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Tag: FEMA

🦄 Investigative, Police, Protest & Direct Action

‘Mobile Field Force’ Policing Model Funded for Milwaukee Republican National Convention

July 14, 2024July 15, 2024

The 2024 Republican National Convention starts on Monday, July 15, and will run for four days. This report covers the latest Milwaukee developments and a quick historical rundown about the huge security setups at previous conventions and special events.

🦄 Eco, Investigative, Labor, Tech

‘Like the Doors of Hell Were Open’: East Palestine Train Disaster Casts Toxic Cloud Over Future of OH/PA Region

February 13, 2023February 14, 2023

Vinyl Chloride & Byproducts like Phosgene Risk Damaging Wide Area

🦄 Global, Investigative, Tech

Hacks in Wartime: Railroad & Radio Jamming, Industrial Systems Targeted Amid Russia-Ukraine War

March 2, 2022March 8, 2022

Several days of war triggered by the Russian Federation invading Ukraine have led to turmoil in financial markets and new policies barring Russian businesses and aviation from Western countries, while shadowy hacks and ‘information warfare’ add to the chaos.

We took a scan of the…

🦄 Eco, Protest & Direct Action

Caravan Disrupts Line 3 Construction Routes, Carlton County Triggers Backlash

March 13, 2021March 14, 2021

Carlton County, MN – On Friday, February 19, a family-friendly caravan disrupted traffic at several Line 3 construction routes. During the event, authorities announced a baseless bomb threat via FEMA’s Wireless Emergency Alerts system. The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office also made unsubstantiated connections between the…

🦄 Eco

Earthquakes Rock Puerto Rico/Boriquén, The ‘World’s Oldest Colony’

January 10, 2020January 28, 2020

Guánica, Puerto Rico – Federal disaster relief aid was requested by Puerto Rico and granted on January 7 in the wake of the area’s 6.4 magnitude earthquake, which had caused most of the main island to endure a power outage. Over two hundred quakes greater…

🦄 Eco

Wildfire Survivors Endure Homelessness, Toxic Air, Hazardous Water, & Virus Outbreak

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018

Chico, CA – The most deadly and destructive wildfire in the history of California, known as the “Camp Fire”, continues to burn just outside of Chico. On November 20, the total number of human remains found rose to 79 people. Some of these remains have…

🦄 Police, Protest & Direct Action, Social Control, Tech

FEMA Trains Local Police for “Field Force” Crackdowns

November 16, 2016June 5, 2021

Unicorn Riot has obtained a federal training manual, Field Force Operations, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP). The federal government uses this document to train local law enforcement in techniques for quelling protests. It was acquired during our reporting on…


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