Critical Infrastructure 🏗️
- Local Emergency Alert System Disrupted – The OnSolve CodeRED platform, a local emergency alert system across the US, was targeted by the Inc Ransom group, resulting in system disruptions and a data breach.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - School-to-911 Alert System Expansion – A pilot program for an emergency alert system that links public schools directly to 911 for rapid communication during active-shooter events is expanding to 51 schools in New York.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - AI Gun Detection Software Demonstrated – Technology demonstrations showed AI software capable of real-time gun detection to improve response times in violent-threat scenarios.
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Crime or Organized Crime 🚨
- Citgo Auction Approved – A U.S. judge approved a $5.9 billion bid by an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management in a court-organized sale process for the Citgo Auction in New York.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - High-Profile Indictments Dismissed – A federal judge dismissed indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, described as corrective actions against prosecutorial overreach.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Arrests During Green Card Interviews – Federal agents are arresting foreign-born spouses for visa violations during routine green card interviews.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Femicide Law in Italy – Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be legally defined as femicide in Italy.
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Activism Terrorism 💣
- National Guard Members Shot Near White House – Two National Guard members were shot near the White House yesterday afternoon (November 26) and remain in critical condition.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Suspect in Custody and Attack Declared ‘Act of Terror’ – The suspect, a 29-year-old man from Afghanistan who entered the U.S. in 2021 through a refugee program, is in custody, and President Trump declared the attack an “act of terror.”
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Trump Orders Additional Troops to Washington – Following the shooting, President Trump ordered 500 additional troops to Washington and the administration paused immigration applications from Afghan nationals.
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Geopolitical 🌍
- Deadly High-Rise Fire in Hong Kong – A fire in a complex of high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong killed at least 55 people, with dozens still missing, leading to the arrest of three people associated with a construction company involved in scaffolding installation.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Pope Leo XIV Begins First Foreign Trip – Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey for his first international trip as the Catholic leader, with the visit to the Muslim-majority country intended to show his interest in interfaith dialogue.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Georgia Election Interference Case Dismissed – A judge in Georgia dismissed the last remaining election interference case against President Trump, effectively ending the effort to charge him with trying to overturn the 2020 election.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - US Envoy to Visit Moscow for Conflict Talks – A senior Kremlin official confirmed that Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, is planning to visit Moscow for discussions aimed at finding consensus on ending ongoing conflict conditions.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Guinea-Bissau Military Seizes Control – Army officers in Guinea-Bissau announced they have seized control of the government, occurring one day before the nation was set to announce the presidential election results.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Senator Kelly Publicly Addresses ‘Illegal Orders’ – Senator Mark Kelly released a public video with other Democratic lawmakers, all having military or intelligence backgrounds, emphasizing that U.S. service members may lawfully refuse *illegal orders*.
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Cyber 💻
- EU Agrees to Law on Chat Scanning – EU member states agreed to a law on the ‘voluntary’ scanning of chat messages intended to protect children from online abuse, which some critics view as a step closer to mass surveillance.
[Nov 26, 2025] – link - AI Tool Adoption in OSINT – A survey found that more than half of OSINT practitioners report using AI-based tools on a daily basis for tasks such as collection enhancement and summarization, though they remain cautious about bias and accuracy.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - Concerns Over Meta’s Use of AI Prompts – Concerns have been raised regarding Meta’s use of private AI prompts for the purpose of targeted advertising.
[Nov 27, 2025] – link - VSCode Marketplace Vulnerability Discovered – A critical vulnerability was found in a VSCode marketplace extension that researchers claim could have been used to take over every developer using it.
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