White Plains, Maryland – An antifascist Redditor and self-proclaimed “anarcho-communist” has been unmasked as a Special Agent for the United States Secret Service (USSS).
Thanks to publicly available information, counter-extremism researchers with the Justice Report can confidently name 30-year-old Thomas Jack “TJ” Hamil—an 1811 employee for the Department of Homeland Security—as a lifelong anarchist, left-wing extremist, and a devout follower of “Antifascist” shock jock Robert Evans.
Hamil—who began his career in law enforcement as a uniformed officer for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department in 2017—would climb the institutional ladder and achieve the lofty rank of federal agent, recently relocating to White Plains, Maryland, to begin “Phase 2” of his USSS duties.
According to an informational page maintained by the USSS, Phase 2 of an agent’s career is described as a 6-year-period where agents are placed in a “permanent protective division” in Washington, DC, where they are tasked with conducting intelligence, investigating financial crimes, and safeguarding key figures of the regime, up to and including the President of the United States.
In a long string of politically incoherent posts, the young Secret Service officer—who admits to being on the autism spectrum—would go into a tirade, referring to the electorate as “chodes” and label the “most pro-Jewish president in American history“—as well as the 75 million+ people who cast their vote for him—as so-called “Nazi’s.”
“These chodes are cowards and won’t win, no matter how long it takes to pry them from power if they manage to cheat their way back to it,” said Special Agent Hamil of Trump and his supporters in a November 2023 Reddit post. “The survival rate of fascist dictatorships trends towards zero.”
“(Americans) voted for a dude who has Nazi ass policies and who surrounds himself with people who do, including actual neo Nazis,” he professed, castigating taxpayers for the results of the 2024 Presidental elections.
“When you’re willing to (vote Trump) and support a guy who has policies mirroring the Third Reich and again, had actual neo nazis around him, you’re a Nazi,” he continued.
In other posts, Agent Hamil confesses to being a lifelong radical and devout follower of the infamous 20th-century Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin, whose literary works in service of anarcho-communism continue to fuel street violence and other acts of domestic terror to this day.
He even describes himself as a “walking talking infoshop” of anarchist political theory and credits online antifascists for radicalizing him against “the right” via several different corporate-sponsored podcasts.
“(Trump’s) rhetoric is Nazi rhetoric…Literal or figurative, it doesn’t matter. If you replace most of what he’s said about Latinos or Haitians or other groups either the word Jew, it sounds like someone told ChatGPT to make Hitler sound like even more of a dipshit,” he said in a November 12th post to /r/Politics.
“Just own that your guy’s a Nazi and that you’re a Nazi for supporting him. If you’re going to be a jackboot, then you may as well not be a coward about it,” he continued.
While having opinions critical of politicians is not inherently controversial, a deeper analysis of Hamil’s social media footprint reveals his hatred of the very government he swore to protect is far more than just a fleeting phase. His unearthed commentary also comes at a time when 73% of voters are said to fear political violence in their lifetime.
Posting behind the pseudo-anonymous Reddit account /u/endon40, counter-extremism researchers found Special Agent Hamil is a regular contributor to subreddits such as /r/parlerwatch, /r/conservativeterrorism, /r/behindthebastards and /r/itcouldhappenhere, online communities where militant anarchists can be found prepping for an armed insurgency against perceived “fascists” both foreign and domestic.
“In college I was about as left as you could get, full red and black” confessed Hamil in a now-deleted post made to multiple extremist message boards, including /r/Behindthebastards and /r/Socialism, on November 8th.
Many of Hamil’s online haunts also serve as hubs for podcast shows produced by the for-profit “Cool Zone Media” network, run by Bellingcat gadfly and self-titled “anarchist” Robert Evans alongside other Antifa scenesters. Members of this particular community worship the abolitionist spree killer John Brown, whose bloody rampage continues to inspire militant antifascist terror cells in cities across America.
“If you support (Trump)…you’re either an asshole – because you put the economy first over the rights of people and over human dignity, or because you want him to hurt the people you don’t like – or you buy into his message completely, in which case you’re both an asshole AND a Nazi,” he said in another.
Trump, a controversial figure in American politics, often receives criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. His detractors commonly view him as a false hope—mainly for a lackluster first term marred with anti-White riots, corporate pandering, and his continued subservience to Jewish lobbyists. Nevertheless, “Trump derangement syndrome” has permeated across the broader left, with many taking his rhetoric at face value and interpreting the worst.
To men like Hamil, it is clear that Trump represents someone who will transform America into an authoritarian hellscape, uncritically believing that he will carry out sweeping illiberal reforms, such as the banning of interracial marriage, abortion, and the deportation of millions of immigrants and American Blacks—despite a long, sordid history of courting both racial groups exclusively.
Special Agent Hamil’s own extremist views on Trump—greatly influenced by the Anarchist accelerationism preached by Cool Zone Media—undoubtedly present an ethical and moral dilemma within the Secret Service. As the agency is ramping up to defend the President-Elect and a host of elected Republicans in the coming months, it is unknown if the DHS can ill-afford to risk a devout anarchist to uphold national security and preserve the continuity of government into an uncertain 2025.
With two assassination attempts against the former President in recent memory, Agent Hamil’s furious hatred of the mainstream right-wing could be viewed as detrimental to the agency, as his online commentary and flippant disregard for personal infosec spit in the face of the USSS’ stated mission to uphold an appearance “worthy of trust and confidence.”
“I expect right now, the left is on its back foot and lost a lot of hope…” he said of the left wing just days after Election Day. “A couple months of grief, the inauguration, and his policies going into place will reignite things.”
‘Weird Little Guy’
Counter-extremism researchers first became aware of Special Agent Hamil after a series of posts were made to extremist message boards on Reddit known to be frequented by antifascists and others linked to domestic terror.
One now-deleted post made on November 8th appeared to be an urgent cry for help, with the user /u/endon40—now identified as Hamil—begging for forgiveness and asking for ways to “get out” of his “shameful” law enforcement career ahead of President-Elect Donald J. Trump’s impending second term.
“I fell for the trap of signing up to be law enforcement, both to pay my bills and because I truly wanted to help people,” bemoaned Special Agent Hamil before earning well over fifty endorsements in the form of “upvotes” before deletion. “My dumb ass thought there was some hope to work to better the world from inside the system. My first agency didn’t do either of those things, so I went to a pretty prestigious (until recently) federal agency.”
“Now that the new administration is coming in, I have suddenly realized that I have been wrong for almost ten years. I sold out. I’m disgusted with myself…” he continued.
Emotionally torn over being considered a “sell-out” in the eyes of his Antifa comrades, Hamil even tried to make amends by offering to quit and, instead, become an activist for the terror-linked Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
“I want to leave my job,” he said. “Maybe go work as an advocate for something like the ACLU or SPLC…I feel totally lost …Is it even possible for me to get back on the right side of things anymore?” He said.
In response, Hamil’s post would receive a mixed assortment of comments from antifascists, with some outright disbelieving him, while others, staying true to their ACAB values, admitted he could never be trusted among them for being a so-called “glowie.” Frustrated, Hamil offered to show proof of his federal credentials to any one of the board’s anonymous ‘Antifa’ moderators to corroborate his claims.
“I wish there was a way to prove I mean what I’m saying and that I’m actually in this spot. Maybe someone could write me a quiz on anarcho-communist philosophy or something – I was always partial to The Conquest of Bread,” he admitted. “The incoming administration disgusts me, my coworkers supporting it sicken me, and the fact that I’m so close to it is foul…Kropotkin didn’t exactly give tips on escaping being a sellout.”
Others, however, would be more forgiving. The top reply before the thread was deleted would be from Robert Evans himself, who appeared to handwave Hamil’s involvement with the United States federal government as a mere temporary lapse in judgment. In response, Special Agent Hamil would thank Evans for radicalizing him through his podcasts.
“Thank you, Robert,” Hamil replied. “I credit you and your folks in part with helping me reach this point. Your words mean so much.”
“(Cool Zone Media) is one of the things that helped me start turning the gears and showing me that inner light again,” said Hamil. “That light, as you say, is telling me I can’t stay where I am. And I’m willing to accept that I’ll be on the outside, that I’ll have to prove my intentions. But I can’t just stand by.”
The alarming admissions being made in this ostensibly “Antifascist” space were enough to motivate researchers to get to work. Remarkably, Special Agent Hamil’s Reddit account— already 12 years old at the time of his emotional cry for help— offered a trove of personally identifiable information.
A simple forensic analysis of his social media posts revealed the 30-year-old St. Louis native was a former uniformed cop for the SLMPD and a current federal employee. While he fails to disclose which agency he works for, his attempts to conceal his identity proved thinly veiled at best, as he gives regular advice and insight as an anonymous DC insider via Reddit’s “1811” board for federal agents.
Posts made to a number of apolitical Reddit boards revealed a highly online video gamer whose interests pre-law enforcement include hardcore punk music, parkour, and reading horror literature. Hamil would also use the account to disclose his lifelong battle with autism and depression, for which he was medically diagnosed and prescribed.
Originally from St. Louis, Hamil would attend McKendree University, a private school in Lebanon, Illinois. There, he would earn a B.A. in English and Criminal Justice as well as a Master’s in Sociology, all before swearing in as a uniformed SLMPD cop at a time when the department was said to have violently suppressed numerous Black power riots between 2017 and 2020.
However, Hamil’s total disregard for personal Infosecurity was laid bare after researchers discovered he had uploaded numerous photos of his face to Reddit throughout the years, even linking to a now-defunct Soundcloud account that also bared his full name. The information found within then led researchers to a LinkedIn, which once again contained his face and confirmed a job as a “Special Agent” for the United States Secret Service.
Since becoming a fed, Hamil has dutifully served the Biden Administration for his entire career. However, Trump’s re-ascendency to the Oval Office appears to coincide with a USSS projected timeline for agents, indicating that Hamil is set to enter a phase in his career where the anarchist could be deployed within shooting distance of Trump or any member of the US line of succession.
Hamil’s dissatisfaction with his role as a modern-day Praetorian guard for the United States is more than just an ideological one. In one Reddit post, the ostensibly antifascist TJ Hamil asserts he often misses the “action” and heart-pounding thrill of chasing down criminals in 42.77% Black St. Louis.
“I left SLMPD a couple years back to ride a desk and I was just talking to my wife about how I miss the action there,” he confessed in a post to Reddit’s /r/protectandserve board for current and prospective cops just ten months ago. “It would be like a $45000 pay cut to go back, but sometimes, when I’m sitting in a hotel staring at a wall, I can’t help but miss it.”
Hamil currently lives in a recently purchased single-family home in rural White Plains, Maryland, a town within commuting distance from the Secret Service’s DC Headquarters on H Street Northwest. Reddit posts made by Hamil suggest he is currently a financial crimes investigator, the agency’s often overlooked secondary role, and is regularly on the move.
Despite his myriad of complaints, it is unknown if Agent Hamil will follow through with his promise of giving up his USSS career. The deletion of his original cry for help post on /r/Behindthebastards, and the scrubbing of multiple comments could signal that he felt he was hasty in his attempts to reconcile differences between him and fellow Antifa.
Regardless, the unmasking of a key security asset for the federal government as an avowed Anarchist radicalized via online podcasts could spell disastrous if he is forced to protect figures he perceives as an enemy of “Democracy.”
As for Special Agent Thomas Jack “TJ” Hamil, it would not be the first time a member of the anti-White extremist movement, commonly referred to as “Antifa,” was outed as having intimate ties with the feds.
In May of 2023, an antifascist tied to the violent “Stop Cop City” movement in Atlanta, Georgia, was revealed to be the wife of a national security expert, who worked in data analysis for the federal government. Privileged 36-year-old Caroline “Charley” Hart Tennenbaum (nee Appleton) was one of three antifascists arrested and charged with the harassment and misdemeanor stalking of an Atlanta police officer in Bartow County.
The CHAD AMERICAN PATRIOTS of Justice Report found an ANTIFA nut lurking within the USSS.
— David Zsutty (@DavidZsutty) November 14, 2024
How many more lurk in the dark? No wonder the attempt on @realDonaldTrump‘s life at Butler, PA was an inside job. @elonmusk @mattgaetz please investigate all federal agencies. Oversight! https://t.co/eaod5lTvvK
In that same month, it was also revealed that the Biden Department of Homeland Security had funneled thousands of dollars in grants to anti-White research projects being hatched in American universities. One such recipient of government lucre was notorious Jewish street activist-turned-professor, Michael Loadenthal, an Antifascist veteran who regularly teaches students how to dox and intimidate American citizens for their political beliefs.
In July of 2023, leaked Anarchist chats published by the anti-White hate monitor, the William McKinley Institute, unmasked South Carolina-based “forest defender” and accused rapist as Matthew “Cyprus” Hartford, the son of a decorated Air Force Brigadier General and one-time commandant of DC’s prestigious National War College.
UPDATE 2:00pm EST: The 12-year-old account of antifascist Secret Service Agent TJ Hamil has been deleted, confirming the Justice Report’s research as well as suspicions Hamil may be regretting outing himself as a federal employee inside ‘Antifa’ chatrooms.
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