Co-founder of The High Side. Author of Relentless Strike - The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command: https://xitter.cf/t.co/lEOTReZt55. RTs are not endorsements.
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Burglaries, surveillance, state-actor-level phone hacking. Havana Syndrome victims returned home, only to be targeted in a campaign of intimidation that the FBI and CIA seemed to have little interest in solving. New from @JackMurphyRGR and me: thehighside.substack.com/p/l…
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Russia launched covert influence campaign to undermine US candidates supportive of Ukraine, lawmakers say
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Anthropic will be very surprised to learn that the US government can’t direct a private company to make or not make particular decisions.
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Trump and Musk spoke about Ukraine the day the Starlink/Starshield slowdown became public.
SpaceX and WH held calls about how to message the decision after the fact.
Hard to believe Trump doesn’t know answer.
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I realize that Vance and Witkoff couldn’t care less about murdered Ukrainians and their stolen children, but they apparently believe that an authoritarian who loves to collect American hostages can be described as a “humanitarian” for eventually releasing them.
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Canadian officers considering U.S.-based posts don’t believe they’ll be treated as equals, several of them told @isaacstanbecker. He reports on what this reluctance to serve may mean for the decades-long military partnership between the U.S. and Canada: theatlantic.com/national-sec…
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Happy Trafalgar Day!
On this day in 1805 the greatest naval battle of the age of sail took place off the coast of Spain.
#Nelson #RoyalNavy #FrenchNavy #SpanishNavy
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According to security officials, pro-Russian and far-right social media accounts linked to previous disinformation campaigns have spread violent videos in an attempt to sow more chaos ft.trib.al/t4nxjpO
ALT A protester wrapped in a French national flag stands in front of Lyon's tourism office set on fire during a demonstration in Lyon, southeastern France. Text on image reads: EU probes pro-Kremlin disinformation around French riots (Credit: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)
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"A town got hit or whatever."
Anhelina, a one-year-old, was killed in her stroller by a Russian Shahed yesterday in Kharkiv. Her mother, Inna Mariukhna, was also killed.
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Hello. Goodbye. Goodnight.
Sharon Weinberger (@weinbergersa) describes three microwave weapons programs: auditory effects, a burning sensation & a proposed lethal weapon.
She explains what became public, and why she’s suing for the remaining records:
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Imagine if in 1943 FDR had decided that the US would stop helping Britain and instead would side with the Third Reich. That's a bit like what President Trump is now doing by cozying up to Russia as it tries to destroy Ukraine. Utterly shameful. A humiliating moment for the US.
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Russian military blogger says Ukrainian mid-range drone strikes on the main Russian supply route in occupied southern Ukraine have almost ceased because of the throttling of Starlink.
No need to elaborate on what this new freedom of logistics for Russia means for the frontline.
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"One senior Ukrainian official and two Ukrainian military officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, say Hegseth is holding up supplies of Patriot missiles, which Ukraine relies on to intercept ballistic missiles." kyivindependent.com/its-sign…
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Trump is giving China a massive propaganda victory. What in God’s name is going on?
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This is far bigger than betraying Ukraine. It signals that no American ally relying on US technology is safe.
Latest: Zelenskyy tells reporters over WhatsApp that restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink systems remain. Interceptor drones can't function, logistics and operations hobbled. The maximum speed is 161 kph; "exceeding this limit causes the Starlink connection to cut out completely, resulting in the loss of the drone."
He says Ukraine has done tests to determine whether SpaceX is truly facing technical issues, as has been told Kyiv by the US side, or if this is a "deliberate operation... to restrict us, cut us off, and prevent us from defending ourselves and protecting our people, both at the front and among the civilian population."
He says Ukraine "sent a couple of vehicles equipped with Starlink terminals into European Union territory."
"They moved at speeds exceeding 180kph, and the Starlink systems worked perfectly. We have the relevant logs and evidence to prove this."
He adds: "The conclusion is clear: the restrictions are in effect within Ukraine but do not apply within the European Union. In other words, this is a planned operation."
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Late on a Friday night, on the same day Putin says he will expand attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure.
BREAKING: President Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the U.S. national interest. apnews.com/article/russia-sa…
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Which brave news organization will dedicate some journalistic resources to answering the important question: Why has Trump started musing nearly every day about the physical attractiveness of various men in politics, sports, and the military?
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This aged well.
These Daily Mail stories aren’t just tabloid trash, they’re simply made up. Up and down the White House, everyone has been thoroughly impressed with Katie in just a few short days on the job. At the end of this second term, she’ll be remembered as one of the all-time greats.
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Just after this post, Katie Zacharia resigned/was fired after being “encouraged” to step down by Trump nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/…