On October 6 an 18-year-old in Minnesota took delivery of a rifle and 200 rounds. He had picked his target off a flyer: an arts festival at the Mall of America on October 24. The FBI had watched him since December 2024 and warned his parents in May 2025. His father refused to talk.
The watch list caught one man. It runs one man at a time.
Your side of this is the calendar. From Halloween to New Year’s, family events run on crowds with one gate and a date posted weeks ahead: the tree lighting, the Christmas market, the New Year’s street party. In Magdeburg in December 2024, one driver found one gap in the barriers.
Three moves before the first holiday gate opens. Write down every event your family will attend through New Year’s and count the ways out of each. Split the family at every crowd, with two groups and a meeting point outside the fence. Carry a tourniquet and packed gauze on your body, not in the car.
Today’s SITREP has the warning signs to watch at your local events. 🎟️