In the wake of the mail bombing campaign of the past week and the synagogue attack today, I think we all need to be prepared for a seriously increased threat level. Not necessarily from any specific person or group, but in what we generally refer to as stochastic terrorism. We know attacks will happen, we …
This Morning in Domestic Terrorism
The Pittsburgh Police Department has responded to an active shooter in the Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh near one of the synagogues. I’m in Squirrel Hill where there is an active shooter situation, possibly at a synagogue. Scene still very active pic.twitter.com/BIuvF0TN7b — Megan Guza (@meganguzaTrib) October 27, 2018 For those who don't know, Squirrel …
Taking Stock of This Week’s Domestic Terrorism Campaign: Social Learning, Neutralization and Drift, and Terrorism
As we slip towards the weekend I wanted to take a moment and reflect on where we are at. First, we are very, very fortunate that Cesar Sayoc was a better sticker aficionado than he was a bomb maker. We all need to keep in mind just how much danger he created for Americans …
Today in Domestic Stochastic Terrorism
If you’re playing wingnut/alt-right boogeyman bingo at home, you’ve clearly filled out your card based on today’s mail bombing spree. There are several outstanding questions right now: Are there any more of these pipe bombs in the postal service pipeline that won’t get delivered until tomorrow? Are these the only planned bombs or is this …
Texas Senate Debate: Congressman Beto O’Rourke Vs. Senator Ted Cruz
Here’s the live feed for tonight’s Texas Senate Debate at 9 PM EDT. Open thread!
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Muhammad bin Salman’s Khashoggi Gambit: The Trump Doctrine in Action
The actual Trump Doctrine, which we’ve covered here at Balloon Juice extensively since the President gave his first campaign speech about national-security and foreign policy back in April 2016, is: America’s allies are taking advantage of our treaty and other obligations in the national security space; America’s allies and peer competitors are ripping the US …
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Untreated Mental Illness is Not a Joke. Nor a Political Statement.
Kanye West went to the White House today to meet and have lunch with the President, supposedly about prison reform. Prior to lunch, he and the President held an impromptu press gaggle in the Oval Office. I watched this live, except for the final couple of minutes as I had to take care of something. …
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