AlertsUSA Homeland Security Weekly Update

As the 2025 holiday season ramps up, a new USGOV intelligence bulletin warns that the terror threat to soft targets—Christmas markets, parades, houses of worship, and New Year’s celebrations—remains acutely elevated on both sides of the Atlantic. Lone offenders and small cells, inspired by ISIS, al-Qaida, domestic violent extremists, or a toxic mix of all three, are judged the most likely danger,...

We open this week’s briefing in a powder-keg Caribbean, where Operation Southern Spear has surged the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group and a reawakened Roosevelt Roads into position for rapid strikes on Venezuela’s narco-regime. We walk through the war cabinet’s menu of options—decapitation raids, port and airstrip bombings, and Marines on the beach—and the cascading risks of militias, cart...

We open this week's briefing with a look at twin suicide blasts shattering the capitals of nuclear powers India and Pakistn. We then unpack India's foiled bioterror nightmare: Delhi markets, temples, and offices contaminated with ricin derrived from castor bean mash. Across the Atlantic, Europe's drone ghost returns with heat-cloaked incursions over U.S. nuke bunkers in Belgium and Sweden's milita...

We begin this week’s update with a chilling vehicle-ramming spree on France’s Île d’Oléron, where a self-radicalized local shouted “Allahu Akbar,” plowed into pedestrians for 35 minutes, and tried to detonate propane cylinders—leaving 10 injured, four critical. We then shift to NATO’s nuclear headache in Belgium: professional drones swarming U.S. B-61 gravity bomb sites, evading jammers with frequ...

We open this week’s update with a look at how unfunded social-welfare programs are setting the stage for civil unrest and opportunistic crime. We then turn to Sunday's New York City marathon, where officials are implementing one of the most extensive security operations in the event's history—layering drone restrictions, K-9 sweeps, and airspace patrols to safeguard more than 50,000 runners and ov...

We open this week's update with a look at how DHS is navigating the fourth week of a government shutdown amid tightening resources, rising threats, and a surge in violence against federal personnel. Up first, Secretary Kristi Noem unveils “Operation River Wall,” a fortified mix of water barriers, drones, and heavily armed Coast Guard patrols along the Rio Grande river. We then turn for a look at t...

This week’s update begins with a warning from DHS that foreign and domestic extremists are placing bounties on ICE and CBP officers, urging harassment, doxxing, and even assassination. We then turn to the upcoming “No Kings II” anti-Trump protests planned for October 18, where authorities fear that radical agitators could spark widespread unrest in major U.S. cities. An expanded written version of...

This week's update looks into the details of several major developments with the Department of Homeland Security, including increasing interior enforcement operations, deployment of federal law enforcement to deal with Antifa, and more. An expanded written version of this report can be found in our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for free by visiting https://www. ThreatJo...

This update begins with a rundown of the details of Thursday's vehicle ramming and stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue, and the resulting increase in security at houses of worship across two continents. We then look at this week's movement of more than one dozen tanker aircraft to the Persian Gulf region. Are we going back into Iran? An expanded written version of this report can be found in...

This week's update reviews a targeted attack on ICE agents in Dallas and the anticipated surge in violent pushback as deportation operations ramp up across the US. An expanded written version of this report can be found in our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for free by visiting https://www. ThreatJournal.com. A link to this issue will be sent to you immediately via email...

This week's update begins with a rundown of new threats and calls for attack in the US and other western nations by the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda. We then move into a look at recent Russian airspace violations of multiple Eastern-flank NATO nations and concerns these could be probing efforts for a possible lightning fast land-grab. An expanded written version of this report can be found in our we...

This week's update begins with a look at the details of the tragic assassination of 31-year-old conservative commentator, pundit, and co-founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk. We then shift over to yet another high school shooting (this time in Colorado), travel alerts for Mexico and Qatar, and more. An expanded written version of this report can be found in our weekly Threat Journal email ne...

AlertsUSA Homeland Security Weekly Update - Sept 6, 2025 This week's update begins with reports about border security and anti-cartel activity in this hemisphere, including a lethal airstrike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the southern Caribbean. We then shift overseas for a look at this week's mass stabbing attack in Marseille, France featuring a crazed Tunisian man shouting "Allahu Akbar...

This week's update begins with a look at the deployment of 2000 National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, DC in a massive security crackdown. We then shift to a different operation involving National Guard troops from 19 states working with ICE on immigration enforcement efforts. An expanded written version of this report can be found in our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You ca...

In this week's update, we begin with news of thousands of US Marines deployed to the waters around Latin America and the Caribbean in a counter-cartel mission. We then shift to Washington, DC for a look at the federalization of the DC Metro Police Department and deployment of National Guard troops to the streets of the nation's capital. An expanded written version of this report can be found in ou...

In this week's update, we begin with an overview of the tragic shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia. We then shift over to Friday's shooting on the CDC campus in Atlanta. Police believe the suspect was motivated by a belief he was injured by the COVID-19 vaccine. This incident took place just two days after HHS Secretary pulled research funding for mRNA vaccines because of the dangers they pose. We...

In this week's update, we look into a joint statement issued by the U.S. and 13 other nations accusing Iran’s intelligence services of orchestrating assassination, kidnapping, and harassment plots in Europe and the U.S. We then explore a complaint that hundreds of Federal Air Marshals have reportedly been reassigned to assist with ICE deportation flights. An expanded written version of this report...

In this week's update, we explore witness testimony from congressional hearings examining the evolution of cyber threats targeting U.S. critical infrastructure since the discovery of Stuxnet, the world’s first digital weapon. An expanded written version of this report can be found in our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for free by visiting https://www. ThreatJournal.com....

In this week's update, we look at the the details of this past Sunday's church shooting in Kentucky, and the enduring problem of lone wolf attacks in the homeland. We then shift to a "Duty to Warn" notification from the Army regarding a potential terrorist threat targeting retired senior officials. This episode concludes with highlights from congressional hearings on the growing homeland security...

In this week's update, we look at the Department of Agriculture's new National Farm Security Action Plan which addresses threats from foreign adversaries to safeguard U.S. farmland, food supply, and agricultural infrastructure. An expanded written version of this report can be found in our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for free by visiting https://www. ThreatJournal.com...

In this week's update, we look at a new National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin warning of possible domestic terror attacks following the US strike on nuclear facilities in Iran. An expanded written version of this report can be found in our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for free by visiting https://www. ThreatJournal.com. A link to this issue will be sent to you im...

In this week's update, we look at the State Department's expanding efforts to facilitate the evacuation of American citizens from Israel and the Middle East region amid rising tensions with Iran and the increasing potential for U.S. intervention. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for FREE by simply visiting...

This week's update provides a rundown of Israel's preemptive attack on Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure and the added threats the conflict brings to the U.S. homeland. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat Journal email newsletter. You can subscribe for FREE by simply visiting https://www. ThreatJournal.com . A link to this issue will immediatel...

This week's update examines a new video from the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), calling for global jihad and attacks on Jews, Israel, and America in response to events in Gaza. We then shift to a new warning from the FBI and DHS regarding threats to Jewish and Israeli communities in the homeland. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly Threat...

This week's update begins with a look at the details of a vehicle ramming attack in Liverpool, England that injured more than 70 people. We then turn for a look at the 2025 Worldwide Threat Assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency which provides an expansive overview of the national security challenges facing the U.S. An expanded written version of this report can be found within our weekly...