The snow pleases.

Despite how unpredictable and unreliable the US is, they will remain a key part of the five eyes for the forseeable future. Because there are no alternatives. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...

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What a preventable tragedy caused by a disinformation grievance industrial complex. Shameful.

I mean, yeah, that's a great aspiration. The practicalities are a different matter. "Even with everything Iran has been through, even with the economy not in great shape, they're still pumping a lot of money to their terrorist proxies" www.reuters.com/world/middle...

"Members of Vanguard Britannica, a racist, anti-Semitic group based in the UK, travelled to the US in September to attend the first national conference of the Patriot Front, America’s most prolific neo-Nazi group." www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

More than 50 students injured in explosion in Jakarta. A submachine gun-type object at the blast site was inscribed with: "14 words. For Agartha." and "Brenton Tarrant. Welcome to Hell." www.bbc.com/news/article...

A must read, perfect for understanding this moment. 👇 I also recommend Peter Bergen's brilliant United States of Jihad. "Jihadist terrorism in the United States is overwhelmingly a phenomenon of ordinary Americans making extraordinarily bad choices.” Indeed. 🎯

"The weapons cache, which is thought to be part of unspecified foreign operations linked to Hamas, was discovered in a suitcase in a rented storage room in Vienna and contained five handguns and 10 magazines." www.euronews.com/2025/11/06/a...

"Between September 2024 and February 2025, Jaber collected or converted tens of millions of dollars via several money changers and exchange companies, some of which were owned by, or associated with, Hizballah members." home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

“British intelligence provided Canada with the initial tip that it had picked up communications tying India’s government to the 2023 shooting death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar” globalnews.ca/news/1151469...

ICYMI earlier this week, we took a look at what JNIM's $50 (or $70...) million windfall will mean for the group's future and the siege of Bamako. Have a read to learn more: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/jnims-50-m...

“Bahnasawy was serving a sentence for his role in plotting a mass-casualty terrorist attack in New York City on behalf of ISIS...plotted …to conduct bombings and shootings in heavily populated areas of New York City during ...Ramadhan in 2016“ for ISIS www.justice.gov/archives/opa...

That moment when you realize your students are actually listening to you. 😭 😭 😭

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Canada is getting a new financial crimes agency with an investigative mandate. This will require serious resources (likely drawing from RCMP) to be able to actually investigate illicit finance issues. budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...

"If convicted of financing terrorism, Lafarge could face a fine of around €1 billion, while the penalties for violating the international embargo are potentially far higher – up to ten times the value of the illicit transactions." www.rfi.fr/en/france/20...

Also, this happened: “The reality is, with less, we will do less, and this is at a time when we’re seeing a surge in our complaints (and) the prospect of new and novel powers” for intelligence and defence agencies” nationalpost.com/news/federal...

Canada is getting a new financial crimes agency with an investigative mandate. This will require serious resources (likely drawing from RCMP) to be able to actually investigate illicit finance issues. budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...

📢 Stay Ahead with the Most Up-to-Date Terrorist Financing Course! Terrorist financing is constantly evolving—so should your knowledge. Our course is continuously updated with new case studies, intelligence reports, and the latest trends in illicit finance.

🚨🗞The $50 million ransom paid to JNIM was no small thing. This week, Insight Monitor analyzes what this means for JNIM (and Mali) in the short term, and how this will exacerbate the security situation: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/jnims-50-m...

🚨🗞The $50 million ransom paid to JNIM was no small thing. This week, Insight Monitor analyzes what this means for JNIM (and Mali) in the short term, and how this will exacerbate the security situation: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/jnims-50-m...

🚨🎙️A new Secure Line podcast is out! This week, we speak with @cathmckenna.bsky.social about her time in politics, the Ottawa convoy, and threats to public officials. Have a listen! Available on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/DySy9zY30dU?...

Every once in a while, I stumble across someone who has blocked me at the other place. It’s often a total stranger that I have no recollection ever interacting with, and I usually spend a few minutes on their profile trying to figure out why. Today, the mystery persists 🤷‍♀️

🚨🎙️A new Secure Line podcast is out! This week, we speak with @cathmckenna.bsky.social about her time in politics, the Ottawa convoy, and threats to public officials. Have a listen! Available on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. youtu.be/DySy9zY30dU?...

JNIM "claimed its first attack in Nigeria on 28 October", seizing "weapons, equipment and cash." www.theafricareport.com/396939/sahel...

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I made a curry, date squares, smashed potatoes and smoothies and bought $200 worth of socks. Winter is coming.

What impact will the $50 million ransom being paid to JNIM make? A pretty significant one, I'd say, given the state of their financing. A major windfall that will enable further operations and help them establish a more sustainable economy. All bad. newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/gold-guns-...

"The man is suspected of “sending funds” and helping translate and relay “the propaganda of this terrorist organization" for ISIL KP in Afghanistan. english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2...

British Transport Police say that "at this stage there is nothing to suggest this is a terrorist incident" and they are still working to establish the full circumstances and motivation for the train attack Of 11 injured people, 4 have been discharged and 2 remain in a life-threatening condition

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Garden harvest, November 1st. Kale, chard, poblanos and some hot peppers. The tomatoes and squash are still flowering.

Indeed: women have played a role in financing all kinds of terrorism and extremism, and I would describe this as "paradoxical" across all domains, not just ideologically-motivated extremism. apple.news/AcIDnCQwbTTq...

Was on @rachelgilmore.bsky.social's podcast, along with @acmack.bsky.social, talking all things extremism. Listen here: www.youtube.com/live/p-vRVaU...

Yes, this will introduce significant regulatory complexity (welcome to Canada's AML regime). But I'm also increasingly of the opinion that stablecoins are the future of finance (or at least a component of it), so we need to get on board.

I know we're focused on what's bad these days, but here's a little spot of good. Canada tightened up its ability to detect & share financial transactions relating to sanctions evasion, and we have proof that it is working. newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/fintrac-is...

This is not good news. At a time when JNIM is on the march, an infusion of $50 million could go a long way to support its territorial ambitions. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

A good summary of the American kleptocratic project (to date): much more to come, I’m sure.

Book update: chapter 6 complete. Only two more chapters (plus the intro / conclusion) to go. It's gonna be a big push before the end of the year. 🫠

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🚨🗞Today's Insight Monitor is out! We're examining the annual FINTRAC report and its implications for Canadian and global security. Here's a little excerpt. Subscribe to read more: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/fintrac-is...

"European security experts say the Malian regime is unlikely to fall in the short term because insurgents will find big cities harder to hold....the insurgents are...taxing gold and narcotics transiting through Africa from Latin America to Europe." www.wsj.com/world/africa...

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I declare it to officially be second fall. For those not familiar with the typology: first fall is warm and sunny and colourful. Second fall is cold, dark, damp, and nasty. There’s no snow, and it’s not quite Christmas season. Basically: stay inside.

Looking forward to this as well!

"SHAKERI has used a network of criminal associates he met in prison in the United States to supply the IRGC with operatives to conduct surveillance and assassinations of IRGC targets." He offered between $100,000 and $500,000 for the killings. www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...

Yes, sanctions evasion is difficult to stop. But this response from law enforcement is not sufficient: "Nobody can stop the Russians to get what they want." It smacks of giving up without trying. globalnews.ca/news/1148500...

These extortion and kidnapping events by ISIL in Syria are about establishing a terrorist economy that functions both to generate revenue and to control the population through fear and intimidation. thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2...