A leaked memo written by US Attorney General Pam Bondi directs the Department of Justice to compile a list of potential “domestic terrorism” organizations that espouse “extreme viewpoints on immigration, radical gender ideology, and anti-American sentiment.”

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    3 days ago

    They have no intention of doing any actions towards citizens critical of the government right now, they’re already swimming against a tide of hate towards the administration’s overreach.

    Not yet at least. The idea here, like with everything so far, is to introduce the idea, let it keep bubbling up once in a while, and then we all get sick of the story and stop caring so much when it gets brought up again, but this time more seriously.

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      2 days ago

      With the help of palentyr they are cataloguing all of us far before they will do anything directly with it.

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        2 days ago

        Exactly, and as long as everyone is freaking out about will-they-or-wont-they on these radical ideas like deporting millions of people or invading canada or shutting down democracy, in the background entities like Palantir have soared in power and reach because nobody senses nearly the threat from that vague, intangible thing as they do from armed ICE agents marching on peaceful neighborhoods.

        But in the long run, a nationwide surveillance and data-gathering program will allow them to quietly and effectively depose all opposition without it even making the news.