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California: The State of Sleeper Cells

2025-07-13

[Townhall] In recent days, a chilling warning came from one of America’s top counterterrorism experts: Iranian sleeper cells may already be embedded inside the United States—hiding in plain sight, waiting to strike. With tensions climbing after the president’s strike on Iran’s nuclear capabilities, that warning has taken on new urgency. The threat isn’t hypothetical. It’s now a likely reality.

And while most states are coordinating with federal law enforcement, tightening security, and staying alert, Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, has done the unthinkable:

It’s opted out.

California is the only state in the Union that has withdrawn entirely from the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force—the primary engine for federal, state, and local cooperation in detecting and disrupting terrorism. And they did it proudly, in the name of "civil liberties."

Let’s be blunt: the FBI’s JTTFs have disrupted plots targeting New York, Boston, and cities across the country. They are essential to homeland security. Pulling out of that network—especially now—is the domestic equivalent of turning off radar at Pearl Harbor.

Add to that the fact that California is also a sanctuary state, where local officials are barred from cooperating with ICE or federal immigration authorities. That means someone could cross the border illegally, find refuge in Los Angeles or the Socialist paradise of San Francisco

...where God struck dead Anton LaVey, home of the Sydney Ducks, ruled by Vigilance Committee from 1859 through 1867, reliably and volubly Democrat since 1964...
, and never be flagged—no matter how suspicious they may be.

Now layer in this: In the last several months, over 700 Iranian nationals—designated as "special interest aliens"—have crossed our southern border illegally. They’re subject to enhanced vetting for good reason: Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate ~~Jews~~ ~~Zionists~~ Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
has publicly stated that it may activate foreign agents in response to U.S. military action. These are not idle threats. These are strategic assets being put in place.

Let’s remember San Bernardino. In 2015, two radicalized individuals opened fire in a California office building, killing 14 and wounding 22 more. They were American residents. They were radicalized online. And they executed their attack without ever triggering alarm bells—because back then, the systems weren’t integrated enough.

Now, California has gone even further backward. It has intentionally severed those alarm systems.

And here’s the national threat:

If a terrorist cell can establish itself in California—where oversight is limited and federal cooperation is absent—then they are only one plane ride away from New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown
...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...
, or any other high-value target in the country.

California’s refusal to act responsibly doesn’t just endanger Californians. It endangers all of us.

By withdrawing from the Joint Terrorism Task Force, California has handed those blind spots to America’s enemies on a silver platter.

Supporters of the move will argue it’s about protecting civil rights. But the Constitution was never meant to be a suicide pact. Security and liberty are not opposites—they’re partners. And without security, liberty becomes a memory.

Iran has already activated its cyber units. It has already coordinated with proxies like Hezbollah to threaten U.S. and Israeli interests worldwide. Tehran doesn't need to smuggle operatives in via shipping containers—they walk across our border, disappear into sanctuary cities, and remain in the dark, thanks to California’s political theater.

We are not just at risk. We are exposed.

Posted by:trailing wife

#3 That is really, really comforting, NoMoreBS. Thank you very much for explaining.

Posted by: trailing wife 2025-07-13 22:48

#2 As someone with a fair amount of familiarity with California law enforcement relationships from years past (allbeit ending officially in 2010). a little digging down might be in order.

"California hosts several entities dedicated to counterterrorism efforts, including FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) and collaborative intelligence centers:
Four FBI field offices exist in California, located in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
There is at least one JTTF associated with each of the 55 FBI field offices nationwide.
California's Counter-Terrorism Bureau includes the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC) and the Orange County Joint Terrorism Task Force (OC-JTTF). Additionally, California has four Regional Threat Assessment Centers (RTACs) in Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego, mirroring the areas of responsibility of the four FBI Field Offices, facilitating coordination with the FBI JTTF and other agencies.
While a specific number of JTTFs in California isn't explicitly stated in the provided results, the existence of FBI field offices and associated task forces suggests multiple JTTFs operate throughout the state to combat terrorism at a regional level. " WIKI AI cite

The State of California has two main LE agencies - The CHP and the CA DOJ. These are the entities that Newsom can withdraw from participation in the RTTACs and the JTTFs. There are over 600 local city and county (58) law enforcement agencies, as small as the Alpine Co. Sheriff with under 10 sworn, to the LA County Sheriff with over 12,000 sworn. Each makes independent decisions as to the level of participation in the JTTFs. SFPD, LAPD, and other liberal agencies may choose to disengage, but most will not!

Posted by: NoMoreBS 2025-07-13 16:57

#1 We live in 'interesting' times ....

Posted by: Jeck Sproing1747 2025-07-13 09:41

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