Dept. of Trumpland Security compiled intelligence reports on journalists covering Portland protests

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Jon Cooper @joncoopertweets 4h
OUTRAGEOUS: The Department of Homeland Security — an extraordinary abuse of a system meant to share intelligence about terrorists. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-who-published-leaked-documents/2020/07/30/5be5ec9e-d25b-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html

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1. Wolf claims to be halting it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213835217

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2. wolf wants to consolidate the evidence

...and bury it.

[Kid Berwyn]

3. Police State -- USA

“ A free press, like a free life, sir, is always in danger.” — Humphrey Bogart as Ed Hutcheson, Deadline - USA

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4. Police Sergeant: Can't you tell the difference between a hoodlum and a cop?

Frank Allen: - In this town?

[Kid Berwyn]

6. A free press means a free people.

"About this wanting to be a reporter, don't ever change your mind.
It may not be the oldest profession, but it's the best."

— Humphrey Bogart as Ed Hutcheson in Deadline U.S.A.

Another great mind...

“The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed.” — Hannah Arendt

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5. abuse of power.