Signal Decoder
@signaldecoder.bsky.social
Decoding the signals, patterns, and internal forces behind behavior and language.
The real audience isn’t the public—it’s federal agents.
That’s why the language is absolutist and extreme.
The rhetoric has shifted from “Trust us” to “Stand with us”—not to persuade skeptics, but to preserve obedience, confidence, and cohesion inside enforcement.
That’s why the language is absolutist and extreme.
The rhetoric has shifted from “Trust us” to “Stand with us”—not to persuade skeptics, but to preserve obedience, confidence, and cohesion inside enforcement.
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The real audience isn’t the public—it’s federal agents.
That’s why the language is absolutist and extreme.
The rhetoric has shifted from “Trust us” to “Stand with us”—not to persuade skeptics, but to preserve obedience, confidence, and cohesion inside enforcement.
That’s why the language is absolutist and extreme.
The rhetoric has shifted from “Trust us” to “Stand with us”—not to persuade skeptics, but to preserve obedience, confidence, and cohesion inside enforcement.
Protester: "It just feels like they're murdering the most peaceful people we have, the people who are out on the street, young, and trying to protect other people"
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
MS NOW: "I'm just getting something handed to me -- a statement from DHS -- that it will investigate the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old protester by its officers rather than the FBI. So they're gonna be investigating that which they already issued a summary about. It would seem like a closed book."
January 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Noem: "What happened was our officers were out trying to get a car stuck out of the snow when they were surrounded and assaulted and blocked in by protesters ... this was an act of domestic terrorism" (It was 40 degrees in Minneapolis yesterday and snow was melting ... )
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Sen. Katie Britt: "The left has got to top. They've got to be more responsible, and you have to stand shoulder to shoulder with the people who are here to keep us safe."
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Randy Fine: "If you impede the actions of our law enforcement as they seek to repel foreign invaders from our country, you get what's coming to you. I do not feel bad for the woman that was involved."
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
No single signal satisfies all audiences.
Identity defense matters to some.
But if it replaces enforcement clarity, neutrality and accountability splinter.
Identity defense matters to some.
But if it replaces enforcement clarity, neutrality and accountability splinter.
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
No single signal satisfies all audiences.
Identity defense matters to some.
But if it replaces enforcement clarity, neutrality and accountability splinter.
Identity defense matters to some.
But if it replaces enforcement clarity, neutrality and accountability splinter.
