The Watch Floor with Sarah Adams These Attacks Will Keep Coming
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Mar 10, 2026 A call for states to build their own counterintelligence and counterterrorism units. A look at Florida’s new statewide model and how it could be adapted in Texas, Pennsylvania, and California. Examples of misrouted tips and gaps in federal coverage. A push for state analytic teams, better liaison work, and operational capability to translate intelligence into local investigations.
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Create State Counterintelligence Units
- Do create state-level counterintelligence and counterterrorism units to provide local eyes, ears, and analytic capability.
- Sarah Adams highlights Florida's HB 945 as a template to shift culture and fill federal gaps with a statewide unit coordinating intel and action.
DHS Tip Path Redirected To Hurricane Office
- Anecdote shows federal reporting paths can misroute tips and confuse citizens seeking help.
- Sarah Adams recounts Googling "terrorism tip" and DHS directing her to Tampa Emergency Management (hurricane office), illustrating practical failures.
Sheriff Said They Don't Take Terrorism Tips
- Anecdote shows local agencies sometimes refuse to accept terrorism tips by phone, risking missed warnings.
- Sarah Adams describes calling a sheriff's department outside Florida that said they do not take terrorism tips over the phone.