child abuse
Kauffman repeatedly punched his partner in the head as she held their infant child, and threatened to kill her, per arrest report.
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The interview covered a variety of topics including TN Active Club's show of support for Hanson and the group’s January 2023 protest of a drag show in Cookeville, to which a minor Kauffmann referred to as his “young buddy” brought a swastika flag. 15/
“Not only that, but the point of us being there was essentially to intimidate them.”
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Last month, AA posted a dox on Jordan Green, promising “it's not over yet” and “more to come soon.” Later that day, photos were posted of Sean Kauffmann, David Fair, Jarrett William Smith, and two others outside of Mr. Green’s home. 10/
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When the Kauffmann interview did not get the media attention they had hoped for, Appalachian Archives issued a series of demands for Phil Williams and promised “repercussions” if these demands were not met. 22/
New threat to
@NC5PhilWilliams
making rounds on neo-nazi propaganda channels tonight. Threat posted with the same time stamp on multiple channels connected to Sean Kauffman of the TN Active Club.
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In a ‘mission statement’ posted last year on Telegram alongside a stylized photo of a man in a skull mask with an assault rifle, AA threatened to “make it dangerous for the reporter to report freely” and to “expose those that attack our people.” 12/
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During the interview, Kauffmann described TN AC as a “youth activist club,” saying it is “basically the Boy Scouts and Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America without being woke.”
Baldes offered a prompt, “Without the–” to which Kauffmann replied, “The child grooming as well.” 16/
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The threats were largely ignored and Gabrielle Hanson was trounced in a landslide defeat in Franklin’s mayoral race.
Following multiple bans from Telegram, Appalachian Archives rebranded and launched a new channel that we are opting not to name. 24/
Some see a victory of love over hate in the Franklin mayoral election.
Hate groups see 3,322 votes for a candidate who openly flirted with white supremacists as a nice start.
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Printed copies of the chart, along with Patriot Front propaganda, started appearing in downtown Franklin shortly before the election, stapled to telephone poles and glued to the offices of
@wherald
.
Other flyers specifically targeted
@NC5PhilWilliams
for his reporting. 21/
Williamson Herald publisher says offices vandalized, its reporter and advertisers threatened by Gabrielle Hanson supporters.
"I am not quite sure why we are one of the targets since all we have done is report the truth"
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Brandon Crews is not only a member of TN Active Club, but is also affiliated with 2119 and NC-based Automata with Cuevas & Andrew Nary.
Originally from Charlotte NC, Crews relocated to Mississippi sometime after a pair of shoplifting arrests in 2021. 30/
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The interview also showcased an AA-produced organizational chart showing, according to Kauffmann, a “very large network” of TN politicians & journalists including the founder of the TN Holler. 18/
The video has dropped. After posing for the pic,
@HansonforMayor
had her campaign aide Valerie Baldes interview Sean Kauffmann about why "Antifa" is bad and he is on the right side of history.
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TN Active Club’s ties to 2119 - and Bozak in particular - are extensive. Aiden Cuevas, aka Bozak, once claimed membership in TN AC and joined them at a July 2023 protest against
@splcenter
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NEW: I dived into the violent background of Tennessee Active Club leader Sean Kauffmann who has recently escalated confrontations with perceived enemies. He is part of an increasingly hostile & aggressive hate movement taking root in Active Clubs.
READ:
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“This is our only warning” said one of the menacing posts. Others included AA’s signature catchphrase: “Always listening, always watching, always near.” 23/
The nazis in the Tennessee Active Club have issued a series of demands to
@NC5PhilWilliams
that include threats if he doesn't comply. A few things about their demands...
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Kauffmann described
@TheTNHoller
founder Justin Kanew as the “ringleader of antifa & BLM” in the state. Kauffmann also accused Kanew of instigating riots and sending “goons” after people. 19/
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While AA now claims they have “no official membership” with 2119, they have maintained close ties with the group. As recently as January they reposted a thank you from 2119 for a previous dox on the “bastard” Jordan Green. 25/
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2119 member Bozak - who operates his own Telegram channel that aims to recruit youth into white nationalism through skateboarding - encouraged his subscribers to follow Appalachian Archives, referring to AA as his "buddy." 26/
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The organizational chart - which Baldes remarked was "comprehensive" - also included TN state representatives Justin Jones & Gloria Johnson, whom Kauffmann accused of facilitating the “moral corruption of society” at the behest of Kanew. 20/
This should be a story that gets national attention and coverage.
The GOP is whitewashing literal Nazi terrorists and welcoming them into its fold.
This isn't fascist creep.
It's fascism on a competitive sprint.
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Cuevas has also participated in several “training sessions” with TN AC - including several held at Lewis Country Store - and has appeared in group pics & video montages with his friend & sparring partner Brandon Crews, aka “Dean.” 29/
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The blink-and-you-missed-it flash mob at
@splcenter
included members of Smoky Mountain & Southern Sons Active Clubs and the Vinland Rebels (VR).
In a group pic posted to Gab, Cuevas can be seen throwing a Roman salute between Christopher Lee Swan of VR & Sean Kauffmann. 28/
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Although the Ring footage from Nashville is blurry & the colors are distorted, details of the jacket that are visible include the overall fit, the shape of the collar, and a distinctive shield-shaped patch on the right sleeve - all details which match photos of Angry Fascist. 41/
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A Feb. 2023 arrest report for public drunkenness in Colbert County, AL listed the 22-year old Crews as living in Iuka MS near the TN state line, which is about 70 miles southwest of Linden where Sean Kauffmann runs TN Active Club from his mom’s house. 31/
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We will be shining some more light on AA in the coming weeks, but in the meantime we have a message for our Appalachian "buddy" who we know is watching.
We see you.
We're watching too. Always listening. And getting nearer.
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Kauffmann’s teenage terrorist-in-training, whom we are not identifying due to his minor age, has made appearances with TN AC going back to November 2022 when he first appeared with Kauffmann to protest drag shows in Chattanooga & Maryville. 33/
@AntifaGarfield
This chud was also with Kauffmann in Chattanooga earlier this month. Same necklace/medallion.
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The jacket appears to be a black Diesel brand denim jacket with a fleece-lined collar shown here for example.
It should also be noted that the jacket is similar to one worn by Ian Ziering in Sharknado 6. 🤡 39/
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On March 19, 2023, just two days after the Lexington KY protest, multiple homes in Nashville’s Sylvan Park neighborhood were vandalized with swastikas & hate messages. Ring camera footage of the incident shows at least two suspects in masks including one in a familiar jacket. 40/
Metro Nashville Police are asking the public for information about two people who spray painted swastikas and unspecified "hate messages" on five homes in the Sylvan Park neighborhood early Sunday.
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Something much more sinister also happened the night of April 1 when unknown assailants fired multiple rounds at the home of Tennessee Holler founder Justin Kanew.
No one was hurt in the incident and no arrests have been made. 45/
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A few months later, the teen - Kauffmann's aforementioned “young buddy” - appeared in Cookeville waving a swastika flag.
He & Brandon Crews were also part of the TN AC contingent that provided “security” for Gabrielle Hanson during an Oct 2023 candidate forum. 34/
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An individual resembling Crews appeared in a recent 2119 post commemorating the 1862 Battle of Iuka. Photos taken around the same time show Kauffmann’s teenaged acolyte in similar attire outside the Old Tishomingo County courthouse in downtown Iuka MS. 32/
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Another 2119 member cozy with TN AC is an individual who was known on Telegram as Angry Fascist. In early 2023, photos of Angry Fascist & Cuevas appeared in a 2119 post showing the former wearing a distinctive black denim jacket with a fleece collar. 37/
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An individual wearing what appears to be an identical jacket showed up on March 17, 2023 in Lexington KY with Kauffmann & TN Active Club for a protest in support of a University of Kentucky student who was charged with assault in a racist attack on a fellow student. 38/
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In August 2023, Kauffmann & his acolyte traveled to Southern California where the now 17-year-old participated in the Frontier 2.0 punch & kick fest between the Active Clubs & Patriot Front. 35/
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It is unknown if the incident is linked to TN Active Club or Appalachian Archives, but it underscores the dangers faced by journalists and news outlets.
Fear, intimidation, and threats of or actual violence to achieve political ends and silence critics is terrorism. 46/
“They want to stop journalists from writing about them, because their secrecy allows them to carry out a campaign of intimidation against vulnerable members of our society."
@willsommer
did a fantastic job with this story for the
@washingtonpost
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As Mr. Green answered the door, someone parked down the street with a telephoto lens snapped a photo of him which was later posted on Appalachian Archives. 48/
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In a Telegram chat that evening, recently ID’d NJP stooge Carson Kilgrey thanked Kauffmann for inviting him to the punch & kick sesh. Angry Fascist later chimed in asking about Kilgrey to which Kauffmann responded, “He was there with us today lolz.” 43/
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On April 2, 2023, two weeks after the Nashville graffiti incident, Angry Fascist turned up at a “joint training session” held in the private gym above Lewis Country Store with TN Active Club and the Vinland Rebels along with members of the National Justice Party (NJP). 42/
In
#Nashville
, Tennessee, a local convenience store has become a key hub in the local white nationalist movement.
The
#Tennessee
Active Club uses a private gym above Lewis Country Store to network and train for hand-to-hand combat, investigation reveals.
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Interestingly enough, a man wearing a fur trapper hat and skull mask - armed with a telephoto lens - was spotted alongside Sean Kauffmann & Patriot Front in Chattanooga in November 2022. 🤔 49/
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That weekend, Nashville experienced a rash of hate across the city, first with an NJP demonstration at the state capitol and later with antisemitic laser projections on the AT&T building by GDL trolls Sienna Kitchen & Matthew Curnutte. 44/
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The teenager - sporting a brand new swastika tattoo - won his debut fight at the tournament and later showed off his medal in Bozak’s skateboarder Nazi chat. 36/
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Since this thread started with Ninja Turtles, it feels only fitting to end it with pizza. There is one detail from Mr. Green's reporting of the "uninvited pizza" incident from January that caught our eye. 47/
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“The investigation revealed that when police initially attempted to approach [Rizzello], he armed himself with a rifle and searched the internet for the penalty of killing a police officer.”
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@RiverFox1
We'd like to correct the record: Extremist researchers did not provide any information to authorities about Kai Liam Nix. We don't work with law enforcement.
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