Look at the difference between this Minnesota police chief & the Republican presidential candidate

Bless the heart of Chief Blair Anderson, a Real American. Despite the attempts of  the folks at Fox & Friends, Anderson stayed on message after a horrific attack by a 22-year old college student who hailed from Somalia, but had been in the States for 15 years. The attacker was shot and killed by an off-duty police …

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You can read more here. How would a desk clerk know when someone has “pledged allegiance or something to ISIS?”

Did you watch the Democratic debates on Saturday?

There were a few ideas exchanged on gun legislation, health care, terrorism, and the 1 percent, but this must be corrected: Unlike what Candidate Clinton said re: Whatzisname, America’s Best-Known Racist®: There is no evidence that ISIS (or Daesh or ISIL) is using Trump specfic, ally for recruitment, according to PolitiFact. And here are some of that …

States that let the terrorists win, with caveats

This map was posted on Facebook yesterday, and it’s been the subject  of much discussion, in part because  in part because — to my knowledge — it hasn’t been updated since 11/16. As Leftover so eloquently (I’m not being snide here) pointed out in the comments, Montana, for one, is mislabeled. The governor has said he …

In light of the horror in Paris:

Best thing I’ve read so far on the horrible attacks in Paris: “After Paris Attacks, Don’t Close Doors to Refugees — Open Them,” by Jesse Berney at Rolling Stone. And, if you can take the time, read this, “What ISIS Really Wants,” in The Atlantic. It’s long but worth it, and includes: The Islamic State, also …

Hey! Guess who’s making a mint on the ISIS war?

The list is long, but SOS International is at the top of the list.

This woman sparked an international fight against ISIS

Incredible, yes? You can read more about Vian Dakhil here.

If you were a cop, would you fear ISIS?

Or would you fear home-grown anti-government extremism? Last year, the New York Times conducted a survey of law enforcement officials and found that among 382 law enforcement agencies: 74 percent reported anti-government extremism as one of the top three terrorist threats in their jurisdiction; 39 percent listed extremism connected with Al Qaeda or like-minded terrorist …