DHS to train citizens to spot radical conservatives

I'll just throw in to this thread that New Zealand did something very similar late last year ...

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has today released a public guide detailing observable behaviours and activities intelligence professionals find most concerning in individuals on a pathway to violent extremism.

NZSIS Director-General of Security Rebecca Kitteridge said it is hoped the guide, titled Kia mataara ki ngā tohu – Know the signs, a guide for identifying signs of violent extremism, will raise awareness of some of the key warning signs.

“We want to help New Zealanders feel reassured that their concerns are also likely to be our concerns. We hope they will then feel confident enough to share their information with us.”

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Much of the document is clearly aimed at genuine radical or extremist behaviours but much can also just be attributed to anyone who doesn't act like the other sheep or wants to maintain a decent level of personal privacy.

originally posted by: Solvedit

originally posted by: shooterbrody
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Please quote me on that.
TIA

On what? That some of your vaunted citizen army could be paid off by being given a chance to take your place?

So no actual quote?
Exactly
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Well, to be fair, the kiwis have capitulated to red china.
So not surprising.

originally posted by: davidwarner007
I can provide information based on my training up until September 2021. As of my knowledge cutoff, there was no official policy or program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to specifically train citizens to spot "radical conservatives."

It's important to note that the terms "radical" and "conservative" can be subjective and open to interpretation. The DHS, like any other government agency, is primarily responsible for national security, counterterrorism efforts, and protecting the country against various threats, regardless of political ideology.

However, it's worth mentioning that the beard transplant reddit DHS and other law enforcement agencies may provide training or public awareness campaigns on identifying potential signs of radicalization or extremism that could be associated with any ideology, including extremist movements that pose a threat to national security. These efforts generally focus on behaviors and indicators rather than targeting specific political groups or affiliations.

It's always a good practice for individuals to stay informed about their surroundings, report suspicious activities to the appropriate authorities, and maintain open lines of communication with law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety.

Based on my training up until September 2021, there was no official policy or program by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) aimed at training citizens to identify "radical conservatives." The DHS's primary focus is on national security, counterterrorism efforts, and safeguarding the country from various threats, irrespective of political ideologies.

However, it should be noted that the terms "radical" and "conservative" can be subjective and subject to interpretation. While the DHS and other law enforcement agencies may provide training or public awareness campaigns on recognizing signs of radicalization or extremism, these initiatives typically concentrate on identifying behaviors and indicators associated with extremist movements that pose a threat www.thehairtreatments.com... to national security. They do not target specific political groups or affiliations.

It is always advisable for individuals to stay informed about their surroundings, report any suspicious activities to the appropriate authorities, and maintain open lines of communication with law enforcement agencies to ensure public safety.

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ChatGPT 3.5 also has a training cutoff date of September 2021 and writes in a similar fashion.

Here the DHS was training software to spot and score people that might be pro-terrorism.

DHS wanted to track internet users with ‘risk score’ – think tank

Project Night Fury, a partnership between the DHS and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, sought to assign potentially “pro-terrorist” accounts a “risk score” that would then affect other accounts they interacted with. The university had agreed to develop automated methods to determine whether an account linked to one already under surveillance was itself “pro-terrorist,” using criteria like “keyword set comparisons.” The algorithm, not a human, would determine whether a user could be labeled “pro-terrorist” for simply clicking “like” on a Facebook post or retweeting an account that had already received that label. 

Missing from the contracts were definitions for important concepts like what “pro-terrorist” actually meant – or what a “risk score” would measure, whether it was the risk of becoming a terrorist or merely sympathizing with one – or an explanation of how an automated process could make such distinctions absent clear-cut definitions. 

While the DHS supposedly stopped work on Night Fury in 2019, it’s not known how far along the project was, or whether its assets were transferred elsewhere within the law enforcement apparatus. Customs and Border Protection was recently found to be using a similar AI-powered tool called Babel X to snoop through the social media accounts of travelers at the US border.