Augustus Sol Invictus

Augustus Sol Invictus (born Austin Mitchell Gillespie; July 31, 1984) is an American far-right political activist, attorney, blogger, and white nationalist.

Following his graduation, he attended DePaul University College of Law and graduated in 2011.

While in law school, Invictus earned a fellowship at the International Human Rights Law Institute.

He was managing partner of Imperium, P.A., a law firm he founded in 2013, until his retirement from the practice of law in 2017.

Invictus is currently the publisher of The Revolutionary Conservative, a far-right publication with the stated aim of "restoring the American republic and defending Western Civilization".

He said he had sacrificed the goat and drunk its blood as part of a ritual to give thanks for surviving a pilgrimage in spring 2013, but denied it was "sadistic".

In 2024, he claimed he had begun drinking human blood as he had converted to Catholicism.

He has also said that he is not a white supremacist, citing the fact that his children are part Hispanic; he acknowledged that some white supremacists support his campaign, while claiming he does not associate with them.

During his campaign, a letter written by Invictus in 2013 came to light in which he renounced his citizenship and claimed to have plans of venturing out in the woods only to return bringing war:

"I have prophesied for years that I was born for a Great War; that if I did not witness the coming of the Second American Civil War I would begin it myself. Mark well: That day is fast coming upon you. On the New Moon of May, I shall disappear into the Wilderness. I will return bearing Revolution, or I will not return at all."

Invictus has been accused of supporting state-sponsored eugenics for a paper he wrote as a law student.

Invictus, however, wrote a disclaimer to the paper stating that although he believes the strong and intelligent should breed and the weak and stupid should not, he does not believe that the government can be trusted to implement such a program.

Invictus has been identified as a Holocaust denier.

He has said: "Do I believe that 6 million Jews were killed by evil Hitler? Is that what you’re asking me? ... Okay, then I am still waiting to see those facts."

Invictus has proposed repealing the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Nineteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, insisting that only white male citizens should have the right to vote or own real property.

Invictus believes that the United States should embrace a non-interventionist approach to foreign policy, arguing that an interventionist approach has resulted in the loss of American lives and the accumulation of trillions of dollars in debt.

He opposes using the U.S. military to protect US national interests or prevent meddling in US affairs.

In 2014, he acted as attorney for Marcus Faella of the American Front in his legal appeal.

In a press release from 2015, Invictus was accused by the Libertarian Party of Florida of advocating for eugenics and "state-sponsored murder".

On May 19, 2015, Invictus announced his campaign for the U.S Senate as a candidate for the Libertarian Party in the 2016 Florida election.

In response to Invictus's campaign, Adrian Wyllie resigned from his position as chairman of the Libertarian Party of Florida, calling Invictus a "violent Fascist and Neo-Nazi" whose ideology was incompatible with libertarianism and saying he did not want to be part of the same party.

The chairman also accused Invictus of supporting eugenics and of "sadistically dismembering a goat in a ritualistic sacrifice".

Invictus responded by admitting that he once wrote a paper advocating eugenics but saying that he has since changed his mind.

Invictus was a candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination in the 2016 United States Senate election in Florida.

Local party chairman Adrian Wyllie resigned over his candidacy and the unwillingness of the party to disavow it.

He lost overwhelmingly in the primary to opponent Paul Stanton, garnering 26.5% of votes cast.

In May 2016, Invictus began the "Possibility of Revolution" tour in Florida, speaking in Orlando, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Tampa, Fort Myers, and Miami in one continuous circuit.

At the end of this tour, Paul Stanton entered the Senate race, creating the first Libertarian primary for the United States Senate in Florida history.

Invictus lost the primary election on August 30, 2016, with Stanton receiving 73.5% of the vote.

In April 2017, the Libertarian Party of Florida, following mediation, issued a retraction of the 2015 press release, stating that "it exceeded the mandate of the executive committee", and declaring that "Mr. Invictus has always been a member in good standing, is a past chair of the Libertarian Party of Orange County, a sponsor of the 2016 and 2017 LPF State Conventions, as well as a dedicated volunteer on the Legislative Review Committee."

In July 2017, Invictus changed his party affiliation to Republican, announcing his candidacy for the 2018 United States Senate election in Florida.

Invictus was a headline speaker at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017, that ended with three deaths.

He has represented Marcus Faella, the former head of the white-supremacist group American Front, in court.

Invictus is the publisher of The Revolutionary Conservative, a publication which calls for a violent uprising and states that its aim is to restore the American republic and defend Western civilization.

He was controversial within the Libertarian Party for his neo-fascist political views and history of racist associations.

He has been described by media reports as being associated with the alt-right movement.

He has proposed the repeal of several amendments to the US Constitution, stipulating that only white male citizens should be allowed to vote or own real property.

Invictus graduated from the University of South Florida with a BA with honors in philosophy.

Invictus was a headlined speaker at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017, where a white supremacist drove his vehicle into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing Heather Heyer.

The Miami Herald wrote of Invictus's involvement in the fatal event that "the political fallout over Charlottesville may end whatever hopes for public office [Invictus] had."