Threat Advisory Report (TAR) Network
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The Threat Advisory Report (TAR) Network is a platform for sharing intelligence on right-wing threats, political violence, and government overreach. My analytical reporting is on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14628318/
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Federal judges report a surge in violent threats linked to inflammatory rhetoric from political and corporate elites, reflecting authoritarian normalization of hostility toward the courts. #Trump #Musk #JudicialSecurity #RuleOfLaw #InstitutionalIntegrity #Reuters #TheGuardian
US judges alarmed over rise in violent threats as Trump and Musk lambast them
Reuters interviews with 11 federal judges in multiple districts reveal mounting concern over their security
www.theguardian.com
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In response to court injunctions on Oregon Guard deployments, the Trump administration is pursuing a legal path to invoke the Insurrection Act, a strategy aimed at reinforcing presidential control over domestic military authority. #Trump #InsurrectionAct #CivilMilitary #Portland #Politico
Why Trump hasn’t invoked the Insurrection Act yet
Even as the White House insists the president is on firm legal ground in sending troops to Oregon, the president has floated invoking the Insurrection Act.
www.politico.com
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Federal employees are joining the No Kings protests to defend the apolitical civil service and resist authoritarian restructuring under Project 2025. #Trump #NoKings #FederalWorkers #CivilService #LaborProtest #Project2025 #InstitutionalResistance #CivilProtest #AFGE
Frustrated Feds to Join No Kings Protests Against Administration’s Actions
On Saturday Oct. 18, millions of Americans frustrated with the Trump administration’s authoritarian policies and actions will take to the streets in a mass protest intended to replicate the successful...
www.afge.org
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s demobilization order, backed by a federal court injunction, turned a contested activation into an operational standstill, reaffirming constitutional checks on executive use of the Guard. #Oregon #NationalGuard #CivilMilitary #Title10 #Kotek #USNORTHCOM #9thCircuit #OPB
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for National Guard troops to demobilize
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday directed the roughly 200 members of Oregon National Guard troops who had been stationed at Camp Rilea, outside of Astoria, to demobilize and head home.
www.opb.org
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Oregon’s Adjutant General issued a steadying message to Guard members during Trump’s federal mobilization order—emphasizing lawful service, professionalism, and restraint as pillars of apolitical command. #Oregon #NationalGuard #CivilMilitary #InstitutionalIntegrity #GronewoldLetter
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U.S.–EU culture war channels normalize political violence through shared enemies, cross-border symbols, and policies like “antifa” terror labels, fueling a transatlantic escalation cycle. #Trump #TransnationalExtremism #Disinformation #EU #UK #Netherlands #FarRightNetworks #AtlantischeCommissie
Why the transatlantic 'culture war' sparks political violence - Atlantische Commissie
In the ‘culture war’ that is waged in both the US and Europe, political violence is increasingly seen as an acceptable tool.
www.atlcom.nl
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Trump and Hegseth reframed “uniformity” as loyalty, forcing Black troops to shave through pain or leave service—weaponizing bodily conformity to enforce racial hierarchy in the ranks. #Trump #DEI #Military #NAACP #Veterans #ServiceMembers #BlackVeterans #MilitaryJustice #EqualService #TheGrio
'It puts a target on our back': Trump's war on DEI and beards in military further ostracizes Black service members
"It's just a complete slap in the face for all the minorities who actually give a damn about the country," said Marine veteran Anderson.
thegrio.com
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A South Carolina judge’s home burned down; state police opened an investigation with cause undetermined. Heightened judicial security is warranted pending the outcome of the investigation. #JudicialSecurity #RuleOfLaw #DemocracyWatch #SouthCarolina #APNews
South Carolina's top law official says no arson evidence so far in fire that destroyed judge's home
South Carolina's top law enforcement official says state agents have so far found no evidence that a fire destroying a judge's home on a South Carolina island was intentionally set.
apnews.com
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Chief Judge John McConnell’s harassment following his Trump funding ruling exposes a nationwide threat environment where intimidation now replaces argument. #Trump #Loomer #JudicialSecurity #RuleOfLaw #InstitutionalIntegrity #BloombergLaw #Trump #Judiciary
Trump Funding Case Judge Says Threats ‘Shook’ Faith in System
A judge who heard a challenge to the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze received over 400 threatening voicemails and six credible death threats in an onslaught that he said “shook his faith...
news.bloomberglaw.com
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Elite actors escalated online attacks on federal judges, calling rulings “treason” and urging Bukele-style purges, conditioning supporters to treat courts as enemies. #Trump #Miller #Musk #EricDaugherty #Bukele #JudicialSecurity #RuleOfLaw #InstitutionalIntegrity #Authoritarianism #TheNation
Trump’s Minions Are Trying to Terrorize Judges Into Submission
Facing rebukes from the courts, Stephen Miller and Elon Musk are threatening the independence of the judiciary.
www.thenation.com
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AG Pam Bondi’s ethics complaint against Chief Judge James Boasberg read as a political reprisal, signaling a strategy to police judicial independence through oversight threats. #Trump #Bondi #Miller #JudicialIndependence #RuleOfLaw #InstitutionalIntegrity #Bondi #Boasberg #LATimes
Column: Will Trump weaken the federal judiciary with specious accusations against judges?
It's right out of the autocrat's playbook: Trump and his loyalists are going after judges who defy him.
www.latimes.com
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Federal judges report a surge in violent threats linked to inflammatory rhetoric from political and corporate elites, reflecting authoritarian normalization of hostility toward the courts. #Trump #Musk #JudicialSecurity #RuleOfLaw #InstitutionalIntegrity #Reuters #TheGuardian
US judges alarmed over rise in violent threats as Trump and Musk lambast them
Reuters interviews with 11 federal judges in multiple districts reveal mounting concern over their security
www.theguardian.com
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Trump retains control over the agency tasked with protecting federal judges, creating a structural dependency that endangers judicial independence. Lawmakers propose transferring oversight to the judiciary. #Trump #JudicialSecurity #RuleOfLaw #SeparationOfPowers #MarshalsAct #BallsAndStrikes
Trump Keeps Putting Federal Judges In Danger. So Why Is He In Charge of Keeping Them Safe?
Proposed legislation would ensure that the federal agency that provides security to judges answers to judges, not to Donald Trump.
ballsandstrikes.org
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Top Trump officials publicly weighed in on active cases, prompting judicial warnings and potential sanctions, thereby undermining due process and judicial independence. #Trump #DOJ #RuleOfLaw #JudicialIndependence #FairTrial #ProsecutorialEthics #Politico
Trump officials can’t keep their mouths shut about DOJ’s biggest prosecutions — putting cases in jeopardy
Defense lawyers are arguing that the administration’s across-the-airwaves comments are hurting their clients’ chances at a fair trial.
www.politico.com
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Trump pressed multi‑state National Guard deployments over state objections, recasting the Guard as a standing domestic security force and weakening civilian oversight. #Trump #NationalGuard #CivilMilitary #Federalism #RuleOfLaw #Readiness #Chicago #Portland #WashingtonPost
Trump’s use of Guard may have lasting impact on cities and troops
Historians and experts say the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy National Guard troops across the country could affect troop readiness, training and morale.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Trump openly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass courts and enforce domestic military rule, signaling a constitutional rupture in civilian control. #Trump #InsurrectionAct #MilitaryRule #CivilLiberties #ConstitutionalCrisis #RuleOfLaw #CivilMilitary #Authoritarianism #USAToday
President Trump says he would invoke the Insurrection Act 'if it was necessary'
Trump said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy the military into cities if courts block his deployment of National Guard troops.
www.usatoday.com
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Federal agents used tear gas and pepper balls on peaceful protesters at Portland’s ICE facility, underscoring expanded militarized control of local demonstrations. #Trump #Portland #ProtestRights #NationalGuard #ICE #CivilLiberties #KGW
Feds use tear gas, mace on protesters at Portland ICE facility Saturday; police say no arrests made
The protest started at Elizabeth Caruthers Park around noon, then several hundred people marched to the ICE facility in Southeast Portland.
www.kgw.com
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Sacramento students staged a walkout over gun violence, ICE raids, and global conflict, showing youth power and intersectional solidarity in action. #Trump #YouthProtest #GunViolence #ImmigrantRights #ClimateJustice #Sacramento #SacBee
Sacramento-area high school students walk out protesting gun violence, ICE
‘We are hoping that others will see how many people are out using their voices, and have some hope for the future.’
www.sacbee.com
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The Trump White House converted America’s counterterror system into a domestic repression campaign, targeting journalists, NGOs, and dissenting citizens under the guise of national security. #Trump #DOJ #DHS #CivilLiberties #Censorship #Project2025 #MediaFreedom #FreePress #RuleOfLaw #RollingStone
'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent
Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.rollingstone.com
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Far-right groups used the Charlie Kirk assassination to re-enter the streets in California, Florida, Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, coordinating under nationalist banners. #Trump #RightWingExtremism #PatriotFront #ActiveClubs #GDL #Kirk #ACLED #California #Florida #Texas #Ohio #Pennsylvania #ACLED
United States and Canada Overview: October 2025
This past month, pro-immigration demonstrations spiked following the Chicago crackdown, labor groups mobilized for “Workers over Billionaires,” and demonstrators mobilized in response to Charlie Kirk’...
acleddata.com
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Trump’s DHS launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago, triggering the largest pro-immigration mobilization in Illinois since 2020 and renewed risk of clashes as extremist groups re-entered the streets. #Trump #Noem #DHS #ICE #OperationMidwayBlitz #Illinois #Chicago #MigrantDefense #ACLED
United States and Canada Overview: October 2025
This past month, pro-immigration demonstrations spiked following the Chicago crackdown, labor groups mobilized for “Workers over Billionaires,” and demonstrators mobilized in response to Charlie Kirk’...
acleddata.com
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The Trump administration reinstates warrantless ICE surveillance by contracting AI firms and data brokers, creating a privatized network for mass tracking of U.S. residents. #Trump #DHS #ICE #Surveillance #Project2025 #CivilLiberties #PrivacyRights #SAN
san.com/cc/ices-surv...
ICE’s surveillance capabilities expand under Trump
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is rapidly expanding its high-tech surveillance capabilities under President Donald Trump.
san.com
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The Trump administration is using AAF watchlists and shutdown threats to intimidate federal workers and push Project 2025's goal to secure executive loyalty. #Trump #Project2025 #CivilService #Intimidation #Georgia #Maryland #WashingtonDC #Reuters

www.reuters.com/podcasts/fed...
Federal workers under attack
The federal workers intimidated and harassed by a right-wing pro-Trump group
www.reuters.com
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