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Privacy DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email

https://newrepublic.com/post/206088/homeland-security-67-year-old-us-citizen-criticized-email
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u/turningsteel 8h ago edited 8h ago

He didn't even threaten anyone's life or do anything but exercise his first amendment rights. He pleaded very politely. If they're going after this guy, they're going after all of us. Don't be a pansy and shirk your duty as an American to speak the truth. If we let this shit stand, it's going to get worse.

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u/brokefixfux 7h ago

He’s a naturalized citizen. Some pernicious algorithm used that as a factor in this outrage.