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Update to this from 3 weeks ago.
Thank you all for the support and advice.
The situation got worse. After I blocked the extremist content and confronted her about the bitcoin transfers, and took her to the crisis counselor, I discovered this was actually the second scam.
The first one from May-June totaled $55k and involved intimate images. Was a romance / loverboy also with an Elon Musk impersonator.
I also discovered she had maintained contact with both scammers, complaining to them that I had taken her for an evaluation.
Telling one:
At various times in the chat logs she seems almost lucid, but at times paranoid accusing one of the scammers of working with me to destroy her.
She tells the 2nd scammer, the 1st scammer confirmed his identity by
Contact with both scammers continued for several weeks.
She'd complained of floaters in her vision combined with everything else I thought it'd be prudent to have our local hospital have a look at her. After they discharged her, she attempted to obtain a restraining order, against me.
Last week she left for 8 days to a "safe location", she was gone when we returned from Sunday service.
She's returned but won't discuss anything.
I've filed for divorce.
Her brother reviewed her Twitter content and said "I can't believe this is my sister's account... didn't sound like her at all." Multiple people who knew her before have expressed similar shock. I've been documenting everything per attorney's advice.
Children start public school tomorrow. Continuing weekly meetings with pastor. I've seen my own therapist once and have weekly appointments. Men's bible study group has been incredibly supportive now that I've opened up to them. Kids are doing okay, all things considered. We're maintaining routines. I'm working fully remote now to be present for them.
I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone.
What's her twitter username
It's lots of white-wellbeing and nowhiteguilt.org and similar adjacent content. Culture war material, westernkind, western bio-spirit, etc.
Seems a bit like an online cult to me.
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