Domestic Terrorist Labeling

Forget about the First Amendment to the US Constitution. 

If you are critical of Elon Musk (or Tesla) or you're pro-Palestine, you're already taking the first small step to be branded a domestic terrorist.

On March 18, US Attorney General Pam Bondi (above pic) labeled vandalism targeting Tesla dealerships and cars as “domestic terrorism” and added the Department of Justice have already charged “several” alleged perpetrators. Some could face minimum five-year prison sentences. [For background info, read my March 11, 2025 post "Tesla Protests Are Popping Up Across the US"]. 

And on Sunday, she too described pro-Palestinian student protesters as “domestic terrorists”, warning that universities could lose federal funding if they fail to address (supposedly) anti-Semitism on campus. [Kindly read my posts "The College Protests Sweeping Across the US"; "China Launches Probe to Study the Dark Side of the Moon"; "US Colleges Drop or Downsize Graduation Ceremonies" published April 28, 2024; May 04, 2024; and May 10, 2024 respectively]. 

FYI, the federal government define domestic terrorism (DT) as ideologically driven crimes committed by individuals in the United States that are intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or influence the policy or conduct of a government.

Note that the US doesn't have a stand-alone federal domestic terrorism law although at least 32 states and Washington DC, have their own state-level domestic terrorism laws. Critics, of course, don't want such a law, saying this would only be weaponized by the federal government and would make it too easy for "an administration to label unpopular groups or political enemies as a domestic terrorist outfit. 

Then again, Bondi is already labeling the anti-Elon Musk bunch and pro-Palestinian groups as domestic terrorists!

Today, the United States is hopelessly divided and divisive. The nation, it seems, has become irrevocably fractured along political and ideological lines – Republican/Democrat, liberal/conservative, red/blue, et cetera. And it is only getting worse. 

If you believe US Attorney General Pam Bondi, domestic terrorism is on the rise in the country.