The Power of One Man’s Ego
Trump forced a Gaza ceasefire with a “hold my beer” shrug, exposing the hollowness of our rules-based priesthood while Congress, gelded and drowsy, watched power act and then tried to explain it.
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Morning Brief: US Warship Docks in Trinidad, Two Arrested Over Louvre Crown Jewel Heist, Putin Touts New Nuclear Missile
US tensions rise near Venezuela as Trump lands in Japan for key talks. Here’s your Monday morning rundown, October 27, 2025.
Evening Brief: One Dead in Lincoln University Shooting, Flights to Los Angeles International Airport Stopped Due to Air Traffic Controller Shortage
As gunfire shattered Lincoln University’s homecoming and an air traffic controller shortage tied to the shutdown forced a ground stop at LAX, Trump and Xi moved toward a TikTok deal that could recalibrate tech and trade at a volatile moment. It’s Sunday, October 26, 2025. You made it through your weekend, now here’s your SOFREP Evening Brief.
Morning Brief: Louvre Thieves Arrested, DNA Links Former Soldier to Virginia Cold Case Murder, Maduro Say US is Forging a War with Venezuela
From Paris, where police hauled in two Louvre jewel thieves, to Virginia, where a DNA swab and a blunt confession closed a murder, to Caracas, where Maduro cries war at a carrier offshore, the week belonged to hard pressure and harder truths. Welcome to Sunday, October 26th, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Trump Wants Meeting With Kim Jong Un During Asia Trip, 13 Shot, 2 Dead at North Carolina Halloween Party, Early Voting Starts in NYC Mayoral Race
Ballots, bullets, and brinkmanship: as NYC voters line up early for Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa, Robeson County counts the wounded from a Halloween party shooting, and President Trump says he is 100 percent open to a Kim Jong Un meeting as his Asia trip begins. It’s Saturday, October 25th 2025. This is your SOFREP Evening Brief.
The Bolduc Brief: National Security Implications – Trump’s America First Agenda Rhetoric and Globalization Actions
Trump brands himself anti-globalist, yet his tariffs, combative rhetoric, and forward-leaning deployments bind America more tightly to great-power competition, raising risks to our security and national cohesion.
Morning Brief: Trump Begins Weeklong Trip to Asia, The Ford Sails South, Zelensky Presses US for Deeper Russian Sanctions
As Trump jets to the Indo Pacific for a knife edge sit-down with Xi, a U.S. carrier steams south and Zelensky presses full sector sanctions, squeezing Moscow as cartels feel the heat. Welcome to Saturday morning. It’s October 25th, 2025 and this is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: US Carries Out 10th Strike on Suspected Drug Boat, Croatia Reinstates Mandatory Military Service
US strikes drug boat, Rubio tours Gaza center, Croatia revives draft duty. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.
The Bolduc Brief: The Dangerous Consequences of Military Action in Venezuela – Addressing the Root Causes of the Drug Trade
Treating Venezuela as a target board for drug war theatrics swaps strategy for spectacle and ignores the hard truth that cartel profits, legal ports of entry, and U.S. demand thrive despite bombs, while the real fix lives in reform, cooperation, and treatment.
Morning Brief: US Flies B-1 Bombers Near Venezuela, Lithuania Accuses Russia of Airspace Violation
US flexes airpower near Venezuela as global tensions rise from Asia to Europe. Here’s your Friday morning rundown, October 24, 2025.
Evening Brief: European Union Leaders Seek Bigger Role in Gaza, Trump to Meet China’s Xi Jinping During Asia Trip
US, EU hit Russia with new sanctions as Gaza plans advance and Trump eyes Xi talks. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
Morning Brief: Conservative Outlets Join Pentagon Press Corps, EU Approves New Sanctions on Russia, North Korean Hackers Stole Billions
Gaza talks, EU sanctions, and North Korea’s missile test dominate global headlines. Here’s your Thursday morning rundown, October 23, 2025.
