Threats against politicians, doctors and police: Here is some of the intelligence that led to the latest DHS warning

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Online posts discussing targeting politicians, migrants and mass transit systems in response to vaccination mandates, were flagged by the Department of Homeland Security and sent to law enforcement for further investigation, according to intelligence reports obtained by Yahoo News.

WASHINGTON — “How long before a politician is killed for mandating vaccines?” someone posted on a social media platform being monitored by law enforcement. The responses were numerous and discussed targeting U.S. and Australian politicians, U.S.-bound migrants and mass transit and passenger rail systems with chlorine gas and or explosive-laden unmanned aircraft systems in response to vaccination mandates.

The DHS issued the new threat bulletin on Wednesday, the fourth such warning put out since January 2021. “These threats include those posed by individuals and small groups engaged in violence, including domestic violent extremists and those inspired or motivated by foreign terrorists and other malign foreign influences,” the bulletin states.

Law enforcement is also tracking online posts by a white supremacist group soliciting cryptocurrency to purchase of a plot of land for training, according to a summary of the Open Source Intelligence Report dated Nov. 10 and sent to law enforcement for further investigation. “The plot highlights a departure from traditional targets and signifies potential willingness to attack private entities believed to be supporting or enabling the government’s perceived abuse of power,” according to a FBI Joint Intelligence Bulletin dated October 15 and obtained by Yahoo News.

– a suspected racially or ethnically motivated violent extremist promoting arson or attacks against critical infrastructure, law enforcement officers and places of worship in the latest issue of the extremist group’s publication, “Daily News.”In response to a request for comment, a DHS spokesperson directed Yahoo News to a statement made earlier this week by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

 

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