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FYSA - Civil Unrest: Nationwide on May 1st, 2026; Approximately 600 far-left and socialist activist groups with $2 billion in combined annual revenue are coordinating 3,000+ "May Day" protests and events across the U.S. today. Democratic Socialists of America chapters are leading the efforts with the People’s Forum, Party for Socialism and Liberation, ANSWER Coalition and Code Pink, some of which receive funding from Chinese Communist Party linked sources. At least 13 state and local Democratic Party chapters including the California Democratic Party are supporting the actions along with nonprofits such as Indivisible and MoveOn plus unions including the American Federation of Teachers. Organizers urge participants to skip work, school and shopping for "Workers Over Billionaires" demonstrations. The largest events are in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Minneapolis. The Communist Party of the USA calls for workers to "rise against MAGA on May Day", the Revolutionary Communist Party urges dismantling the perceived "capitalist-imperialist system" and the Maoist Communist Union is mobilizing an Anti-Imperialist Contingent in New York City. ///BREAK Linked to the these events are public school teacher protests for higher pay and school funding which are also occurring today as part of the May Day actions. Major unions including the NEA, AFT, Chicago Teachers Union, and North Carolina Association of Educators are participating, with events such as North Carolina's "Kids Over Corporations" rally in Raleigh dem...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

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FYSA - National Security / Global Conflict: Nationwide on March 26th; Lieutenant General Leonard F. Anderson IV, commander of Marine Forces Reserve and Marine Forces South, issued a letter to approximately 35,000 reservists that indicated a WARNO for deployment could be imminent. The letter was a message calling for preparedness while directing verification of skills, standards, desert MARPAT gear availability, packed equipment for immediate movement, and family affairs. U.S. forces are engaged in operations connected to Iran and positioned for Western Hemisphere stability with mass mobilization noted as a possible reality and readiness assumed upon call-up. The lett...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

Update: The White House and FBI have refuted the seriousness of an ABC News story that claimed Iran aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from unidentified vessels off the U.S. coast against unspecified targets in California. The White House said the "story should be immediately retracted by ABC News for providing false information to intentionally alarm the American people. They wrote this based on one email that was sent to local law enforcement in California about a single, unverified tip. The email even states the tip was based on unverified intelligence. Yet ABC News left out this critical fact in their story! WHY? TO BE CLEAR: No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did." FBI Assistant Director for Public Affairs shared a screenshot of the bulletin emphasizing the unverified nature. The U//LES Bulletin read in part, "We recently acquired unverified information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United States homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event the U.S. conducted strikes against Iran. We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack." Debrief: This incident illu...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

FYSA - National Security: In CA, OR, and WA; on March 11th it was revealed that the FBI distributed an alert stating that as of early February, Iran was aspiring to conduct attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from unidentified vessels off the West Coast of the U.S., specifically targeting unspecified locations in California. The bulletin was sent to law enforcement agencies in CA and possibly OR/WA and explicitly noted no additional information exists on the timing, method, or target of this alleged plot. Debrief: This highlights heightened homeland security concerns amid ongoing US-Iran tensions and recent military actions, prompting increased vigilance by law enforcement and potential maritime monitoring off the West Coast to deter or detect asymmetric threats such as offshore-launched drones; citizens in coastal areas should remain aware of official alerts while officials emphasize the intelligence remains unconfirmed and non-imminent. A...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

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FYSA - National Security / Terrorism: Nationwide and Globally: The U.S. Department of War reportedly, via a disseminated email from CENTCOM and CYBERCOM, issued urgent guidance to all active-duty service members, including those in garrison (CONUS) to immediately disable location services on personal electronic devices, avoid or uninstall compromised apps including Uber, Talabat, and Snapchat flagged for potential tracking exploitation, and heighten personal security measures amid active threats from Iran-linked actors following U.S.-Israel strikes. While unverified, this aligns with DHS bulletins on potential homeland retaliation, including surveillance or attacks on military personnel, with no public DoD confirmation but viral circulation via unconfirmed leaks that have been corroborated by some service members. Debrief: The unverified email also comes alongside other warnings widely circulated that read, "All US servicemembers turn off your location on all electronic devices. Specifics cannot be detailed but are from credible sources. There are active threats against US military in CONUS; in addition the following apps are considered compromised: Uber, Talabat, and Snapchat." Initial indicators point to threats within the Middle East and concerns that Iran is using compromised apps and devices to pinpoint service member locations for attack but the purported email suggests the threats also exist within the U.S. with the email reading, ""Please relay below message from CYBERCOM - DISSEMINATE -WE ARE PUSHING ALL U.S SERVICE MEMBERS TO TURN THEIR LOCATION OFF ON ALL ELECTRONICS...Cannot go into specifics on this however, the source of information is credible...Further: From NCTS Incident Handler the following apps have been compromised: UBER Talabat Snapchat...The apps should be approached with high caution and limited usage at this time and be prepared to Uninstall immediately per CYBERCOM." This escalation signals increased risk of Iranian proxy operations domestically, urging military families a...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

Supply Chain Brief: Agriculture Agroterrorism remains a credible threat to U.S. agriculture because it involves the deliberate use of biological, chemical, or radiological agents to undermine crop production, livestock health, and the food supply chain, with key vulnerabilities including ease of access to pathogenic agents and the economic impact of disease outbreaks. A February 1st FBI report advised that “terrorists consider America’s agriculture and food production tempting targets.” The report comes after two 2025 attempts by Chinese nationals to possibly introduce bioweapons into the U.S. food supply. Those threats led to the 2025 introduction of the Preventing Lethal Agricultural and National Threats (PLANT) Act, which creates a new criminal offense for knowingly and recklessly importing high-risk agricultural biological agents. The February FBI report described such agroterrorism attacks as “the deliberate introduction of an animal or plant disease for the purpose of generating fear, causing economic losses, or undermining social stability.” The FBI defines this risk as arising from groups capable of infecting livestock or contaminating food to cause economic and social disruption. A February 13th Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing included congressional testimony that warned that “adversaries could cripple the heart of our homeland without ever firing a single shot” by targeting agriculture with biological or chemical agents. Debrief: For the U.S. food supply, the main danger from agroterrorism is not immediate nationwide starvation but targeted disruption that creates major economic and logistical shockwaves. A single outbreak affecting livestock or a key crop can force quarantines, mass culling, processing shutdowns, and trade restrictions, leading to rapid price spikes and regional shortages. Because the U.S. food system depends on concentrated industrial production and just-in-time distribution, even localized biological incidents can cascade into broader supply chain instability and public loss of confidence. The strategic appeal fo...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

Field Notes - Global Conflict: The Trump administration is expected to enter a war with Iran in the “coming weeks” after observations indicating the U.S. has amassed military forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers, 12 warships, 100+ fighter jets, 50+ F-35, F-22, and F-16 aircraft deployed in the last 24 hours, and multiple air defense systems amid the potential action against Iran. This follows nuclear talks in Geneva that made “some” progress but left gaps, with Iranian proposals expected in two weeks (such proposals likely being the decision point for the U.S. to strike or halt). A U.S.–Israeli operation against Iran would involve a weeks-long campaign targeting nuclear and missile sites while threatening regime survival, unlike the limited Venezuela strike last month. A Trump advisor speaking under anonymity stated, “The boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against going to war with Iran, but I think there is a 90% chance we see kinetic action in the next few weeks.” Israeli officials are preparing for war possibly within days (to push for Iran to agree to deals) or 2+ weeks with U.S. involvement (if proposals are not in line with U.S. demands) an...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

Field Notes - Major Crime: In Pawtucket, RI, at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena on February 16th; a targeted shooting occurred during a high school boys' hockey game. The transgender shooter opened fire in the stands, killing two people (including possibly family members, with one report of a young girl among the dead), critically injuring three others, then died by self-inflicted gunshot or as a result of a bystander who intervened to defend others (neither claim has been verified, but police suggested in one address that they believe the suspect shot himself). Police described it as a domestic/family dispute incident with no ongoing threat; players and spectators fled the ice amid the chaos. The suspect was identified as 56-year-old Robert K. Dorgan (legal name) from North Providence, who identified as a female named Roberta Esposito and was identified in media reports as a transgender woman. The suspect was the parent of a senior hockey player on the ice and was dressed in women's clothing at the time of the attack. A passing questioning of a female leaving the arena claimed to be the suspect's uninjured daughter, who said, "My father was the shooter. He shot my family, and he's dead now... He had mental health issues... [He was] very sick." The suspect's social media contained reposts of alt-right content as well as anti-Semitic, pro-LGBT and comments that threatened violence against those that do not support transgenders including one that read, "keep bashing us. but do not wonder why we Go BERSERK". The RI shooting comes less than a week after a transgender shooter killed 8 and injured 25+ others in a school shooting that followed a domestic incident. ///BREAK 》In Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on February 10th; a transgender (male identifying as a female), 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, carried out a mass shooting. He first killed his 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old half-brother at their family home, then went to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School (a former school he dropped out of four years earlier), killin...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

FYSA - Privacy / Commercial Oversight: Ring has deployed a new feature called “Search Party,” which uses machine learning and AI-powered computer vision to analyze footage from residential and commercial Ring cameras and the Ring Neighbors app network to assist a requesting party in locating lost pets. When a user reports a missing pet, the AI looks for visual matches from nearby participating cameras, and owners of those devices receive notifications and can choose to share clips and opt into the feature. Ring highlighted this capability in a Super Bowl LX commercial, which reached a large television audience and illustrated the feature’s use in reuniting pets with owners while emphasizing its AI-driven search functionality and community scope. Debrief: This technology raises privacy and surveillance concerns around Search Party related to aggregating and scanning video feeds at scale. The infrastructure also intersects with Ring’s data-sharing arrangements, such as the partnership with Flock Safety, which enables law enforcement to request footage through integrated platforms. Even voluntary systems can create pressure toward broader access and the normalization of continuous monitoring, and default opt-in or network participation settings increase the reach of AI scanning. Framing lost-dog recovery as a user benefit may lower resistance to activating and relying on this technology, which could later be applied or extended to other search or identification tasks, raising questions about neighborhood surveillance expansion, cons...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )

Update 3 / Debrief: Federal immigration-enforcement protests and riots in Minneapolis–St. Paul remain active, with demonstrators clashing with law enforcement, vandalizing and attempting to storm hotels believed to house ICE/Border Patrol personnel, and law enforcement deploying tear gas to disperse crowds around those locations. Ri...(CLASSIFIED) The Trump administration has dispatched former Border Patrol official Tom Homan to take over federal immigration operations in the state, while also signal...(CLASSIFIED) Anti-ICE activists have claimed victory and referenced the recent shift in federal rhetoric and the perceived demotion of ICE/BP leadership (e.g., Gregory Bovino). They say it reflects a weakening of the Trump administration’s position, framing that as evidence of protest success. They assert that their actions were not conventional activism but decentralized, autonomous direct action, crediting grassroots organizing—rather than politicians, political parties, or petitions—with forcing political fractures and retreat. In the...(CLASSIFIED) An analysis of the anti-ICE/BP activity shows characteristics of a low-level, organized insurgent network rather than spontaneous civil unrest. Parallels between counter–federal government operations can be observed in the structures and behaviors familiar in counterinsurgency environments, such as defined command-and-control, compartmented communications, role specialization, intelligence collection on law enforcement movements, operational security practices, vetting of participants, and logistical support from sympathetic locals. Protesters have also been operating in decentralized cells designed to avoid a single point of failure; they escalate selectively and maintain narrative support while applying sustained pressure on federal forces. Once this type of infrastructure is established, it historically does not self-dismantle. Mischaracterizing it as mere activism r...(CLASSIFIED, get briefs in real-time unredacted by joining at )