Tom Knighton has written an article which resonates with me, for obvious reasons:
By now, we’re all well aware of the Biden-era “Strategic Implementation Plan for Countering Domestic Terrorism,” which has some very troubling language in it.
As Just the News reported earlier on Tuesday, the criteria included buying guns, being a veteran, and what was termed as “‘xenophobic’ disinformation.”
I’m a veteran and gun owner, and I was pretty critical of China during the whole pandemic, at least on social media. Now, I’m curious as to whether my own government was monitoring my lawful activity simply because I wasn’t a raging leftist loon willing to toe the progressive party line on these issues.
Was I considered a threat to become a domestic terrorist?
Anyone see any parallels between Knighton and me? The only difference between us is that I’m a veteran of another country’s army — but I’m still a veteran. (As for the criticism of the foul ChiComs, and buying guns: ipse dixit.)
I have no idea what is/was meant by “xenophobic disinformation”, but if it means saying that I heartily dislike furriners who creep illegally over our borders to take jobs away from U.S. citizens, commit other crimes, engage in espionage or otherwise try to undermine our country, then I’d have to plead nolo contendere*.
Knighton goes on:
I’m sure I could file a FOIA request and find out, and part of me is considering doing just that, but another part of me would rather not know.
I do have one hint that I may be on such a list if “undesirables”: back in 2017 (that would have been under the Obama administration), I had the dreaded “SSSS” designation appear on one of my air tickets, but it was for one flight only (among several others in that year and the year following), and Obama had only been in out of power for a few months at that point.
I’m fairly sure that I was “noted” by some government apparatchik during the latter years of his presidency, and if not then, I have absolutely no doubt that I was flagged during the Biden era.
This website is my only “online presence” (no Twatter, no Fecesbook, no Instagram and certainly no ChiCom-based Tik Tok either), but over the years several of my posts have engendered (shall we say) some notoriety, and it wouldn’t take much for those to have got me noted and monitored by some DHS/FBI drone.
Anyway, my interest in such surveillance by the .gov is minimal, although I am a kindred spirit of Tom Knighton’s in that:
Finding out that I was monitored because of my views and lawful behavior might just be too much for me to tolerate, and I’m seeing too much that I’m incapable of tolerating as it is.
Amen, Brother Tom.
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to the range. My AK-47 is feeling all neglected and stuff.
*Whole lotta Latin in this post… sorry.
“I do have one hint that I may be on such a list if “undesirables”: back in 2017 (that would have been under the Obama administration), I had the dreaded “SSSS” designation appear on one of my air tickets, but it was for one flight only (among several others in that year and the year following), and Obama had only been in power for a few months at that point.”
You mean Trump, or is this a sly reference of which I am unaware? 🙂
Nah, it was a typo — underlines the dangers of writing late at night.
If you aren’t on a government list are you really living your best life as our Founders intended? John Hancock, Sam Adams and a litany of others were certainly on a list maintained by one of Georgie III’s lackeys
Is anyone keeping a list of horrid leftists with their addresses, friends, associates, their habits etc?
This is why red flag laws are so dangerous.
Anyone can make a list. And many people suffer from bias
Adding to bias is the liberals and RINO’s hatred of anyone who has any kind of differing opinion
These lists are breeding grounds for a use and tyranny
The 1st amendment doesn’t exist so I can say hello Kim good morning sir you are a great person have a lovely day.
The first amendment exists so I can say Kamala Harris is a stupid bitch and she could describe in detail what Willie browns sausage tastes like. She sucked her way to the top and still lost the election
There that outta get me on some list.
# Fuck censorship
# Fuck communists
# 1st amendment is the top one for a reason
By the way the modern day Boston tea party would be dumping all of the food stamp cards and snap cards into the ocean and telling the freeloading losers who use them to work or starve.
At least with British tea you paid a bullshit tax but for to drink it, with snap and food stamps working people pay for their own food and also food for the freeloaders and you don’t get to even taste the food purchases with stolen tax money for the freeloaders.
That should definitely get me on some list.
# FUCK FREELOADERS
faciem mitterent fututorum
(courtesy of the latest americansnipers.org challenge coin)
Back when Carter was president, I was visited by a pair of Secret Service agents as a result of something or other I wrote (I was mailing rants to the White House at the time). It was strongly suggested in a polite but firm way, that I tone things down a little, and by the way, please don’t attend any of Carter’s public appearances.
It would not surprise me that there is still a file somewhere with my name on it.
But what concerns me now is these new “star” licenses they want us all to have. Consider all the info you have to provide in order to get one. Birth certificate, Social Security number, passport, etc. If they didn’t have enough info to track you before, they sure do now, all cross-referenced and scanned into who-knows how many data bases. If you ever entertained the thought of keeping in out of the spotlight, you can pretty much kiss that goodbye.
Back when Obama was in office and AK prices went through the roof I sold my rarely used WASR for a stupid profit. I still had my SKS and a number of spam cans of 7.62 ammo. A few years later a side fold VZ-58 was the replacement for the WASR. It is a SHTF backup as my goto is a 6.8SPC AR. I am overdue for a 500 meter range day, something the 7.62 can’t do.