Garland just declared war on RW terrorism

[jpak]

[Fullduplexxx]

1. It certainly is a good distraction from all the bad press

[denbot]

32. Because rightwing terrorism is a farce?

False news perhaps?

[onecaliberal]

44. What bad press? The fact that trump used the DOJ as a weapon in his term in office.

That's not on Garland.

[Hekate]

47. Beg your pardon? And if Garland did nothing, what would you say then?

[Ocelot II]

2. He emphasized that they were going after all terrorism, regardless of the source

or ideology. What's important about this is that after neglecting RW terrorism because of political pressure, they are now taking it on.

[FarPoint]

8. I'll still be holding my breath....

Hope is always with me but...I crave action steps.

[jaxexpat]

48. From your lips to god's ears, FarPoint.

[sarisataka]

3. I thought only Congress can declare war...

On a less sarcastic note- can you elaborate for those of us not in front of a tv?

[jpak]

4. He identified RW nut jobs as the biggest domestic terrorist threat

And stated he and the DOJ are going after them.

In a nutshell

[sarisataka]

6. Good

That's long overdue.

Thanks

[FakeNoose]

21. Truth

[MissMillie]

34. It would have been helpful for that sentence to be in the original post (n/t)

.

[uponit7771]

37. That's half of GOP Congress

[Dream Girl]

7. You're supposed to keep your tv on at all times!

Preferably MSNBC. DU rule.

[Amaryllis]

42. EIther than or you have to be psychic. Preferably both.

[George II]

14. He gave a long, formal address. You can probably catch it on youtube or the DOJ website....

....later today.

I was very good, and comprehensive. He mentions, among other incidents, the Tulsa massacre and the Oklahoma City bombing.

He's not taking any crap anymore, there's no such thing as "very fine people, on both sides."

[PatrickforB]

36. Darned right! These right wing terrorists are dangerous dirt-bags.

Traitors.

I'm still tripping on the treasonous insurrection on January 6. I have been to the Capitol, and have feelings of reverence for it, and these godawful assholes smeared feces on the walls.

[RegularJam]

5. I really like what he said.

I'll wait for the armchair quarterbacks to chime in before making my full assessment. I know this has to be horrible news for democrats.

[FarPoint]

9. You almost made sense for a minute...

N/T

[StClone]

11. I think it was aimed at "Democrats"

We know that real dems want this but for some reason we always are subjected to the other kind of "Democrats" like Sinema and Manchin.

[RegularJam]

16. Thank you.

I keep getting closer to making sense.

I'm taking it one day at a time.

Read this load of garbage and you might see I was spot on.

https://democraticunderground.com/100215529915

[gab13by13]

10. Is Wray on board?

[George II]

15. Garland is his boss.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

12. Go after the RW terrorists who are threatening election officials.

They're threatening the lives of not only the upper echelon people but also the ones who work at the lower levels of the process. They are working to install their own people at all levels of the election process, from the state legislature on down. They're not taking any chances. I think I read where a Repug leader said, "The more people who vote, the more we lose." I hope they all end up in prison.

[onecaliberal]

45. THIS!

[Hotler]

13. Revive the rendition program. Mike Flynn first. nt

[SergeStorms]

17. I was so ashamed....

of the statue to Garland's right, the one of Lady Justice with a robe on, but her breasts were exposed! 😖 How I long for the days of John Ashcroft, covering up indecent statues with sheets while singing a rousing chorus of "Let the Eagle Soar".

Nah. Just kidding.

[Evolve Dammit]

28. OMG I had forgotten about that little recording and moral outrage. Seems quaint now.

[SergeStorms]

38. Doesn't it?

During the four years of daily outrages with MF45, a day like that would have been a treat.

[Evolve Dammit]

43. He had a pretty good voice! But yeah, every day was a shit show with MF45 who still clings.

[ck4829]

39. That era was just silly.

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Critical Race Theory

[SergeStorms]

40. Yeah, but....

I'd take all the silly in the world over one more day of IQ45.

[quaint]

18. A bit

CNN

The first pillar of the new strategy is to understand, analyze and share domestic terrorism related information with federal, state, local, tribal and territorial levels as the Department of Justice and FBI has implemented a new system to track domestic terrorism cases nationwide.

The second pillar involves a $77 million proposed budget within the Department of Homeland Security to prevent domestic terrorism, recruitment and mobilization to violence by working with communities to help them become more resilient to prevent individuals from ever reaching the point of committing terrorist violence.

The federal government will also enhance its efforts to address online domestic terrorist recruitment and mobilization to violence through increased information sharing with the technology sector.

The third pillar involves a disruption and deterrence of domestic terrorist activity which includes more than $100 million in additional resources for the DOJ, FBI and DHS, which is included in Biden's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, to ensure that the federal government has the necessary resources to thwart domestic terrorism.

[lastlib]

27. First step--Mr. Garland should read this book first--

A Force Upon The Plain--K. Stern

By far the best expose of the far right/militia/klan movement I've come across.

[left-of-center2012]

19. CNN and MSNBC carried it live

Fox News was doing a story on the coronavirus ':
'possibly' escaping from a lab in China and suggesting the 'possibility' Dr Fauci could be held criminally responsible 'if involved' for the deaths of over half a million Americans.

Conspiracy theories rule the Day on Fox.

[YoshidaYui]

20. So we at war with the Republicans ?

Good and they really hate this country - so any of them who break the law they can pay for it, by doing time in a prison jail cell. Because….Justice matters.

[FakeNoose]

22. I'm so glad to hear this!

My power has been out for 2 days from storms and downed trees. I have no TV or internet for now, until the power is restored. Thanks for posting!

[Dawson Leery]

23. This time the left cannot back down.

In 2009, Janet Napolitano dismissed the report on right wing terrorism after an uproar from said terrorists.

[calimary]

24. Well let's hope so.

How long before we can reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine?

Because we have to go after the propaganda generators like Pox Noise and clones, and hate-radio and the blogosphere, and force them to dial back. And I’m not entirely sure how to do that. Can broadcast licenses still be challenged (or better yet, revoked)?

[Blue Owl]

25. There's still time to nip RW terrorism in the bud, before it gets out of control

PLEASE DO IT or our country will suffer some major consequences...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

26. Garland Says Domestic Terror Focus Is on Violence, Not Ideology

(Bloomberg) -- The federal government’s efforts to combat domestic terrorism are focused on stopping violence, not policing ideology, Attorney General Merrick Garland said as the Biden administration unveiled its strategy to prevent events such as the Jan. 6 Capitol siege from happening again.

Garland announced more details about the administration’s approach on Tuesday, five months after the deadly assault on the Capitol by a mob of right-wing supporters of then-President Donald Trump. U.S. officials have said the most dangerous domestic threat for the foreseeable future comes from potential attacks by White supremacists.

“We cannot promise that we will be able to disrupt every plot, diffuse every bomb or arrest every co-conspirator before they manage to wreak unspeakable horror,” Garland said in a speech at the Justice Department in Washington. “But we can promise that we will do everything in our power to prevent such tragedies.”

In a nod to how people of all political beliefs have been victims of domestic terror attacks, Garland cited the Capitol attack, deadly violence at a 2017 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the shooting at Republican members of Congress during a baseball practice the same year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/garland-says-domestic-terror-focus-is-on-violence-not-ideology/ar-AAL3OBn

[RicROC]

29. if those RW terrorists show up on TV...

and spew their nonsense without being challenged by the host, then that TV station should be shut down.

[Initech]

30. Good, the real enemy is the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

31. Wonder if this will mean DOJ inspection of elections and oversight.

If in 22 we lose majorities it's likely going to get much worse for democracy and practically speaking gaining a new banana republic compliments of Mitch and Co.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

33. This policy is needed

Link to tweet

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

35. I wonder if Mitch is regretting his decision to deny AG Garland

a Supreme Court seat. He seemingly has a lot more power now.

[Amaryllis]

41. Link? Context? for those of us who cant lounge about online alll day?

[roamer65]

46. Let the infiltration begin!!!

FBI and other federal law enforcement are now going to infiltrate these group even more.

They won’t know who to trust anymore.