Pentagon employee launches 'DSA Explorer' site to track left-wing groups

Horror as MAGA ally gushes over tracking tool that could 'intimidate' dissenters

Jennica Pounds, the data scientist known online as DataRepublican, is drawing fire once again after unveiling an interactive database that critics warn could be used to track Americans by their political ties.Pounds, a former DOGE volunteer who was publicly identified in 2025 after years operating anonymously, announced on Thursday what she calls the DSA Explorer, a clickable map of the Democratic Socialists of America and what she described as …

Pentagon employee launches 'DSA Explorer' site to track left-wing groups

The site networks connections between known DSA members and outside organizations, presented as a research tool.

Pentagon Refuses to Identify Staffer Tracking Democratic Socialists

An internet troll on the Pentagon’s payroll has made a database to track Americans based on their political affiliation. Jennica Pounds, the Utah woman behind the prominent right-wing account DataRepublican, launched a public tool Friday called DSA Explorer, which she described as an “interactive map of the Democratic Socialists of America and the wider anti-imperialist solidarity network.” The project is a disgusting attempt to target Americans…