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Although the vast majority of anti-Elon Musk demonstrations in the United States and other countries have been peaceful, some critics of the Tesla/SpaceX/X.com leader and Donald Trump ally are resorting to destroying Teslas or committing acts of vandalism. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is describing these incidents as acts of "domestic terrorism," but some civil libertarians fear that her approach could create problems for Musk opponents who are protesting in a nonviolent way. In a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release published on Thursday, March 20, Bondi declared, "Let this be a warning: if you join this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties, the Department of Justice will put you behind bars." The U.S. attorney general and Trump loyalist discussed federal charges against three people accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at Tesla vehicles READ MORE: Republicans have no moral authority to decide what 'domestic terrorism' is Wired's Caroline Haskins, in an article published on March 22, reports, "Civil liberties experts claim treating alleged attacks against Tesla cars and infrastructure as terrorist activity could give federal and local law enforcement broad authority to surveil people protesting Elon Musk’s role in the government. The terrorism designation could also allow Musk and other Tesla executives to access information authorities uncover in their investigations." Haskins notes that Bondi's statement "comes ahead of hundreds of grassroots 'Tesla Takedown' events protesting Musk and his influence in Washington that are scheduled to take place at Tesla facilities across the U.S. this weekend. The demonstrations have multiplied since they began in mid-February, with some attracting hundreds of people each." President Trump put Musk in charge of an advisory group called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is helping the Trump Administration with mass layoffs of federal government workers. And many Musk critics are arguing that Musk has way too much power for someone who was never elected to office. "Most of the protests have been peaceful, and the organizers of some of them have said that they don't endorse property damage," Haskins explains. "But they are happening amid a string of alleged arson and vandalism cases targeting Tesla dealerships and charging stations, including one in Las Vegas Tuesday morning, (March 18), as well as others in Colorado and Boston. By labeling these and other incidents involving Tesla domestic terrorism, the FBI can file broader search warrants than in other types of cases." READ MORE: 'Clear and present danger': Experts alarmed at 'insanity' of Musk getting secret war plans Haskins continues, "Under the Patriot Act, law enforcement gets 'special authorities' while investigating terrorism, including 'single-jurisdiction search warrants' from magistrate judges that apply anywhere in the U.S. instead of a single geographic area, according to a 2023 report from the Government Accountability Office. With a court order, law enforcement can additionally get 'confidential education records' from any school or agency in the course of a terrorism investigation, the report notes." Michael German, a former FBI special agent who is now with the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University Law School, fears that instead of focusing on extremists who are actually committing acts of violence, a DOJ/FBI probe could end up targeting anyone peacefully expressing "anger or animosity towards Tesla or Elon Musk." German told Wired, "We've seen a lot of abuse of FBI investigative authorities, particularly around domestic advocacy groups." READ MORE: 'Are you prepared for violence?' Angry voters confront Dems over being 'too nice' to GOP Read the full Wired article at this link.

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After the New York Times reported that South African centibillionaire Elon Musk was going to be shown top-secret U.S. war plans while visiting the Department of Defense, Musk called the report false and issued a warning to would-be leakers within the federal government. "I look forward to the prosecutions of those at the Pentagon who are leaking maliciously false information to [the Times]," Musk posted on his social media platform X. But according to new reporting in Politico, this is only hardening the resolve of federal workers opposed to President Donald Trump and Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The outlet reported that roughly a half dozen federal employees speaking anonymously are not only promising to continue leaking to the media, but are planning to firm up their information security practices to avoid detection. READ MORE: 'Clear and present danger': Experts alarmed at 'insanity' of Musk getting secret war plans "We are public servants, not Elon’s servants," one Food & Drug Administration employee told Politico. "The public deserves to know how dysfunctional, destructive and deceptive all of this has been and continues to be." Federal employees have largely insisted on only communicating with the media through apps with end-to-end encryption, like Signal (Whatsapp is also a popular messaging app with end-to-end encryption). A staffer at the National Institutes of Health said they've even started putting their phone on airplane mode, or not having it on their person when talking to coworkers under the assumption that "there are cameras and listening devices everywhere." That employee added that they don't trust anyone wanting to talk who doesn't have Signal and doesn't want to meet in-person. One U.S. Department of Agriculture worker argued that leakers were "patriots" who are helping to provide necessary transparency to what's happening behind the scenes at federal agencies. And an unnamed senior official at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) asserted that Musk himself was a "leaker," referencing a report in which DOGE representatives allegedly set up a private server at the Office of Personnel Management, potentially jeopardizing the privacy of millions of federal employees. "When you put hard drives on data systems at government agencies you are creating the biggest security breaches we have seen in years and years. Possibly ever," the FAA employee said. READ MORE: Trump Cabinet official doubts seniors would be upset over missed Social Security payments Click here to read Politico's full report.