Veterans on Patrol's (VOP's) conversations reveal that members believe the outlandish conspiracy theory that the US government caused the hurricane with weather manipulation technology, that the US military is spraying the American people with poisons, and that members should be willing to destroy government facilities in order to stop these activities.
GPAHE co-founder Heidi Beirich told the Guardian: VOP is one of the most dangerous militia groups out there now with their recent targeting of military efforts to help with hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina, and their insane conspiracy theories, this is a recipe for disaster.
In early October, the main account on VOP's public Telegram probably run by the group's founder, Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer, has been depicting Helene as an act of war perpetuated by the United States military, with the goal of ensuring that the lithium mines are secured and the planned Ashville Smart City comes to fruition.
The false claim that the federal government was seizing land from property owners in North Carolina in order to establish lithium mines circulated widely among the far right in the wake of Helene.
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