#Al-Timimi's
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gabrielmalor.bsky.social
This guy spent almost fifteen years in solitary confinement.

Here are the words, uttered on Sept. 16, 2001, which the 4th Cir. says did not sufficiently advocate imminent lawlessness to lose constitutional protection.
Turning to the facts of the case before us: Al-Timimi’s speech urged criminal activity that was neither sufficiently imminent nor sufficiently definite to lose First Amendment protection under Brandenburg. He encouraged those gathered at Kwon’s home on September 16 to “leave the United States,” “[j]oin the mujahideen” to “fight the Indians or the Russians or the Americans,” and “defend Afghanistan.” J.A. 1147–48. He advised them to go to Pakistan, “join the LET and get some training from the LET camps.” J.A. 1153. He said they should “go through Royer” to connect with LET. J.A. 1155. But Al-Timimi specified no time frame in which these actions should be completed and no details as to how they should be carried out. He did not suggest where in Pakistan the men should go, or which LET camp they should attend. He urged the men broadly to engage in jihad against any of three different nations—India, Russia, or the United States. He said they should “defend” Afghanistan because they had a religious obligation to do so. J.A. 1148. Because these exhortations were vague and general, they fall short of advocating the imminent lawlessness contemplated by Brandenburg.
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
ka83k.bsky.social
As for this a rebuttal published in ResearchGate describes Timimi's critique of ADHD as a "misrepresentation of the existing scientific literature" based on "faulty logic, selective citation," and "ignorance of the vast literature" on the disorder.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
October 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
stephscythes.bsky.social
YES! #StochasticTerrorism #IncitementToRiot U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanie Thacker argued to that #Al-Timimi's crime sounded similar to Trump's actions on #January6th. www.alternet.org/amp/trump-ja...
'It sounds the same': Federal judge cites Trump's January 6 speech as example of terrorism
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October 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
jackscellphone.bsky.social
On the latter part, I had matters before Judge Brinkema when Al-Timimi was convicted; at the time I had no kids, now I have two in college & one on the way there in a few months. Talk about Lady Justice moving sloooooowly 👎
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A screenshot from the Wikipedia link above with text as follows: Trial and sentencing [edit] Prior to Al-Timimi's prosecution, a group of young Muslim men that prosecutors described as a "Virginia Jihad Network" were convicted on charges related to their travels to a militant training camp in Pakistan called Lashkar-e-Taiba, [18] a group that the United States would later designate as a Foreign Terrorist Organization on December 26, 2001. [19] Al-Timimi was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in that case [2] According to prosecutors, Al-Timimi told his followers at a private gathering on September 16, 2001, that he believed that the 9/11 attacks had been an omen that foreshadowed a looming end-of-times battle between Muslims and the West, [20] and that "the time had come for them to go abroad and join the mujaheddin engaged in violent jihad in Afghanistan."[2][21] Another attendee at the gathering, Randall Royer, advised the men that they could receive military training from Lashkar-e-Taiba, and put the men in contact with the group. [18] Several of the attendees went on to travel to Lashkar-e-Taiba and participate in military training exercises, though none ultimately did any fighting. [20] FBI Special Agent Tim Ervin described the Virginia Jihad prosecution before the 9/11 Commission as follows: "The Lackawanna 6 was a good case. The other prosecutions for terrorism are B.S. They would never have investigated the Virginia jihad group before 9/11" [22] After the conclusion of the Virginia Jihad Network trials, prosecutors tried Al-Timimi for helping to inspire their travel to Lashkar-e-Taiba [20][2] The case was tried before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema in the Eastern District of Virginia, and charged Al-Timimi with 10 criminal counts, including solicitation of treason[1] and attempting to aid the Taliban. [1] [2] Al-Timimi's defense lawyers argued his case was an attack on the freedom of speech and religious freedom, arguing that their client only to…
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM