Jacob Ware

How Venezuela’s Military Might Respond to U.S. Attacks

A irregular warfare warning on #Venezuela: “for years Venezuela’s leaders have prepared for what they call asymmetric warfare, drawing up insurgency plans against a much larger rival and arming civilians to resist a U.S. invasion.” 🇻🇪 @simonromero.bsky.social

Opinion | Trump is sending a clear message to the free world Trump’s national security strategy slams Europe, not Russia.

And the great @maxboot.bsky.social (also @cfr.org!) adds the most disheartening conclusion of all in @postopinions.bsky.social: the NSS “makes clear that, for the first time since Dec. 7, 1941, America no longer sees itself as the leader of the free world.”

The First MAGA National Security Strategy Trump’s ideologically driven statement of strategic intent indicates that the United States could be willing to interfere abroad to promote an illiberal world—a stunning victory for the MAGA wing of …

Another @cfr.org colleague, Rebecca Lissner, doubles down: “the first MAGA national security strategy previews a new vision of the United States as an illiberal superpower.”

Trump’s United States of the Americas Richard Haass says the just-released US National Security Strategy portends a messier, less free, and less prosperous world.

A scathing take on the new National Security Strategy by my
@cfr.org colleague Richard Haass. “The overall treatment of Europe is negative, patronizing, and ominous,” he warns in @projectsyndicate.bsky.social — as our alliances and rivalries are steadily reversed.

Humza Yousaf warns Scotland 'losing boys and young men' to far-right extremists The ex-first minister, who was the first Muslim to lead a western democracy, said racist views had been 'legitimised' by successive UK governments.

Meanwhile, Scotland’s @humzayousaf.bsky.social warns the @dailyrecord.co.uk that “we are losing our young boys and men—I don’t say this lightly—to extremists, to misogynists and to radicals, and we have to really take this as a national priority before it’s far too late.” 🎯

Children groomed for murder through video games, Europol warns The biggest criminal threat to European society is now children who are manipulated into violence, says Catherine De Bolle.

Good to see European leaders increasingly speak out on the dangers of youth radicalization. @europol.europa.eu Executive Director Catherine De Bolle tells @politico.eu that online networks targeting minors “now pose the greatest single criminal threat to the EU.” www.politico.eu/article/chil...

Shapiro, Cox cross aisle to denounce the rise in political violence Govs. Josh Shapiro (D) and Spencer Cox (R) join forces to denounce the rise in political violence in the past few years.

“We need to begin by saying that all leaders must condemn all political violence — not cherry-pick which violence to condemn and which violence to accept.”

Terrific work and inspirational leadership, @governor.pa.gov and @govcox.bsky.social. #DisagreeBetter

ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the ‘Haters,’ Indictment Says DOJ Says Violent Stalker Used ChatGPT to Encourage Him to Find the ‘Wife Type’

“[W]hile he was spewing misogynistic nonsense online and stalking women in real life, ChatGPT told him ‘God’s plan for him was to build a ‘platform’ and to ‘stand out when most people water themselves down.’’” @404media.co @courtwatch.bsky.social www.courtwatch.news/p/chatgpt-to...

Extreme views of assassin Beckwith from 35 years ago now in mainstream - Mississippi Today Jerry Mitchell writes Beckwith's "anti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-immigrant and anti-federal government rhetoric have made their way into the mainstream."

“What was once fringe thinking has become fashionable. Anti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-immigrant and anti-federal government rhetoric have made their way into the mainstream.”

A warning from Mississippi, by @jmitchellnews.bsky.social in @mississippitoday.org.

Big news. I have wondered whether the January 6 pipe bomber would be covered by President Trump’s pardons. I guess we will now find out…

A Newly Confident China Is Jockeying for More Global Clout as Trump Pulls Back Feeling empowered after a clash over trade, Beijing is looking to exploit America’s inward turn.

A view from #Beijing: "MAGA ideology is about saying farewell to the liberal internationalism, dismantling the liberal order [...]. And it's going to be the new normal for years to come."
@yarotrof.bsky.social

¡Estamos muy emocionados de anunciar que nuestro libro, Dios, armas y sedición, ya está disponible en español!

Incluye un prefacio de @mldemiguel.bsky.social y un nuevo epílogo, y ha sido hábilmente supervisado por el brillante equipo de La Tormenta. edicioneslatormenta.com/producto/dio...

So excited to report that our book — God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America — is now available in Spanish! Now featuring a new preface by @mldemiguel.bsky.social and an epilogue, and very ably shepherded by the brilliant team at La Tormenta. edicioneslatormenta.com/producto/dio...

They did a great job!

Thank you so much!

¡Estamos muy emocionados de anunciar que nuestro libro, Dios, armas y sedición, ya está disponible en español!

Incluye un prefacio de @mldemiguel.bsky.social y un nuevo epílogo, y ha sido hábilmente supervisado por el brillante equipo de La Tormenta. edicioneslatormenta.com/producto/dio...

So excited to report that our book — God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America — is now available in Spanish! Now featuring a new preface by @mldemiguel.bsky.social and an epilogue, and very ably shepherded by the brilliant team at La Tormenta. edicioneslatormenta.com/producto/dio...

San Bernardino: The mass shooting that helped Trump redefine America's immigration debate A decade ago, 14 people were gunned down in San Bernardino. Survivors and family of the victims are still processing what happened, and the national impact.

In other words, as Jack Dolan, @haileybranson.bsky.social, and Richard Winton put it in the @latimes.com today, San Bernardino “ushered in the nation’s current era of divisive immigration enforcement.”

Dec. 2 marks 10 years since an ISIS-inspired attack in San Bernardino, CA. Candidate Trump responded by calling for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the US.”

Today, terrorism remains an excuse for anti-immigrant rhetoric and policy—now, “reverse migration.”

Once again: far-right violent extremism poses a significant terrorism and assassination threat to mainstream conservatives and the GOP, and their refusal to excommunicate violent extremists in their midst (C'Ville, J6) is not just a policy failure but a threat to their lives.

White, Christian and Nationalist

With @johnmooneyirl.bsky.social, discussing the ideological underpinnings of the far-right anti-immigrant movement, including the Great Replacement Theory, and how it manifests in violence. open.spotify.com/episode/6EUc...

How Far-Right Terrorists Learned to Stop Worrying and Leave the Bomb On Sept. 16, 1920, a horse-drawn wagon slowly made its way down New York City’s Wall Street. It came to a stop at the Financial District’s busiest corner,

Perhaps also of interest: American terrorism today is overwhelmingly a tale of gun violence. As @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social and I wrote in @warontherocks.bsky.social in 2024, "domestic terrorists now prefer shooting, a far simpler tactic that is facilitated by the 2nd Amendment."

What we’ve learnt about lone-actor terrorism over the years could help us prevent future attacks Plots involving just one person are difficult to disrupt before the fact, but we’re learning more about what turns people into lone attackers.

Good piece to re-read after last week’s tragic shooting in DC. Perhaps reassuringly, @cstpv.bsky.social’s Diego Muro and Ovidiu Craciunas write in @uk.theconversation.com that the lone actor “danger lies in isolated bursts of violence rather than in sustained campaigns.”

A remarkable 50-70% #cybermonday sale at @columbiaup.bsky.social. A great opportunity to pick up new counterterrorism books by @ingakris.bsky.social, @alexphelan.bsky.social, @johnhorgan.bsky.social ... and, of course, @hoffmanbruce.bsky.social!

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

A pretty stunning and possibly even historic quote from Rep.
@sethmoulton.bsky.social: “Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Foreign agents preying on disgruntled soldiers, Army intel chief warns The 43-day government shutdown has presented a particular opportunity for enemies to influence frustrated and disaffected Army personnel.

Pretty ominous: the brilliant @hopeseck.bsky.social reports in @militarytimes.bsky.social on the counterintelligence challenges posed by the government shutdown — particularly opportunistic overtures issued by foreign intelligence services to U.S. Army soldiers. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Opinion | America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere. Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements.

“How does the Trump team expect to win any diplomatic victories when it’s not even on the field?”

My @cfr.org colleague @maxboot.bsky.social on an apparent sea change in U.S. national security and foreign policy. @postopinions.bsky.social

Florida man discussed livestreaming neo-Nazi terror attack, feds say Exclusive: The father of 20-year-old Lucas Alexander Temple, who was there when his son was arrested, told The Independent that he didn’t want to “inadvertently say anything that might hurt his case.”

A Florida white supremacist "discussed the idea of torturing non-white children, sexually assaulting a man with an electrified baton, and provided bomb-making instructions."

He threatened to "kill," "rape," "genocide," and "exterminate." @justinrohrlich.bsky.social

The Evolving Jihadist Drone Threat to the West Belgian authorities recently disrupted a jihadist plot in Antwerp that involved the use of kamikaze drones – a disturbing evolution in terrorist tactics.

A bleak assessment by Lucas Webber and Clara Broekaert in Militant Wire:

“The threat stems from an ecosystem of off-the-shelf tools, community guides, and step-by-step manuals and tutorials that enable non-specialist actors to use them effectively.” www.militantwire.com/p/the-evolvi...

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