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Department of Homeland Security, the Manufactured "EcoTerrorist" Panic, and Cop City

Drilled • Season 10 Episode 17

Department of Homeland Security, the Manufactured "EcoTerrorist" Panic, and Cop City

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The U.S. government's definition of what constitutes an "ecoterrorist" has long driven backlash against environmental activists and in recent years that definition has only broadened. Investigative reporter and Drilled senior editor Alleen Brown dug into this recently and found that the Department of Homeland Security had been warning officials in Atlanta about the threat posed by "Defend the Atlanta Forest" for months before police raided the forest, ultimately killing one protestor, and charging dozens more with domestic terrorism and racketeering. It was such an overreaction that even mainstream media covered it.

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