I am starting to think I need to file a First Amendment lawsuit over that insane bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 7.
In case you’ve forgotten, that report - a public declaration of the federal government’s official view of terrorism - called the top terrorist threat to the United States:
false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions.
Their words, not mine.
Trying to “undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions” is now a terrorist act?
Then I’m a terrorist.
Especially since the bulletin specifically mentions COVID-19: there is widespread online proliferation of false or misleading narratives regarding unsubstantiated widespread election fraud and COVID-19.
There’s that word “misleading” again. As this White House has made clear, “misleading” facts are those that lead people to opinions of conclusions it doesn’t like.
No, no one has knocked on my door or threatened to arrest me.
But that does mean the government is not targeting me - along with other prominent Covid and vaccine skeptics. Per the bulletin, the Department of Homeland Security in 2021 expanded its evaluation of online activity as part of its efforts to assess and prevent acts of violence.
The government has other tools against people it classifies as terrorists too, including plenty of secret ones.
And remember, to be a terrorist under these terms, your speech simply has to “potentially inspire acts of violence.”
Potentially.
If this isn’t a government effort to discourage lawful speech, I don’t know what is. The question is whether it is so broad and dangerous that I can prove it will have a chilling and unconstitutional effect on me (and other people) even if I do not know I am being targeted. It feels like a form of prior restraint, all the worse for being so broad.
Will courts agree? There may be only one way to find out.
And quickly, if I do it. The Rocket Docket in the Eastern District of Virginia feels like the place.
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If I decide to do this, I will look to raise money to back the suit. I don’t actually think it will be particularly expensive, but I would like as many small donations as possible, mainly to show how many people think equating speech with terrorism is a travesty and must stop.
I assume there will be money left over, potentially lots - it can go to some worthy free speech cause.
Of course they want to silence you Alex. Free speech - and thus free thought - must die if the great-reset is to win. There can be no room for free thinking and expression in that Brave New World of total control over the individual. They can’t very well allow people to point out that the emperor has no clothes, can they?
Both sides of this new war and the old pandemic are centrally controlled from a place that resides above the sovereignty of nations at the very top of the global power structure. As such:
This is all a part of the great-reset/global-enslavement plan. Think of the Hegelian Dialectic - the controllers creating a deliberate problem, to get a preplanned reaction, in order to implement a preplanned solution - as a slicing pendulum blade. Now think of the back and forth between the beats of the fabricated pandemic and the beats of the newly fabricated war as that blade cutting our freedom to shreds.
With each new crisis comes a new restriction and with each new restriciton our freedom shrinks a little and government grows a little.
This is the problem--reaction--solution Hagelian Dialectic working as designed, and all of the problems and solutions are a pantomime play - I cannot stress this enough: none of this is organic. And as a result, by the end we will all be slaves in a panopticon prison planet. ...Unless we stop them.
I am suing Biden and Twitter for this reason. The American Freedom Law Center is suing them on behalf, more precisely. Same reason as you, but I was banned from Twitter (earlier than you) for quoting a university infectious disease professor on an infectious disease related topic, in a verifiable and still existing link to a mainstream news source. That was my tweet. Without my commentary. Permanently banned, after Biden instructed social media to commit this violation of the First Amendment.
I will be writing more about this lawsuit on my Substack within a few days.
you should do it. I was in a communist country in 1989, followed by the taxi driver into the museum and theatre, no food on shelves except luxuries for those in charge, no phone for outside calls even though we were westerners, guard monitoring in and out on each floor of the hotel, one or two TV stations that were official state stations, people who opposed, questioned anything were delegated out of circulation and examined for mental health seclusion. This arrogant absurdity to censor discussion and debate - does not stop.
There's no organization that's stepped in to the void created when the ACLU ceased to really defend civil liberties?
No other organization? Sheesh.
I say go for, Alex. And I'll kick in some support. Just please don't set up a "go-fund-me." (I'll never work with those bastards ever again--not after the Canadian truckers.)
I'm not the only one who caught that 'terrorists shouldn't be able to buy a gun' line.
We need to pass more gun control laws! WHY SHOULD ANYBODY ON A TERRORIST LIST BE ALLOWED TO BUY A GUN? By the way, have you heard that your friends and neighbors are considered terrorists? No? Great.
Data enthusiast. Twitter refugee. Reluctant member of the 'alternate' media. Proud "terrorist" undermining government institutions by truthfully pointing out their actions.
" . . . false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions." If DHS took this seriously, they should be targeting the CDC.
It’s called “chilling” free speech and there are countless cases striking down government actions for exactly this behavior. Unfortunately, this is something the ACLU would have taken on before they became political pawns of the Democratic Party.
Am I the only one who keeps getting an error message ("something went wrong") that pops up when I try to like Alex's post or any comments? It started yesterday and I still can't like anything. Is anyone else experiencing this?
RIght! The total irony in the puppet talking about defending democracy in the Ukraine and protecting their borders and yet look what he and his puppeteers have done and plan to do with "we the people".
I am convinced that I am on a list somewhere simply because of who I follow on Substack. This Terrorism bulletin made my blood run cold. Someone needs to challenge this. I am in as a contributor if you decide to go forward.
Please do it! I spoke out at a school board meeting regarding the pornographic books that are available in school. I was clear about the contents being less than educational and the poor judgment of the Board to sexualize our kids. I read obscene passages to the Board that made everyone squirm. It was down right gross. I understand I was vilified on social media and called a book burner and banner. Furthermore, when I spoke with the superintendent I was told I was out of line for reading such obscene passages, the Board found them to be offensive. The next meeting I returned to report on my discussion and further my inquiry as to why these books are even called literature (with so many other great classics available). Guess who walked up near me when it was my turn to speak? The local police. They were there ready to do what? I didn't read any further passages, not because of the police, but because I was there to make a speech about the quality of education. So yes, FILE!! I'm the local "terrorist" in my community because I care about the quality of education my tax dollars are paying for. And I live in Cook County, Chicago, so you know I pay a whole lot!
Perhaps if you apologize to Dr Malone and also admit Ivermectin is effective, then you would broaden your support base. For you to be ignorantly selective regarding IVM (see your ridiculous article on the Malaysian IVM trial results) and being a rabid ad-hominem mouthpiece against Dr Malone and IVM precludes my support.
Alex, you should take a look at the 2012 annual military defense act that was signed into law by Obama. Buried in it was language that allows the government to declare US citizens enemy combatants and be held without trial. The language goes on to define what they consider enemy combatants to be. I believe John McCain and Carl Levin (Michigan) were co-sponsors. I know LA Times covered it (that's where I read it), but I can't speak to other publications.
I felt almost like I was sitting in North Korea last night listening to the great leader tell lies, with our political class, sitting in wealth and luxury, cheering his lies, watched Pelosi clap and smirk like a drunk seal, while we’re out here trying to put food on the table, gas in our tanks and pay our taxes. Something needs to change or our country is done. Go for it Alex.
Actually, I believe NSA / Homeland Security / Any other 3 letter agency is probably monitoring the comments of your subscribers and many other substack.com publishers. I have seriously thought this for some time. Most likely a key word filter focused on some interpretation of threats of violence. So I guess when I said "Hang Fauci" the bells and alarms went off. Sorry, gotta run...couple guys in cheap suits at the door ....
Of course, this document/ policy is a blow to all freedom of speech and I am beyond offended. Sue! Class action suit with all offended citizens is also needed.
"When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say." ― George R.R. Martin, A
Wait for the Psychiatric hospitals to (TREAT) the crazy people with UNACEPTABLE views. Hmmmm that sure sounds familiar. Where in the heck have we seen this before? Oh well I'm sure glad history NEVER repeats itself. Dang tinfoil hat slipped off again.
I'm former USMC & big city law enforcement. I had a top secret clearance and honorably retired. I won dozens of cases for the defense in federal and state court. I was also judgment-proof (I owned nothing) in the hopes that I would make a poor target. I was wrong.
The Act was weakened by our lovely Supreme Court in 2016. A restrengthening bill is languishing in the Senate. ***PFIZER*** & other "healthcare" providers are pushing to kill it.
"Other groups opposing the legislation include the American Hospital Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of American Hospitals, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Healthcare Leadership Council, the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America and the American Bankers Association."
With all things in this new totalitarian government, you have to look deeper for motivations. This new policy is to both incentivize people to not question and give cover to the fact they are moving on entirely from C19 with no real explanation of what we gained. We all know that the liberal C19 responses were meant to break our society, cause economic strife, and allow the government to grab more power and curtail individual rights. Now they will insist we move forward and NO ONE is to review what happened before. It’s OVER. It is SETTLED. This is the purpose of silencing anyone who would analyze.
I'd like clarification. I've read that our Constitution is unique in that it does not allow the suspension of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in times of "emergency". Does this still hold true? Does that include times of war? Because the moves the government is taking is as if it has gone to war against the public, or at least the dissenting public. How is this supposed to work?
"No, no one has knocked on my door or threatened to arrest me"
It's coming ... they do it in small incremental steps so most people don't realize it ... like in Australia and Canada most recently. And then you realize it when they charge you with a law you thought doesn't affect you
Of course they want to silence you Alex. Free speech - and thus free thought - must die if the great-reset is to win. There can be no room for free thinking and expression in that Brave New World of total control over the individual. They can’t very well allow people to point out that the emperor has no clothes, can they?
Both sides of this new war and the old pandemic are centrally controlled from a place that resides above the sovereignty of nations at the very top of the global power structure. As such:
This is all a part of the great-reset/global-enslavement plan. Think of the Hegelian Dialectic - the controllers creating a deliberate problem, to get a preplanned reaction, in order to implement a preplanned solution - as a slicing pendulum blade. Now think of the back and forth between the beats of the fabricated pandemic and the beats of the newly fabricated war as that blade cutting our freedom to shreds.
With each new crisis comes a new restriction and with each new restriciton our freedom shrinks a little and government grows a little.
This is the problem--reaction--solution Hagelian Dialectic working as designed, and all of the problems and solutions are a pantomime play - I cannot stress this enough: none of this is organic. And as a result, by the end we will all be slaves in a panopticon prison planet. ...Unless we stop them.
And stop them we must.
https://tritorch.com/covidhypnosis
I am suing Biden and Twitter for this reason. The American Freedom Law Center is suing them on behalf, more precisely. Same reason as you, but I was banned from Twitter (earlier than you) for quoting a university infectious disease professor on an infectious disease related topic, in a verifiable and still existing link to a mainstream news source. That was my tweet. Without my commentary. Permanently banned, after Biden instructed social media to commit this violation of the First Amendment.
I will be writing more about this lawsuit on my Substack within a few days.
Jordan Peterson stood up years ago and said no more. Canada is 5-10 years ahead of the madness here in the US.
Sue the shit out of them. You have my support and my wallet (albeit it’s pretty thin).
you should do it. I was in a communist country in 1989, followed by the taxi driver into the museum and theatre, no food on shelves except luxuries for those in charge, no phone for outside calls even though we were westerners, guard monitoring in and out on each floor of the hotel, one or two TV stations that were official state stations, people who opposed, questioned anything were delegated out of circulation and examined for mental health seclusion. This arrogant absurdity to censor discussion and debate - does not stop.
Don't use gofundme.
There's no organization that's stepped in to the void created when the ACLU ceased to really defend civil liberties?
No other organization? Sheesh.
I say go for, Alex. And I'll kick in some support. Just please don't set up a "go-fund-me." (I'll never work with those bastards ever again--not after the Canadian truckers.)
correct, trying to “undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions” is now a terrorist act, just ask the parents vs school boards.
I wish you would file a suit. I don’t have much but I can send some support.
Forget donations; what you need is to have as many people duplicate your lawsuit in that judicial district so that it can become a class action.
I'm not the only one who caught that 'terrorists shouldn't be able to buy a gun' line.
We need to pass more gun control laws! WHY SHOULD ANYBODY ON A TERRORIST LIST BE ALLOWED TO BUY A GUN? By the way, have you heard that your friends and neighbors are considered terrorists? No? Great.
https://simulationcommander.substack.com/p/the-stank-of-the-union-is-strong
Edit: I even added it to my bio!
Data enthusiast. Twitter refugee. Reluctant member of the 'alternate' media. Proud "terrorist" undermining government institutions by truthfully pointing out their actions.
I'll pitch in. I'm in Canada so let's see if that will get my bank accounts frozen by Herr Turdo.
Do it.
" . . . false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions." If DHS took this seriously, they should be targeting the CDC.
This also means all of your subscribers are followers of a terrorist.
It’s called “chilling” free speech and there are countless cases striking down government actions for exactly this behavior. Unfortunately, this is something the ACLU would have taken on before they became political pawns of the Democratic Party.
Has anyone else noticed liking comments on Substack has gotten a lot buggier, particularly for certain posts?
Am I the only one who keeps getting an error message ("something went wrong") that pops up when I try to like Alex's post or any comments? It started yesterday and I still can't like anything. Is anyone else experiencing this?
RIght! The total irony in the puppet talking about defending democracy in the Ukraine and protecting their borders and yet look what he and his puppeteers have done and plan to do with "we the people".
I am convinced that I am on a list somewhere simply because of who I follow on Substack. This Terrorism bulletin made my blood run cold. Someone needs to challenge this. I am in as a contributor if you decide to go forward.
I'm in.
Count on a small donation here!
Please do it! I spoke out at a school board meeting regarding the pornographic books that are available in school. I was clear about the contents being less than educational and the poor judgment of the Board to sexualize our kids. I read obscene passages to the Board that made everyone squirm. It was down right gross. I understand I was vilified on social media and called a book burner and banner. Furthermore, when I spoke with the superintendent I was told I was out of line for reading such obscene passages, the Board found them to be offensive. The next meeting I returned to report on my discussion and further my inquiry as to why these books are even called literature (with so many other great classics available). Guess who walked up near me when it was my turn to speak? The local police. They were there ready to do what? I didn't read any further passages, not because of the police, but because I was there to make a speech about the quality of education. So yes, FILE!! I'm the local "terrorist" in my community because I care about the quality of education my tax dollars are paying for. And I live in Cook County, Chicago, so you know I pay a whole lot!
I’ve got a small grassroots donation with your name on it
I’ll contribute. Threats like audits back in the Obama admin are also prior restraint
Perhaps if you apologize to Dr Malone and also admit Ivermectin is effective, then you would broaden your support base. For you to be ignorantly selective regarding IVM (see your ridiculous article on the Malaysian IVM trial results) and being a rabid ad-hominem mouthpiece against Dr Malone and IVM precludes my support.
Alex, you should take a look at the 2012 annual military defense act that was signed into law by Obama. Buried in it was language that allows the government to declare US citizens enemy combatants and be held without trial. The language goes on to define what they consider enemy combatants to be. I believe John McCain and Carl Levin (Michigan) were co-sponsors. I know LA Times covered it (that's where I read it), but I can't speak to other publications.
I felt almost like I was sitting in North Korea last night listening to the great leader tell lies, with our political class, sitting in wealth and luxury, cheering his lies, watched Pelosi clap and smirk like a drunk seal, while we’re out here trying to put food on the table, gas in our tanks and pay our taxes. Something needs to change or our country is done. Go for it Alex.
Actually, I believe NSA / Homeland Security / Any other 3 letter agency is probably monitoring the comments of your subscribers and many other substack.com publishers. I have seriously thought this for some time. Most likely a key word filter focused on some interpretation of threats of violence. So I guess when I said "Hang Fauci" the bells and alarms went off. Sorry, gotta run...couple guys in cheap suits at the door ....
I'll donate.
People like Alex Berenson are at the vanguard of our first amendment rights. When he loses his, we lose ours.
Of course, this document/ policy is a blow to all freedom of speech and I am beyond offended. Sue! Class action suit with all offended citizens is also needed.
"When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say." ― George R.R. Martin, A
Wait for the Psychiatric hospitals to (TREAT) the crazy people with UNACEPTABLE views. Hmmmm that sure sounds familiar. Where in the heck have we seen this before? Oh well I'm sure glad history NEVER repeats itself. Dang tinfoil hat slipped off again.
I'm former USMC & big city law enforcement. I had a top secret clearance and honorably retired. I won dozens of cases for the defense in federal and state court. I was also judgment-proof (I owned nothing) in the hopes that I would make a poor target. I was wrong.
When your feral agencies want you, they will get you. Like Schumer said, "Six ways from Sunday". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nXGt6Jnabc
Good. In typical DemCom/RINO projection, Biden's M.O. fits his new definition of terrorist:
"false or misleading narratives which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. gvt institutions."
Also, could a whistleblower sue Biden & Homeland "Security" (or their contractors) under the Fraud Claims Act? See CHD article yesterday about it.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/judge-evidence-pfizer-whistleblower-lawsuit
The Act was weakened by our lovely Supreme Court in 2016. A restrengthening bill is languishing in the Senate. ***PFIZER*** & other "healthcare" providers are pushing to kill it.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pfizer-big-pharma-lobbying-law-protecting-whistleblowers/
"Other groups opposing the legislation include the American Hospital Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Federation of American Hospitals, the National Association of Manufacturers, the Healthcare Leadership Council, the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America and the American Bankers Association."
I would donate to your legal cause Alex. I may not always agree with you, but that was never the point. Keep up the good work.
With all things in this new totalitarian government, you have to look deeper for motivations. This new policy is to both incentivize people to not question and give cover to the fact they are moving on entirely from C19 with no real explanation of what we gained. We all know that the liberal C19 responses were meant to break our society, cause economic strife, and allow the government to grab more power and curtail individual rights. Now they will insist we move forward and NO ONE is to review what happened before. It’s OVER. It is SETTLED. This is the purpose of silencing anyone who would analyze.
I'd like clarification. I've read that our Constitution is unique in that it does not allow the suspension of the Constitution and Bill of Rights in times of "emergency". Does this still hold true? Does that include times of war? Because the moves the government is taking is as if it has gone to war against the public, or at least the dissenting public. How is this supposed to work?
This is a worthy cause. Go for it. Count me in to help fund it. (Very small donor here, not major, sorry!)
I'll donate to this cause.
Would totally support you, and will if you decide to move forward, but with the current Supreme Court who knows what would happen.
I would support you doing this and would contribute some money.
"No, no one has knocked on my door or threatened to arrest me"
It's coming ... they do it in small incremental steps so most people don't realize it ... like in Australia and Canada most recently. And then you realize it when they charge you with a law you thought doesn't affect you
We are the radicals now.
Do it!
The phrase "“potentially inspire acts of violence" is of dubious constitutional viability
I’m with you !
I'm in. As donors, we can form a softball team in the gulag nicknamed "The Rocket Docket".
PS, I may be in a different gulag than most of the other donors, since I donated to the Canadian truckers.
PPS, Do you guys think the vaxxed and unvaxxed donors will be separated, for our true blood safety?
I only have two mites right now but I will give you all I have to fight this usurpation of power.
How can we trust a government that has lied about covid? We know they lied. We've seen the statistics.