SECURING AMERICA: 10/22/26 Frank Gaffney is joined by retired Plano Police Lieutenant Douglas Deaton to examine concerns about the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), its proximity to critical public-safety infrastructure, and the need for official scrutiny of Islamic centers and mosques. Douglas recounts his 25 years and nine months in law enforcement, including patrol, SWAT, criminal investigations, and training, before retiring in 2021 to run a private investigations and litigation consulting firm focused on use-of-force and investigative reviews. He describes a fortress-like house built beside the Plano Police Academy—the first completed in the development—overlooking training areas and a controlled-access lot for bomb-response and SWAT vehicles, and notes similar patterns near other facilities in Texas. Frank and Douglas discuss the center’s imam, Yasser Qadhi, alleged associations with Muslim Brotherhood-linked organizations and speakers, public evidence of extremist affiliations, and what they characterize as a red-green alliance. They repeat calls for Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to investigate these entities and pause new construction while reviews of their activities, educational programs, and potential security risks are completed.

SECURING AMERICA: 10/23/26 Frank Gaffney is joined by Joe Gebbia Sr., founder and CEO of State Shield, to discuss state-level defenses against foreign influence, the need to rebuild America’s industrial base, and the threats posed by globalization and Islamic networks. Joe traces his path from city council service in Brookhaven, Georgia, to founding State Shield, which connects state legislatures with the federal government. He reports that the organization has helped advance 54 pieces of legislation over three sessions, including state-level versions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act requiring representatives of countries of concern to disclose themselves when engaging with government. The conversation covers efforts to reduce dependence on foreign supply chains for items such as penicillin ingredients, drones, solar panels, port cranes, and aluminum, while supporting domestic manufacturing and processes that can restore independence and strengthen the middle class. Gebbia and Gaffney also address competing visions of the international order, the risks of postwar institutions and globalization, the potential role of artificial intelligence in shaping national values, and the need for greater transparency around immigration status and funding sources linked to Islamic movements. @StateShieldUSA

SECURING AMERICA: 10/26/26 Frank is joined by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki, Kenneth Abramowitz, and George Rasley to discuss Israel’s upcoming election, responses to the Iranian regime, and concerns about threats to the constitutional order at home and abroad. Pesach argues that Israeli polling understates support for Likud and the right and expects Benjamin Netanyahu to remain prime minister, as the opposing bloc would struggle to form a majority without Arab parties. He addresses reports of settler violence in Judea and Samaria, citing a Regavim analysis of UN data that he says includes many incidents outside the territory, Jewish prayer or travel, unverified complaints, or cases of Palestinians killed while attacking Israelis, and characterizes the broader reporting as part of a coordinated effort. @RabbiPW Kenneth discusses possible U.S. and Israeli measures against Iran, including an oil blockade, strikes on strategic facilities and transportation links, support for Iranian minority groups opposed to the regime, and targeting remaining Revolutionary Guard leaders, while arguing that the current leadership should be removed. @KennethAbramow5 George examines what he describes as a failure to connect the dots on red-green threats, changes in European culture linked to immigration and insufficient assimilation, and documents analyzed by Data Republican that he says outline plans by left-wing organizations to challenge and delegitimize a Trump government. He characterizes those plans as a seditious conspiracy aimed at replacing the constitutional system with a hybrid post-partisan governing body. @HqConservative

SECURING AMERICA: 10/21/26 Frank Gaffney is joined by Peter McIlvenna and Rod D. Martin to discuss European unrest, threats from immigration and Islamic networks, and the strategic realignment of American power at home and abroad. Frank and Peter discuss the ongoing rioting and disorder in France, with reports of destruction in Paris, Marseille, and Lyon, alongside related unrest in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Albania. He attributes public anger to open borders, economic pressures, unemployment, the war in Ukraine, and dissatisfaction with political leadership and the European Union. The discussion then turns to a letter signed by 33 leaders urging the governors of Texas and Florida to assess mosques and Islamic centers for ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, review their educational programs and activities, and pause new construction while those investigations proceed. @HeartsofOakUK Frank and Rod discuss Rod new new book, Trump’s New World Re-Order, which argues that the United States should shift from carrying most of the burden for allies’ defense toward stronger partnerships, with European countries and Canada increasing their NATO spending. He covers the war in Ukraine, the possibility of a negotiated settlement, and China’s leverage with Russia. Rod also stresses the need to rebuild American shipbuilding capacity and expand the naval fleet to secure key maritime routes, including through foreign partnerships for training and the use of unmanned vessels. The conversation concludes with China’s ambitions in space, the strategic importance of the Moon’s south pole for water ice that can support life and rocket fuel, and how control of space resources could shape future economic and military dominance. @RodDMartin

SECURING AMERICA: 10/22/26 Frank Gaffney is joined by retired Plano Police Lieutenant Douglas Deaton to examine concerns about the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC), its proximity to critical public-safety infrastructure, and the need for official scrutiny of Islamic centers and mosques. Douglas recounts his 25 years and nine months in law enforcement, including patrol, SWAT, criminal investigations, and training, before retiring in 2021 to run a private investigations and litigation consulting firm focused on use-of-force and investigative reviews. He describes a fortress-like house built beside the Plano Police Academy—the first completed in the development—overlooking training areas and a controlled-access lot for bomb-response and SWAT vehicles, and notes similar patterns near other facilities in Texas. Frank and Douglas discuss the center’s imam, Yasser Qadhi, alleged associations with Muslim Brotherhood-linked organizations and speakers, public evidence of extremist affiliations, and what they characterize as a red-green alliance. They repeat calls for Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to investigate these entities and pause new construction while reviews of their activities, educational programs, and potential security risks are completed.