Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Maybe he'll be great!
One thing history has shown us is that when the US participates actively in Middle East wars, we become a target of terrorism. That means that over the next several years we will have to be especially vigilant to prevent another 9/11.
Speaking of which, Pro Publica (always a good read) has a fascinating piece up about the current head of the Department of Homeland Security's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, which leads nationwide efforts to fight terrorism and targeted violence. That would be Thomas Fugate, pictured above in the Pro Publica article.
Mr. Fugate graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2024, worked on the Trump campaign and had an internship at the Heritage Foundation. Which, um, well, he did do Model UN! But give him time-- he is only 22.
The anti-terrorism unit doesn't have so many people to supervise anymore, it turns out. It's gone from about 80 employees to less than 20 in this administration, consistent with a lot of other agencies and divisions that would seem to be pretty important.
Of course, this is just one of many governmental units (including the FBI) which are tasked with fighting terrorism. Still, it does seem that its main job-- nurturing partnerships to detect and fight terrorism-- would be pretty important right now.
But then again... maybe he'll be great!
