DHS Launches Massive “Less Lethal” Chemical Weapons Buying Spree Federal agents’ indiscriminate use of tear gases and “less-lethal” projectiles has become a mainstay of protest crackdowns.

CBP’s $50 million procurement of chemical “less lethal” munitions signals institutionalized expansion of protest suppression capabilities and increased readiness for domestic deployment. #Trump #DHS #Authoritarianism #ProtestPolicing #SecurityApparatus #TheIntercept