Underreported Memo Is 'Declaration of War' Against Trump Opponents | Common Dreams
Underreported Memo Is 'Declaration of War' Against Trump Opponents | Common Dreams
Underreported Memo Is 'Declaration of War' Against Trump Opponents | Common Dreams
"By targeting beliefs and protest activity, the directive positions dissent itself as a potential crime," one news organization said.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36822087
Olivia Rosane Sep 28, 2025
For another, the memorandum casts a very wide net, targeting groups, individuals, funders, and “entities” and listing several protected beliefs as “indicia” of extremism.
These include:
- “Anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity;
- Support for the overthrow of the #US Government;
- Extremism on migration, race, and gender; and
- Hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.”
What’s more, the memorandum entrusts enforcement to the #FBI’s over 4,000-strong Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF), which removes the legal challenges to directing the National Guard or other military forces to quash domestic dissent.