TL;DR no records found. Either HB really is a bunch of libs or I didn't word the request well enough. Never done one of these before.
Too lib for even the FBI to care lol owned
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we had a big laugh about this in the office earlier
People, I really don't think the foia people talk to the NSA database people like "hey we got this sweet tip on a tiny online leftist forum!" The truth is just that as big as we seem to ourselves we just aren't big enough and aren't active enough in meat space to warrant the attention.
Yet? Perhaps.
we just aren't big enough
There are forums made 25 years ago about topics no one cares about with more active users than Hexbear. I'm pretty sure an AR-15 thread on a gun nut website has more posters.
Fucking CSIS tracked down a friend of mine when he had been homeless for 10 years cause a distant cousin wanted a job there and they wee doing background check. They have a file
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I guarantee one of us will do an adventurism one day, and their account will probably make mainstream news.
It already happened, it was UlyssesT and he killed Kissinger. But he made it look like natural causes so no news for us.
I hope I'm in the b-roll
It wouldn't surprise me too much with all the Sephiroth-posting that's been going on here lately. Some people need to 
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If I did, they would have to spend a half hour segment explaining who Slavoj Zizek is and the pervert's guide to ideology.
No it's all shitposting comrade.
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Now we're on their radar. Smh
This is a good bit.
"Do you have a file on us?"
"No. Would you like one?"
"Uhh"
Yes officer! Specifically what do you have on user UlyssesT
It's not too late to nominate this as the worst post of 2023 right?
a little late for 2023
Ill allow it
Now they’re going to start catching on to us. 
Maybe it's all under Chapo.chat still.
+15 to that idea
Emailing the feds to check iut this dope ass bear 
Haha, that was you?? Sorry, but everybody in the office thought it was extremely funny.
I remember when 4chan did this as a bit. They did it a few years later and a big file happened
Oh man what a premature misstep. lmao
you goof.
edit: just realised this is from a federated user. oh boy. no further comment.
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The most hilarious outcome
TL;DR no records
Isn't there some exception if there's a current investigation?
Yup.
Why didn't you just go down the hall and talk to Fred 
You could have just DM'd me bro
You would have done something wrong. There is a file for fucking everything. That being said, also don't cause now it'd more likely to be paid attention to
Like GrosMichel said maybe try chapo.chat, but imo doing it for 'chapo trap house' searching through for anything related to fanbase(I know I know) and go from there, see if there is mention of 'forums'
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This is the sloppiest bust I've ever seen! Detective Howard Dean. I've been working this case for the last three years, and you guys barge in here like a bunch of terrorists at a tea party!
The website https://www.muckrock.com/ with help you to make FOIAs, followup on them, and then share the results.
You can also see a lot of past FOIAs to learn about what works and doesn't work.
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