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This week’s FOIA round-up: the Pentagon is blocking requests on Google’s drones, intelligence report labels Antifa as terrorists, and a Virginia county warns Amazon about FOIA requests
In this week’s FOIA round-up, the Pentagon is blocking requests related to Google’s work on military drones, Antifa are labeled as terrorists in an intelligence report given out to law enforcement, and officials in Virginia’s Arlington County are giving advance warning to Amazon about FOIA requests.

Washington State Fusion Center accidentally releases records on remote mind control
When you send thousands of FOIA requests, you are bound to get some very weird responses from time to time. Recently, we here at MuckRock had one of our most bizarre gets yet - Washington State Fusion Center’s accidental release of records on the effects of remote mind control.

In California, Homeland Security continues to argue that Antifa, not white supremacists, pose “the greatest threat to public safety”
Since last September, MuckRock has been tracking every Homeland Security-run fusion center in the country’s investigations into Antifa and white supremacist groups. Today, we’ll take you on a rundown of the responses we’ve gotten back from California.

Homeland Security reports show overwhelming focus on violence from the left, while downplaying threat from white supremacists
Documents from Homeland Security-run fusion centers in California, Kentucky, and Nevada indicate that law enforcement often over-focuses on Antifa other leftist-aligned groups while downplaying the threat of white supremacist violence.

Homeland Security appears to prioritize cracking down on Antifa over Fascists
Based on a release from Homeland Security’s Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, law enforcement appear to prioritize cracking down on Antifa, rather than white supremacists or other Fascist groups.
15 Requests
Rejected
Delaware Valley Intelligence Center Suspicious Activity Reports
Dustin Slaughter sent this request to the Philadelphia Police Department of Philadelphia, PA
Completed
DHS OIG Investigations of Delaware Valley Intelligence Center
Dustin Slaughter sent this request to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General of the United States of America
Withdrawn
DVIC Records of CSX Train Derailment, Delaware River Oil Spills
Dustin Slaughter sent this request to the Philadelphia Police Department of Philadelphia, PA
Withdrawn
Fusion Center Monitoring of Elk River Chemical Disaster
Dustin Slaughter sent this request to the West Virginia Joint Intelligence Center of the United States of America
Rejected
Fusion Center Monitoring of Elk River Chemical Disaster
Dustin Slaughter sent this request to the West Virginia State Police of West Virginia