This was recently reported and submitted here:
https://voat.co/v/GreatAwakening/comments/3362487
The 15-page document was filed May 30, 2019 from the bureau's Phoenix office. It describes "conspiracy theory-driven domestic extremists" as a growing threat and notes that it is the first such report to do so.
"The FBI assesses these conspiracy theories very likely will emerge, spread, and evolve in the modern information marketplace, occasionally driving both groups (QAnon and Pizzagate) and individual extremists to carry out criminal or violent acts."
The report focuses primarily on ideeological motivations. Last week, FBI Director Wray asserted that the FBI is concerned only with violence, not people's beliefs, stating The FBI doesn't "investigate ideology, no matter how repugnant. We investigate violence, we are all over it."
Michael German, a former FBI agent and now a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice's Liberty & National Security program doesn't think so. He stated: "It's part of the radicalization theory the FBI has promoted despite empirical studies that show it's bogus. German claims this new category is a continuing part of FBI overreach, stating, "They like the radicalization theory because it justifies mass surveillance. If we know everyone who will do harm is coming from this particular community, mass surveillance is important."
https://news.yahoo.com/fbi-documents-conspiracy-theories-terrorism-160000507.html
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theooeht ago
Funny you should post about this.
Discovered several accounts on Twitter pushing this and tying it in with the Russians helping Trump?!!!! They're using this very strange meme that explains their new terminology for the wizardry Trump conjures up ala Harry Potter style:
Uhm, okay ... if they say so. Here's one nutcase and the posts he and his friends are pumping out:
Here's one of his/her tweets:
Here's another:
https://twitter.com/kelly2277/status/1156968930164072449
Here's another idiot with links to his podcast beating the Svengali drum:
They're even tying Trump's insistence on identifying biological parents to in vitro fertilization by linking to someone purportedly with ties to a Russian spy?
https://twitter.com/kelly2277/status/1156800118475153408
No, I'm not taking screenshots for all of these, but if this is the new narrative, we need to get it out there!
13Buddha ago
This is more than an OMG moment. This is an Oh My God Come to Jesus moment.
NinaSparrow ago
AMEN!!!!
Vindicator ago
I agree 13B
theooeht ago
Believe me, I get this. It's just relentless fighting, fighting, fighting and debunking these ridiculous hoaxes and smear campaigns. But they're stuck on Russia and to me that's MOSSAD. Russia is not going to try to ruin Trump's chances by saying he's colluding with them. It makes no sense, but MOSSAD? Plus this interferes with a theory that's been floated about Epstein. Yes, people have said he's MOSSAD, but I've run across an article that some genius put together. Talk about intuitive! I'll try to post it. But thanks so much for submitting this. It's EXTREMELY important that we get ahead of this and not be surprised.
senpaithatignoresyou ago
Now the big question: can you force a meme?
I don't think you can.
BlowjaySimpson ago
What do you think QAnon was?
You absolutely can. That's the foundation of psychological operations and memetic warfare.