In this week’s SORD we’ll look at how Illinois is appealing to keep its restrictive gun law in place, while New York faces a legal challenge over its bulletproof vest ban for civilians. Several states, including Texas, Florida, and Idaho, are pushing back against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, while Sonoma County, California, reinstating a mask mandate for healthcare workers due to rising respiratory illnesses. The FBI arrested a man suspected of planning a major ISIS-inspired attack. Canada’s postal workers have gone on strike, a cyberattack on grocery chains (Food Lion and Stop & Shop) has led to service disruptions,Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming medical treatments for minors has been upheld, a CIA employee was arrested for leaking sensitive documents, Chinese hackers breached U.S. telecom networks. In response to recent Biden Admin approved U.S.-supplied missile attacks within Russian borders, Russia has revised its nuclear doctrine to permit nuclear retaliation under specific circumstances. Information is shared on a delay as we first publish this content to paid subscribers at www.graymanbriefing.com