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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCalls for violence online similar to before January 6 Capitol attack, DHS Intel chief says
(CNN)Online extremist rhetoric is strikingly similar to the buildup to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, with increasing calls for violence linked to conspiracy theories and false narratives, Homeland Security Intelligence chief John Cohen said in an interview with CNN.
There have been online comments such as "the system is broken," "take action into their own hands" and "bring out the gallows," Cohen said, offering as paraphrases of what has been observed.
While the conspiracy theories vary, there has been an ongoing narrative focused on the false premise that the presidential election was illegitimate, Cohen said. That narrative is paired with an increase in calls for violence to rectify the situation.
His comments come as the Department of Homeland Security issued a new terrorism bulletin warning the public about increasingly complex and volatile threats and days after DHS alerted state and local authorities to an increase in calls for violence online tied to election-related conspiracy theories.
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"It's very similar to the stuff we saw prior to January 6," said Cohen, the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis senior official performing the duties of the under secretary. But the comments have stopped short of specific dates and threats, he noted.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/politics/violence-online-similar-january-6-dhs-intel-chief/index.html
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Calls for violence online similar to before January 6 Capitol attack, DHS Intel chief says (Original Post)
orangecrush
Sep 2021
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Lovie777
(12,218 posts)1. Cities, towns, states be ready for on slots of violence which will be . . .
racist motivated to include- voter fraud, jerkoff won, government and freedom which equals to mask and vaccines, and their effed up religious freedoms alongwith pro-life crapola.
This is the republican party in a nutshell.
orangecrush
(19,436 posts)2. A warm welcome
For the Trumpturds is being prepared as we speak.