The Boy Who Died Twice …The Inauguration of a Monster

The Boy Who Died Twice …The Inauguration of a Monster

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Violence didn’t excuse the man he became, but if you trace the line from the boots on the porch to the needle in his arm, you can see how a boy dies long before the state ever calls it justice.

Evening Brief: NATO Expectations Change, US Boards Sanctioned Tanker, SOCOM Sources Intel

Evening Brief: NATO Expectations Change, US Boards Sanctioned Tanker, SOCOM Sources Intel

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Washington is shifting NATO toward grown-up burden sharing, chasing sanctioned tankers across oceans, and quietly buying more intelligence horsepower for SOCOM, all signs that the next phase of competition will be fought with allies who carry more weight, ships that have nowhere left to hide, and analysts working the night shift.

Navy SEAL Sniper Mindset Tips: Self-Talk

Navy SEAL Sniper Mindset Tips: Self-Talk

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In my SEAL training I learned to develop positive habits that affect real change by identifying the negative self-talk I wanted to fix.

Growing US Vulnerability Under Trump: Chinese and Russian Perceptions

Growing US Vulnerability Under Trump: Chinese and Russian Perceptions

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Washington is hemorrhaging power across the military, diplomatic, economic, informational, and reputational fronts, and from Beijing and Moscow the spectacle looks less like strategic competition than an opportunity handed to them by a White House they can exploit without firing a shot.

Rob O’Neill Rolls Into Daytona With Hi Seltzer

Rob O’Neill Rolls Into Daytona With Hi Seltzer

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At Daytona this weekend, Rob O’Neill is trading the usual trackside beer for something that better fits the life he’s living now, showing up with hi Seltzer, a full schedule, and the same forward momentum that has kept him moving since the Teams.