Tag Archives | DHS (Dept. Homeland Security)

DHS Head Chad Wolf adopts language of war in threats against Portland protesters

Originally published: MintPress News on September 9, 2020 (more by MintPress News) |

The phrase “all options on the table” is largely used in politics as a code phrase conveying the most extreme violence imaginable, without having to explicitly state it. Now it’s being used against American citizens.
As Trump threatens secret police deployment nationwide, Democrats debate expanding surveillance powers and new money for DHS

Originally published: The Intercept on July 21, 2020 by Ryan Grim (more by The Intercept) | (Posted Jul 23, 2020)

The rogue deployment of secret federal police forces in Portland, Oregon, has added a new complication to negotiations over reauthorizing the Trump administration’s vast surveillance powers and appropriating new money for the Department of Homeland Security.