IllCommunication4938

IllCommunications4938 is a conservative user and incumbent moderator for slot 5 on r/AngryObservation as well as r/YAPMS. He is known for his outlandish takes and general disdain for Utah Senator Mitt Romney.

IllCommunications4938 rise begun in r/YAPMS, where he spread conspiracy theories and 'R optimistic posting', which gained him quite the following on the sub.

### Early days

IllCom joined Feb 12th 2022, often posting bizarre and off-the-wall predictions. On Feb 22nd, IllCom posted an Arizona Senate Prediction for the 2022 AZ race. His first posts were received negatively, often being downvoted by massive margins. Reading the comments, we can see the response was much more negative comparatively to the universal praise he gets today, Shortly after this IllCom was flagged by reddit for a mental health check, with many well known users responding with "based"

IllCom was widely seen as a troll at this point and was widely mocked with his predictions. IllCom is credited with the popularization of the 'Nationalist Flair', on r/YAPMS. For a short period, many new users would flood in with the 'Nationalist' flair and make outlandish predictions and claims. This sparked many counter posts in response.

For a few weeks, IllCom was seen as a joke, until he began to frequently post even after the nationalist trend became less popular. IllCom would go on to to theorize here, that Biden would be impeached by a 78-22 margin in the Senate after the 2022 midterms with "Many democrats take republicans side after seeing Hunter Biden's business dealings". Trump is then appointed speaker of the house in this scenario and Biden stages an armed insurrection with Antifa which ends in the destruction of Washington DC. After this, Biden is arrested and Harris impeached, allowing Trump to ascend to the presidency. After this, IllCom states that because of "How bad democrats look" their party implodes and Republicans win the next election in a 538 landslide, with Colorado apparently succeeding from the nation.

After this, IllCom became more frequent with his theories. IllCom has stated that he is not a troll on multiple occasions, saying

*"I’ve claimed over and over I am not a troll*"

IllCom would then go on to claim Biden is going to legalize pedophilia, IllCom updated his 2022 senate prediction and was massively downvoted. In the comment section, he argues that Biden has planned this all along, and that Glenn Youngkin will rig the 2024 election for Biden. IllCom also makes the claim that Biden has an 80% disapproval rating.

The next day, IllCom would make a presidential tier list, claiming Obama, Biden, Bush, Clinton, FDR, and Jackson, are "villainous evil" while Trump, Washington, Ford, and Lincoln are "not evil at all and did many great things"

Soon after this, IllCom would go on to claim that Hershel Walker was a mass murderer.

IllCom would go on to say just before the 2022 midterms, that the satanic entity 'Baal' was sacrificed by republicans, predicting they would win 60 more senate seats in the midterms.

IllCom lived in infamy until the GeorgiaGate situation, in which has has become significantly less active. He posts now in r/AngryObservation more-so than r/YAPMS.

### r/AngryObservation

IllCom became more active in AO after the 2022 midterms, and possibly fled with other right leaning users to the sub. IllCom has never announced for a mod run, but has consistently polled highly, sometimes by 50+ points. He also garnered 19% in an election he did not even run for or announce for, beating challenger Brodlocks margin by 2% (17%). IllCom is widely seen as a pivotal figure in the niche subs of r/YAPMs and r/AngryObservation to this day.

He has played an active roll in mod endorsements, often endorsing left wing users like Raven. His endorsements have a positive track record. On May 14th 2023, IllCom was raided by Federal Agents for threats against the Hawaiian government. IllCom originally posted the warrant as well as the official documents, and was issued a 'Gun Violence Restraining order', and had his firearms confiscated. IllCom is allegedly in contact with a lawyer, who is pushing back against IllComs online activity for fear of a conviction or more charges. In response, IllCom did the exact opposite. May 16th, 2023, IllCom announced that he is running for President of the U.S. on the subreddit. He has stated that he is creating a website as well as filing paperwork, but has said that he is getting legal pushback as well as advice from his lawyer to stop the process. As of August 2023, IllCom has not officially filed for the POTUS race.

IllCom has stated that he would Like Jair Bolsonaro to be his running mate, and has apparently reached out to Marco Rubio for his address so he can personally ask him.

In a campaign ad, IllCom spreads a conspiracy that Raphael Warnock along with Brian Kemp are committing mass genocide on republicans. The theory is built off the recent losses republicans have taken in the state of Georgia, and that allegedly Warnock, Biden, Romney, Kemp, Walker, and Youngkin, are all collaborating to turn the state more blue by killing republicans. The way these government officials do this, is through poisoning water, blowing up cars, releasing the mentally ill, and insinuates that Warnock himself shoots rural republican voters. In the video, IllCom uses real unsolved murder cases to push the theory that these murders were done by sitting Governors and Senators as well as funding by Soros and Biden.

In July, IllCom would go on to state that the presidential run is a "bust" and that he is committed to a write in campaign.

In August, Illcom announced a run for Mod seat 5. He won.

### Mitt Romney

One of the most peddled conspiracies that IllCom has gone public with is his utter hatred for the Utah Senator Mitt Romney. IllCom stated on record that Romney is the most corrupt politician of all time, and worse than any historical figure ever. IllCom has claimed that Romney is a powerful voice in politics, and is a leading figure in the massacre of rural white republicans in 'The Georgia Genocide'. Mitt Romney also allegedly rigs elections against Republicans, altering voting machines across the country. IllCom created the term "Romney Sightings", which alleges that when you see Romney in public, it means he's up to no good.

IllCom has blamed Romney for the following instances

* Donald Trumps loss in 2020
* The creation of COVID
* Being a fascist
* The Georgia Genocide
* Attempting to bomb congress
* Rigged the RNC election
* Personally shot a NM Politician
* Ending the republican party
* Stalking him
* Shifting Texas to the left
* Personally creates WMD's
* Rigging the Fiji Elections of 2022
* Rigging the 2022 Alaska election for Murkowski
* Mormon Death Camps
* Having access to everyones life
* Rigging the 2022 midterms
* Destroying the electoral process in Arizona
* 9/11

The term "Romneh" was coined by users mocking IllComs conspiracies against Romney.

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