Thread by @camhigby on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App - "🧵🚨 MINNEAPOLIS SIGNAL INFILTRATED I have infiltrated organizational signal groups all around Minneapolis with the sole intention of tracking down federal agents and impeding/assaulting/and obstructing them. BUCKLE UP ALL WILL BE REVEALED Each area of the city has a signal or several signals. Let’s start with a screen recording of all members of the south side group to start. I have been undercover inside the groups for days. You’ll notice emojis next to people’s names. Here’s a key for what those emojis mean. The highlighted positions are the most crucial. Most are self explanatory. Mobile patrols spend their entire “shift” searching for suspicious vehicles. When they find one they send it to the group so that “plate checkers” can compare with their database and see if it’s a known federal vehicle or if the patrol can make the confirmation so that the database can be updated. Dispatch runs a maxed out call all day telling protestors where ICE has been spotted and how they can be best impeded. For each “occupation” or “shift” position, protestors have to undergo “training” It’s unclear what the training entails - other than numerous slides of instruction. I’ve seen it mentioned repeatedly. Who is paying for all this?! Each chat (for a specific part of each city) has smaller districts broken up within it called “patrol zones” which guide ICE chasers on where they should be/position. Here is a screen recording of their plate database as well as a link to its instructions. Here is a screenshot of the active dispatch call (it’s always active) as well as a shift change. You can see folks are changing their emojis, clocking in and out. I’ll also attach below a video of dispatch actually tracking the vehicle I was in claiming that we were “confirmed ICE” They constantly misidentify vehicles. Pay attention to emojis tagged on plate checks. Here is a recording of protestors actively tailing the vehicle I was in, labeling me as ICE and instructing “commuters” (ICE chasers) to follow me. A new group chat for each zone is made each day. The chats are dated, and deleted at the end of each day. This is likely to avoid detection, record keeping, and consequences. My mid-day, the group chats hit maximum capacity (1,000 people) allowed by signal and people who are not chasing federal agents are asked to leave to create room for those who are. The dispatch calls also reach maximum capacity constantly. I believe it’s 50 people maximum. Which means, at any given time in each small zone, there are 50 people chasing agents. The quasi police force uses a system called “SALUTE” which calls out the size of federal units, activity, locations, uniforms, times and locations. They then instruct their ICE chasers to follow and confront agents at their known locations. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE AND LOCAL POLICE ARE COOPERATING. Here an “observer” calls out a possible agent but says she’s just out walking her dog so can’t continue on. Dispatch called for “backup” Also below is a message indicating that local PD may get involved if ICE “hinders public safety” These thugs apparently have a “HOME BASE” though I haven’t been able to identify it. Here’s an ICE chaser indicating that he is “expected” there. Here are chasers discussing what should be done after realizing they positively identified my vehicle as ICE, but then found out it was me. I believe this person MIGHT be the aggressive individual in the second photo. Here is more dispatch chatter, where they tweak out when they discover a vehicle. Whistles and horns can be heard in the background. The dispatcher asks for photos and videos of the plate for “documentation” purposes. The protestors use a “mutual aid” system. I tried to join the mutual aid that for Bloomington. An admin told me that it was a vetted chat for teachers and that I’d need to describe my relationship to a school. And give my real name. I couldn’t do that so I never made it in. Why are there teachers aiding in this effort?!?! ICE chaser operations go all night. The dispatch call is 24/7. These are messages screenshotted at 2am asking for observers at a location with potential illegals. It’s from a “vetted” chat called “Wolfpack” The coordinators frequently delete messages to cover their tracks. This is another layer of security on top of the daily chat refreshes. Here is an admin list for several chats. These generally consist of code names."
Moongazer on X - "Antifascism is when you create secret organizations run by traitorous government officials and funded by laundered tax dollars to train and empower communists to cause anarchy to impede with the democratically elected government legally carrying out the will of the people"
Adam B. Coleman, Proud Father & Imperfect Man on X - "This is insane. I know there are a lot of bored people out there but that's not what is happening here. These people are doing rotating shifts because they are being paid. This is highly organized and efficient. Follow the money and it'll eventually lead back to the CCP."
Undercover Brother on X - "It is maddening that people think all of this is just happening spontaneously. I worked in operations (of various sorts) for 2 decades. It is sometimes challenging to get 20 people in the same room at the same time on the same day EVERY WEEK for meetings that are on a routine and predictable schedule. There are planners and operators working around the clock in some sort of operations command post SOMEWHERE. Things like this DO NOT HAPPEN ON THEIR OWN!"
Adam B. Coleman, Proud Father & Imperfect Man on X - "If your movement is being funded by foreign governments, it's not organic. It's highly organized. I'm not one of these people who just says stuff online for attention; it's based on reality. Our House has been talking about The People's Forum & other orgs tied to the CCP. Article after article, committee meetings about leftist/communist organizations being funded by the CCP and other foreign entities. This isnt fantasy or make believe. They are well funded and organized ops, the opposite of organic."
GunShyMartyr on X - "Meet Flan Southside, aka Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, dispatch admin of the Signals Chat group. Of course Anita Smithson would include her to the group to run dispatch operations. Still figuring out who Boogie is...maybe its Tim Walz."
Chad Mizelle on X - "If this is true, and if the Signal chat can be tied to the Pretti shooting, LG Flanagan is in serious trouble. Let me spell it out: If you are involved in a conspiracy (here, interfering with ICE operations) and someone dies as part of that conspiracy, even if the deceased is a co-conspirator, all participants in the conspiracy can be charged with murder. LG Flanagan better lawyer up. She may have some federal agents who want to talk to her…"
0HOUR1 on X - "Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan is one of the admins of Signal Chat. This means the State of Minnesota is behind the protests. Its not organic its a insurrection at the very top."
memetic_sisyphus on X - ">Sue the federal government from building a border wall
>fund NGOs that build migrant caravans millions of people strong to come across the border
>Let in every illegal, give them fake asylum claims, open the borders, tear down the wall
>tell your police to not work with immigration enforcement
>when immigration enforcement comes to do their job start mass agitation movement, organize citizens tell them to harass officers carrying out their duties
>organizers start assaulting officers, the organizers get shot
>tell people to harasses the officers even harder.
These people really really really want to change the demographics of this country."
dan linnaeus on X - "This smiley lady is Amanda Koehler, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s former campaign strategist, with ties to his inner circle and the MN Democracy Defense Table. She’s also an admin and key organizer, going under code name ‘HAH’, in the ICE Watch Signal chat group coordinating real-time tracking, mobilization, and disruptive actions against federal agents enforcing immigration law in MN."
James O'Keefe on X - "🚨 BREAKING: MINNEAPOLIS MOB THREATENS TO KILL O’KEEFE — ICE BOTTLES THROWN, FOLLOWED, AND OMG TEAM UNDER ATTACK. My team and I are in downtown Minneapolis right now. We still have undercover reporters inside the mob. I was at the scene of the shooting this morning and barely made it out alive. Hundreds surrounded us. They were throwing ice bottles, ripping off my bulletproof vest. They even followed us all the way back to our hotel. As all of this was happening, we received death threats via text. Pray for our team out in the field. We are reaching a boiling point in this country."
James O'Keefe on X - "URGENT UPDATE: I’ve never experienced anything quite like today in my life. I’ve interacted with the Cartel and have witnessed some crazy things in the desert in ‘24. But what strikes me is how organized these agitators in Minneapolis are. They have spotters everywhere in the city and suburbs, on street corners, even 30 minutes away from downtown. They have people at hotels that work with them and signal to them which made it making it difficult for us to lose our tail once my cover was blown. Usually I lose a tail. Not this time. We switched locations THREE times. I recorded and posted this while leaving Wayzata, while they were STILL surveilling. We all agreed we must make the threats public ASAP, even if we had people still in the field with the hidden cams. Earlier around noon, while @camhigby released his report on the Signal threads, I was inside what appeared to be a fully autonomous Zone. No police presence. The police were told to leave. I identified myself as Press and they said they will kill Press and will not let me leave. My skin was fully covered because it was so cold. But because they couldn’t verify who I was, they screamed and started throwing ice bottles at us. One hit, @SKRUCHTENMMA , a marine who was with me. They patted him down like THEY were the authorities, attempting to confiscate any weapons. They were set to destroy our vehicle before we even got to it. I will have a full video report shortly. But the bigger picture here is more important. I am angry. But not at the agitators. I find myself already angry at the people who don’t understand what we’re dealing with and will do nothing about it. When I got to the suburbs I felt like I was in a simulation. I believe the American people need to wake up. This moment is a warning about where we’re headed. Fear pushes people to care only about their money and their families—I get it. But when fear turns inward, when self-preservation and greed replace moral courage, evil goes unchallenged. And history shows that what we ignore today will come for all of us tomorrow. Ironically and incredibly, I see that these Communists do not fear death in the same way most good people seem to. The only thing the Communists fear is exposure itself. And that’s good news because it may be our only option. I’m dead serious about investigating the prosecutors themselves if they don’t hold these Minnesota fraudsters and violent mobsters accountable for what they’re doing. Stay tuned for the videos."
Meme - James O'Keefe: "I've been to a lot of hell Holes but being completely surrounded by 200 white communists in the autonomous zone in Minneapolis was probably the most terrifying sensation I've ever experienced. They are more organized than you can possibly imagine. You will not understand unless you go there."
James O'Keefe @JamesOKeefeIII: "Read the message we received:"
"+1 (725) 246-0777
We know you're in Minneapolis, you're with Okeefe and his crew of Nazis. You're in a white ford license plate *** from Florida. You have 1 hour to leave or you're dead"
F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli on X - "Antifa tactics are on full display today. What you're seeing is straight from their playbook to undermine government:
1. Agitate law enforcement (get in their face, spit on them, assault them, etc.)
2. Trigger a response and use of force by law enforcement
3. Film the use of force and publicize it out of context
4. Use mainstream media and social media to inflame the public with a false narrative
5. Trigger a riot to overthrow the government
They tried this last summer in Los Angeles, and it did not work. We aggressively arrested and charged violators on the spot, and called in the National Guard. We restored law and order in California. @TheJusticeDept will do the same in Minnesota."
Andy Ngo on X - "Yes, this is the Antifa playbook for when they are at a use of force disadvantage when it comes to law enforcement agencies. (The strategy is also used by some Palestinian nationalist propagandists as well.) I wrote in detail about this strategy in my book about Antifa. Confrontation, escalation, and getting arrested for the cameras ARE the point. They believe the propaganda and hoaxes, amplified without question by mainstream media and far-left activists, can help give them an upper hand. It's worked in some ways. As in 2020, regular leftists and Democrats are coming out in large numbers to act as body shields for rioters and to create an appearance of mass mobilization. And as before, Democrats are there to provide institutional and local governmental support. http://ngocomment.com"
Shipwreckedcrew on X - "Something I did not know until research today.... In INS v. Lopez-Mendoza the Supreme Court held that because deportation is a CIVIL proceeding, the Fifth Amendment right to remain silent does not apply. If a suspected illegal alien is asked a question but does not answer, the ICE Officers are allowed to infer from his silence that an answer would incriminate him. So, on the question of "totality of circumstances" that authorize a detention for purposes of immigration investigation, racial profiling is not allowed. But if an ICE Officer asks a person in a consensual encounter whether they are a US citizen, the failure to answer can be considered as evidence that the person is NOT, and that contributes to the "totality of circumstances" that justifies an investigatory detention. Don't believe me?"
INS v. Lopez-Mendoza | 468 U.S. 1032 (1984) | Justia U.S. Supreme Court Center - "Matter of Sandoval, supra, at 79; see, e.g., Avila-Gallegos v. INS, 525 F.2d 666 (CA2 1975). The INS' task is simplified in this regard by the civil nature of the proceeding. As Justice Brandeis stated: "Silence is often evidence of the most persuasive character. . . . [T]here is no rule of law which prohibits officers charged with the administration of the immigration law from drawing an inference from the silence of one who is called upon to speak. . . . A person arrested on the preliminary warrant is not protected by a presumption of citizenship comparable to the presumption of innocence in a criminal case. There is no provision which forbids drawing an adverse inference from the fact of standing mute." United States ex rel. Bilokumsky v. Tod, 263 U.S. at 263 U. S. 153-154."
Payton Alexander on X - "This is how little you people care about consent. Tens of millions of people were brought here without our permission. We explicitly passed laws preventing it, and you not only don’t care, you violently attack any attempt to get them out. I could not care less what you think."
Wilfred Reilly on X - "Good and obvious point. Large NGOs trained millions of people to - per both common sense, and ~three dozen conversations with activists and migrants - flatly lie on our asylum paperwork...after passing through 6-7 other stable nations. These people surged into the USA, were assigned imaginary hearing dates often years in the future, and were shipped about the heartland. There, they were joined by millions of others to just illegally walk over our border. Under the last Presidency, anyone CAUGHT illegally walking across the border could THEN make his fake-ass asylum claim. Now, finally, we are removing some of these people - and this is being greeted with hysterical noise about "breaking the law" and "respect for the norms." It really is beyond satire."
A Troubled Place - "The municipal government has felt the strain. The town, already struggling with high rates of poverty and unemployment, has been forced to assimilate thousands of new arrivals. The schools now crowd with new Haitian pupils, and have had to hire translators and English teachers. Some of the old pipes downtown have started releasing the smell of sewage... there is a growing sense of trepidation about the alarming number of car crashes, with some vehicles reportedly slamming into buildings. Among the city’s old guard, frustrations are starting to boil over. Instead of being used to revitalize these communities, these residents argue, resources get redirected to the new arrivals, who undercut wages, drive rents up, and, so far, have failed to assimilate. Worst of all, these residents say, they had no choice—there was never a vote on the question of migration; it simply materialized... How did thousands of Haitians end up in a tiny borough in Western Pennsylvania? What are they doing there? And cui bono—who benefits? The answers to these questions have ramifications not only for Charleroi, but for the general trajectory of mass migration under the Biden administration, which has allowed more than 7 million migrants to enter the United States, either illegally, or, as with some 309,000 Haitians, under ad hoc asylum rules. The basic pattern in Charleroi has been replicated in thousands of cities and towns across America: the federal government has opened the borders to all comers; a web of publicly funded NGOs has facilitated the flow of migrants within the country; local industries have welcomed the arrival of cheap, pliant labor. And, under these enormous pressures, places like Charleroi often revert to an older form: that of the company town, in which an open conspiracy of government, charity, and industry reshapes the society to its advantage—whether the citizens want it or not. The best way to understand the migrant crisis is to follow the flow of people, money, and power—in other words, to trace the supply chain of human migration. In Charleroi, we have mapped the web of institutions that have facilitated the flow of migrants from Port-au-Prince. Some of these institutions are public and, as such, must make their records available; others, to avoid scrutiny, keep a low profile. The initial, and most powerful, institution is the federal government... The next link in the web is the network of publicly funded NGOs that provide migrants with resources to assist in travel, housing, income, and work. These groups are called “national resettlement agencies,” and serve as the key middleman in the flow of migration. The scale of this effort is astounding. These agencies are affiliated with more than 340 local offices nationwide and have received some $5.5 billion in new awards since 2021. And, because they are technically non-governmental institutions, they are not required to disclose detailed information about their operations. In Charleroi, one of the most active resettlement agencies is Jewish Family and Community Services Pittsburgh. According to a September Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report, JFCS staff have been traveling to Charleroi weekly for the past year and a half to resettle many of the migrants. The organization has offered to help migrants sign up for welfare programs, including SNAP, Medicaid, and direct financial assistance. While JFCS Pittsburgh offers “employment services” to migrants, it denies any involvement with the employer and staffing agencies that were the focus of our investigation. And yet, business is brisk. In 2023, JFCS Pittsburgh reported $12.5 million in revenue, of which $6.15 million came directly from government grants. Much of the remaining funding came from other nonprofits that also get federal funds, such as a $2.8 million grant from its parent organization, HIAS. And JFCS’s executives enjoy generous salaries: the CEO earned $215,590, the CFO $148,601, and the COO $125,218—all subsidized by the taxpayer. What is next in the chain? Business. In Charleroi, the Haitians are, above all, a new supply of inexpensive labor... While some recruitment happens through word-of-mouth, many staffing agencies partner with local nonprofits that specialize in refugee resettlement to find immigrants who need work... The final link is housing. And here, too, Fourth Street Foods has an organized interest. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Scott said, Fourth Street Foods was “scrambling” to find additional workers. The owner of the company, David Barbe, stepped in, acquiring and renovating a “significant number of homes” to provide housing for his workforce... In recent years, a debate has raged about “replacement migration,” which some left-wing critics have dubbed a racist conspiracy theory. But in Charleroi, “replacement” is a plain reality... the benefits of mass migration seem to accrue to the organized interests, while citizens and taxpayers absorb the costs... for the old residents of Charleroi, who cherish their distinct heritage and fear that their quality of life is being compromised, it’s mostly downside. The evictions, the undercut wages, the car crashes, the cramped quarters, the unfamiliar culture: these are not trivialities, nor are they racist conspiracy theories. They are the signs of a disconcerting reality: Charleroi is a dying town that could not revitalize itself on its own, which made it the perfect target for “revitalization” by elite powers—the federal government, the NGOs, and their local satraps. The key question in Charleroi is the fundamental question of politics: Who decides? The citizens of the United States, and of Charleroi, have been assured since birth that they are the ultimate sovereign. The government, they were told, must earn the consent of the governed. But the people of Charleroi were never asked if they wanted to submit their borough to an experiment in mass migration. Others chose for them—and slandered them when they objected. The decisive factor, which many on the institutional Left would rather conceal, is one of power. Martha’s Vineyard, when faced with a single planeload of migrants, can evict them in a flash. But Charleroi—the broken man of the Rust Belt—cannot. This is the reality of replacement: the strong do what they can, and the weak do what they must."
From 2024
Meet the Americans so desperate to flee Trump they're now living in filthy Dutch REFUGEE camps - "Americans who fled to the Netherlands in a bid to escape the Trump administration are now living in filthy refugee camps, it has emerged. According to Dutch immigration authorities, 76 US citizens claimed asylum in the country last year, a significant increase from the nine that did in 2024. Many of those who have left are transgender or parents to transgender children and are housed in the 'queer block' of an overcrowded camp in the northern village of Ter Apel... The camp, which resembles a prison, has guards stationed at every gate and offers less than desirable amenities. Residents have complained that the tiny college-dorm-like rooms they are provided are covered in graffiti, with some alleging that they suspect bodily fluids have been smeared on the walls. Asylum seekers are permitted to leave the camp, but must be present for daily bed checks. They are also given a small allowance so they can purchase food and cook meals in the communal kitchen. Many of the American refugees are transgender and are seeking asylum after allegedly being victims of hostility and discrimination in their home states. But the Dutch ministry of asylum and migration has so far deemed that the alleged mistreatment of the LGBTQ community in the US is not grounds for refugee status... Actor and visual artist Veronica Clifford Carlos, 28, flew to Amsterdam in June last year to seek asylum after receiving daily death threats in San Francisco. San Diego resident Jane Michelle Arc, 47, painted a similar picture, alleging that she was 'getting punched or pushed or shoved every single week' while walking the city streets... Ashe Wilde, 40, fled Massachusetts, which she admitted is 'one of the most liberal states' and a place where officials are working to 'preserve our identities across the queer spectrum.'... Gayle Carter-Stewart, who moved her transgender teen Nox to the country from Montana last April, said their asylum application was 'automatically rejected because America is considered a safe country of origin.' She said Nox, 14, told authorities that they would kill themselves if they returned to the US but noted that 'none of that was considered in their decision-making process.'"
When left wingers want to move into concentration camps
Are left wingers going to call the Netherlands fascist and homophobic/transphobic/queerphobic?
If the US is not safe for LGBTQ people, it should not accept asylum claims on the basis of LGBTQ identity, to protect asylum seekers
Daniel Friedman on X - "Here are some things that are all true:
1. ICE agents have been assaulted, hit with cars, shot at and otherwise endangered at these demonstrations. These are not peaceful protests.
2. If you are in an interaction where a cop thinks he is in danger, you are in danger. This is always true. A cop is not expected to tolerate risk to himself for the sake of your safety. If he perceives danger he is trained to eliminate it. ICE agents don’t know who among these protesters are going to try to kill them, but they reasonably believe some of them might, and that means every encounter between ICE and protesters is dangerous for everyone.
3. Democratic officials, invoking sanctuary laws, will not use local police to control crowds, or keep protesters away from federal agents or do anything to defuse this powder keg of a situation or keep people safe during these demonstrations.
4. The Leftist propaganda campaign against ICE is modeled after the Hamas propaganda campaign which turned public sentiment against Israel. They intentionally create dangerous situations that get people killed and then exploit these sympathetic “martyrs” for social media engagement. They want as many dead people as possible and are encouraging activists to bring their kids to violent riots where extremists are clashing with federal agents.
5. This propaganda campaign has been enormously successful. ICE has never been less popular, the fringe leftist “abolish ICE” position now has traction among center-left mainstream Democrats, and nobody is talking about the rampant Somali fraud in Minnesota that was the reason ICE surged activity in the state in the first place."
Carmine Sabia on X - "ICE is in cities nationwide, and shootings are not happening. Even in Memphis, with a Democrat mayor, they are getting cooperation, and none of this is happening. But Tim Walz and Jacob Frey want chaos, so you do not learn about their theft of taxpayers' money."
Sunny on X - "ICE is acting all across the country and the only place we keep getting the violence is where Democrats were found funneling billions of taxpayer dollars to immigrant community fraudsters in a scandal so big that the incumbent Democratic governor had to drop his reelection."
skepticalifornia on X - "The MS-13 gang clique based in a San Fernando Valley high school murdered at least 10 people, including a 16-year-old student One victim had their heart cut out by machete 19 of the 22 defendants entered the country illegally One had a taxpayer-funded salary, via a nonprofit"