My first reaction to news reports of this week’s Homeland Security threat advisory was surprise that it even got issued — because this country and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) don’t have a great track record of honesty about domestic terrorism threats. In 2009,
Thanks, Vanessa, for this sobering post. I have to wonder, how compromised are DHS and the FBI as a result of the trump administration? We know that, generally, law enforcement agencies of all kinds tend to be conservative. And we know that one of the things trump was particularly effective at was ensuring he had supporters in key federal agencies. It's obvious that some of them were active on January 6... How many of them remain? How many are in positions that allow them to subvert their agencies' operations and avoid real Congressional oversight? How many are even actively, if quietly, working to thwart or stop current investigations of domestic terrorism? I shouldn't have to ask these questions. We should be able to rely on the fact that the people in our federal law enforcement agencies are focused on upholding our Constitution and the rule of law. But at this point, I have NO such confidence. And is anyone in the government concerned? Is anyone doing anything to assess the situation? It's troubling...
I think you're asking really good questions, and we all should be. And I agree - we shouldn't have to ask and wonder. I don't know if anyone's doing anything either. It's not okay. And also - if you'd like to write a guest post with exactly these kinds of questions, just let me know. They're good ones. Take care - Vanessa Burnett.
Thanks again. I'll send a private message in the next couple of days or send me one if you have an idea. We're finalizing the website and starting to run events so it might take me a few days to get to you but I'd be interested to hear what you're thinking. This will be great. -Vanessa
Thanks, Vanessa, for this sobering post. I have to wonder, how compromised are DHS and the FBI as a result of the trump administration? We know that, generally, law enforcement agencies of all kinds tend to be conservative. And we know that one of the things trump was particularly effective at was ensuring he had supporters in key federal agencies. It's obvious that some of them were active on January 6... How many of them remain? How many are in positions that allow them to subvert their agencies' operations and avoid real Congressional oversight? How many are even actively, if quietly, working to thwart or stop current investigations of domestic terrorism? I shouldn't have to ask these questions. We should be able to rely on the fact that the people in our federal law enforcement agencies are focused on upholding our Constitution and the rule of law. But at this point, I have NO such confidence. And is anyone in the government concerned? Is anyone doing anything to assess the situation? It's troubling...
I think you're asking really good questions, and we all should be. And I agree - we shouldn't have to ask and wonder. I don't know if anyone's doing anything either. It's not okay. And also - if you'd like to write a guest post with exactly these kinds of questions, just let me know. They're good ones. Take care - Vanessa Burnett.
Sure I'm interested in writing a guest post! Let me know how you want to proceed.
Thanks again. I'll send a private message in the next couple of days or send me one if you have an idea. We're finalizing the website and starting to run events so it might take me a few days to get to you but I'd be interested to hear what you're thinking. This will be great. -Vanessa