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Alleged extremist group charged in New Year’s Eve bombing plot targeting Southern California 🚨💣 Federal prosecutors have charged four members of an alleged extremist group accused of plotting bombings on New Year’s Eve in California. The FBI says the group intended to target five locations across Southern California and was stopped before any devices were deployed. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing, with limited details released so far. 🎥 Video credit: ABC7 Los Angeles #BreakingNews #SouthernCalifornia #FBI #NationalSecurity #NewYearsEve

When Democracies Start Worrying About Invisible Enemies

The UK’s new inquiry into foreign financial interference reflects a growing anxiety across democratic systems. The threat isn’t tanks or troops. It’s money flows, digital influence, and opaque networks that operate below public visibility. The challenge is structural. Democracies depend on openness, but openness creates vulnerabilities. Closing those gaps requires surveillance, regulation, and suspicion — tools that democracies are historically uncomfortable using against themselves. That tension has no clean resolution. Investigate too aggressively, and you risk politicizing national security. Investigate too weakly, and interference becomes normalized. Either way, trust erodes. The deeper question isn’t whether foreign influence exists. It’s whether democratic systems can defend themselves without becoming less democratic in the process. #UKPolitics #Democracy #NationalSecurity #PoliticalSystems

U.S. Authorities Dismantle $50M+ China-Linked AI Chip Smuggling Network Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI announced the results of “Operation Gatekeeper,” a major enforcement action targeting the illegal export of advanced NVIDIA AI processors (including H100 and H200 GPUs) to restricted destinations, primarily in China and Hong Kong. Key highlights from the announcement: • Over $50 million in high-performance GPUs and cash seized • Multiple arrests and guilty pleas, including individuals and companies that allegedly: • Falsified shipping documents and end-user certificates • Misdeclared ultimate destinations • Used straw purchasers and rebranded restricted chips under fake labels (e.g., “SANDKYAN”) • Routed payments through PRC-originated wire transfers As Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg stated: “The advantage the United States enjoys in cutting-edge technology, such as the advanced computer chips that make modern AI possible, is the result of our engineers’ and scientists’ hard work and sacrifice.” This case underscores the growing intersection of export controls, national security, and the global race for AI supremacy. The U.S. continues to tighten restrictions on advanced semiconductors and AI hardware amid concerns over military and dual-use applications. A clear reminder that compliance isn’t just paperwork—it’s a frontline issue in geopolitics and technology leadership. #Semiconductors #AI #ExportControls #NationalSecurity #TechPolicy #SupplyChain (Story developing – sources: U.S. DOJ, FBI, court documents)

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ALBANESE: "We take ASIS ( Australian Secret Intelligence Service) advice very seriously. We work closely with them. We're safe. Regular updates as well. The, director general of ASIS warned about a range of, threats, be it, and anti-Semitism, the rise of right wing extremist groups as well. We continue to work closely with their security agencies." Source: Eric Daugherty - X video #NationalSecurity #Australia #AussieNews #TerrorismThreats