DHS had ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists covering Portland unrest

[pppolitics]

The Department of Homeland Security has compiled “intelligence reports” about the work of American journalists covering protests in Portland, Ore., in what current and former officials called an alarming use of a government system meant to share information about suspected terrorists and violent actors.

Over the past week, the department’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis has disseminated three Open Source Intelligence Reports to federal law enforcement agencies and others, summarizing tweets written by two journalists — a reporter for the New York Times and the editor in chief of the blog Lawfare — and noting they had published leaked, unclassified documents about DHS operations in Portland. The intelligence reports, obtained by The Washington Post, include written descriptions and images of the tweets and the number of times they had been liked or retweeted by others.

After The Post published a story online Thursday evening detailing the department’s practices, the acting homeland security secretary, Chad Wolf, ordered the intelligence office to stop collecting information on journalists and announced an investigation into the matter.

“Upon learning about the practice, Acting Secretary Wolf directed the DHS Intelligence & Analysis Directorate to immediately discontinue collecting information involving members of the press,” a department spokesman said in a statement. “In no way does the Acting Secretary condone this practice and he has immediately ordered an inquiry into the matter. The Acting Secretary is committed to ensuring that all DHS personnel uphold the principles of professionalism, impartiality and respect for civil rights and civil liberties, particularly as it relates to the exercise of First Amendment rights.”

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-who-published-leaked-documents/2020/07/30/5be5ec9e-d25b-11ea-9038-af089b63ac21_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-banner-main_dhs-740pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

[Hindsight was 2020]

It’s a real mask off moment that the suburban “wine moms” have been the ones taking what’s happening in Portland seriously while the Glenn Greenwald/Matt Taibbi crowd is too busy talking about “the letter”, Bill Clinton, and Tracey getting bullied

[T'Chenka]

Where are the conservatives on news networks screaming about the government's new war against the 1st amendment, citizens rights when confronted by police and the freedom of the press? They were adamant that Obama had better not DARE cross that line, or else the people would rise up. Where arw the conservatives joining the protestors to fight for the 1st amendment and against tyranny?

[WD]

Where are the conservatives on news networks screaming about the government's new war against the 1st amendment, citizens rights when confronted by police and the freedom of the press? They were adamant that Obama had better not DARE cross that line, or else the people would rise up. Where arw the conservatives joining the protestors to fight for the 1st amendment and against tyranny?

To them it’s ok because the current president is on their team.

[Hindsight was 2020]

Where are the conservatives on news networks screaming about the government's new war against the 1st amendment, citizens rights when confronted by police and the freedom of the press? They were adamant that Obama had better not DARE cross that line, or else the people would rise up. Where arw the conservatives joining the protestors to fight for the 1st amendment and against tyranny?

To them it’s ok because the current president is on their team.

Ding ding ding

[All Along The Watchtower]

Wow, I hope it said nice things.

[T'Chenka]

Where are the conservatives on news networks screaming about the government's new war against the 1st amendment, citizens rights when confronted by police and the freedom of the press? They were adamant that Obama had better not DARE cross that line, or else the people would rise up. Where arw the conservatives joining the protestors to fight for the 1st amendment and against tyranny?

To them it’s ok because the current president is on their team.

So why do they get a pass? Why aren't they ridiculed as clowns and never allowed on TV again?

Speaking of clowns, the greedy corrupt GOP mob needs a real principled conservstive to take their party over if they ever expect to be taken seriously by libs and non-Americans.

[pbrower2a]

This is all par for the course -- for dictatorships.

[WD]

Where are the conservatives on news networks screaming about the government's new war against the 1st amendment, citizens rights when confronted by police and the freedom of the press? They were adamant that Obama had better not DARE cross that line, or else the people would rise up. Where arw the conservatives joining the protestors to fight for the 1st amendment and against tyranny?

To them it’s ok because the current president is on their team.

So why do they get a pass? Why aren't they ridiculed as clowns and never allowed on TV again?

Speaking of clowns, the greedy corrupt GOP mob needs a real principled conservstive to take their party over if they ever expect to be taken seriously by libs and non-Americans.

Because liberals are held to a higher standard the conservatives, sadly.