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The Oath Keepers Wanted a Coup  (Anne Speckhard and Molly Ellenberg, HSToday)
Former propagandist confirms that the group did indeed intend to keep President Trump in power by any means necessary.

‘Bring Rifles’: Extremist Groups Call for Violence over Abortion Ruling  (Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post)
Fringe groups on the right and left call for followers to take up arms in response to the Supreme Court ruling striking down Roe v. Wade

US Proposes Flexible Hiring Rules, Faster Permanent Residency Application Process in H-1B Rejig  (Times Now News)
The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed a number of changes to the H-1B visa regime as part of the regulatory agenda for 2023.

Suspected Iranian Cyberattack on Israel Triggers Sirens  (Yaniv Kubovich, Haaretz)
Sirens sounded in Eilat and Jerusalem after suspected Iranian hack targets PA systems

Federal Judge Orders Biden Administration to Continue Title 42  (Yang Liu and Brandon Vines, Lawfare)
Louisiana v. CDC marked a notable setback for Biden’s efforts to roll back Trump-era immigration policies and stop authorizing U.S. border expulsions on public health grounds.

The Other Big Lesson That the U.S. Army Should Learn from Ukraine  (David Barno and Nora Bensahel, War on the Rocks)
The war in Ukraine is the first major land war between two modern militaries equipped with advanced conventional weapons in decades. Its emerging lessons could fundamentally upend our understanding of conflicts that are primarily fought on land, and thus dramatically reshape the future of the U.S. Army. But the U.S. Army risks missing the most important lessons from the conflict, or, even worse, learning the wrong lessons entirely. The key lessons that could threaten its evolving new doctrine and expensive investments could too easily be abandoned or ignored, leaving the Army unprepared for the future battlefield.

Quantum Sensors—Unlike Quantum Computers—Are Already Here (Chris Jay Hoofnagle and Simson Garfinkel, DefenseOne)
And they’re improving at a rate that demands urgent attention.

The Future is Now: The Use of 3D-Printed Guns by Extremists and Terrorists  (Rajan Basra, GNET)
Over the past three years, the threat of extremists and terrorists making 3D-printed guns has changed from a hypothetical to a realised scenario. Since 2019, there have been at least nine examples of extremists, terrorists, or paramilitaries making, or attempting to make, 3D-printed guns in Europe and Australia. This unprecedented surge in cases gives a glimpse of a future where such occurrences may become routine. While we have already seen their proliferation among criminals, we are now witnessing extremists worldwide searching for, downloading, sharing, and manufacturing 3D-printed gun designs.
Analysis of these recent cases reveals four insights. First, 3D-printed guns have gained traction among the far-right—accounting for all but one case—with examples appearing in five countries. The only exception is a dissident republican paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. Jihadists, meanwhile, are noticeably absent. Second, many of these cases also involve attempts to make explosives, meaning that 3D-printed guns have supplemented—and not replaced—existing threats. Third, 3D printing is not a shortcut to acquiring a gun, as the process still involves considerable time and effort. It remains to be seen whether their arrival has shortened the attack planning process. Fourth, at least one extremist had joined the leading 3D printing gun forum, using it to obtain guidance on his firearms and explosives, seemingly unbeknown to its moderators.

DHS and Treasury to Assess Need for a Federal Response to Cyber Attack Insurance  (Kylie Bielby, HSToday)
It is conceivable that a cyber attack could cause substantial losses while falling under neither the TRIP nor private insurance requirements for cover.

Controversy Grows Over whether Mars Samples Endanger Earth  (Leonard David, Scientific American)
Planetary scientists are eager to bring Red Planet rocks, soil and even air to Earth, but critics fear the risk of contaminating our world’s biosphere.