I’m looking for a connection there, myself. I think more attention needs to be given to that “Ismail Ax”. Anyone checking the terrorist websites to see what they are saying? I think I’ll mosey on over to MEMRI...
Take a look at #397 and predecessors. It’s looking a lot less conspiratorial. Seems he just had some friends that he referred to as the “Ax” group, and “Ismail” was his nickname. Not unusual for college students to appreciate their clique, name it, identify its tone & attitude, and have lame in-joke nicknames.
Apply Occam’s Razor. Far more likely just a jilted lover/wannabee improperly coming off his meds than some TROP conspiracy.
The Ishmael Axe reference apparently refers to a literary work and has nothing to do with Islam. The guy is a English major, which makes perfect sense. It is apparently a character in a rather esoteric book.
I would have to admit, the connecting is now classified as a false assumption.