Nerd Out EP 47. Middle East, Domestic Issues, and the Acolyte‪!‬ The Gate 15 Podcast Channel

In the latest episode of Nerd Out, Dave welcomes in Alec Davison as his partner in crime for the podcast. After they get through the excitement of the latest Taylor Swift album, they talked through the latest activity in the Middle East and what it could mean domestically. Then they looked at the latest news related to the U.S. election including the recent incident outside of the Trump trial and potential concerns that may play out over the course of the year especially related to mis/dis/mal-information.

They wrap up the pod with some real nerd discussions on Star Wars and what the new series has to offer!

Alec Davison is the Lead Analyst at the Water Information Sharing and Analysis Center (WaterISAC). In addition, he works as a Risk Analyst at Gate 15. He holds an M.A. in Security Policy Studies from George Washington University.

Some of the resources discussed in the pod include:

https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/personal-security-considerations-action-guide
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/preventing-workplace-violence-security-awareness-considerations-infographic
https://www.dni.gov/files/NCTC/documents/jcat/firstresponderstoolbox/89s_-_Violent[…]il_Unrest_and_Public_Assemblies_in_the_United_States-survey.pdf

Mobilization/SARs

https://www.dni.gov/files/NCTC/documents/news_documents/Mobilization_Indicators_Booklet_2021.pdf
https://www.dhs.gov/nationwide-sar-initiative-nsi

Info sharing communities

https://www.dhs.gov/fusion-centers
https://www.nationalisacs.org/