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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Fascism, what it looks like
Date: 06/24/24 7:32 PM
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And no, dear readers. It's not Trump who's doing it.

aflegal.org - Exclusive new docs reveal the brennan clapper led dhs committee proposed americans report neighbors to the fed

EXCLUSIVE – New Docs Reveal the Brennan-Clapper-Led DHS Committee Proposed Americans Report Neighbors to the Feds

Wow. Neighbors ratting each other out. How Stasi-like of them. So what was this about?

First, let's back up. America First Legal sued DHS for failing to release documents:
media.aflegal.org - Joint Dismissal

On September 19, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (Department)
announced the establishment of the Homeland Intelligence Experts Group (Experts
Group). Plaintiffs America First Legal Foundation and Richard Grenell subsequently
sued, alleging that the Department violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) when it established the Experts Group. The Department maintains its
position that the establishment and operation of the Experts Group did not violate
the FACA. In the interest of fully and finally resolving this matter, however, the
parties have agreed to the following:
The Experts Group shall be wound down within thirty (30) days of the entry of
the Order, it will not hold any future meetings, and the Department will not
reconstitute the Experts Group inconsistent with the FACA or the Homeland Security
Act of 2002. The Department will also provide the Experts Group meeting agendas
and meeting minutes with participant identifying information redacted within fifteen
(15) days of the entry of the Order.


For those who will claim this is made up, here is the docket:
dockets.justia.com - District of columbia

So what was this about?

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, following its victory that resulted in the disbanding of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “Homeland Intelligence Experts Group,” America First Legal (AFL) is releasing the first tranche of the group’s internal meeting notes, exclusively obtained from litigation. This is the first installment of #DeepStateDiaries, a multi-part series of releases including newly obtained documents.

Yes, Virginia. This is what the unelected bureaucrats that the democrats are so desperate to protect are up to:

The Group noted that the “See Something, Say Something” campaign after 9/11 fell short because “Americans have an ambivalent feeling of telling on each other.” The problem, as one attendee phrased it is, “How do we get into local communities in a non-threatening way? How do people safely report a concern about their neighbors?”

This "Homeland Intelligence Experts Group" had both James Clapper and John Brennan in it, which tells you all about what its goals are and who it would target.

But who were they going to target?
foxnews.com - Biden dhs docs suggested trump supporters military religious people likely violent terror threats

aflegal.org - Exclusive new docs from disbanded dhs deep state group reveal the biden admin views trump supporters as domest

Today’s installment exposes how the Biden Administration classifies someone as a person likely to commit “domestic violent extremist” attacks, particularly those who support President Trump, are “in the military,” or are “religious.”

Under the Brennan-Clapper committee’s approach to national security, when all else fails, DHS should use being “in the military” or “religious” to profile people and tag them as having “indicators of extremists and terrorism” as a pretext to allow DHS to spy on them. According to the Group, “we should be more worried about these.”


So:
-Ask neighbors and teachers to spy on and report people engaging in "extremism" or "who need help"
-Define your political opponents as Enemies of The State
-Classify over half the country as potential domestic terrorists.

Yup. Fascism. It's what's on the menu, and that's why this election is massively important.

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