Disturbing detail on Dave Guru Graham’s shirt in shameful protest

A conspiracy theorist has appeared at a protest with a troubling detail on his T-shirt, as his mates spouted rhetoric in support of the Russian invasion.

A conspiracy theorist who believes McDonald’s burgers are made out of “baby meat” has appeared at a controversial protest with a disturbing detail on his T-shirt.

Wollongong concreter Dave “Guru” Graham appeared on stage alongside fellow high-profile conspiracy theorist Riccardo Bosi at the so-called “freedom rally” in Sydney on Saturday.

In photos of the event captured from the crowd, Graham was seen touting a troubling symbol on his shirt — the letter “Z” in the colours of the Russian flag.

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Dave “Guru” Graham appeared at the rally in a shirt with a Russian-flag themed “Z”. Picture: Twitter.

The letter Z became a prominent symbol in the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and has been banned in parts of Europe when used as a pro-Russia symbol.

There are multiple theories around the true meaning of the letter, with the Russian defence ministry claiming it stands for “za pobedu” or “for victory”. Other theories claim the letter is used to distinguish Russian military vehicles from Ukraine’s or to mark where the vehicle is headed.

Saturday’s protest, which was organised by notorious pro-Putin commentator Simon Boikov, doubled as a campaign launch for Bosi and Graham, who are running in NSW’s upcoming state election.

Others in the crowd were carrying placards depicting Russian president Vladimir Putin’s face.

Others in the crowd carried posters of President Putin. Picture: Twitter.

Boikov, also known as the Aussie Cossack did not attend but appeared via shaky videolink instead — while Bosi used the event as an impromptu campaign stop.

Bosi, a former Australian Army Special Forces lieutenant turned right-wing exactivist, said he was leading the protest for “a few reasons” as he spouted a radical conspiracy that connected the war in Ukraine to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The Russians are fighting the Khazarian Mafia in their homeland. They’re cutting the head off the snake of the group that has been destroying this planet for generations,” he told Twitter user @Chriscoveries, who live-streams protests in Sydney.

“They control this country (Australia) like they control everywhere else, and the Russians along with many other nations and many other militaries are actually fighting a subterranean war to exterminate vermin from the planet.”

Riccardo Bosi, also present, said he was running for office to uncover “evidence of crime”. Picture: Twitter.

The “Khazarian Mafia” refers to an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that modern Eastern European Jews descended from a people known as the Khazars, who supposedly live in present-day Ukraine and ought to be pushed out.

Bosi claimed the Covid-19 pandemic was “just one part of a larger scheme to depopulate the planet”.

“We have been robbed, we have been raped, we have been killed for generations and the mandate directed by the government and enforced by the police and provided by big pharma have been exterminating people. It’s all part of the same plan,” he said.

Bosi said he and his fellow conspiracy theorist candidates were making their election bids to uncover “evidence of crime”.

“We get into parliament, and then we provide evidence of crime committed by the polity, the judiciary, the bureaucracy and the constabulary,” he said in a spiel outlining their next moves.

“The whole purpose of this campaign is to get in, reveal evidence of crime, and we’ve given ourselves six months to do it. In six months, we’ll be in a position to show so much evidence of crime, the people of NSW will stand up and demand the election system be cleaned up and a free and fair election be held so we can actually get back to governing ourselves.”

Pro-Russia conspiracy theorist Simon Boikov, aka the Aussie Cossack, appeared via videolink. Picture: Twitter.

Bosi and Graham previously revealed their plans to contest the upcoming NSW state election in order to “tear the place down”.

Bosi is the leader of the AustraliaOne party, however it is not officially registered, so he will run as an independent candidate.

He claimed that while there were “a couple of lower house seats” that will be contested by “independents that we’re pretty keen on”, he and Graham would be running for the upper house.

“This will be a statewide election so we’re going to mobilise the entire state,” Bosi said in a video posted to social media earlier this month.

“Now the rest of Australia can’t vote, but they can certainly make this a national event, and in fact we’ve got a lot of support internationally, we’re going to make sure the entire world knows that this is the one story in Australia that they need to follow.

“Now why is that? Because we’re going to get into NSW parliament, but we’re not going to get in, in order to do deals with a corrupted and fetid polity that resides here. We have no intention of doing that, none.

“We are getting in to tear the place down, metaphorically of course.”

Bosi will run as an independent candidate, having failed to register his political party. Picture: Twitter.

Bosi claimed that if successful, as members of parliament, the pair would have access to information that would allow them to “start revealing the truth about what every NSW government has been doing for decades, and we can present that to you the people”.

“Our objective is to collapse the government that’s elected in March, to collapse the entire system, the polity, the judiciary, the constabulary, the lot,” he continues.

“They’re all coming down. Nothing but the truth is going to be our catchcry.”

Often seen speaking at anti-vaccine and anti-government rallies, Bosi was filmed last year telling his audience, “You are sovereign”.

He told the crowd that some in ASIO and other bureaucrats were guilty of treason – though it wasn’t made clear why.

The protesters made sweeping links between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic and political crime. Picture: Twitter.

“Anybody who has taken an act of treason or sedition against the Australian people will be investigated, charged, if found guilty, punished,” he told his followers.

“Now the punishment … this gets a lot of popular response … for the worst case of treason, the death penalty.

“Sedition? Life in prison without the possibility of parole.

“Any Mason who has been in the public sector of any sort … is guilty of at least sedition and at worst treason.”

Bosi is a popular figure in the scene, often seen at rallies posing for photographs with enthusiastic followers.

Meanwhile, Guru – who has also been described as a sovereign citizen, but who prefers the term “free thinker” – has amassed a following online with frequent live streams pushing for Australians to ditch government rule.

He recently made headlines after recording himself bombarding staff at 2GB with phone calls after claiming they were snubbed by radio host Ben Fordham for a spot on the show.

Among his outrageous beliefs is the claim the Covid pandemic wasn’t real, and that the government “needs to be removed”.

— with Ally Foster

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