White men 40-60 still number in the tens of millions. There are more of them in the US than the entire populations of some countries.
Somebody who has other ways of influencing public opinion, is unlikely to take the risks “scaffolding commander” took. When you make the transition from armchair journalist to street agitator too much can go wrong. It’s more likely it was someone with FBI connections, than some journalist.
The left used to do these public confrontation things all the time back in the 1960s. I've read elsewhere that one of the significant participants in the Jan 6 stuff is a known BLM agitator.
Some people will simply do stuff that other people consider risky or insane. I will not be surprised if it doesn't turn out to be him, and I will not be surprised if it does.
I've heard of stranger things.
It’s more likely it was someone with FBI connections, than some journalist.
And I would have no trouble believing that given what has come out so far.
This guy isn't just "some journalist," he's also a far Left radical activist from Madison, WI. He's been a speaker at Bernie events, and in his interviews he espouses all the typical Left-wing talking points (systemic racism, police brutality, MAGA extremists, etc.).
His published books include: Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Wall Street and Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America.
And if you listen to the audio comparisons of this guy speaking it doesn't rule him out.