SOFREP Saturday Cartoon: Season’s Bleedings from the Kremlin
Putin’s idea of holiday cheer is a million body bags strung up like ornaments—proof that in the Kremlin, even failure gets a parade.
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The Jukebox: Delta Force Remembrances – Wish You Were Here
In a quiet bar where ghosts keep their own rhythm, Cordova’s three plays of “Wish You Were Here” turn grief into a kind of communion for the living.
The Bolduc Brief: The Government Shutdown – A National Security Concern Amid Congressional and Presidential Failures
When Washington lets the government grind to a halt over partisan trench fights, it creates a self-inflicted readiness gap that our adversaries are eager to exploit.
Three Dead Near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Apparent Double Murder Suicide
From midnight to dawn, a mapped trail from Sugarcreek to West Milton left three Wright-Patterson colleagues dead and a base community clutching grief while investigators work the why.
Morning Brief: Supplemental Nutrition Recipients Face Hardships, Expect Air Traffic Controller ‘Sickouts’, Tanzania’s Hassan Wins Presidency with 97% of Vote
From empty SNAP cards and sickout-slowed skies to a “97 percent” win policed with curfews and an internet blackout, the through-line is brutal and simple: hungry families, stranded travelers, and silenced voters pay while leaders trade blame and phone numbers. Welcome to Saturday, November 1st, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Quiet Supersonic Jet Launches in Landmark Test, Israel Returns 30 Palestinian Bodies, Russian Troops Surge in Donetsk Region
NASA’s quiet supersonic jet soars as global tensions rise from Gaza to Ukraine. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.
Former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw Heads Cartel Task Force
Dan Crenshaw has turned the House into a war room, aiming the intelligence, sanctions, and if needed the rifle sight of American power at cartel empires that poison our streets while daring Washington to flinch.
Ukraine to Purchase JAS-39 Gripen Jet Fighters
At Saab’s Linköping plant on October 22, 2025, Zelensky and Kristersson unveiled a landmark deal to equip Ukraine with at least 100 Gripen fighters starting in 2026, a rugged highway-strip-capable fleet with long reach and low costs that signals Europe is serious about beating back Russian aggression.
Mainstream Media Giant Accidentally Sounds Pro-Gun with Six Words
A mainstream media outlet meant to sound an alarm about “justified homicides,” but its own reporting confirms what gun owners, cops, and veterans already know: trained, law-abiding Americans stop predators and keep families alive.
The Bolduc Brief: The Efficacy of Bombing Boats in Counter-Drug Strategies
Bombing drug boats can rattle a cartel’s supply line for a moment, but as a strategy it seeds legal and ethical trouble, alienates coastal communities we need as partners, and ultimately cedes the long fight to traffickers who adapt faster than we can drop ordnance.
Morning Brief: Pentagon Orders Nationwide Quick Reaction Forces, Xi Pledges Support for Global Free Trade
Pentagon expands Guard powers as global tensions flare from Europe to Asia. Here’s your Friday Morning Brief rundown, October 31, 2025.
Evening Brief: Trump Skips APEC Summit, King Charles Strips Prince Andrew of All Titles, Mass Ultra-Orthodox Protest in Jerusalem
Trump skips APEC as China takes lead; crises deepen from Gaza to Sudan’s Darfur. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
