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FBI Assistant Director (retired); 25 year veteran Special Agent; Author, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers; and, The FBI Way; Democracy defender.

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Exclusive: As many as 150 US troops wounded so far in Iran war, sources say As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the 10-day-old ​war with Iran, two people familiar with the matter told ‌Reuters on Tuesday.

We shouldn’t need an exclusive report from one outlet’s sources to tell us how many of our troops are wounded. The Pentagon confirmed the number when confronted, but that’s too late: www.reuters.com/world/middle...

10.03.2026 19:47 👍 296 🔁 137 💬 14 📌 6
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Laura Coates Live Powered by SnapStream Cloud Sharing

I discuss with Laura Coates the concern over terror sleeper cells in the West: video.snapstream.net/Play/7VFCpRW...

10.03.2026 04:24 👍 273 🔁 83 💬 10 📌 6
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Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as “an operational trigger” for “sleeper assets."

We’ve moved from hypothetical to real world: abcnews.com/US/iran-acti...

10.03.2026 01:49 👍 395 🔁 177 💬 29 📌 12

I write columns there too.

08.03.2026 22:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Investigation into devices filled with bolts and screws at anti-Islam protest in NYC The mayor was inside the residence at the time, the police department said later Saturday

Devices hurled near NYC mayor’s residence were viable IEDs per NYPD: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

08.03.2026 22:27 👍 197 🔁 89 💬 11 📌 4
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Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran

Pentagon Announces Seventh U.S. Death in War With Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/w...

08.03.2026 20:40 👍 214 🔁 77 💬 25 📌 5
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Thank you to all who support straight up news and analysis on Substack. Consider joining me there: substack.com/@thefrankfig...

08.03.2026 14:31 👍 194 🔁 38 💬 9 📌 2
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Washington Post quoting intel experts:

08.03.2026 03:01 👍 19 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0
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Do you think this president would acknowledge that the six US service members killed in action may have died because Russia potentially provided Iran with the precise targeting? Details on my Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...

07.03.2026 23:51 👍 1018 🔁 472 💬 54 📌 32
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Join me LIVE at 5p ET on Substack for the latest escalation in Iran, the domestic terror threat, and much more: open.substack.com/live-stream/...?

07.03.2026 21:08 👍 149 🔁 52 💬 10 📌 3
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Trump blocks FBI terror threat alert linked to Iran war Top Trump officials ordered it placed on hold over concerns that it could show the domestic risk of the war and further erode public support.

“The White House did not deny blocking the terror bulletin”: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

07.03.2026 12:38 👍 678 🔁 354 💬 48 📌 55
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Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar

Attention all Trump lawyers: Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

05.03.2026 22:35 👍 834 🔁 256 💬 51 📌 23

Now we know.

05.03.2026 19:20 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is out, Trump says, after controversial tenure President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).

Trump ousts Kristi Noem at DHS, replaces her with loyalist Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK): www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

05.03.2026 19:13 👍 134 🔁 27 💬 27 📌 3

Thank you for sharing this with me.

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Thank you for sharing this.

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Our troops are being instructed that Trump is appointed by Jesus to attack Iran and hasten Armageddon. More on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...

04.03.2026 22:32 👍 345 🔁 184 💬 51 📌 29
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LIVE SOON: Does Iran pose a threat to the homeland? Starting Mar 4 at 4:30 PM EST

Does Iran pose a threat to the homeland? Join me LIVE at 4:30p ET on Substack: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

04.03.2026 20:38 👍 66 🔁 17 💬 10 📌 0
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The FBI Is Stretched Thin. Iran Knows It. Iran has targeted Americans before. With war escalating, here's what you need to know about ways the regime could retaliate.

My take. What you need to know about threats to the homeland: open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

02.03.2026 15:06 👍 312 🔁 120 💬 25 📌 9
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Iran War: U.S. Military Confirms 3 F-15 Jets Were Shot Down By ‘Friendly Fire’ (Live) The U.S.-Israel war against Iran escalated on Monday as Tehran expanded its retaliatory strikes targeting U.S.-allied countries in the Middle East, including Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...

02.03.2026 12:07 👍 170 🔁 63 💬 29 📌 8

www.congress.gov/crs-product/....

01.03.2026 21:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

No.

01.03.2026 17:37 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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FBI investigating 'potential nexus to terrorism' in 6th Street shooting that left two dead, 14 injured | Shooter also killed The Austin Police Department says 3 people are dead, including the suspect, and 14 were injured after a shooting just before 2 a.m. The FBI is also involved.

Austin mass shooting early this morning. FBI JTTF says “potential indications of terrorism”: www.kvue.com/article/news...

01.03.2026 17:21 👍 401 🔁 162 💬 75 📌 28
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Three US service members killed in action, five seriously wounded so far per CENTCOM.

01.03.2026 15:52 👍 243 🔁 121 💬 53 📌 20
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Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei could be replaced by hardline IRGC elements if killed, sources say In the run-up to the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency assessed that even if Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the operation, he would...

Be careful what you ask for: www.reuters.com/world/middle...

28.02.2026 23:38 👍 410 🔁 169 💬 28 📌 9
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Terror fears skyrocket after Iran strikes as FBI issues chilling alert FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams are on elevated alert across the country over fears Iran will strike the US with proxies.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

28.02.2026 22:17 👍 396 🔁 138 💬 87 📌 39
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The journey out of MAGA. My guest @leavinmaga.org Rich Logis. Full conversation Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...

27.02.2026 17:57 👍 130 🔁 51 💬 13 📌 4
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LIVE SOON: Leaving MAGA, guest Rich Logis Starting Feb 27 at 12:00 PM EST

Join me LIVE at 12p ET on Substack with special guest Rich Logis of Leaving MAGA: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

27.02.2026 16:28 👍 48 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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Lawmakers say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Patrol drone.

The US military fired a laser to take down a CBP drone in civilian airspace: apnews.com/article/mili... say US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone

27.02.2026 05:04 👍 236 🔁 97 💬 28 📌 15
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Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Five alarm fire. Trump knows the GOP will lose the midterms. He’ll do anything to prevent it: wapo.st/3N5cpEn

26.02.2026 18:59 👍 318 🔁 119 💬 13 📌 10