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U.S. sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

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Proud Boys stand by.....

(Trump)

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The greatest threat to America; Americans.

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The U.S. was in a “heightened threat environment" already, and these factors may worsen the situation, DHS said in the latest National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin.

You better believe it....

The MAGA-warriors, Proud Bois, militia groups, and white supremacists are angry and armed....

They get fed their daily dose of hate, outrage, and beyond kooky conspiracy theories by the Fox News provocateurs...who do nothing but repeat Kremlin propaganda designed to divide the US....

The far-righter who murdered the judge last week was also going to kill the Michigan Governor (already targeted last year by Trump-supporting militia members) and Mitch McConnell.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/04/us/wisconsin-judge-killed-targeted-attack/index.html

There's a reason Repubs and the far-right want everyone 5 years and older to carry a gun....

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The government should not tolerate Sedition,they should used all legal means necessary to bring them to justice

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DHS also warns that China, Russia, Iran and other nations seek to foment divisions within the U.S. to weaken the country and its standing in the world. In part, they do this by amplifying conspiracy theories and false reports that proliferate in American society.

So, targeting MAGA.

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Oh yeah, election season and we ramp up the FEAR like seasonal decorations...

“In the coming months, we expect the threat environment to become more dynamic as several high-profile events could be exploited to justify acts of violence against a range of possible targets,” DHS said.

FEAR EVERYTHING!! Don't THINK! Just mindless anxiety and fear is the appropriate response.

DHS also warns that China, Russia, Iran and other nations seek to foment divisions within the U.S. to weaken the country and its standing in the world. In part, they do this by amplifying conspiracy theories and false reports that proliferate in American society.

Yes, the very places where the CIA has been most active doing exactly these things and it isn't 'outsiders' amplifying this FEAR, it is the domestic media (including here) bringing us these vague claims that "SOMEBODY, maybe even your NEIGHBOR, wants to kill YOU!".

And we, collectively, fall for it every time...TRUST YOUR RULERS! Hmmm...

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The greatest threat to America; Americans

Hardly.

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This is expected when you have an administration that ran on a platform of unity and has done everything imaginable since being in office to divide us and fan the flames through their inflammatory statements, incoherent policy, and total incompetency regarding the economy.

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According to Statistica.com,

Between 1982 and June 2022, 68 out of the 129 mass shootings in the United States were carried out by white shooters. By comparison, the perpetrator was African American in 21 mass shootings, and Latino in 11. When calculated as percentages, this amounts to 53 percent, 16 percent, and 8.5 percent respectively.

This matters as it greatly affects how the problems must be approached in both conception and remedy.

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citing, for example, the racist attack in which a white gunman killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in May.

There have been at least 10 mass shootings since then. Only white involvement was as victims.

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The MAGA-warriors, Proud Bois, militia groups, and white supremacists are angry and armed....

Not just them, ask the average person living in Chicago

They get fed their daily dose of hate, outrage, and beyond kooky conspiracy theories by the Fox News provocateurs...who do nothing but repeat Kremlin propaganda designed to divide the US....

The truth, something that every other major news outlets refuse to cover, this is why more and more people are tuning into FNC if the news media won’t do their job, FNC will and do.

https://deadline.com/2022/06/fox-news-ratings-may-1235036975/

The far-righter who murdered the judge last week was also going to kill the Michigan Governor (already targeted last year by Trump-supporting militia members) and Mitch McConnell. 

And leftists that drive into crowds of people killing them because the color of their skin or on a NYC subway. So if it’s Blacks or Latinos killing people and shooting schools not a big thing, but when it’s someone white it is a massive thing then you definitely will lose the ear of the people.

https://www.newsweek.com/why-liberal-media-erasing-black-identity-extremism-opinion-1697969

There's a reason Repubs and the far-right want everyone 5 years and older to carry a gun....

Proof? Not one Republican said this.

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The MAGA-warriors, Proud Bois, militia groups, and white supremacists are angry and armed....

Not just them,

Thanks for agreeing with me that these far-right groups are nothing but dangerous domestic terrorists...

They get fed their daily dose of hate, outrage, and beyond kooky conspiracy theories by the Fox News provocateurs...who do nothing but repeat Kremlin propaganda designed to divide the US....

The truth,

Thanks - I wish more far-rightists would see the truth - that Fox is nothing but the Kremlin's mouthpiece....and that Comrade Carlson is Putin's Puppet...

The far-righter who murdered the judge last week was also going to kill the Michigan Governor (already targeted last year by Trump-supporting militia members) and Mitch McConnell. 

And leftists that drive into crowds of people killing them....

Hmmm.....

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/james-alex-fields-driver-deadly-car-attack-charlottesville-rally-sentenced-n1024436

There's a reason Repubs and the far-right want everyone 5 years and older to carry a gun....

Proof? Not one Republican said this.

They all say it...and their new laws allowing concealed carry with no training or background check is proof These gun nutters want kids to carry guns to school so they can shoot the bad guy....absolute craziness....

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What's scary is the sheer number of right-wingers being arrested for potential terrorist acts. If even just 20% of them had succeeded I think we would have a bloodbath on our hands.

The US needs to continue to focus on this group. They aren't your average person walking down the street. They are arming, planning, training, recruiting, funding, etc., just like Middle Eastern terrorists.

They are the biggest threat to America today as evidenced by numerous reports and sources.

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Yes, see how its worded when it fits the narrative-

James Alex Fields, driver in deadly car attack at Charlottesville rally

person is named, driver, deadly "attack"

5 dead, 40 injured after SUV plows into Christmas parade in Wisconsin

SUV did it, was no driver mentioned, not an attack, no name of the suspect because we can know his race by his name.

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USA grew into the worlds superpower after the Civil War. Maybe the way to remain the worlds superpower would be another civil war and out of ashes a new, stronger, reborn America. The arms are there, the hatred is there. Change is needed.

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right winger, right winger, far right. "pejorative" much?

Or is that not a thing today?

was also going to kill the Michigan Governor (already targeted last year by Trump-supporting militia members) 

I guess you didnt see all those people were found innocent and the FBI actually did that? was a great story fo you until the truth came out.

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DHS also warns that China, Russia, Iran and other nations seek to foment divisions within the U.S. to weaken the country and its standing in the world. In part, they do this by amplifying conspiracy theories and false reports that proliferate in American society.

They’re succeeding.

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More examples of far-right incitement to violence....

The far-right American Firearms Association is telling its supporters to prepare for “battle” at the U.S. Capitol this week amid Senate talks on potential legislation for relatively small gun safety reforms. An email from the American Firearms Association warns supporters to prepare for "battle"....

https://www.yahoo.com/news/extremist-gun-group-says-prepare-160556194.html

"Give guns to everyone", "prepare for the battle", "fight like hell to save your country"....

The words of far-right domestic terrorism....

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H.R.350 - Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/350

"It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism.

The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.

DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must review the anti-terrorism training and resource programs of their agencies that are provided to federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Additionally, DOJ must make training on prosecuting domestic terrorism available to its prosecutors and to assistant U.S. attorneys.

It creates an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and federal law enforcement agencies.

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A grand total of 1 Republican House member voted for it. It's predicted to be defeated by the GOP in the Senate.

Protection?

Original source: https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2022-05-20/republicans-failure-to-confront-right-wing-violence-essential-politics

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The domestic terrorism components of DHS, DOJ, and the FBI must jointly report on domestic terrorism, including white-supremacist-related incidents or attempted incidents.

they left out BLM, Antifa and abortion activists outside the homes of the Supreme Court justices.

if they are peaceful- Why did they have to put a fence around our Supreme Court?

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Bob FosseToday  08:09 am JST

The greatest threat to America; Americans.

Traitors. They congregated to Trump because he is a traitor quisling for Putin, but these scummy traitors have been around for at least 40 years, with their antisemitic, racist, etc. agenda and they have done/do nothing but terrorist acts. And jan. 6, 2021 proved once and for all that they are traitors.

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Thanks for agreeing with me

No, it’s more like stating that BLM and Antifa that are causing more destruction and cause for the dismantling our police force across the country and judging by the plight and degradation of the country it’s no wonder the Democrats are losing and continue to lose.

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/539903-putting-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-on-notice/

Thanks - I wish more far-rightists would see the truth -

Not just them, the majority of Americans want the truth and they’re realizing that the FBI isn’t as forthcoming given their history over the last 5 years as a believable source of honesty and integrity.

https://nypost.com/2021/11/18/politics-and-media-have-critically-corrupted-the-fbi/

that Fox is nothing but the Kremlin's mouthpiece....and that Comrade Carlson is Putin's Puppet...

Fake news as usual, more leftist deflection from this President and his sinking party and poll numbers

Hmmm.....

As the Feds games of deception continue to fall apart

https://thewashingtonstandard.com/fbi-informant-involved-in-gretchen-whitmer-phony-kidnapping-hoax-charged-with-another-crime/.

They all say it...and their new laws allowing concealed carry with no training or background check is proof These gun nutters want kids to carry guns

No, they want the Dems across the country to do their job and uphold law and order and they haven’t done so in over 60 years, that’s the problem.

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Traitors. They congregated to Trump because he is a traitor quisling for Putin,

You spoke to Putin? How would you know this? Trump killed a bunch of Putin’s men and threatened him he wouldn’t hesitate for a second, he backs off. Biden threatens Putin and he escalates the war. Trump is a traitor for not getting us into wars, but Biden is supposedly a hero for getting us into one? Gee, you guys are once again all over the place….

but these scummy traitors have been around for at least 40 years, with their antisemitic, racist, etc. agenda and they have done/do nothing but terrorist acts

Aka: the Democrat party. Thankfully, more and more people are waking up and walking away from them. They had 70 years to bring wealth and prosperity to people of color and it was the opposite. Death and destruction, the demise of the family unit, lawlessness, gang violence, shootings etc and all that with less police on the ground. That what the Democrats have done is the very definition of being a traitor and they’re silent on the issues.

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I can't imagine Antifa/BLM even register on the radar when compared to the right-wingers. I'd be happy to see some evidence if anyone has it, though.

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BLM:

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/steven-carrillo-sentenced-41-years-prison-murder-and-attempted-murder-role-drive

Antifa:

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/05/17/aurora-protest-jeep-shooting-samuel-young-sentenced/amp/

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Forgot this guy?

https://www.voanews.com/amp/usa_race-america_antifa-protester-implicated-killing-trump-supporter-oregon/6195248.html

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I can't imagine Antifa/BLM even register on the radar

You should.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/antifa-ideological-threat-to-united-states/

Oops, another admission….

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/10/04/fbi-admits-agents-dont-track-antifa-violence-vandalism-n2596814

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Thanks for the info, black, but it's just not very compelling. In one of your links no one died and the guy got probation? In another it was about the turf war going on in Oregon, not terrorism.

Again, not very compelling compared with the data provided by law enforcement about the white supremacists.

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Bass, sorry, but your links are opinion pieces from right-wing blogs. I was looking more for data.

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sorry, but your links are opinion pieces

Seems like Wray and the Democrats selectively are as well. Thank God for police public records even the DOJ can’t deny….by the way, where is Garland? Why won’t he answer or talk about BLM or Antifa?

I was looking more for 

Same! That’s indisputable data we can all use, so what gives and why the silence?

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Antifa/BLM were responsible for $2 billion in damage in the summer of 2020 riots alone, along with attacks on federal buildings, government offices, and numerous deaths.

Mass shootings, while tragic, are not statistically important. The overall crime rate and homicide rate has been trending downwards for decades. When you DO look at homicide from a racial standpoint, blacks are far more often both the victim and the criminal than their percentage of the overall population.

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Bass: That’s indisputable data we can all use

You're free to click on the link I posted above which has a lot of data and links to their sources. As the data disagrees with your ideological beliefs I can't imagine it will change much, but let me know if it does.

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provided by law enforcement about the white supremacists.

What “compelling” “terrorism” did any “white supremacists” do?

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You're free to click on the link I posted above which has a lot of data

Mine as well and not only that. Mine points out how the DOJ refuses to comment on the crimes of BLM, as well as their founders, you bring it up and Garland is nowhere to be found. Again, this goes beyond ideological beliefs. Irrefutable and Garland should be a man and fess up what we all know. Anyway, glad he never was confirmed to the highest court in the land, we dodged a serious bullet.

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“In the coming months, we expect the threat environment to become more dynamic as several high-profile events could be exploited to justify acts of violence against a range of possible targets,” DHS said.

Just when the warm weather starts to roll in the DHS resorts to its summer fear-mongering special.

Hopefully the "violence" won't reach the extent of the "peaceful protests" two years ago, which stretched from coast to coast and was highlighted by lootings, shootings, and murders.

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Thanks for agreeing with me

No, it’s more like stating that BLM and Antifa that are causing more destruction and cause for the dismantling our police force across the country and judging by the plight and degradation of the country it’s no wonder the Democrats are losing and continue to lose.

Sure, tell that to the 140 Capitol police officers the far-right Trump supporters put in the hospital.

Thanks - I wish more far-rightists would see the truth -

Not just them, the majority of Americans want the truth and they’re realizing that the FBI isn’t as forthcoming given their history over the last 5 years as a believable source of honesty and integrity.

More police bashing....Trump supporters hate anything to do with "law and order"....

that Fox is nothing but the Kremlin's mouthpiece....and that Comrade Carlson is Putin's Puppet...

Fake news as usual,

Yes, Fox Is full of fake news - straight from the Kremlin - glad to see you admit it....

Hmmm.....

As the Feds games of deception continue to fall apart

I guess you deceived yourself - the person that drove his car into the crowd at Charlotte was a pro-Trump white supremacist....so just man-up and admit you were wrong...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/james-alex-fields-found-guilty-killing-heather-heyer-during-violent-n945186

They all say it...and their new laws allowing concealed carry with no training or background check is proof These gun nutters want kids to carry guns

No, they want the Dems across the country to do their job and uphold law and order and they haven’t done so in over 60 years, that’s the problem.

Far-right gun nutters - frightened, insecure, scared, low self esteem, physically and mentally weak....the only thing that gives them a sense of power is holding a gun....

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Sure, tell that to the 140 Capitol police officers the far-right Trump supporters put in the hospital. 

Why won’t the Feds talk about the whereabouts about the instigator Ray Epps that pushed this, now he’s incognito, why?

More police bashing….

No, the Democrats were the one that defunded and restricted the polices job from doing their jobs, they all voted on it without a single Republican vote.

Yes, Fox Is full of fake news -

If that were true then it wouldn’t be killing every other news source out there. Again, stats and facts sheets don’t lie.

I guess you deceived yourself -

No, because I never vote Democrat.

Far-right gun nutters - frightened, insecure, scared, low self esteem, physically and mentally weak....

More name calling? Is that it? Anyway, all the name calling is not going to abolish the 2nd amendment.

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I predict the country falls apart this week when the dems put forth very clear, concise, and undeniable proof that Trump tried to throw a coup, and the Republicans say 'so? what's the problem? Libt%$#s'.

Then all hell breaks lose, because suddenly the rule of law in America will be no stronger than in the weakest banana republics.

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Want to see how MAGA-world corrupts, brainwashes people, and incites violence? Just read this....

Kyle Rittenhouse on Monday posted a video of himself firing what appeared to be an automatic firearm before saying President Joe Biden couldn't take away Americans' guns.

Rittenhouse posted the video on Twitter with the caption, "Come and take 'em, Joe." The video appeared to show Rittenhouse firing off a slew of bullets from an automatic weapon while at a shooting range.

https://news.yahoo.com/kyle-rittenhouse-posts-video-himself-041802238.html

Just another MAGA-acolyte that's killed two people with an assault rifle before he turned 20, and is now threatening the President while firing that same weapon...

MAGA-madness....

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lincolnmanToday  02:00 pm JST

Just another MAGA-acolyte that's killed two people with an assault rifle before he turned 20, and is now threatening the President while firing that same weapon...

To clarify, "legally" killed.

To protect his own life.

Interesting concept.

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