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  • Threat Matrix 2025

    12/05/2025 8:44:00 AM PST · 1,100 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    Heads up. I will not be able to post this coming Sunday thru Wed mornings as usual. Numerous other events that will be taking priority.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025
    NYC - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Nov 30, 2025
    Twin Cities region (Minneapolis and St Paul MN) Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Dec 3, 2025

    CHANGES - Seattle and the SF Bay area dropped from watch, but things have the potential to flare up. Added the Twin Cities region.

    ***
    Friday again brining the unrest forecast for the weekend. So far, nothing national is planned by the left. Announced protests continue to be the generic sign waving and shouting at various locations across the country. As usual, things can change based on current unforeseen events. Be alert

    The most serious areas for violence is the developing ICE surge in the Twin Cities area. Open statements by Somali civic leaders (and other democrat officials) is that they are ready for violence and direct actions to disrupt and stop arrests and deportations. They are well studied on the tactics used in Chicago that achieved a degree of success. This is also a region that still has a lot of components of the 2020 riots still simmering and feeling confident enough to potential resume burning the cities down again.

    From what is seems from the Fed side, recent revelations of the massive fraud Somali’s have committed, plus the incredible numbers of violent criminal acts by these placed ‘refugees’ seems to have crossed the line and Trump is more ready to cross swords if necessary. Court appeals to NG deployments are swinging his way and should things get nutz that option remains open.

    If violence develops in the Twin cities area, it could stimulate similar acts of violence in other areas ICE enforcements are occurring.

    All in all, keep alert

    COLOR REVOLUTION UPDATE

    The Los Angeles County, CA Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to ban face coverings for local, state, and federal law enforcement operating in Los Angeles County. The Board is required to vote on the ordinance again on 9 December, and the ban will take effect in January 2026.

    ***
    According to a senior law enforcement official, the federal surge into Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN began yesterday. According to previous reports, the federal surge into Minneapolis and St. Paul will consist of 100 ICE agents and target Somali-nationals with final deportation orders.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-tennessee-congress-immigration-nato-hegseth-live-updates-rcna246589#rcrd93800

    OBSERVATION - Again, I expect significant resistance due to the Somali presence as well as BLM and Antifa elements the helped create the firestorm in 2020.

    ***
    (FO) Far left collective CrimethInc released a guide for activists to resist ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations during federal surges. According to CrimethInc, the guide was compiled from tactics, techniques, and procedures used by Chicago, IL activists to resist Operation Midway Blitz.

    This guide reportedly contains sophisticated operational planning guide which activists are adopting across the U.S., based on Chicago activists’ perception that they successfully disrupted Operation Midway Blitz and pushed the Trump administration out of Chicago. The guide includes communications planning, intelligence preparation of the battlefield (IPB), techniques for developing intelligence networks, digital tradecraft, and even site exploitation.

    OBSERVATION - The rapid sophistication of the resistance shows the underlying nationwide network pulled together to fight deportations.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested Afghan national Jaan Shah Safi, an alleged ISIS-K supporter brought into the country under former President Joe Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome, in Waynesboro, Virginia.

    Safi was arrested as President Donald Trump and his administration confront a surge of terror cases tied to Afghan arrivals that occurred under the Biden administration.

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Wednesday that Safi arrived in the U.S. on Sept. 8, 2021, in Philadelphia.

    He applied for Temporary Protected Status (TPS), though his application was terminated when DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ended TPS for Afghans.

    https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/12/04/latest-from-bidens-afghan-pipeline-third-isis-k-suspect-netted-in-virginia-n2196799

    ***
    The pipe bomber investigation hit the news yesterday. After years of “no leads” and a pile of excuses, the FBI suddenly announced they’ve arrested a man named Brian Cole.

    For starters he is a black man, being described as having anarchist leanings. Naturally, people are wondering if that means Antifa, but there’s no official word on that yet.

    OBSERVATION - Reports are Cole was identified during there biden regime, but nothing further was done. The question WHY is answered by the fact that the democrat narrative was the individual was white and a white supremist. Something that the real identity would not support.


    Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –

    CENTCOM standing up Drone strike forces in the middle east region.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Senate Democrats now have their plan to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, but it’s unlikely that Senate Republicans will give it the green light.

    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., unveiled Democrats’ plan to prevent the subsidies from expiring by the end of this year on Thursday. Senate Democrats’ strategy, which mirrors the option on the table put forth by House Democrats, would extend the subsidies for three years with no tweaks or reforms.

    “I’m announcing that Senate Democrats will introduce legislation for a clean, three-year extension of the current [Obamacare] tax credits,” Schumer said on the Senate floor. “This is the bill, a clean, three-year extension of [Obamacare] tax credits that Democrats will bring to the floor of the Senate for a vote next Thursday. And every single Democrat will support it.”
    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-unveils-democrats-obamacare-fix-plan-likely-dead-water

    OBSERVATION - This does nothing to address the root problem of 0bamacare except, nothing the 3 year timeframe, causes the festering rot to reappear just in time for the next presidential election cycle.
    Again, I ask where it the republican plan -they’ve had a decade to prepare it.

    ***
    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Trump administration is planning to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding to Democrat-controlled states unless the states can provide detailed information on SNAP recipients. Rollins said the USDA will begin curtailing federal funds to states next week.

    ***
    The left’s attack on the SecWar continues, though its case is weakening. They may try to continue the assault on the Sunday talk shows, but it is an issued that doesn’t appear to be gaining traction with the public. In fact, some poll numbers show something like 70% support.

    Again, for the leftists burrowed into the military, they cannot viably have a military force for a coup with him in charge.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 30 degree range, mostly cloudy. Cooling into the 20s by weeks end

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Overnight, Russia launched 137 attack drones including nearly 90 Shaheds from multiple directions. Ukraine’s air defenses, EW units, and mobile groups downed or jammed 80 of them. Still, 57 drones hit 13 locations across the country.

    Ukraine launched a large drone attack overnight, striking targets in Crimea and other sites, including petroleum related facilities in Russia.

    Russian losses per 05/12/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1240 men
    +1 ACV
    +34 artillery
    +2 MLRS
    +1 aircraft (MiG-29)

    ***
    Analysis and Future Operations —

    The uptick in Russia losses continue as well as substantial numbers of artillery pieces taken out. Both indicate that Russia is losing the fog that had given them protection from the eyes of FPVs in recent weeks. Also indicates losses in other sectors seeing some increase in fighting.

    Finally, contrary to what Russians are saying, Pokrovsk has not fallen. However, if Ukraine is going to save it in the long run, they must nip the pincers surrounding the town in a quick and fierce manner so as to restore logistical lines and bring relief. Ukraine had partial success on the northern pincer, but to succeed they need to launch a major counterattack in the region.

    The clown circus of a ceasefire / peace agreement continues to spin down, with putin laughing at the goat rope talks in the west have devolved into.


    Europe / NATO General –

    NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Gen. Grynkewich, said the continent can withstand a reduction in the 85,000 U.S. troops stationed there, citing strong European & Canadian capabilities. Comments come as U.S. shifts focus to Asia and Russia escalates hybrid threats


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Large airstrikes in Lebanon

    - Talk of Phase 2 moves forward.

    ——— GENERAL ——————————-

    US President Donald Trump is preparing to announce before Christmas that the Gaza peace process will advance into its second phase, unveiling a new governance structure for the enclave, Axios reported on Thursday.
    The move, according to two US officials and a Western source directly involved, comes as Washington seeks to consolidate what it views as the most significant foreign policy achievement of Trump’s second term.

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet Trump in the US before month’s end to discuss the next stage. In a phone call Monday, Trump told Netanyahu he expects him to be a “better partner” on Gaza, the Axios report said.

    The second phase envisions Israel withdrawing further from Gaza, the deployment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF), and the establishment of a new governing structure led by the Trump-chaired Board of Peace. The UN Security Council has authorized both the ISF and the board. US officials say preparations are nearly complete, with rollout expected within weeks.

    “All of the different elements are pretty well-advanced. It’s all moving ahead, and the aim is to announce it before people break for the holidays,” a Western source told Axios.

    https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/418849

    OBSERVATION - There will be no Phase 2 until Hamas is disarmed and out of power. I also don’t see the components of this plan coming together - again absent disarmament of Hamas.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Within weeks, the IDF will finish destroying all Hamas infrastructure above and below ground in the IDF-controlled areas of Gaza, reports N12 News, citing a security source.

    Additionally, an estimated 50 terrorists remain in terror tunnels beneath Rafah. More than 44 terrorists who were hiding out there have been eliminated in the past month.

    https://x.com/no_itsmyturn/status/1996667693106188519?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    As been reported, Israel has methodically been reducing Hamas presence in the Yellow Zone. Numbers keep jumping around on just how many Hamas elements are trapped in tunnels in the Zone, but what is clear is that on a daily basis they are exiting the tunnels to either attack IDF forces or flee to Hamas controlled portions of Gaza. Both generally terminate the lives of the terrorists, with a few choosing to surrender instead.

    I have strong doubts on Phase 2. It is hinged on disarmament of Hamas, an action that has been flat out rejected by the terrorists. One of two things will occur, this peacekeeping force will have to become a war fighting force to make Hamas disarm, or they will turn into another UNIFIL - like force that is totally useless except to get in the way of Israel doing the job.

    On paper the plan looks wonderful. In reality the ugly presence of Hamas ruins it.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Iran begins a naval exercise, issuing a stern warning to American vessels in the area. The drill’s purpose: demonstrating deterrence capabilities and sending a “dual message” to the region


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    Hezbollah Secretary General: America and Israel have no say in the decisions we make in Lebanon, nor in how we organize our internal affairs.

    We cooperate with the Lebanese state and we stand with it so that it may continue on the diplomatic path it has chosen.

    Hezbollah will not agree to disarm.

    OBSERVATION - Hezbollah was allowed to reorganize and now they are in essence running the country again.

    ***
    The Israeli Air Force on Thursday afternoon began conducting strikes on Hezbollah terrorist targets in Southern Lebanon. The attacks occurred about an hour after the IDF warned residents of two Lebanese towns to stay clear of Hezbollah infrastructure. “In the near future, the IDF will strike military infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terror organization across Southern Lebanon, in order to address Hezbollah’s prohibited attempts to rebuild,”

    These targets were reported to be weapons storage facilities located in the heart of the civilian population. This is yet another example of Hezbollah’s cynical use of Lebanese civilians as human shields, and continued operations from within civilian areas.

    ***
    UNIFIL: Yesterday’s Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon occurred in our area of operations. Israel and Lebanon must abide by the ceasefire agreement.

    OVERALL OBSERVATIONS - Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah targets and the targeting will be shifting to battlefield preparations the closer we get to the first of the year and the opening of the window for full on IDF attacks on Hezbollah.

    The Lebanese govt is showing itself to be weak, which in arab terms sets Hezbollah as the leader. This is not going to end well, as Hezbollah will be facing an undistracted IDF with no significant combat in Gaza, Iran or against the Houthi to divert assets too.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    12/04/2025 6:12:17 AM PST · 1,097 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    Heads up. I will not be able to post this coming Sunday thru Wed mornings as usual. Numerous other events that will be taking priority.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025
    NYC - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Nov 30, 2025
    Twin Cities region (Minneapolis and St Paul MN) Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Dec 3, 2025

    CHANGES - Seattle and the SF Bay area dropped from watch, but things have the potential to flare up. Added the Twin Cities region.

    ***

    COLOR REVOLUTION UPDATE

    (PHASE 2/3 - Military) On Wednesday on MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) argued the “uniformed military may help save us from” President Donald Trump.

    He added, “Remember, this is an administration that has treated the uniformed military with unprecedented disrespect when they were all brought to get a pep rally in front of Hegseth and Trump. “This is an administration that’s fired, you know, uniform generals from the head of the NSA, the head of the Defense Intelligence agency. I think in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us from this president and his lame people like Hegseth, because I think their commitment is to the Constitution and obviously not to Trump. I expect (Admiral) Bradley to adhere to that.”

    https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/12/03/mark-warner-says-uniformed-military-may-help-save-us-from-this-president/

    OBSERVATION - Since Trump’s reelection, there have been elements within the military higher command that have bristled at having to follow his orders. It is known that some generals and high placed civilians in the Pentagon have set up a group to sabotage Trumps orders. It would not totally surprise me if these elements try to stage a coup in the next three years. The big question is will the lower ranks follow THOSE orders? Reality is, the higher the rank, the more kissing of rear ends of politicians become the standard - politics drives assignments and promotions. There may be enough mid level leadership to follow this path to career termination but almost equally enough that will say no.

    ***
    (Phase 1/2 - Military/Police) Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara urged Somalis to call 911 on masked individuals detaining people—clearly referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents—suggesting they might be kidnappers.

    “Folks that are masked—when people aren’t sure if they’re law enforcement, or if they may be kidnapping people—we have had those reports. I want to be clear to the community: the community should know that if you see something like that and you don’t know whether someone is law enforcement, you should call 911 and provide as much information as possible,”

    O’Hara said.His comments follow reports that a large federal immigration operation is being prepared in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, with more than 100 agents reportedly assigned to target Somalis.

    Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) reiterated the city’s refusal to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on civil immigration enforcement, reaffirming a long-standing policy that blocks local involvement in federal immigration actions, despite the threat migrant criminals pose to the public.

    https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/12/03/minneapolis-police-chief-calls-on-somali-community-to-report-masked-ice-agents-pledges-intervention/

    OBSERVATION - It doesn’t take much to note that the sheriff is setting down a line inferring the ICE actions are ‘kidnappings’ and that he is willing to send deputies to confront ICE and other federal agents conducting legal apprehensions of illegals. Will cooler heads prevail? I really don’t think shooting will break out, but suspect that deputies may show up to ‘document’ any violations, as has been happening in other places, particularly Chicago.

    ***
    (PHASE 1/2 - Military / Police) California’s top elected officials announced a new online portal Wednesday with the stated purpose of having members of the public share information with the state’s Department of Justice about “potentially unlawful activity by federal agents and officers across the state.”

    Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a press release from the governor’s office, acknowledging that “Federal agents have broad authority to enforce federal laws, including federal immigration laws,” but adding that “they must do so lawfully.”

    The portal allows citizens to submit videos and photos to help “create a record of potential unlawful conduct by federal agents, and inform possible legal actions the state may take to protect Californians’ rights.”

    https://justthenews.com/accountability/california-announces-new-online-portal-public-report-alleged-misconduct-federal

    OBSERVATION - Further attempts to intimidate federal law enforcement with state level charges for doing their job. More dangerously is that this ‘database’ will also serve as a mechanism to doxx the identities of these agents. Kalifornian leadership essentially has defined any and all arrests of illegals as violating some kind of law as it considers that illegals are “Californians”.
    Bonta would do well to prosecute the crimes by his illegal “Californians” and protect real citizens, but he wont.
    ***
    (FO) (PHASE 1/2 - Civil Service) During a press conference on Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) hinted that Democrats will pursue federal criminal charges against Trump administration officials and Republicans if Democrats take back the White House in 2028.

    “The one thing that should be clear, to all of these Republican extremists and sycophants and the people who are either actively involved in corruption, violating the law, engaged in extrajudicial activity, is that the statute of limitations for any crimes being committed now… will extend well beyond the end of the Trump administration,” Jeffries said

    Forward Observer Analysis: Democrats are likely planning to levy federal criminal charges against Trump administration officials if a Democrat wins the White House in 2028. Jeffries appears to be hinting that this could expand to include not only federal employees who do not disrupt the Trump administration, but possibly elected Republicans who do not oppose the Trump administration’s agenda. The likely intent of this threat is to undermine the capacity of the Trump administration by paralyzing the executive branch and deterring political support from Republicans.

    MY OBSERVATION - I see Jeffries threat to extend to ALL Trump supporters, in a witch hunt fashion modeled after J6. Its one thing to strike the leadership, but they have to instill fear into the citizenry in order to prevent an election repeat of 2024 - and that means serious suppression.

    ***
    (PHASE 1/2 - Business and Military / Police) Illinois state officials warned rental car companies that they could be held legally liable for ICE agents swapping license plates to disguise vehicles. The Illinois Secretary of State sent warning letters to 19 rental car companies and revoked at least one license plate in response to the practice.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/illinois-rental-car-license-plates-immigration-agents-illegal-rcna246115

    OBSERVATION - Sanctuary blue states using every means to inhibit ICE operations. License plate swapping is common and legal for law enforcement actions like ICE. Illinois seeking to chill rental companies from working with ICE.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents apprehended Jaan Shah Safi in Waynesboro, Va., on suspicion of providing support to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan (ISIS-K), according to the Department of Homeland Security. Safi’s arrest makes him the third Afghan national originally brought into the U.S. by a Biden-era evacuation program to be taken into custody in a week.

    https://thelibertydaily.com/third-afghan-released-us-under-biden-program-arrested/

    OBSERVATION - There are likely thousands more of these terrorists hidden out there.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Payrolls processor ADP reported that private payrolls surprisingly declined by 32,000 in November. Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected an increase of 40,000 for the month. Despite the tough reading, traders were likely betting that the private job losses will lead the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates at its last meeting of the year next week as a way to rev up the U.S. economy after it’s seen some weakness.

    OBSERVATION - Not good news headed into the holiday season selling. As noted, it will be hard for the Fed to justify not lowering the prime rate.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Anyone else notice the absolute silence from the left now that the law to release all Epstine records was passed and signed by Trump . . . . . .

    ***
    Attacks continue on Sec War. The left has got to get him out so that planted generals and SCS civilians can retake the pentagon and drive policy and not the WH.


    TRUMP Watch –

    On the anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine President Trump declared “I am proudly reasserting this time-honored policy.” Trump explains that the remigration policies, naval buildup, Panama Canal negotiations, counternarcotics mission, and trade deals in Latin America are part of the renewed Monroe Doctrine.

    OBSERVATION - More than just rhetoric, hostile nations like China, Russia and Iran have wormed their way into key Central and South American nations to essentially set up forward operating bases and intel collection sites. Venezuela is one example of Russian and China influence. Cuba hosting a growing Chinese contingent - with a lot of intel collection assets.


    Illegal Immigration –

    A NGO headquartered in Minnesota is getting paid $2,375 for every Somalia immigrant they bring into the United States

    “Why are Somalians in America? I looked into it — The main group bringing in Somalians is Lutheran Social Services — it turns out they get $2,375 for every Somalian they bring over”

    The money is a one-time Reception and Placement grant of $2,425 per refugee (updated from $2,375 in recent years), paid by the State Department to cover immediate arrival costs (e.g., airfare reimbursement, first-month rent, furniture, airport pickup)

    Lutheran Social Services is ONE OF 10 national Voluntary Agencies contracted by the U.S. State Department to handle logistics for refugees

    https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/1995530834947047869?t=-gCbg85fh2o-raRZiIc5rQ&s=19

    OBSERVATION - I would certainly hope the funding got dried out this year as these numbers reflect older data (some of it 2018)

    ***
    (FO) According to an internal email, ICE was ordered to prioritize the deportation of 1,860 Afghan nationals illegally in the U.S. with final deportation orders. The email said U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and ICE officials are working to ensure Afghan nationals admitted into the U.S. under the Biden administration are properly vetted.

    ***
    President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a separate immigration crackdown that is expected to begin this week.
    Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to New Orleans or exactly when they would arrive. Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who asked the Trump administration in September for up to 1,000 troops to fight crime, told reporters Monday that he expected the Guard to arrive in New Orleans before Christmas.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-national-guard-will-sent-new-orleans-couple-weeks-rcna247081

    OBSERVATION - ICE entering friendly state territory with a Rep Gov. Will be interesting to see how this goes off. There are reports of potential violent resistance being planned, so the NG forces may have their hands full.


    China -

    China massing large number of naval vessels in East Asian waters, over 90 vessels as of Thursday morning, the largest show of force from China “to date.” - Reuters

    OBSERVATIONS - Could well be the start of another blockade exercise of Taiwan. Great concern when numbers reach this size is that such an ‘exercise’ could turn into the real thing. Historical example was the ‘routine’ Egyptian and Syrian military exercises that resulted in the Yon Kippor war of 1973 which caught Israel off guard. Multiple exercises lulled Israel into a state of ‘oh another one’.

    ***
    President Trump signed the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act into law last night which mandates a review of the U.S.-Taiwan interaction guidelines every five years. Taiwan is touting this as a way to have more official diplomatic relations with the U.S. and potentially even visit U.S. federal agencies. China said the U.S. should stop all official interactions with Taiwan.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    Putin: Russia didn’t agree to any of points proposed by U.S. on peace in Ukraine, Russia is not going to join G8 again and will wage war until all of Donbas and “Novorosiya” is under Russian control

    ISW. Putin and other high-ranking Kremlin officials have recently intensified their cognitive warfare efforts that aggrandize battlefield claims to convince the United States that Russia is winning in Ukraine, such that Ukraine and the West should acquiesce to Russian demands now during negotiations.

    https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1996459454347547044?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    OBSERVATION - putin is having the time of his life, jerking the chain of the US and European nations. By this stage, the west should have figured out they are being played and stop the soap opera nonsense. But they cant pass another chance of kicking the football Lucy is holding.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 30 degree range, mostly cloudy. Cooling into the 20s by weeks end

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Overnight, Russia fired two Iskander‑M ballistic missiles and launched 138 attack drones (about 85 Shaheds) at Ukraine. Air defenses, plus EW units and drone‑hunting teams, intercepted 114 drones. Ballistic hits plus 24 drones struck 14 locations.

    Attacks by Russian forces have knocked the Kherson TPP out of operation, the plant suffered heavy damage after waves of drone, artillery, and other strikes. Key facilities and equipment were hit, forcing its shutdown. As a result, 470 buildings and more than 40,500 residents are left without heating.

    Ukrainian attack drones successfully hit one of the largest chemical plants in southern Russia tonight, Nevinnomyssky Azot. The plant is one of Russia’s largest producers of ammonia products, and videos posted to social media show it engulfed in flames.

    Russian losses per 04/12/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1140 men
    +3 tanks
    +3 ACVs
    +29 artillery
    +1 MLRS

    ISW. Russian forces achieved the tactical breakthrough northeast and east of Hulyaipole in mid-November 2025, likely in part by concentrating and committing a force grouping comparable in size to the one operating in the Pokrovsk-Dobropillya direction.

    This significant force concentration suggests that Russia will likely need to concentrate even more forces and deprioritize other frontline sectors to exploit tactical advances around Hulyaipole and attempt to develop them into operational successes.

    The 5th Combined Arms Army’s (CAA) tactical breakthrough north and northeast of Hulyaipole could enable Russian forces to achieve operational successes in both the Hulyaipole and Orikhiv directions.

    https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1996438509670805886?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    Note. Facing crossings of the Halchur River on the south and the Vovcha River to the north - both limits current front. Russia has had very poor success at river crossings throughout the war.

    ***

    SW. Ukrainian forces recently advanced near Vovchansk, Pokrovsk, Novopavlivka, and in the Kostyantynivka-Druzhkivka tactical area.
    Russian forces recently advanced near Siversk and Pokrovsk.

    https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1996438512619618798?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Fighting continues to seem to be hitting Russia harder of late. I’ve noticed not only an increase in personnel losses, but equipment - especially artillery. Why is this important? It gives evidence that fog conditions have cleared and FPVs are able to locate and attack these pieces staged away from the front once again. Improvement of flying conditions also boosts the ground troops on the front to hit Russian attacks early and often.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - A body of an Israeli hostage was turned over to Israeli authorities overnight

    - Strong airstrikes in retaliation for Hamas attack earlier in the day

    - Negotiation on a civil / economic level begin with Lebanon. (Lebanon below)

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    AP: An Israeli official says Israel will open the Rafah crossings for Gazans to leave if they choose, adding that if Egypt chooses not to receive them, that is Egypt’s issue.

    ***
    Israeli aircraft are striking targets in Khan Younis, according to Palestinian reports.
    The response comes after Hamas operatives attacked IDF forces in the Rafah area, leaving five Israeli soldiers wounded earlier yesterday.

    ***
    The body of Thai hostage Sudthisak Rinthalak has been returned to Israel and formally identified. Rinthalak was murdered on Oct 7 and his body was held by Islamic Jihad in Gaza for more than two years.

    The body of Israel Police officer Ran Gvili remains in Hamas custody.

    ———“ISLAMIC RESISTANCE” ———————————

    The Houthi terrorist organization has released the crew of the Eternity C cargo ship, reports Reuters. They were reportedly transferred from Yemen to Oman on Wednesday.

    The Houthis attacked and sunk the Eternity C in the Red Sea in July, and took 11 of its crew members hostage, including 9 Filipinos, one Russian, and one Indian.

    OBSERVATION - Houthi’s remain silent and haven’t messed with any recent shipping.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    One body left and then the process officially moves to Phase 2. That involves full disarmament and removal from power of Hamas. Isn’t going to happen folks. That’s why the isolation plan I posted a couple of days ago is being crafted.

    More terrorists hiding out in undetected tunnels - more focus on cleaning up the Yellow Zone. Unconfirmed Israeli reports now suggest another 80 terrorists are holed up in the Zone.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran is still blocking access to key nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow.
    These are the same sites damaged in US strikes during the 12-day war.
    Tehran suspended cooperation and is now refusing inspectors unless they get special conditions.

    OBSERVATION - This group has been essentially worthless over the past decade with Iran granting access whenever and to what ever they wanted, not what the nuclear agreement said.


    Iraq -

    Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba head Akram al Kaabi threatened on December 3 to attack US Special Envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya in response to Savaya’s “blatant interference in Iraqi affairs.” Iranian-backed Iraqi militias are unlikely to attack Savaya due to the potential repercussions that such an action would have on the militias’ domestic political efforts, however, Kaabi threatened that Iranian-backed Iraqi militias would “shove a rock down [Savaya’s] mouth” if the United States does not stop his “interference.“ Kaabi also suggested that the Iraqi federal government has adopted “timid and silent stances” toward Savaya.

    OBSERVATION - Likely some bravado following the strengthening of Iran backed parties in the recent election.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    Civilian representatives from Israel and Lebanon met for the first time in US-mediated discussions aimed at advancing economic cooperation. The Prime Minister’s office said the sides agreed to develop ideas for economic collaboration, while stressing that the disarmament of Hezbollah remains obligatory regardless of any civilian dialogue. Lebanese diplomat Simon Karam, a Maronite Christian and outspoken opponent of Hezbollah, headed the Lebanese team in what Israeli officials described as a breakthrough compared with past negotiations.

    https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/12/04/in-first-ever-civilian-talks-israel-and-lebanon-confront-hezbollahs-grip/

    OBSERVATION - Positive news, however, the looming resumption of attacks on Hezbollah are closing in on the horizon. Whether or not these talks are fruitful enough to delay the inevitable is yet to be seen.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    12/03/2025 5:55:15 AM PST · 1,095 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    Relatively calm hump day.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025
    NYC - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Nov 30, 2025
    Twin Cities region (Minneapolis and St Paul MN) Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Dec 3, 2025

    CHANGES - Seattle and the SF Bay area dropped from watch, but things have the potential to flare up. Added the Twin Cities region.

    ***

    COLOR REVOLUTION UPDATE

    Speaking of islamic action, I’m continuing to assess the moslem component to CW2 and the ongoing Color Revolution. There is certainly coordination between the marxist left and the islamic leaders of radicalized moslems. However, the objectives of islam as being observed, show a primary push to place all infidels under their islamic laws, and that includes the left.

    The coordination appears to be focusing on the common threat - Trump and supporters (enemy of my enemy is my friend). If that ever ceases to be a common objective, the goals of the two will start to separate rapidly IMHO.

    ***
    OTHER UPDATES

    ***
    Anti ICE actions, mostly by somali elements, is expected to significantly increase in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St Paul MN) region as there are reports of hundreds of agents staging for operations. Target 1 are somalis who are here illegally, the largest ethnic group in the area.

    I fully expect some significant violence with this action. I’ve assessed the Local Threat Level - ADVISORY in part due to the Somali illegal targets as well as societal volatility expressed in the Floyd riots of 2020 still present in some measure.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Some analysts are saying that the housing market bubble is about to burst and the results will be worse than 2008. Similar analysts have been warning of a bubble burst for several years now, but current economic trends since 2020 are beginning to reinforce this view.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Republican Matt Van Epps defeated Aftyn Behn by 9 points. District +10 though went for Trump by 22. Behn was known as the Tennessean AOC. The left flooded the state with money expecting to flip the seat blue. They did over perform but not enough to bridge the gap.

    ***
    Democrats and some weasel republicans are still pushing the narrative that the double tapped drug boat was ordered by the Sec War. However, the NYTs over the past few days put cold water on the narrative, but it is the only game in town for the left at the moment.

    ***
    MN gov Walz is up to his eyeballs in Somali money scams. We’er talking in the billions of dollars level.

    ***
    Meanwhile, KA gov newscum is moving closer to a declared candidacy for president.

    ***
    House minority leader Jeffers resuming his threats against Trump supporters should the left return to power.

    ***
    House Democrats urged Republican leadership to allow Representatives to hire full-time armed staff members for security.

    OBSERVATION - Something must either have smacked the democrats on the head and are realizing they let the genie out the bottle with all their calls for violence, or worse, they know in the background they are about to unleash violence aimed at the right / Trump supporters that could result in equally violent push back onto them.


    TRUMP Watch –

    Ripples are beginning to spread outward following Trump’s declaration that the thousands of biden autopen orders are null and void. Until tested in court, the proclamation by Trump may or may not take effect.


    Illegal Immigration –

    The Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St Paul MN) are expecting a surge in ICE actions, with the large Somali community in their sights. Besides all the criminal corruption, ICE/DHS is indicating that most of the visas are fraudulent. Deep corruption by MN pols like Walz and others will work towards trying to thwart ICE operations.

    ***
    NYC is holding over 7000 illegals in jail on various crimes and are refusing to honor ICE retainers to turn them over for deportations proceedings. Another 7000 plus have been released and not turned over to ICE either.


    China -

    According to a newly released report, China’s weapons manufacturers had a 10% overall drop in revenue in 2024 due to the corruption purges. However, China’s top shipbuilder reported an 8.7% increase in revenue during 2024.

    https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/2025-11/fs_2512_top_100_2024.pdf


    North/South Korea –

    SK President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday dismissed calls for South Korea’s own nuclear armament, saying it would be “impossible” to gain the international community’s approval.

    Lee made the remark during a Cabinet meeting amid renewed calls from some opposition lawmakers to push for the country’s nuclear armament.

    The calls have come in light of the United States’ recent support for processes leading to South Korea’s civil uranium enrichment and spent fuel reprocessing for peaceful use.

    “The uranium enrichment and nuclear reprocessing issues are in some ways not proceeding smoothly and swiftly. The reason for that is there are concerns about nuclear armament,” Lee said during the meeting at the presidential office, citing “various kinds of talk” in some departments of the U.S. government.

    “If we were to go nuclear, it would be impossible to gain the approval of the U.S. or the international community, and economic and international sanctions would immediately follow. Would we be able to bear that?”

    https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251202006200315?section=national/defense


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the US-Ukrainian peace proposal during his meeting with a US delegation in Moscow on December 2 and remains highly unlikely to accept any compromises short of his original war goals.

    OBSERVATION - The massive Lucy and the football soap opera of the past couple weeks ended as expected, with some platitudes from putin but otherwise a hard no.

    ***
    Russia threatening to increasingly target Ukrainian port facilities after 4 shadow fleet tankers were hit and severely damaged / sunk.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 30 degree range, mostly cloudy. Cooling into the 20s by weeks end

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    December 3, Russia launched 111 attack drones, mostly Shaheds, across Ukraine. Air defenses shot down or jammed 83 of them. Strikes hit 13 locations, with significant damage to civilian infrastructure and homes in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Odesa regions.

    Ukrainian attack drones hit a Russian oil storage depot in Tambov Oblast tonight, setting the facility ablaze.

    The Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia was hit again, this time near Kazinskiye Vyselki on the Taganrog-Lipetsk section, Ukraine’s intelligence reports. The pipeline supplies Russian oil to Europe, including Hungary. The attack used a remotely triggered explosive device with incendiary compounds to intensify the fire.

    Russian losses per 03/12/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1200 men
    +6 tanks
    +3 ACVs
    +12 artillery
    +3 MLRS

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    Ukraine counterattacks gaining more success as defenses again look to stablize in and around Pokrovsk. Fighting remains fierce and Russia maintaining a lot of pressure on Ukraine defenders.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Peace talks with putin went about as I expected. putin wants only his way or the highway. Knew that was going to be the outcome no matter what concessions the US offered.

    Monitoring the reported Russian casualties suggest to me an overall increasing trend in losses. Some days lower, but higher counts are becoming more prevalent. One possibility is that Russia is losing the fog advantage and troops and equipment are becoming more visible and exposed to FPV strikes.

    Action in Pokrovsk suggests that Russia is only able to make incremental gains of late. It could be weeks before any decisive victory can be declared - at best for Russia.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Body handed over by Hamas was not one of the remaining hostages

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Relatively routine reduction in Hamas forces and facilities / tunnels continues in the Yellow Zone, as well as strikes of opportunity in Hama controlled Gaza.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Relative calm in comparison to past operations continues over Gaza. No major offensive actions by Israel, only methodical reduction of Hamas and underground tunnels/bunker complexes. Resumption of reports of more Hamas elements essentially trapped in their tunnels, now for over 100 days, running out of food and water. This was a draw back that Hamas may not have fully planned for - an extended siege of tunnel networks. Then again, Hamas didn’t plan on Israel launching a massive invasion of Gaza, unlike other fights in the past.

    Informational battlefield being prepared for resumption of Israeli strikes against Hezbollah. Continued warning of Israeli strikes in the light of revealed failures of Lebanon to disarm them, failures of Syria to shut off all smuggling, Iranian money being funneled via Turkey, etc.

    Again, at present I don’t see the window opening now until the first of the year, given latest deadline by DC. However, an increase in strikes leading up to full assault is very likely.


    Syria -

    Syrian Interior Ministry security units thwarted a shipment of some 1,250 landmines destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon. According to the Ministry, four suspects were arrested at the smuggling site in Al-Jobeh near the Syria-Lebanon border, and a fifth killed in a firefight.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    12/02/2025 7:38:01 AM PST · 1,093 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    Globalism / Great Reset –

    In a recent interview with Axios, Bill Gates expressed his views on the controversial topic of solar geoengineering, a subset of technologies aimed at cooling the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space. Gates is a major funder of research into these technologies.

    Gates emphasized that the world is largely on track to avoid the worst climate impacts, thanks to the increasing adoption of clean energy solutions. However, he also acknowledged the possibility of especially dire consequences driven by climate tipping points, scenarios in which warming triggers reinforcing feedbacks or secondary effects that accelerate climate change. In such extreme cases, Gates said, “You would then need to reach for some other type of intervention.”

    The tech tycoon also acknowledged the two main arguments against solar geoengineering, which he considers legitimate concerns that need to be addressed. The first is political: relying on solar geoengineering could potentially undermine efforts to cut fossil fuel use, which Gates sees as a major drawback. The second is scientific: researchers need a clear understanding of how injected particles would affect communities, including the risks of altered rainfall or drought patterns.

    https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/12/01/bill-gates-funds-geoengineering-to-dim-the-sun-after-saying-climate-change-is-not-a-threat-to-humanity/

    OBSERVATION - The goal isn’t global cooling, but denying necessary sunlight for crops to grow. No food, famines begin and he achieves a goal of population reduction.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    U.S. manufacturing contracted for the ninth straight month in November, with factories facing slumping orders and higher prices for inputs as the drag from import tariffs persisted.
    The Institute for Supply Management said on Monday its manufacturing PMI dropped to 48.2 last month from 48.7 in October. A reading below 50 indicates contraction in manufacturing, which accounts for 10.1% of the economy.

    https://stocks.apple.com/AYy4jH_YhQiq4VcgvXofZUg


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is in the sights of the left and MSM and has been for a while, only now the pressure is increasing.

    IMHO due to two key points.

    1 He is not the deep state’s man, loyal to Trump and will not bend should the Color Revolution go hot (2026)

    2 The growing probability that he will call Sen Kelly back to active duty for court marshal and sweep other officers in with him for the same.

    Latest attack circulates from the accusation that Hegseth ordered a second strike on a drug boat. The Washington Post claimed, according to “sources,” that a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors clinging to the boat’s wreckage in the water pursuant to instructions from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth

    Take a deep breath - unidentified ‘sources’ and Washington Post in the same sentence. Reassuring huh.

    WP failed to report key aspects

    “According to five U.S. officials, who spoke separately and on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter that is under investigation, Mr. Hegseth, ahead of the Sept. 2 attack, ordered a strike that would kill the people on the boat and destroy the vessel and its purported cargo of drugs.
    But, each official said, Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to fully accomplish all of those things. And, the officials said, his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing that at least two people on the boat survived the first blast.

    Admiral Bradley ordered the initial missile strike and then several follow-up strikes that killed the initial survivors and sank the disabled boat. As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him.

    The two officials questioned whether the surviving people were Admiral Bradley’s intended target in the second strike, as opposed to the purported drugs and the disabled vessel. They argued that the purported cargo remained a threat and a lawful military target because another cartel-associated boat might have come to retrieve it.

    https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/12/02/more-on-hegseth-actions-re-strikes-n2196720

    It is also worth noting should he stick his nose into it. Sen Kelly was involved in a similar action during the gulf war. He hit an Iraqi patrol vessel with a Harpoon missile, then while crew were abandoning ship, he ordered a follow-on air strike on same boat.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can bring about an end to the nearly four-year war in Ukraine.

    ***
    Putin has ordered the creation of a “security zone” along the Ukrainian border in the area of responsibility of Russia’s “North” grouping. In effect, this signals plans to expand control over border areas in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv regions.

    Logistics –

    Sudan opens its doors to Russia: Khartoum offers Moscow its first naval base in Africa – WSJ. On Red Sea

    Economic Impact –

    Putin starts a 2-day visit to India from December 4, pitching for more sales of Russian oil, missile systems and fighter jets in a bid to restore energy and defence ties hit by U.S. pressure on the South Asian nation.

    OBSERVATION - Some analysts believe the conditions of Russia’s economy are in very severe condition to the point that putin is out trying to sell his wares.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 30 degree range, mostly cloudy. Cooling into the 20s by weeks end

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down or jammed 39 drones overnight out of 62 launched from various directions including Bryansk, Oryol, Millerovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Crimea, and Donetsk. Most were Shaheds. Strikes hit 8 locations with 20 drones.

    Russian losses per 02/12/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1110 men
    +1 ACV
    +14 artillery

    Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of Dobropillia and Zelenyi Hai villages of Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine

    ISW. Ukrainian forces recently advanced in Stepnohirsk in western Zaporizhia Oblast and in the Dobropillya direction near Pokrovsk.

    Russian-flagged tanker, MIDVOLGA 2, was reportedly attacked about 80 miles off Turkey’s coast while sailing from Russia to Georgia with a cargo of sunflower oil. All 13 crew members are said to be in good condition but have requested assistance.

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    Russia has formally announced Monday its forces have captured the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine, the long fought-over strategic military logistics hub, as well as the city of Vovchansk in the northeast. Pokrovsk has long been seen as military gateway for control over the whole east

    NOTE - Russian mil-bloggers are not so certain, saying that the fight for Pokrovsk is not clearly won yet and the struggle continues to be fierce. Thoughts are this is a PR announcement by the Kremlin to bolster support for the continued war.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    The fight for Pokrovsk is still ongoing and fierce, but as noted, not all Russian reporters are agreeing with Moscow’s claims. The general trend shows Pokrovsk gradually slipping away from Ukraine control, but it isn’t finished. The loss of this fortress city damages the eastern front defense, but Russia doesn’t have the forces to rapidly exploit any capture.


    Belarus -

    Ursula von der Leyen:
    “EU preparing sanctions on Belarus over ‘hybrid attack’ on Lithuania”


    Europe / NATO General –

    Germany’s military and political establishment is quietly preparing for what it now openly warns could be the gravest threat to Europe since the Cold War: a potential Russian attack on NATO by 2029.
    The assessment, revealed in a detailed Wall Street Journal report, underscores how profoundly Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine shattered Europe’s decades-long confidence in stability and exposed the continent’s chronic neglect of defense.
    Two and a half years ago, a dozen senior German officers gathered inside Berlin’s understated Julius Leber Barracks to draft a classified 1,200-page war plan known as Operation Plan Germany, or OPLAN DEU.

    https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/germany-russia-attack/2025/12/01/id/1236557/

    ***
    Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone an Italian admiral who currently serves as Chair of the NATO Military Committee since January 2025, said NATO could consider a “pre-emptive strike” as a defensive response to Russian hybrid attacks.
    He did this in an Interview with the London Financial Times. What did he mean “Russian hybrid attacks?” If Moscow keeps waging what NATO calls cyber sabotage, energy disruption, election interference and drone harassment, NATO might hit first.

    https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/news-selections/world-news/natos-top-general-utters-the-phrase-pre-emptive-strike


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Isreal - Phase 2 on hold until Hamas releases the bodies of the final two Israelis

    ——— GENERAL ——————————-

    Netanyahu: We expect Syria to establish a demilitarized zone from Damascus to the buffer zone, especially Mount Hermon. Netanyahu: In good spirits and with an understanding of our principles — it’s possible to reach an agreement with the Syrians

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Heavy airstrikes hit the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

    ***
    Hamas terrorist Abdullah Hamad, the son of senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, was killed in Rafah on Sunday, according to social media posts by the family and reports in local Palestinian media. Hamad was one of the terrorists killed by the IDF while trying to flee from a tunnel in Rafah on Sunday, the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network reported. Sources within the Hamad family also reportedly confirmed the death to The Palestinian Information Center.

    ***
    Israel has informed Washington that it will NOT move to Phase 2 of the Gaza ceasefire until the bodies of the two remaining captives are returned. It has now been over 7,600 hours, and Hamas is still holding two hostages: Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Pretty much status quo. Pressure towards resumption of the war with Hezbollah grows as does additional stakes on Iran are on the horizon.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Videos posted to Iranian social media by Iranian opposition channels show footage they claimed showed Israel’s strike on Iran.

    OBSERVATION - There has been growing friction with the regime by some elements of the military .

    ***
    Iran’s Central Bank: Inflation in Iran was reported at 41% last year.
    And if this is what the Central Bank is willing to publish, the real number is likely far higher - perhaps even ten times higher.
    (Iran News)


    Iraq -

    Tom Barrack, the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy for Syria, during a visit to Baghdad on Monday, warned the Iraqi government to remain on the sidelines of a potential new conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

    According to the Saudi state-run al-Hadath news outlet, Barrack signaled that a new escalation between Hezbollah and Lebanon could be coming soon and warned Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani that Israel could broaden its strikes to Iraq if the local Iran-backed Shia militias intervened on the terror group’s side.

    https://allisraelnews.com/us-envoy-warns-israel-will-attack-iraqi-terror-groups-if-they-help-hezbollah


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    ALMA: Lebanon’s institutions are collapsing, and the Lebanese Armed Forces are struggling just to survive. The army is being kept afloat by U.S., Qatari, and French funding that covers salaries, fuel, food, and basic equipment.
    But with a largely Muslim rank-and-file and deep Hezbollah penetration, the LAF has neither independence nor the capacity to confront the group. Foreign money keeps the army standing, yet does not create a force able or willing to challenge Hezbollah.

    https://x.com/osint613/status/1995455996395667508?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    OBSERVATION - That is narrowing it down to one solution - resumption of Israels war against Hezbollah.


    Syria -

    A new analysis warns that multiple terror groups, including PIJ, ISIS, Houthi-linked cells, and Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, are building up in southern Syria, plotting attacks toward the Golan Heights.

    Israel has already carried out a major raid in Beit Jann, and has warned the new Syrian regime:
    Stop the terror buildup, or Israel will take action itself.
    The report also notes the regime still isn’t stopping Iran-to-Hezbollah weapons smuggling through the area.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    12/01/2025 5:03:17 AM PST · 1,091 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    Globalism / Great Reset –

    Dying With Dignity Canada, a euthanasia (actually, murder) activist group, believes that “maturity” rather than age should determine who is eligible for medical assistance in dying and “recommends minors as young as 12 be included in the program, and goes as far as to suggest 16 and 17-year-olds shouldn’t even need parental consent to be killed by a doctor if they fit broad criteria.”

    But why draw an arbitrary line at 12 years old? Why not younger? And we’ve already seen activists pushing for parents to be allowed to end the lives of disabled newborns and babies (and, of course, abortion is legal at any stage of pregnancy across Canada already). Yes, it’s a slippery slope when humans decide to be their own authority for who lives and dies.

    https://harbingersdaily.com/canadian-activists-call-for-child-euthanisia-including-without-parental-consent-for-older-minors/

    OBSERVATION - Global depopulation continues to be a major theme of the globalists, and they support any means by which to kill off people, be it “euthanasia”, abortion, murder drugs masked as ‘vaccines’, etc.
    They continue to press their agenda thru individual, willing countries.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025
    NYC - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Nov 30, 2025

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott. Ongoing

    ***

    Over 150 anti-ICE agitators were seen descending on lower Manhattan on Saturday after there were reports of illegal immigrants being detained. The agitators were seen clashing with police in the city as they attempted to block ICE agents in a parking garage.

    NYPD responded and eventually cleared the mob away

    https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-150-left-wing-agitators-target-ice-agents-clash-with-nypd-arrests-made#google_vignette

    OBSERVATION - Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on blocking ICE enforcement in NYC. It is uncertain if his meeting with Trump changed his mind at all. It remains to be seen what policy New York City will have under his tenure.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    National Guard members are on the move in Washington DC, trying to make their patrols less predicable in the wake of the ambush that left one soldier dead and another critically wounded.

    Before Wednesday’s shocking attack, Guard members were stationed, often in pairs, at fixed locations including DC’s Metro, main thoroughfares and the National Mall.

    “We’ve got to set everything to kind of a higher standard, versus kind of relaxed, you know how it used to be,” one Guardsman, who asked for anonymity, told The Post.

    The Washington Post reported that DC police will accompany Guard troops at least temporarily, in a shift that acknowledges the risks of the status quo.

    “Officers will conduct high-visibility patrols with the national guard and provide assistance as needed,” according to an email to DC leadership obtained by the Washington Post.

    https://nypost.com/2025/11/29/us-news/national-guard-utilizing-roving-patrols-in-dc-after-ambush/

    OBSERVATION - Still, MSM is trying to make it the fault of the NG and Trump that the soldiers were shot.

    ***
    Rahmanullah Lakanwal is being portrayed as a poor immigrant with depression as the reason he drove all the way across the county just to murder NG in DC.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    The typical U.S. listing saw $25,000 in cumulative price cuts in October, according to a new Zillow analysis. According to the real estate platform, typical price cuts remain near $10,000, but multiple price reductions are becoming more common as homes take longer to sell.

    “These discounts are bringing more listings in line with buyers’ budgets and helping fuel the most active fall housing market in three years. Patient buyers are reaping the rewards as the market continues to rebalance,” Kara Ng, a Zillow senior economist, said.

    https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/5626418-record-price-cuts-us-homes/

    OBSERVATION - This may not be as wonderful as the article infers. Interest rates are still very high and these cuts only put a dent in its effects.


    Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –

    The U.S. Marine Corps announced it met its fiscal 2026 retention goals weeks after the target window opened, signaling strength and disciplined execution from the service.

    Commandant Gen. Eric Smith noted in a video produced in October and released after the government shutdown that the effort was achieved “earlier than ever before.”

    This outcome appears to be a direct reflection of steady leadership and a policy environment aimed at strengthening readiness.

    https://wokespy.com/marines-hit-retention-goals-ahead-of-schedule-officials-say/

    OBSERVATION - Too early to tell if the Seditious Six’s message has reached these new recruits, but I think that those signing up know full well the BS they have tried to inject into the system.


    Wuhan and other “new” Plandemics

    Pfizer has never announced the results, sitting on them for years. They show older adults who received mRNA had MORE flu infections, deaths, and side effects than those who got a standard flu shot.
    Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine for influenza failed when tested against the standard flu shot in a 27,000-person trial of older adults — a failure Pfizer has not announced for years.

    Almost three times as many people who received the mRNA shot suffered acute respiratory failure or major kidney problems. More died, too. Overall, mRNA patients were much more likely to report side effects than those who got the standard flu shot.

    But mRNA shots did not protect patients from the flu better than standard shots.

    mRNA Covid jab sales have already cratered. This new failure may effectively end development of mRNA shots for respiratory viruses — and many other viruses too.

    Pfizer has never publicly announced the failure of the trial.

    https://www.americanpartisan.org/2025/11/very-urgent-pfizers-mrna-flu-shot-failed-its-pivotal-clinical-trial-in-adults-65-and-older/

    OBSERVATION - While watching a bible teaching program last night, I was reminded about a couple of things. First was the now destroyed and removed “Georgia Guidestones” (remember them) saying the design was to reduce the human population to about 500 million - a reduction of 90%. The second item was a statement by Bill Gates saying that population reduction of 10-15% could be achieved by VACCINES! Evidence continues to point to a large conspiracy concerning the wuhan jabs produced by Pfizer and Moderna - killing and injuring more than they protected. Same flawed methods now being applied to a flu “vaccine”, and again, with damning results being buried and not reported.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    A lot of back and forth on the NG deployment and a new faux scandal with the Sec War. It seems that the recent PR offensive by the left has crested for the time being as their point guards - the Seditious Six - have encountered major pushback across the board.


    Illegal Immigration –

    Reports that some elements within ICE and DHS are deliberately sabotaging deportation arrests and removals - slowing them down so that the goal of one million cannot be attained.

    This is not surprising given the extent of infection by the deep state across govt.


    North/South Korea –

    North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has hinted that the country’s air force has been equipped with nuclear weapons to “repulse provocations of the enemies”. The 41-year-old rotund despot has been seen in new photographs issued by the state news agency inspecting military aircraft and speaking with pilots

    Speaking to state media, Kim said the fighter planes will be equipped with “new strategic assets”, the word strategic has often been used by the leader to refer to nuclear weapons.

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/2140378/north-korea-kim-jong-un-ww3-nuclear-fighter-jets

    OBSERVATION - Kim’s main efforts have been medium to long range missiles for nuclear deterrence. Shorter range systems IMHO have lagged. Using the aircraft they have a delivery means for nukes is practical as well as indicating that they’ve achieved technology to scale down the war head size that can be carried on an jet fighter. The question is can these jets successfully penetrate SK air defenses and fighter screen to accomplish their mission.


    Japan –

    Last week, Tokyo’s top defense official toured Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) and Coast Guard facilities across the southwestern islands – including a base located 70 nautical miles away from Taiwan.

    On Nov. 22 and Nov. 23, Defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi visited garrisons in the Ryukyu Islands, a strategic archipelagic chain running between Taiwan and Kyushu. Over the last three years, Japanese forces stationed in this region have weekly run-ins with Chinese vessels and aircraft transiting in and out of the first island chain. According to a Ministry of Defense release, Koizumi inspected units at the Miyakojima Air Base, Ishigaki Garrison and Yonaguni Garrison.

    The last 10 years have seen the gradual build-up of military bases and other defense-related infrastructure around Japan’s southwestern region amid increasing concerns from Tokyo of a spillover from a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

    The visit to these bases coincided with a diplomatic spat between Beijing and Tokyo following comments made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding potential involvement in a Taiwan contingency if the situation was deemed detrimental to the survival of Japan. Since Takaichi’s initial comments, Chinese diplomats and defense officials have vowed to enact a “heavy price” in the event of Japanese military involvement.

    https://news.usni.org/2025/11/28/japanese-defense-minister-koizumi-tours-military-bases-near-taiwan

    OBSERVATIONS - These islands would become a significant target in either Chinese scenario to capture Taiwan - Encirclement/Siege or direct assault.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    US envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow today to discuss a potential peace deal with Putin, after talks in Florida. Washington reportedly proposed Ukrainian withdrawal from Donbas, Ukraine rejected it. As of now, no final agreement exists. Discussions covered elections, territory issues and various compromise options.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 30 degree range, mostly cloudy. Cooling into the 20s by weeks end

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Ukrainian Air Defense shot down or jammed 63 out of 89 Russian drones overnight, mostly Shaheds, launched from Kursk, Oryol, Millerovo, occupied Crimea & more.

    Kaspiysk, Dagestan: A powerful explosion hit the city this morning, damaging homes & at least 15 cars. Local reports suggest a Ukrainian drone strike targeting the Dagdizel naval weapons plant.

    Russian losses per 01/12/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1060 men
    +1 tank
    +6 ACVs
    +14 artillery

    Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of Klynove village in Donetsk region of Ukraine

    The Panamanian-flagged and Turkish-owned oil tanker, M/T MERSIN, alleged to be affiliated with the Russian Shadow Fleet, is currently sinking off the coast of Dakar, Senegal in Western Africa, after reportedly coming under attack overnight by several uncrewed surface vessels, in possibly the third attack in the last week by Ukrainian Intelligence Services against a tanker linked to Russia.

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    Looks like Russia is attempting to split the Ukraine pocket by simultaneously attacking from the south and north along highway H-32 that connects Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Continued brutal fight for Pokrovsk. As noted, Russia still having problems sealing the deal and now looking to apparently redouble some of their efforts to close the pocket in a more coordinated manner.

    Standard low day for Russian drone attacks. If Ukraine hit the sanctioned Russian oil tanker off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, a new stage of the economic war has been attained. Indicates Ukraine has managed to get an ocean platform to launch the sea drones from as well as establishing where these sanctioned tankers are at. A difficult task to find since due to their sanctioned status, they generally run with transponders off or with a fake ID. Three tankers lost in two days is pretty good hunting.

    Soap opera city as Witkoff goes to talk to putin. Lucy/football.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - IDF reports that the 200 Hamas in tunnels have essentially been liquidated.

    ——— GENERAL ——————————-

    A major Ynet report says Washington’s “New Gaza” initiative aims to:
    - Relocate up to 2 million Palestinians into temporary neighborhoods under IDF-controlled areas
    - Strip Hamas of territory and control
    - Build housing, infrastructure & job programs with international funding
    - Establish small aid hubs to block Hamas theft of supplies
    - Create a security strip and strongpoints along the “yellow line” dividing Hamas and IDF zones

    The IDF currently controls ~57% of Gaza as part of the initial pilot in Rafah
    US planners expect the process to take many months, likely years
    Hamas forces would eventually be isolated in a limited enclave with major pressure to disarm or leave

    https://x.com/mossadil/status/1995213744834810167?s=61&t=Ca4dYBe3FZLWI7Zi7HkShg

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    IDF killed a Hamas battalion commander, his deputy, and two others as they emerge from tunnels in eastern Rafah. More and more Hamas terrorists who were trapped beneath Rafah in a massive tunnel network are now crawling up to the surface and surrendering.

    With these recent hits, IDF says roughly 200 Hamas fighters who were barricaded in underground positions in Rafah and refused to surrender have been neutralized in a recent operation.

    ———INTERNATIONAL ————————

    EU diplomats blame Israel for stalling Gaza stabilization — while ignoring Hamas’ refusal to disarm and PA terror payments.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    The “New Gaza” initiative sounds very practical. Progressively isolate the Hamas controlled sector of Gaza by blocking / limiting aid and taking away their human shields. Meanwhile, Israel cleans up Hamas from the Yellow Zone and prepares for migration of screened/searched Gazans for resettlement. In doing so, they can win back some of these Gazans now freed from the harsh rule of Hamas. Initiative remains in Israel’s hands, while accomplishing their goals with minimal fighting.

    Meanwhile, in the Yellow Zone, operations to eliminate the approximately 200 Hamas troops trapped in tunnels appears to be reaching an end. Operations continue to destroy all remaining tunnels to prevent future use.


    Syria -

    The Security forces, working with Intelligence services, dismantled 2 ISIS cells in overnight raids in Idlib province (area of Dana & W. of Idlib). 2 members who refused to surrender were killed; others were arrested. Weapons, explosives and suicide belts were seized

    US announced that, in collaboration with Damascus forces, it destroyed over 15 ISIS weapons caches in Damascus province a few days ago through airstrikes and controlled ground detonations.

    OBSERVATION - Given the new govt’s association with AQ, attacking ISIS is interesting.

    Al Qaeda and ISIS draw on similar schools of thought. Both are inspired by the works of medieval scholar Ibn Taymiyya, 20th century Egyptian ideologue Sayyid Qutb, and later scholars, such as Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi, a Palestinian-Jordanian who taught former al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi. Both groups claim their hardline interpretations are reviving the purity of the faith when it was founded in the seventh century. But most influential jihadist ideologues, including Maqdisi, have remained loyal to al Qaeda.

    https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/al-qaeda-v-isis-ideology-strategy

    The AQ based support of Jolani would see ISIS as a challenge to his rule as a competing faction.


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    President Donald Trump has reportedly rejected Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s request for broad amnesty during a newly disclosed phone conversation last week, telling Maduro and his top advisers to drop their demands and swiftly exit Venezuela as US military pressure intensifies, which has lately included an order to halt all flights in the country’s sovereign airspace.

    https://thelibertydaily.com/trump-rejects-maduro-request-amnesty-newly-disclosed-phone/

    OBSERVATION - There have been a number of these unconfirmed reports. I suspect that there is a heaping dose of propaganda / PSYOPS mixed in.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/30/2025 12:21:56 PM PST · 1,089 of 1,101
    Godzilla to GOPJ

    It’s cold out there but hell isn’t freezing over yet

  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/30/2025 5:51:43 AM PST · 1,087 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025
    NYC - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Nov 30, 2025

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott. Ongoing

    ***
    Weekend Forecast - “Mass Blackout” continues. Several potential protest related reports of local attempts to physically block stores.
    Other weekly sign waving and shouting events scheduled across the country. Low potential for violence unless local conditions change.

    Continued Antifa and related protests / low grade riots at ICE facilities noted above as well as any other developing active areas surges are occurring.

    As alway, unforeseen events could trigger the leftists to surge in response. Keep abreast of local news.

    ***
    NYC (Nov. 29) — Open border extremists rioted in the street to try to shut down and block immigration officials. Rioters used Antifa style tactics to tear up private property to construct barricades to prevent ICE from exiting a parking structure. l

    OBSERVATION - They face little to no consequence for their actions by local prosecutors as do so many other criminals in NYC.
    Intensity and growth of violence warranted establishment of a Local Threat Level - ADVISORY notification.

    ***
    PHILADELPHIA: Masked pro-Hamas protesters burned dozens of U.S. flags outside City Hall — Palestinian flags waving above the flames as crowds filmed and chanted.

    - Around 400 marched through Center City
    - Scuffles with police & vandalism reported
    - Several arrests
    - Hezbollah & Hamas symbols openly displayed

    OBSERVATION - May have some rooting in the assassination of two NG soldiers by an Afghani refugee. Timing may also be based upon the start of the Christmas shopping season and islamic attempts to suppress any celebration of the season by Christians and Jews.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    Another Afghan national brought to the U.S. under the same operation as the National Guard shooter has been arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat.

    Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, who gained permanent resident status in 2022 through Operation Allies Welcome, was arrested Tuesday after posting a video on TikTok indicating he was building a bomb to target the Fort Worth area.
    Of special note, he was listed as “white” in the booking records.

    OBSERVATION - We don’t need to make arguments that these unvetted foreigners are a threat to our country. Their actions are making it for us.


    Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –

    The United States has deployed, installed, and activated a long-range, phased-array, military, radar at a main airport in Trinidad & Tobago. It covers the entire Venezuela coastline and deep inside the country.

    The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR is a multi-mission radar system for the U.S. Marine Corps that can perform air surveillance, air defense, air traffic control, and ground weapon locating.

    OBSERVATION - Another key command and control feature that speaks to the ability to conduct a very intense military operation against Venezuela should the word be given.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    President Trump may be angling to nullify DEI judge appointments made by the Biden White House, as the Biden DID NOT sign their commissions as required by law

    DEI Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson could be in danger of losing her seat, for example.

    Statutes dating back to 1792 (1 Stat. 281) and still in force (28 U.S.C. § 172, 5 U.S.C. § 2902, and others) require that commissions be “signed by the President” and “sealed with the Great Seal.”

    If a staffer used the autopen to “sign” Biden’s name without his authorization on the commission for Article III judges, the argument can (and should) be made that their rulings are not enforceable.

    OBSERVATION - Part of this analysis suggests that biden had no idea or approval of these selection in general. Making a case against KBJ would be hard because of the many public pronouncements by biden of her being his choice. The technicality would be in using autopen versus physical signature.

    But the autopen scandal, as noted before, extends far beyond this aspect, into pardons, and other executive actions that now could be considered null and void. This day has been coming and now it is here.


    Illegal Immigration –

    The Treasury Department published a memo warning that they will now be seizing any and all remittances sent abroad by illegals.
    As part of his escalating crackdown on illegals, President Trump’s Treasury has issued a memo stating it will begin seizing remittances sent abroad by illegal aliens, with all suspicious transactions over $2,000 to be flagged.

    pic.twitter.com/a2h2xQG9R1

    OBSERVATION - Illegals sending remittances to out of nation ‘family and friends’ has long been a problem as millions (billions) of dollars have left the economy via that route. Shutting this off would reportedly create havoc in the economy of Mexico, for instance, given that the inflow of US money has a huge impact on spending (or money available for spending). Same to for other Central/South American countries, to varying degrees. Once again, stripping a financial incentive from the illegals and making them vulnerable to arrest will create more leverage to self deport.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    Economic Impact –

    Putin has signed Russia’s 2026 budget, allocating at least $166 billion to the war against Ukraine, one-third of all spending and the highest military outlay since the Soviet era. To fund it, Russia slashed social programs.

    OBSERVATION - This budget is also loaded with a lot of tax increases boost funding. Given the amount of funding and the glacial advance pace in Ukraine, the Russia people are not getting much for their money and pretty soon it will bounce back against putin.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 40 degree range, mostly cloudy. Inference to continued local fog conditions.

    RUMINT –
    Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, put it to the Ukrainian leadership that their country’s long-term interests would be better served by a tariff relief rather than long-range Tomahawk missiles, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

    This comes days after a Bloomberg News report that Witkoff told Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide that the two should work together on a ceasefire plan for Ukraine and that Putin should raise it with Trump.

    https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/artc-what-good-was-a-handful-of-missiles-going-to-accomplish-report-claims-witkoff-offered-ukraine-tariff-relief-instead-of-tomahawks

    OBSERVATION - WTH, Witkoff is becoming a Russian asset.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Overnight, Russia launched 122 attack drones and 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles at Ukraine from multiple directions. Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 104 drones, including Shaheds and Geran variants. Hits from 18 drones and both missiles were recorded across 13 locations. Debris fell in 2 more.

    Overnight, Ukrainian drones once again attacked energy infrastructure in occupied Donetsk region. Several explosions were reported, as well as power outages across the region.

    Russian losses per 30/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1160 men
    +5 tanks
    +14 ACVs
    +7 artillery
    +2 MLRS

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    Russia appearing to making another push from the north after a few days of relative inactivity.

    ***
    (NOTE - this is another analysts view/report of actions around Pokrovsk. While containing a hint of propaganda, views seemingly are parallel to other analysts)

    POKROVSK: UKR forces have inflicted stinging defeats on Russian troops over the past 48 hours, frustrating Moscow’s long-running bid to capture the city.
    Despite dense fog and a 15-to-1 numerical disadvantage, UKR defenders repulsed more than two dozen Russian assaults, reclaimed contested city blocks along the Donetska Railway, and kept vital supply lines open to Myrnohrad.

    UKR Airborne troops and SOF , backed by relentless FPV-drone strikes, destroyed three Russian BMPs, wiped out a company-sized assault near Rodynske, (north of Pokrovsk) and killed or wounded an estimated 400 attackers across the sector.

    Precision F-16 raids obliterated a Russian command post and drone launch site in the rear. Ukrainian commanders say aggressive counter-attacks and interdicted Ru logistics have turned Pokrovsk into a graveyard for Russian momentum.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Indicators suggest that the fight for Pokrovsk is anything but over.

    A point I made a while ago is more pertinent now. Russian ‘assaults’ have withered to small squad and maybe platoon infiltration attempts. Russia is unable to mount larger unit attacks due to personal and equipment shortages. Any movement of tanks/armor get swarmed by drones almost immediately and inspire of the creativeness of Russian designs to protect them, they get disabled and destroyed anyway. Coordination between adjacent units is also lacking. Russia throws small units of men into conflict with little more than hope that the fog holds out.

    “Modern” warfare states that forces should be concentrated for a breakthrough with follow-on forces moving quickly behind to exploit any successes. That hasn’t been seen by Russians since early periods of the war, when they still had a lot of tanks and armored vehicles.

    This all comes around to say that, though Russia has a degree of initiative in Pokrovsk, they are doing so at great cost.

    Finally, the more I read about Witkoff and his negotiating blunders, the madder I get. He is clueless should these reports be verified. Tariff relief will mean nothing if your country is ruled by Russia. And if, as it appears, he is in essence operating as an agent for Russia, he needs to be dumped ASAP.


    Europe / NATO General –

    ISW. Lithuanian authorities reported on November 29 that they detected over 60 balloons flying into Lithuanian airspace from Belarus overnight and that an unspecified number of balloons forced the Vilnius International Airport to temporarily suspend operations in the early morning of November 29, impacting 22 flights and 3,000 travelers. Aerial incursions have forced Vilnius International Airport to suspend operations several times in recent months.

    ISW continues to assess that Russia is increasingly engaging in covert and overt attacks against Europe and the ongoing Russian airspace violations are likely part of “Phase Zero” — Russia’s broader informational and psychological condition-setting phase — to prepare for a possible NATO-Russia war in the future.

    Belarus is Russia’s de facto cobelligerent in the war in Ukraine, thus, Belarusian incursions into NATO airspace

    https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1994994805256949855?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    OBSERVATION - Not directly identified, the launching sites for these balloons is Belarus.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Hamas continues to be reduced in Gaza, both inside and out of the Yellow Zone.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Rafah: 3-4 militants were killed while trying to escape from a tunnel in Jenin district of Rafah. Israeli army forces this morning identified a number of militants who were trying to escape from an underground tunnel in the Jenin neighborhood in Rafah. An aircraft attacked the cell, and it is estimated that between three and four militants were killed. Israeli army forces are currently conducting scans of the area in order to locate the bodies, identify the dead, and check whether among those killed are also Hamas commanders who were involved in managing the underground operation.

    https://t.me/yediotnews25/114073

    ***
    Israel launches a series of airstrikes on the city of Rafah, Shuja’iyya neighborhood in Gaza City, and in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

    ——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

    Israeli forces launched a campaign of raids and arrests during a raid on the town of Al-Zawiya in the city of Salfit at dawn today.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Intensity of IDF actions in Gaza remain at a relatively low level. IDF methodically eliminating Hamas when they get identified and located. I suspect that the level of action is concurrent with Trump’s desire to get an international force together to disarm Hamas. How long Trump/Israel will let that float is uncertain. Given that Hamas absolutely refuses to disarm will require a pretty substantial and experienced combat force - and few nations want to step up for that mission.

    Clock continues to tick on expanded operations against Hezbollah.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Iran just launched a ballistic missile from its western Ilam province.
    Target: Iraqi Kurdistan

    The Iranian Revolutionary Guards: “The Iranian Air Force recently attacked bases loyal to Israel in the Iraq area and attacked military positions of armed Kurdish militias carrying out actions for Israel”

    In previous cases Iran blamed Iraqi Kurdistan to be a base of an Israeli Mossad station

    This is the first time since the 12-day war in June that Iran has launched ballistic missiles not as a test, but as an actual strike.

    OBSERVATION - Some analysts are saying that this is part of the effort by Iran to rebuild its “tough guy” image in the region.

    ***
    Anti-regime protests erupted again in Iran, this time in Qir and Karzin County, Fars Province. Iranian protesters fought back against the Islamist regime’s oppressive security forces, forcing them to retreat after stones were thrown. The protests began when regime agents attempted to confiscate citizens’ vehicles, prompting locals to resist and spark the protests. Videos of the confrontation have gone viral on Iranian social media, with calls for other cities to join and for a new uprising against the totalitarian regime.

    OBSERVATION - The general public is increasingly oppressed and the fuse is short. I have no understanding why the regime would try to confiscate private vehicles, unless it is to bolster their supply lost in the 12 day war.

    ***
    Iranian state news agency IRNA reported yesterday that electricity production has been stopped at Kharkheh Dam, the largest earthen dam in the Middle East and one of the largest in the world, due to a “decrease in the reservoir’s water levels.”

    OBSERVATIONS - It has reached what is called zero pool. Double hit, no power and no drinking water.


    Iraq -

    Patriotic Iraqi Shia Movement/PSM political party leader Muqtada Al Sadr refuses to discuss what his group wants. Since the national elections on November 11, Sadr’s party has aligned itself with factions that control 137 of the 329 parliamentary seats. While that’s only 42 percent of the seats, adding a few more small factions could give Sadr a chance to form a new government. The current government is led by Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, who is no friend of Sadr and will have to make deals with several factions to hold onto his job. Sudani also wants to maintain good relations with the United States and continued assurances of American assistance in dealing with an increasingly unstable and aggressive Iran. While Iran maintains outwardly peaceful relations with Iraq, that could change if the new Iraqi government goes through with a plan to disarm the pro-Iran PMF/ Popular Mobilization Forces militia. Iran sees this as another effort by Israel and the Americans to curb Iranian power in the reg

    https://www.strategypage.com/qnd/iraq/articles/2025113055332.aspx#gsc.tab=0

    OBSERVATION - Sadr continues to play a big role in Iraqi politics, even though largely sitting the latest election out on the sideline. Though Sadr’s alliance religiously is linked to Iran, they maintain a relative strong independence streak from Iran and the US as well.


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    Trump inferred that he was shutting down Venezuelan airspace “in its entirety” amid a surge in drug trafficking from the South American nation, he announced Saturday morning.

    “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY. Trump wrote in a morning Truth Social post.

    OBSERVATION - No orders reportedly have been given, but the inference is enough to put further pressure on the Madaro govt and keep the PSYOPS level high.
    Should the US choose to attack land based Venezuelan sites, the most probable scenario would be air strikes and missiles. Boots on the ground one of the least likely, early scenarios.

    We have a good supply of Marines in the region and the 82d Abn just a short flight away, but I think the last thing Trump wants is the potential for US ground forces to get bogged down in action and have casualties that the left will pounce upon here in the States.


    Central / South America General-

    The Dominican Republic has agreed to allow U.S. forces restricted access for refueling and logistical operations, including KC-135 tanker aircraft for maritime patrols and C-130 Hercules cargo planes for disaster relief and reconnaissance.

    Dominican President Luis Abinader emphasized the temporary nature of the deal, citing a tenfold increase in drug seizures due to U.S. collaboration. However, critics suspect broader geopolitical motives, particularly against Venezuela.


    Misc of Note –

    La Niña, associated with cool water over the tropical Pacific, has a significant impact on Northwest weather, influencing temperature, precipitation, and snowfall.
    As described below, La Niña has strengthened recently, and some decidedly La Niña weather is now in the forecasts.

    According to the latest observations, we are about to transition from a weak to a moderate La Niña. (Previous forecasts did not indicate a transition)

    La Niña winters tend to be associated with an upper-level ridge of high pressure over the Gulf of Alaska and associated cold northerly flow over the Northwest. La Niña winters tend to be cooler than normal over the Northwest, generally with more snow than typical.

    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/11/30/la-nina-strengthens-what-are-the-implications-for-this-winter/

    OBSERVATION - While still largely in the tea leaves stage, weather forecasters have an abundance of historic data from which to base their predictions on. A strengthening La Nina will make for an interesting winter season. Check your winter preps. Monitor for severe weather as forecasts become more shorter ranged and accurate.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/29/2025 7:28:22 AM PST · 1,085 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott. Ongoing

    ***
    Weekend Forecast - Leftists moving forward on their “Mass Blackout”, there are no components of violence expected to he associated with it.
    There have been reports of local attempts to physically block stores.
    Other weekly sign waving and shouting events scheduled across the country. Low potential for violence unless local conditions change. Continued Antifa and related protests / low grade riots at ICE facilities noted above as well as any other developing active areas surges are occurring.

    As alway, unforeseen events could trigger the leftists to surge in response. Keep abreast of local news.

    ***

    COLOR REVOLUTION UPDATE

    (PHASE 1/2, Civil and Miitary/police) Judge Boasberg gives Trump admin one week to file affidavits from all officials involved in decision to carry out Alien Enemies Act deportation to El Salvador despite Boasberg’s order to turn the planes around. ‘Contempt prosecution’ could follow

    OBSERVATION - Boasberg has resumed his assault on Executive powers. Appeals and USSC has already ruled he has zero jurisdiction over immigration policies and that the deportations were allowable. He has become the Sen Kelly ‘FACE’ to the growing color revolution in the judiciary branch.

    ***

    Mosab Hassan Yousef has seen how terrorist movements build from the inside, as he grew up the son of one of Hamas’s co-founders. Now he’s warning that jihadis are putting the same destructive game plan that turned Gaza into an Islamic terrorist cesspool into action in the United States.

    Yousef began, “From the inside, it looks innocent — just kids at summer camps, families at mosques, neighbors sharing meals. But growing up in the West Bank, I saw only what few did: my father, Sheikh Hassan Yousef, wasn’t just a community leader. He was one of the architects of the Muslim Brotherhood’s project in the territories — a project that would birth Hamas. I was there in our living room when Sheikh Ahmad Yassin came from Gaza to plan with him. Not bombs. Not yet. Just schools, charities, mosques, research institutions. Building trust. Indoctrinating a generation. Waiting.”

    https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2025/11/28/muslims-are-using-gaza-tactics-in-us-warns-hamas-co-founders-son-n4946445

    OBSERVATION - Radical Islam as a factor in any CW2 scenario can operate out side of the current Color Revolution developing by the left. Opportunistic, in many instances it partners up with Antifa, democrat socialists, et al. But as Yousef continually notes, Islam sees itself as the ultimate ruler over socialists and other leftists - they are just pawns, useful idiots.
    Of particular note is the concept of concentration of islamic imigration - setting up power bases that can progressively move outward and multiply to force islamic law and submission bit by bit. Dearborn MI case in point. Other sites in Texas, Illinois, NY etc are growing as well.
    How islam will play in the Color Revolution perhaps as the violent sector? Haven’t fit this piece of the jigsaw puzzle yet. But on its own, its growing into its own serious threat.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    A Virginia high school principal and his brother were arrested for allegedly planning to carry out a heinous attack involving firearms and explosives to kill US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday.

    John Wilson Bennett, and his brother Mark Booth Bennett, have each been charged with conspiracy to commit malicious wounding. According to DHS, the pair was overheard by Virginia state police officers on November 17 discussing alleged plans to “kill police officers and ICE agents.” Additionally, Mark was allegedly overheard stating his intention to meet with like-minded individuals in Las Vegas, Nevada, to purchase firearms with explosive rounds to carry out the killings, according to the press release.

    https://thepostmillennial.com/virginia-high-school-assistant-principal-and-brother-arrested-for-alleged-plot-to-kill-ice-agents#google_vignette

    OBSERVATION - In some ways parallel Color Revolution goals by stoking violence. This is the fruit of the constant propaganda spewed by congressional and other leaders on the left and amplified by the MSM.

    ***
    Rahmanullah Lakanwal - continuing

    “Working with the United States Attorney’s offices here at the Department of Justice and prosecutors across the country, we were able to serve search warrants literally overnight and through the night,” FBI Director Kath Patel said Thursday morning.

    He added:
    We were able to hit the house in Washington State. During that process, we seized numerous electronic devices, to include cell phones, laptops, iPads and other material that is being analyzed as we speak. Pursuant to that investigation and any known associates of the subject and of that house is how we ended up in San Diego, where interviews were conducted and are going to be continued to be conducted.
    “We will go anywhere in the country or the world where the evidence leads us,” Patel said, adding:

    https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/11/27/kash-patel-fbi-seized-evidence-at-afghan-gunmans-house/

    There are unconfirmed reports that the FBI found pro-Taliban propaganda and “jihad against American soldiers” searches on his devices

    OBSERVATION - Components of a lone wolf, nested in receiving radicalization and a push to target NG. Again, why drive across the country when deployed NG are in Oregon and Washington state?

    Meanwhile, contrary to the evidence so far, the MSM is trying to portray him as a poor immigrant with little to his name. Right

    Also being remembered are the attacks on US forces that these afghan “allies” perpetuated, informing Taliban of operations and security.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Black Friday numbers being crunched and we won’t likely see any initial figures until Monday at the earliest.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Suddenly, democrats have the orders for all Epstine files to be released and suddenly there is silence from the left.

    More fallout from the Seditious Six and documented linkage to a wider, subversive plan - See CW2 in recent posts on Color Revolution.

    With the death of the Specialist, will the MSM continue to try to blame Trump and the presence of NG in DC for the death, or will they try to let that spin down?


    TRUMP Watch –

    Trump announced the termination of all presidential orders signed by Biden using the “automatic pen,” which are actually most of the orders and documents approved during the previous administration

    Among those autopen orders is the appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson

    OBSERVATION - Rumbling for the past several months, the volcano is entering the eruption phase with guaranteed titanic court fights. I read somewhere that this could affect upwards of 80% of biden’s actions. Needs clear documentation that these ‘signatures’ were done without biden’s authorization - documents released over the summer indicate this being case.


    Illegal Immigration –

    The Trump administration is working toward cutting illegal migrants off from federal tax benefits and money transfer services, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday.

    “At [President Trump’s] direction, we are working to cut off federal benefits to illegal aliens and preserve them for U.S. citizens,” Bessent wrote on X.

    As part of the effort, the Treasury Department will propose new regulations “clarifying that the refunded portions of certain individual income tax benefits are no longer available to illegal and other non-qualified aliens, covering the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Additional Child Tax Credit, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and the Saver’s Match Credit,” according to the the Trump administration official.

    https://nypost.com/2025/11/28/us-news/treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-moves-to-cut-off-illegal-migrants-from-tax-benefits-and-cross-border-money-transfers/

    OBSERVATION - Financial incentives is one of the strongest motivators of the recent flood of illegals. They’ve been able to suck billions of dollars out of the federal budget as well as the economy in general. You take away the money and incentives, you take away the ability to sponge off the system. Coupled with deportations and arrests, this will encourage many to self deport.

    ***
    Customs and Border Protection forces have left Chicago, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is still taking criminal illegals off the streets of the Windy City.

    ICE noted that it has not put a halt to its mission of arresting dangerous criminal illegals “despite resistance from activists and sanctuary politicians like Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson,” the agency said in a press release.

    https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/11/27/ice-continues-to-arrest-violent-illegal-migrants-in-chicago/

    RELATED

    (FO) Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) said she was informed that ICE is planning to triple its staffing levels at the Broadview, IL ICE facility by January 2026 ahead of a second surge. Underwood said ICE is also planning to expand its office space in the city.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****
    ISW. Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated that Russia does not recognize the US-proposed peace plan as a serious agreement and indicated that Russia is not interested in ending the war on the Trump administration’s desired rapid timeline.

    Putin reiterated that Russia cannot sign any peace or other agreements with the current or future Ukrainian government and reiterated accusations that any Ukrainian government not under the Kremlin’s control is illegitimate, another clear rejection of the US peace proposal.

    Putin demanded Ukraine’s withdrawal from unoccupied parts of illegally annexed Ukrainian regions as a precondition for a ceasefire, not a peace deal. Such a concession would force Ukraine to withdraw to lines that are indefensible against renewed Russian aggression and would consign millions of Ukrainians to life under Russian occupation, therefore failing to guarantee a lasting peace.

    Putin also demanded that the international community recognize Russia’s territorial conquests in Ukraine, likely to set legal grounds to justify a reinvasion of Ukraine at the opportune time.

    https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1994656800965075050?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    OBSERVATION - Lucy/football


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 40 degree range, mostly cloudy. Inference to continued local fog conditions.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Overnight, Russia launched a massive combined missile and drone attack on Kyiv. Cruise and ballistic missiles, including Kalibrs and possible Kinzhal, struck residential areas and energy infrastructure. Explosions hit Nivky, Solomianskyi, and nearby Vyshneve. A child was injured, and western Kyiv is without power

    The Ukrainian Air Force reported on the overnight combined missile and drone attack.

    Shot down:
    558/596 Shahed and other type drones
    1/5 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles
    12/23 Kh-101/Iskander-K cruise missiles
    4/4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles
    2/4 Kh-59/69 cruise missiles

    The Afipsky oil refinery in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, was attacked by Ukraine last night. The facility, frequently used in Russia’s military supply chain, has been targeted multiple times throughout the war.

    An energy facility in Kazan, southwestern Russia, was reportedly hit in a Ukrainian strike last night. A substation exploded, causing a blackout across parts of the city.

    Russian losses per 29/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +910 men
    +1 tank
    +15 ACVs
    +3 artillery

    ISW. The frontline in Ukraine is not facing imminent collapse despite recent Russian gains and Kremlin assertions.

    https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1994656800965075050?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    Russian Territory –

    Two Russian oil tankers were attacked and set on fire in the Black Sea. Ukrainian forces used Sea Baby naval drones in the attack. Both tankers are on the sanctions listing and are part of the “shadow” fleet.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Though Ukraine has been successfully hitting Russian targets over the past months, Russia by shear volume continues to smash into Ukraine. The latest being one of the largest in the past couple months. Targets being power/heat, unspecified military and civilian (terror).

    Eyes continue to be primarily on Pokrovsk, but Russian forces appear to be stalled sealing the deal. OSINT I’ve seen roughly suggests that Russia is attempting to penetrate deeper on the north and south to better interdict Ukraine supplies to the city, rather that continue frontal assaults (which may resume if they are successful in cutting off resupply).


    Poland –

    Eastern Polish airspace shut down over night as NATO aircraft scrambled to meet any threats posed by Russia’s drone and cruise missile raid on Ukraine. There have been reports that a number of Russian drone penetrated into Polish airspace.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    ——— GENERAL ——————————-

    Remarkably mostly on the quiet side. Some action in Lebanon and some strikes in Gaza, but nothing substantially noteworthy.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Actions pretty much constant with spikes in activity . The big future event is resumption of intense air strikes and likely ground active in S Lebanon. It is highly unlikely IMHO Lebanon will do much more against Hezbollah, so Israel will be free soon to resume taking it apart. More under Lebanon.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Petrol is going to become more expensive for many motorists in Iran, as from December 6 they will have to pay higher prices at gas stations if they use more than 160 liters a month.

    The fossil fuel is heavily subsidized in Iran, where gasoline offered to consumers is the cheapest globally. The Middle Eastern country also has the fourth-largest oil reserves and the second-biggest natural gas reserves in the world.

    In recent decades, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has massively expanded its economic influence and become closely intertwined with the country’s oil and gas industry.
    “As long as these problems remain unresolved, the state will shift the burden onto the population without implementing any far-reaching reforms,” Jamshid Assadi, an expert on the Iranian economy warned.

    https://www.dw.com/en/iran-gasoline-price-hike-risks-more-public-unrest/a-74936945?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf

    OBSERVATION - The last time Iran jacked gasoline prices up, riots broke out in parts of the country. Now with drought and persistent power outages / shortages while the regime pushes to rebuild its military and nuclear programs, the masses may be poked into another round of protests.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    Hezbollah threatens Israel that it will retaliate for the taking out of its #2 leader at a time and place of its choosing.


    Central / South America General-

    Peru will declare a state of emergency along its border with Chile, President José Jerí said on Friday, as migrants seek to cross into the country following a Chilean presidential frontrunner’s vow to expel undocumented migrants.

    Honduras is set to have national elections tomorrow. Trend is leaning towards hand picked leftist candidates with a heaping dose of fraud.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/28/2025 7:03:09 AM PST · 1,083 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    Hope everyone had a restful and thankful day yesterday.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott, ongoing

    ***
    Weekend Forecast - Leftists moving forward on their “Mass Blackout”, there are no components I’ve seen that indicate attempts to physically block stores.
    Other weekly sign waving and shouting events scheduled across the country. Low potential for violence unless local conditions change. Continued Antifa and related protests / low grade riots at ICE facilities noted above as well as any other developing active areas surges are occurring.

    As alway, unforeseen events could trigger the leftists to surge in response. Keep abreast of local news.

    ***
    Over the course of the years here at Threat Matrix, numerous scenarios for CW2 have been laid out and considered. The increasing development of what is being called a Color Revolution is seemingly pulling many of these scenarios into a more cohesive and focused effort.

    COLOR REVOLUTION -

    Keeping this edited version up for another day.

    *** Recommend you cut and paste this somewhere for future reference ***

    To reiterate - what is ‘color’ revolution?

    It is a subversive program to gradually overthrow a govt that has been used time and again in recent years. It increases pressures over three distinct phases, each designed to win the hearts of the masses in part by trying to get the govt to overreact as well as stripping away social / military support mechanisms of that govt - to make it illegitimate in the eyes of the population.
    It is composed of three recognizable phases.

    PHASE ONE:

    -Form underground opposition networks.

    -Create strong slogans and powerful information operations as recruitment tools.

    -Upon a certain well-coordinated signal, well-funded, well-organized mass protests “spontaneously” appear.

    -The armed wing of the movement conducts carefully coordinated, precision attacks on certain government infrastructure.

    PHASE TWO:

    -Discredit military, security, and law enforcement forces through information operations, coordination with friendly media, strikes, civil disobedience, rioting, and sabotage.

    -Occupy civic facilities and refuse to leave until your demands are met.

    -Strengthen and grow a highly organized logistics support network.

    -Issue ultimatums to the government, threatening violent uprisings if demands are unmet. The goal is to either have the government acquiesce or engage in violent repression, in each case thereby delegitimizing itself.

    PHASE THREE:

    -Overthrow the government in a “non-violent” manner that is actually quite violent.

    -Open attacks on authorities, seizure of government buildings, destruction of government symbols.

    -Coordinate media messaging. If the government attacks, media will accuse the government of attacking “peaceful protestors.” If the government makes concessions, it will appear impotent because protestors will not compromise.

    -Widespread delegitimization of the government is effective in the minds of the populace; the government either willingly cedes power or is violently removed.

    -The once underground opposition forces’ leadership now seizes control of the government.

    Throughout the development of this revolution, six key elements will be targeted as noted above. They called the Six Pillars. The Six Pillars describe the underlying foundations that keep a government functioning.

    - Business,
    - Labor,
    - Faith,
    - Education,
    - Civil Service, and
    - Military/Police.

    Finally, there is another component of a color revolution, a metric called the 3.5% Rule. FO sums this up as follows -
    In her book, Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, researcher and strategist Erica Chenoweth claims that no regime has survived a resistance campaign that includes 3.5% of a country.
    In other words, a study of over 300 violent and nonviolent resistance campaigns finds that every campaign that achieved the active and sustained participation of just 3.5% of the population succeeded in toppling a government.
    So to put this into perspective: the anti-Trump resistance needs 3.5% of the United States, or roughly 12 million people, to participate. In two national days of protests, we’ve seen mobilizations of around three million protesters, or roughly 25% of what’s needed to achieve the 3.5% Rule.

    ***
    Connecting some key dots -

    (PHASE 1/2, Military/Police) On November 11th - just days before the video - the National Lawyers Guild published a page urging service members to refuse “illegal” orders.

    This page contained the same talking point in the Sedition Six video. Shows coordination by other groups with the Seditious Six. Sen Gallagos’ statement that he got his ‘script’ too late to join the video is further confirmation that this was not a spontaneous act, but one deliberately designed and set up.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    National Guardswoman Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died from injuries she suffered after being shot in an ambush-style attack near the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday afternoon. President Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening before he made calls to the U.S. military on Thanksgiving. The other National Guardsman is in critical condition and “fighting for his life,” the president added.

    Beckstrom had volunteered to work over Thanksgiving so other troops could be with their families for the holiday.

    More word that the third guardsman that came to their rescue used a personal pocket knife to engage the attacker until a fourth armed soldier arrived and subdued the shooter.

    ***
    More background on the shooter - Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is coming out. Some has already been reported but repeated here to tie some loose ends.

    - In Afghanistan, he worked with a CIA and U.S. Special Forces (SOF) at an outpost in Kandahar

    - Lakanwal was let into the U.S. in 2021 under Joe Biden’s administration, following Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.

    Now get ready for this latest, strongly suggesting connections here in the US to the CIA and deep staters that strongly suggest his actions were not his own, but manipulated. Venturing up to the edge of the tinfoil zone, but so far these claims have been holding up

    - The Soros-linked NGO “World Relief” funded the settlement of National Guard shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal in Washington State, from Afghanistan. World Relief has received US TAXPAYER DOLLARS through USAID. This same NGO has worked with pro-migration and open borders groups in recent years that are heavily backed by Soros as well. 75% percent of the organization’s income came from government grants, primarily through USAID. (You think DOGE may have hit a raw nerve?)

    World Relief also has been attempting to change how Evangelical Christians think about the subject. World Relief worked with the National Immigration Forum and Baptist Press to promote open borders. (Color PHASE 1/2, Religion)

    - Valerie and Stanley Creighton, the rich white liberals in Bellingham, Washington allowed Lakanwal to live inside their home as they raised money for him and his family, are Democrat donors.
    They have since deleted the GoFund Me page they created for their jihadist guest. Also have cleaned their other social media accounts to remove association to Lakanwal. You can bet they have associations with other deep state funders.

    - Lakanwal, reportedly worked for the International Rescue Committee while in the US.

    ***What is the International Rescue Committee?***

    A deep dive into the International Rescue Committee indicates it is a CIA front. I’ve gone down the link below and the claims and documentation seem pretty firm and it has support from other sources I’m comfortable with. It expands on it pretty well,. Again, recommend you read the link.

    https://x.com/datarepublican/status/1994118842239610989?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    Bottom line - International Rescue Committee is a CIA cover for transporting their CIA trained assets out of a country they’ve overthrown and is now being taken back by another force or its citizens.

    Thus direct evidence of CIA involvement and influence. Why else would he drive all the way across the country (he could have shot NG in Seattle or Portland) to shoot NG in DC.

    Folks, this could be a run down a rabbit hole, but at this stage i don’t think so. This information has pushed my thoughts of categorizing this under CW2 as PHASE 1/2, Military/Police and Civil Service.

    It is no longer a Lone Wolf attack.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Today is the official Black Friday - named so because in the past, today’s sales would put businesses “in the black” for the year.

    Traditionally, it has also been used as a gauge to measure how the economy is doing. It has been made harder recently because of all the pre-Black Friday sales and Cyber Monday impacts. Economists are leaning towards a good day and overall holiday sales, suggesting some improvement to the economy.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Very hard push back coming from the right as the marxist democrats have been attempting to put the blame for the death of a NG soldier and critical wounding of another onto Trump in one way or another. Key point coming out from the right is if NG in uniform are not safe in DC - heaven help the poor residents.


    TRUMP Watch –

    After announcing the death of Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, Trump reiterated the total cessation of any immigrants coming from third world problem countries and a full green card review of those allowed in by biden.


    Illegal Immigration –

    TPS has been removed for Haitians and those here are now being reviewed for removal unless they self deport.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    Putin says Russia will halt hostilities if Ukraine pulls out from territories Moscow claims, otherwise, they’ll take them by force. He also whined that he didn’t expect new U.S. sanctions on Russian oil firms, claiming there were “no conflicts” with Washington after the Alaska summit. “I don’t even understand what’s happening,” he said.

    OBSERVATION - putin doubles down on his maxamilist demands. These peace talks are going nowhere.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 40 degree range, mostly cloudy. Inference to continued local fog conditions.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Overnight, Russia launched 72 strike drones and one Iskander-M ballistic missile at Ukraine. Around 50 were Shaheds. Ukrainian air defenses, jets, SAMs, EW units, and mobile teams, downed or suppressed 63 UAVs across the north, south, and east. The missile and 9 drones hit five locations. Debris fell in another.

    Russian losses per 28/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1100 men
    +7 tanks
    +15 ACVs
    +21 artillery

    General Staff of Armed forces of Ukraine confirmed strikes at Saratov oil refinery and UAV storage site at Saky airfield, as well as other military facilities

    Last night, 500 kV substation “Shakhty” in the hamlet of Kireevka (Oktyabrsky District, Rostov region) was struck. This substation supplies major power flows across southern Russia,

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Ukraine’s drone war maintains successes in the face of much larger, daily strikes from Russia. I will note that we hear less of some of the area Russia has hit due to OPSEC considerations, but news on massive hits on other targets like apartment buildings and shopping centers indicate Russia is still indiscriminately targeting Ukraine in many ways.

    Rumbles and rumors of US / European counter offers for a ceasefire and peace keep bouncing around - much to putin’s joy. Nothing is going to come from all of this - just retracing steps of previous failures. Until Russia is facing a sever pinch, there is no incentive for Moscow to treat any of these proposals seriously - and maintain their maximalist demands of essential Ukrainian unconditional surrender


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Hamas element in the Yellow Zone may have been eliminated.

    - IDF raid into S Syria

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Unconfirmed reports that indications are emerging in Israel that the last remaining terrorists in the Rafah tunnels have been eliminated overnight.

    ——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

    Israeli army is sending military reinforcements towards Tubas in the northern West Bank.

    ———INTERNATIONAL ————————

    Turkey is still hopeful that Israel will allow its troops to participate in the International Stabilization Force’s implementation in Gaza, KAN News reported on Thursday, citing an Arab diplomat from a nation involved in the mediation of the ongoing Israel-Gaza ceasefire.

    The diplomat said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is counting on “continued hesitation by other countries to send troops” and expects the United States to eventually press Israel to accept Turkish involvement.

    OBSERVATION - Not. . . . Gonna . . . . Happen

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Israel’s siege of the Hamas terrorists holed up in Yellow Zone Rafah tunnels has apparently been successful at little cost to the IDF. With these forces neutralized, IDF can more aggressively push into these pockets and eliminate the tunnel / bunker complexes after intel has had a chance to exploit any finds.

    IDF raid into S Syria puts terror elements on notice that they will be hit and hurt.

    See Lebanon for refined countdown for resumption of large scale attacks on Hezbollah.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    The US has reportedly given Lebanon until Dec. 31 to disarm Hezbollah, or accept responsibility for what follows.

    OBSERVATION - This appears to be an extension of a month from a previous deadline. It also coincides on a promise by the Lebanese govt to have disarmament accomplished by.

    This suggests that the window of opportunity for large scale Israeli strikes on Hezbollah is now moved into Jan 2026. History of the war over the past year has shown that once Washington’s deadlines have passed, Israel has quickly acted to attack targets. I don’t see any change to this pattern. The US continues to indicate that it is supportive of a large scale effort against Hezbollah.


    Syria -

    IDF troops arrested two brothers in Beit Jan, southern Syria, around 3 a.m., suspecting them of planting bombs and firing at Israeli forces.

    As the soldiers left with the detainees, terrorists opened fire from about 200 meters, wounding six reservists in a nearby vehicle.

    The IDF returned fire, killing several attackers, and called in an Air Force strike to secure the area. The suspects were taken to Israel for interrogation, and the wounded troops were evacuated to Rambam and Sheba hospitals.


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    President Trump says US land action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela will start “very soon”.

    OBSERVATION - “SOON” is a relative term and in this context more to drive PSYOPS against Madero than anything else. I have no doubt strikes on land targets is planned. Proclamations like this also loosen up narco-terror communications for exploitation and targeting at a later time.


    Misc of Note –

    Couple of a quick points I’ve should have mentioned much earlier.

    1. Winter is here and if you are driving to destinations, make sure you have a minimum amount of emergency supplies in your vehicle should you get stuck on the highway - blanket, food, water etc. There are an abundance of internet based resources available to check road and weather conditions - use them

    2. Holiday safety - There is always an increase in parking lot theft this season as criminals scope out potential targets to steal their purchases and money.

    - Be alert! Have your keys ready before you leave the store so you aren’t focusing on getting them out at your vehicle - and ignorant of robbers approaching you.

    - Park in well lit areas. Darkness is the friend of criminals

    - Be armed if possible, at least have pepper spray handy, like attached to the key ring you got out before leaving the store.

    - Scan the parking area - do you see suspicious people just hanging around.

    - Some stores / malls have offered in the past an escort service to your car. Check

    - Remember, noise and disruption is something robbers don’t want. Brings attention to their actions. Hit the HORN key on your key fob, setting off the alarm

    - Try not to shop alone but go with a spouse or friend

    - Last but not least, IMMEDIATELY lock your doors after entering your vehicle. Criminals may not reach you as you load, but may try to open the door to force the robbery or even car theft. If threatened, drive over the robbers.

    Sorry for the paranoia the above may generate, but every year these thefts get worse and worse.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/27/2025 8:38:21 AM PST · 1,081 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    Happy and blessed day of giving thanks to all out there.


    Globalism / Great Reset –

    Facial recognition technology is increasingly used in airports, police investigations and sports venues.
    Now Amazon’s Ring says it’s putting facial recognition for the first time into its home security doorbells and video cameras. It’s intended to identify your sister, a neighbor or other people you know.

    While the feature will be optional for Ring device owners, privacy advocates say it’s unfair that wherever the technology is in use, anyone within sight will have their faces scanned to determine who’s a friend or stranger.

    The Ring feature is “invasive for anyone who walks within range of your Ring doorbell,” said Calli Schroeder, senior counsel at the consumer advocacy and policy group Electronic Privacy Information Center. “They are not consenting to this.”

    https://archive.is/20251006225144/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/03/amazon-ring-doorbell-facial-recognition-pricacy/#selection-417.0-451.240

    OBSERVATION - Facial recognition has been growing for a long time now. I first encountered it of Fakebook when posting photos of family and friends well over 10 yrs ago. Then it sought to “allow” me to sort by individuals recognized by recognition at that time. Now, anyone who uses the video call feature of messenger helps refine their algorithm via the funny little face thingies that seek a face to turn into a frog or whatever.

    Ring takes this to a new level. Recognized because it interfaces with the internet, law enforcement can tap into the images. Adding a facial recognition package (and I’ll bet there is one already operating in the background) only sets up normalization for a much more surveillance state mindset. Tracking your associates, time line, etc.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    NOTE - Changes to the above. Portland downgraded as violent actions have decreased, though the threat could change. Charlotte and New Orleans added as a surge on illegals has started and some leftists are working to counter operations. Los Angeles is dropped as activity has fallen to previous baseline levels.

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***
    Over the course of the years here at Threat Matrix, numerous scenarios for CW2 have been laid out and considered. The increasing development of what is being called a Color Revolution is seemingly pulling many of these scenarios into a more cohesive and focused effort.

    COLOR REVOLUTION -

    You are going to see more and more of this phrase in the coming months and year. Key CW2 related news will be placed under the corresponding area of the Color scenario. How I’m going to do this will be a work in progress. For now I’ll add a identifies as to the Phase and pillar being attacked (further below)

    *** Recommend you cut and paste this somewhere for future reference ***

    To reiterate - what is ‘color’ revolution?

    It is a subversive program to gradually overthrow a govt that has been used time and again in recent years. It increases pressures over three distinct phases, each designed to win the hearts of the masses in part by trying to get the govt to overreact as well as stripping away social / military support mechanisms of that govt - to make it illegitimate in the eyes of the population.
    It is composed of three recognizable phases.

    PHASE ONE:

    -Form underground opposition networks.

    -Create strong slogans and powerful information operations as recruitment tools.

    -Upon a certain well-coordinated signal, well-funded, well-organized mass protests “spontaneously” appear.

    -The armed wing of the movement conducts carefully coordinated, precision attacks on certain government infrastructure.

    Actions in this phase include the various “Indivisible” rallies, “No Kings” rally, etc. With this is the selection of a “color” as a kind of flag to rally around. Earlier this year activists came together and designated “Yellow” as the color. These efforts have their start in earnest following Trump’s election in 2024.

    The last bullet item can be linked in ways to Antifa’s increase in attacking ICE operations, an opening to an eventual increase in attacks on other infrastructure.

    PHASE TWO:

    -Discredit military, security, and law enforcement forces through information operations, coordination with friendly media, strikes, civil disobedience, rioting, and sabotage.

    -Occupy civic facilities and refuse to leave until your demands are met.

    -Strengthen and grow a highly organized logistics support network.

    -Issue ultimatums to the government, threatening violent uprisings if demands are unmet. The goal is to either have the government acquiesce or engage in violent repression, in each case thereby delegitimizing itself.

    The first bullet item is being met by the Sedition Six, on top of the daily media blast against ICE/BP/DHS, National Guard and other elements of the administration.

    We have been operating in early stages of this phase for a while now, but is promising to increase over the course of the next year.

    Indivisible - by far the lead activist origination of the revolution has called for increasing direct action and civil disobedience in the coming year. Unspoken, they may attempt to increase violent actions against the govt. All designed to put the administration in a bad light. A further catalyst to this action is the 2026 midterm elections where the left will be putting out a full court press to retake at least one if not both houses of congress.

    Buckle up folks - it only goes downhill from here

    PHASE THREE:

    -Overthrow the government in a “non-violent” manner that is actually quite violent.

    -Open attacks on authorities, seizure of government buildings, destruction of government symbols.

    -Coordinate media messaging. If the government attacks, media will accuse the government of attacking “peaceful protestors.” If the government makes concessions, it will appear impotent because protestors will not compromise.

    -Widespread delegitimization of the government is effective in the minds of the populace; the government either willingly cedes power or is violently removed.

    -The once underground opposition forces’ leadership now seizes control of the government.

    We’ve already seen this action to a degree with the MSM providing extensive cover for the violent, progressive/socialist left. The growth of violent actions will likely trigger violent pushback from the right. 2020 conservatives largely kept their powder dry, looking to our vote to maintain balance. That has been stripped away and organized elements may rise up deepening on the size and location of violence. Any where from ‘Rooftop Korean” elements to other self defense militias.

    Throughout the development of this revolution, six key elements will be targeted as noted above. They called the Six Pillars. The Six Pillars describe the underlying foundations that keep a government functioning.

    - Business,
    - Labor,
    - Faith,
    - Education,
    - Civil Service, and
    - Military/Police.

    Again, we’ve seen elements of revolutionary left working in all of these. Now, there will be increasing coordination of effort and a lot of outside (Soros) money thrown at them.

    Finally, there is another component of a color revolution, a metric called the 3.5% Rule. FO sums this up as follows -

    “In her book, Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, researcher and strategist Erica Chenoweth claims that no regime has survived a resistance campaign that includes 3.5% of a country.
    In other words, a study of over 300 violent and nonviolent resistance campaigns finds that every campaign that achieved the active and sustained participation of just 3.5% of the population succeeded in toppling a government.
    So to put this into perspective: the anti-Trump resistance needs 3.5% of the United States, or roughly 12 million people, to participate. In two national days of protests, we’ve seen mobilizations of around three million protesters, or roughly 25% of what’s needed to achieve the 3.5% Rule.”

    For the first time, I’m actually seeing the frame work for CW2 evolve in a more definitive manner before my eyes. 2026 looks to be the year of destiny.

    ***

    A left-wing group is putting up billboards in high-crime cities where President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard, telling military service members that is not what they “signed up for” and encouraging them to refuse “unlawful orders.”

    Win Without War, a self-described “diverse network of activists and national organizations working for progressive foreign policy,” launched its billboard campaign in September in Washington, DC, before expanding to Chicago, Memphis, and the military bases Ft. Bragg and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

    Social media users drew similarities from the billboards to the recent video made by Democrat senators and representatives telling service members to “refuse illegal orders” from the Trump administration.

    https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2025/11/26/billboards-urging-national-guardsmen-to-refuse-orders-from-trump-admin-sprout-up-around-country/

    OBSERVATION - PHASE 2, Military / Police
    The left is hitting this hard to reach those pre-Trump military members. Recruiting has reached all time high - due to support and confidence in Trump. These billboards only confirm their enlistments.
    (FO) The theme around “illegal orders” is emerging in Trump Resistance narratives. This includes what appear to be psychological operations directed at military and civilian personnel intended to undermine the capacity of the Trump administration, both in domestic immigration enforcement and foreign policy.

    ***
    Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has put Trump and the federal government “on notice” and vows to go after federal officers who “break the law.”

    OBSERVATION - PHASE 2, Military / Police, Kotek will cross the line into federal supremacy clause should she be stupid enough to try this.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    A lot overnight, trying to sort this all out -

    Two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House and latest I’ve seen are in critical condition. A female guardsman was reportedly shot in the head. A third guardsman may have also been injured as he attacked the shooter with a knife. The shooter was also shot (by a fourth soldier) and was apprehended. The FBI has taken charge of the investigation as a potential terrorism incident.

    The shooter has been identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Lakanwal, 29, arrived in the United States in September 2021, one month after the Afghanistan withdrawal conducted under the Biden-Harris administration.

    He entered the country through “Operation Allies Welcome,” the program created to bring Afghan nationals to the U.S. following the evacuation.

    Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to his prior work with the U.S. government, including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar.

    Lakanwal visa expired and stayed here illegally.

    Lakanwal was allegedly lying in wait before he rounded the corner near the Farragut West Metro Station in Northwest DC around 2:15 p.m., then opened fire, striking a female guard in the chest before shooting her in the head, according to law enforcement sources.

    He reportedly yelled “Allahu Akbar” during the attack.

    FURTHER CONTEXT

    The shooting occurred in the context of Democrats and leftists saying that the National Guard troops are following “illegal orders” to be “Trump’s Gestapo.”

    Don Lemon told illegal aliens to buy guns and “fight back” against federal officers, then two National Guard troops were shot near the White House. His rhetoric is dangerous and reckless.

    Former CNN host Don Lemon urged “black and brown people here illegally” to arm themselves against federal officers, instructing followers to “take up weapons” and resist enforcement. His comments preceded the shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House, fueling outrage that media figures are stoking violence against U.S. forces. Lemon’s invocation of the Second Amendment to justify armed resistance by illegal aliens is historically false and legally dangerous. Critics say federal authorities must act before more troops are targeted.

    Senator Slotkin just a few days ago claiming the National Guard was about to start shooting at American civilians.

    Antifa and leftists on Bluesky are celebrating the ambush shooting of the National Guard troops near the White House. They repeat the false claim being popularized by leftists that those troops are following illegal orders from the President.

    https://x.com/mrandyngo/status/1993807754625175858?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    FLASHBACK: Email obtained by Sen Hawley shows the Biden admin ordered them to fill up planes with Afghan “refugees” even without vetting them.

    OBSERVATION - A lot to swallow, but my first cut is that this is probably a lone wolf attack. The only doubt in my mind comes into play with the gunman’s history working with the CIA, illegal status (visa expired), coming all the way from Washington State and the deliberate ambush. Plus, where did he get a gun. Those areas of doubt could be indicators that he was linked to a larger operation.

    Whether or not the FBI is open to publication of any links to a larger conspiracy is questionable, and we may not know.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Americans filed 216,000 new applications for unemployment benefits last week, down 6,000 from the prior week and marking the lowest level since mid-April, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.

    The decline defied economists’ expectations for claims to rise to 225,000 and suggests companies remain reluctant to cut workers despite mounting economic headwinds and a string of high-profile layoff announcements.

    The data paint a picture of a labor market in transition: Employers are pulling back sharply on hiring but haven’t yet resorted to widespread workforce reductions. Companies including HP, ConocoPhillips, General Motors, Paramount, Target, UPS, Verizon, and Amazon have announced plans to eliminate positions in recent weeks, though those cuts haven’t shown up meaningfully in unemployment statistics.

    The weekly claims figures can be volatile around holidays, and on an unadjusted basis, new applications jumped last week ahead of Thanksgiving. The four-week moving average, which smooths out such fluctuations, declined to 223,750.

    https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/11/26/job-claims-fall-to-seven-month-low-as-employers-hold-the-line-on-layoffs/

    OBSERVATION - The Fed will be digesting these numbers as they are a growing component in any rate decrease calculation.


    Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –

    In the aftermath of Wednesday’s shooting of two National Guard troops near the White House, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump has requested the deployment of another 500 Guard members to the nation’s capital.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Sedition Six pushback continues and even some elements of the MSM are questioning the purpose of the video. Majority of the MSM, however, is still painting them as the victims. With the attack on NG, their actions may come under greater scrutiny .


    TRUMP Watch –

    A judge grants the motion to dismiss the indictment against Trump in the Georgia election interference case

    OBSERVATION - This makes 3 out of the 4 big cases against Trump either being overturned or tossed out. The only remaining case is the kangaroo court verdict in his alleged loan fraud. That will soon be overturned as well.


    Illegal Immigration –

    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it is immediately suspending all immigration requests related to Afghan nationals, following today’s targeted attack by an Afghani against members of the National Guard in Washington, D.C.

    A 100% review of aliens let in by biden under similar amnesty programs - under the claims of being extensively ‘vetted’ is reportedly soon to be underway. This action was announced before the shooting of the NG troops in DC.

    ***
    (FO) ICE is planning to expand a proposed “bounty hunter” program which will allow private contractors to track down, surveil, and serve legal documents to illegal aliens. According to government records, ICE removed a $180 million total spending cap on the program and increased possible contractor payments up to $280 million.


    Japan –

    Unconfirmed reports that Trump contacted the new PM of Japan and told her to tone the rhetoric towards China down following a call from China.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko accused the EU is preparing for a direct military confrontation with Russia


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 40 degree range, mostly cloudy. Inference to continued local fog conditions.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Another night, another drone attack, with Russia launching 142 strike UAVs from multiple directions, including over 90 Shaheds. Air defenses, EW units, and mobile fire teams downed or suppressed 92 drones across the north, south, and east. Strikes were recorded in 18 locations.

    Russian losses per 27/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1140 men
    +1 tanks
    +3 ACVs
    +21 artillery
    +1 MLRS
    +1 AD system
    +2 aircraft (Taganrog)

    Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of Vasiukiuvka village in Donetsk region of Ukraine

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    ISW.
    Russian forces have been prioritizing completing the seizure of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, but have been slow to do so as Ukrainian forces have successfully stymied the rate of Russian advance in Pokrovsk to footpace. Russian forces entered Pokrovsk for the first time by July 31, and Russian forces have advanced an average of 0.12 kilometers per day in Pokrovsk from July 31 to November 26. Russian forces have not seized Pokrovsk — a town of 11.5 square miles — despite operating within the town for over 118 days. ISW has only observed evidence to assess that Russian forces have consolidated advances in 66 percent of Pokrovsk as of November 26, a low percentage given the time and manpower (elements of at least two combined arms armies) Russia has dedicated to pursuing this effort.

    OBSERVATION - Accepting this report as is since it reflects other OSINT on the subject. Many questions unanswered because the large effort (2 CAAs). Did / are Russian running out of reserve forces to seal the deal as I’ve said.
    118 days in the town, nearly 2 years as a priority objective.

    One thought, the sudden slow down in recent operations may reflect loss of fog cover, allowing Ukraine’ s FPVs to regain an upper hand.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    ISW notes that the Russian rate of advance across the theater intensified since the Alaska summit on August 15, with Russian forces advancing an average of 9.3 square kilometers per day across the entire theater, between August 15 and November 20, but these advances are still constrained to footpace. Russian forces could seize the remainder of Ukrainian-held Donetsk Oblast by August 2027, assuming a constant Russian rate of advance.

    Other OSINT elements suggest that year to date Russia has only succeeded in capturing 1% more Ukrainian territory. They started out holding about 23%.

    The increase is probably what Russia has put together for its Winter Offensive. A thought as to why Russian is spreading its attacks all across the front rather than identifying a good avenue of attack and focusing a much more massive assault along that axis - to shatter the Ukraine defenses at that point and potentially accelerate territorial seizure. Only the kremlin knows.

    Continued don’t hold your breath for any ceasefire/peace agreement any time soon.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Air strikes in Lebanon

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Continued small numbers of Hamas trying to escape from their tunnels are being intercepted by Israel and either killed for forced to surrender.

    ——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

    On-going anti-terror sweeps

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Israel continues to lay siege to the Hamas elements hunkered down within the Yellow Zone. Time is not on the side of these Hamas elements.

    Increasing focus on Israel going after Hezbollah in a big way - see Lebanon below.


    Iraq -

    Major drone strike by unknown forces on the Khor Mor Oil and Gas Field in the Iraqi Kurdistan. The immediate suspect: the pro-Iranian Shia militias in Iraq.

    OBSERVATION - Could also be Turkish, since it impacts Kurdish territory.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    Israeli airstrikes targeted the outskirts of Mahmoudiya, Al-Jurmuq, Al-Aysha, the heights of the Al-Tuffah region, Jabal Al-Rihan, and the Al-Tasa spring. IDF targeted Hezbollah terror infrastructure in several areas in southern Lebanon.

    As part of the strikes, the IDF struck several launch sites where Hezbollah weapons were stored.

    Additionally, the IDF struck a storage facility that contained weapons, military posts that were used by Hezbollah terrorists to advance terror attacks against IDF troops, as well as additional terror infrastructure sites.

    ***
    IDF Spox: “One year ago today, a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon went into effect.

    Under that agreement, Hezbollah was supposed to fully disarm and dismantle its terror and military infrastructure. They did neither.
    Instead, Hezbollah has spent the year rebuilding and rearming with the backing of the Iranian regime.

    As long as Hezbollah poses a threat to Israel, we will continue to do whatever is necessary to defend ourselves.”

    ***
    Lebanon’s Al Akhbar, closely aligned with Hezbollah, reports that Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Beirut with a blunt message. He pressed Lebanese leaders on full disarmament south of the Litani, the start of disarmament north of it, a halt to all hostile activity against Israel, and a push to move into direct talks with Israel in Cairo under Saudi and American oversight.

    He also delivered a stark warning. According to the paper, he told senior officials that an Israeli escalation before year’s end is all but certain and that “there are no limits to what Israel might do.” He repeated the same alert to Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Najib Salam, stressing that Lebanon could face a sudden and rapid deterioration.

    Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar dismissed the pressure outright, insisting the group’s arsenal will stay in place “as long as the Israeli enemy occupies land” and refuses to comply with international resolutions or the latest understandings tied to the war in Lebanon.

    https://x.com/osint613/status/1994008317169938574?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    OVERALL OBSERVATIONS - Key note, the reported Egyptian warning echos an earlier one by the US, indicating that unless Lebanon gets more aggressive in disarming Hezbollah, Israel will be unleashed. I’ve noted that the window for the start of a substantial Israeli campaign opens in December - based on Trump’s warning. Israeli attack tempo has already picked up over the past few weeks, but not at the level it could.

    Some speculate the Israel’s eventual attack on Hezbollah will be much larger than from the war a year ago. This is reasonable given that at that time Israel was dividing resources between Hamas and Iran. Now Israel can focus a lot of aircraft on Hezbollah targets, with an enhanced list being updated by Mossad as we speak. The fact that the US warnings appear to give Israel the green light to even hit targets in Beirut means things will get very ugly for Hezbollah. No signs of Israel moving on the ground further into S Lebanon at this time. Will likely require activation of some reserve units, giving us a couple weeks warning, but not ruled out entirely. An IAF campaign to shape the battlefield for ground forces would naturally precede ground movements.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/26/2025 6:59:42 AM PST · 1,077 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***

    COMMENTS - More and more, it is evident that an orchestrated effort to mount a Color revolution is in process. One key thing to note across the whole spectrum now is the effort by the left to conduct actions that are designed to generate an overreaction by the Trump administration so that they can play the victim and potentially win converts to their side. In the recent Seditious six episode, this is very clear. The canned, coordinated announcements tried to carefully weasel word the term ‘illegal’, with out defining it further. But the intent was there - question all orders and any orders that go against the leftist narrative are ‘illegal’.

    As noted, 4 of the 6 were veterans, one was CIA and the 6th is Kelly, a retired Navy pilot and shuttle astronaut. It looks like Kelly is being set up as the sacrificial lamb because he can be called back to active service (retiree). The left thinks he is untouchable and with the help of their MSM minions try to sway the narrative into persecution of political opponents. Reality is the order and discipline of our military must be maintained, but Kelly and others don’t care - aa long as they can be used to take down Trump.

    Many are noting that the seditious six’s announcements are setting the stage for further actions should things go sideways in 2026. “Indivisible “ has already announced that they are moving from rallies to direct action - sit ins, transportation disruptions, etc - again to try to get the administration to overreact and to use any reaction to gain more support.

    I am considering breaking out a new section that covers each of the six Color revolution pillars and associate actions with those, for clarity.

    ***
    Mass Blackout boycott is to begin today with the goal of impacting sales of Black Friday and associated sales. Economic forecasts suggest that this weekend will be one of the largest days for business in the post wuhan era, likely wiping out what little impact this boycott may have.

    ***
    Reports of activists blocking access to LAX. Expect more blockages as Thanksgiving approaches.

    ***
    Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., warned military members Monday that “there will be consequences” if they allowed Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., to be court-martialed.

    Gallego reacted to the Department of War’s announcement earlier that day on X that it launched a formal review into allegations of misconduct against Kelly, a retired Navy captain, over his role in a controversial video urging service members to “refuse illegal orders” from President Donald Trump.

    Gallego told CNN’s Kasie Hunt he has faith in the U.S. military and the justice system to handle the case properly, adding that officers know there would be fallout if they tried to “railroad” Kelly.
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/ruben-gallego-warns-military-there-consequences-going-after-congressmembers-once-trump-gone

    OBSERVATION - Gallego has a lot of dirty baggage of his own, but to threaten our military with paybacks if they follow established military law and procedures - instead of politically rejecting them - is another dangerous foot across the line.

    ***
    On November 24, the News Hour guest was Alejandra Caraballo, a trans woman who works at Harvard’s Cyberlaw Clinic. Caraballo exemplifies the acidulous leftist vitriol on Bluesky, the leftist alternative to Twitter. Caraballo posted this on June 18, after the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-denying mutilations for children:

    “I honestly don’t care anymore if this country destroys itself and burns down to the ground. The current form of the United States is incompatible with democracy or human rights. It no longer has any legitimacy to govern and I’ll dance on its grave. Let something better rise from the ashes.”

    https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/11/26/column-pbs-seems-neutral-burning-america-ground

    OBSERVATION - The far left is telling us exactly what they want to do. Too many on the right are just writing it off as political hyperbole. We must pay attention.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said envelopes filled with suspicious white powder were mailed to ICE offices in Dallas and Irving Texas last week. DHS said a hazmat team cleared the facilities.

    https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/11/21/dhs-issues-statement-two-envelopes-mailed-two-texas-ice-offices-suspicious-white


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Gas prices are creeping near their lowest level in four years ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, with the national average hovering just above $3 per gallon.

    According to AAA, the national gas price average stood at $3.055 on Tuesday. One week ago, the national average stood around $3.077.

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/25/gas-prices-creeping-near-lowest-level-in-four-years-ahead-of-thanksgiving-holiday/

    OBSERVATION - As I’ve noted previously a few months ago, OPEC has dropped prices in the face of lowered than expected demand caused by continued disruption of economic growth, especially in China. Combined with increased US production, lower costs are finally trickling down to consumers. Lower prices will help keep inflationary pressures down, but does reflect a weakness in the economy in that a more robust economy burns more fuel, and can hold prices higher.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    The FBI and Department of Justice have contacted Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six members of Congress who appeared in a controversial video urging service members to ignore orders they may deem illegal, Fox News has learned.

    The Pentagon said it may even call Kelly, a retired Navy captain, back to active duty to face court-martial proceedings or other administrative actions under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Four of the other Democrats are former military, but not retired and therefore are not subject to the UCMJ, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Slotkin is a former CIA officer.

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-scheduling-interviews-6-lawmakers-who-encouraged-military-members-refuse-illegal-orders

    OBSERVATION - Military code that states military members must presume orders are legal (and thus obey them) is embedded in U.S. military law, court-martial precedent, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Potential prosecution of Kelly has USSC precedence during the Viet Nam war era when an Army Captain publicly encouraged soldiers to disobey orders and was court-martialed for it. The USSC upheld the conviction. Also, under military law, there is a broader allowance for prosecution of seditious actions - which is why Kelly is in double dog doo doo if called back to active service. His weasel wording may work in civilian courts, but not military law.


    TRUMP Watch –

    Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff secretly advised senior Kremlin official Yuri Ushakov on how Putin should pitch a Ukraine peace plan directly to Trump - Bloomberg

    U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff - in a previously unreported phone call on October 14 with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov - suggested that they work together to create a similar peace agreement to the one that had just been signed in Gaza, for Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, Witkoff also advised the Kremlin on how Putin could counter the upcoming visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, suggesting a call between Trump and Putin before Zelensky’s visit to the White House later that week and using praise for the ceasefire in Gaza as a way into the good graces of President Trump.

    https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1993414124404195832?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    MORE

    Reporter: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you? Trump: Well, I haven’t heard it, no. But that’s a standard thing, you know, because he’s got to sell this to Ukraine. He’s got to sell Ukraine to Russia. That’s what a dealmaker does. You’ve got to say, “Look, they want this, you’ve got to convince them of this.” You know, that’s a very standard form of negotiation. I haven’t heard it, but I heard it was standard negotiation. And I would imagine he’s saying the same thing to Ukraine, because each party has to give and take.

    OBSERVATION - OMG, Trump; better pay closer attention as Witkoff is playing / being played and Trump cannot afford to be lead around by actions like this. The discussion was clearly NOT a give or take, but on how to sway Trump.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    Russia is set to reject the new 19-point cease-fire deal drafted by the US and Ukraine but may use disinformation tactics to keep President Trump engaged in continued talks — suggesting the war will last at least through Christmas, sources told The Post on Tuesday.

    The White House has said it is working to secure a deal after Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff developed a previous controversial 28-point version of the plan that heavily favored Moscow. That plan included input from Kyiv, the Trump administration has insisted.

    The proposal, roundly criticized by both sides of the US political aisle and international community because it was so one-sided, was then narrowed down to a 19-point plan acceptable to Ukraine after talks between top Washington and Kyiv officials happened Sunday.

    https://nypost.com/2025/11/25/world-news/ukraine-peace-plan-expected-to-be-rejected-by-russia-likely-extending-war-until-after-christmas-at-minimum-sources/

    OBSERVATION - Putin has no reason to accept the latest proposal, and is repeatedly holding to his maximalist demands for the complete surrender of Ukraine.

    As I’ve said - Lucy holding the football.

    Economic Impact –

    The Russian government may be forced to rescue its state railway company, currently $51 billion in debt -Reuters
    Russia is reportedly examining options, including raising prices for rail cargo, which would affect numerous Russian industries.

    OBSERVATION - Moscow’s budget is blowing up sky high. First the growing costs of the Ukraine war, Second the substantial losses of oil money (from both sales losses as well as funding substantial repairs of refineries and other facilities). Now this. It is all piling up. Will 2026 be the peak point for Russia and be forced into concessions in its war against Ukraine?


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 40 degree range, mostly cloudy. Inference to continued local fog conditions.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Ukraine’s air defense shot down or suppressed 72 drones overnight (out of 90 launched), including Shaheds and other UAV types, along with intercepting 2 Iskander-M ballistic missiles fired from Russia. Strikes hit 10 locations.

    Ukrainian attack drones penetrated 1000 km into Russian airspace and hit the VNIIR-Progress factory in Cheboksary tonight. The facility is a key producer of electronics for the Russian military.

    Russian losses per 26/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +980 men
    +4 tanks
    +1 ACV
    +44 artillery
    +2 AD systems

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    Pressure around the town appears to have dropped for the moment.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Lucy and the football diplomacy at full roar. A lot of action, but nothing is going to come out of it except more chaos among the west - exactly what putin wants.

    Heavy fighting continues on the ground, but Russia is still struggling to seal the deal on Pokrovsk. Current fog of war is making it difficult to full discern just what is happening, but reported Russian attacks are down.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Body of another hostage released overnight.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Hamas / PIJ released the body of another Israeli kidnapped on Oct 7. Currently the bodies of Ran Gvili, an Israeli policeman, and Suthisak Rinthalak, a Thai national, are still held in Gaza.

    ***
    More Hamas attempting to escape from Rafah with six militants being spotted and struck by the IDF while trying to escape from underground tunnels. Two surrenderd, other four killed. Forces remain on site, sweeping the area for further threats.

    ***
    Israel’s cabinet was warned that Hamas is rebuilding fast and regaining near full control of Gaza. Officials said 13 of 25 municipalities are back up and running, police and checkpoints have reappeared, and key infrastructure is being repaired as Hamas restores its grip on the population.

    ——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

    IDF statement:
    “IDF forces, Shin Bet, and Border Guard have begun operating tonight as part of a large-scale operation to thwart terrorism in the northern Samaria region.
    The IDF and Shin Bet will not allow terrorism to establish itself in the area and are acting proactively to thwart it.
    Additional details to follow.”

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    With time, the reconstitution of Hama is negating the Trump peace plan for Gaza. It will be harder and harder to put them out of power diplomatically.

    Israel’s siege of the tunnel trapped Hamas elements is continuing to pay off as daily now small groups attempt to escape, most refusing to surrender. By doing so, Israel doesn’t need to expend forces to directly attack these tunnels, just sit back and watch them ready to nail anyone who attempts to escape.

    Clock continues to count down on Hezbollah.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    Reports that Trump has blessed Israeli operations against Hezbollah should Lebanon fail to disarm and disband the organization. Other reports that Hezbollah has regained enough clout to physically stop Lebanese military operations.

    The Trump permission reportedly includes strikes in Beirut if necessary like the recent one.


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    Venezuela training civilian militias for combat.


    Misc of Note –

    Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi volcano, erupted for the first time in at least 12 000 years, spewing ash over a wide area from a plume that reached 9 miles high.

    Hayli Gubbi volcano lies in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift Volcanic Province, forming the southernmost edifice of the Erta Ale Range. It is a shield-type structure built primarily of basaltic lava flows, overlain by younger fissure-fed flows extending northward.

    That makes this eruption interesting (particularly to me a retired geologist). Shield volcanos are like those on Hawaii and eruptions composed of very fluid basaltic lava. Large, stratospheric eruptions are not common.

    This eruption, however, has triggered its share of doomers who from their keyboards are claiming that all of a sudden ‘dormant’ volcanos are erupting all over the world.

    Reality check time - dormant volcanos are not erupting all over the world

    Apart from Hayli Gubbi, these volcanic doomer rabble rousers cite a pretty active volcano in Afghanistan as well as the active Santorini (erupted in 1950) and Campi Flegrei supervolcano in southern Italy

    I’m surprised they left out the perennial favorite - Yellowstone.
    From a geologic perspective, there is nothing “unusual” going on. Dormant volcanos only indicate those who’ve been active in the past but currently inactive. Processes and pressures that established them in the past are still present and geologists realize that with time they can erupt again.

    In the case of Hayli Gubbi, it is in the Ethiopia’s Afar Rift Volcanic Province, a very tectonically and volcanically active zone. Why would it be a surprise that it would erupt again.

    Groan, take a deep breath and step away from these ill informed doomers. Be aware of your own local natural threats. In some cases, it is from Cascade volcanics, others earthquakes, other hurricanes and tornados, etc. But no folks don’t worry about dormant volcanos all around the world waking up all at once.
    Don’t believe everything you see on the internet.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/25/2025 5:15:29 AM PST · 1,076 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    Globalism / Great Reset –


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    NOTE - Changes to the above. Portland downgraded as violent actions have decreased, though the threat could change. Charlotte and New Orleans added as a surge on illegals has started and some leftists are working to counter operations. Los Angeles is dropped as activity has fallen to previous baseline levels.

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***

    Mellowing out mid week timeframe. Still daily disturbances in Chicago and Portland, but not significantly impacting ICE operations as before.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday setting in motion the process to designate certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations.

    The order directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to submit, within 30 days of signing, a joint report to Trump “concerning the designation of any Muslim Brotherhood chapters or other subdivisions, including those in Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt,” as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists.

    Within 45 days of the report’s submission, the Secretary of State or Secretary of the Treasury “shall take all appropriate action” consistent with law, “with regard to the designation of any Muslim Brotherhood chapters or other subdivisions described in section 1 of this order as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists.”

    https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-president-trump-signs-executive-order-to-designate-muslim-brotherhood-chapters-as-foreign-terrorist-orgs#google_vignette

    OBSERVATION - Designation has been long awaited.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    A depleted cattle inventory in the United States herd has dropped to its lowest level in more than 70 years — creating an impact ever more visible each month in grocery stores.

    Years of drought across ranch country pushed operations into liquidation mode, with many ranchers selling breeding cattle to survive short-term stress. According to Fox News, current herd totals resemble those of the early postwar periods in the 1950s.

    Ranch operations that usually hold back female calves for future growth often sell those animals instead. Fewer replacement cattle create a multiyear rebuild cycle. Ranch families must grow heifers, breed them, wait for calves, and eventually raise those calves to market weight.

    https://pjmedia.com/david-manney/2025/11/24/smallest-herd-in-seven-decades-means-big-bills-at-the-butcher-n4946368

    OBSERVATION - I’ve noted in the past that the ranching industry was hit particularly hard with the price explosions during wuhan (fuel, food, etc) combined with a severe drought. It will take years to rebuild, however, it is going to be difficult due to concerns over future droughts within that rebuild cycle and continued high prices for fuel, fertilizer, etc. Grown herds also needs capitol, something the fed is keeping at a high rate.
    No real good way forward except to let the cycle move forward and hopefully get ranchers some breaks to help grow the herds.

    Hint - For those who have freezer space, purchasing half a cow is very economical. Did so myself nearly a year ago now, overall cost about $4.40 /lb - for all the cuts and burger. Delicious grass fed beef, not stockyard stuff. Does cost a bit up front, but long term savings.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Pentagon announced that it is investigating Senator Mark Kelly’s involvement in that incitement to insurrection. Kelly is the only one of the Six that retired from the military and therefore can be recalled back to service for behavior like this. Key to it is this principle -

    Military code that states military members must presume orders are legal (and thus obey them) is embedded in U.S. military law, court-martial precedent, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

    Important to cut thru the weasel wording to the crux of the matter. The proclamations were designed to get the military members to question ALL orders as well as to tip off the leftists / progressives we know are in higher ranks. Kelly may think is caveat “illegal orders” is going to grant him cover, with without justification and the fact that this statement was clearly organized for the purpose of creating doubt in the military may hurt his case. This is not a piece of cake move by the DoW and entails a lot of risk, so expect slow careful movement.

    ***
    The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) denies a Reuters report that they no longer exist.

    OBSERVATIONS - HMMMMM

    ***
    Comey is not out of the woods, was charges were not dismissed with prejudice and can be refiled.


    TRUMP Watch –

    Trump setting up meetings with China’s Xi next year.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****
    The Kremlin on Monday said that a European counter-proposal to a U.S. 28-point peace plan for Ukraine was not constructive and that it simply did not work for Moscow.

    The publication of the 28-point draft U.S. peace plan last week deepened concerns in Ukraine and among European powers that Russia’s core demands on NATO, territory and the chronology of any peace deal had been accepted by Washington.

    The European plan significantly changes the meaning and significance of key points on NATO and territory, according to a copy seen by Reuters.

    The European plan, at first glance ... is completely unconstructive and does not work for us,” Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters in Moscow.

    https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/kremlin-ukraine-europe/2025/11/24/id/1235895/


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 40 degree range, mostly cloudy. Inference to continued local fog conditions.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Russia launched a massive overnight strike on Ukraine, targeting Kyiv and multiple regions with drones, Kalibrs, Kinzhal, Iskander-K missiles, and ballistic weapons.

    Ukraine’s Air Force reported on the overnight drone and missile attack.

    Shot down:
    438/464 Shahed and other type drones
    1/4 Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missiles
    5/7 Iskander-K cruise missiles
    5/8 Kalibr cruise missiles
    3/3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles

    The attack targeted Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Cherkasy regions, focusing on energy and civilian infrastructure. Four drones even crossed into Moldova and Romania (unconfirmed)

    Ukraine carried out a cruise missile attack earlier tonight against Taganrog-Central Air Base in the Rostov Oblast of Western Russia, with video of the attack’s aftermath showing a large military aircraft ablaze on the tarmac of the base, possibly an A-50U Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft or an A-60 Airborne Laser Laboratory, of which only two were ever constructed for the Russian Air Force.

    Russian losses per 25/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1120 men
    +2 tanks
    +4 ACVs
    +18 artillery
    +2 AD systems

    Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of Ivanopillia village near Kostiantynivka

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    As the peace talks turn continues. What a goat rope.

    Intense fighting on the ground and in the air.


    Pakistan / Afghanistan –
    Threat Level ADVISORY - OCT 26, 2025 -

    Pakistani Air Force killed 10 Afghan civilians, including 9 children, in the latest airstrike on a residential home in Afghanistan’s Khost province.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    IAF hit Hamas targets on both sides of the yellow line. More trapped Hamas forces within the Israeli controlled yellow zone identified and terminated.

    Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims to have a body of an Israeli hostage. Questionable if they will hand it over anytime soon.

    ——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

    IDF / Security forces continue anti-terror operations in the area.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Deceivingly quiet, as Israel continues to plan on having to resume large scale operations against Hezbollah and eventually Hamas.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    So far, no indicators of an impending Hezbollah attack on Israel after the IAF took out the number 2 in charge.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/24/2025 10:57:38 AM PST · 1,072 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    Running a little late - OBE


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***

    A Minnesota Sheriff gave a speech (not in English) making it very clear who he believes he is obligated to protect.
    He says he’s a police officer for Somalians first in the U.S. and abroad

    https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2025/11/23/minnesota-sheriff-serves-somalia-and-his-homeland-n2422038

    ***
    A U.S. Department of Justice employee has been hit with state terrorism charges after allegedly doxxing a federal agent during a border raid.

    This week, investigators with the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office arrested Karen Olvera De Leon on charges stemming from a criminal indictment. Olvera De Leon is an employee with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas in Brownsville and is charged with one count of terrorism and one count of tampering with physical evidence.

    According to information provided to Breitbart Texas by Cameron County District Attorney Luis Saenz, the case began on June 9, when federal agents conducted a raid in Brownsville. During the operation, bystanders began recording and livestreaming.

    Various social media users began commenting on one of the livestreams when one of the commenters made what authorities considered a death threat against the agent being shown in the video. Moments after, another commenter revealed the identity of the agent in the video.

    The doxxing triggered a federal investigation, where authorities were able to track down and identify the commenter as Olvera De Leon. According to Saenz, Cameron County investigators arrested Olvera De Leon after determining that she was the one who had doxed the federal agent.

    The doxxing case in South Texas comes at a time when federal agents, particularly those with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol, have been the target of numerous attacks and threats over immigration enforcement actions.

    https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/11/23/doj-employee-charged-with-terrorism-over-doxxing-of-federal-agent-during-raid-in-texas/

    OBSERVATION - I’m sure she’s not the only one embedded in the administration’s that is doing this.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    The FBI concluded that Thomas Matthew Crooks carried out his assassination attempt against President Donald Trump last year alone and without a motive, bringing the investigation to a close.

    In an interview with Fox News, FBI Director Kash Patel and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino explained the findings in the case shortly after conservative commentator Tucker Carlson released a documentary on his own investigation, which suggested foreign influence.

    “We have reviewed this case over and over — looked into every nugget,” Bongino stated. “We have spoken to the families, the president — there is no cover-up here. There is no motive for it, there is no reason for it.”

    https://www.oann.com/newsroom/fbi-concludes-crooks-acted-alone-in-assassination-attempt-on-trump/

    OBSERVATION - Recent revelations raised red flags and those flags continue to fly in this case. I respect that Kash and Bongino are relaying what their underlings have briefed them on, I just cant help feeling that somewhere in that investigative chain some underling is intercepting and diverting evidence away.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    President Donald Trump is expected to announce a new plan aimed at curbing rising healthcare costs, urging Congress to send legislation to his desk that would prevent premium spikes under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to two White House officials cited by MS Now on Sunday.

    The announcement of a general framework is expected to take place at the White House as early as Monday and will include comments from Trump and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, according to both officials.

    https://www.newsmax.com/politics/donald-trump-framework-healthcare/2025/11/23/id/1235757/

    OBSERVATION - Every and I mean EVERY time the need for healthcare insurance reforms get tossed into the republican court, the republicans are caught flat footed for a response. Why in the H E double toothpick haven’t they spent the time since 0bamacare was shoved down out throats putting together the alternative. Every dog gone time they just seem to act like a goat rope and usually end up throwing billions more on a failed system - with unfulfilled promises of reform.


    Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –

    OFFICIAL STATEMENT:

    The Department of War has received serious allegations of misconduct against Captain Mark Kelly, USN (Ret.). In accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. § 688, and other applicable regulations, a thorough review of these allegations has been initiated to determine further actions, which may include recall to active duty for court-martial proceedings or administrative measures. This matter will be handled in compliance with military law, ensuring due process and impartiality. Further official comments will be limited, to preserve the integrity of the proceedings.

    The Department of War reminds all individuals that military retirees remain subject to the UCMJ for applicable offenses, and federal laws such as 18 U.S.C. § 2387 prohibit actions intended to interfere with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces. Any violations will be addressed through appropriate legal channels.

    https://x.com/deptofwar/status/1992999267967905905?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    ***
    Japan-based USS George Washington (CVN-73) entered the South China Sea via the Luzon Strait on Nov. 17 following the departure of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on the same day.

    As of Friday, the strike group was operating near the salvage site of two U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to USS Nimitz (CVN-68) that crashed last month in the South China Sea.

    Navy salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) is searching for an F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter that crashed within half an hour of each other, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News.
    Nimitz departed the South China Sea after a trilateral exercise near Scarborough Shoal with the warships from Japan and the Philippines.

    https://news.usni.org/2025/11/21/uss-george-washington-enters-south-china-sea6

    ***
    General Dan Caine will visit US Southern Command troops in Puerto Rico on Monday as the US increases its military presence while considering action against Venezuela.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Comey and James have had their cases dismissed because the judge ruled the prosecutor was improperly appointed. This will go on appeal and is not surprising that a leftist judge would go down on this to protect them, even though the evidence is overwhelming.

    ***
    The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was quietly disbanded despite having eight months remaining on its mandate.

    According to a Reuters report, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor stated that the agency “doesn’t exist” any longer when asked about its status.

    “The truth is: DOGE may not have centralized leadership under [U.S. DOGE Service]. But, the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen; etc. DOGE catalyzed these changes; the agencies along with [U.S. Office Personnel Management] and [White House Office of Management and Budget] will institutionalize them!” Kupor added.

    https://www.oann.com/newsroom/doge-quietly-disbanded-despite-having-eight-months-remaining-on-charter-that-doesnt-exist/

    OBSERVATION - DOGE drifted out of the center stage as other issues took priority. I’m disappointed that it wasn’t continued because it pushed an independent reviewing board that identified billions in corruption and waste - now that grift has a chance to be reburied under bureaucratic redefinitions, etc.


    Illegal Immigration –

    Trump administration has terminated five more immigration judges in San Francisco, signaling a hardline stance on reshaping the nation’s immigration courts, NBC Bay Area reported.

    This latest action, which took place on Friday, is part of a larger push that has seen over half of the city’s immigration judges ousted since the administration began its term in January, bringing the total number of dismissals to a dozen.

    https://conservativeinstitute.org/conservative-news/trump-administration-dismisses-5-san-francisco-immigration-judges.htm#google_vignette

    OBSERVATION - Progressives are crying foul over these termination, trying to claim an effort to dismantle ‘justice’. However, these individuals have been doorways for leniency for illegals to beat around the bush and stay in country with indefinite status.


    North/South Korea –

    North and South Korea are in a “very dangerous situation” where an accidental clash is possible any time and it was crucial for Seoul to engage Pyongyang in dialog, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Monday, according to Yonhap News.

    North Korea is refusing to answer calls by Seoul to establish contact and putting up barbed wire fences along the military border, something that had not been done since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, Lee was quoted as saying.

    “Inter-Korean ties have become very hostile and confrontational, and in the absence of even the basic level of trust, the North is showing some very extreme behavior,” Lee said, according to Yonhap.

    https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/north-korea-south-korea-very-dangerous-situatuion/2025/11/24/id/1235788/

    OBSERVATION - It is important for communication to flow. At this stage, I don’t expect combat, just NK trying to jerk SK’s chain.


    Japan –

    Japan plans to deploy medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni Island, just 110 km from Taiwan, as part of a broader military buildup to deter China.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    The Kremlin has not received official updates on the Geneva talks involving the U.S., Ukraine, and European representatives, according to Putin’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. He confirmed that Moscow is aware of reported changes to the draft peace plan but has not been formally briefed. No U.S.-Russia negotiations are planned this week. “We’ll wait,” Peskov said.

    NUCLEAR THREATS –

    Russia has imposed a 24/7 flight ban over the Kapustin Yar test site until Nov 30, likely for missile trials. Monitoring suggests possible launch of the “Oreshnik” ballistic missile.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps in the 40 degree range, mostly cloudy. Inference to continued local fog conditions.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Kyiv residents are bracing for what could be the toughest winter of the war in Ukraine, with Moscow raining down record numbers of missiles and drones while targeting the war-torn nation’s energy infrastructure.
    Districts in the capital city have been on a rolling blackout schedule, as an estimated 60% of natural gas production capacity has been lost due to Russian strikes, according to the International Energy Agency.

    https://nypost.com/2025/11/22/world-news/kyiv-bracing-for-toughest-winter-of-war-as-60-of-natural-gas-production-has-been-lost-to-russian-strikes/

    ***

    Marco Rubio hails “tremendous amount of progress” in the Geneva talks with Ukraine and says “there are a couple of issues we need to work on.” “None of them are insurmountable,” he says. “We just need more time than we had today. I honestly believe we’ll get there.”

    Ukraine and the U.S. issued a joint statement following peace talks in Geneva, affirming that any future agreement must fully respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and ensure a just and lasting peace. An updated framework document has been prepared.

    ***
    Overnight, Russia launched 162 drones, over 80 of them Shaheds, from multiple directions. Ukrainian air defenses shot down or jammed 125 of them. Strikes hit 15 locations, with heavy damage to civilian infrastructure and homes in Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipro regions.

    Russian losses per 24/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1190 men
    +3 tanks
    +5 ACVs
    +41 artillery

    Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of Zatyshshia village of Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    This whole cluster mess on a peace structure is nothing more than lucy holding the football - again. It is only throwing the west into chaos to produce an ‘agreement’ that Russia will eventually reject.

    Fighting remains intense on the ground.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Generals involved in the Oct 7 intel failure dismissed.

    - More Hamas terrorists attempting to escape tunnels taken out.

    - Israeli airstrike takes out Hezbollah #2 Haytham Ali Tabtabai in Beirut

    ——— GENERAL ——————————-

    Israel’s military announced the dismissal of three generals and disciplinary actions against several other senior officers over their failure to prevent the October 2023 assault by Hamas, the deadliest attack in the country’s history.

    The move comes two weeks after Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir called for a “systemic investigation” into the failures that led to the onslaught, even as the government dragged its feet on establishing a state commission of inquiry despite public pressure.

    The list of generals fired included three divisional commanders, one of whom was then serving as the military intelligence chief.

    A military statement released on Sunday said all three bear personal responsibility for the armed forces’ failure to prevent the attack launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip.

    https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3333980/israeli-generals-dismissed-after-review-hamas-attack-failures?utm_source=rss_feed

    OBSERVATION - Almost from day one, there were reports of gross intelligence and readiness failures that permitted Hamas to launch its lighting strike attack on Oct 7. It may be a stretch to say it was deliberate, but definitely displayed a sense of normalcy bias towards Hama and the border situation at the time.

    ***

    Netanyahu opened the cabinet meeting today with a very strong message.

    Israel will continue decisive strikes against Hamxs and Hezbollah and will not allow either group to reestablish any threat. He said Israel is responding forcefully to ongoing violations of the ceasefire in Gaza and does not need approval from any foreign power to defend itself.

    He stressed that Israel’s security is the sole responsibility of the Israeli government and it will protect its citizens with full resolve.

    ***
    IDF bases in northern Israel are preparing for the possibility of a Hezbollah response following the alleged elimination of its #2 leader.

    Authorities along the northern border say there are no special instructions for residents at this time. IDF Northern Command is currently assessing the results of the strike.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Terrorists are continuing to come out of their bunkers and approaching the yellow line to attack IDF forces, and being put out of their misery

    ——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

    Ongoing clashes between Palestinian fighters and Israeli forces in the town of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin in the northern West Bank.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Israel waiting for a response to taking out Haytham Ali Tabtabai, Hezbollah’s number two leader. Other subordinates were also taken out. Tabtabai was responsible for the planning and eventual execution of an Oct 7 style attack into N Israel, an attack that Hamas preempted. If Hezbollah attempts to strike back, they will get hammered. If they don’t, the arab humiliation of weakness will stigmatize them.
    A lose - lose scenario.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Iran slams Israel for the killing of Hezbollah military chief Haytham Ali Tabtabai in an airstrike a day earlier


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    IDF eliminated Ali Tabatabai, one of Hezbollah’s most dangerous and experienced military commanders, long sought by Israel; his death delivers the group’s biggest operational blow since the ceasefire.

    At the start of the war, Tabatabai was considered one of the top three or four most dangerous Hezbollah military commanders in terms of proven experience in the field.

    Israel attempted to eliminate him numerous times throughout the war, attempts he evaded.

    His elimination is not only the biggest blow Hezbollah has suffered since last year’s ceasefire took effect, but some might argue that after Nasrallah, Aqil, and Shukr, Tabatabai was the most senior and dangerous military commander Hezbollah had

    https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/artc-analysis-the-elimination-of-tabatabai-the-biggest-blow-to-hezbollah-in-over-a-year

    ***
    The Lebanese MP Fouad Makhzoumi said on Sunday that “the time for action has come” in a social media post criticizing the Hezbollah terror organization for the recent Israeli strike in Beirut.
    “Beirut was struck today. Our capital, weary from crises and the wounds of years, finds itself once again at the heart of danger, while the Lebanese feel that the blow has struck all of Lebanon, not just Beirut alone,” Makhzoumi wrote.

    “And at the very moment when the country needs protection and stability, Hezbollah continues to drag Lebanon to the brink of confrontation, after deploying its war media just two days ago with videos threatening rockets, drones, and field operations,” he added.

    https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-874963


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    The United States has issued a new NOTAM covering the entirety of the Venezuelan Flight Information Region (FIR). The advisory cites a potentially hazardous security environment due to a deteriorating situation and increased military activity in and around Venezuela.

    According to Marisela de Loaiza, the President of the Airlines Association in Venezuela (ALAV), six airlines have indefinitely canceled flights to and from Venezuela following the recent Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), with these airlines including Spain’s Iberia, Portugal’s TAP, Colombia’s Avianca, Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines, Brazil’s GOL and Chile’s Latam, while Turkish Airlines has suspended flights from November 24 to 28.

    https://x.com/Osint613/status/1992571848828064001?s=20

    ***
    Unconfirmed ‘Reports of diplomats leaving Caracas’ - FOXNews

    ***
    More B52 fly by operations off the coast.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/23/2025 6:04:18 AM PST · 1,067 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    NOTE - Changes to the above. Portland downgraded as violent actions have decreased, though the threat could change. Charlotte and New Orleans added as a surge on illegals has started and some leftists are working to counter operations. Los Angeles is dropped as activity has fallen to previous baseline levels.

    DATES TO NOTE -
    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***
    Weekend Forecast - Same old minor signs and shouting at sites across the country with very limited potential for violence.

    Considerable chances of violence associated with ICE / BP arrests of illegals, particularly in the Charlotte NC area (not change in local threat status above).
    As always, conditions can change rapidly depending on local and national events. Be alert to local news.

    ***
    “Removal Coalition” only had a turnout of a few ‘thousand’, mostly old white people.

    ***
    This video has been out for a while, if you haven’t seen it - do so for your information -

    “The wording in the video is so carefully vague, it’s easy enough to agree with what they’ve said, but it is also totally useless. There was no mention at all of what orders given the President has given that have been illegal, because they knew such wording would land the lot of them in court before the echo died. They’re trying to make the case that what Trump is doing with the military is unlawful, but their spineless video utterly fails to do that. It simply implies. So why are they saying it, and just as importantly, why are they saying it NOW? “

    “The timing of this thing is important. This vid, whatever else it is, is also a weapon of mass distraction, which was only released when the Democrats recognized they weren’t going to get the mileage out of trying to link Trump to Epstein anymore. When so many Democrats started for the door following Trump signing off on the release of those files, they shifted to this new chant, faster than a trucker can change gears.”

    “Clearly this new plan was required to sway the public. It plays directly into this nonsense that Trump is a king, a tyrant, or whatever. Let’s also recall that, as I’ve said so often, the only government program the Democrats don’t like is the military. And guess what? The military knows this very well, so it’s logical to assume that the effect this will cause in the minds of the brave folks in uniform will be minimal. The Democrats know this. The actual target here is not the military, but rather, the voting public.”

    “Then, too, please remember that these same Democrats had no problem with Obama hitting and killing US citizens with drones. They said nothing. Now, suddenly they’re all up in arms about an as yet unidentified “illegal order” of Trump? “

    https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2025/11/22/why-are-democrats-suddenly-trying-to-get-the-military-to-defy-trump-n4946283

    OBSERVATION - Other good points at the link. Important to realize that in a world where a ‘color’ revolution is in the early stages of development here, they are attacking a pillar of society - military integrity. I think it is also important to note that a lot has been bantered about concerning a declaration of martial law in the face of riots that may occur initiated by the left in advance of the 2026 mid terms (a la 2020 riots). These democrats are trying to plant seeds of doubt in the minds of culpable soldiers should such an operation occur.

    MORE -
    As noted before, the left is fomenting a color revolution. To achieve the leverage to overthrow the existing govt, color revolutions attack six key areas of society -

    - Business,
    - Labor,
    - Faith,
    - Education,
    - Civil Service, and
    - Military/Police.

    The Six Pillars describe the underlying foundations that keep a government functioning. We can see action currently in all six areas, but more recently developments in the Business/Labor sector - MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2.

    Now these congress critters are laying the foundation informational battlefield for the civil service and military/police pillars. Other analysts are indicating that the goal is to set up conditions in 2026 to bring this ‘resistance’ to a head to delegitimize the Trump administration in an effort to win back congress. The left is not afraid of using mass violence, as has broken out in other color revolutions, to try to delegitimize Trump too.

    It is important to note that the key organizers and planners for this revolution are those now out of work from USAID and other now dead organizations who’s job was to foment color revolutions in other countries. They are just taking the tools and knowledge and turning them onto the US.

    One other critical item I’m noting is that with this whole gang of six situation, Trump has lost a little of the edge of leading the MSM and controlling the focus by his actions. The MSM has risen to the ‘victim’ defense of the six - mean orange man threatening to kill them - defense while whitewashing and ignoring their statements and the purpose of that statement. In a recent press briefing, MSM continually made the claims that Trump was calling for their murder, while the press secretary turned those points back to the actions and statements of the six. The media barrage has made an effort to shape the public thinking that Trump has issued illegal orders to the military, while the MSM and gang of six fail to provide proof of any such orders - only insinuations.

    Talking heads today will likely see more of an outrage of Trump threatening the lives of the six - while ignoring or suppressing the intent of their words to delegitimize the administration and sow discord in the ranks.

    I don’t see this going away any time soon.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Nivida is causing concerns in the market because it is almost single handedly supporting the tech markets and more importantly the AI sector. It has created a bubble in the market that could burst should any issues come up and Nivida stumbles.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Last night, for around an hour, X enabled the feature that shows the actual location from which a tweet originates. Surprise! All those Gazans, tweeting about starving and dodging enemy fire? Actually located in Russia and Pakistan. Those “America First” advocates, who are hostile to Israel? Not exactly American: they are in Ireland, Pakistan, etc.

    Apparently X reverted after an hour or so. Users are hoping the location feature will be made permanent so that more fake accounts will be exposed. We will see. In the meantime, Elon’s move has confirmed what most of us already suspected.

    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/11/geographic-reveal-exposes-fakes.php#google_vignette

    OBSERVATION - This reveal is pretty darn interesting and important. Many indicate that “X” has become a leading source for people’s news and a swarming of essentially fake accounts spreading disinformation once again requires us NOT to believe everything we read on the internet.


    INTERNATIONAL GENERAL –

    Placing this here for situational clarity -

    A major rift has erupted over the origins of a leaked 28-point peace plan made to end the Russia-Ukraine war after Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally told him and multiple senators that the document had been authored by Russia — not the the United States.

    https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/ukraine-peace-plan/2025/11/23/id/1235690/

    Following several days of outrage from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress over the 28-point peace agreement for Ukraine, claimed to have been written jointly by senior officials from the U.S. and Russia. Republican Sen. Mike Rounds announced tonight, after speaking with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that the proposal being circulated was a documents written by the Russians, not the United States.

    Sen. Angus King stated that the leaked plan, which was allegedly provided to White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff by officials claimed to be representing Russia, was essentially a “wishlist” of demands by Russia and was not the position of the Trump Administration. Neither Rounds, King, nor any other Senator appeared to understand why it took the administration over three days to make clear the 28-point plan was not the policy being pushed by the U.S. State Department.

    Republican Senators on the delegation to Halifax stated that they were also told by Secretary Rubio that he was unaware of any “ultimatum” provided to Ukraine requiring their agreement to the ceasefire plan before Thanksgiving, with the threat of pulling material and intelligence support from Kyiv.

    https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1992386686144151708?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio told US senators Saturday that the sweeping peace plan to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine was not America’s — but merely a “leaked” Russian “wish list,” according to reports.

    Rubio told a bipartisan delegation at the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada Saturday afternoon that the 28-point blueprint supposedly crafted to end the war is actually a Russian proposal, not a US initiative, according to South Dakota GOP Sen. Mike Rounds.

    “He made it very clear to us that we are the recipients of a proposal that was delivered to one of our representatives,” Rounds said, Politico reported.

    Speaking to reporters outside the White House Saturday, Trump said the US proposal was not his “final offer” but warned his patience was running thing, telling The Post that if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejects the plan, “then he can continue to fight his little heart out.”

    The State Department appears to be openly accusing a group of Senators of lying about a conversation with Secretary Rubio.

    OBSERVATION - A lot of smoke and questions. The sudden appearance of this 28 point document is one point in suggesting that Witkoff screwed up royally by not allowing State Dept review, but going straight to Trump.

    Now the blowback is hitting with the administration claiming that it was not and never was the policy of the Trump Administration. However, to let it circulate as long as it did, has likely caused permanent harm to any further negotiations to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

    Witkoff needs to be taken off any further negotiations. He has screwed up so many times now that this latest developing goat rope is going to take a long time to get straightened out and has placed the country at risk.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps dropping to the 30-40 degree range, with increasing showers/rain towards the end of the forecast period.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Overnight, Russia launched 98 attack drones from multiple directions, including about 60 Shaheds. Ukrainian air defenses shot down or jammed 69 of them. Hits were recorded in 12 locations across the north, south, and east.

    Powerful strikes have been reported in occupied Crimea, where drones targeted an oil refinery. Local sources confirm multiple impacts.
    Ukrainian forces just hit one of Moscow’s largest power stations, the Shatura TPP. Massive explosion on the northern side of the Russian power plant have been reported.
    Mobile power stations are reportedly been deployed to Shatura, following the drone strike. Emergency power is being rushed in to stabilize the local grid.

    Russian losses per 23/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +920 men
    +2 tanks
    +8 ACVs
    +26 artillery
    +2 MLRS

    Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation Petrovske(Pazeno) village in Donetsk region and Tykhe and Vidradne in Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine

    ISW. Ukrainian military officials continue to indicate that Ukrainian forces are pushing back Russian efforts to seize Kupyansk — in contrast to repeated Russian claims of seizing the town. Ukrainian Joint Forces Task Force Spokesperson Colonel Viktor Trehubov stated on November 21 that Russian forces continue to try to infiltrate into Kupyansk, but that the number of Russian soldiers in the northern part of the town has decreased to about 40 personnel.

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    The situation in the Pokrovsk direction remains serious and dynamic as Russian forces continue attempts to seize Pokrovsk itself and encircle Ukrainian forces in Myrnohrad (east of Pokrovsk). Russian milbloggers claimed on November 21 and 22 that Russian forces seized Pokrovsk and advanced north of the town. Russian milbloggers also claimed that Russian forces advanced along the T-0504 Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad highway in southern Rivne (between Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad).

    https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1992427895533310064?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    The fight on the ground still is centering on Kupyansk and Pokrovsk. Unless Ukraine is able to do something significant to turn the tide, both will be lost in the near future. But as in the case of Pokrovsk, it would be a very pyrrhic victory, with Russia having worked at it for something like 21 months and suffering massive casualties in personnel and equipment. When Pokrovsk falls, it doesn’t appear that Russia has the reserves or force structure to exploit the breakthrough and will have to face a new line of Ukraine defenses designed to eat the Russian forces up.

    The whole ‘peace’ plan has apparently blown up in Trump’s face (See International General above). Potentially a disaster diplomatically and has caused chaos in Ukrainian / US / Europe actions.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Hamas complying of Israeli violations because Hamas elements have attacked Israeli forces.

    - More terrorists are attempting to escape the underground bunkers, either being killed or captured by IDF.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Hamas is delaying the return of the three remaining hostages remains.

    Hamas warned U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff that it could end the Gaza ceasefire after Israeli forces killed multiple terrorists attempting to breach security lines, according to a Saturday report from Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya.

    “The agreement is over and [Hamas] is ready to fight,” sources told the Saudi outlet, according to The Jerusalem Post. The terror group added that the ceasefire must be mutual and that “Gaza will not become another Lebanon.”

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Israeli waiting out the Hamas forces trapped within the Yellow Zone is working, as they are increasing their attempts to escape.

    More and more focus is turning back to Israel having to resume fallout conflict with Hezbollah as well as Hamas as both defy the cease fire agreement and are attempting to rebuild their fighting forces. In the case of Hezbollah, the clock may be running out, looking to next month as a starting window for Israeli action.

    In Gaza, Israel is free to operate in the Yellow Zone, but limited elsewhere in Gaza, due to the ongoing efforts by the guarantors of the agreement to disarm and remove Hamas from power. That effort seems to be running out of steam, and could eventually permit Israel to resume full operations against Hamas across the whole of Gaza.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Some are noting that Iran could have taken an edge off their water crisis if they would have invested in desalinization plants instead of missiles and nuclear weapons.

    In addition to dry reservoirs (the recent cloudburst did nothing to relieve the situation), consequences of unsustainable groundwater extraction are being felt. This is seen by massive soil subsidence over the aquifer of in places several feet. This subsidence breaks underground utilities as well as damages foundations for buildings. Similar was seen in the late 20th century in Arizona.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on a car in the town of Aita al-Shaab, Bint Jbeil district.
    Sources close to the Al Hadath : The target of the Israeli raid in Aita al-Shaab was “Mohammed Saleh,” a member of Hezbollah.


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    Rumint. The United States is weighing options on Venezuela, including a potential attempt to overthrow the Venezuelan government, two sources tell Reuters. Four U.S. officials tell Reuters Washington is preparing to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations.

    OBSERVATION - This rumor works double as psyops by itself.


    Misc of Note –

    A sudden stratospheric warming event has begun, deforming the Polar Vortex and setting the stage for a colder start to winter across the United States, Canada, and Europe.

    Timeline of events:
    - November 21: SSW event detected and begins
    - November 25–28 (Thanksgiving): Peak disruption of the Polar Vortex in the stratosphere
    - December 1–7: First major surface impacts (cold air) expected in the US/Canada
    - Late December: Potential pattern shift bringing cold/snow to Europe.

    A sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) event has begun and is weakening the Polar Vortex. This is expected to bring colder winter conditions across the United States, Canada, and Europe.

    A strong Polar Vortex locks cold air into the polar regions, creating milder winters. But when the Polar Vortex is disrupted or collapses, the cold air can escape, unleashing much colder winter conditions across the mid-latitudes (the U.S., Canada, and Europe).

    Peak disruption of the vortex is forecast to occur around Thanksgiving in the stratosphere. However, the effects typically take around 2–3 weeks to propagate downward, meaning weather impacts should become visible across the mid-latitudes by early December.

    This is one of the earliest collapse events on record. Only three similar early-season events have occurred in the last 70 years (1958, 1968, and 2000).

    https://watchers.news/2025/11/22/polar-vortex-collapse-begins-colder-winter-expected-in-u-s-canada-and-europe/

    OBSERVATION - The forecast gets complicated because of the influence of La Nina over the same period. About the only really general forecast for Dec - Feb/Mar is that cold is expected east of the Rockies and above normal precip in the northwest and northern Rockies. This could play out to be a wild winter all across the country. Check your preparations for potentially very adverse winter weather conditions.

  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/22/2025 2:30:17 PM PST · 1,066 of 1,101
    Godzilla to GOPJ

    Definitiely people with more money than me, could be similar circle.

  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/22/2025 6:12:05 AM PST · 1,064 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    Globalism / Great Reset –

    There is one magazine that represents the interests of the global elite more than any other. It is known as “The Economist”, and each year it puts out an issue that is dedicated to what is coming in the year ahead. As we have seen so many times before, these issues tend to be alarmingly accurate.

    The reason why they are so accurate is because the ultra-wealthy elite have an enormous amount of influence over the course of human events. If they are absolutely determined to make something happen, there is a good chance that it is going to happen.

    Ominously, it appears that they are anticipating a great deal of global chaos in 2026.

    The Economist has been around since 1843, but it has never had a very large readership among the general population.

    Ultimately, it is a publication by the elite and for the elite.

    https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=9165#google_vignette

    OBSERVATION - Snyder of the “End of the American Dream “ is a quintessential doomer and many of his predictions just haven’t paned out over the years.

    However, his observations on the issue of “The Economist” are similar to those made over the years by many others, as us common people try to read the tea leaves at to what the elite are thinking. Even at that point, many claims on past covers haven’t really panned out either. This is 2025 and the world has entered a post-wuhan time of increasing chaos and the symbology reflects that. 2026 could prove to be a major year in the world and where it is headed.

    Just a matter of keeping our eyes and ears open for advance inklings of the globalist plans and actions to bring those plans about.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    NOTE - Changes to the above. Portland downgraded as violent actions have decreased, though the threat could change. Charlotte and New Orleans added as a surge on illegals has started and some leftists are working to counter operations. Los Angeles is dropped as activity has fallen to previous baseline levels.

    DATES TO NOTE -
    .
    22 November rally in Washington, D.C by “Removal Coalition”

    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***
    Weekend Forecast - Announced demonstrations in DC by “Removal Coalition”, do not appear to be mobilizing many at this stage.
    Elsewhere, same old minor signs and shouting at sites across the country with very limited potential for violence.

    Considerable chances of violence associated with ICE / BP arrests of illegals, particularly in the Charlotte NC area (note change in local threat status above).
    As always, conditions can change rapidly depending on local and national events. Be alert to local news.

    ***
    “Removal Coalition” rally today, not much on the web concerning this event.

    ***
    (FO) A coalition of activist groups called for “coordinated economic shutdown” they are calling The Mass Blackout (Nov 26 - Dec 2.)

    The coalition urged Americans to stop online and in-person shopping, stop work, and “remove the regime.” The coalition includes Blackout the System, The People’s Sick Day, The Progressive Network, American Opposition, and the Money Out of Politics Movement.

    Indivisible, the country’s largest protest organizing group, also called for a boycott of Home Depot, Target, and Amazon from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday.

    NOTABLE FO ANALYSIS - Boycotts, strikes, and other tactics that are disruptive to an economy are often vital parts of resistance and revolutionary movements. What separates a boycott as a form of protest and one of resistance or revolution is intent. As a form of protest, a boycott is aimed at getting a company to choose a different policy. As a form of resistance or revolution, a boycott is intended to build economic pressure against the sitting government to resign or abdicate. So, when a protest movement like “Blackout the System” engages in boycotts to “remove the regime,” it’s not a simple protest, but a tactic of a revolutionary movement.

    MY OBSERVATION - Growing development of a ‘color’ revolution focusing on a sector or pillar of society to place pressure on the governing administration.

    How successful with this be? Probably only the hard core will turn out. The rank and file progressive democrats rely too much on these businesses to avoid and boycott them all together. Leftist boycotts haven’t been very successful in the past, in comparison to those by the right, “go woke, go broke” is one example.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025

    A new report reveals how artificial intelligence programs, ChatGPT and others, have been documented to advise those with ill intentions “on how to attack a sports venue, buy nuclear material on the dark web, weaponize anthrax, build spyware, bombs” and more.

    It is in an extensive documentation compiled by the Middle East Media Research Institute that the startling warnings are contained.

    In the report, Gen. (Ret.) Paul E. Funk II, formerly the commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, explained, “Artificial Intelligence (AI), the rapidly developing technology, has captured the attention of terrorists, from al-Qaida through ISIS to Hamas, Hizbullah, and the Houthis.”

    He cites the study, “Terrorists’ Use Of AI So Far - A Three-Year Assessment 2022-2025,” for its “unsettling contribution to the public debate on AI’s future global impact.”

    https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=9164

    OBSERVATION - More at link. Very disturbing but not surprising. Evil will use all resources at hand to conduct evil. And AI today seems more than willing to produce the information


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Tyson Foods, America’s largest meat supplier, is planning to close one of its largest beef-processing plants in Nebraska at a time when a cattle shortage in the U.S. squeezes meatpacking companies

    OBSERVATION - True that US cattle herds are down, Tyson has proceeded to decimate the meat processing sector ever since wuhan, and that portion of the industry is still suffering. Some going a far as to suggest that this is a covert effort to damage the food chain here in america - remember how the globalist are waging war against meat - wanting people to eat bugs instead.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Marjorie Taylor Greene has flamed out, as she has announced that she is resigning from the House of Representatives, effective January 5, 2026. Her seat will be filled by a special election

    OBSERVATION - Well, bye meme

    ***
    The U.S Supreme Court has overturned a lower court and rules that Texas redistricting map is perfectly legal

    OBSERVATION - The opinion was rather scathing.

    ***
    President Donald Trump called for Democrats who participated in a video calling for U.S. military personnel and federal employees to “refuse illegal orders” to be put on trial for “seditious behavior” yesterday.

    OBSERVATION - On cue, these democrat cry bullies are saying that they are the victims of a mean old Donald Trump. No, in reality they got slapped up side the head with the legal ramifications of what they were trying to accomplish.

    What is scary, there are enough senior officers that boot licked their way into the command structure via 0bama and biden that will see this as justification to disobey ANY order they want to deem as ‘illegal’. This is a recipe for revolt people and dangerous as tossing a lighted match into a powder house.


    TRUMP Watch –

    President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had their first face-to-face meeting at the White House. During his visit to the Oval Office on Friday, Trump congratulated Mamdani (D-N.Y.) for his win in the Big Apple.

    Mamdani expressed his appreciation for a “productive” meeting with Trump, recalling that the two spoke about affordability, which was the overarching focus of his campaign. He said they discussed rent, groceries, utilities, and “the different ways in which people have been pushed out,” saying that he looked forward to working with Trump to deliver affordability.

    https://www.oann.com/newsroom/mamdani-and-trump-have-first-face-to-face-meeting-the-better-he-does-the-happier-i-am/

    OBSERVATION - Many on both sides are scratching their heads over the honey sweet, buddy buddy press conference and appearance of congeniality . Some analysts thing Trump played Mamdani like a fiddle, cutting out his radical leftist base, while at the same time reassuring NYC businesses that the wont be allowed to go nutz.

    Perhaps an old saying may be in effect - hold your friends close, and your enemies even closer.


    Cyber attacks/warfare – Threat Level - WATCH as of Jun 14, 2025

    (FO) The Trump administration’s National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said the administration’s new National Cyber Strategy will shift the U.S.’s focus from defensive to offensive cyber operations. Cairncross said the new strategy will target adversary state-linked hackers in order to shape adversary behavior and deter future cyber attacks. The new National Cyber Strategy appears to be preemptive offensive actions against foreign adversary cyber operations designed to push foreign adversaries out of that gray area.


    Illegal Immigration –

    Trump has announced via a post on Truth Social that he will be “terminating, effective immediately” the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota. There are only around 700 Somalis that are actually on TPS across the United States, with the rescinding of the status requiring a directive from the Department of Homeland Security before the expiration of the next period under the TPS Program for Somalia.

    OBSERVATION - Just the tip of the iceberg on the Somalian problem in Minnesota as there are even more who’ve snuck into the country and congregated into the community where they can be camouflaged from the prying eyes of ICE / BP


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    ***
    ISW. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to indicate that his demands have not fundamentally changed since the August 2025 Alaska summit.

    Other Key Takeaways:

    Reported Russian government insiders also indicated that the Kremlin does not support the proposed 28-point peace plan.

    Russian officials are setting informational conditions to reject the 28-point peace plan, which acquiesces to many — but not all — of Russia’s persistent war demands.

    The Kremlin has thus far failed to set conditions for the Russian people to accept anything less than a full Russian victory in Ukraine.

    https://x.com/thestudyofwar/status/1992095511168348583?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    OBSERVATION - I’ll try to tie up the Russian / Ukraine plan below in Misc


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps dropping to the 30-40 degree range, with increasing showers/rain towards the end of the forecast period.

    RUMINT –

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Trump has threatened to cut intelligence sharing and arms supplies for Ukraine to force it into accepting the framework of a U.S.-brokered peace deal, Reuters reported Friday citing two unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
    Washington has presented Ukraine with a 28-point plan seen as endorsing some of Russia’s key demands, including further territorial concessions, curbing the size of the Ukrainian military as well as foreclosing Ukraine’s path to join NATO.

    Kyiv, it is understood, is under greater pressure from Washington than during any previous peace discussions, expected to sign a framework of the deal by next Thursday.

    ***
    Overnight, Russia launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile from occupied Crimea and 104 attack drones including Shahed, Geran, and others from multiple directions. Ukrainian air defense managed to shoot down or jam 89 of them. Hits were recorded at 15 locations.

    Explosion was reported in Odesa region, from a ballistic missile strike

    Russian losses per 22/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +1170 men
    +4 tanks
    +7 ACVs
    +9 artillery
    +1 MLRS
    +1 AD system

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    Ukrainian forces continue to counterattack in the Pokrovsk direction, where the situation remains serious and dynamic.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Ukraine still tenaciously holding on to areas of the Pokrovsk pocket. I still believe it has become a losing battle and they need to be careful not to let a sizable force get trapped.

    Trump’s peace plan demands - See my comment below under Misc.


    Poland –

    Poland’s lower chamber of Parliament unanimously voted to move the Russian Embassy in Poland due to its proximity to the Polish Defense Ministry. Politicians previously raised this issue for decades but tabled it to maintain stable relations with Russia.


    Europe / NATO General –

    Ukraine’s allies will seek to “strengthen” a US plan to end the war with Russia when they meet at the G20 summit in South Africa, UK PM Sir Keir Starmer has said.

    The summit begins a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Ukraine faced “one of the most difficult moments in our history” over pressure to accept the plan - leaked details of which have been seen as favourable to Moscow.

    Zelensky held phone talks with Sir Keir and the leaders of France and Germany on Friday. Afterwards, the PM said Ukraine’s “friends and partners” remained committed to securing a “lasting peace once and for all”.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyx9xnpll8o

    OBSERVATION - Uniformly, European allies have rejected the Trump plan, seeing it essentially as a surrender by Ukraine and a threat to longer term peace and stability in Europe. This ‘plan’ may have caught many of them by surprise since Trump had been hardening against putin of late.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Hamas bunkers/tunnels continued to be destroyed

    - Hamas fighters trying to escape trapped in tunnels in Yellow zone being taken out or captured.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    The Israeli army is using large quantities of explosives to destroy buildings in the northern Gaza Strip, and the sounds of explosions can be heard in the settlements surrounding Gaza. Most likely Hamas underground tunnels/bunkers.

    ***
    Earlier today (Friday), approximately 15 terrorists emerged from underground terror infrastructure at two different locations east of the yellow line in eastern Rafah.

    Following ISA intelligence, the IAF has so far eliminated six terrorists.
    Simultaneously, IDF troops apprehended five terrorists who surrendered to them and were transferred for further questioning by the ISA inside Israel.

    One captured terrorist: “We went out of the tunnel in search of food and water”.

    ——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

    Israeli conduct anti-terror operations in Silwad town, northeast of Ramallah

    ———INTERNATIONAL ————————

    Ankara has announced that it is recruiting 2,000 Turkish soldiers and training them as a brigade that will join the International Stabilization Force (ISF), slated to deploy in the Gaza Strip as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan. This step dovetails with another Turkish move revealed a few days ago, the issuance of 37 arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on allegations of war crimes and genocide.

    These developments come as Ankara invests heavily in increasing visibility in Gaza via Turkish and Palestinian aid organizations. Turkish posters and flags are flying across the Strip, including on bulldozers clearing debris and searching for deceased hostages.

    https://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=9162

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    International noise over the trapped Hamas fighters has effectively disappeared and recent capture of those attempting to escape tell the story that their supplies are running out and their position to remain in the tunnels is becoming precarious. Good.

    Israel has flat out rejected any Turkish military presence in Gaza. Turkey is as hostile towards Israel as Hamas and will not be a good mix.

    Movement towards an expanded operation against Hezbollah continues to grow and develop.


    Iraq -

    ISW. Iraqi Government Formation: Iranian-backed Iraqi Parties Are Poised to Control the Next Government

    Iranian-backed political parties are preparing to form the next Iraqi federal government after winning over a third of the seats in the recent parliamentary elections. These parties may exclude or at least weaken Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al Sudani, despite his coalition winning the plurality of seats.

    OBSERVATION - Iraq’s new government is starting to form. The shift towards Iranian shia elements was accelerated in part by Sadr’s pulling back from the elections and not having an Iraqi shia to counter balance Iran’s version of shia.

    Looks like at the bottom line, Iraq is facing a period of instability, though at this stage no outright rebellion.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    Lebanese Health Ministry: Israeli airstrike on a car in Nabatieh district, southern Lebanon, kills Hezbollah target

    ***
    The Israeli army followed-up about strike against a Hamas training compound inside the Ein al-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon earlier this week. The military said it killed 13 militants, including Jawad Sidawi, a trainer involved in plotting attacks from Lebanon against Israel. The military said the site demonstrates Hamas’ growing presence in Lebanon despite Beirut’s pledge to disarm armed groups in the camps

    ***
    Sarit Zehavi, a leading Israeli security expert on Hezbollah from the Israel Alma Research and Education Center, told Fox News Digital that Hezbollah does not currently “have the capability to carry out an October invasion. They had it prior to Oct. 7, 2023. They can send in a few terrorists. I want to believe it will take a few years to get those capabilities back.”

    https://harbingersdaily.com/israel-at-war-week-105/

    OBSERVATION - Like I noted previously, Hezbollah lost a lot of its capabilities to launch a large scale ground assault on Israel. Their primary elements will be their limited missile/rocket stockage and resistance to any Israeli ground operations. With out a doubt, Mossad intelligence has a long list of prioritized targets should the go order be given to intensify operations against Hezbollah.


    Misc of Note –

    What is with Trumps sudden switch back on the Ukraine war. In just the past few weeks, Trump unleashed a new round of sanctions on Russia and roped in many supporting countries, like India, to cease oil purchases - noting explicitly how Russia has been disingenuous in its willingness to talk peace and end its aggression.

    Now all of a sudden, Ukraine has been given a deadline to accept a “peace” plan that will decimate the country and essentially give Russia nearly all of its demands - all on the backs of Ukraine.

    On the Russian side, Putin continues to indicate that his demands have not fundamentally changed since the August 2025 Alaska summit. Total capitulation of Ukraine to Russian rule.

    Additionally, the kremlin says it rejects the plan. This brings up a very BIG question - just who in the heck was this “Russian” Witcoff reportedly “negotiated’ this deal with?

    Smells like Lucy holding the football again. putin wants to undermine western support for Ukraine and what better way than to sow dissension arising from a ‘peace’ plan that will not see the light of day and Trump some how being convinced to issue a Thursday (Thanksgiving) deadline for Ukraine to accept - except that Ukraine was not part of the plan discussions.

    I do not think Trump or Witcoff are grasping putin’s game and that a wildly swinging foreign policy against Russia is not making the world safer. You must have consistency. Regan knew that and held the course that caused the Russian controlled Soviet Union to implode.

    You cant one day extend sanctions of Russia and the next try to force Ukraine to essentially surrender. It plays right into putin’s hands


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/21/2025 8:19:42 AM PST · 1,058 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    After a balmy fall, weather realities fast approaching the Redoubt with lows in the single digits (maybe even sub zero) forecast for the end of the month. Wee doggies.


    Globalism / Great Reset –

    COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out
    Georgina Rannard and BBC climate team in Belém, Brazil


    The talks were in the final hours of trying to agree on next steps to tackle climate but the fire has disrupted negotiations.
    “It was climbing the walls and onto the ceiling. People were screaming,” Dr Harshita Umesh, who was giving a talk next to the place where they fire broke out, told BBC News.
    “Then I ran, I think I tripped and fell.”


    “People are pretty traumatised and shocked,” she added.
    “There’s a huge panic, people have been running out of here, it’s a very dramatic moment… UN security guards are telling us to leave,” said BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt.
    “It looks actually as if they are beginning to get it under control but you can see huge columns of smoke rising up into the air through the hole that’s been burnt in the top of the conference centre.”

    One eyewitness told the BBC that he believes an electrical fire was the cause.

    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/11/20/did-a-battery-fire-just-kill-the-cop30-climate-conference/

    OBSERVATIONS - Some reports suggest that a battery (lithium?) was the source of the fire. Oh the irony.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - WARNING as of Nov 21, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    NOTE - Changes to the above. Portland downgraded as violent actions have decreased, though the threat could change. Charlotte and New Orleans added as a surge on illegals has started and some leftists are working to counter operations. Los Angeles is dropped as activity has fallen to previous baseline levels.

    DATES TO NOTE -
    .
    22 November rally in Washington, D.C by “Removal Coalition”

    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***
    Weekend Forecast - Announced demonstrations in DC by “Removal Coalition”, do not appear to be mobilizing many at this stage.
    Elsewhere, same old minor signs and shouting at sites across the country with very limited potential for violence.

    Considerable chances of violence associated with ICE / BP arrests of illegals, particularly in the Charlotte NC area (not change in local threat status above).
    As always, conditions can change rapidly depending on local and national events. Be alert to local news.

    ***
    Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt told Newsmax that Democrats trying to prompt military service personnel to ignore orders from President Donald Trump amounts to “treason.”

    He said this needs to be stopped immediately. “And here’s the warning for the Trump administration. If you don’t hold them accountable here, this is only going to get worse.”

    https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/blaine-holt-treason-sedition/2025/11/20/id/1235432/

    OBSERVATION - This general nails it. If these six democrats walk without any serious pushback or at minimum sanctions, democrats will become more aggressive. In the case of Kelly, UCMJ should fully drop down on him.

    ADDITIONAL - Per 18 USC § 2387:
    Whoever, with intent to interfere with, impair, or influence the loyalty, morale, or discipline of the military or naval forces of the United States:
    (1)advises, counsels, urges, or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States; or
    (2)distributes or attempts to distribute any written or printed matter which advises, counsels, or urges insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States—
    Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

    ***
    Evidence is mounting that the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is not just a civil-rights organization supporting student protests but part of a larger, coordinated network with ties to Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other terrorist organizations. This network is paying cash rewards to students who face disciplinary action for engaging in anti-Israel protests on American campuses.

    A New York Post investigation uncovered that CAIR-California paid $1,000 to students suspended, arrested, or losing housing or scholarships for their involvement in disruptive anti-Israel activism. Through its “Champions of Justice Fund,” CAIR allocated $20,000 to students leading actions such as building takeovers, blockades, and confrontations with Jewish students. These financial incentives appear designed to encourage more militant actions. As Joel Finkelstein, founder of the NCRI, explained, the payments reward “criminality and violence,” creating a structure for escalating confrontations.

    https://israel365news.com/414153/cairs-cash-rewards-for-campus-unrest-and-the-extremist-network-behind-it/

    OBSERVATION - Recent moslem extremism has resurrected CAIR which has been relatively dormant for many years. Follow the money, probably leads to Soros based NGO as well as terror nations like Iran and Qatar.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025
    Downgraded due to declining global threats and middle east war

    ***

    For the first time in U.S. history, arrested violent far-left defendants have admitted in federal court to being members of an organized Antifa terror cell. Seth Sikes, Joy Abigail Gibson, Lynette Read Sharp, Nathan Baumann, and John Phillip Thomas — pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists and being part of an Antifa cell in a July 4 ambush attack on the Prairieland ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas.

    https://x.com/mrandyngo/status/1991684689833480585?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA

    OBSERVATION - How much this will do to chill Antifa violence in the future is uncertain. What is clear is that they are losing the freedom of movement in the legal realm, having dodged numerous other law suits since 2016.


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown.
    The increase in payrolls was more than double the 50,000 economists had forecast.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-employers-added-surprisingly-solid-119000-jobs-in-september-government-says-in-delayed-report/ar-AA1QMBtL

    OBSERVATION - Good news, but there are bumps too


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    The Department of Justice subpoenaed the personal phone records of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan in 2022, seeking the Ohio Republican’s phone data covering a more than two-year period.

    The subpoena, obtained by Fox News Digital, shows a federal prosecutor who later worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s Jan. 6 investigation ordered Verizon to hand over the phone data, also known as toll records, reaching back to Jan. 1, 2020.

    The request appears to be the most expansive yet of the publicly known subpoenas targeting senators and current and former House members during Arctic Frost, the investigation that led to Smith bringing election-related charges against President Donald Trump.

    Smith did not begin working as special counsel until seven months after the subpoena was issued, meaning the request pre-dated his time at the DOJ.

    The subpoena for Jordan’s records appears to be one of the first known ones in the Arctic Frost probe and was issued during a time when Jordan was serving as the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, which conducts oversight of the DOJ.

    https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-doj-subpoenaed-jim-jordans-phone-records-covering-more-than-two-years

    OBSERVATION - People from the biden regime need jail time for this. This kind of stuff has only been seen in communist dictatorships and is the stuff revolutions are made from.

    ***
    A federal judge ruled today that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard troops to Washington, DC was illegal.

    U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb said that while Trump may be the commander in chief of the Guard, his power is constrained by federal laws that limit how those troops can be federalized and deployed, particularly in Washington, D.C., which is controlled by Congress.

    “The Court rejects Defendants’ fly-by assertion of constitutional power, finding that such a broad reading of the President’s Article II authority would erase Congress’s role in governing the District and its National Guard,” Cobb wrote in a 61-page ruling.

    https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2025/11/20/federal-judge-rules-trumps-national-guard-deployment-in-dc-illegal-n3809118

    OBSERVATION - Another ruling by an activist judge that is going to be overturned on appeal.

    ***
    The DNC took out a $15 million loan in October, the latest sign of financial distress for the official arm of the Democratic Party.
    The party ended the month with $18.3 million in the bank — $15 million of which came from the loan.

    OBSERVATION - Is this evidence that the cutoff USAID funding has hit the DNC coffers hard?


    TRUMP Watch –

    ABC News might soon find itself staring down another expensive defamation lawsuit from President Trump, and honestly, it wouldn’t come as a shock. On a recent episode of The View, Joy Behar confidently claimed that it was “obvious” Trump was a pedophile connected with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, implicating him in Epstein’s crimes. This wild accusation came without a shred of evidence tying Trump to Epstein’s criminal activities. In fact, Trump is arguably one of the few prominent figures who did the right thing and severed ties with Epstein years ago, unlike many Democrats who have since been ensnared in the fallout.

    https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/11/20/joy-behar-just-put-abc-on-the-brink-of-another-huge-trump-lawsuit-n4946236

    OBSERVATION - ABC and the hags at the ‘view’ just can’t keep their mouths shut. And its likely to cost them, again.


    Illegal Immigration –

    Last Wednesday, US District Court Judge Jeffrey Cummings ordered the Trump administration to release on $1,500 bond hundreds of detainees after he determined the arrests violated a local consent decree barring warrantless arrests of immigrants.

    The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday sided with the Trump administration to keep those on the list in custody, just one day before detainees were set to be released.

    Though the appeals court did not explain why it sided with the Trump administration in the detention case, its decision comes just a day after a three-judge panel with the 7th Circuit blocked a different judge’s order because they believed the judge had overstepped their authority by imposing strict limits on how federal agents could operate in Chicago.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/appeals-court-blocks-federal-judge-s-order-to-release-hundreds-of-immigrants-arrested-in-illinois-immigration-crackdown/ar-AA1QQ91L?ocid=BingNewsVerp

    OBSERVATION - Some sanity at the 7th Circuit Court.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    *****

    Russia has said it is yet to receive anything official from the US on its peace plan, after Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelensky said he was ready to work with the Trump administration on its “vision” to bring an end to the war.
    The widely leaked US plan includes proposals that Kyiv had previously ruled out, such as ceding areas of the eastern Donetsk region that it still controls, reducing its army in size, and pledging not to join Nato.

    Russian officials continue to reiterating their commitment to Russia’s original war aims and blaming Ukraine for Russia’s own unwillingness to compromise.

    Economic Impact –

    U.S. sanctions targeting Russian oil firms have officially taken effect, potentially stranding 48 million barrels of Russian crude at sea, Bloomberg reports. Indian refineries are now turning to Middle Eastern suppliers, while traders scramble to reroute Rosneft and Lukoil shipments already in transit. Even in Asia, not all barrels may find buyers.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps dropping to the 30-40 degree range, with increasing showers/rain towards the end of the forecast period.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    European and Ukrainian officials are rejecting Trump’s 28-point peace proposal, calling it one-sided and tailored to satisfy Putin. The plan demands Ukraine give up territory, slash its military, and welcome Russia back into global institutions, all while European allies were shut out of the drafting process. According to the Wall Street Journal, EU leaders are preparing to unveil their own alternative peace plan, more favorable to Ukraine, within days.

    ***
    During the night of Nov 20–21, Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine using 115 UAVs, including around 70 Shaheds. Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down or jammed 95 of them. However, 19 struck targets across 12 locations, hitting civilian areas in Chernihiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa.

    Russian losses as reported by Ukraine.

    +1050 men
    +3 ACVs
    +20 artillery

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    The fight for Pokrovsk is close to coming to an end. Recent OSINT analysis indicates that Russian forces are close to closing off the pocket west of the town and that Pokrovsk is mostly under Russian control.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Pokrovsk’s days are numbered. Depends on how stubborn Ukraine is.

    “Peace” talks and plans have bubbled to the surface again, and Witkoff has dredged up the same old format that has gotten nowhere in the past. Trump really needs to retire this guy from the negotiations business. I can’t see Ukraine and Europe agreeing to even a 10th of what’s in the document. And of course, Russia will do the bait and switch to keep the west off balance .


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Continued strikes against Hamas across all Gaza.

    ——— GENERAL ——————————-

    Netanyahu: I am pleased that Egypt is allowing anyone who wants to leave Gaza to do so, and Trump’s plan includes granting the right to leave Gaza.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Israeli airstrikes targeted eastern Khan Younis and Rafah in southern Gaza Strip

    ***
    Remember the trapped Hamas terrorists in the Rafah tunnel?
    There are unconfirmed reports that all communication with them has been lost since last weekend. Estimates indicate that around 80 remain trapped in the tunnel, relying on mediators to secure a “safe passage.” Many reportedly have been taken out by IDF as they tried to escape. The Chief of Staff has ordered: either they surrender with their hands raised, or they will be killed.

    ***
    The city of Beit Hanoun ( NE corner of Gaza) is a central Hamas terror stronghold in Gaza.
    Underground: Beneath civilian homes, Hamas built an extensive tunnel network.
    Above ground: Thousands of structures served as weapons storage facilities, firing positions, and command centers for terrorists. Additionally, armed terrorists operated from inside an elementary school, and beneath it a tunnel shaft lead to an underground tunnel.

    https://t.me/beholdisraelchannel/65629

    OBSERVATION - This was a key city set up to target Israel’s central region - Tel Aviv. The link has a very informative video on the extent of the stronghold - especially the complex tunnel network. The integration of the tunnels with schools, mosques and other ‘protected’ sites shows the depth that Hamas took to hide and protect its network.

    ——— JUDEA AND SAMARIA——————————-

    IDF report disrupting major terror operations in Judea and Samaria this week, with extensive raids leading to numerous arrests and the seizure of firearms, explosives, and illegal weaponry. Around 15 vehicles purchased using terror-linked funds were also confiscated, and several planned attacks were stopped before they could be carried out
    Israeli forces raided West Bank’s Tulkarem, Salfit, Qalqilya among other locations.

    ———“ISLAMIC RESISTANCE” ———————————

    Haven’t heard from the Houthi’s or Iranian backed Iraqi militias lately.

    ———INTERNATIONAL ————————

    The United States is currently in intense discussions with several nations in an effort to assemble the International Stabilization Force (ISF) as authorized by the recent UN Security Council Resolution 2803.

    According to recent reports, besides talking to Arab and Muslim nations about contributing troops to the ISF, the U.S. is also talking to European countries, which have expressed an interest in participating in the training of Palestinian security forces who will take over the policing of the enclave after the ISF has finished its role.

    https://allisraelnews.com/us-in-discussion-with-various-nations-regarding-gaza-stabilization-force-hopes-to-deploy-in-early-2026

    OBSERVATION - Good luck with that.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    While the Trump administration struggles to put the bits and pieces together for a Gaza peace force - from largely uncooperative nations, Israel continues to eat away at Hamas.

    Of note the declining numbers of the trapped Hamas forces within the Yellow Zone. No one is coming to their ‘aid’ so it time for the surrender or jihad death decision.

    See Lebanon below as things are developing there.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that relocating Iran’s capital from Tehran has become unavoidable, citing overcrowding and limited water resources, Iran International reported on Thursday.

    The government has identified the underdeveloped Makran region in southeastern Iran as a possible new capital. No timeline for the move has been announced.

    https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-874696

    OBSERVATION - Iran just doesn’t even begin to have the money for such a move. All its funds are being channeled into its military programs.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    Lebanese army commander says Israeli attacks hinder the deployment of its forces in the south

    Other reports that Hezbollah is working frantically to reestablish bases from which to resume attacks on Israel. Enough for the Israeli cabinet to meet in special session to decide on future actions. The limited strikes since the ceasefire haven’t been enough to stop the effort — and the Lebanese govt and military have been impotent in holding up their end of the bargain. This all points to a much more, all out air campaign by Israel, likely to begin in December, following Trumps deadline of the end of this month for Lebanon to get the job done.

    It is uncertain how much Hezbollah has been able to restore its strategic weapons - guided rockets and other missiles - which will be their go to weapon of retaliation. I don’t think Hezbollah has restored its fighting strength, though I’m pretty sure all of their arms storage locations were not hit by Israel. Should sustained combat resume, Hezbollah will suffer greatly from the cut off of its supply chain thru Syria. It can get some smuggled materials, but the volumes will be lacking and increased pressure by Israel on storage locations will quickly impact Hezbollah operations. Israel’s forward deployment into S Lebanon will also disrupt Hezbollah ground attack plans into Israel.

    In short, a large and likely sustained air campaign is coming, probably next month. How Hezbollah (and Lebanon) responds will have to be seen then.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/20/2025 8:12:15 AM PST · 1,056 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    DATES TO NOTE -

    22 November rally in Washington, D.C by “Removal Coalition”

    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***
    Six elected Democrats have released a video urging uniformed military personnel and intelligence agents to defy orders from President Trump and the Department of War

    The Democrats try to weasel by referring to “illegal orders.” But no one in the Trump administration has issued illegal orders. What are they talking about? Who knows? Given that they identify nothing specific, the only reasonable interpretation of the video is that they are encouraging resistance, across the board, to lawful exercise of authority by the executive branch.

    https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/11/sedition.php#google_vignette

    OBSERVATION - Weasel wording aside, this is a VERY dangerous step, calling for mutiny by our service members and even govt employees. In the video, the Democrats say threats to the U.S. constitution “aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home.” This is only a notch or two away from starting a civil war - attempting to begin it within the military and govt.

    ***
    A Civil Emergency Order has been issued in Broadview, Illinois, after anti-ICE rioting, bomb threats, and a death threat against the mayor triggered a major law enforcement response, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.

    DHS officials said the declaration underscores how extreme the threats have become after weeks of escalating violence around the local ICE processing facility.

    DHS directly blamed the unrest on misinformation pushed by sanctuary-area politicians and activist groups.

    https://www.newsmax.com/us/dhs-civil-emergency-order-broadview/2025/11/19/id/1235202/

    OBSERVATION - The federal judge who prevented the use of NG troops to defend the facility ought to spend a day there to see just how ‘peaceful’ it is.

    ***
    Attacks on ICE agents have significantly increased, an 8,000 percent increase in death threats reported by the Department of Homeland Security in 2025 compared to the same period last year. Some sources also cite a 500 percent increase in all assaults on ICE agents.

    Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin warned that criminals, including illegal aliens and U.S. citizens, are now using cars as weapons against federal agents, placing both officers and the public at risk. She emphasized that DHS officers will continue arresting the most violent criminal illegal aliens and that anyone who uses a vehicle to attack law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

    https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/nearly-100-vehicular-attacks-ice-agents-this-year/

    OBSERVATION - Left resorts to violence as it is their only tool.

    ***
    Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds slammed New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday, saying he has no authority to impose “international law.”

    Mamdani doubled down on his vow to enforce the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city, repeating the position he announced before his election. Appearing on “Kudlow,” Donalds said Mamdani will take an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution and New York’s own laws when sworn in.

    “Mamdani, I think, came out the other day and said that New York City is going to follow international law. Who the hell is he? He does not have the authority to do that,” Donalds told host Larry Kudlow. “When he gets sworn in as the next mayor of New York, he’s still in that oath going to pledge allegiance to the Constitution to protect the laws of the city of New York and of the United States. That’s part of the oath.

    https://americafirstreport.com/that-is-insanity-byron-donalds-has-to-remind-mamdani-why-he-cant-force-nyc-to-follow-international-law/

    OBSERVATION - Will be interesting to be a fly on the wall when he meets with Trump. His radical plans lay the foundation and normalization of a secession scenario in the near future where cities/states refuse to fall under federal law and jurisdictions.

    ***
    Anti-lslamic protestors faced off against radical moslems in Dearborn MI. The protestors are rising up against increased moslem dominance of city govt (due to voting in a block) that is designed to shove out Christians and import more islamists. Protestors also calling for ICE support because it is reported that a substantial number of these moslems are here illegally.

    This growing development of Islamic enclaves is growing and giving them leverage to force Islam on non-moslems. I’ve been noting for a while now that should CW2 conditions go spicy, these moslem enclaves will likely form limited partnerships with violent leftists in a fight against the US govt and those on the right (red).

    ***
    (FO) The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) released a call to action for people to join anti-ICE protests in North Carolina, and to join PSL’s Action Network. According to PSL, protests were organized in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Asheville this week.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025
    Downgraded due to declining global threats and middle east war

    ***

    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as terrorist organizations, prompting enforced state government action against them.

    OBSERVATION - TX is seeing a swarm of Islamist sites trying to establish enclaves throughout the state. In concentrating, they are now moving to control local govts because they are unafraid to intimidate US citizens and the citizens are afraid to push back so that they are not labeled “islamophobic”


    Economy- Threat Level - WATCH - as of April 4, 2025

    Atlanta Fed is now projecting that Q3 GDP will be +4.2%… a massive expansion.

    OBSERVATION - Markets just beginning to wrap their arms around this because the Prime rate from the Fed is inhibiting the ability to take advantage of this growth.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    (FO) Washington, D.C. Federal District Judge James Boasberg said he plans to move forward with a criminal contempt of court investigation against Trump administration officials over deportations under the Enemy Aliens Act.
    Boasberg said hearings will begin after the Thanksgiving holiday, and he will compel current and former officials to testify.

    FO Analysis - If Boasberg follows through with criminal contempt charges against current Trump officials, this will likely lead to a direct confrontation between the lower federal courts and the administration. The courts could issue arrest warrants for Trump officials, however the White House would likely ignore the warrants.

    OBSERVATION - Boasberg is in up to his eyebrows in doing the deep state’s bidding. His is going in part against USSC decisions on Trump’s power to deport. Should he try to execute a ‘nuclear option’ a constitutional crisis could evolve. Boasberg is currently facing growing pressure by congress to impeach him for his actions und biden that illegally surveilled congress critters in Smith’s investigation to rope in and take out Trump supporters over a wide range of bogus and inflated charges.

    ***
    (FO) The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals paused a lower federal court’s order restricting federal agents’ use of force against protestors in Illinois. The order restricted ICE and other federal agencies from using less lethal equipment including tear gas and pepper spray, and required federal agents to wear body cameras. The 7th Circuit judges said the order was overbroad and impermissibly infringed on the separation of powers.


    TRUMP Watch –

    President Trump said Wednesday he will meet New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday, telling WABC and posting online that Mamdani had asked for the sit-down. Trump said the meeting will take place in the Oval Office.

    OBSERVATION - Will Trump read him the riot act, or smother him with honey?

    ***

    Trump announces that he has officially signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R.4405), which - besides a few exceptions - gives the Justice Department a period of thirty days to release all files related to their case against convicted sex offender and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

    OBSERVATION - More popcorn. Initial readings are that the democrats have suddenly been handed the tar baby they’ve been demanding and things are getting sticky. REMEMBER - Biden had these files for 4 years and couldn’t produce anything to condemn Trump even though he threw everything else at him.


    Cyber attacks/warfare – Threat Level - WATCH as of Jun 14, 2025

    The Center for Internet Security (CIS) said ubiquitous technical surveillance, the widespread collection and aggregation of digital data, presents an “existential threat” to U.S. law enforcement. According to CIS, criminal organizations and cartels have already used technical surveillance vulnerabilities to target law enforcement agencies including the FBI.

    https://learn.cisecurity.org/countering-ubiquitous-technical-surveillance


    Illegal Immigration –

    MASSIVE ICE RAID at a club in San Antonio, Texas, targeting Tren de Aragua gang members.
    Over 140 illegal aliens were arrested, including gang members and illegals from multiple foreign countries.


    China -

    Taiwan said Thursday it detected 16 Chinese warships in waters around the island, one of the highest numbers this year, as Beijing intensifies military pressure on Taipei.

    The navy vessels, along with 34 Chinese aircraft, were spotted near Taiwan in the 24 hours to 6:00 am (2200 GMT) Thursday, according to the defence ministry’s daily tally.

    Beijing has been holding its biggest maritime drills in years from near the southern islands of Japan to the South China Sea, Taiwan authorities said this week.

    Around 90 Chinese warships and coast guard vessels have been involved in the exercises that include simulating attacks on foreign ships and practising blockading sea routes, a Taiwan security official said Wednesday.

    There has been no announcement by Beijing’s army or Chinese state media about increased military activity in the East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, South China Sea or Western Pacific Ocean.

    https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241212-taiwan-says-detects-16-chinese-warships-around-island

    OBSERVATION - Currently looking like another exercise in blockading Taiwan could be developing. Typhoon season is pretty much past (June - October) so the ocean is calming to permit large scale naval operations by China.


    Japan –

    (FO) Anonymous Japanese government sources claim the new Japanese Prime Minister is considering revising the ban on foreign nuclear weapons in Japanese territory. The sources claim her primary concern is that this would prevent nuclear-armed vessels from entering port and weaken perceived nuclear deterrence.

    ***
    (FO) The U.S. Ambassador to Japan, said on the Japan-China tensions, “from the president and from myself and from the embassy, for the prime minister, we have her back” and promised to “help in any way we can.” The Taiwanese Foreign Minister called on Taiwanese people to head to Japan and buy Japanese goods to counter China’s cessation of purchases.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps dropping to the 30-40 degree range, with increasing showers/rain towards the end of the forecast period.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Reports began surfacing on Wednesday that the US and Russia had prepared a new proposed framework to end the war, requiring major concessions from Ukraine including giving up territory and dramatically shrinking its military.

    It was reportedly drafted by President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian special envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

    Neither Washington nor Moscow have officially confirmed the plan.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdgrqwnq9o

    OBSERVATION - Witkoff is out of his league again and the reports of this plan are all Russia and no Ukraine. This is a ‘Chamberlin” style peace accord.

    ***
    Ukraine faced an overnight attack with 136 strike drones launched from multiple directions. Air defence, EW units and mobile groups shot down or suppressed 106 Shaheds, Herberas and other types. Twenty nine drones hit sixteen locations, with debris falling in three more.

    Russian losses per 20/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +890 men
    +1 tank
    +2 ACVs
    +19 artillery

    Russian Ministry of Defense claims full occupation of Vesele village of Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine

    Ukrainian forces successfully hit a series of substations in Russia’s Kursk Oblast overnight, knocking out power to a large portion of the border area. Russian authorities have confirmed major outages in the Glushkovsky, Rylsky, and Korenevsky districts.

    Reports from Russian channels indicate overnight drone strikes hit Ryazan, with a fire breaking out at an industrial site near the Ryazan oil refinery. Additional strikes were recorded on power substations in Kursk region.

    Ukraine’s 11th Corps confirms fighting on the southern outskirts of Siversk, a key stronghold on the Lyman axis. Russians tried to enter the south of the city but were reportedly stopped and eliminated. Intel suggests they are preparing new assaults with armor, clearing routes and probing logistics lines ahead of a larger push.

    Partisan Resistance ——

    A sudden blaze on a railway line in Perm Krai destroyed an entire train of fuel tankers. Advisor to the former Mariupol mayor Petro Andriushchenko reports that nine tank cars went up in flames, with Russian sources already calling it a sabotage attack on the rail network.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Fierce fighting continues on the ground. With the advances at Pokrovsk, Russia still hasn’t been able to seal the deal. However they are getting closer with what appears to be a push on the northern side to flank the city deeper than it has been.

    A lot more aggressive russian attacks, reflecting probable efforts of the ‘winter offensive’. Fog impairment of FPV drones hurting Ukraine defenses, however, they have yet to really begin to exploit the same conditions for their counter attacks.

    Rumored peace talks and plan really stink to high heaven and reflects in most ways Russia’s demand for complete capitulation of Ukraine. Isn’t going to go very far unless Russia manages a massive breakthrough on the front and even then Russia would toss any agreement to the side.


    Poland –

    Poland has announced that it will be closing the last remaining Russian consulate in the country, located within the city of Gdańsk, in response to Sunday’s act of sabotage against critical railway lines in Poland, which was reportedly carried out by operatives with the Russian Security Services (FSB) who have since fled into Belarus.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Ongoing operations in Gaza to reduce Hamas further.

    - Netanyahu visited troops in occupied S Syria.

    ——— GENERAL ——————————-

    Netanyahu visited the Israeli-occupied territory in southern Syria today. Syria has launched complaints.

    Netanyahu:
    Today I visited the buffer zone area in Syria, received an operational briefing, and met with the fighters who bravely defend Israel every day.

    ***
    The Knesset just advanced a bill that would shut off all electricity and water to any property registered to UNRWA and reclaim Israeli land the agency has been using for decades.

    Key points
    - 28–8 vote in first reading
    - No utilities for any UNRWA facility
    - State can seize land used by UNRWA compounds
    - Comes after evidence UNRWA staff joined the Oct. 7 massacre
    - ICJ still insists Israel route aid through UNRWA

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Israel carried out a significant wave of airstrikes earlier tonight on the Gaza Strip, targeting a reported meeting of Hamas leaders in Gaza City as well as several other terror sites in Northern and Southern Gaza.

    Israeli Army Radio, quoting a security source: The airstrikes on Gaza were a response to the shooting at our soldiers in the Yellow Zone today.

    ***
    Last night, IDF tanks advanced into Shujaeyya in Eastern Gaza City, pushing into the yellow line. Sources in Gaza report the placement of new yellow demarcation blocks deeper inside Gaza following military advances.

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Situation still relatively static. Israel continues to methodically reduce Hamas presence in the Yellow Zone while taking care of business in Hamas controlled Gaza. Same for Hezbollah, Israeli airstrikes becoming more aggressive and larger.

    Expect loud squealing from the UN and UNRWA. It has been pretty well documented that UNRWA has collaborated with Hamas for many years now so actions by Israel are fully justified.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    Following the evacuation orders - the IDF struck several targets in southern Lebanon


    Saudi Arabia –

    F-35 fighter jets the U.S. plans to sell Saudi Arabia will be less advanced than those operated by Israel, in line with a U.S. law that guarantees Israel’s military edge in the region, U.S. officials and defense experts said on Wednesday - Reuters.

    OBSERVATION - An Israeli concern is that these F35 would be a challenge to their air superiority in the region. Israeli F35s are already stocked with a bunch of Israeli modifications for combat in the region, so Saudi aircraft at this stage would pose little threat. Saudis already possess F15s and it hasn’t seem to affected Israeli operations against Iran or Houthis


    Mexico -

    (FO) The U.S. Embassy in Mexico warned U.S. citizens yesterday that there will be significant protests this afternoon in Mexico City concurrent to a military parade. The Embassy says the groups participating in the protest were also present at the 15 November protest which turned violent.


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, issued her “Freedom Manifesto” yesterday calling for a regime change in Venezuela. The Manifesto also calls for a return of the “nine million Venezuelans […] forced to flee their homeland.”

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/18/maria-corina-machado-venezuela-freedom-manifesto/

    OBSERVATION - There were a number of uprisings a few years ago against Maduro and the corrupt elections that sealed his power. He used criminal gangs (how many migrated to the US?) to violently put down those protests and leaders. Not sure if the anti-Maduro faction is strong enough to deal with open fighting, but the timing suggests it is building off US threats against his regime and ties to narco-terrorism.


    Misc of Note –

    Washington’s Mount Rainier has been sending up a flurry of strange signals for days, briefly raising concern that something inside the volcano might be shifting.

    Since Saturday, instruments on Mount Rainier have picked up what looked like constant vibrations beneath the surface, thousands of tiny tremor-like bursts blending into one another.

    The unusual seismic rumblings were detected by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN), where seismometers on Mount Rainier recorded three straight days of persistent, high-energy signals across the volcano’s west flank.

    At first glance, the pattern resembled a volcanic tremor: a kind of nonstop hum or roar that forms when magma, hot water, or gas is moving around inside a volcano.

    The activity at Mount Rainier began with a sharp spike around 5:00am ET on November 15. After that, the line becomes increasingly fuzzy, displaying vibrations that never seem to subside.

    Later analysis, however, suggested that ice buildup on one of the seismic stations may have distorted the readings, creating the appearance of relentless tremor-like noise.

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15303731/America-deadliest-volcano-tremor-phase-eruption.html

    OBSERVATION - Rainier has the potential for a very deadly eruption when the next on occurs. Mud flows from melting glaciers (Lahars) will inundate vast areas (many pervious flows mapped for urban planning like flood plains), and that doesn’t even cover the cashflow and pyroclastic flows of the eruption proper.

    This episode looks to have been identified. Time will tell if icing at one of the seismometer stations is the cause for what looked like volcanic, harmonic tremors.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/19/2025 7:02:39 AM PST · 1,053 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    Snowy hump day here in the Redoubt.


    Globalism / Great Reset –

    As the world’s climate delegations gather in Belém for COP30 (November 10th-21st), they do so under a very different geopolitical sky. The United States has withdrawn from the UN’s climate process altogether, and its diplomats have just led a successful rebellion at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to block a global carbon tax on shipping. The episode marks not only a turning point for global climate policy but a moment of historical resonance. Europe’s effort to impose its moral and regulatory hegemony on the world has been checked by the US.

    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/11/18/trumps-eisenhower-moment-cop30-and-the-end-of-europes-green-agenda/

    OBSERVATION - More details at link. Trump has sucked the oxygen from the room at COP 30. Unless pressure is maintained though, the globalists will be back at it again - they play the long game most in America are inept about.


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    NOTE - Changes to the above. Portland downgraded as violent actions have decreased, though the threat could change. Charlotte and New Orleans added as a surge on illegals has started and some leftists are working to counter operations. Los Angeles is dropped as activity has fallen to previous baseline levels.

    DATES TO NOTE -
    .
    22 November rally in Washington, D.C by “Removal Coalition”

    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

    ***
    (FO) Demonstrators blocked the road to the Charlotte, NC ICE field office yesterday. The ICE field office is accessible only by a single entrance from the main road.

    ***
    “We witnessed
    @CMDROpAtLargeCA
    and his team being assaulted in Charlotte while at a gas station getting snacks and using the bathroom. “

    “A self-proclaimed anti-ICE activist hopped a curb, barreled into the parking lot and drove aggressively at agents. Agents gave the individual a warning—They then tried to box agents in to prevent them from leaving. Agents issued another warning. The individual then backed up into a government vehicle, then took off leading agents on a high-speed pursuit for about a mile. “

    “The individual who is reportedly a U.S. citizen was arrested for assault on a federal agent but denied any wrongdoing.”

    https://x.com/AliBradleyTV/status/1990532662952382741?s=20

    OBSERVATION - First hand account of vehicular attacks on fed agents, a growing and dangerous tactic being used in an attempt to stop or disrupt ICE and related operations.

    This is the second vehicle assault in the area since operations in the Charlotte area began. The driver claimed they were part of a local rapid response group

    (FO) Local Charlotte activists are likely taking cues from both Portland, OR and Chicago, IL anti-ICE efforts. Charlotte rapid response groups will likely increase accompaniment of CBP patrols, which could lead to more confrontations between federal agents and activists. It is not clear yet if vehicle rammings and flash de-arrest demonstrations targeting CBP will occur at similar levels to Chicago, due to a likely more cooperative state government. However, vehicle rammings appear to be emerging as a direct action tactic of choice against CBP and ICE in blue states


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    The House and the Senate voted in favor of The Epstein Files Transparency Act. The bill directs the Attorney General to release the documents under her control related to Jeffrey Epstein. It is now to be submitted to President Trump, who has said he will sign the bill when it gets to his desk.

    OBSERVATION - Breaking out the popcorn

    ***
    Progressive critics of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) including the Progressive Change Campaign Committee began openly campaigning for Schumer to be replaced as the Senate Democrat leader. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member Chi Ossé filed to run in the 2026 primary election against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Ossé is a political ally of DSA Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani.

    OBSERVATION - More popcorn

    ***
    President Trump Demands Immediate Release of Gold Star Mom Tina Peters, Jailed in Colorado for Exposing 2020 Election Fraud

    OBSERVATION - Its going to take a major lawsuit on civil rights violations to get her freed. IIRC, she was arrested and convicted because she exposed the lack of security of voting machines, with passwords posted on the machines.
    One of the major complaints is how she is being treated in prison - by overt actions that should cause those involved to be jailed for a long time, such as unheated conditions, denial of medical care, etc. These are not unlike much of what the J6’rs reportedly experienced during pre and post trial confinement.


    TRUMP Watch –

    Big deal with Saudi Arabia


    Cyber attacks/warfare – Threat Level - WATCH as of Jun 14, 2025

    Cloudflare suffered a major internal service outage that disrupted multiple products globally and triggered widespread failures on major sites like X.

    The company says it does not suspect a cyberattack but acknowledges that errors, slow performance, and login issues are still occurring.

    A core fix has been deployed, but Cloudflare cautions that it will take more time to stabilize the system.

    https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/cloudflare-suffers-network-disruptions-multiple-customers-impacted

    OBSERVATION - Just a taste of what could happen as a result of a more substantial and deliberate attack on the internet.


    Illegal Immigration –

    During an interview over the weekend, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin investigating U.S. companies that employ illegal aliens.

    OBSERVATION - This has been one component that has been missing in the operations - holding companies accountable. They are required by law to verify citizenship / immigration status of all hires. Now, place some hurt on them and suddenly you will likely see more pressure on illegals self deporting rather than face arrest.


    China -

    Chinese Foreign Ministry:

    “If Japan intervenes militarily in the Taiwan Strait situation... China will strike back decisively,” and warns Japan, “not to play with fire on the Taiwan question, for those who play with fire will perish by it.”

    OBSERVATION - Continued tough words from China, who realize that the new PM is a pretty tough cookie and they want to shape the opinion battlefield early and fast. See also Japan below.


    Japan –

    Japan announced the successful integration of a hypersonic weapon onto its ships and aircraft. The weapon is slated to enter service in 2026.

    OBSERVATION - The acceleration of Japan’s military sector in preparation for a face off against China has been impressive.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps dropping to the 30-40 degree range, with increasing showers/rain towards the end of the forecast period.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    The Ukrainian Air Force report on last night’s attack.

    Shot down:
    442/476 Shahed and other type drones
    34/40 Kh-101 cruise missiles
    7/7 Kalibr cruise missiles
    0/1 Iskander-M ballistic missile

    7 missiles and 34 UAVs have hit 14 locations, and debris from shot down ones fell in 6 locations.

    Strikes hit Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Kyiv, and other regions, with children among the wounded.

    A residential neighborhood in the Ukrainian city of Ternopil, western Ukraine was heavily damaged in Russia’s overnight cruise missile attack. At least two fatalities have been reported, with Ukrainian rescuers searching for survivors.

    Thick smoke from a burning warehouse was observed over the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Lviv’s regional governor says an energy facility and an industrial site were hit overnight, triggering emergency power outages across multiple regions as Ukraine’s grid was targeted; no casualties reported in Lviv so far, per early official updates.

    Ukraine drones hit a power plant in Novomichurinsk of Ryazan region

    Russian losses per 19/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +850 men
    +1 tank
    +1 ACV
    +12 artillery
    +1 MLRS

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    It appears that Russia is trying to consolidate its gains in Pokrovsk and are gaining ground into Myrnohrad.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    Another big drone/missile attack, centering mostly on Western Ukraine. This is where war supplies and much of its industry is operating from, so Russia is attempting to starve the Ukraine war machine of essential munitions and equipment. Included are power plants

    Time is running out for Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, as it is becoming more apparent that Russia has the upper hand. Still the potential for a couple more weeks of heavy fighting before Russia takes full control of the rubble that once was those cities.


    Poland –

    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has activated the CHARLIE alarm level for all railway lines managed by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. and PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa Sp. z o.o., with the order remaining in effect until February 28, 2026.

    CHARLIE is the third-highest of Poland’s four “stopień alarmowy” levels, invoked when authorities assess a confirmed or highly probable terrorist threat, or a significant risk to state security or critical infrastructure.

    RELATED
    Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this morning that they have identified the two suspects in yesterday’s sabotage of several sections of crucial rail line in Poland, with at least one attempt successfully blowing up a rail section using C4, as a pair of Ukrainian nationals long since linked to intelligence services in Russia. One of the suspects was previously convicted for sabotage in Lviv, while the other is from the Donbas in Eastern Ukraine. Both were living in Belarus and entered Poland this fall, fleeing back into Belarus after their attempts at sabotage on Sunday.

    https://x.com/sentdefender/status/1990803807157031043?s=46&t=nfRT-Yioj0xALNzJelzFcA


    Europe / NATO General –

    In response to Russia’s large drone/missile attack on Ukraine that focused on western regions of the country, major air operations by NATO Air Forces were initiated over Poland overnight. A NATO E-3A “Sentry” Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft and an Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) were up and orbiting over Eastern Poland, while a Polish Saab 340 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) Aircraft heads east towards the border with Belarus and Ukraine, and a Spanish Airbus A400M Atlas - potential operating as an aerial-refueling tanker - took off from Lithuania and is heading south in the direction of Poland.

    A Russian kamikaze drone briefly crossed into Romanian airspace several times during strikes on Ukraine, prompting Germany to launch two Eurofighters and Romania two F-16s. The drone left without causing any harm.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - Ongoing operations in Gaza to reduce Hamas further.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    IAF launched airstrikes behind the “yellow line” in the cities of Rafah and Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Deceivingly minimal report today. The world is resetting to the UN SC resolution on Gaza and seeing how that will pan out. Meanwhile, Israel still finding and targeting Hamas and Hezbollah elements and blowing them sky high.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Iran released the oil tanker it seized in the Strait of Hormuz last week along with all 21 of its crew members.

    OBSERVATION - No mention, but I suspect that some sort of ransom was paid for its release.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    The IDF issued a warning to residents of two towns in southern Lebanon ahead of airstrikes against Hezbollah infrastructure. “The IDF will attack military infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terror organization throughout southern Lebanon, in response to its prohibited attempts to rebuild its activities in the area,” warns Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman. With the announcement, the IDF publishes maps showing the locations of sites that are going to be targeted, in the towns of Taybeh and Tayr Debba.

    ***
    IDF: “We struck operatives operating inside a Hamas training compound in the Ein al-Hilweh area of southern Lebanon. The targeted military site was used by Hamas terrorists for training and preparation aimed at planning and carrying out attacks against IDF forces and the State of Israel.


    Saudi Arabia –

    Trump announced last night the promotion of Saudi Arabia to the status of a major non-NATO ally, similar to the status Biden granted to Qatar (Major non-Nato Ally)

    ***

    Saudi Arabia and the US signed a series of significant agreements in various fields following the visit of the Saudi Crown Prince to Washington, as follows:

    1. Saudi Arabia will invest one trillion dollars in infrastructure, industry, and technology.

    2. A strategic defense agreement was signed between the US and Saudi Arabia (SDA).

    3. Arms deals - Saudi Arabia is purchasing from the US: F-35 aircraft and 300 Abrams tanks.

    4. An agreement for nuclear cooperation for civilian purposes under a strict standard of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

    5. Strategic minerals agreement - cooperation and coordination of national strategies.

    6. A memorandum of understanding was signed on artificial intelligence - granting Saudi Arabia access to American artificial intelligence technology.

    7. An agreement to expand commercial and regulatory cooperation.

    8. A financial cooperation agreement between the countries’ finance ministries in the fields of customs, standards, and capital market regulation.

    OBSERVATION - Saudi Arabia’s status and power have risen a notch in the past 24 hours – Trump makes sure to highlight this and gives his “dear” guest all the honors that money can buy. In the Middle East, they definitely understand what this means.

    Entrance into the Abrahamic Accords still iffy. Must convince SA that pathway to statehood for Palestine is satisfactory. Not that SA cares one bit for Hamas, but more for local and regional consumption.


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    President Donald Trump has authorized the CIA to prepare covert operations inside Venezuela as part of a broader pressure campaign on the Nicolás Maduro regime, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

    According to the Times, Trump signed off on CIA planning for clandestine measures that officials described as potential “battlefield-shaping” actions.

    The paper reported that while the president has not authorized U.S. combat troops on the ground, the CIA has been instructed to develop options that could include sabotage, cyber operations, psychological campaigns, or other covert tools.

    https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-cia-covert/2025/11/18/id/1235122/

    OBSERVATION - Though this report is unconfirmed, the steps and logic claimed do represent what would be considered to be “battlefield-shaping” actions. Trump has a large military force off shore with tremendous capabilities to strike Venezuelan cartel targets hard. However, airstrikes alone won’t necessarily work as a stand alone. CIA ops would be critical in targeting cartel leadership and where they sleep at night. The Israeli campaign against Hamas/Hezbollah/Iran shows successful HUMINT can decapatite targets.

    I don’t see standard boots on the ground any time soon. Any insertion is currently lacking battlefield preparation and will likely consist of (at least initially), relatively small raids on key targets, not a massive invasion. I think Trump at this time would be very satisfied just to bomb those sites.


  • Threat Matrix 2025

    11/18/2025 6:42:48 AM PST · 1,051 of 1,101
    Godzilla to null and void; aragorn; Axenolith; Baynative; Beautiful_Gracious_Skies; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; ..

    Big Discord outage this morning has interrupted many of my news sources


    CW2 / Domestic violence - National Threat Level - WARNING - up dated Sep 28, 2025

    Portland OR - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of NOV 17, 2025
    Chicago IL - Local Threat Level - WARNING as of Oct 25, 2025
    Seattle WA - Local Threat Level - ADVISORY as of Sep 28, 2025
    SF Bay area - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Oct 25, 2025.
    Charlotte NC - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025
    New Orleans LA - Local Threat - ADVISORY as of Nov 17, 2025

    NOTE - Changes to the above. Portland downgraded as violent actions have decreased, though the threat could change. Charlotte and New Orleans added as a surge on illegals has started and some leftists are working to counter operations. Los Angeles is dropped as activity has fallen to previous baseline levels.

    DATES TO NOTE -
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    22 November rally in Washington, D.C by “Removal Coalition”

    MASS BLACKOUT - Nov 26 - Dec 2. Economic boycott.

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    (FO) Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights President Brandon Lee said the group is preparing activists and local leaders in Charlotte, NC to resist the Trump administration’s federal surge.

    The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of North Carolina said it is reaching out to ACLU affiliates in Illinois and California to discuss legal strategies against the Charlotte, NC federal surge. The ACLU of North Carolina said the biggest points of legal pressure on the federal surge will likely be use of force, detention conditions, and racial profiling.

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said a vehicle ramming attack targeting law enforcement in Charlotte, NC ended with one law enforcement officer injured. DHS said the driver had previous arrests for resisting arrest, and firearms were found in the vehicle.

    NOTE - “Ramming” has been a growing tactic by the left to disrupt ICE/DHS enforcement operations. In part to impair operations and secondly, to create opportunities by activists to attempt to take custody of the arrestee and release them.

    OBSERVATION - Chicago and Portland’s actions to counter deportation operations resulted in some successes as the Trump administration has been forced to delay expanded operations pending appeals to higher courts. Another facet is the efforts of local law enforcement collection of information that may be used in an attempt to bring local criminal charges to federal agents. Already in NC a judge has ruled no NG deployments will be allowed.

    ***
    (FO) The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA’s Refuse Fascism organization, announced their “Surround the White House 1.0” protest over the weekend. The next “Surround the White House 1.0” protest event is scheduled for today at 3pm EST.

    OBSERVATION - RCP is struggling to get any kind of turnout for their events.


    Terrorism - Threat Level - ADVISORY as of OCT 26, 2025
    Downgraded due to declining global threats and middle east war

    ***
    Trump’s attempted assassin - Thomas Crooks - has jumped back into the forefront this week with revelations that he had a much larger internet foot print than the biden FBI let known. Recent discoveries show that Crooks had a very definite furry fetish, and associated transgender ideology streak. It goes further than that, apparently having a very violent attitude and calling for violence. In fact, it has been reported that those who he interacted with reported him for those violent posts. He was know to law enforcement.

    The “why wasn’t this made known” question is rising. IMHO it is because Crooks wrapped the LGBT etc. cloak around him, describing himself with the pronouns “they/them” on many accounts. The LGBT woke mafia is deeply entrenched in govt agencies like the FBI and do all to suppress any press concerning sexually deviant shooters.


    Military / Strategic Activity / Deployments –

    In a long-awaited move, the Veterans Administration (VA) under the Trump administration is restoring those rights to veterans who were unfairly discharged.

    A major policy shift could restore education benefits to thousands of veterans who were separated from military service for refusing the COVID vaccine during the Biden administration, according to The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

    The move follows President Donald Trump’s January executive order — Executive Order 14184 – Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under the Military’s COVID Vaccination Mandate.

    This directed federal agencies to identify service members affected by the former vaccine requirement and to take steps to reinstate or restore certain benefits.

    In response, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went on to instruct military departments to facilitate discharge upgrades for those who were involuntarily separated because they declined the COVID vaccine and received a characterization of service that affected their benefits.

    https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/11/17/covid-purge-now-reversed-trump-orders-veterans-education-benefits-restored-n2196275

    OBSERVATION - And many on the left continue to say Trump hates the military, yet give biden a pass for these punitive measures because they wouldn’t accept the faux wuhan narrative and unjustly had their application for exemption rejected in a blanket manner.

    ***
    Two U.S. officials said California National Guard troops deployed to Portland, OR, and Texas National Guard troops deployed to Chicago, IL will return to their states this week. 100 of the 200 federalized Oregon National Guard troops will also be demobilized. U.S. Northern Command said it will be shifting and “rightsizing” its Title 10 footprint in Los Angeles, CA, Portland, OR, and Chicago, IL to ensure an enduring and long-term presence in each city.


    POLITICAL FRONT –

    Fox News reports, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) notifies ICE she has fired a staffer who was accused by ICE of pretending to be the attorney of a previously deported illegal alien in an effort to free him from federal custody. Duckworth tells ICE in [the] letter that she was not aware of, and didn’t authorize or direct the staffer’s conduct.

    ***
    With President Donald Trump now endorsing the push to release all Jeffrey Epstein files, top House Republicans — including chairs Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and James Comer, R-Ky. — are quickly lining up behind the bill, Politico reported Monday.

    Further, a growing number of Senate Republicans are now open to voting for the measure in light of the president’s about-face, according to the report.

    A vote could come as early as Tuesday in the Republican-controlled House.

    https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/house-gop-jeffrey-epstein/2025/11/17/id/1234944/

    OBSERVATION - What ramifications will this release have on the politicians on Capitol hill as well as other influencers, donors, etc across the spectrum. Or will this all turn out to be a dud?


    TRUMP Watch –

    Trump gets down at a McDonalds convention - want fries with that.


    Illegal Immigration –

    Supreme Court Gives Trump Administration Major Win in Decisive 8-1 Ruling

    “The ruling was 8–1 in support of the president’s position, with the sole dissent originating from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson...”. The ruling allows the US to remove protected legal status originally granted by been for Venezuelan illegals. Now they can be deported back to where they came from.

    OBSERVATION - 8-1 is a big signal to activist judges, that they will likely continue to ignore, that the Executive has the power to act in these matters. Clearly another blow to the judicial insurrection that has been going on for the past 10 months.


    Japan –

    Japan issues warnings to citizens visiting China to stay away from large groups.


    Russia -

    Threat Level WATCH, Ongoing - into the fourth year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - Feb 24th, 2022

    Economic Impact –

    Russian Urals crude has plummeted to $36 per barrel — the lowest level in more than two years — just days before sweeping new U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s largest oil companies come into force.
    The discount to Brent crude has ballooned beyond $23 a barrel as buyers pull back sharply, wary of falling afoul of looming secondary sanctions.

    OBSERVATION - This continues to be a big blow to the Russian war effort. Russia is almost at the point of losing money in order to make money.


    Ukraine –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing Apr 24, 2025

    WEATHER FORECAST – Temps dropping to the 30-40 degree range, with increasing showers/rain towards the end of the forecast period.

    24 HOUR ROUND UP –

    Ukraine’s air defense forces shot down or suppressed 101 drones overnight, including Shaheds, Geran-type, and others, out of 114 launched. The attack also included 4 Iskander-M ballistic missiles. Russia’s overnight drone attack appeared to focus on Dnipro.

    Ukrainian drones attacked the Zuivska TPP in occupied Donetsk region. Locals reported blackouts in several cities afterwards.

    Russian losses per 18/11/25 reported by the Ukrainian General Staff

    +960 men
    +13 artillery
    +1 MLRS
    +1 AD system

    Pokrovsk axis (Formerly Ocheretyne) -

    It is beginning to look like there Pokrovsk pocket is folding. OSINT sources show most of the town under Russian control/influence and a push southward on the northern flank has gained more territory. These pincers have almost completely closed off supply routes into the pocket.

    Analysis and Future Operations —

    If the OSINT analysts are correct, Pokrovsk is slipping out of Ukraine control and recent developments may suggest Ukraine in the process of pulling out to defensive lines further to the west. This will be the biggest win for Russia in over a year and one that cost them considerably in men and material. Pokrovsk was a fortress city and its loss will place more stress on the defense of Dontesk


    Poland –

    Poland accuses Russian intelligence of directing sabotage operations against its rail network.

    In a further confirmation of the inquiry lines in Poland, the Polish security services minister’s spokesperson, Jacek Dobrzyński, confirmed that “everything indicates” that Russian intelligence services were behind the rail sabotage incidents in Poland over the weekend.

    “The fact is that everything indicates that this ... we can already confidently call it a terrorist attack, was initiated by special services from the East,” he later added.

    OBSERVATION - Russia has been suspect in other actions across other nations in Europe in response to their support of Ukraine. Getting very dangerous in crossing swords with Poland who is in many ways less restricted in rooting out the terrorists than say France or Germany.


    ISRAEL –
    Threat Level WATCH Ongoing - Apr 24, 2025

    Key overnight developments -

    - UN Security council votes to approve the Trump Gaza peace plan

    ——— GENERAL ——————————-

    In 2026, the IDF intends to have 60,000 reservists on active duty at all times to address security challenges in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. Previously, before October 7, the army typically deployed just 6,000 reservists, Ynet reports.

    OBSERVATION - This will place a serious stress on Israeli business and other conditions.

    ——— GAZA FRONT / HAMAS ———————————

    Reports from the eastern areas of Khan Younis that it has been targeted by airstrikes, artillery shelling, and gunfire.

    IAF strikes in Gaza Rafah and Khan Yunis overnight.

    ———INTERNATIONAL ————————

    The U.N. Security Council has voted 13-0, with both China and Russia abstaining, in favor of adopting a resolution authorizing the creation of a Board of Peace and an International Stabilization Force in the Gaza Strip, as outlined in U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict.”

    Key elements of the resolution is the elimination of an armed Hamas from Gaza and the independent military force - not UN lead - to institute stability and disarmament. Also included is a ‘pathway’ to a Palestinian state, provided Hamas and other terror groups are disarmed and removed.

    ***
    The United States has conveyed a message to the mediators and to the countries expected to take part in Gaza’s international force (ISF) that it will allow Israel to resume the war in Gaza if Hamas does not disarm.
    Israel Hayom has learned that the U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, stated this explicitly during the Security Council deliberations.
    (Israel Hayom)

    ——— ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS ————————-

    Its one thing to get the UNSC passage of this Gaza plan. It is a whole other matter to get it put into action, especially when facing a radical and violent oriented jihadist Hamas. Israel’s increase in reserves on active duty reflect his reality that they may have to go at it again with both Hamas and Hezbollah and must have forces at the ready. Israel reserves can fall in on equipment in a very short order, but the current projected situation suggests that Israel cannot wait days to respond and must be ready in hours.

    Key note is the apparent US support for Israel to take it to Hamas outside the Yellow Zone should things fail diplomatically. That is a degree of freedom of action that nations stepping up to man the coalition need to remember. They need to do their job or they may get caught up in Israeli vengeance against Hamas.


    Iran –
    Threat Level - ADVISORY July 17, 2025

    Authorities in Iran have sprayed clouds with chemicals to induce rain, in an attempt to combat the country’s worst drought in decades. Known as cloud-seeding, the process was conducted over the Urmia lake basin on Saturday, Iran’s official news agency Irna reported.

    RELATED BUT UNRELATED - The rains the Iranians had been praying for have caused devastating floods across large parts of western Iran. The Iranian meteorological service has warned that additional flooding is expected.

    OBSERVATION - Soils are so dry there is very little water soaking into it and almost instantly runs off - like water on concrete. Iran is so far behind in needed precipitation these floods are but a drop in the bucket and will do little to alleviate drought conditions.


    Iraq -

    Iraq confirmed final election results, showing that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s list came first with 46 seats in the 329-member parliament, the election commission said.
    A new government could still be months away amid wrangling to build a majority.

    OBSERVATION - The mix of Shia / Sunni / other members of parliament is critical and I’m still looking to see how that mix has fully played out. It will very much establish how much clout Iran will have over Iraq.


    Lebanon - Threat Level - WARNING November 7, 2025

    The visit of Lebanon’s Armed Forces commander to the USA was cancelled.
    The reason for the cancellation of the visit - the fact that the latest message from the Lebanese army criticized only the Israeli conduct and not Hezbollah regarding the situation in Lebanon.

    OBSERVATION - US is not having any patience with Lebanon trying to shift blame on Israel while ignoring its obligations to disarm and remove Hezbollah from S Lebanon.


    Saudi Arabia –

    Trump is concluding meetings with the Saudi crown prince. Key topics are sale of F35 and assistance in developing civilian nuclear power.


    Syria -

    Israeli Broadcasting Authority: Negotiations with Syria have reached a dead end and stalled due to a dispute over withdrawal from areas controlled by Israel. Israel does not want to sign a “security agreement” but rather a “peace agreement” with Syria. Israel rejects Shara’s demand to withdraw from the territories it seized after the fall of Assad

    OBSERVATION - Some media outlets are saying that Shara has Trump’s support for such a withdrawal. Highly doubtful.


    Mexico -

    Tactics and weapons developed in the Ukraine war are rapidly spilling into the narco cartel wars in Mexico. Defense News previously reported that members of Latin American drug cartels had joined Ukraine’s foreign fighter volunteer units to gain FPV drone training.

    Attacks made by explosive-equipped drones surged to over 260 in 2023. In 2024, a drone ambush was reportedly followed by an infantry-style attack in a remote community in Mexico, according to AP.

    https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2025/11/14/how-cartels-are-adopting-drone-tactics-from-ukraine/

    OBSERVATION - Drones are cheap technology and the adaptations are highly lethal. Gives cartels a whole new arsenal against competing gangs as well as any military / police efforts to suppress them. Something the US needs to go into with eyes wide open should we start striking cartels in Mexico. Retribution can come across the border.


    Venezuela - Threat Level - ADVISORY Sept 4, 2025

    Trump said that he may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro amid U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean

    “We may be having some discussions with Maduro, and we’ll see how that turns out,” Trump told reporters on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla., according to Reuters. “They would like to talk.”

    OBSERVATION - Will Maduro bow the knee? What is the end game? All the while the drug boat count IIRC has reached 21.