This thread is for sharing/analyzing news related to the US military activities in the Caribbean
As approved by the mods (and originally mentioned in Far Right Monitoring), this thread is for antisemitism monitoring and discussion (https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/813082873862160384/1331549962567417868). Alongside traditional manifestations of antisemitism, a few topical topics that might be of interest: 1. The ongoing international debate around the dividing line between anti-Zionism and antisemitism. 2. Far-right exploitation of the Palestinian cause. 3. "Left-wing" manifestations of antisemitism. But beware of faq 2 about "far-left monitoring": > **2. Why isn't there a "far-left monitoring channel"?** > We don't have a far-left monitoring channel for a few reasons. First, it will attract a bad crowd to the server as I don't see a way to differentiate between what might be considered academic interest in far-left groups and just far-right hatred for said groups. Second, Bellingcat has a years-long research thread focusing on far-right monitoring in the United States and elsewhere. See, for example, the work of Robert Evans, Michael Colborne, the Bellingcat Monitoring Project, and others. Third, by every measure (scope, impact, ambition, etc.) far right violence is a far bigger phenomenon than the far left on the global scale. "Left-wing" is also a pretty problematic / inaccurate characterisation of antisemitism outside of traditional religious and race "science" versions of antisemitism. A good example is David Miller, who self-identifies as "left-wing" but might more accurately be described as a "conspiracy theorist" or "Iranian influence agent". 4. The bizarre ADL statement claiming Musk's Nazi salute wasn't a Nazi salute raises uncomfortable questions about their competence to discern antisemitism.
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/state/2025/05/12/in-florida-ice-raids-mass-deportation-new-normal-officials-say/83580555007/
After the discussion in #data-science-and-engineering, I decided to create this post to continue the discussion. I think there is value in having this discussion here, especially since the OSINT-adjacent community will have a rather unique perspective on the challenges posed by recent developments and potential mitigation strategies. There seems to be strong disagreement about what exactly those challenges even are and where mitigation strategies should be applied (e.g. legal or technological).