Homeland Security agents posed as anti-deportation activists and secretly recorded meetings at a Minneapolis union hall as part of a sweeping investigation into an alleged antifa-linked network that targeted federal immigration officers. The undercover operation, revealed through a defense discovery motion filed on behalf of lead defendant Isaac Sant, placed federal agents inside a February […] The post Federal agents went undercover in Minnesota union halls to probe anti-ICE network appeared first on American Almanac .
Homeland Security agents posed as anti-deportation activists and secretly recorded meetings at a Minneapolis union hall as part of a sweeping investigation into an alleged antifa-linked network that targeted federal immigration officers. The undercover operation, revealed through a defense discovery motion filed on behalf of lead defendant Isaac Sant, placed federal agents inside a February 15 gathering at the United Labor Center billed as a "Workers Assembly to Defeat ICE and Plan the Next Mass Strike." Roughly 200 people attended, according to investigators. The Democratic Socialists of America's Twin Cities chapter and several labor groups helped organize the event. Agents didn't just listen. They recorded. And Homeland Security…Open
Testimony of Kyle Shideler Director and Senior Analyst for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Center for...
Testimony of Kyle Shideler Director and Senior Analyst for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, Center for Security Policy August 5, 2026 Before the Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Whitehouse, Distinguished Senators: I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today on this important topic. Because our court system is built on certain fundamental principles—including trial by jury, the government’s burden of proof in criminal matters, and the right to confront one’s accusers—courts both civil and criminal have been at the center of revelations of great consequences to our republic and…Open
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a network of Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas operatives, exposing how front organizations and underground banks fund violent extremism.
The Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a network of Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas operatives, exposing how front organizations and underground banks fund violent extremism. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions Thursday targeting individuals and organizations it said were involved in financing Hamas through charities, businesses, and underground financial networks. The sanctions, issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, target a Britain-based Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood official, three alleged financial operatives, and three organizations accused of supporting Hamas’s military wing. DETAIL: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would…Open
A new report has revealed that almost £30 billion (approximately $40 billion) of British taxpayer money has been given to terrorists and hostile states.
A buried British government report has revealed that billions of pounds in taxpayer money has been given to hostile actors, including terrorists, via foreign aid and Covid relief loans. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A new report has revealed that almost £30 billion (~$40 billion) of British taxpayer money has been given to terrorists and hostile states. KEY QUOTE: “One of the problems is we have assumed that everybody wants the same thing as us. What we haven’t realised is, when it comes to other countries… some want to project their economic power in a way that undermines our economic power. It is economic warfare, and we have been naive about all of this.” – Rebecca Harding, CEO of the Centre for Economic Security IMPACT:…Open
We are at war with Iran. Meanwhile, we are supplying Iran with hard cash to keep it afloat. This is how it works. Ever since 2003, the U.S. Federal Reserve has been shipping pallets of cash to Iraq. Iraqi oil revenues are typically deposited into the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and in exchange, because Iraq’s economy is heavily cash-based, we send physical U.S. currency to the Central Bank of Iraq. We send a lot of cash, sometimes as much as $13 billion a year. Once in Iraq, a substantial portion of this money is diverted or smuggled into Iran, particularly through Iran-backed militias and informal networks. These pro-Iranian groups access the cash via auctions, banks, fake invoices, and prepaid debit card schemes. Once physical…Open
French cement giant Lafarge has been convicted of financing terrorism after paying $6.5 million to various jihadist groups, including the Islamic State (ISIS), to maintain operations at its Syrian plant during the civil war. The post Concrete Giant Found Guilty of Financing ISIS. appeared first on The National Pulse .
Lafarge has become the first corporation to be convicted of financing terrorism in France . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: French cement giant Lafarge has been convicted of financing terrorism after paying $6.5 million to various jihadist groups, including the Islamic State (ISIS), to maintain operations at its Syrian plant during the civil war. Eight former employees, including ex-CEO Bruno Lafont, were also found guilty, with Lafont sentenced to six years in prison. DETAIL: Lafarge purchased the plant in Jalabiya, northern Syria, in 2008 for $680 million, beginning operations in 2010 just before the Syrian civil war erupted. Payments were made between 2013 and 2014 to secure safe passage and purchase materials from quarries under ISIS…Open