Topic: Homeland Defense

Lieutenant Colonel Roshenko of the Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) detailed the challenges of protecting the U.S. homeland from asymmetric drone threats. Recent large-scale tabletop exercises involving thirty agencies highlighted the need for better coordination with the FAA and the implementation of point-of-sale registration for small drones. The JCO is advocating for the deployment of "FS Lids" interceptors and Coyote missiles to create an internal "Golden Dome" defense system against autonomous aerial threats.

President Joe Biden is calling on private companies to implement vaccine requirements following FDA approval. The Department of Defense is moving toward mandatory vaccinations for all service members, with leadership instructed to use "compassion" but also various tools of coercion. Former Homeland Security officials have characterized air travel as a "privilege" that can be conditioned on vaccination status.

The Department of Defense has announced it will begin conducting annual audits starting in 2018, with the first reports due in November. Critics remain skeptical, noting that the Pentagon's conflicting computer systems and lack of internal incentive have prevented successful audits in the past. Kirstjen Nielsen has also been confirmed as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security.

Musician Jeff "Skunk" Baxter is identified as a consultant for U.S. missile defense who recruits other celebrities into the intelligence community. Baxter claims that actor Dan Aykroyd developed a funding plan for the Department of Homeland Security and presented it to White House officials. The hosts express shock at Aykroyd's involvement with the "enemy" security state.

Mike Huckabee ridiculed a Department of Homeland Security video advising citizens to fight off attackers with scissors. During the segment, Huckabee made a verbal slip, referring to a "crazed gunman" as a "crazed guzman," a mistake he was unable to correct during the live broadcast.

President Obama signs an executive order creating a Council of Governors to coordinate state and federal military activities. The hosts interpret this as a move to synchronize the National Guard with federal forces for homeland defense. They suggest this provides a legal framework for the implementation of martial law during national emergencies.