Global Warning 33: Data, Dominance, Drone Shotguns

Now on to our first story, a Minnesota man arrested for plotting to commit terrorism.

A Minnesota man has been charged by the feds for plotting to commit terrorism after knowingly receiving a firearm and ammunition to commit his crime.

Sheikhoun Abdul Mohammed, an 18-year-old, wanted to commit an act of terrorism against non-Muslims at the Mall of America.

Authorities arrested him on October 6, 2026, and he appeared in court the next day.

According to a U.S. Department of Justice's press release on the matter, Muhammad had a desire to emulate some of the more horrific ISIS-inspired attacks in the United States, including atrocities of the Pulse nightclub and the 2025 New Year's Day attack in New Orleans.

Muhammad plotted his crime in the name of ISIS.

ISIS? Wow, they're still around? What is this, 2025? Do I need to get my Chelsea boots out of the closet? Mohammed expressed his desire to travel to Somalia to join a designated foreign terrorist organization to fight on its behalf.

Mohammed also expressed a desire to commit mass casualty events in Minnesota by acquiring a firearm and ammunition.

He wished to target the Mall of America because he thought it was owned by Jews.

He wished for his attack to kill 30 to 60 people.

Throughout his internet communications, Mohammed expressed his desire to become a terrorist to a confidential source within the FBI.

The FBI later arranged to sell him an AK-47, four magazines, and 200 rounds of ammunition.

The FBI made the rifle completely inert prior to its sale, and Muhammad was later arrested for laying $600 on the table for the rifle and ammunition.

So why does this matter?

Groups like ISIS have had a long reach, even if they have been eclipsed internationally.

I don't think this is the last time we're going to see a story like this.

And by the way, a lot of people like to say lone wolf when they're talking about a single person who wants to commit a terrorist act in the name of another organization.

But A new term has been making the rounds recently, what they call failed joiners.

These are people who want to join a terrorist organization, but they have no real way of doing so.

So they kind of go out on their own.

So think failed joiner instead of lone wolf.

We also need to consider the long-term impact these groups have on vulnerable populations.

People like Mohammed were likely radicalized online, and they turned to online forums and chat groups to express their want to become terrorists.

It's hard to imagine what would have happened if the FBI hadn't had someone there first.