DHS Shifts Substantial Resources From Foreign Terrorism To Domestic Extremism | Talking Points Memo

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The Department of Homeland Security, long relegated to pursuing phantoms of antifa and going after Islamic radicals under the Trump administration, took a significant step this week towards reorienting itself against the fight with domestic terrorism.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1366559
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It sounds like the want to persecute white people…good!

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OOOOEEEEE…those perpetually whiny white boys over on FOX are gonna have their panties in a BIG twist…I can see/hear Tucker now!

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Absolutely the right call, but politically risky. Imagine any radicalized person with an Arabic-sounding name does something untoward; the neo-confederates will howl for the remainder of Biden’s single term.

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First Nation Response: “About time.”

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I would rather they split the difference. I’m not sure how to quantify ‘substantial resources’ - since we’ve invested nothing in domestic terrorism investigation, what constitutes ‘substantial’ - 10%, 25% 60% of the resources?

And also, can we not walk and chew gum at the same time and pursue both with equal vigor? Are we as a nation that inept that we can’t have two things going on at the same time?

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This is excellent news. I fully expect the GOP to actively cheer for a foreign-born terror attack, meanwhile much of their voter base is now in more danger of being apprehended before they can kill people.

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Finally! What took you so long

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wait isn’t the real threat sharia law?

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First Nations response “It only took 35 generations”

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Considering that the Proud Boys, 3%'ers and Oath Keepers are auxiliary arms of various city and state police agencies, I hope the Feds aren’t counting on much help from the locals.

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It’s not about the competency as much as the perception should something go wrong.

Rs are never required to adhere to consensus reality.

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Not completely OT

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“They want to make sure the funds are being distributed proportionate to the threat posed by terrorist organizations, not by any sort of racial or ethnic community,” Greer said.

One good step.

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This should have been done back in 2009 (?) when the DHS reported that right wing extremism was a greater threat then foreign extremism. And we all know what happened next – Goopers lost their collective $&*# and Janet Napolitano was forced to backtrack.

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Maybe by fair elections – which explains their kicking and screaming all the way to the Confederacy and back.

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I want his groveling and full confession before the District of Columbia U.S. District Court judge televised.

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Thank god. Government by fox news paranoid fantasy is finally going bye bye. About damn time.

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Certainly their supporters don’t hold them to that standard in any visible way. Or at least not very often.

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It’s about time.

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They are going to howl no matter what Biden does or does not do. The Biden Admin seems to have decided to ignore the RW attack machine and get stuff done. What a novel concept and it is working. :smile:

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