Domestic Extremist Cell Busted for Planned California Bombings

Federal authorities have indicted four members of the anti-government Turtle Island Liberation Front on terrorism charges for plotting New Year's Eve bombings across Southern California, according to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and Fox News reports. Audrey Illeene Carroll, Zachary Aaron Page, Dante James Anthony-Gaffield, and Tina Lai allegedly drafted "Operation Midnight Sun" in November 2025, aiming to detonate pipe bombs at tech and logistics firms while planning future attacks on ICE agents with firearms and explosives. The FBI's Hostage Rescue Team arrested them on December 12 in the Mojave Desert during explosive tests, foiling the plot thanks to informants and intercepted encrypted messages where Carroll declared herself a terrorist and called for burning it all down, as detailed in the indictment covered by Fox LA and the LA Times. Transitioning to online threats, the FBI is warning of "modern-day terrorism" from the Texas-originated "764" extremist network, which preys on youth via gaming platforms, extorting children into self-harm, animal abuse, or suicide to accelerate societal collapse, per KSAT News. Over 350 U.S. subjects are under investigation in this nihilistic violent extremism case. No other major terrorist incidents or active threats have surfaced in the U.S. within the past 48 hours, though broader concerns linger, including neo-Nazi group the Base's U.S. operations as reported by NewsOne and Congressman Krishnamoorthi's alarm over diverted FBI counterterrorism resources, according to LegiStorm. Law enforcement vigilance remains high amid these domestic plots, underscoring ongoing risks from homegrown extremists. Thank you for tuning in, listeners—please subscribe for more updates. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.