Hacked: The Saga
If you are asking, “What the heck is this and what does it have to do with a Christian ministry site?” You ask an excellent question, one which I asked myself.
I was just teaching Bible studies. Little did I know what all that would get me into.
The updates on this page, what I’ve labeled “Hacked: the Saga,” are a series of updates that I shared as I was trying to determine what exactly the motivation was behind the hacking of my devices and sabotage of my sites and platforms and who was behind it.
When I gave the first update on August 4th, “A message to my stalker,” I knew two people who were involved in a sock puppet network that were promoting Christian influencers on social media. I knew that this same network was also running porn accounts that were profiling the followers of those same Christian influencers in addition to a number of other unethical, of not outright illegal, activities on social media.
I had just submitted a 200-page report to the FBI via IC3 and their tips site outlining all of the activities that I saw on July 28, 2024, after my repeated calls to the FBI to report the continuing hacking, stalking, and threats were ignored.
I received no response or acknowledgement of that submission.
So I decided to livestream and talk about what was going on. It was in preparation for that livestream that I realized the political motivation in the targeting of my site.
What I Think
Based on what I’ve discovered, people close to me stole from me and lied about my involvement in certain things. Apparently, they created an entire alternate timeline for my life worthy of an episode in The Flash. It looks like it began in 2016/2017 …
I used to tell the third-graders in my Sunday school class to never believe a thing just because someone said it.
The person could have been told a true thing, but they MISUNDERSTOOD what they were told. 🧵 …
— Carla Sallee Alvarez – Raised to Walk (@RaisedtoWalk) February 7, 2025
When I began doing livestream Bible studies in May of 2019, this presented a problem for the original group in my home state of Oregon because even though I was 2,000 miles away in Texas, the very existence of those livestreams exposed the lie that they had told and the fraud they committed.
Enter group B, who provided a solution to group A. Group B in Texas wanted my words, for various reasons. The Texans would help the Oregonians by burying me and my work so the Oregonians could continue their lie. In exchange, the Texans would get my words.
This deal was struck in 2019 and from the file manipulation, it looks like the Texans started with my #NoFear devotional (published 2019); my annotated edition of A Dish of Orts by George MacDonald (which I didn’t finish annotating until 2022); all of my work from the apologetics program, including my working thesis on the dating of Jesus’s birth; a book I was working on to accompany my posts and media on reading through the Psalms; the content for a niche site and ebook on party planning; and the content of a Scrivener project that held my research on the sketchy resignation of Heath Rushing from the Humble ISD school board in 2017.
Weird collection, I know. But when I found those set apart files, everything made sense. It provided the frame of the puzzle for the pieces I was trying to put together.
What is Scrivener
What is Scrivener?
In many of my updates, you will hear me mention Scrivener. So what is Scrivener? Scrivener is a word collector. Some know of it as “book writing software,” the developers, Literature & Latte, say it is for writing … which is the best description. Almost everything I’ve written from September 2015, a month after I started the apologetics graduate program at Houston Baptist University, resides in one Scrivener project or another. The program works like a binder for RTF text files that can be grouped and moved around at will.
All of my assignments, papers, and discussion posts are in a Scrivener project for the apologetics program. Everything I’ve published for Raised to Walk (posts, social media updates, newsletter text, video description and tags, etc.) are in their own Scrivener project.
One of the ways that I knew what was stolen was by what was deleted and/or sabotaged in my Scrivener projects, such as the interview with Barry Wilson, a pastor at Second Baptist Church in Kingwood, TX, on church outreach for an evangelism class with Lee Strobel. The RTF file with that particular assignment was corrupted and would not export. I knew that my thesis on the dating of Jesus’s birth had been targeted and stolen when I saw that the saved discussions with feedback on that thesis had been edited so that it appeared that my thesis was on the dating of the Gospels, which it was not.
As I have every post written saved in a Scrivener file, the fact that the posts that I had planned to include in my work-in-progress, Straight Pathways, had been deleted out of that project told me the thieves were trying to hide evidence that I was the author of the work. I have a process for content creation, whether it is for written content or videos, and Scrivener is a big part of that process. When something is missing from that production process, I know there is a reason behind it.
A Message to my Stalker
August 4, 2024: An update on where we are at with our efforts to help Afghan Christians in their immigration journey. Unfortunately, I’ve been targeted by cyberstalkers and hackers.
Hacked through Google
August 13, 2024: In another update on my hacked saga, I’ve realized that one of the ways the criminals are targeted me by directly hacking through Google and my Google Pixel phone.
The Woodburn Police said hacking isn't a crime
August 13, 2024: What you are told to do when you have been hacked is contact the FBI and file a police report. The Woodburn Police department told me hacking wasn’t a crime.
Redirection and LinkedIn Logins
August 13, 2024: A recurring MO for the hackers targeting me is through redirection. Not only on YouTube, Twitter, and Amazon, but also modified links on LinkedIn.
Manipulated YouTube Notifications
August 13, 2024: Have you ever received a YouTube notification and thought, “I don’t remember subscribing to them?” You probably didn’t. YouTube notifications are being manipulated. The game is rigged.
On Writing and Writers
August 14, 2024: After discovering near all of my work has been stolen by ghostwriters and used to train AI, some thoughts on writing and how to develop as a writer.
Why I'm No Longer Associated with An Unexpected Journal
August 18, 2024: If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you’ve heard me talk about An Unexpected Journal. An update on why I left and why it might concern you.
Before You Watch the August 21st morning Livestream.
August 21, 2024: Important! Watch this before you watch the morning Livestream. That live streamed using my Google Pixel phone on the T-Mobile network is a perfect example of the ongoing sabotage.
What Will Your Legacy Be?
August 21, 2024: All of us leave a legacy, whether good or bad. What will your legacy be? How will you be remembered? Some thoughts on what really matters.
To the Petty and Basic Criminals Hacking Me
August 23, 2024: The people directing the hacking seem to think that wiping out my site and burying me in search is going to make a difference in Ted Cruz’s campaign. It doesn’t. People don’t like Ted Cruz! Whether I say anything or not.
Still not going anywhere Ted Cruz!
August 24, 2024: The politically motivated attacks against my site have continued. I’m still not going anywhere Ted Cruz!
Pro Tip for Pastors Using AI in their Sermons
August 24, 2024: The past several years have seen an explosion in AI generated content. AI is presented as a timesaver, a magic wand. This is a pro tip for Pastors using AI in their sermons
A Message to Empty Churches
August 25, 2024: A message to all those churches with big buildings but empty pews. A few tips for church growth and outreach.
A Message to People with More Money than Sense
August 26, 2024: A message to people with more money than sense who are bankrolling the sabotage on my accounts as retaliation. You are doing nothing more than finding a personal vendetta and, in the process, have made yourself a co-conspirator in multiple crimes.
The Other Thing Hackers Hate
August 27, 2024: Beyond the posts where I mention Ted Cruz is a hypocrite, the hackers really hate the posts where I talk about the reality of the Holy Spirit and ask “who is Jesus to you?
How Hackers Steal Your Influence
August 28, 2024: Hackers steal your influence in multiple ways: by stealing content, identities, stories, subscriptions, watch time, and likes … and then sabotage and tank the originator.
Check Your Subscriptions, They’ve Probably Been Hijacked
August 29, 2024: Have you ever gotten a notification for a new video from a channel and thought, “Hmm, I don’t remember subscribing to them.” You probably didn’t. Subscriptions and follows are being hijacked on social media platforms.
The Importance of Phonics
August 30, 2024: This started to be a discussion on truth and ended up being on the importance of phonics. Reading well is essential to being able to discover truth for ourselves.
Beth Moore, Do You Know What Your Team is Doing?
September 7, 2024: Is Beth Moore watching what words are being put in her mouth on her social media profiles? On things that should never be on a Christian’s Twitter page.
A Message to the FBI and Department of Justice
September 9, 2024: We like to think that crimes are reported and the authorities take action. That is very often not the case. The FBI and Department of Justice have a history of having alternate agendas.
To My Stalkers: Have You Thought About Your Kids?
September 14, 2024: A message for the instigating stalker, have you considered the judgment you’re bringing on your son?
Hacked Google Search Console
September 21, 2024: Have you ever wondered what hacked Google Search Console reports look like? I share mine in this Livestream.
$35 Billion in Pens
September 28, 2024:The Texas Department of Health & Human Services issued a purchase order for $35 billion for “pens/erasable markers” this year.
An Update on the Attackers
October 7: 2024: Just an update on some recent realizations that I’ve come to about some of the reasons people have been attacking me.
Turn Around, Don't Drown
October 9, 2024: A word for those in Florida in the path of Hurricane Milton and to the conspirators coming against me … turn around, don’t drown.
Solving a Mystery
October 14, 2024: In one of the many oddities that has been happening during the hacked saga is the insertion of photos that are not mine into my Google Photo memories.
What Christians Think About Sex?
October 26, 2024: In 2017, some friends in an apologetics group had a deep and heartfelt discussion about contraception, marriage, sex, and sexuality.
When Authorities Gaslight You
October 26, 2024: Authorities are supposed to be the ones to make sure that justice is done, but what happens when the authorities are the one gaslighting you?
The War on Women
October 27, 2024: Since the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban after the NATO withdrawal, women have been slowly erased from public life. Now the Taliban are attempting to completely silence women.
On Stolen Elections & Faked Counts
November 15, 2024: Some thoughts on stolen elections and our reliance on data that can be manipulated, faked, and hacked.
A Proverbs 29:25 Object Lesson: Ted Cruz
January 4, 2025: The writer of Proverbs warns us in Proverbs 29:25 that “the fear of man is a snare.” One of the clearest examples of the truth of this statement is Texas Senator, Ted Cruz.