#honegrown

[ausetkmt]

A former FBI counterterrorism agent, Dave Gomez, told The Washington Post he thought that a fear of being seen as targeting President Donald Trump's base was muting the agency's response to violence by white nationalists."There's some reluctance among agents to bring forth an investigation that targets what the president perceives as his base," Gomez told the publication.The comments followed an attack on Saturday by a gunman at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, that the FBI is treating as a domestic terrorism incident.Investigators have said the gunman left a racist manifesto on the messaging board 8chan ahead of the attack.

FBI agents are hesitant to investigate white nationalist extremists because they don't want to be seen as pursuing investigations against President Donald Trump's base, a former FBI counterterrorism agent told The Washington Post.

The former agent, Dave Gomez, said he believes that FBI Director Christopher Wray "is an honorable man, but I think in many ways the FBI is hamstrung in trying to investigate the white supremacist movement like the old FBI would."

"There's some reluctance among agents to bring forth an investigation that targets what the president perceives as his base," Gomez said. "It's a no-win situation for the FBI agent or supervisor."

He said that Trump's repeated criticism of the FBI and its investigation into Russian election interference and collusion were likely factors as well.

The FBI declined to comment to Business Insider on Gomez's claims. An FBI representative told The Post that the comments were not accurate and that the agency distributes resources according to its assessment of the threat posed by domestic terrorism.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the FBI says about 40% of the domestic terrorism cases it is investigating involve racism.

Gomez's comments followed Saturday's shooting in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, that killed 20 people. Investigators have told media outlets that shortly before the shooting, the gunman posted a racist and anti-immigrant screed on the messaging board 8chan, known as a hub for white nationalists. Authorities have identified Patrick Crusius as the suspect in the shooting.

That shooting was followed hours later by another mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that investigators have not tied to racist ideology. Authorities have not publicly identified a motive in that shooting.

Saturday's shooting was the latest in a long series of deadly attacks by white nationalist extremists in the US and abroad. In March, a gunman killed 51 people in mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and livestreamed the attack on social media.

At a Senate hearing in July, Wray said an increasing number of domestic terrorism incidents were motivated by white supremacist and white nationalist ideologies.

Law-enforcement responses to violence by white nationalists have long been the focus of fierce bipartisan disputes. Republicans in 2009 reacted furiously to a Department of Homeland Security report that described right-wing extremist violence as a rising threat. They accused the agency of a bid to smear conservatives.

Trump's political opponents have accused him of deliberately stoking racist divisions in the US and actively courting the support of white nationalists during his 2016 presidential campaign.

In a March op-ed article for Time, the director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University linked a rise in white nationalism to "a coarsening of mainstream politics, where debates on national security and immigration have become rabbit holes for the exploitation of fear and bigotry."

The president last week claimed he is "the least racist person anywhere in the world" and on Sunday linked the El Paso attack to a "mental-illness problem." In the wake of the New Zealand attack, he said he didn't see white nationalism as a growing global threat.

Under US law, while it is a crime to provide support for foreign terror groups like ISIS, there is no equivalent for domestic terrorism organizations, The Post said.

The FBI is investigating the El Paso attack as a domestic terrorism incident and possible hate crime. In a statement on Sunday, it warned that Saturday's attack could inspire copycats.

[heirloomganja]

Second generation homegrown Thai 1978

[go-bwah]

very different aesthetics back then 

[scfong]

Today’s pick 茉莉花豐收 #jasmine #jasmineflower #茉莉花 #honegrown (at Southern District (Hong Kong)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CekFOHohe-x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[themumukshusoul-blog]

Once abode to humans now gives home to a plant. #mudhouse #oldbuildings #oldarchitecture #plants #organic #villagelife #himalayanvillage #livelifekirtistyle #littlewonders #rustic #honegrown #organic #shimla #himachal #india #shotonphone #shotonsamsung #samsungphotography #randomclick📷 https://www.instagram.com/p/CS93fqaBVW8/?utm_medium=tumblr

[kapasriti]

This is my favourite part 💕💖💕 Packing orders 😍 #kapasriti #kapasritipatron #kapasritidiva #kapasritiswag #packingorders #thankyou #clientlove #readytoship #readytodispatch #sellingonline #supoortsmallbiz #supportsmallbusiness #honegrown #shippingworldwide✈️🌎 #packagingideas #packagingdesign #cotton #ikeapots #ikeavase (at India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMhTNy8Hzf5/?igshid=g5rhvxitp7ee

[waxroompro]

Can’t wait for this #gorillaglue #autoflower to be done. I believe we will start flushing her in a week or two. But she does have the fattest #colabud I have grown on an autoflower yet. #photoperiods #lovetogrow #medicalmarijuana #cannabiscobsulting #cannabis #livetogrow #honegrown #indoorgrow #outdoorgrow #massgrowers #onitsciences https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ygjCnhlBx/?igshid=17tpf65hmxios

[dawen]

at that point I suspect it's not a woman noticing her own breasts, though, if you know what I mean

Is it fair to say that a writing style that mentions a woman thinking about hownher breasts sit inher outfit is considered poor?

Yep and I AM side-eying GRRM as I type this

[eat-humblenomad]

We are so excited to continue this low waste journey by educating ourselves and our community on alternatives to single-use items in our everyday lives. Along with taking steps to lower our own impact by growing herbs we use the most for us as well as family and friends.We will also be having wild flowers for our pollen loving friends to promote a healthy garden. 🐝🦋With growing according to the seasons we hope to inspire you on your own journey.🍉🍊🍋🥕🌶️🥒🥦 More exciting things to come with the launch of The Humble Nomad blog and educational workshops in 2019. #homegarden #homegardening #heirloomseeds #heirloomtomatoes #lavender #honegrown #homegarden #petaluma #petalumaseedbank #hespweia #highdesert #sanbernardino #blog #lowwastejourny #thehumblenomad #growbythemoon #moongarden https://www.instagram.com/p/BqHIlQKAxYB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19b3bdw7fvcju

[bflyonline]

That ponytail poppin'! Consistent use of @homegrownhaircare and I am pleased. DM to get yours shipped today. Happy Monday! #HomeGrownHairCare #Honegrown #Oil #Smallbatch #vegan #naturalhair

[randeedaddona]

Life’s a bowl of tomatoes #thenorthfork #tomatoes #honegrown #garden #gardenfresh #eastend #nofo #northfork #picked #salad #longisland @invinciblesummerfarms #seeds #mygarden #fall#2017

[zeekthefreak]

We just got 2 homegrown tomatoes from the neighbour....brilliant, totally love it here in the beautiful south #ZEEKtheFREAK #zeekcatweazle #provence #tomato #honegrown #fruit

[wolfsilveroak]

Two day garden haul. #nofilter #gardenersofinstagram #gardening #organicallygrown #organic #organicgardening #bedfordvagrown #cubanelles #redhotpoppers #greenlakebeans #indigorosetomato #yellowsquash #yellowpeartomato #heirloomtomatoes #honegrown #freshveggies #fiveoaks #dantesspirit (at Dante's Spirit)

[nanochronicles]

#Pallonjis #honegrown #softdrink #sodapops #Indian #parsi #soda survived still #estd1865 #hasn'tlostitsfizzyet🤘 (at The Bombay Canteen)

[saintcranky]

 it delights me to no end when I see the west embrace my favorite Mongolian bands. in fact if you’re reading this please watch these videos.

Hanggai is my fave and has been forever but HU is coming up a very close contender

Hanggai won this competition in 2015 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvW8JEuIo58&list=PL_Aafm5VG6-RlLwebcqUY08YhD5yrj06R&t=0s&index=5

and HU they have a new album coming out this month. WOOT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4xZUr0BEfE

and an pioneering band that is technically Tuvan but it’s the same family Yat-Kha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwGwiO9lfjo&list=PL_Aafm5VG6-S2kaLp139mU2hms_9oJmbC&index=6&t=0s

if your tastes run a little to the heavy metal side try Nine Treasures

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3e1JyWgVfnI

if something a little more traditional is more your tastes   Okna Tsahan Zam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rPtuCvbUtw&index=3&list=PL_Aafm5VG6-QJhtnZWkfPvW0cMlAeybt0

love me some Domog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iu8i-c-Soo&list=PL_Aafm5VG6-QJhtnZWkfPvW0cMlAeybt0&index=5

and the Tuvan band that brought me to this world of music I so love Huun Huur Tu  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bDntRWfL70

We even have homegrown (well, American honegrown, based in NYC) our very own Tengger Cavalry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icPhDK3PTqc

[queensofthewild]

Home grown tonatoes about to go in my pasta #honegrown #tomatoes #nomnomnom #cooking (at Costa Del Sulgrave)