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Government Corruption
FBI Ramps Up Spending to Fight MAGA Terrorism
2022-12-07
[Newsweek] The FBI is conducting three times as many domestic terrorism investigations than it was five years ago, with 70 percent of its open cases focused on "civil unrest" and anti-government activity, according to FBI documents and government specialists. The Bureau has also quietly changed the general classification of white supremacy, antisemitism, abortion-, and anti-LGBTQI+-related extremism to "hate crimes" rather than "terrorism." Since terrorism remains the top national security priority, this has lowered the visibility and resources dedicated to those issues.

The FBI considers all violent acts (and threats of violence) with a political motive to be terrorism, a senior government official explains to Newsweek. But not all acts of extremism are considered terrorism. "If an act is focused on the government, it's terrorism," the source says. "But if extremism is focused on private individuals or institutions, it's considered just a crime or classified as a hate crime." The source was granted anonymity to speak about classified matters.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  Since the FBI can't get any normal people to commit this terrorism and are basically doing it themselves to set the narrative, shouldn't the headline be "FBI ramps up spending to fight FBI terrorists"
Posted by: Silentbrick   2022-12-07 20:31  

#7  To be American is to be dangerous.
Posted by: M. Murcek    2022-12-07 18:38  

#6  ^See Flash Mobs
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-07 18:35  

#5  ^See Iran
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-07 18:34  

#4  Well a terrorist state thinking the people opposing it are terrorists.
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-12-07 15:32  

#3  ^ Well, yes. The Dems have been crystal clear on this.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-12-07 15:16  

#2  SO 50% of Americans are either terrorists or supporters of terrorism.... HMMM>>>>
Posted by: 49 Pan   2022-12-07 15:07  

#1  "MAGA Terrorism". That's you n I, folks, whether you voted for Cheeto Jeebus or not. Good luck!
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-12-07 15:05  

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