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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 13d

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Our executive director @rshapiro.bsky.social discussing our latest: US intelligence and law enforcement agencies have removed the "T" from "LGBT," as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared w/ @kenklippenstein.bsky.social. #FOIA www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 13d

Fed and state law enforcement were already aware of Discord as a site of youth violent radicalization, well before C Kirk's alleged killer used it to discuss the shooting, as revealed in intel docs we obtained & shared w/ @kevincollier.bsky.social / @nbcnews.com. www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 14d

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 14d

Shoutout to @propertyofthepeople.org & @rshapiro.bsky.social for their invaluable FOIA backup on this story. Give them a follow!

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 14d

U.S. intelligence has removed "T" from "LGBT" in their reports - including those intended to warn of threats to the community.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...

Feds Disappear Trans People from “LGBT”

Intel reports on threats to Pride events reveal campaign to stamp out the word “transgender”

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 14d

US intelligence and law enforcement agencies have removed the "T" from "LGBT," as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained and shared w/ @kenklippenstein.bsky.social. #FOIA www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...

Feds Disappear Trans People from “LGBT”

Intel reports on threats to Pride events reveal campaign to stamp out the word “transgender”

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 14d

Fed and state law enforcement were already aware of Discord as a site of youth violent radicalization, well before C. Kirk's alleged killer used it to discuss the shooting, as revealed in intel docs we obtained & shared w/ @kevincollier.bsky.social @nbcnews.com. #FOIA www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

Extremists are using Discord to radicalize American youth, officials warned this year

Discord has drawn increased attention in recent weeks after reports that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing used the platform.

www.nbcnews.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 16d

Law enforcement training documents we obtained and shared with @kenklippenstein.bsky.social contributed to this big new piece on Trump and the FBI's coming war on transgender people. #FOIA www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 16d

Our director @rshapiro.bsky.social on our latest: Law enforcement claims certain *emojis* could signal Tren de Aragua membership, leading to deportations, as revealed in intelligence docs we obtained & shared w/ @samtlevin.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 19d

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 19d

The law enforcement briefings + counterterrorism training materials were obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org / @rshapiro.bsky.social and shared with @us.theguardian.com.

Experts say US officials’ claims linking emojis to the Venezuelan gang are “ludicrous,” “baseless,” “uneducated” + “absurd”

Image that says: “The FBI and NYPD say using these emojis could signal affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang … Experts and immigration attorneys who reviewed the records said the claims were ludicrous, uneducated and baseless”

Followed by pictures of alien, ninja, crown, hand, swords, train, and shield emojis

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 19d

Law enforcement training documents we obtained and shared with @kenklippenstein.bsky.social contributed to this big new piece on Trump and the FBI's coming war on transgender people. #FOIA www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readie...

FBI Readies New War on Trans People

“We’re looking at the entire spider web”

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 20d

"The emoji claims, repeated by the New York police department (NYPD), were made in four reports disseminated among law enforcement in 2024 and 2025 and obtained through records requests by @propertyofthepeople.org, a government transparency non-profit."

nice work @rshapiro.bsky.social

Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation

Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor

www.theguardian.com

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 20d

US law enforcement officials have claimed the use of certain emojis could signal affiliation with Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Venezuelan gang, according to internal records reviewed by the Guardian and obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org, a government transparency non-profit.

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 20d

NEW: US law enforcement have claimed the use of certain *emojis* could signal affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang, records reveal. The "ludicrous" claims, like assertions about tattoos, could further fuel false gang labels + deportations. W/ @propertyofthepeople.org

emoji docs excerpted here ⬇️

Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation

Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor

www.theguardian.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 19d

BIG: US law enforcement claims certain *emojis* could signal Tren de Aragua gang membership, leading to deportations, as revealed in intelligence documents we obtained & shared with @samtlevin.bsky.social / @maanvisingh.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation

Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professor

www.theguardian.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 22d

Our work contributed to this piece on Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter, including a document we obtained revealing earlier FBI concerns regarding the possibility of political violence at a Kirk speaking event. #FOIA @dell.bsky.social / @wired.com www.wired.com/story/charli...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · 23d

Our work contributed to this piece on Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter, including a document we obtained revealing earlier FBI concerns regarding the possibility of political violence at a Kirk speaking event. #FOIA @dell.bsky.social @wired.com www.wired.com/story/charli...

Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Identified as 22-Year-Old Utah Man

Authorities have named Tyler Robinson as a suspect in the murder of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, citing Discord messages as evidence of his alleged role.

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · Aug 22

Our director @rshapiro.bsky.social discussing our latest: LA anti-ICE protests spurred US military to identify "hotels to avoid" due to "harassment," as revealed in an intelligence document we obtained and shared w/ @samtlevin.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Sam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · Aug 21

When ICE + Border Patrol agents were spotted at hotels across LA region, communities organized sustained rallies that forced them out + pressured hotels to take action. Intelligence records obtained by @propertyofthepeople.org + shared with @theguardian.com show how the US military responded:

LA Ice protests spurred US military to identify ‘hotels to avoid’ due to ‘harassment’

Exclusive: Organizers disrupted Trump’s immigration crackdown by targeting hotels where officers were staying, documents show

www.theguardian.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · Aug 21

Our latest: LA anti-ICE protests spurred US military to identify "hotels to avoid" due to "harassment," as revealed in an intelligence document we obtained and shared with @samtlevin.bsky.social / @us.theguardian.com. #FOIA

LA Ice protests spurred US military to identify ‘hotels to avoid’ due to ‘harassment’

Exclusive: Organizers disrupted Trump’s immigration crackdown by targeting hotels where officers were staying, documents show

www.theguardian.com

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · Aug 12

Our director @rshapiro.bsky.social re: ‪Four National Guard armories breached in previously undisclosed incidents, sensitive military equipment taken, evidence points to inside job, as revealed in new intel doc we obtained and shared w/ @dell.bsky.social / @wired.com. www.wired.com/story/myster...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · Aug 11

Our executive director @rshapiro.bsky.social on our latest: ‪FBI significantly increasing size of terrorist watch list, including addition of supposed gang members, family members, and associates, as revealed in new intel docs we obtained and shared w/ @reuters.com. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

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Property of the People @propertyofthepeople.org · Aug 8

FBI significantly increasing size of terrorist watch list, including addition of supposed gang members, family members, and associates, as revealed in new intel docs we obtained and shared w/ @reuters.com. #FOIA

Exclusive: FBI looks to add drug cartel suspects to terror watch list, government files show

The FBI has asked local police to submit the names of people tied to drug cartels and gangs to the U.S. government's terrorist watch list created after 9/11, which could land more Americans on the list, according to law enforcement documents seen by Reuters.

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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · Aug 7

NEW: Four National Guard armories were breached weeks apart in incidents previously undisclosed, with evidence pointing toward a possible inside job. Sensitive equipment was taken. We learned FBI took point, but it declined to confirm its involvement.

By me w/ records via @propertyofthepeople.org

Thieves Target Tennessee National Guard Facilities, Stealing Night Vision Googles and More

A string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis—and signs of an inside job.

www.wired.com

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