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GreatGazoo

(4,772 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:59 AM 7 hrs ago

Anyone Else Following the Stolen Star Wars Legos Epic? Reckless Ben is the Michael Moore of 2026

I found this guy a couple years ago when he infiltrated the cult that runs Yellow Deli, "the Twelve Tribes". They took him to a remote location and demanded his glasses (which have a video camera in them).

He does confrontational journalism with humor, kind of like what Michael Moore used to do but he puts his own liberty and physical well being at risk over and over. On the new one, he was contacted by an older man whose 80YO father had a huge collection of Star Wars Legos allegedly stolen during the transfer of ownership from a franchisee of a chain that resells collectibles. This was about $200K that they were selling on consignment and the money was going to be the father's legacy gift.

The chain told the son to pound sand because they would just make it not worth his money to pursue them in court. So Ben got involved and the whole thing has gone viral. The chain is going to lose eventually but in the meantime the chain is digging the hole deeper and taking the local police department down with them.

This is the episode that hooked everyone. It recaps everything that came prior:



And this is what dropped today -- someone got the redacted parts of the bodycam footage that show the collusion:

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Anyone Else Following the Stolen Star Wars Legos Epic? Reckless Ben is the Michael Moore of 2026 (Original Post) GreatGazoo 7 hrs ago OP
This should make one's blood boil! Was the court case resolved or are they still trying to arrest him? in2herbs 4 hrs ago #1
Court case is not resolved and they are stacking up charges on Ben GreatGazoo 3 hrs ago #2
Until the very last second I was afraid Patreon had crumbled. I am sooooo glad they did not. Am looking in2herbs 2 hrs ago #4
Ben's Yellow Deli Cult infilitration GreatGazoo 3 hrs ago #3
I have utmost respect for this guy. TY for posting this one too. nt in2herbs 2 hrs ago #5

in2herbs

(4,608 posts)
1. This should make one's blood boil! Was the court case resolved or are they still trying to arrest him?
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 12:28 PM
4 hrs ago

These cops must be auditioning for ICE.

GreatGazoo

(4,772 posts)
2. Court case is not resolved and they are stacking up charges on Ben
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:43 PM
3 hrs ago

who may or may not have gone to Mexico for now. Part 3 is due out next.

BaM demanded that Patreon stop providing service to Ben. The CEO of Patreon responded directly and their 49-second video has 1-million views:

in2herbs

(4,608 posts)
4. Until the very last second I was afraid Patreon had crumbled. I am sooooo glad they did not. Am looking
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 02:45 PM
2 hrs ago

forward to the next video.

When all this is over the guy should sue the police department, and everyone else who even sneezed during this corruption!!!

My blood is still boiling.

I don't want to miss Part 3. Will you please DM me to make sure I don't? TYIA.

TY for posting.

GreatGazoo

(4,772 posts)
3. Ben's Yellow Deli Cult infilitration
Thu Jun 4, 2026, 01:57 PM
3 hrs ago

This was 3 years ago. He uses their own tax dodge against them. Can you guess who saves Yellow Deli and their shady business model?

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