R.I.P. Scout26
The Department of Homeland Security is limited in how it can monitor citizens online without justification and is banned from activities like assuming false identities to gain access to private messaging apps used by extremist groups such as the Proud Boys or Oath Keepers.Instead, federal authorities can only browse through unprotected information on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook and other open online platforms.The plan being discussed inside DHS, according to multiple sources, would, in effect, allow the department to circumvent those limits. A source familiar with the effort said it is not about decrypting data but rather using outside entities who can legally access these private groups to gather large amounts of information that could help DHS identify key narratives as they emerge.
I would imagine that the NSA or other Federal agencies have been monitoring keywords in this forum and other groups for a long time. I don't know about live people joining/listening/informing since that seems like quite an investment of FTEs to do that. I would further suspect that to get around any domestic restrictions, various Federal agencies would ask their counterparts in foreign countries to do the monitoring and report back. The 5/9/14 Eyes system.
Also, I doubt they'll need to hire contractors to start infiltrating groups they view as extremist. It's not like Biden is going to call up Tetratech or Battelle to bid out an infiltration contract. Biden's goons can "contract" with any of the left wing whacko organizations out there that have already been inflitrating as members of gun forums, patriot forums, etc. That way they get someone with the politics they want that are conducive to ratting out neighbors. Maybe antifa will put in a bid.
Soldiers will also be trained in advanced take-down techniques to subdue any menthol offenders. BLM and the ACLU have applauded the move and have welcomed increased enforcement of their cities as long as it's not done by the local police.
The Department of Homeland Security is limited in how it can monitor citizens online without justification and is banned from activities like assuming false identities to gain access to private messaging apps used by extremist groups such as the Proud Boys or Oath Keepers.
Perhaps Biden can use the same foreign intelligence services that Obama did.
I thought the deep state had repurposed the Post Office for that task.
It seems the federal government is trying very hard to create the enemy they need to justify.... their upcoming actions?
136 firearms, including assault rifles and handguns700+ magazines for those firearms200,000+ rounds of ammunition110 upper and lower receivers for AR15/M16 riflesGrenade-launcher attachments for AR15/M16 rifles400+ empty M31 rifle grenades, along with black powder and other explosive chemicals
Seems like they'd like to create another Waco. Which, while I was typing this I decided to remind myself of the circumstances and found this ATF link to the incident:https://www.atf.gov/our-history/remembering-wacoIt was 1992, so different laws may have applied, but the ATF's own list of what they raided for showed nothing illegal:Quote136 firearms, including assault rifles and handguns700+ magazines for those firearms200,000+ rounds of ammunition110 upper and lower receivers for AR15/M16 riflesGrenade-launcher attachments for AR15/M16 rifles400+ empty M31 rifle grenades, along with black powder and other explosive chemicalsAny of the groups (e.g., Three Percenters, Oath Keepers) that are being labeled as "white supremacist extremists" might have that much stuff at a weekend get together.
Any of the groups (e.g., Three Percenters, Oath Keepers) that are being labeled as "white supremacist extremists" might have that much stuff at a weekend get together.That is interesting. If anything, it really highlights that they were being careful to follow laws. If not, why would the M31's not be assembled? Why wouldn't they have improv grenades etc? It suggests they wanted capability without actually breaking the law.
I never went to law school, but please explain this to me: If it's illegal for the federal government to spy on citizens, entrap them, or track them by questionable means, how would it be legal for them to hire somebody to do it?