Podcasts about lone wolves

Lone Wolves This episode -- Exploring intriguing Detroit Lions draft prospects, how aggressive could Lions be to move up, one player team could trade at the draft! 

This week Shelley and I play an excellent trick-taking/area-majority game for 2 players Lone Wolves by Yasuyuki Nakamura and Anthony Perone from Wonderful World Board Games then we go head to head rather repetitiously in Golden Cup by SImone Luciani and Gabriele Bubola from Cranio Creations Thanks, as always, to our sponsor Bezier Games You can support the podcast directly at www.patreon.com/garrettsgames OR  check out the extensive list of low-priced games that no longer fit on our shelves, but belong on your table: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16ovRDNBqur0RiAzgFAfI0tYYnjlJ68hoHyHffU7ZDWk/edit?usp=sharing  

Lone Wolves This episode -- Guest Jeff Iafrate, Crunch Time Sports, joins the podcast to discuss the Detroit Lions upcoming 2025 NFL Draft! Topics discussed include reacting to the list of names visiting Detroit Lions for pre-draft visits, goals for upcoming draft, could GM Brad Holmes target an offensive player again in the first round? 

Lone WolvesBreaking down the lessons learned from the Detroit Lions at the 2025 annual NFL owners meetings! Also: Lions new rules proposed not approved, Hendon Hooker must earn backup job, Jameson Williams fifth-year option will be most likely picked up, Lions have bills to pay and Free Agency bill is not one of them. 

Lone Wolves This episode: Jared Goff will be featured on Netflix in Season 2 of "Quarterback". Lions have submitted bylaw, NFL rule changes, should GM Brad Holmes bring back Za'Darius Smith?Plus: Which role players will step up this season for the Lions, how recent NFL contract extensions will impact Lions! 

Lone Wolves This episode -- Did the Detroit Lions get better in free agency, what grade did they earn for the first week of free agency? Plus: Why are a lot of fans panicking after the lack of bold moves?

Lone Wolves This episode: The Lions have lots of key decisions to make in free agency! Plus: Could Lions pursue Trey Hendrickson, realistic options in free agency on both sides of the football. 

Lone Wolves This episode: Skill position players that impressed at the 2025 Combine! Plus: Which prospects fit the Detroit Lions, should Lions made home-run swing for Travis Hunter, should Lions CB Darius Slay in free agency?

Send us a textThe Boardgame Specialist Podcast Episode 114: Top 9 Tricky Card Game.We did a Top 9 list of our favorite trick taking card games back on episode 34. We felt it was time to do a new list since there have been so many new trick-taking games published since.Be sure to follow us on discort.https://discord.gg/ssnqjsRFxV%0A Follow Carla at: IG: boardgamespecialist FB: Red Deer Board Game Fanatics Follow Mel at: IG: mels_boardgame_room FB Mel's Board Game Room YouTube: Mel's Board Room[3:57] The Gang[11:37] Tiny Epic Crimes[20:04] Carla's list from Episode 34[21:14] Mel's list from Episode 34[23:13] Ghost of Christmas[29:36] Wizard[32:57] My Favorite Thing[37:50] Holy Oak[39:57] Rebel Princess[44:23] Pies[48:26] Ugly Christmas Sweater[53:53] Mori[56:42] Sail[1:02:08] Seas of Trifes[1:04:59] Herrlof[1:10:15] Lunar[1:13:36] Mori[1:17:04] Cat in the Box[1:20:24] Lone Wolves[1:25:02] Bacon[1:29:34] Xylotar[1:35:41] Xylotar

Lone Wolves This episode -- Discussing the defensive linemen who stood out during the 2025 Combine on Day 1 of workouts! Plus: Reacting to media sessions of Dan Campbell, Brad Holmes, Kelvin Sheppard and John Morton, Jalen Reeves-Maybin getting released. 

Lone Wolves This episode, exploring if the Detroit Lions should prioritize contract extension for EDGE Aidan Hutchinson! Plus: Day 2/Day 3 combine draft prospects to watch this week, a round of Either/Or. 

Lone Wolves This episode -- Reacting to first televised interview with OC John Morton and DC Kelvin Sheppard! Plus: Is Myles Garrett final piece to puzzle for Detroit Lions to win Super Bowl, Recapping Daniel Jeremiah's NFL Draft Videoconference, New Draft Prospects Who Could Help Lions, Early Prediction If Lions Will Draft QB in 2025. 

Leadership Unmasked: Why Lone Wolves Lose and Collaboration Conquers Hold onto your leadership hats, folks!

Lone Wolves On this episode, predicting free agent decisions make with their own starters! Plus: Early combine preview, should Lions pursue OL Trey Smith, affordable free agents GM Brad Holmes could target. 

Lone Wolves Spin on Sports/WJR radio host Anthony Bellino joins the podcast to discuss the Lions 2024 season, what went wrong, how Myles Garrett would transform Lions defense, how the Lions will adapt with a whole new coaching staff! 

Lone Wolves Comparing the Lions rebuild to the Eagles and why the Lions could have already won a Super Bowl, if Brad Holmes had made different roster decisions! 

Lone Wolves Exploring if the Lions should trade for Myles Garrett!Plus: What the priorities should be for the Lions to level up in 2025. 

Lone WolvesExploring if it is too risky for Detroit Lions to hire two first-time NFL coordinators! Also: How tough it was to watch NFC/AFC Championship games, Lions hired Kelvin Sheppard to be DC, why Tanner Engstrand is favorite to become offensive coordinator. 

Outside of family, friends are likely to be your most important relationships you will ever have outside of God. We are not made to go it alone.  Lone Wolves don't last long. But, developing your wolf - pack is not something to be taken lightly. Even though the desire for friendship is innate, the manner by which we go about it is learned and practiced. Proverbs 22:24-25: "Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered" Advice - Proverbs 12:26: "The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray" Value Based Friendships vs Interest Based Friendships       Hanging around the kids on the soccer team because we all play soccer       Hanging around kids that are respectful and nice       Hanging around kids on the soccer team that are respectful and niceYour child has to know their values - they will naturally know their interests.Have you been intentionally teaching the values of your home?Can your child tell you what the values of your home are?How have you been demonstrating and reinforcing the family values?  Teaching your child to discern, not judge1 Corinthians 15:33: "Bad company corrupts good character" Encourage Inclusivity-teaching them to be kind and respectful to all kinds of people.Model Healthy Relationships: Demonstrate respect, kindness, and conflict resolution in your own relationships.Teaching boundaries that honor the family values and protect the people living for the values. As the parent you can discuss the boundaries that you have placed in your own life in order to protect and live by a certain boundary.Place boundaries on your kids if they are not following the family values when it comes to choosing friends. “Sorry, but you can't play with that child because he behaves rudely.”Know your kid's friends and their families        We don't just assume that everyone's value system is like ours.  Meet the families and friends         of your child. Encourage Communication: Keep an open line of dialogue so your child feels safe sharing concerns about friends.         The teenage years take on a different look.          You will not be able to monitor every single interaction that your teenager has with another         person, and you shouldn't.You want to allow your teen to start to test their own skills and strength in building friends.  When they violate your family values, they should know that there will be consequences.  As long as they are under your roof, your values must be respected and honored.  Proverbs 13:20: "Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm" For more information or help, reach out to https://rocksolidfamilies.orgSupport the show#Rocksolidfamilies, #familytherapy, #marriagecounseling, #parenting, #faithbasedcounseling, #counseling, #Strongdads, #coaching, #lifecoach, #lifecoaching, #marriagecoaching, #marriageandfamily, #control, #security, #respect, #affection, #love, #purpose, #faith, #affairs, #infidelity

How do you stop 'lone wolves'?Joining Iain Dale on Cross Question this evening are Green MP and co-leader Adrian Ramsay, former Tory MP Anna Firth, academic and Labour commentator Richard Power-Sayeed and broadcaster Angela Epstein.

Lone Wolves Recapping a devastating Detroit Lions 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders! What went wrong, reasons for anger, sadness and optimism explored. 

Lone WolvesPreviewing the Detroit Lions Divisional Round playoff game against Washington Commanders! Plus: Latest buzz surrounding coaching searches, where Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn could land, would the Lions trade Hendon Hooker?

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe green new scam has failed, and now the [WEF] structure is collapsing, its all falling apart. Biden forgives more student loans, they want Trump to reverse it to create chaos. Trump confirms the direction, IRS out and the ERS is in, time to end the endless. The [DS] is now putting out warnings, they have been setting the narrative with the two [FF] events. Now they are warning about copycat attacks and lone wolves. Trump and the patriots know the playbook, they know the [DS] is planning to bring chaos. It has begun the patriots are now moving in and the [DS] is moving out. The [DS] will try to stop the process but they do not control the Senate. Soon when Trump has his team in place the show moves to the next level.   (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Economy https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1879111141210919217 Joe Biden Forgives Student Loans for 150,000 Borrowers Just Days Before Trump Inauguration   Joe Biden canceled student loans for 150,000 borrowers on Monday one week before Trump's inauguration. “Today, my Administration is approving student loan relief for more than 150,000 borrowers – bringing the total number of Americans who have had their student debt cancelled by my Administration to over 5 million. These 150,000 borrowers include: almost 85,000 borrowers who attended schools that cheated and defrauded their students, 61,000 borrowers with total and permanent disabilities, and 6,100 public service workers,” Biden said in a statement on Monday.  NBC News reported: Last month Joe Biden backed off from two of his major student loan cancelation plans because his political career is over. It was all a political stunt. Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1879159433382728180 https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1878888867555901649 https://twitter.com/BitcoinMagazine/status/1879117554767266055   https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1878894793268343227 Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump For far too long, we have relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Through soft and pathetically weak Trade agreements, the American Economy has delivered growth and prosperity to the World, while taxing ourselves. It is time for that to change. I am today announcing that I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources. We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share. January 20, 2025, will be the birth date of the External Revenue Service. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! Political/Rights https://twitter.com/catturd2/status/1879147191656473039 Black Lives Matter Supporter Julia Roberts Says ‘F-ck You' to Los Angeles Fire Looters  Julia Roberts is extremely upset about looting — now that celebrity homes in Los Angeles are the ones being targeted. Criminals have been taking advantage of the chaos caused by the fires and are looting multimillion-dollar homes, many of which belong to Hollywood celebrities. In the week since the fires began, approximately 30 people have been arrested for looting the abandoned mansions. In an Instagram post promoting the SoCal Fire Fund on Monday, Roberts wrote, “There is so much healing and help needed. We will get through this. #F.U.Looters.” Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1879019470272000134

The Lone Wolves make a daring, death-defying, PERFECTLY executed flawless escape!

Lone WolvesEarly preview of the Detroit Lions divisional round playoff contest against Washington Commanders!

I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play grumpy, ornery, recalcitrant characters—without pissing off the rest of the party. With the right approach, everyone gets to enjoy their bad temper. And in the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party scrubs in. Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Support the show on Patreon and get access to the Character Creation Forge: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.com/invite/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Contact us: Bluesky: @totalpartythrill.bsky.social Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill

Lone Wolves Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson joins the podcast to share how he plans to spend bye week, playing on a 15-2 team, having confidence in himself, reacting to his performance against Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson! 

This week we talk about Luigi Mangione, VAW attacks, and mass shootings.We also discuss stochastic violence, terrorism, and Cybertrucks.Recommended Book: Some Desperate Glory by Emily TeshTranscriptThe terms “Lone Wolf,” “Lone Wolf Actor,” and “Lone Wolf Killer” are interchangeably used in many countries—though most commonly and prominently in the United States—to describe someone who commits a mass-killing or other mass-casualty event, but who is not part of an organization like a terrorist group or other criminal network like a gang.The term is hotly contested in the scholarly world, as it's applied loosely and inconsistently, and the definition varies somewhat by location, government, law enforcement entity investigating said killings, and the press reporting upon it. But in general, to be defined as a mass-casualty event or mass-killing, a collection of murders must occur in public—so it can't be a person killing their family at home, for instance—it must involve at least four victims—so someone killing or injuring three strangers in a public place will typically not be categorized in this way—and it must not occur as part of another crime, like a robbery gone wrong, or as part of a larger conflict between two rival gangs.Within this context of mass-killings and mass-casualty attacks, a lone wolf is someone who acts solo, the term originating with the concept of a wolf that has been separated from, or perhaps outcast from its pack.Someone who kills a bunch of people at the instruction of a terrorist organization like ISIS, then, would not be considered a lone wolf, even if they committed the act without any direct aid from that group; though this definition is wobbly even in that regard, as someone who takes inspiration from a group like ISIS, committing a mass-killing to support that group's cause, but not directly connected to the group, might be labeled a lone wolf, or not. And there's no hard-set rule as to which definition is correct.This was a somewhat common issue back in the late-20th century, when many so-called lone wolf terrorists were committing acts of violence in support of anarchist ends, but the anarchist groups from which they derived their inspiration, and in some cases with which they collaborated, were leaderless by nature—so it couldn't really be said that they were instructed to carry out these acts, they were just inspired by these fellow ideological travelers, and that made determining whether they acted on their own behest or not a tricky and perhaps impossible undertaking; a lot of it is semantics.Also confounding the simple categorization of such killers and attacks is the concept of stochastic terrorism, which is a type of violence that is almost always political or ideological in nature, as opposed to being revenge-driven or otherwise personal, and it's generally incited by someone with a public persona—a politician or other leader—who creates an environment in which violence is more likely to occur, that violence seemingly random, but on average directed in a specific direction.So a politician who says something like “Man, people from the opposing party really believe some horrible stuff, I wouldn't be surprised if something happened to them, considering how evil they are,” while at the same time stoking the flames of potential violence throughout the population by increasing animosity between political parties and maybe even religious groups, might be aiming to spark stochastic terror that would benefit them and their ambitions.By riling up their base in this way, by sowing the seeds for potential attacks against their perceived enemies, violence in their favor, aimed at those enemies, is more likely to happen, but in a way that's deniable for them—just a random act of ideological murder that they can denounce, despite arguably having asymmetrically instigated it.Is stochastic terror an example of planting seeds for violence that makes the resultant killings something more like directed attacks, and therefore not lone wolf in nature, then? Or are all lone wolves arguably inspired by something they've learned or experienced or been told, and thus arguably stochastic in nature—no direct guidance or instruction, but still inspired by someone or something, somewhere along the way?What I'd like to talk about today are three instances of recent supposedly lone wolf attacks, and why some experts are predicting we'll see more such attacks, especially but not exclusively in the US, in the coming years.—There were nearly 500 officially recognized mass-shootings in the US in 2024—and again, that means 4 or more people injured or killed in public, and not as part of another crime being committed.That's down from previous years, the preceding four of which have each had more than 600 mass shootings, and on average a little less than 10 people are killed in these shootings—though that figure is nudged upward by the largest of these mass killings, like one in Las Vegas in 2017 that saw 60 people killed and more than 800 wounded, many in the resulting stampede, by a 64-year-old seemingly lone wolf gunman who fired on an open-air music festival from the 32nd floor window of a nearby hotel.Gun homicides in the US are rampant beyond mass-killings: there were about 21,000 murders committed with guns in the country in 2021, alone—and notably, self-inflicted gun deaths, suicides using these weapons, eclipse that number, tallying more than 26,000 that same year.That means more than 50 people are killed by guns in the US every single day, and about 4 out of every 5 murders are committed using guns in the country; which makes sense, as guns are very effective at what they're meant to do, which is killing something, and there are a lot of guns in the US: about 120 of them per 100 people, as of 2018.And to be clear, that doesn't mean everyone owns a gun: that average is driven sky-high by the gun-enthusiasts who tend to buy a lot of the things, though gun ownership has continued to increase in scope in recent years, as political and economic uncertainty, especially in areas where perception of crime levels, if not always actual elevated crime levels, increases, tends to drive more widespread gun sales.Given all of that, it's maybe not a huge surprise that many apparent lone wolf attacks in the United States are committed using firearms; sometimes assault rifles, sometimes guns that have been augmented using bump-stocks or similar add-ons to make a normal gun into basically an assault rifle, and sometimes just using a pistol, which can be easily pocketed and carried around pretty much everywhere in this country.On December 4, 2024, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, which is part of the largest health insurance company in the United States, UnitedHealth Group, Brian Thompson, was gunned down in front of the Midtown Manhattan Hilton Hotel.The alleged killer, who was later identified by law enforcement officials as Luigi Mangione, was captured on nearby CCTV cameras, was wearing a hoodie and an expensive backpack while shooting Thompson, and used a pistol with a suppressor—a silencer—to shoot him multiple times, the bullet casings left behind inscribed with the words Delay, Deny, and Depose; terms that have been associated with the US health insurance industry for legal tactics they lean on in order to pocket more money, allegedly at the expense of their customers who have their claims denied or long-term delayed, in some cases leaving them without the care they require, and in some cases leaving them in crippling debt following a necessary medical procedure that the insurance company says they won't pay for.The response to killings of any kind, even in a gun-happy country like the US, tends to be fairly grim and sad; the endless mutterings of “thoughts and prayers” by politicians and other public figures has become so common and toothless as to be near-satire at this point, but generally the tone is antagonistic toward whomever committed the killing, before then swinging toward calls for more security and policing if you're on the political right, and more gun regulation if you're on the political left. And that's generally where we leave things until the next headlines-capturing shooting; and we typically, unfortunately, don't have long to wait.Thompson's murder, though, was almost immediately met with celebration across the political spectrum; working class folks, Democrats and Republicans and everyone in between and on the furthest political extremes basically muttering about how it serves him right, before realizing everyone else was muttering the same thing, and that led to outright enthusiasm, especially online, and even calls for more of the same across the social media landscape—many normal people doing the politician and ideologue thing by basically posting their hopes that someone will knock off other CEOs as well, seemingly aiming to spark more stochastic violence in their favored direction.The wealthy and especially the CEO class were horrified at this response, perhaps understandably, and there was pushback from mainstream journalistic and political entities across the board, with lots of tut-tutting and finger-wagging at anyone who dared celebrate what looked to be the cold-blooded murder of another human being.But the nature of American healthcare and especially health insurance being what it is—massively imperfect at least, and by some assessments borderline abusive or even outright evil—this was seen by many as just desserts for someone who himself had committed millions of dollars worth of fraud and gotten away with it, and who was running UnitedHealthcare in such a way that it denies more claims than any of its peers, which in turn has allowed itself to massively enrich itself and its shareholders at the expense of its customers.There were many cries of “serves him right,” then, alongside some requests that other CEOs be next; many of these requests couched in memes and jokes, but also seemingly earnest.The nature of the alleged killer, who was eventually shown to be a good-looking young man of privilege who had maybe suffered under the auspices of the American healthcare system, due to chronic ailments and an insurance system that didn't even serve someone like him, who grew up with substantial advantages, further fanned those flames, and as of the day I'm recording this he's in custody, has pleaded not guilty, and is facing eleven state and four federal charges, including first-degree murder and a terrorism charge, the former of which could lead to the death penalty.Just shy of a month later, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2025, a new year's celebration on the well-know and well-traversed, and on that night, incredibly crowded Bourbon Street in New Orleans was attacked by a man in a large pickup truck, who plowed the vehicle into a crowd of revelers, driving at high-speed across three blocks that were partitioned-off for the celebration.The driver was apparently trying to hit as many people as possible, and then, after crashing into a utility vehicle, he stepped out of the truck and started firing a gun into the crowd.Police fired back at him, but he was wearing body armor, and two of them were injured before they managed to kill him, recovering an assault rifle and a semi-automatic pistol from his body. They also found a pair of explosive devices in coolers he had planted around the area before the attack, and further investigation led to the discovery of more bomb-making materials where he was staying in New Orleans.At least 35 people were injured and 14 people were killed in the attack, alongside the killer, who was later identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar: an American-born Army veteran and Texas resident who had apparently been recently radicalized, possibly by online content posted by ISIS, and who had posted videos pledging his allegiance to the group mere hours before he drove into the crowd, an ISIS flag adorning the vehicle.More guns in this attack, then, but much of the damage was caused by the truck, and similar so-called “vehicle as a weapon,” or VAW attacks have been committed around the world in recent years, raising concerns especially in places where firearms are harder to come by, though also at large, open-air events where vehicles might cause more deaths and injuries in a short period of time than even an assault rifle, as seemed to be the case here.This attacker seemed to be self-radicalized, based on testimony from his friends and family, who were shocked at the change in his personality and expressed beliefs. The FBI has said they're pretty confident he acted alone, though they're looking into recent trips he took to Egypt and Canada, in case he met up with someone from ISIS or a similar group, while traveling.And apparently while he initially planned to kill his family—he's had several divorces that led to financial problems, due to many child support payments that exceeded his means—he didn't believe killing his family would have provoked enough of a response to spark a “war between the believers and the disbelievers.” Jabbar was brought up Muslim but left the faith for years, before apparently adopting a more intense and violent reinterpretation of it just recently, and that seemingly helped him justify and perhaps even inspired these acts.This has been called a lone wolf attack, then, but it was apparently heavily influenced by ISIS ideology, despite Jabbar possibly never having been in contact with anyone from that group.Just a handful of hours later, that same morning, at 8:49 January 1, 2025, a Tesla Cybertruck that was parked outside the front lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas exploded—its occupant apparently having died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head right before a bunch of fireworks and gas canisters placed in the trunk were detonated.That occupant was Matthew Alan Livelsberger, who was also American-born, and like Jabbar, had been in the US military, though Livelsberger was an active-duty Special Forces soldier from Colorado who was on leave at the time.The blast didn't kill anyone, and while it hurt a few bystanders, no one was seriously injured. But the intention, according to two letters recovered from his phone by the FBI, was apparently to make a political statement related to alleged clandestine US military operations, and advanced technologies the US and China allegedly secretly possess; though he was also apparently in the midst of a serious mental health crisis, including significant PTSD episodes and what might have been paranoid delusions.The vehicle also contained an assault rifle and two pistols, though none of these weapons were used, as while Livelsberger was seemingly intent on escaping across the Mexican border following the attack, based on what he said in those aforementioned letters, he seemingly decided to kill himself instead—which may support the assertion that this was primarily, if not exclusively, a mental health crisis issue.Livelsberger also apparently had family issues, due in large part to his support of president-elect Trump and his family's opposition to that support, and he was apparently suffering from untreated depression, that lack of treatment possibly the result of stigma toward such things within the military, which sometimes results in people not getting treatment that they might benefit from, because they worry doing so will see them sidelined by their superiors.A manifesto penned by Livelsberger that was sent to a retired Army Intelligence officer claims that he was being monitored by the military because of his knowledge of war crimes and those aforementioned military advanced technologies, and that he didn't intend to self-harm, the divulgence of which has led to some conspiracy theories about this not having been a suicide.That said, this attack is being investigated as potential terrorism, and while it was initially being explored as part of a larger wave of such actions, since that attack in New Orleans happened just hours earlier, and both attackers used the same online car rental service to procure the vehicles they were driving, investigators have since indicated they don't believe these attacks were connected.Interestingly, Livelsberger's letters also criticized income inequality, though with a politically conservative bent, basically saying that the country had become too liberal and effeminate, and that Trump, Elon Musk, and Robert Kennedy Jr needed to take control and make the US more masculine so that it could compete against entities like China, Russia, and Iran.Experts on ideological violence and political fracturing have warned that we may see more lone wolf and lone wolf-esque violence in a more polarized society, in which people are less likely to consider those on the opposite side of the aisle to be people they disagree with, and more likely to think of them as bad or evil or even subhuman, which makes violence more thinkable.That's not ideal, as these sorts of attacks are difficult to prevent, their solo nature meaning there's no network to track and pluck apart, nothing to infiltrate and fewer easily accessible data points to aggregate and in which to recognize a pattern. Lone wolf attackers tend to cause less damage than groups can, then, but they're often almost invisible, to the organizations that hope to stop them, anyway, right up till the moment they start killing and injury people.We're also entering an era in which trust in authority has degraded substantially, new technologies have made the research, hardware procurement, and implementation of such attacks a lot more attainable to more people, which means folks suffering from different sorts of psychological or physical torments, or those who simply have strong opinions and a lot of perceived enemies, are more likely to be able to act on that confusion or those hatreds, in some cases at a moment's notice, and in many cases without anyone beyond their immediate friends and family recognizing that something might be up.We may be entering a period of heightened threat, then, in the US especially, because of the number and wide distribution of highly effective weapons throughout the population, and because of the period of political polarization and animosity we seem to be wading through, but also throughout the rest of the world, to some degree at least, because of those same political and ideological factors, and because of how big and weapon-like vehicles have become, and how relatively easy it is to get one's hands on information that allows for the construction of things like bombs and the technologies required to 3D-print and otherwise manufacture deadly implements of all shapes and sizes.Show Noteshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Mangionehttps://www.vox.com/politics/390438/luigi-mangione-healthcare-shooting-ghost-gunhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Brian_Thompsonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Las_Vegas_shootinghttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_Orleans_truck_attackhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c205ek63433ohttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/us/new-orleans-victims-truck-attack.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Hotel_Las_Vegas_Tesla_Cybertruck_explosionhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/matthew-livelsberger-las-vegas-cybertruck.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/us/new-orleans-attack-travel.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/us/new-orleans-attack-shamsud-din-jabbar-isis.htmlhttps://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1257&context=nulr_online&preview_mode=1&z=1519320539https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorismhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_wolf_attackhttps://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/lone-wolf-terrorism-americahttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1088767917736797 This is a public episode. 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In this episode, John Solomon discusses a Homeland Security report on evolving terrorist tactics, including lone wolf attacks on soft targets and the use of drones, with retired FBI agent Chris Piehota, author of Wanted: The FBI I Once Knew, Piehota highlights the U.S.'s unpreparedness for these threats, emphasizing the need for proactive measures, better inter-agency collaboration, and a return to core law enforcement priorities.

The Lone Wolves look to make their escape after pilfering the Eye of Katar

Lone Wolves Recapping Detroit Lions 31-9 victory against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football! Plus: Jahmyr Gibbs' career game, Amik Robertson is a gritty cornerback, who could the Lions play in the playoffs at Ford Field. 

Lone Wolves Recapping the Detroit Lions 40-34 victory against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football! Plus: The Lions will play the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North division title and No. 1 seed in the NFC, Lions resolutions for 2025. 

The Lone Wolves finally have free reign over the manor. Now, what will they do with it?

Lone Wolves Previewing the Detroit Lions Week 17 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers with writer Grant Cohn! 

Lone Wolves The Detroit Lions improved their record to 13-2 with a dominant win against Chicago Bears at Soldier Field! Plus: Lions offense can carry team into playoffs, Jameson Williams has explosive touchdown, Ben Johnson with yet another amazing trick play. 

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Lone Wolves Former NFL Strength Coach and Best-Selling Author Ted Rath joins the show to discuss the myriad of injuries that have plagued the Detroit Lions! Ted is the author of the best-selling book Beyond Comfort that is available everywhere for purchase. 

Lone Wolves Do Detroit Lions recover from suffering even more devastating injuries to Alim McNeill, Khalil Dorsey, Carlton Davis and David Montgomery?Plus: Buffalo Bills dominated Detroit Lions Week 15 at Ford Field, why did Dan Campbell try the onside kick so early, Lions face Bears in Week 16 showdown. 

Lone Wolves After defeating the Packers to improve their record to 12-1, the Lions are still being criticized for going for it on fourth down so much! Plus: Are Lions fans mature enough to handle having a winning team, how the new defensive additions played, previewing Week 15 contest against Buffalo Bills at Ford Field. 

Lone Wolves Evaluating the impact of several new defensive players being added to Detroit Lions roster! Plus: Previewing Lions against Packers Week 14, Jahmyr Gibbs leaks photo with team secrets online accidentally! 

Lone Wolves Recapping Detroit Lions 24-6 victory against Indianapolis Colts! Plus: How will Lions handle latest challenge dealing with multiple injuries, evaluating Dan Campbell game management, Aaron Glenn has the defense shining. 

Lone Wolves Guest Hobie Artigue, Local 4 Sports Reporter, joins to discuss the Lions 9-1 start to the season, the play of the offense and defense and how his journey led him to become a television sports reporter! Plus: Thoughts on NIL in college football, Bryce Underwood flipping his commitment to Michigan. 

Lone Wolves The Detroit Lions dominated the Jacksonville Jaguars at Ford Field! Plus: Alex Anzalone out 6-8 weeks with a broken forearm, how will Jack Campbell do to replace the veteran linebacker, previewing the Lions next game against the Colts on the road. 

Negotiations with an unlikely ally begin as the Lone Wolves decide their next target.

Lone Wolves The Lions 26-23 victory against the Texans is recapped! Plus: Jared Goff tossed five interceptions, Jake Bates has game-winning field goal, Aaron Glenn becoming more popular a future head coaching candidate. 

Lone Wolves Detroit Lions cornerback Emmanuel Moseley joins this week to talk about his return to practice this week after rehabbing from a torn pectoral muscle!

Lone Wolves Reacting to the Lions trading for Cleveland Browns defensive lineman Za'Darius Smith! Plus: Brian Branch ejected against Packers, Kerby Joseph emerging as best NFL safety, previewing Week 10 contest against Texans.

Lone Wolves Can Green Bay Packers stop Detroit Lions offense?Plus: Bill Huber from Packers OnSI joins the show to share insights about the 6-2 Packers. 

Lone Wolves Evaluating if Detroit Lions need to actually make a trade at the deadline! Plus: Recapping Lions blowout win against Titans. 

In creating the Jack Reacher character, Lee Child launched a series of books that now boast 100 million copies in print and have been turned into movies and a popular Amazon streaming series.Today on the show, I talk to Lee about what makes Reacher so compelling and much more. We first discuss how Lee didn't get started with writing until he was almost forty, and what prompted him to change careers. We then unpack the Reacher character, discussing the ancient, archetypal roots of this vigilante, drifter detective, what he has in common with the knight errant, and the enduring appeal of the lone wolf. We also talk about Lee's writing process, why midlife is the best time to write, and why, after writing more than two dozen Reacher novels, he's chosen to hand off the series to his brother and fellow writer, Andrew.Resources Related to the PodcastThe latest Reacher novel: In Too DeepThe Reacher streaming series Jack Reacher website