Posted on 01/01/2025 6:44:53 AM PST by Godzilla
CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025
Portland OR - Local Threat Level - WATCH as of Sep 28, 2025
Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WATCH as of Sep 28, 2025
Los Angeles CA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
UPCOMING -
- No Kings 2.0, 18 October 2025
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President Trump is reportedly weighing the use of emergency powers to override court challenges and deploy federal troops to Portland and Chicago amid ongoing unrest. This involves involving the Insurrection Act to enforce our federal laws.
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Videos on social media showing Portland PD giving Antifa et al TIPS on how to avoid federal troops..
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs an order creating so-called “ICE-FREE ZONES” to block federal agents from staging raids on criminal aliens:
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Meanwhile, Chicago PD opened a can of worms . . .
After Chicago police were ordered to refuse requests for assistance by ICE agents who were under threat Saturday, the national and Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) organizations issued a joint statement condemning the order that left law enforcement officers in danger.
In the statement, National Fraternal Order of Police President Yoes and State Lodge President Southwood say they’re “shocked and appalled” by reports the Chicago police officers were ordered not to respond to a call for help when U.S. Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) agents had their vehicle rammed and blocked in by 10 vehicles.
The officers were then assaulted by protesters – including a woman wielding a semi-automatic weapon who ended up being shot during the attack.
“[I]t appears that officers from the Chicago Police Department were ordered not to assist a group of ICE agents while they were physically threatened by what appears to be an angry mob,” the FOP statement says. “We at the National FOB, as well as our members at the Illinois FOB condemn these actions.”
Helping fellow officers in danger is the “number one rule in law enforcement” – and politics should never stand in the way – the FOP presidents explain:
“Let me be clear, both the National FOB and the Illinois FOP believe that when an officer calls for assistance, you answer, no matter what.”
“The number one rule in law enforcement is that we respond to any calls from officers in distress.”
“Whether you agree about immigration enforcement or not, when a law enforcement officer is in trouble, nothing should stand in the way of fellow officers rendering assistance.”
OBSERVATION - Rank and file Chicago police officers need to stand up to this horrible action, and quickly.
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A suspected Latin Kings gang leader is now in custody after allegedly offering cash bounties of up to $10,000 to capture and kill a senior immigration officer involved in Chicago’s “Operation Midway Blitz.”
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Training has been reported for Antifa et al in Philadelphia and Kalifornia. Attendees being taught tactics and other methods of using violence in their protests.
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OVERALL OBSERVATIONS -
Trump’s fight with rogue judges may be a precursor to elimination of their ‘powers’ to interfere with NG call ups for potential violence in the 2026 mid terms and definitely the 2028 presidential campaign seasons. The left sees the line of defense from their rogue judges failing to stem the actions ordered by Trump and are gearing up for more violent confrontations.
Law enforcement leadership in both Portland and Chicago are under the microscope for their tacit support of Antifa and associate violence. Damning emails and radio transcripts have caught them with their pants down overtly pulling back support for ICE and other federal agents. This is just giving Trump more ammo to justify the federal deployment of NG forces to protect ICE facilities. Civic leaders in both cities and states are overplaying their hands and once the TROs are trashed by appeals courts, they will be stuck paying the bills, so to speak.
Even with all the delays, Antifa in both locations hasn’t really had that big of a presence. In Portland, pro-ICE counter protestors were able to come out and confront Antifa - and essentially get a way with it, as Antifa couldn’t mount any aggressive response, not having the numbers needed for such a response.
POLITICAL FRONT –
No movement on passing a CR to end the shutdown
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FBI Director Kash Patel just exposed how Biden hack Jack Smith abused his power against US lawmakers in his J6 probe, saying he seized their phone records for ‘political purposes’.
Here’s what he wrote:
“We recently uncovered proof that phone records of U.S. lawmakers were seized for political purposes. That abuse of power ends now. Under my leadership, the FBI will deliver truth and accountability, and never again be weaponized against the American people.”
OBSERVATION - This corruption is orders of magnitude greater than that exposed by Watergate. It isn’t even close.
Illegal Immigration –
While much of the eyes on illegal immigration have been focused on protests/violence directed towards key ICE facilities, the tale of the tape at the border tells a much larger story. Last month only 20 something apprehensions were made, this in comparison to over 180K last year. By large, the spigot of illegals flooding into the nation has been shut off. Evidence also showing that hundreds of thousands are self deporting, rather than face arrest and forceful deportment.
Russia -
Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022
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Russia increasing the propaganda pressure to try to prevent Trump from letting Ukraine have Tomahawk cruise missiles. These missiles would give the Ukrainians the capability to strike harder and deeper into Russia. This would include Russian manufacturing plants for Shahed drones.
Ukraine –
Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025
WEATHER FORECAST – Temps dropping to the 40-50 degree range with increasing rain across the period.
24 HOUR ROUND UP –
Overnight, Russia launched two Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 152 attack drones, mostly Shaheds, from multiple directions including Kursk, Orel, and occupied Crimea. Ukrainian air defenses, EW units, and mobile teams shot down or suppressed 88 drones. Strikes were recorded at 10 sites.
Russian losses per 07/10/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff
+1020 men
+3 tanks
+6 AFVs
+29 artillery
+1 AD system
Ukrainian Defense forces have cleared Sichneve village of Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine
Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of Novovasylivske village of Zaporizhzhia region and Fedorivka village of Donetsk region of Ukraine
At night, a large drone attack on Russia was recorded: explosions were reported in Nizhny Novgorod and Belgorod, while airspace over Yaroslavl was temporarily closed
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Trump says he has made a decision on sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. He wants to first confirm how they will be used
Analysis and Future Operations —
Ukraine ADA continues to remain overextended in the face of larger numbers of drones.
Action on the ground continues to reflect moderate heavy fighting as each side reportedly takes terrain.
One aspect that has faded away and replaced by drones is Russian superiority in artillery. The number of tubes available to fire just a year ago gave them a significant advantage. That advantage has been lost due to a couple of factors. First, Russian forces have lost a lot of artillery pieces over the course of the war that they haven’t been able to replace. NK artillery is coming to the front, but has reliability problems as well as specific caliber that isn’t standard for Russian forces. Second, in addition to the pieces lost from direct combat, Russian artillery has simply wore the tubes out - with few replacements available.
However, the biggest factor is that Ukraine has developed FPV drones capable to going further into Russian territory to locate and destroy artillery. Thus Russian artillery is reluctant to fire as it would give its location away to Ukraine recon drones who then relay the locations to the FPV attack drones. Within this threat, Russian artillery response has been slowed, in many cases allowing Ukrainian forces to attain their objectives or deny support to Russian troops trying to get to theirs.
The ongoing developments in the drone wars opens the window to future combat issues that opposing forces will need to address.
ISRAEL –
Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025
Next up - Oct 7 memorial services.
Key overnight developments -
- Oct 7 remembrances.
- Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza while Hamas delays accepting the Trump proposal in Egyptain talks.
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On this day, we pause to remember the horrific events of October 7, 2023—a day that scarred the soul of Israel and shocked the world. Nearly 1,200 innocent lives were brutally taken. Hundreds of men, women, and children were kidnapped and held hostage; many of whom are now dead. Countless women were subjected to unimaginable cruelty and humiliation before losing their lives. Families were shattered, homes burned to the ground, and entire communities left in grief and devastation.
Yet even in the shadow of such evil, we have witnessed extraordinary courage. We remember the victims, pray for the hostages, and stand steadfast with Israel in her fight for life and freedom.
Am Yisrael Chai — the people of Israel live.
https://x.com/beholdisrael/status/1975441019077329065?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA
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Israeli army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has instructed the military to raise its level of alert to the highest possible amid the Sukkot holiday, the army says. The move comes following an assessment Zamir held earlier today with the Israeli army’s top brass, the military says
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Yesterday, indirect Gaza talks began between Hamas, Israel in Egypt. As such the final 72 hour countdown has not been implemented as Hamas has not accepted the plan, rather, it is seeking to delay it via calls for negotiating the whole plan.
With a ceasefire not emplaced, IAF continued airstrikes of Hamas targets in and around Gaza City.
——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-
Any temporary pause in Israeli operations in Gaza has long ceased as Hamas trys to delay and modify the Trump plan to their satisfaction - proposals that have been soundly rejected over the course of the past year.
Hamas has an unspoken internal struggle going on between their political and military branches. Their political side is largely isolated from the fight, residing in Qatar and other friendly countries, while the military side is filled with death cult jihadis who want to inflict as much damage to Israel as possible in a fanatical last stand, thinking the arab world will rally militarily to their aid.
They are both being held to a shortened time line to accept the proposal. Israel will not back down from ongoing military operations until Hamas formally agrees to release the hostages within a 72 hour time frame starting on formal agreement of the plan. Their stalling isn’t working this time. They continue to lose troops and ground to Israel.
IMHO, Hamas will sabotage the talks with overt demands that are already been declared as hard no’s. Their propaganda wing will try to paint is as the fault of Israel, but I don’t see that gaining much traction this time around. Too much international support for the original Trump plan that deliberate Hamas efforts to sabotage the effort will be too much to overlook this time.
Syria -
Anarchy now in the city of Aleppo, Syria: Kurds outside the city are attacking with heavy weapons, while Kurdish fighters inside are attacking Julani’s forces.
After the Alawites the Christians and the Druze, is this the turn of the Kurds to be slaughtered by the ISIS gangs of the new Syrian president, the darling of the West?
A ceasefire has been reached in Aleppo’s Sheikh Maqsood and al-Ashrafiyah neighborhoods after clashes had broken out between the SDF and Syrian Army. - Syria TV
OBSERVATION - Like many larger middle eastern cities, different sects occupy different portions of the city. Aleppo is one such city, where the Kurdish sector has been progressively cut off from the larger Kurdish homelands to the east. The sunni forces that brought Julani into power in Syria are heavily backed by Turkey who see all Kurds as terrorists. They have been targeting minority elements all across Syria over the past year. Most recently attacking the Druze in S Syria. The Kurds, however, are a very tough people and serious fighters.
Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025
Trump has called off efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement with Venezuela, U.S. officials say; paving the way for a potential military escalation against drug traffickers or Nicolás Maduro’s government - NYT
OBSERVATION - Some view the discussions as a cover to have an excuse to go after Maduro for a govt change. Maduro has been currying favor with Russia and China as of late and US response may well be designed to go beyond stopping the narco terrorists. Some even go as far as this could be the start of a new “Monroe Doctrine” policy to keep Russia, China and even Iran out of the hemisphere.
Misc of Note –
Testing of your preparations are an essential component of readiness. At the home, we had a power outage of about 5 hours during the night. Found that many of our smaller flashlights we had staged around the house at one time were dead and broken - grandkids loved to play with them. We are taking steps to remedy. (BTW, we had other sources of light available such as candles and oil lanterns. But for a short term event, battery lights were the go to)
But this did give us a chance to see how our response could be to a weather related outage - we knew the outage we had would’t last long as power crews were replacing old poles just down the street.
Don’t let your equipment sit untested or used. For example, while we lived in kalifornia, we used our solar oven just about every day - saved energy and cooling costs. Now we test out how to use our free standing fireplace to cook foods.
The time to make sure your stuff ‘works’ is to take it out of the box and actually USE it for a while. Your mental thoughts for its use may clash with reality and you have to modify your plans - which is a good thing to find out now, rather that when a real disaster strike.
Thanks Godzilla.
EXCELLENT NEWS!
And great advice on the preps, especially in light of the u rest in this country and the long term forecast for the winter this year. Sounds like it's going to be rough in some spots, the NE for one.
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