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BREAKING: Civic Order Coalition launches $2M ad campaign labeling REA a 'domestic terrorist threat'DEVELOPING: Autonomous Collective's open letter 'Amber Is the New Blue' goes viral — 2M+ views in 12 hoursALERT: Retired U.S. Marshal's op-ed 'The REA Exists Because We Failed' becomes most-shared article in Dead Drop historyUPDATE: CBS News/YouGov poll: 47% of moderates view REA 'somewhat favorably' — higher than liberals (41%) or conservatives (23%)JUST IN: Nine members of Congress join COC call to classify REA as domestic terrorist organizationBREAKING: Portland PD chief announces 'review of protest engagement protocols' following Saturday demonstrationDEVELOPING: Second Maricopa County deputy placed on administrative leave amid 'ongoing review'ALERT: Milwaukee Alderman Brennan cancels scheduled press conference, citing 'family emergency'REPORT: Three more cities report amber-patch sightings at public demonstrations this weekendVERIFIED: @signal_received remains silent since COC launch — longest gap since account creationUPDATE: ACLU calls COC's proposed Public Safety Protection Act 'unconstitutional on its face'JUST IN: Anonymous website hosts new document dump — 340 pages of internal affairs records from unnamed departmentBREAKING: Civic Order Coalition launches $2M ad campaign labeling REA a 'domestic terrorist threat'DEVELOPING: Autonomous Collective's open letter 'Amber Is the New Blue' goes viral — 2M+ views in 12 hoursALERT: Retired U.S. Marshal's op-ed 'The REA Exists Because We Failed' becomes most-shared article in Dead Drop historyUPDATE: CBS News/YouGov poll: 47% of moderates view REA 'somewhat favorably' — higher than liberals (41%) or conservatives (23%)JUST IN: Nine members of Congress join COC call to classify REA as domestic terrorist organizationBREAKING: Portland PD chief announces 'review of protest engagement protocols' following Saturday demonstrationDEVELOPING: Second Maricopa County deputy placed on administrative leave amid 'ongoing review'ALERT: Milwaukee Alderman Brennan cancels scheduled press conference, citing 'family emergency'REPORT: Three more cities report amber-patch sightings at public demonstrations this weekendVERIFIED: @signal_received remains silent since COC launch — longest gap since account creationUPDATE: ACLU calls COC's proposed Public Safety Protection Act 'unconstitutional on its face'JUST IN: Anonymous website hosts new document dump — 340 pages of internal affairs records from unnamed department
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Civic Order Coalition

Monitoring lobbying networks, dark money flows, and the organizations that frame 'order' as a synonym for control. Every press release gets a follow-up. Every funding source gets traced.

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The Autonomous Collective

Mapping mutual aid networks, verifying claims from all sides, and tracking the line between legitimate protest and exploitable chaos. Solidarity requires scrutiny.

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Rights Enforcement Agency

Piecing together the paper trail of an agency that officially doesn't exist. Every patch, every sighting, every redacted document gets filed. The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

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