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One of the most notable developments is the FBI’s announcement to terminate its relationship with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Once renowned for civil rights advocacy, the SPLC has shifted its focus, now often described as a partisan smear machine that targets conservatives and Christians. The FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized that the SPLC’s hate map has been weaponized to defame mainstream Americans and has even incited violence.
Patel articulated that the FBI would no longer rely on intelligence from groups that have become politicized or driven by agendas. This decision underscores a growing skepticism within federal agencies about the impartiality of certain civil rights organizations that have, over time, transformed into politically charged entities.