First, you know that the administration will not go after groups like BLM, Antifa, and other left wing groups. Second, this sure seems to be creating government surveillance and more of people engaged in their 1st Amendment rights
White House unveils strategy to battle domestic extremism
The White House unveiled its plan for addressing domestic terrorism on Tuesday, rolling out a strategy that set goals and acknowledged challenges as much as it outlined specific steps for combating a growing threat.
The strategy includes a call to bolster law enforcement partnerships and stem extremist recruitment paired with elements deemed more essential after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, including better analysis of social media and programs to boost civics education and battle disinformation.
It also touches on other priorities from President Biden, echoing previous calls for gun control in order to address mass shootings. (snip)
It calls on the U.S. intelligence community to increasingly focus on “open source†information including things included in a Jan. 5 FBI report that noted calls to come to the Capitol armed and ready for war.
Senior officials said the administration would be “augmenting information sharing the government does with tech companies.â€
This sure looks like open-ended government surveillance of the private communications of U.S. citizens. Will they have a warrant? Now, for any Democrat who approves of this, just ask yourself “would you approve if Donald Trump’s admin was doing this against Democrats?” This is a very dangerous road to tred. If there is specific information about a potential attack, that’s one thing, and you get a warrant. This is simply open ended government spying.
But the plan could raise concerns among civil liberties groups while leaving a task to an intelligence community that has said it struggles to tease out rhetoric protected by the First Amendment from serious calls to act on violence.
Could raise concerns? Everyone should be concerned. If the China Joe admin implements this with the approval of Democrats, will those same Democrats be fine when a Republican administration does this to Democrat supporting groups? You can’t have it both ways.
The plan also identifies a number of cultural issues as long-term contributors to domestic terrorism.
“That means tackling racism in America. It means protecting Americans from gun violence and mass murders. It means ensuring that we provide early intervention and appropriate care for those who pose a danger to themselves or others,†the White House wrote.
“It means ensuring that Americans receive the type of civics education that promotes tolerance and respect for all and investing in policies and programs that foster civic engagement and inspire a shared commitment to American Democracy.â€
So, it means indoctrination for anyone engaged in Wrongthink. And Democrats get upset when we call them Fascists. Related, this article on what a North Korean defector saw in the U.S. college system is an eye opener.
Another imaginary crisis.
Heckuva job Joey!
Where is Lois Lerner when you need her?
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In the non-mass shooting news, 247 people have spilled their life’s blood on the streets of Philadelphia, 1.497 per day, a rate which, if constant through the year, would result in 546 homicides in the City of Brotherly Love. The vast majority of the victims are black, and the vast majority of their killers, where known — and the Philadelphia Police Department’s clearance rate is in the 30% range, so a lot are not known — are also black.
Oh, so it’s racism that’s causing black people to shoot other black people. While the Philadelphia Police Department doesn’t provide racial breakdowns every day, St Louis does: 76 out of 82 murder victims in the city are black, and of the 35 known suspects in those murders, every one of them has also been black. Every known suspect killed someone of his own race.
William Teach: just ask yourself “would you approve if Donald Trump’s admin was doing this against Democrats?â€
Well, um… tRump’s DOJ did this against Democratic Representatives and NYT reporters.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-justice-department-seized-records-house-democrats-investigate-leaks
Teach must not keep up with the news. Gateway Pudendum must not be covering that story.
Anyway, the QAnoners, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, white supremacists et al present a threat, not because of their beliefs but because of their actions.
Wonder if Rimjob, dipshit that he is, still believes the Russia collusion fairytale.
#BelieveTheLie
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Well, um… tRump’s DOJ did this against Democratic Representatives and NYT reporters.
Let’s see here. THIS IS A NYT’s opinion piece. “If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama”
By James Risen
Dec. 30, 2016
MY, MY, MY. How leftists live in fairy tale land.
Criticism of Mr. Obama’s stance on press freedom, government transparency and secrecy is hotly disputed by the White House, but many journalism groups say the record is clear. Over the past eight years, the administration has prosecuted nine cases involving whistle-blowers and leakers, compared with only three by all previous administrations combined.
Under Mr. Obama, the Justice Department and the F.B.I. have spied on reporters by monitoring their phone records, labeled one journalist an unindicted co-conspirator in a criminal case for simply doing reporting and issued subpoenas to other reporters to try to force them to reveal their sources and testify in criminal cases.
May 23, 2013 · (CBS News) Court documents released this week show the Obama administration secretly monitored a Washington journalist
And that’s not all! Not long after taking office, the Secret Service literally dragged away a black female reporter. Imagine the optics if an African-American woman were dragged away by Trump’s Secret Service.
In 2015 Obama ejected a reporter for interrupting him “in my house,†to the cheers of reporters. Ironically, the journalist (who is transgender) was shouting “no more deportations†at the deporter-in-chief.
&*(*&*FBI Seized Congressional Cellphone Records Related to Capitol Attack&(*&*(*
Ahh but you say a crime was committed. Yes. But Trump’s DOJ was investigating the leak of Classified material as well. Oh the humanity.
“Having served on the House Intelligence Committee, we’ve seen illegal leaks from our colleagues on the House Intelligence Committee, and there have been numerous referrals to the Department of Justice,†Stefanik said in a news conference. “So I think it’s important that the Department of Justice determine if there were any illegal leaks, leaks by members of Congress, or their staff members.
Obama and Biden are far and away more guilty of persecuting the press and fellow political opponents than Trump ever was.
Perhaps we should investigate Obama too? No. That would be racist.
Funny that Rimjob should bring this up, dipshit that he is…
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2021/06/13/new-york-times-reports-andrew-weissmann-and-robert-mueller-sought-then-hid-special-counsel-surveillance-of-trump-white-house-attorney-don-mcghan/
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