Identifying "Pinesap"

How I identified a fascist from the Mehdi Hassan interview on Jubilee.

On July 20, 2025, I observed something unusual during a bizarre “debate” on the morally bankrupt YouTube channel called “Jubilee.” As journalist Mehdi Hassan faced off against twenty right-wing fascists, one of them, known as “Connor,” became noticeably evasive when asked about his name - which Hassan himself commented on during the debate.

Following that, far-right researcher Ben Lorber immediately identified “Connor,” as the influential fascist livestreamer known as, “Pinesap.”

Figure 1: Lorber social media post

This individual voluntarily attended a public forum to advocate on behalf of fascism. His opponent, a prominent American journalist, advocated for his beliefs under his real name, yet Connor was not honest with Hassan about his background.

It was in the public interest he be named.

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First I utilized the facial recognition tool PimEyes, plugging in a photo of “Pinesap” from the Jubilee interview.

Figure 2: PimEyes search engine/

This returned results from a website “ducatholics.com,” which immediately began deleting all photos of “Pinesap” after I published my investigation online.

Frustratingly though, none of these pictures included any names. No matter.

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Next, I spent hours watching Pinesap’s livestreams. Similarly - nothing.

But I kept going. And eventually, I found it.

Figure 3: DU Catholics now-deleted Instagram post

While searching social media accounts operated by ”DU Catholics,” I discovered a now-deleted Instagram post identifying their former board member, Connor James Estelle, as “Pinesap.”

In the United States of America, you are free to hate. But you are not free from the consequences. Remember that.