SORD: Q4 Update 9 – New ATF Director, Derek Chauvin Appeal, Christians/Muslims riot in Chicago, No jail footage of Kirk killer, Crooks used they/them pronouns, Tech stocks crash, X location fallout.

Across the country; in MI, alt-right and Muslims clashed in Dearborn. In IL, two Chicago Loop mass shootings left one teen dead and several injured, and a woman was set on fire aboard a CTA train by a career criminal. In DC, new State Department human-rights guidance targeted gender-transition extremism for minors and expanded DEI programs, and the President nominated Robert Cekada to lead ATF while ordering a review of foreign Muslim Brotherhood chapters for possible terrorism designation. In TX, ICE arrested more than 3,500 criminal noncitizens in Houston operations and the governor restricted land ownership terror linked Muslims. In MN, Derek Chauvin’s attorneys filed new misconduct claims and investigators reviewed autism-therapy billing tied to alleged al-Shabaab links. In VA, two brothers were charged with planning violence against ICE agents. In UT, questions persisted after the sheriff’s office reported no jail video showing Tyler Robinson entering custody. In GA, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation. Overseas, in Nigeria, gunmen abducted 300+ students and teachers from a Catholic school. On a national level, X’s new account-location tool led to disputes over accuracy and foreign-based political accounts while exposing propaganda accounts. Federal agencies prepared new operations related to Venezuela as multiple airlines halted flights. The President signed a law requiring the release of Epstein-related files while courts issued major rulings on deportations, taxpayer-data sharing, and D.C. Guard authority. Tech stocks erased more than $1 trillion in market value amid valuation concerns. The IRS expanded Salesforce AI across multiple divisions. HHS directed the CDC to revise its vaccine-autism wording. The Senate sought records from extremism-research centers, and Chicago declined to apply for DOJ violence-intervention grants under revised federal terms.See more at www.graymanbriefin.com