Anne Speckhard

That’s me today, the peaceful panther sitting and listening quietly to the governments witnesses in the praireland detention center case!

Cooperating defendant who witnessed Prairieland ICE shooting says violence was a shock Seth Sikes testified he had no intentions of violence the night a police officer was nonfatally shot outside an ICE detention center — and he didn't know anyone else did.

weapons, literature and paraphernalia show they were united by their anti-fascist, anti-ICE and anti-government beliefs — and that motivated their intent to harm law enforcement." All of the protestor group are facing material support to terrorism charges. www.keranews.org/criminal-jus...

Cooperating defendant who witnessed Prairieland ICE shooting says violence was a shock Seth Sikes testified he had no intentions of violence the night a police officer was nonfatally shot outside an ICE detention center — and he didn't know anyone else did.

on the left. Sikes and his peers only used the term to describe themselves in a joking way, he said, not as the name of their group. Prosecutors allege the defendants’ www.keranews.org/criminal-jus...

Cooperating defendant who witnessed Prairieland ICE shooting says violence was a shock Seth Sikes testified he had no intentions of violence the night a police officer was nonfatally shot outside an ICE detention center — and he didn't know anyone else did.

Sykes who attended the noise demonstration which turned bad with one protestor shooting at police testified Antifa "disparate groups way,https://www.keranews.org/criminal-justice/2026-03-06/prairieland-ice-detention-center-shooting-defendant-testimony-plea-deal-seth-sikes-texas-antifa?_amp=true

Cooperating defendant who witnessed Prairieland ICE shooting says violence was a shock Seth Sikes testified he had no intentions of violence the night a police officer was nonfatally shot outside an ICE detention center — and he didn't know anyone else did.

Very interesting testimony as reported from Toluwani Osibamowo, Kera News, from government's witnesses in the Praireland Detention Center trial. www.keranews.org/criminal-jus...

Trump taps Markwayne Mullin to replace Noem as DHS secretary: live updates Trump taps Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace Kristi Noem at DHS. Follow live.

thankfully Kristi Noem is fired! www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-...

US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

US troops told ‘President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth’”, the NCO added. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Cooperating witness testifies in Prairieland federal trial after emotional courtroom moments Emotional testimony was interrupted by frustrations with the tight quarters of the courtroom.

The Praireland Detention Center trial in which I'm serving as an expert was interesting yesterday with a cooperating witness giving evidence about the defendants and so-called "group" as outlined here. www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/c...

US antifa trial tests limits of Trump administration’s domestic terror claims Jurors hear how 4 July protest outside ICE turned violent, sparking rare federal case against leftwing demonstrators

what was supposed to be a peaceful protest & transforming it into a terror attack. Experts see the case as a test of whether the administration can successfully prosecute large groups of protesters who aggressively challenge ICE and other administration policies." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US antifa trial tests limits of Trump administration’s domestic terror claims Jurors hear how 4 July protest outside ICE turned violent, sparking rare federal case against leftwing demonstrators

something it does not have the authority to do. The defendants essentially accuse the government of having the same kind of “tunnel vision” offer Zapata conceded he had as he frantically searched for suspects on Tanglewood Drive, saying prosecutors are taking www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US antifa trial tests limits of Trump administration’s domestic terror claims Jurors hear how 4 July protest outside ICE turned violent, sparking rare federal case against leftwing demonstrators

The defendants deny being part of any such group, and that characterization has alarmed many observers who say that antifa is not an organization, but rather a constellation of leftwing groups. The Trump administration declared antifa a domestic terror group
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US antifa trial tests limits of Trump administration’s domestic terror claims Jurors hear how 4 July protest outside ICE turned violent, sparking rare federal case against leftwing demonstrators

The Prairieland case in which I'm participating as an expert is according to the Guardian, "being closely watched because it marks the first case in which the government is prosecuting leftwing demonstrators and alleging they are part of a terrorist “antifa cell”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly ‘coached’ man to die by suicide The lawsuit claims Google knows Gemini can produce “unsafe outputs.”

the new challenges of AI which appears responsible for more than one suicide... www.theverge.com/tech/889152/...

Prairieland ICE shooting defendants can't claim self-defense during trial, judge rules Fort Worth federal Judge Mark Pittman specifically named Benjamin Song as the person who nonfatally shot a police officer outside an ICE detention center. Pittman ruled Song and the defendants charged...

interesting ruling re self-defense in the Praireland Detention Center trial: www.tpr.org/news/2026-03...

Prairieland ICE shooting trial jury gets closer look at 'antifa' materials defendants owned Anti-fascism, anarchy and the abolition of ICE were common themes in literature and paraphernalia investigators found in the defendants' homes and cars.

www.keranews.org/criminal-jus... Interesting debate in the Praireland Detention Center shooting trial about what constitutes first Amendment speech vs. criminal or terrorist speech.

Palantir CEO Uses Slur to Describe People Who Don’t Think the Government Will Take Their Company Hello Alex this is your lawyer speaking. I am advising you today to please keep posting this shit.

I think Alex Karp of Palantir might be right - operate as if the government owns your company because if you don’t, it will. That doesn't mean abandon ethics by any means, but it is a realistic assessment especially in today's totalitarian leaning environment gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...

Palantir CEO Uses Slur to Describe People Who Don’t Think the Government Will Take Their Company Hello Alex this is your lawyer speaking. I am advising you today to please keep posting this shit.

I really admire Anthropic for standing up to the current administration. However, given how the government has dealt with google, FB, Twitter etc. insisting on some infiltration for security purposes and that's what we know about... gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...

Live Updates: U.S. and Israel Strike Iran as Trump Calls for Overthrow of Government

It’s happening www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

x.com/AlArabiya_En... I don't know why we are so afraid to bring Hoda Muthana and her totally innocent son, Adam, home. She's ready to face prosecution and has totally walked away from terrorism and the ISIS women threaten to kill them both for renouncing ISIS.

9 Accused of Antifa Ties After a Violent ICE Protest Begin Trial in Texas

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/u... Listening to opening arguments and prosecution's witnesses today as the debate in court over if protestors can be guilty by association of terrorism when one apparently goes rogue.

We’re focusing on this target to make an example of them and send a message to other hotel companies: if you choose ICE, we’re coming for your bottom line."

"A Hilton hotel conceded to our demands and stopped housing ICE, and were promptly dropped as a franchise by Hilton corporate. We won’t stand for this. Hilton is not just collaborating with fascists — they’re punishing franchise hotels that choose not to.

Some are advocating for resisting brutal ICE and border patrol actions by boycotting their corporate sponsors. This from the brass bands and others carrying out noise demonstrations outside the hotels housing ICE in Minneapolis this disturbing piece of news: "A Hilton hotel

Australia’s ‘ISIS brides’ have returned. Governments can do better at handling this situation The issue of returning Australian citizens connected to Islamic State has become a vexed issue. There are better ways to handle it.

theconversation.com/australias-i... Interesting that the Australian ISIS affiliated women and children will likely return home. A few years back I was hired to write a hundred page brief for the prosecutors to understand the roles and experiences of ISIS women including trafficking issues

Coast Guard investigating swastika found at recruit training center Glad to see this swift response - “Anyone who adheres to or advances hate or extremist ideology — get out. Leave. You don’t belong in the United States Coast Guard and we reject you,”

Mass Escapes of Foreign IS Detainees from al-Hol, Fueled by IS-Linked Global Fundraising Networks, Pose Urgent Security Threats - The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Over 6000 foreign IS women and children escaped from the heavily guarded annex of al-Hol camp exploiting the security vacuum during the chaotic January handover of the ca...

icsve.org/mass-escapes... poses security for their home countries. At the same time, IS and other Salafi-jihadi groups may exploit these escapes to recruit both current fugitives and future escapees, contributing to the group’s resurgence and its potential to carry out attacks locally and globally.

Mass Escapes of Foreign IS Detainees from al-Hol, Fueled by IS-Linked Global Fundraising Networks, Pose Urgent Security Threats - The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Over 6000 foreign IS women and children escaped from the heavily guarded annex of al-Hol camp exploiting the security vacuum during the chaotic January handover of the ca...

icsve.org/mass-escapes... bypass security measures to move through neighboring Turkey and porous routes in Greece back into Europe to carry out attacks. Experts have warned that the unchecked movement of IS women escapes —without identification,

Mass Escapes of Foreign IS Detainees from al-Hol, Fueled by IS-Linked Global Fundraising Networks, Pose Urgent Security Threats - The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Over 6000 foreign IS women and children escaped from the heavily guarded annex of al-Hol camp exploiting the security vacuum during the chaotic January handover of the ca...

icsve.org/mass-escapes... This influx of IS women into Idlib creates a new pool of potential operatives, particularly foreign women who remain deeply dedicated to the group, and who may attempt to

Mass Escapes of Foreign IS Detainees from al-Hol, Fueled by IS-Linked Global Fundraising Networks, Pose Urgent Security Threats - The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Over 6000 foreign IS women and children escaped from the heavily guarded annex of al-Hol camp exploiting the security vacuum during the chaotic January handover of the ca...

icsve.org/mass-escapes... We must recall that al Qaeda in Iraq, once largely defeated, reconstituted itself with a massive jailbreak of AQ fighters and become IS. Similarly, we have seen IS and AQ deploy women in various operational roles when facing security pressures or resource shortages.

Mass Escapes of Foreign IS Detainees from al-Hol, Fueled by IS-Linked Global Fundraising Networks, Pose Urgent Security Threats - The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism Mona Thakkar & Anne Speckhard Over 6000 foreign IS women and children escaped from the heavily guarded annex of al-Hol camp exploiting the security vacuum during the chaotic January handover of the ca...

icsve.org/mass-escapes... Thousands of IS women were reportedly spirited out in midnight convoys toward northwestern Idlib ostensibly directly or indirectly aided by Syrian security forces guarding the camp who turned a blind eye towards their departure.