The man who set himself on fire outside the Trump trial in New York left behind a “rambling” manifesto and social media accounts under the name Max Azzarello, where he expressed a desire to start a revolution.
“Initiate a revolution,” he repeatedly sang on Instagram in January, urging people to take action. Another Instagram post showed him posing as an Uncle Sam-like figure, pointing at the camera, with a caption that read, “I want you to tear down a haunted carnival.”
Heavy has found the manifesto, in which he states, “I am Max Azzarello, an investigative researcher who has set himself on fire outside the Trump trial in Manhattan.”
The man is in critical condition, as reported by PIX11. However, disturbing photos on Getty Images show his dire condition. The New York Post also reported that the manifesto was linked to Max Azzarello through a Substack page. Authorities have not publicly identified the man.
Heavy also examined a LinkedIn page and Instagram page where Azzarello makes similar claims. On Instagram, he wrote, “We’re victims of a bi-partisan, totalitarian con that will soon collapse the economy.” His social media pages criticize the wealthy and politicians from both parties, including Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican Donald Trump.
The manifesto claims that Bill Clinton was secretly on (former CIA Director) George H.W. Bush’s side and that the Democrat vs. Republican division has been entirely manufactured. Azzarello wrote on LinkedIn that he had previously worked for California Democratic Congressman Ami Bera and Democratic New York Representative Tom Suozzi in 2013 and 2014, although his manifesto indicates he had become disenchanted with both political parties; he also expressed discontent about cryptocurrency and “ponzi schemes.”
Here are the key points:
The ‘Manifesto’ of Max Azzarello Indicates an ‘Extreme Act of Protest’
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The extensive manifesto states, “This extreme act of protest is to draw attention to an urgent and important discovery: We are victims of a totalitarian con, and our own government (along with many of their allies) is about to hit us with an apocalyptic fascist world coup.”
It goes on to say, “These claims may sound like far-fetched conspiracy theories, but they are not. They are evidence of conspiracy. If you delve into this extensive research, you will also prove them. If you become well-versed in Ponzi schemes, you will uncover that our lives are built on lies. If you follow this narrative and the links provided, you will uncover the grim reality of ‘post-truth America’. You will learn about the most terrifying and absurd story in world history. And you will realize that we are all in a dire state of emergency that demands your action.
He said: “I'm really sorry to my friends and family, witnesses and first responders for causing you this pain. But it's nothing compared to what our government plans to do. These words are true, this is a revolutionary act.”
The manifesto accuses Peter Thiel and mentions former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, as well as Trump.
“That Bill Clinton was secretly on (former CIA Director) George H.W. Bush’s side, and that the Democrat vs. Republican division has been entirely manufactured ever since: Clinton is with Bush; Gore is with Bush; Trump is with Hillary, and so on,” it reads, claiming, “As it turns out, we have a secret kleptocracy: Both parties are run by financial criminals whose only goals are to divide, deceive, and bleed us dry.”
The New York Post reported that left “a rambling, incoherent 2,648-word manifesto.
Videos & Photos Captured the Self-Immolation of the Man Who Identified Himself as Max Azzarello</h2
Videos and photos showed the moment that the man set himself on fire outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Donald Trump is on trial.
CNN confirmed with “two law enforcement sources” that the man “lit himself on fire outside of the courthouse” where the Trump trial is unfolding.
He lit himself on fire outside the courthouse where the Trump trial was unfolding.
A witness told PIX11 that the man “made statements of a political nature” before setting himself on fire. It was not clear what they were.
Max Azzarello Says He Filed a Federal Lawsuit
“Here is a federal lawsuit I filed against dozens of perpetrators of the cryptocurrency Ponzi – not for litigation, but just to preserve the information and attach my name to it. I was terrified and hadn’t slept in days and it shows, but it served its purpose of keeping myself alive long enough to keep learning and telling this story,” he wrote, linking to the federal Pacer site.
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3. Max Azzarello, Whose Name Appears on a LinkedIn Page Profile Picture Next to Former President Bill Clinton, Threw Flyers in the Air That Said, ‘NYU is a Mob Front,’ Reports Say
A LinkedIn page in the name Max Azzarello makes similar claims about Peter Thiel, shares a post about deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein, and contains a profile picture showing a man with President Bill Clinton.
The LinkedIn page says Azzarello is from the Philadelphia area and reads, “We’ve got a secret fascism problem.” The writer of the LinkedIn page rails on the wealthy, writing in one post, “Did anybody ever find out why Richard Branson tanked his own company in an elaborate scheme?”
The LinkedIn page says Azzarello is a self-employed research investigator in St. Augustine, Florida, who has worked as a solutions engineer, and as a senior consultant for a Philadelphia professional services firm.
He also worked as a “marketing operations manager” in Philadelphia, as a consultant, as an assistant operations manager for a foundation in Los Angeles.
The LinkedIn page says he was “operations director” for “Bera for Congress in Sacramento, California, and “operations director” for “Friends of Tom Suozzi, in Nassau County, New York.
For the Bera campaign, he stated that he did donor research and outreach, generated reports, created custom fundraising campaigns, performed data mining, and cleaned data using NGP and Excel. For the Suozzi campaign, he mentioned that he led various projects including preparing the candidate for debates, organizing commercial shoots, planning logistics for campaign rallies, and completing interest group questionnaires.
The LinkedIn page indicates that he also held positions as a general manager for an energy consulting firm, a program associate for an organization that builds communities through arts, and a research assistant for Eagleton Institute of Politics.
The page states that he holds a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning, Technology, and Urban and Community Development from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in Arts, Anthropology, and Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
According to CNN, the man threw flyers into the park across the street from the courthouse. CNN also reported that a “senior law enforcement official” whom they did not name provided this information.
The man then took something out of a backpack and set himself on fire, as reported by CNN.
CNN reported that some of the flyers contained the words “NYU is a mob front” and levied accusations against the university.
4. Another Man Set Himself on Fire Outside the Israeli Embassy in February
The incident is reminiscent of the death of Aaron Bushnell, the San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Air Force airman who set himself on fire on February 25 outside the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C., and later died from his injuries. Bushnell shouted “Free Palestine” before setting himself on fire while on streaming video.
5. A Person Tried to Put the Fire Out With a Suit Jacket, Reports Say
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According to The Hill, bystanders attempted to extinguish the fire. One person tried to “pat down the fire with a suit jacket, before another individual with a fire extinguisher put out the fire that way,” the Hill reported.
A video captured the moment a man ran up with a suit jacket while the man lay twitching on the ground in the fire.
A witness informed PIX11 News that they were standing next to a man when he poured a flammable liquid on himself, instructed her to stand back, and then set himself on fire.
