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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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