New documents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) obtained by the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request reveal that the agency categorizes those who use popular conservative phrases as possibly “racially or ethnically motivated” domestic terrorists.
The documents detail how the FBI uses a “glossary” of terms and phrases, some of which are typically used by average conservatives online, to determine if someone is a potentially trafficking in “violent extremism.”
According to the FBI, using these words and phrases online could mean you are a potentially violent extremist:
- “Based,”
- “Redpilled”
- “Chad”
- “Stacey”
- “Looksmaxxing”
- “Just be first”
- “It’s over”
The FBI believes the aforementioned terms indicate a form of “code” language used by radicals on the internet who practice “involuntary celibate violent extremism,” the documents show.
Using terms like “looksmaxxing”, “Chad”, and “Stacy” will get you on an @FBI list for "Involuntary Celibate Violent Extremism." pic.twitter.com/VoIegyoUby
— Oversight Project (@OversightPR) April 3, 2023
The FBI documents also claim that the word “cell” is short for incel, or “involuntary celibate,” referring to men online who claim to be celibate because women don’t want them.
“Docs we obtained show how @FBI equates protected online speech to violence,” the Oversight Project wrote in a tweet. “According to @FBI using the terms ‘based’ or ‘red pilled’ are signs of ‘Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism.’”
The FBI additionally claims that the word “based” means “someone who has been converted to racist ideology,” and being “redpilled” means you are a racist, antisemite, or a fascist.
Along with accusations that the agency is targeting conservatives and Trump voters over their political views, the FBI has been facing mounting calls to be defunded.
FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks to NBC News’ Lester Holt at ASF 2018 (Aspen Institute Public Programs / Flickr)
Valiant News reported last week that 45th President Donald Trump called for defunding both the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) just one day after he was arrested and charged with 34 felonies in New York.
“REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS SHOULD DEFUND THE DOJ AND FBI UNTIL THEY COME TO THEIR SENSES. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TOTALLY WEAPONIZED LAW ENFORCEMENT IN OUR COUNTRY AND ARE VICIOUSLY USING THIS ABUSE OF POWER TO INTERFERE WITH OUR ALREADY UNDER SIEGE ELECTIONS!” the 45th President wrote in a post to Truth Social.
Similar demands have been made from congressional Republicans this year. In his speech at CPAC, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, who currently serves on the select committee investigating the weaponization of the federal government, called to “defund, get rid of, abolish” several federal agencies.
Follow Andrew on Twitter @whiteaf5.
