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Invictus insists that the letter was supposed to be tongue-in cheek, but said that it nevertheless drew the attention of the FBI back in 2013. In our interview, he claimed that the agency, as well as the US Marshals, have been giving him flack ever since. "I'm not a paranoid schizophrenic," he said. "These things are really happening."I have prophesied for years that I was born for a Great War; that if I did not witness the coming of the Second American Civil War I would begin it myself. Mark well: That day is fast coming upon you. On the New Moon of May, I shall disappear into the Wilderness. I will return bearing Revolution, or I will not return at all.
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So yes, technically Ordo Templi Orientis did kick him out for sacrificing a live goat, he admitted. But he claims it had more to do with a letter vowing to bring about a second Civil War than with any goats, dead or living. "They thought [my letter] was opening them to persecution by the FBI," he said. "That led to some real disagreements that lasted several months. Once that goat sacrifice happened, that was the last straw."For all the outward outrageousness, Invictus's platform consists of fairly boilerplate Libertarian policy ideas—ending the War on Dugs, pursuing a more isolationist foreign policy, shrinking the hell out of the government—although the way he phrases these proposals, and the often-racist logic he ascribes to them, are obviously inflammatory. A badge on his website indicates it was paid for through the barter system, and directs those wishing to donate to his campaign to do so via Bitcoin. Perhaps optimistically, he's already changed his Twitter handle to @senatorinvictus.[UPDATE: The Hidden Spring Oasis branch of the Ordo Templi Orientis has gotten back to us with comment about Augustus Invictus. They write, "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. I can only confirm that effective November 9, 2013, Augustus Sol Invicitus is no longer a member of Ordo Templi Orientis. Love is the law, love under will."]Follow Drew on Twitter.On VICE News: Canada's PM Says Weed "Infinitely Worse" than Cigarettes, Experts Call Bullshit