The FBI has recently made posts on various social media, recommending that "family members and peers" turn people in to the FBI if they suspect them of "homegrown violent extremism".
"Family members and peers are often best positioned to witness signs of mobilization to violence. Help prevent homegrown violent extremism. Visit https://go.usa.gov/x6mjf to learn how to spot suspicious behaviors and report them to the #FBI. #NatSec"
Here's the FBI encouraging people to monitor family members for signs of extremism so that they can "report them to the #FBI." https://t.co/mpC5nJ7N9y
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) July 11, 2021
The Twitter post also includes a link to a booklet put out by the Department of National Intelligence (DNI), telling what warning signs to look for in your friends and loved ones.
The "indicators" in the booklet are ranked, some of them being "highly diagnostic on their own", others "require one or more other indicators to gain diagnosticity [sic]." As well, the booklet concluded with "risk factors" to watch out for in others.
"REPORT THE LEGO SETS OF YOUR FAMILY", quipped author and journalist Jack Posobiec, referring to the fact that the FBI famously found a Lego replica of the Capitol at the residence of one suspected "extremist":
REPORT THE LEGO SETS OF YOUR FAMILY https://t.co/1mTM5PYDcs
— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) July 11, 2021
Former Ambassador and Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell called out the FBI for its "credibility problem," saying that their statement was "outrageous."
This is outrageous. The @FBI has a growing credibility problem and this type of sinister snitching is clearly unhelpful.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) July 11, 2021
Why hasn’t the @fbi made more progress finding the BLM rioters from last summer? Why hasn’t the @fbi leadership apologized for the Russian hoax they pushed? https://t.co/twmZp7M1wI
Another Twitter user raised a very relevant point:
"AntiFa is the #1 domestic terror organization in America. Maybe you should stop ignoring them," says attorney and former Trump campaign staffer David Whol:
AntiFa is the #1 domestic terror organization in America.
— David Wohl (@DavidWohl) July 11, 2021
Maybe you should stop ignoring them.
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