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Terrorism by association: FBI files on Food Not Bombs
Tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of Food Not Bombs handing out its first free meal outside of the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston. Despite seemingly the non-controversial nature of the activist group’s titular three-word mission statement, FBI files released earlier this week show that serving up home-cooked vegan moussaka is apparently enough to warrant suspicions of terrorism.
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Why was the Austin counterterrorism unit monitoring vegan potlucks?
Despite policy prohibiting collecting information about individuals or organizations solely based on participation “in a particular non-criminal organization or lawful event,” the Austin Regional Intelligence Center appears to have kept a calendar of activist events in the area, sifted from social media.
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Eric McDavid Arrest/Investigation
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