An ex-FBI official who allegedly urged rioters to "kill" officers during 1/6 was previously the supervisory special agent in charge of Homegrown Violent Extremism for the FBI New York Field Office's Joint Terrorism Task Force.

  • Dr_Gabriel_Aby [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    I want to say honeypot, but I also know I kid who’s dad is NY FBI and is/was a MAGA psycho.

    These types of guys literally wanted a president that says torturing Muslims was/is good.

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      2 years ago

      When this happens with leftist or islamic groups, i'm going with honeypot or flase flag. When it happens with right wing groups, i'm inclined to go with a deep state explanation, not in the sense Trump used the word, but in the original meaning as it was used in Turkey - a clandestine network connecting private fascist orgs and members of the state's repression apparatus.

      • Dr_Gabriel_Aby [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        It sucks how fucked we are even in the areas with leftist. Fucking a million cops in the tri state trained in psychotic behavior.

        • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          During big protests you get to see the fear behind the visor when they're badly outnumbered. They're armed frothing psychos, but they're still terrified of being buried under a tide of feet and fists. This isn't new info to anyone here, but it reassures me.