Fallout from 9-1-1 (9/11/2001): While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” the Peoria, illinois Special Weapons And Tactics team of para-militarized statute enforcement officers conducts a raid on the home of Jacob Elliott for establishing a Twitter account that lampooned Mayor Jim Ardis.

       NOTE: There were around 3,000 SWAT raids in 1980.  Four decades later that number had risen to nearly 80,000.

       [updated 3/25/2023] Thanks to Freedom’s Phoenix for this entry.