Taylor Lorenzâs Power User Fighting For LGBTQ Rights is Terrorism Now: NSPM-7 Explained w/ Ken Klippenstein
Oct 17, 2025
Investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein breaks down NSPM-7, a national security directive that equates various political beliefs with terrorism. He highlights how the directive targets a wide array of views, potentially criminalizing dissent and threatening free speech. Ken explains the chilling effect on nonprofits and the risk of pre-crime strategies that surveil speech. The conversation also touches on the internal confusion among federal agencies and the growing emphasis on monitoring protests and dissenting voices in America.
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Broad Federal Reprioritization
- NSPM-7 directs federal law enforcement to prioritize politically defined indicators of ââdomestic terrorism.ââ
- That reshapes incentives across agencies like the FBI, ICE, and Federal Protective Services to hunt for those indicators.
Vague Ideological Markers
- The memorandum lists vague ideological markers like anti-Christianity, anti-capitalism, and hostility to "non-traditional families."
- Those subjective labels could convert ordinary political speech into terrorism indicators.
Charlie Kirk As A Catalyst
- Officials treated the Charlie Kirk assassination like a "9-11" moment that catalyzed the directive.
- Ken learned this from conversations with Homeland Security and FBI insiders.