FBI & Homeland Sec. "Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism"

By artappraiser on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 1:57am |

is a 40-page PDF

There's a lot to chew on here. h/t @SeamusHughes

Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorismhttps://t.co/aZVqwBVLTa
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 14, 2021

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https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/fbi-dhs-domestic-terrorism-strategic-report.pdf/view

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Leaked memos show police were concerned about Boogaloo Bois' plans to attack major landmarks in DC ahead of Biden's inauguration https://t.co/JvAMyLlxpu via @thisisinsider
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 14, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 2:03am

Interestingly on May 11, McNab had a thread where she speculated on why the Jan. 5-6 RNC/DNC bomb setter has not been found (tho to be clear, she does not tie it to the above tweeted info.) Here's the end of it, where she voices the suspicion that he/she may not be tied to most of the militia groups involved with Jan. 6:

Compare that to the pipe bomber who placed one device near the DNC headquarters, the other behind the RNC headquarters.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 11, 2021

Ideologically, that could suggest anything from Boogaloo or other accelerationist group to anarchist.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 11, 2021

If the bomber turns out to be militia, I'll be surprised. The movement is notoriously chatty, and that $100,000 reward is far too tempting for a group riddled with paid informants.
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 11, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 2:41am

A man who allegedly worked with two cohorts in an attempt to bilk the US government out of $14 million in COVID-19 relief funds is a self-described “Moorish sovereign citizen” who doesn’t recognize the authority of the US government. https://t.co/T1SrluoQa4
— Joanna Mendelson (@jo_mendelson) May 14, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 2:24am

In breaking countering violent extremism policy news, DHS has disbanded the Office of Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention, moved it out of the policy shop, and renamed it CP3 — Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships. https://t.co/x8ed0kjksb
— Seamus Hughes (@SeamusHughes) May 11, 2021

US: Man faces domestic terror probe tied to racist extremismhttps://t.co/p4AYB2uzD3
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 11, 2021

pic.twitter.com/nzuIc8wrMV
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 11, 2021

MEDIEVAL ARREST outside US Senate office buildings.

US Capitol Police report spotting a person carrying a sword. After checking the suspect, police also seized six daggers.

Arrest happened Monday, per incident report pic.twitter.com/QDjlxOkvJ6
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) May 13, 2021

Police have arrested a 26 y/o man. Yes... it was a sword on his back, per police report pic.twitter.com/yf2P8LKuzt
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) May 13, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 2:45am

This is a retweet network graph of the # StopTheSteal conversation. Nodes: accounts, sized by total # retweets. Edges: 3+ retweets of one account by another. Accounts in red have QAnon terms in their profiles. Note how red accounts cluster around GenFlynn. pic.twitter.com/6sRgtpf1b3
— Kate Starbird (@katestarbird) May 14, 2021

(long thread)

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 2:59am

Just speaking of arsonists on another thread, let's mention the three guys that burned down the Minneapolis police station last year during George Floyd protests (won't even get into all the burning police cars around the country last summer.) I checked out how this played out. In the past there was a lot of lefty spin that a white guy, Brandon Wolf, really started it, that oh no all the black protesters were good people, every single one of them peaceful, and this Wolfe guy must be a right wing extremist executing a plot to make BLM look bad.

Turns out there were three guys burning the place down, one of them black, and the DOJ apparently plea bargained with all of them to plead guilty to conspiracy to arson. In addition to prison sentences, the three are also being held to repaying $12 million restitution, surely that judgment will be dinging anything they earn for the rest of their lives after they get out of prison. Even though they didn't get charged with terrorism, there is no doubt to anyone sane about the terrorizing intent.

St. Paul Man Sentenced To Prison, $12 Million In Restitution For Minneapolis Police Third Precinct Arson

MINNEAPOLIS – A St. Paul man was sentenced yesterday to 41 months in prison for his role in the arsons at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct building. pic.twitter.com/3Iy03B23Fs
— Totally Remixed News (@blm_news) May 8, 2021

said Michael Paul, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Minneapolis field office. “Branden Wolfe crossed the line and engaged in criminal activity during the evening the Third Precinct building was burned down last May.
— Totally Remixed News (@blm_news) May 8, 2021

People who choose to engage in violent activity during protests may believe they are anonymous, but they are mistaken and will be held accountable for their crimes.”

On December 21, 2020, Wolfe pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit arson.
— Totally Remixed News (@blm_news) May 8, 2021

for their roles in the arson at the Third Precinct building. They will be sentenced at a later date.

This case was the result of an investigation conducted jointly by the ATF, the FBI, the Minneapolis Police Department, and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division. #BLM
— Totally Remixed News (@blm_news) May 8, 2021

here's another one of the "co-conspirators":

Davon De-Andre Turner (25) gets 36 months and a share of the 12 Million dollar restitution for his role in the May 28th #Arson attack on the #Minneapolis 3rd Precinct

48, 41, and 36 months are the sentences so far for those involved https://t.co/6SKEAzmAt6 pic.twitter.com/gQtC9ww2es
— AntifaWatch (@AntifaWatch2) May 14, 2021

so much for HuffPost's spin!

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 12:17pm

Pro Publica exclusive on the motives of a Capitol riot defendant:

The reporters also met with the Reffitts’ son, Jackson Reffitt, who had reported concerns about his father’s activities to the FBI. Jackson Reffitt said the bureau did not follow up until the Capitol was under siege. https://t.co/JCnMTMdPh2
— Adam Goldman (@adamgoldmanNYT) May 16, 2021

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 8:13pm

Anyone who thinks BLM protests and associated riots and violence had nothing to do with inspiring any protesters at Jan. 6 should read this. He was radicalized over his anger about them:

He was an oil rig worker (which included years of working in other countries, like Malaysia). Probably not much different from your average Fox News viewer. As the pandemic hit, he was unemployed and -

The Meet and Greet

As Reffitt struggled to find work in the spring of 2020, he spent hours watching Fox News and getting angry over the Black Lives Matter protests, his family said. His teenage children supported the movement; Reffitt viewed it as “bullshit,” according to his texts. One argument with his son ended with Reffitt throwing a coffee mug across the room. About a week later, Jackson Reffitt went to march in a BLM rally in Wylie. His father went armed, the family said, standing guard outside the suburb’s Olde City Park.

Around that time, Guy Reffitt was introduced to the Three Percenters, a decentralized anti-government movement. The group, which takes its name from the myth that only three percent of the population fought the British in the American Revolution, is credited with popularizing the militia movement by framing it in more palatable, patriotic terms.

Nicole Reffitt recalled a “meet and greet” in June, with about 20 members coming to the Reffitt home for a barbecue.

After some awkward small talk, the conversation turned to “what everyone could do,” she said. Who had military experience? Who had a license to carry? Who knew how to stop a bleed? Someone took notes to be sent up the chain of command [.....]

by artappraiser on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 8:40pm

He has no agency of his own?

He throws a coffee cup in anger

He carried a weapon to a BLM protest

Shades of whites who protested MLK marches.

BLM could argue that they are radicalized by the justice system.

by rmrd0000 on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 9:23pm

BLM *does* argue that. Even in a time of 100s of thousands new Covid, street shooting and opioid deaths, some in BLM will argue that police shooting an "innocent" teen about to knife another is worth protesting and destroying cities, often businesses and services from the same minorities they claim to speak for, ignore their terrorized neighbors. Sometimes gets very tedious to argue with them - they feel self-righteous no matter what, focus down on 1 issue they care about at the expense of all others.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 05/16/2021 - 11:58pm

So BLM is responsible for him

The justice system is responsible for BLM

by rmrd0000 on Mon, 05/17/2021 - 2:16pm

BLM's only responsible for 1 guy, not itself, not the community?
Who knew.Nice to have so much freedom from responsibility (not)

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 05/17/2021 - 2:26pm

He's charged and in jail, singing the national anthem and citing the pledge of allegiance with his comrades daily who share his situation, so I would say definitely personally responsible for choices.

What is BLM political goal, though? To create enemies like this?

From someone who started out just watching Fox news, and maybe throwing a coffee cup at his kid who disagrees from time to time? There's one of those at every Thanksgiving dinner, every family's got one.

But it seems to me BLM wants all those guys to get so angry that they get up off their lounge chair and take a weapon to one of their protests, and find more radicals on the right and start conspiring? GREAT JOB if that was the goal, BLM. Radical divisiveness now, radical divisiveness forever.

Most places in this country, though, to get anywhere politically and to win elections, you have to loudly and clearly disassociate yourself from radicals. Like Joe/

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/17/2021 - 3:24pm

Arizona-Based QAnon Chat Member Incites Violence Against Politicians, Police https://t.co/VwkoMHLNnF pic.twitter.com/d7kuzO4laz
— SITE Intel - Far Right / Far Left (@SITE_FRFL) May 17, 2021

New Hampshire Chapter of Neo-Nazi Organization Documents Propaganda Dissemination https://t.co/XpPOHUbpuu pic.twitter.com/2aMG2YrAs4
— SITE Intel - Far Right / Far Left (@SITE_FRFL) May 17, 2021

White Nationalist Protest Organizers Announce Third "White Lives Matter" March Planned For June https://t.co/M3IjNd92YF pic.twitter.com/eoLNocHdJy
— SITE Intel - Far Right / Far Left (@SITE_FRFL) May 14, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/17/2021 - 1:43pm

Black and brown extremists in the "multiracial far right", @ WaPo:

Many (most?) activists and academics are working under an outdated model of anti-gov extremist demographics.

This isn't the 1990s.

Black, Brown and extremist: Across the far-right spectrum, people of color play a more visible role https://t.co/EvW9RqpVhl
— JJ MacNab (@jjmacnab) May 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Tue, 05/18/2021 - 4:47am

He's probably joking, but I think it's likely to be true, they haven't changed that much over the years:

The FBI is probably doing Cointelpro type stufd in the twitter group chats of people who post shit like this which will be a very fun set of FOIA disclosures to read in like 15 years. pic.twitter.com/VmnY7idNLL
— River (@river_is_nice) July 17, 2021

by artappraiser on Sat, 07/17/2021 - 3:01am

The Russians *are* doing it. To what extent still?

(Joe seeming to shut down ransomware was great; can he tackle this other stuff?)

New @techpolicypress: UT researchers including @martinriedl, @bradlee_mov, @UTsharon et al reverse engineered the 2016 Houston protest instigated by the Russian IRA, with lessons on manipulation & role of political elites, media, social media & the crowd:https://t.co/9RBkhACUhi
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) May 31, 2021

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 07/17/2021 - 3:51am

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Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

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