It must have just been himself in all the videos and photos!
Bit idea to improve opsec: print out comically large selfies in comically large quantities to store inside your house so the FBI can't find your copy of the Communist Manifesto to prove you're a communist.
Persecution complex, as well. They so, so, so badly want to be in an action movie where they're the hero who fights against the Deep State. And the Deep State does evil things for the sake of being evil. It's what happens when you believe the British hated liberty and freedom, which is why the American Revolution took place.