Comments on: DHS seeks intelligence on "domestic threats" from Twitter traffic

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:08:00 +0000

We know the Secret Service is due to the odd ‘oops’: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/05/secret-service-employee-accidentally-tweets-about-blathering-while-monitoring-fox-news/

As for what they’re monitoring specifically, make your jokes as ye will…

By: Baldhead

Baldhead — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:51:00 +0000

Dear DHS: You haven’t found any domestic terrorists because if there in fact are any, they have outsmarted you at every turn. Mostly because you are an elephant and they are flies.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:22:00 +0000

IT’s all well and good to support populist uprisings till said uprising wants to overthrow you.

Sad thing is #OWS isn’t looking for overthrow. Just a redress of wrongs and to seek a balanced living arrangement.

By: Jeremiah Blatz

Jeremiah Blatz — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:41:00 +0000

If you’re invested in the current government structure, in law enforcement, an authoritarian, and/or a radical capitalist, then all of it is a threat.

By: Kaibaman

Kaibaman — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:40:00 +0000

I had read the full Article at the AP and I can tell you this just but reading it two times,the Government is afraid of us plain and simple. DHS,The White House,Obama and the Government in general always praises Egypt and Syria and other countries that use Social Media to try and say “Hey Bad Shit is happening to us,Help Us” And or take matters to their own hands and help organize a Protest and Our Government is ok for other countries to do such,YET THEIR SOOOOOOOO FUCKING TERRIFIED WHEN US THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DO SO! Something is wrong with that logic don’t you agree?

By: Erin W

Erin W — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:21:00 +0000

Oh, Bobby Tables. Always causing trouble, the little scamp.

By: Improbus Liber

Improbus Liber — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:09:00 +0000

Domestic threats? You mean like citizens exercising their Constitutional rights?

By: Svenn Diagram

Svenn Diagram — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:58:00 +0000

I sometimes feel sorry for people in intelligence. Here’s all this information that people are blasting into the public sphere via whatever bit of social media, but they get shit for even thinking about looking at it. Until, of course, something happens and then come the “look the attackers had a Facebook group how did you not see that?” questions from the Senate Subcommittee on 20/20 hindsight.

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:44:00 +0000

Isn’t the whole supposed purpose of DHS covered by the NSA?

By: Eark_the_Bunny

Eark_the_Bunny — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:40:00 +0000

One of the biggest “domestic threats” to America IS the Department of Homeland Security. Sort of like the old house unamerican activities committee was very unamerican. DHS should be abolished. If we need some government agency snooping around in someones underwear drawer we still have the FBI, DOJ, DEA, etc..

By: Andrew Singleton

Andrew Singleton — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:35:00 +0000

I dunno but I”m putting that one up on Google+ right now.

Edit: XKCD ftw!

By: Adam Kruckenberg

Adam Kruckenberg — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:26:00 +0000

Someone should tweet (unquoted) “EXEC sp_MSforeachtable @command1 = “DROP TABLE ?” #occupywallstreet #ows” or something similar that would actually work. (I have no idea how to write code)

By: McKinley H. Tabor

McKinley H. Tabor — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:12:00 +0000

I’m curious at what point the concept of “radically restructure government, reduce law enforcement, increase civil liberties, and empower citizens to fight radical capitalism” will be considered a “domestic threat”.

By: John Fleming

John Fleming — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:11:00 +0000

#suitcasenuke, anyone?

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:08:00 +0000

Those skill sets are, imho, usually mutually exclusive. Twitter bores the kinds of hands-on people that actually DO the sorts of things that yield terrorism.

Targeting twitter etc… only makes sense if you’re afraid of talk, which seems to be the case.

By: Cocomaan

Cocomaan — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:59:00 +0000

So, there were no guidelines before, but she promises that they haven’t been looking at social media. Booooooogus!

As someone said during Philly’s meeting to pick the site of the protests, “Just remember, we are being watched”.