Will Carless

Now, we're a couple of years on from then, we have a new administration, we have a new Secretary of Defense, and

There's really a feeling that there's very little being done on this front, that most any of the programs that were set up to try and identify extremists have been shut down or are not continuing at the same time that we've got sort of potential risk of domestic violence, extremism, particularly from veterans.

There's really a feeling that there's very little being done on this front, that most any of the programs that were set up to try and identify extremists have been shut down or are not continuing at the same time that we've got sort of potential risk of domestic violence, extremism, particularly from veterans.

yeah so one thing i didn't realize before reporting out this story is that something like one in three federal workers has a background in military service. An awful lot of veterans end up working for the federal government.

yeah so one thing i didn't realize before reporting out this story is that something like one in three federal workers has a background in military service. An awful lot of veterans end up working for the federal government.

And that's the same federal government that has since sweeping cuts and sweeping reforms in the name of this Department of Government Efficiency, this Elon Musk doge effort that's sent an awful lot of people basically kicked out of their jobs.

And that's the same federal government that has since sweeping cuts and sweeping reforms in the name of this Department of Government Efficiency, this Elon Musk doge effort that's sent an awful lot of people basically kicked out of their jobs.

And the people I've talked to at sort of veterans organizations have said, look, it's not only that they've been laid off and have lost their livelihoods, but they've essentially been told, You were a waste. We didn't need you. And that's upset a lot of people.

And the people I've talked to at sort of veterans organizations have said, look, it's not only that they've been laid off and have lost their livelihoods, but they've essentially been told, You were a waste. We didn't need you. And that's upset a lot of people.

Extremists come from pools of disgruntled people, particularly people who have lost their financial livelihood, particularly people who are facing financial hardship and financial strain. Domestic extremists also come from people who have

Extremists come from pools of disgruntled people, particularly people who have lost their financial livelihood, particularly people who are facing financial hardship and financial strain. Domestic extremists also come from people who have

beefs you know who have a problem with the federal government and we've just created thousands of those people and then when you overlap the fact that you have this connection to veterans and to the military and you think of how many of the people who've been laid off and have lost their livelihoods over the last few months have military backgrounds that's what concerns people who research and study this nexus between domestic violence extremism and the military there's just the more

beefs you know who have a problem with the federal government and we've just created thousands of those people and then when you overlap the fact that you have this connection to veterans and to the military and you think of how many of the people who've been laid off and have lost their livelihoods over the last few months have military backgrounds that's what concerns people who research and study this nexus between domestic violence extremism and the military there's just the more

people you create, the more people you put in a position of being disgruntled with the federal government, the more likely you are to have somebody who goes out and commits an act like this, unfortunately.

people you create, the more people you put in a position of being disgruntled with the federal government, the more likely you are to have somebody who goes out and commits an act like this, unfortunately.

Nothing, I mean, is the simple answer. I mean, I sent them several detailed emails asking for more information. I sent to the Pentagon, to the DOD, literally didn't receive a single response to that. So the answer is just nothing. They're not talking about it.

Nothing, I mean, is the simple answer. I mean, I sent them several detailed emails asking for more information. I sent to the Pentagon, to the DOD, literally didn't receive a single response to that. So the answer is just nothing. They're not talking about it.