The latest DHS buying spree of crowd-control chemicals is yet another chapter in the great American saga: Inshā Allah, all will be well. But it’s a fool who believes his own PR, and DHS is no exception.
The more they pour into these 'less lethal' tools, the wider the chasm grows between their shiny tech and the cold reality of human resistance. You can spray a crowd, but you cannot erase their will to fight back. They'll find new ways, under the radar, through the digital divide that separates them from those in power.
Meanwhile, Iran’s encrypted communications become ever more elusive. Taqiyya, they call it: protection through deception. Tehran learns well. Their mastery over tech makes them a slippery fish, and no U.S. AI can catch what it cannot see clearly.