“We assess that some DVE [domestic violent extremist] adherents of QAnon likely will begin to believe they can no longer ‘trust the plan’ referenced in QAnon posts and that they have an obligation to change from serving as ‘digital soldiers’ towards engaging in real world violence—including harming perceived members of …
Read More »Russia is ‘number 1 adversary threat’, UK defence secretary says, citing ‘regular’ sightings of Russian ships & submarines
In an interview with the Telegraph published on Saturday, Wallace praised the new additions to the UK Navy, which he said will put it back on the map as a military powerhouse. In particular, Wallace was referring to the £3 billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth which, along with HMS …
Read More »Scientists warn of new tsunami threat which could strike coastal cities such as San Francisco with little warning
Strike-slip faults have long been studied, though the particular mechanics of the tsunamis they can generate have been poorly understood, until now. The latest models produced by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign using the supercomputer Blue Waters indicate the risk is far greater than previously anticipated. Strike-slip …
Read More »The threat of China is all that unifies US, but Biden’s repackaged MAGA vision is unlikely to heal a divided nation
President Biden’s first address to Congress provided a fascinating insight into his vision for the United States. The president pledged to devote $4 trillion in spending, pitching it as a “once in a generation” investment in transport, elderly care, childcare, education and other infrastructure. The cornerstones of his proposals are …
Read More »Biden singles out ‘white supremacist terrorism’ as the most lethal threat to America, as he pushes for gun control & police reform
Using a discussion about America’s “forever wars” to segue into domestic matters during his speech on Wednesday night, Biden said that while the “terrorist threat” had been “degraded” in Afghanistan, local white supremacist groups now pose the most “lethal” threat to the “homeland,” citing the word of US intelligence agencies. …
Read More »LeBron James’ threat to a police officer shows he sees only black and white, not right and wrong
Imagine being a police officer forced to pull your gun and take someone’s life to save the life of another. Most cops never have to do this in their career, so the mental weight of the situation wouldn’t be something that many could identify with. I imagine that there has …
Read More »LeBron James says he deleted veiled threat against officer in Bryant shooting because he doesn’t want to create ‘more hate’
The now-deleted tweet by the NBA star showed a photo of officer Nicholas Reardon, with the caption “YOU’RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY,” along with an hourglass emoji. Reardon fatally shot Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, while responding to a 911 call. Video from the officer’s body camera appears to show the black teen swinging …
Read More »Caitlin Johnstone: The rising threat of nuclear war is the most urgent matter in the world
US Strategic Command, the branch of the US military responsible for America’s nuclear arsenal, tweeted the following on Tuesday: “The spectrum of conflict today is neither linear nor predictable. We must account for the possibility of conflict leading to conditions which could very rapidly drive an adversary to consider nuclear …
Read More »The West’s sole prerogative is that Russia has no right to self-defense… even when the threat is right on its border
Having grown up in middle America during the waning years of the Cold War, I possessed a not-so-healthy fear of an imminent Soviet invasion or attack. Bob Dylan would capture this type of fear and hysteria in his 1964 song ‘With God on Our Side’, which he ripped off from …
Read More »Washington mulls digital dollar, sees Chinese e-yuan as potential threat – report
Officials at the Treasury, State Department, Pentagon, and National Security Council are currently trying to explore the potential implications of China’s new sovereign digital currency, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The presidential administration is reportedly not concerned about the immediate challenge the e-yuan might pose to regulatory frameworks …
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