Articles for Domestic Terrorists

Alito's the tip of the iceberg: More Republicans wave Christian nationalist flag despite MAGA threat
7 months ago

Alito's the tip of the iceberg: More Republicans wave Christian nationalist flag despite MAGA threat

Salon  

When news broke late last month that Justice Samuel Alito had an "Appeal to Heaven" flag flying over his New Jersey vacation home, alarm bells went off in the press for two reasons. Johnson claims not to know that the flag was a symbol of convicted felon Donald Trump's attempted coup, but, as Wilt points out, "Johnson himself was involved …

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FBI and DHS failing to address threat of domestic terrorism, according to new Senate report
2 years, 1 month ago

FBI and DHS failing to address threat of domestic terrorism, according to new Senate report

Raw Story  

A new investigation by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee into the rise of domestic terrorism has found that the federal government is failing to adequately address domestic terror attacks, which are predominantly perpetrated by white supremacists and anti-government extremists. Although the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have identified domestic terrorism, specifically white supremacist violence, as …

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Whistleblower: FBI used COUNTER-TERROR tactics to investigate parents
3 years, 1 month ago

Whistleblower: FBI used COUNTER-TERROR tactics to investigate parents

Daily Mail  

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy slammed Joe Biden's Justice Department for an 'egregious abuse of power' on Tuesday and demanded Attorney General Merrick Garland testify before Congress about the counterterrorism tactics the FBI is using to investigate parents. Garland testified on October 21 that the Justice Department and its components were not using counterterrorism tactics to target 'concerned parents at …

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National School Boards Association sorry for letter that compared parents to domestic terrorists
3 years, 2 months ago

National School Boards Association sorry for letter that compared parents to domestic terrorists

Daily Mail  

The National School Boards Association issued an apology on Friday after a letter it sent to the Biden administration that likened some parents of school children who have protested their child's curriculum to domestic terrorists The news comes after Attorney General applauded the letter, while calling for the FBI to investigate such parents. Attorney General Merrick Garland, pictured, was said …

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Posts mischaracterize school board organization’s letter to Biden
3 years, 3 months ago

Posts mischaracterize school board organization’s letter to Biden

Associated Press  

CLAIM: The National School Boards Association is asking the Biden administration to label parents who protest school policies domestic terrorists. The NSBA asked the administration to do an interagency investigation of threats of violence against school board members and said the threats “could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes.” Biden has yet to publicly …

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I've Experienced U.S. Capitol Security Firsthand — And It Was Nothing Like The Rioters Saw
3 years, 11 months ago

I've Experienced U.S. Capitol Security Firsthand — And It Was Nothing Like The Rioters Saw

Huff Post  

Trump supporter Richard Barnett holds a piece of mail as he sits inside the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after protesters breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Capitol Police once told a well-known health care and disability rights activist that she had to take a “Save Medicaid” button off of her daughter’s wheelchair because it was a …

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Biden calls Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’ radicalised by Trump’s ‘attack’ on democracy
4 years ago

Biden calls Capitol rioters ‘domestic terrorists’ radicalised by Trump’s ‘attack’ on democracy

The Independent  

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Opinion: What Americans deserve to know after the deadly Capitol riot
4 years ago

Opinion: What Americans deserve to know after the deadly Capitol riot

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst. We don’t need background quotes, tweets or written statements; we need Wray, along with our federal law enforcement officials, to stand at a podium on live television and explain how Trump supporters, who had been organizing online for months, were allowed to storm the Capitol. Initiating impeachment proceedings would also force …

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Michigan governor: `Domestic terrorists’ targeted her
4 years, 3 months ago

Michigan governor: `Domestic terrorists’ targeted her

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. “There’s no question that these hate groups are domestic terrorists, and I think we need to call them that,” Whitmer said. “This is a group of people that are acting on bigotry and prejudice and acting with violence with intent to harm their fellow Americans.” She said she had heard from other governors, Republican and …

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In Seattle, a ‘project’ toward a cop-free world
4 years, 6 months ago

In Seattle, a ‘project’ toward a cop-free world

Al Jazeera  

The police left and they moved in. “We came out here to protest and while doing that we made the autonomous zone, and that just shows you how much love and unity happens when community comes together,” said Malcolm H, “and what happens if we throw money to the community and not the police force.” Malcolm, who did not want …

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