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Cult experts lifted the veil of the “Gijian” fringe group, linked to Vermont's border patrol shooting.

“Zizians” is named after Jack Amadeus lasota, a 34-year-old computer engineer. San Francisco Chronicle. Transgender Lasota has gone through the pronouns of women and created a group of vegan activists, the outlet reported.

The group, which began on the West Coast, was launched into the national spotlight after killing US Border Patrol agent David Malland in Vermont on January 20th.

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David Malland, a Minnesota native and US Air Force veteran, worked as a Border Patrol agent at Newport Station of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. He worked in the military for nine years and 15 years in the federal government. (US Border Patrol)

Marand took part in a shootout between German National Felix “Ophelia” Buckholt and Washington University student Teresa “Milo” Consoero Young Brute near the border with Canada.

“Felix Buckholt, a German citizen who is the registered owner of the vehicle, appeared to have an expired visa in the Department of Homeland Security database, and Young Brute was driving a Prius. The backholt was the only passenger of the Prius,” Fox News said.

Investigation continues at the scene where US Border Patrol agents were shot dead in Vermont

An empty car on southbound Route 91 near Newport, Vermont, where US Border Patrol agents were shot dead on Monday, January 20, 2025. (David McGlynn from Fox News Digital)

“He spoke to two people from the Border Patrol who were involved in the incident. They both own firearms and Young Brute, and when Young Brute is adjacent to the Drive, a unified border patrol was held. He said he fired a handgun at at least one of the agents. Prius,” the document said.

Bauckholt and Maland were killed in a gunshot exchange. YoungBlut was injured and charged with using a deadly weapon while attacking a US Border Patrol agent and using and ejecting firearms during and in connection with the assault.

Teresa Young Brute

Theresa Youngbrute, charged by the FBI in connection with the shooting death of US Border Patrol Agent David Maland, will be seen on January 14, 2025 at the Newport City Inn office in Newport, Vermont . The video released by the inn confirmed her identity. (Photo by Newport City Inn via AP)

Young Brute's “relationships with other individuals suspected of violent behavior will also be paid attention,” federal prosecutors said in court records. They also said the guns used in the shootouts were related to people interested in double murders in Pennsylvania.

“Law enforcement officials are investigating the deaths of six people associated with Lasota's fellow members,” the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The group shows the behavior of the cult, according to Dar Dixon, an actor and podcast host for The Art of Being Dar, who shared his cult expertise with Fox News Digital.

“What I realized about this 'Gijian' cult was that it hits all the key points that someone sets up to get involved in it. Do you have a trans person? “Anytime you deal with your sexual identity and you do everything, you already have someone by, as they say, tight and curly,” he said.

Investigation continues at the scene where US Border Patrol agents were shot dead in Vermont

The drone flies over a robotic device inspecting a backpack that appears to be on the ground on southbound Route 91 near Newport, Vermont, Monday, January 20, 2025, when US Border Patrol agents were shot dead . (David McGlynn from Fox News Digital)

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“The second was that they had a restrictive diet. In this case, they were vegan,” he said. “So, when you start to mix with the sexual aspects and with a restrictive diet, what you're doing now is behavioral control.”

Dal Dixon

Actor and podcast host for “The Art of Being Dar,” Dar Dixon shared his cult expertise on Fox News Digital. (Fox News Digital)

References from cult expert Stephen Hassan A bite model of authoritarian controlDixon discussed how cults emotionally control their members.

“I'm also sure there's a lot going on with lack of sleep. It affects your thoughts. It affects your feelings.

“This is part of emotional control. You are not allowed to feel your feelings or discuss your feelings. If you don't follow the party line, you'll be immediately orally or physically. Sometimes you are strictly rebuked, or you are shunned.”

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“So, the culmination of sexual identity, food restrictions, sleep restrictions, emotional restrictions, well, now I have you,” he said. “I own you, and I can take you in the direction I want to take you now.”

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