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2022-02-09 Government Corruption
DHS Declares Multi-Faceted Terrorism Threat Through June 7
[Epoch Times] The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Feb. 7 declared a heightened terrorism threat due to "false and misleading narratives," misinformation, and "conspiracy theories."

"The United States remains in a heightened threat environment fueled by several factors, including an online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories, and other forms of mis- dis- and mal-information introduced and/or amplified by foreign and domestic threat actors," the DHS bulletin said.

The agency did not say what foreign or domestic actors are responsible for the alleged proliferation of misinformation or disinformation.

"Mass casualty attacks and other acts of targeted violence conducted by lone offenders and small groups acting in furtherance of ideological beliefs and/or personal grievances pose an ongoing threat to the nation," the DHS continued, adding that some individuals are seeking to "sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions."

Some individuals, the bulletin alleged, are calling for violence against critical infrastructure, faith-based institutions like churches or synagogues, colleges, government personnel or facilities, and other targets.

As an example of key factors that allegedly contribute to the heightened threat environment, the DHS said there are misleading narratives surrounding COVID-19 and claimed that some individuals have used COVID-19 mandates or vaccines to carry out attacks since 2020.
I guess I missed those attacks.
The agency did not elaborate or provide additional evidence for its allegations. The DHS also listed online claims of election fraud as a contributor, and it also did not provide additional details or evidence.
Perhaps the ace press corp will seek further clarification? But there were some well-documented attacks, and some examples of potential attacks provided
It said violent extremists, including the individual who recently launched an attack against the synagogue in Texas, highlight "the continuing threat of violence based upon racial or religious motivations, as well as threats against faith-based organizations."

The ISIS terrorist group and its affiliates "may issue public calls for retaliation due to the strike that recently killed ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi".

The bulletin also made note of alleged recent threats to black colleges and universities across the United States.

"Domestic violent extremists have ... recently aspired to disrupt U.S. electric and communications critical infrastructure, including by spreading false or misleading narratives about 5G cellular technology," the bulletin continued.

The DHS said the heightened threat alert will expire on June 7, 2022.
Why on that date instead of earlier or later?
Posted by Bobby 2022-02-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [17 views ]  Top

#1 The end is NEAR! War, disease, and martial Law, urban anarchy are all to arrive soon. The mid-term election must be delayed.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-02-09 02:34||   2022-02-09 02:34|| Front Page Top

#2 mis- dis- and mal-information

Sheesh. As if proliferatin' pronouns wasn't bad enough.... So now we got prefix proliferation, thanks to American Stasi
Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-02-09 06:28||   2022-02-09 06:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Homeland Security cites 'misleading narratives' as one reason for heightened terrorism alert
Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-09 08:06||   2022-02-09 08:06|| Front Page Top

#4 War on Narratives!
Praise the Woke... and pass the Holy Pronouns
Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-02-09 08:10||   2022-02-09 08:10|| Front Page Top

#5 When are the State runoffs for the Mid-term elections?

Strangely also around June 2022??????????
Posted by NN2N1 2022-02-09 08:19||   2022-02-09 08:19|| Front Page Top

#6 The attack on the synagogue was carried out by a foreign Muslim motivated by antisemitism and jihad. Beyond the probability he had local support -- who bought his gun on the street? -- what does that have to do with the rest of their litany?
Posted by Rob Crawford 2022-02-09 09:18||   2022-02-09 09:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Narrative War. Recall, we did have a Meme War in 2016 and the Left got destroyed by a cartoon frog. They don't want a repeat.
Posted by Rex Mundi 2022-02-09 10:40||   2022-02-09 10:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Hey, not the biggest fan of Tik-Tokers, but a national security threat?

Basically saying Tide Pod Challenge was a mass casualty event.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-09 11:51||   2022-02-09 11:51|| Front Page Top

#9 “Sen. Daines is working to introduce the first bipartisan bill in the Senate to ban Members of Congress and their spouses from owning and trading individual stocks and commodities,” Daines’ press secretary Rachel Dumke told The Post.

Sounds like Terrorism!
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-02-09 16:55||   2022-02-09 16:55|| Front Page Top

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