DHS tells police that common protests are “violent tactics.”
DHS’ risk-based approach reflects the broader changes in US law enforcement, shaped by post-9/11 security priorities. This increases perceived intent to demonstrateable misconduct and justifies early intervention and expanded surveillance using behavioral cues, affiliation, and other potentially predictive indicators.
A year ago, the DHS warned that immigration-related complaints would drive a surge in threats to judges, immigration and law enforcement, and that new laws and well-known crackdowns would further radicalize individuals. In February, another fusion center reported a new call for violence against police and government officials, citing resentment against the federal government’s brief, identifying it as likely to trigger subsequent protests and court rulings.
Sometimes vast predictions may seem like a visionary, echo-based flashpoint: in Texas, doubtful Adjusted ambush This week’s detention center pulled out ice agents in the fireworks before the shooting erupted on July 4th, and officers shot them in the neck. (At least 10 people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.)
Prior to protests, agencies are increasingly relying on intelligence predictions to identify groups deemed ideologically disruptive or tactically unpredictable. Protesters labeled “violation” can be monitored, detained without charge or encountered by force.
Social kinesists are widely aware of the introduction of preemptive protest police as a departure from the approach that prioritizes communication and promotion. Instead, authorities are increasingly emphasizing demonstration control through organizer surveillance, public space restrictions, proactive response, early intervention, surveillance, and disruption based on perceived risks rather than actual actions.
Infrastructure originally designed to combat terrorism is often useful in monitoring street-level protests now, with virtual research units targeting protesters for scrutiny based on online representation. Funded through the DHS grant, Fusion Centers publishes protest slogans, references to police brutality, and breaking news flagging solidarity events, categorizing these assessments into law enforcement without clear evidence of criminal intent as indications of possible violence.
Supervision of protesters involves building stakeholders (called “baseball cards”) using high-tech tools to compile public statements critical of subject social media posts, affiliations, personal networks, and government policies.
The DHS document obtained solely by Wired shows that former Colombian graduate and anti-war activist Mahmoud Khalil drew the information from the Canary Mission, a shady blacklist, in which analysts anonymously profile critics of Israeli military action and supporters of Palestinian rights.
DHS senior officials in federal court on Wednesday Recognised The Canary Mission materials were used to compile over 100 related documents for students and academics despite the site’s ideological tilt, mystical funding, and unverified procurement.
Breaking threat news can also neglect executives to predict conflict and shape ground attitudes and decisions. In the wake of the violent 2020 protests, San Jose Police listed “number of intelligence reports” received from the local Community Integration Center, DHS, FBI and others as the centre for understanding “the way of officers in the era of civil unrest.”
Specific Breaking News Quoted by SJPD – The protest reaction spurred $620,000 settlement This month, combined demonstrations as possible cover for “domestic terrorists,” warned of opportunistic attacks on law enforcement, and encouraged “unconfirmed reporting” of U-Haul Vans, allegedly used for weapons and explosives ferries.
after that Report A 269 gigabyte dump of internal police documents, identified as Hacktivist Group Anonymous and obtained by sources issued by Transparency Group, sparked by Blueeks. Refusal of distributed secrets– A federal government bulletin filled with unverified claims, ambiguous threat language and total misinformation has accepted that Bitcoin was burned on fire despite the site’s clear banner labelled “fake” including alerts about parody websites that appear to have paid protesters.
Threat alerts are classified as news outlets and are routinely accessible, helping to form public awareness of protests before law enforcement begins and lay the foundation for justifying an active police response. Unverified DHS warnings about domestic terrorists infiltrating demonstrations in 2020 have been publicly echoed by the agency’s agent’s secretaries on Twitter and are widely distributed. Amplified by media reports.
Americans generally oppose aggressive protest crackdowns, but fear is often the driving force when they support them. Experimental studies suggest that there is less support for power for what protesters actually do, namely through officials, media, and racial and ideological frames, than they actually portray.