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Feb 19, 2025 Ed Martin launched Operation Whirlwind to pursue threats against officials and opened inquiries into critics' statements Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The initiative risked blurring the line between true threats and protected political speech, which could chill dissent.
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- Operation Whirlwind launched to prosecute threats against government officials — Ed Martin, the U.S.
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Week 5 – 2025-02-15–2025-02-21
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