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FBI Supplied Occupy Cleveland “Terrorists” Arrested in May Day Plot
As the Occupy movement carries out massive May Day protests around the country, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task force is trumpeting the arrest of “self-proclaimed anarchists” and “terrorists” who...
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Newly Released FBI “Domestic Terrorism” Training on Anarchists,...
Newly released FBI presentations show the flawed and misleading information the government is using to train agents to identify and investigate “domestic terrorist” groups such as “black separatists,”...
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BREAKING: FBI and JTTF Raid Multiple Homes, Grand Jury Subpoenas in Portland,...
FBI agents raid homes in Portland, Ore. As I’ve been reporting on Twitter, there have been multiple homes raided and grand jury subpoenas issued in Portland, Olympia, and Seattle. Three homes were...
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FBI Agents Raid Homes in Search of “Anarchist Literature”
When FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force agents raided multiple activist homes in the Northwest last week, they were in search of “anti-government or anarchist literature.” The raids were part of a...
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Interview on FBI Raids, Grand Juries & Political Repression
FBI agents being trained that anarchists are all "criminals seeking an ideology I had a great discussion with independent journalist Kevin Gosztola about the recent raids in the Northwest seeking...
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Seattle Grand Jury is About Intimidation, and Social Mapping of Anarchist...
The Stranger's Brendan Kiley covers Seattle grand jury. The Stranger’s Brendan Kiley (featured here previously reporting the case of D.K. Pan) has an excellent article on the Seattle grand jury...
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7 Groups the FBI and Corporations Have Classified as “Terrorists”
Today you’ll hear the annual chorus of “we will never forget.” But we have forgotten. We have forgotten the uproar against the Patriot Act, which was passed in the middle of the night. We have...
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Rolling Stone Article on the FBI’s Entrapment of Occupy Cleveland Activists
The latest issue of Rolling Stone has an article by Sabrina Rubin Erdely about the FBI’s entrapment of five activists associated with Occupy Cleveland for a plot to blow up a bridge. As I’ve written...
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7 Examples of a “Police State,” and How They Are Appearing in the U.S.
Video available from KATU.com “Has the United States become a police state?” That’s the stark question I was asked at the beginning of a recent radio interview. Framing the current political climate...
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Congressional Report on Domestic Terrorism Addresses the “Green Scare,” Cites...
Photo by dcJohn, Flickr A recent Congressional report on domestic terrorism examines the government’s crackdown on animal rights and environmental activists, and asks members of Congress to question...
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If Right-Wing Violence Is Up 400%, Why Is the FBI Targeting Environmentalists?
Violent attacks by right-wing groups and individuals have increased by 400% since 1990, and dramatically in the last five years, according to a new report by West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center....
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Sam Seder Interviews Will Potter for The Majority Report (audio)
I had a great time talking to Sam Seder for the latest episode of The Majority Report. Here’s a description of the show: Investigative reporter, Will Potter explained why the FBI is monitoring...
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12 Ways the FBI Has Radically Expanded and Abused Its Powers Since 9/11
Since September 11th, the FBI has radically expanded and abused its authority in the name of fighting terrorism. Much of this came with the blessing of the U.S. Congress and attorney general, but even...
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FBI Investigated PETA for Anthrax Plot Based on Rumors
The FBI believed that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) might be planning the release of anthrax in Maryland, and in the late 1990s opened an investigation into the animal rights group...
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Camo Shorts Under Our Suits
Last week my friend Greg Bennick — who you probably know either through his spoken word tours, 100 for Haiti, or singing for hardcore bands Trial and Between Earth & Sky — had me on his podcast....
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Meet the FBI’s Worst Nightmare
My new article is up at Mother Jones: “Meet the Former Punk Rocker Who Can Liberate Your FBI File.” It’s about Ryan Shapiro, a Ph.D. student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who developed a...
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How to Fight the FBI over FOIA Documents
The open government website MuckRock has a wonderful interview with “FOIA superhero” Ryan Shapiro. I recently wrote about Shapiro for Mother Jones, and discussed how his technique is so effective at...
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FBI Warns that Journalism About Animal Cruelty Could “Incite Criminal Activity”
New documents released by Anonymous reveal that the FBI has sent out a terrorism warning that a news program, which featured video footage of a lab cited for animal welfare violations, may “incite...
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New TED Talk: “The shocking move to criminalize nonviolent protest”
My TED talk is live, and on the TED.com homepage! What an incredible opportunity for millions of people to learn about how our rights to protest are under attack. And as ag-gag laws are spreading...
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The FBI’s latest case? A butcher shop’s broken window
The FBI has a hot new case. Someone broke two windows at a grocery store. Yep, you read that correctly. Windows are broken all the time, and most businesses would be lucky to have local cops respond,...
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