Judicial Watch: Documents Reveal Federal Agency Trolling Social Media, Reporting on Alleged ‘Domestic Violent Extremism’

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received five pages of documents from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA – a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)) revealing that CISA is trolling on social media and reporting on alleged “domestic violent extremism” (DVE).

The document production comes through a December 28, 2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Judicial Watch to CISA for reports or communications from January 1, 2020, to the present regarding:

1. Credible or specific plans to attack electricity infrastructure.

2. Information or intelligence communicated with the private sector and state and local partners, regarding threats to electricity infrastructure.

3. Communications or briefings provided to the Electricity Sub-Sector Coordinating Council Charter regarding threats to electricity infrastructure.

4. Confirmed attacks on any electricity infrastructure by any person or group labeled as “domestic extremists” or “domestic terrorists.”

According to the new documents obtained by Judicial Watch, on December 31, 2020, CISA Central sent an email to NRMC-iRAC (National Risk Management Center [NRMC]) and a host of redacted email addresses, “Subject:…Threats to Electricity Industry”…The email is marked UNCLASSIFIED – FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY with the caveat (TLP:GREEN), meaning the information has limited dissemination and should not be disseminated outside the recipient’s organization without permission. The salutation of the email is to NRMC and CISA Intel. The email states:

CISA Central respectfully requests your assistance with answering the below request for information…Response requested NL T 1200 ET on 04 January 2021.

Requested Information:

• • Credible intelligence regarding threats or risks to the electricity industry in connection with 5G (including 5G conspiracy-related theories).
  • In preparation for the upcoming Electoral College count on January 6 in Washington DC, is there any credible intelligence regarding threats or risks to the electricity industry, including any DVE threats to the power grid or assets in/around the DC area.

A second email is predicated on the email above, dated December 31, 2020, from (redacted) sent to CISA Central and a host of redacted emails, with the Subject: RFI – DHS/CISA. The email states:

In light of both recent and upcoming events, the E-ISAC requests any unclassified information from DHS CISA that can be shared with utility members in the U.S. and Canada, on the following questions:

• • As a follow-up to the recent incident in Nashville, do you have any credible intelligence regarding threats or risks to the electricity industry in connection with 5G (including 5G conspiracy-related theories)?
  • In preparation for the upcoming Electoral College count on January 6 in Washington DC, do you have any credible intelligence regarding threats or risks to the electricity industry, including any DVE threats to the power grid or assets in/around the DC area?

Timeline: If any information is available and can be shared, a response by this Monday, January 4, 2021, would be greatly appreciated.

The email’s signature block is partially redacted, with the unredacted portion reading, “Principal Analyst, Physical Security, Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NERC), North American Electric Reliability Corporation.”

On February 24, 2021, CISA Central sent an email to CISA-Intel and a host of redacted email recipients with the Subject: …Threats to the Power Grid – Nationwide….The email is marked UNCLASSIFIED – FOR OFFICIAL USE ONL:

CISA Intel and NRMC, CISA Central respectfully requests your assistance with answering the below requested for information….

Response requested NL T 1700 ET on 26 Feb. 

Requested Information: The E-ISAC requesting any information about increases in threats toward the North American power grid, or any intelligence about credible threats to the power grid.

Background Information: The E-ISAC discovered social media posts containing threatening information directed at the power grid.  The E-ISAC is requesting any information about increases in threats toward the North American power grid, or any intelligence about credible threats to the power grid?

Threat 1: Sadako Poker (https://twitter[.]com/SadakoPoker) – Use of SILO is recommended for all defanged links. Also, be advised links contain offensive material.

• • Individual describes themselves as an “armchair revolutionary.” A scan of their twitter page found the following two threads which contained threatening information. I was not able to determine Sadako Poker’s exact philosophy or affiliation, they referenced arguing with racists, but also shared potentially racist memes.
  • Thread A: Retweeted another person’s thread (Bleppyman), that thread is also attached and described more before. But, essentially points out that bringing down 9 substations would cause society to collapse.
  • Thread B: Mentioned taking down the power grid and blaming Antifa as a false flag operation. It is unclear on behalf of whom, but I take this to mean they are not Antifa aligned. Thread also seems specifically anti-government, and possibly pro-white race.

Individual 2: Bleppyman (https://twitter[.]com/bleppyman)

• • Not sure exactly individuals’ philosophical affiliation, perhaps acerbic skeptic, seems to dislike left and right. Seems to spend a fair amount of time on race.
  • There was one main thread, which split into two parts, which different people commented on, so I labeled those A and B and numbered them in order, since they wouldn’t fit on one page.
  • Thread A: Responding to a video describing the grid as very fragile, aging infrastructure and citing a 2014 FERG study saying taking out 9 substations could cause nationwide blackout (see: https://www.utilitydive.com/news/could-terrorists-really-black-out-thepower-grid/241192/ ). Then ties that to Metcalf. People pointed out that this is akin to terrorism talk, threat of arrest. Noted a historic attack on French Nuclear facility (1982, communist group attacked plant in construction with 5 anti-tank rockets. Article in screenshot: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/215/4533/641.1 ). Note that all electrical grids are unprotected and that comms are also vulnerable. Vague threat against 9 substations, couched as a joke. A couple supportive comments: “Based, death to America.” “Stop giving me ideas LOL” “Whitepilled again” [Note: not a racial reference, apparently reference to hope and optimism]
  • Thread B: Focusing on how to damage substations. Identifies coolant system on transformers, and suggests rifles (using euphemisms for rifles). Same reference to Metcalf as above. 1984 reference (picture). Discussion on euphemisms for rifles.

“These documents show how the Deep State CIA agency trolls social media to snoop on Americans,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The woke protocol sweeping the federal bureaucracies allows CISA snoopers to target individuals who are supposedly sharing First Amendment-protected content.”

Judicial Watch has been in the forefront of uncovering government efforts to censor free speech and suppress opposition.

In June, Judicial Watch also uncovered heavily redacted records from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a FOIA lawsuit showing state election officials in the days before and after the 2020 election flagging online content deemed “misinformation” and sending it to the Center for Internet Security (CIS), a DHS-funded nonprofit, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), and others. These records detail federal-state censorship coordination in the 2020 Election.

In December 2023, Judicial Watch received records from DHS that showed a close collaboration between CISA and the leftist Election Integrity Partnership (EIP) to engage in “real-time narrative tracking” on all major social media platforms in the days leading up to the 2020 election.

In November 2023, Judicial Watch obtained records from DHS showing that CISA communicated during the 2020 election campaign with the Election Integrity Partnership (EIP), which was created to flag online election content for censorship and suppression.

In May 2022, YouTube censored a Judicial Watch video about Biden corruption and election integrity issues in the 2020 election. The video, titled “Impeach? Biden Corruption Threatens National Security,” was falsely determined to be “election misinformation” and removed by YouTube, and Judicial Watch’s YouTube account was suspended for a week. The video featured an interview of Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. Judicial Watch continues to post its video content on its Rumble channel (https://rumble.com/vz7aof-fitton-impeach-biden-corruption-threatens-national-security.html).

In July 2021, Judicial Watch uncovered records from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which revealed that Facebook coordinated closely with the CDC to control the Covid narrative and “misinformation” and that over $3.5 million in free advertising given to the CDC by social media companies.

In May 2021, Judicial Watch revealed documents showing that Iowa state officials pressured social media companies Twitter and Facebook to censor posts about the 2020 election.

In April 2021, Judicial Watch published documents revealing how California state officials pressured social media companies (Twitter, Facebook, Google (YouTube)) to censor posts about the 2020 election.

Judicial Watch has produced a four-part documentary, “Censored and Controlled,” that details the coordinated effort by the FBI and other government agencies and Big Tech to censor and suppress information on topics such as Hunter Biden’s laptop, Covid-19, and election debates.

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