This is an indicator, and one of many. These indicators are rather like a pressure gauge. So long as pressure is acceptable, then the pot won't boil over, or EXPLODE. But there's a fairly long list of indicators at this point, and as time goes on the list gets longer, and the pressure increases. It's NOT a good thing.
One thing that's definitely going to over pressurize the pot is for Federal authorities to augment U.S. law enforcement with foreigners in response to the domestic terrorism problem....especially if they show up in their uniforms. It won't matter what sort of agreement was signed by the nations involved. The fact is that foreign military, or law enforcement here in the U.S. simply isn't safe. Oh sure... we've had limited instances of it in the past (such as with 9-11 and Katrina), but if it's generally perceived that they're here against the citizenry at large, this will be a most definite catalyst.
I'm not unique in my associations, and as with most of us here, I know people I stay away from because they're unstable, and I consider them DANGEROUS....to themselves, to me, and to others! But I also know people who won't lift a finger no matter WHAT. These two types are on opposite ends of the spectrium. But most of the people I know are somewhere in the middle. Most of our personal associations are like this.... in the middle.
It's this middle that will suddenly catalyze and then gladly do things such as punch a hole from a distance into a blue helmet with a scoped hunting rifle, or shoot a law enforcement officer with an eastern European accent during a routine traffic stop (more likely if he's wearing a funny uniform)....and these are only a few of many things they'll be willing to do when that pot I was talking about explodes.
IMHO, the Feds are straining to create a domestic terrorism problem. Oh yes...there are indeed white supremacists, Jihadis, and crazy people who simply resort to violence FIRST, and generally we AVOID these people like plague! These people ARE dangerous to EVERYBODY and federal law enforcement agencies are right in dealing with them!
But the feds are failing to notice something, and this will certainly cause them severe problems IF they over pressurize that pot I was talking about. This something are those plain middle of the road people who are now organizing for the purpose of a common defense. They could care less about Jihad, or white supremacists, or the other crazies, or even federal and local law enforcement for that matter. But they are nurturing and developing a very pronounced sense of accountability over each other, with respect to physical security, and it's akin to a large field being taken over by hundreds (perhaps thousands) of smallish yellow jacket nests. Woe be to the one who steps in the first nest! These people are difficult to pick out of a crowd as well. They don't put bumper stickers on vehicles, and (generally) won't talk politics or religion with you. They don't hang out here, or at AR-15.com, and they don't discuss strength numbers, or even that they might shoot recreationally on a weekend. They're nice, but they're developing systems of trust and putting OPSEC into play even though some of them don't know the definition of the acronym.
I've said this before about these middle of the road people. They're good, solid people...patient, and slow to anger... Judeo/Christian based, and (IMHO) overly willing to use our representative legislative processes, even when it's so obviously corrupt and in such a dismal state of failure. But WHEN these people consciously decide to act, there will be no turning back as a nation. I say WHEN because there is an observable and measurable increase of hostility and distrust between them and their government. It's not on the decrease. It's on the increase. At some point, something must give. At some point, these middle of the road people will be faced with a line in the sand and, historically here in America, this sort of thing usually pans out quite different than Europe or any other nation.
If there's any truth to the source of this thread, the feds should be very, very careful.