Brent Giannotta is a former CIA counterterrorism analyst, and current crisis counselor. He is an L.A. native and alum of the University of Southern California and a former college athlete who used to be fluent in Arabic. He is a freelance writer and is currently writing a book on political philosophy. You can find him on Twitter: @BrentGiannotta and Instagram: BrizzleOnDeck

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