Homeland Security warns of potential conspiracy theory-fueled violence in August

[peppertree]

Source: CNN

The Department of Homeland Security warned state and local authorities Friday about an increase in calls for violence online tied to election-related conspiracy theories, according to a law enforcement source.

In an effort to prevent online threats from manifesting in violent acts, DHS issued a public safety notification to reach law enforcement throughout the United States.

"[D]HS is providing awareness of reports regarding an increasing but modest level of activity online calling for violence in response to unsubstantiated claims of fraud related to the 2020 election and the alleged 'reinstatement' of former President Trump," the public safety notification said, according to the source.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/06/politics/homeland-security-warning-political-conspiracy-threat-violence/index.html

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A QAnon rally in February.

DHS warned state and local authorities that widespread belief among supporters of former President Donald Trump in conspiracy theories regarding the 2020 election - as well as in the possibility of his being "reinstated" on August 13th - might fuel political violence on or around that date.

DHS noted, however, that no information on specific plots or planned actions has emerged as yet.

[onetexan]

1. Get the national guards ready to defend the Capitol, both DC & states. These idiots are dangerous

criminals hellbent on turning this country into a fascist state.

[peppertree]

2. +1

I trust they're taking this threat just that seriously.

These Chumpsters aren't joking - and some are armed to the teeth.

[SheltieLover]

3. +1

[thecrow]

31. They *just* took the he fences and razor wire

down around the Capitol. What building(s) will be targeted now.
Total idiocy…!

[peppertree]

32. Unbelieveable.

I mean, I'm sure they know what they're doing - but this had better not be the old "let's-turn-the-page and pretend nothing's going on because it would otherwise look bad."

Nothing ever got solved or prevented by burying one's head in the sand.

[elleng]

4. 'reports regarding an increasing but modest level of activity online calling for violence

in response to unsubstantiated claims of fraud related to the 2020 election and the alleged 'reinstatement' of former President Trump," . . .

widespread belief among supporters of former President Donald Trump in conspiracy theories regarding the 2020 election - as well as in the possibility of his being "reinstated" on August 13th - might fuel political violence on or around that date.'

[Marthe48]

22. If they have a trump 2020 sign on display

in your yard or on your vehicle, they should be warned they are considered traitors. It is August 2021. Take the signs down, because if you still have them up, you backed an attempted coup of your country.

[intheflow]

34. There's a guy in a neighboring town who hangs giant MAGA banners on their house.

It changes now and again. Of course it had Trump/Pence in 2015, but over the years it'd had such charming slogans as "Fuck your feelings, snowflakes" and lots of "Christian" gun porn. Drove by the house today and they put a new banner up: Trump/DeSantis 2024.

[Marthe48]

35. Dreadful

My daughter went through a red area recently and told me there were still so many traitor signs up.

[monkeyman1]

5. military has better & bigger play toy's !!

[wnylib]

6. True, but I am concerned about

the infiltration of National Guard, military, and police forces by RW extremists who support these fascist coup perpetrators.

[twodogsbarking]

11. Oh yeah.

[Champp]

7. Loser tantrum (R)

[BumRushDaShow]

8. I hope we don't spend the next 4 years

with monthly idiotic "threats of violence" from these asses.

A lot of this is being fueled by elected local, state, and federal officials, who need to be shut down.

[maxrandb]

13. A few days of Zuckerberg

in a CIA Black Site would solve this problen

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Someone else would just create a new way to promote propaganda

And as long as idiocy is being uttered, it will be covered with baited breath by the "if bleeds it leads" and "if it's fake, we take" news coverage.

[orangecrush]

33. !!!!

[ad121rome]

9. An opportunity

Homeland Security can use the event to finish rounding up the rest of the Trump Cult. Root them out, put them on trial and lock them up.

[Ford_Prefect]

15. Sadly that would take more jail cells than we have...

Not to mention arresting 20-odd GOP Governors, state legislators in the thousands, the entire RAGA ensemble, numerous state and local police officers, the Pillow MAGAT, Hannity and the whole faux news outfit, OANN, Epoch Times (and publishers), along with ever so many of turd blossom's true believer cult. Simply prosecuting them will take a decade.

I wonder if Cuba would be open to extending the lease on Gitmo? It could bring in needed foreign cash and open a diplomatic door.

[jmowreader]

39. Oh, don't worry your head about that...

We have LOTS of abandoned big box stores, shuttered factories, closed prisons and other large buildings that could easily be pressed into service as detention facilities. All we gotta do is borrow some of Army’s mobile kitchen trailers, rent some porta potties, and erect fencing - preferably electrified - and we’re in business.

[twodogsbarking]

10. So if the FBI knows about it will they say anything or

just do what they did the last time?

[maxrandb]

12. Looks like it's potentially another "missed" opportunity

to break Facebook into a billion tiny pieces

Why we don't is something I will never understand.

If we could have found Tokyo Rose's radio studio in WW II, it would have been blown to bits.

There are literally millions of Tokyo Roses, Benedict Arnold's and Typhoid Mary's on Facebook spewing fascist craps 24/7.

[sinkingfeeling]

16. +1

[appalachiablue]

23. ++ Good reminder & analogies, dangerous stuff

[PatrickforB]

17. Where we go 1 we go all??? Sure.

The anti-vaxers getting Delta COVID are sure going down that ol' suckhole. Like lemmings.

Funny how these folks seem to believe in the 'survival of the fittest,' and consider their freedom more important than our safety. They kind of missed out, though. Our species survived and thrived because we all took care of each other. Capitalist consumer culture and the primacy of the shareholder has ended that for these people. Thanks to the oligarchs.

[Bengus81]

18. Arrest Mike Lindell for inciting domestic terrorism

[Deminpenn]

19. Aug 13th happens to be a Friday

That only add to the CT'er looniness.

[sarcasmo]

20. September 12th is my prediction, the National Guard should already be in D.C.

[Shoeless Louis]

21. Fuck Homeland Security. We don't need a fucking warning.

We knew about the last insurrection and we know about this one too. We don’t need a government agency to warn us. We need a government agency to fucking do something about it. I would just like for once to hear them say that they are preparing for this and will make sure it is being dealt with appropriately. I haven’t heard “boo” about “here’s what we are doing”

I know, they don’t want to show their cards. Well, last time they had no cards to show, they basically just watched it happen. Has anyone seen any indication that it will be different next time, or the next time, or the next time…

[EarthFirst]

24. Many of them will have died by the end of August...

With the any luck; it will fall circumstance upon more vocal organizing member(s) and the whole thing fizzles out because they cannot organize sh*t as the minority.

As I mentioned; COVID is the ace up the FBI’s sleeve on this one...

[yaesu]

25. So, are they saying that there is no way of stopping putins propaganda network like fox, facebook

& hundreds of other media outlets from committing cyber war? Is this the best we can do, give warnings?

[msfiddlestix]

36. It's not just Putin, actually it's Koch/Alec and the Federalists Society funding everything

Just saying, Putin is a useful detractor, giving cover by taking eyes off the actual source fueling the insurrectionists engine.

It's time we collectively deal with the enemy within.

[3Hotdogs]

26. Why don't they just stay home and have their wank by themselves in the bathroom?

[peppertree]

27. +1

The skinny one with the acne looks like he needs it.

[amcgrath]

28. Perhaps the lack of serious prosecutions

And less than ten court cases prosecuted - and a seditionary ex president still holding rallies, has given right wing morons the impression that there are little or no consequences for killing people while trying to over throw the government ?

[msfiddlestix]

37. Yeppers, that and a DOJ policy to consider these crimes as misdemeanors for no more than a Year

of incarceration guidelines. written and revised decades ago. posted in another thread I read yesterday.

Which explains a lot.

[BlueIdaho]

29. Shoot to Kill. nt.

[Politicub]

30. The right is capable of incredibly violent acts. In 1995, Timothy McVeigh

perpetuated the largest terrorist attack on American soil, eclipsed only by 9/11.

[msfiddlestix]

38. "an increasing but modest level of activity online calling for violence"....

a "modest level" ?

relative to a nuclear explosion?

Or just a few thousand oath keepers dressed in paramilitary gear and armed with weapons of war?

Just asking for a little clarity, and in this context, how are we defining "modest"?