Journalist Ken Klippenstein EXPOSES ICE For Compiling DATABASE of People Recording Agents!!!!
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Summary
Takeaways
- ❖Alex Prey, an ICU nurse, was fatally shot by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis after attempting to assist a woman being pepper-sprayed.
- ❖Video evidence shows Prey was recording the incident, was disarmed by agents, and then shot multiple times, contradicting official DHS statements.
- ❖Local law enforcement confirmed Prey was a lawful gun owner with a concealed carry permit and had no criminal record beyond traffic tickets.
- ❖DHS officials, including Christy Gnome and Steven Miller, falsely labeled Prey an 'assassin' and 'domestic terrorist' to justify the shooting.
- ❖The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is not investigating the shooting, and federal agents actively blocked state officials from accessing the crime scene, even with a search warrant.
- ❖Journalist Ken Klippenstein revealed DHS is creating a database of individuals who record federal agents, using license plate scans and biometrics, labeling them 'domestic terrorists' based on 'orchestrated effort' theories without evidence.
- ❖The hosts argue this reflects an 'Israelification' of government, where labeling someone a 'terrorist' justifies extrajudicial actions.
- ❖The incident caused significant public backlash, including criticism from some prominent right-wing figures and a sharp drop in public approval for ICE and DHS officials.
- ❖Trump's administration, facing political fallout, reassigned Border Patrol commander Greg Bavino and pulled some agents from Minnesota, signaling a de-escalation effort driven by public perception.
- ❖The hosts highlight the hypocrisy of some Second Amendment advocates who defend Kyle Rittenhouse but condemn Alex Prey for legally carrying a firearm at a protest.
Insights
1Federal Agents Fatally Shot Disarmed, Legally Armed Civilian
Alex Prey, an ICU nurse, was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Video evidence shows Prey was attempting to help a woman pushed by agents, was disarmed of his legally carried firearm, and then shot multiple times. Local law enforcement confirmed Prey was a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry and no criminal history beyond traffic tickets.
Video footage of the incident; Minneapolis police chief's press conference confirming Prey's lawful gun ownership and permit to carry.
2Government Officials Fabricated Narrative to Justify Killing
DHS, including officials like Christy Gnome and Steven Miller, immediately issued statements falsely claiming Prey was an 'assassin' or 'domestic terrorist' who 'approached officers with a 9mm semi-automatic handgun' and intended a 'massacre.' These claims were directly contradicted by video evidence and local police reports.
DHS initial statement (), Christy Gnome's statement (), Steven Miller's statement (), comparison with video evidence (-, -).
3Federal Government Obstructed Investigations into Shooting
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division did not investigate Prey's shooting. Furthermore, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent, Drew Evans, reported that federal agents from DHS repeatedly blocked state officials, even with a judicial search warrant, from accessing the crime scene to gather evidence.
New York Times report cited (), Minnesota BCA Superintendent Drew Evans' statement ().
4DHS Compiles Database of Citizens Recording Agents, Labeling Them 'Domestic Terrorists'
Journalist Ken Klippenstein revealed that DHS has formally tasked agents to photograph and collect identifying information (including license plates and biometrics) of anyone recording them. This information is fed into a database for 'intelligence runups' to 'map associations' and identify 'networks of actors,' based on an unsubstantiated belief in an 'orchestrated effort' by 'domestic terror groups' like Antifa.
Ken Klippenstein's reporting, citing internal sources ().
5Bipartisan Backlash Forces Federal De-escalation
The widespread negative public and political reaction, including criticism from figures like Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Green, and even some Republican lawmakers, led to a sharp decline in approval for ICE and DHS. This pressure prompted the Trump administration to reassign Border Patrol commander Greg Bavino and withdraw some agents from Minnesota, indicating a strategic backpedaling due to public perception.
Public polling data on ICE/DHS approval (), statements from Tucker Carlson (), Marjorie Taylor Green (), and other Republicans (), Trump's actions to reassign Bavino and pull agents ().
Bottom Line
The federal government is leveraging post-9/11 counter-terrorism legal frameworks and tactics, originally designed for foreign terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, against American citizens engaged in domestic protest or observation.
This 'counter-terrorism mindset' strips away traditional criminal predicates and due process, allowing agencies like DHS and Border Patrol to operate with aggressive, preemptive authority in American cities, treating civil matters as national security threats.
Advocates need to push for a rollback of post-9/11 national security laws that have expanded federal power domestically, re-categorizing immigration enforcement and protest response back into civil or routine criminal matters, rather than counter-terrorism operations.
The political establishment, across both parties, benefits from public division and 'American on American violence,' as it diverts collective anger and energy away from challenging the powerful and towards internal conflict.
This strategy prevents a united populist movement (across left and right) from forming to address systemic issues like economic inequality or government corruption, thereby maintaining the status quo of the ruling class.
Grassroots movements should emphasize common grievances against the establishment rather than focusing on ideological differences, promoting 'fight up' strategies to unite diverse groups against shared powerful adversaries.
Key Concepts
Police State Establishment
The hosts argue that federal agencies are systematically establishing a police state by deploying masked, anonymous agents, executing citizens, fabricating justifications, and suppressing constitutional rights (First and Second Amendments) under the guise of national security, testing public tolerance for such actions.
Israelification of Government
This model describes the adoption of Israeli security tactics and rhetoric by the US government, specifically the practice of labeling individuals as 'terrorists' to justify extreme measures, including extrajudicial killings, thereby stripping them of rights and enabling unchecked state violence.
Divide and Conquer (Ruling Class Strategy)
The hosts and figures like Tucker Carlson suggest that the ruling class intentionally creates division and 'American on American violence' to distract the populace from systemic issues and prevent a united front (populist left and right) from challenging the establishment's power and rigged systems.
Lessons
- Be aware of your constitutional right to record federal agents in public; however, understand that agencies like DHS are actively compiling databases of individuals who do so.
- Demand transparency and accountability from federal agencies regarding their use of force and internal investigations, especially when local authorities are obstructed.
- Contact your elected officials to advocate for the re-evaluation and rollback of post-9/11 national security laws that have expanded federal power to target American citizens domestically.
Notable Moments
Video evidence shows Alex Prey, after being disarmed, was shot five more times after an initial volley, suggesting an execution.
This detail strongly refutes claims of self-defense or accidental firing, indicating a deliberate and excessive use of lethal force by federal agents.
An ICE agent was recorded telling a woman whose license plate he was photographing, 'Because we got a nice little database and now you're going to be a domestic terrorist, so have fun with that.'
This direct quote provides concrete evidence of DHS's intent to label and database citizens who record them, confirming Ken Klippenstein's reporting and the weaponization of the 'domestic terrorist' label.
Quotes
"This individual who came with weapons and ammunition to stop a law enforcement operation of federal law enforcement officers committed an act of domestic terrorism. That's the facts."
"They take his gun away, they disarm him, and then they kill him and then there's a pause in the shooting and then they shoot five more times to make sure that he's fully executed."
"When our team arrived, they were blocked by federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from accessing the scene... We were once again blocked by federal authorities to go in and do that scene examination."
"If you dress up in your militia costume, arm yourself, then go out into the street with the express intent of interfering with law enforcement, and then fight back when they try to arrest you, and then you end up dead, you only have yourself to blame for that whole series of deliberate and insanely idiotic decisions."
"The corrupt establishment's best chance of survival is if Americans stop directing their rage at them and instead turn on each other just like they're doing in the wake of PR's death. Americans must remember who the real enemy is."
"They've been tasked formally to take pictures and identifying information of anyone who's taking pictures of them. That's it. They don't have to be doing anything else."
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