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Published 8 June 2021

·  More Than Two Dozen Antifa Rioters Charged for Portland Mayhem

·  New Report Highlights Severe Intelligence Failures on Jan. 6

·  ICE Meant to Capture Drug Lords. Did It Snare Duped Seniors?

·  What Lurks Beneath: A New Answer to More Intense Storms

·  Global War on Ransomware? Hurdles Hinder the U.S. Response

·  Michael Lewis on How to Spot a Crisis Coming

·  Police Firearms Officer ‘Feared Terrorist’s Suicide Bomb Would Collapse London Bridge’, Inquest Hears

·  Granholm Admits Adversaries Capable of Shutting Down U.S. Power Grids

·  How FBI’s Fake Messaging App Snared Criminal Masterminds Across the Globe in History’s Biggest Crime Sting

·  March of Tech Is Making Conflict More Likely

More Than Two Dozen Antifa Rioters Charged for Portland Mayhem  (Andy Ngo, New York Post / Fox News)
More than two dozen suspected Antifa rioters have been charged in Portland in the past two weeks, signaling an escalation by both local and federal prosecutors following a full year of riots in the besieged Oregon city.
On Thursday, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced charges against 10 suspects following several grand jury indictments.

New Report Highlights Severe Intelligence Failures on Jan. 6  (Rebecca Beitsch and Cristina Marcos, The Hill)
Senate investigators have outlined a spectacular series of intelligence and communication failures leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in a new report that paints the picture of a horrific scene that left lawmakers and staff scrambling for safety. 
The 127-page report, which includes a transcript of former President Trump’s speech to rallygoers, is the first full congressional committee review of the deadly attack on Congress as it moved to certify President Biden’s election victory. 
It pieces together multiple warnings of violence that were poorly circulated and largely went unheeded by top leaders in several agencies. That left Capitol Police forces unprepared for clashes with hundreds of protesters outside and inside the building. 

ICE Meant to Capture Drug Lords. Did It Snare Duped Seniors?  (Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times)
Operation Cocoon aimed to disrupt international drug trafficking rings, but critics say it has left unwitting elderly “mules” in foreign prisons.

What Lurks Beneath: A New Answer to More Intense Storms  (Jim Morrison, Washington Post)
With their storm-water systems increasingly vulnerable to climate change, cities across the country are testing new technology to better monitor water flows.

Global War on Ransomware? Hurdles Hinder the U.S. Response(Associated Press / Modern Healthcare)
Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel shortages and, most recently, threatened global food supply chains. (Cont.)

More Than Two Dozen Antifa Rioters Charged for Portland Mayhem  (Andy Ngo, New York Post / Fox News)
More than two dozen suspected Antifa rioters have been charged in Portland in the past two weeks, signaling an escalation by both local and federal prosecutors following a full year of riots in the besieged Oregon city.
On Thursday, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced charges against 10 suspects following several grand jury indictments.

New Report Highlights Severe Intelligence Failures on Jan. 6  (Rebecca Beitsch and Cristina Marcos, The Hill)
Senate investigators have outlined a spectacular series of intelligence and communication failures leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in a new report that paints the picture of a horrific scene that left lawmakers and staff scrambling for safety. 
The 127-page report, which includes a transcript of former President Trump’s speech to rallygoers, is the first full congressional committee review of the deadly attack on Congress as it moved to certify President Biden’s election victory. 
It pieces together multiple warnings of violence that were poorly circulated and largely went unheeded by top leaders in several agencies. That left Capitol Police forces unprepared for clashes with hundreds of protesters outside and inside the building. 

ICE Meant to Capture Drug Lords. Did It Snare Duped Seniors?  (Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times)
Operation Cocoon aimed to disrupt international drug trafficking rings, but critics say it has left unwitting elderly “mules” in foreign prisons.

What Lurks Beneath: A New Answer to More Intense Storms  (Jim Morrison, Washington Post)
With their storm-water systems increasingly vulnerable to climate change, cities across the country are testing new technology to better monitor water flows.

Global War on Ransomware? Hurdles Hinder the U.S. Response(Associated Press / Modern Healthcare)
Foreign keyboard criminals with scant fear of repercussions have paralyzed U.S. schools and hospitals, leaked highly sensitive police files, triggered fuel shortages and, most recently, threatened global food supply chains.