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posted by janrinok on Saturday August 08 2015, @08:06PM   Printer-friendly

In what is starting to look like COINTELPRO updated and outsourced for the 21st century, it was recently revealed that cybersecurity firm ZeroFox monitored at least two high-profile Black Lives Matter protest organizers and labeled them as 'physical threats' in secret reports to Baltimore city administrators and to an unnamed 'classified partner' organization at Fort Meade (headquarters of the NSA and other intelligence agencies).

McKesson and Elzie both tell Mother Jones they were "not surprised" that they were being watched. "It confirms that us telling the truth about police violence is seen as a threat," McKesson says. Both activists say they do not know why they were identified as physical threats. McKesson and Elzie live in Missouri, where they helped organize the Ferguson protests. They traveled together to Baltimore for a week and a half during the Freddie Gray protests.

This classification of non-violent political protesters as threats follows the nationwide, FBI-orchestrated purge of the Occupy movement that was legally enabled by labeling them a terrorist threat.


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  • (Score: 1) by eof on Sunday August 09 2015, @03:22PM

    by eof (5559) on Sunday August 09 2015, @03:22PM (#220266)

    Could it be because people hold the view that US black culture is toxic that an African immigrant coming to the US is more likely to be successful?

    Speaking of not reading links, you have made no mention of mine, but it doesn't matter. I have made the mistake of following you into a broad discussion of race in America--that was not my intent. Clearly you have strong views that won't be altered by anything I have to offer. Similarly, nothing you have written convinces me that you have arguments that I haven't heard before and found lacking. I do suggest you read more broadly than outlets that support your views.

    Getting back to my original point, McKesson and Elzie have a Constitutional right to protest that is not abridged by the fact that they are black Americans.

  • (Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Monday August 10 2015, @08:22AM

    by Hairyfeet (75) <{bassbeast1968} {at} {gmail.com}> on Monday August 10 2015, @08:22AM (#220584) Journal

    Again you are speaking of HuffPo, yes? Because I provided you the FBI and DoJ statistics and what is your reply? By attacking me NOT by arguing your position.

    What we see here is the classic "new progressive" tactic of attacking the messenger, have no comeback? Data not on your side? Not a problem just ignore the evidence and call the person who brought it up names and say they are ignorant, showing the new left for what they are, nothing but partisan hacks.

    So I put it to you once again, I have provided you with the numbers, straight from the FBI and DoJ and these are AFTER they added all Hispanics into the white column BTW, and it still shows you are 7.5 times more likely to be attacked by an American Black than ANY other race So how about instead of merely throwing insults you try actually debating the evidence? Or are you not well read enough and need to "read more broadly than outlets that support your views"?

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    ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.