Evening Brief: US SOUTHCOM Chief Retires Early, Germany Probes Laser Incidents, Kremlin Signals Postwar Security Grip on Donbas
US SOUTHCOM shifts leadership as Russia tightens its grip on Donbas. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.
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What’s Wrong with America — Could it be the MAGA Cult?
America is not collapsing from outside pressure but hollowing itself out from within, trading shared civic responsibility for grievance, celebrity worship, and the comforting lies of a cult that mistakes cruelty for strength and ignorance for conviction.
Black Buffalo Tobacco-Free Dip: Born in a Barn
People assume tobacco free dip is a lab trick, but Black Buffalo starts in a North Carolina barn, where cured leafy greens and disciplined handling set the texture, color, and moisture that make the ritual feel consistent for adults 21 and older.
Battlefield Brothers and Broken Trust: When Forgiveness Is Just Surrender
Forgiveness without accountability isn’t grace at all; it’s the quiet surrender of your dignity to someone who never earned the right to receive it.
The Bolduc Brief: Zelensky’s Stance – A Strong Commitment to Ukraine’s Sovereignty
Zelensky’s refusal to trade away a single inch of Ukrainian soil is not stubbornness but the last solid line between a world of rules and a world where every dictator thinks they can redraw the map at gunpoint.
Morning Brief: Trump Order Moves to Block State-Level AI Rules, Russia Claims Capture of Siversk, Thailand Dissolves Parliament
US targets more Venezuelan tankers as Russia advances and Thailand dissolves Parliament. Here’s your Friday morning brief, December 12, 2025.
Evening Brief: Pentagon Defends National Guard Deployments, Putin Reaffirms Support for Maduro, Myanmar Airstrike Destroys Hospital
Flooding hits Washington as US–Venezuela tensions rise and NATO sounds warnings. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
Auterion’s Drone Swarm Demo Shows How Future Wars Will Be Fought
Somewhere over a test range near Munich, ten unmanned aircraft flew not as individual drones, but as a single predatory mind hunting in formation for the next big war.
The Foreign Hand Behind Cambodia’s Drone War
From where I sit in Phuket, watching FPV suicide drones carve into Thai positions from a frontier run by casinos and scam compounds, it is clear this is no border misunderstanding but a conflict engineered by foreign operators using Cambodia’s criminal economy as cover.
SOFREP Cartoon: Europe Tries Peace Talks While History Reaches For Its Rifle
Europe keeps checking the diplomatic weather report while the artillery writes its own deadly forecast on the map.
The Bolduc Brief: Upholding Trust Through Honesty and Transparency in the U.S. Military
The American people will only continue to trust their military if its leaders meet them with the same honesty and courage we expect from every soldier who ever raised their right hand to serve.
Morning Brief: House Passes $900 Billion Defense Bill, US Expands Militarized Border Zone, Russian Push Toward Pokrovsk Pressures Ukraine
Defense bill advances as US seizes tanker, visa checks tighten, and Asia tensions rise. Here’s your Thursday morning brief, December 11, 2025.
