Federal authorities say there could be violence by right-wing extremists at upcoming protests. Caitlin Dickson, Yahoo News
01/11/2021 12:25pm EST
Federal authorities are warning state and local and law enforcement about threats of possible violence by right-wing extremists at a series of protests planned for later this month in Washington and other state capitols, according to an FBI document obtained by Yahoo News.
The situational information report produced by the Minneapolis field office of the FBI is based on information provided by what it describes as “collaborative sources,” and was issued the week before a mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol. It addresses concerns about rallies that the Boogaloos, a right-wing movement, plan to hold in cities across the country on Jan. 17.
Every Deleted Parler Post, Many With Users Location Data, Has Been Archived
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The Parler App popular with right-wing supporters has been suspended by Amazon store over continued postings by users that incite violence.
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In the wake of the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by scores of President Trump’s supporters, a lone researcher began an effort to catalogue the posts of social media users across Parler, a platform founded to provide conservative users a safe haven for uninhibited “free speech” but which ultimately devolved into a hotbed of far-right conspiracy theories, unchecked racism, and death threats aimed at prominent politicians.
"[There were] discussions to do exactly what we saw [Wednesday]. This was an idea that was fomenting and spreading and shared approvingly between users in these extremist communities that we've been watching," Jared Holt said.
Pictured, Stop the Steal Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt hours before she was shot dead during Wednesday s storming of Capitol as she took to social media.
Pictured, Stop the Steal Trump supporter Ashli Babbitt hours before she was shot dead during Wednesday’s storming of Capitol as she took to social media.
Jared Holt Atlantic Council Researcher monitors Trump supporter next plans as social media users plan for the next Stop the Steal installment.
The ‘Stop the Steal’ protests is being hailed a martyr by online
Trump supporters who have described the bullet that killed her as, ‘the first shot in a revolution,’ according to a report.