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Sep 10, 2025 Rightwing influencer Ben Bergquam accompanied ICE agents during Chicago raids and filmed the operation Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
Turning enforcement into partisan spectacle risked intimidation and blurred the line between policing and political messaging.
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- Rightwing influencer accompanies ICE agents during raids in Chicago — On a recent Sunday, rightwing influencer Ben Bergquam accompanied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during a raid in Chicago, where four individuals were arrested.
Sep 10, 2025 MAGA influencers organized campaigns to identify and punish people who criticized Charlie Kirk after his killing Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The campaign chilled speech by using online pressure and employer contact to punish political expression.
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- MAGA Influencers Lead Campaign Against Kirk Critics — MAGA influencers have organized efforts to identify and report individuals who posted negative comments about Charlie Kirk after his assassination.
Sep 10, 2025 Representative Clay Higgins called for lifetime social media bans and other penalties for people who belittled Charlie Kirk’s killing Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
A lawmaker’s threat to use state power against online speech challenged basic protections for political expression.
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- Rep. Clay Higgins Calls for Social Media Bans — Representative Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced plans to use congressional authority to mandate lifetime bans on social media for those who belittled Charlie Kirk's assassination.
Sep 8, 2025 DNI Tulsi Gabbard directed the NSA to recall a classified report on Venezuela that agency staff had deemed accurate Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Recalling an accurate intelligence product raised concerns about suppressing inconvenient official information.
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- DNI directed NSA to recall classified report on Venezuela — DNI Tulsi Gabbard ordered the NSA to recall a classified report about Venezuela, which had been deemed accurate by agency staff.
Sep 7, 2025 Tom Homan claimed without evidence that immigration protesters were being paid and threatened action against funders Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
An official’s unsupported claim cast dissent as illegitimate and risked deterring lawful protest through stigma and threat.
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- Trump's Border Czar Spreads Disinformation — Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, claimed without evidence that protesters against the administration's immigration policies are being paid, and threatened legal action against those funding the protests.
Sep 7, 2025 The Department of Justice delayed its FOIA response on the Epstein case until 2027 Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The delay obstructed timely public access to records in a matter of major public accountability.
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- DOJ's Delayed FOIA Response on Epstein Case — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has delayed responding to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request related to the Epstein case until November 2027, nearly three years later.
Sep 6, 2025 The Department of Defense deleted a video that falsely said Pete Hegseth had received a Bronze Star for valor Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The deletion followed scrutiny of false official messaging, highlighting the role of state communications in shaping public belief.
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- Department of Defense Deletes Misleading Video — The Department of Defense deleted a video featuring Pete Hegseth, which inaccurately claimed he received a Bronze Star Medal for valor.