Naval Academy Lockdown: How a False Threat Turned Into Real Gunfire
A bogus online threat spun Annapolis into chaos, ending with a midshipman mistakenly attacking a police officer and getting shot in the confusion.
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SOFREP Cartoon: Department of What?
Slap a new label on the Pentagon and call it what you want—war by any other name still smells like cordite and tears.
Should We Be Afraid? The Rise of Political Hatred in the United States
If we continue down this path of political hatred and violence, the greatest danger to America will not come from abroad, but from within our own divided house.
Morning Brief: Kirk’s Killer Awaits Formal Charges, ICE Traffic Stop Turns Deadly, National Guard Headed to Memphis
A wave of political violence and federal crackdowns defined the weekend: Charlie Kirk’s rooftop assassination suspect surrendered in Utah, ICE killed a man in a deadly Chicago traffic stop, Trump ordered the National Guard into Memphis under “Operation Viper,” and investigators revealed the Evergreen High School shooter’s path through online gore forums to white supremacist radicalization. Welcome to Saturday morning, September 13, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.
Join Team SOFREP! We’re Hiring: Writer & Editor Wanted
If you can fire clean copy under pressure and churn out gear reviews like a range master—fast, accurate, and ruthless—step up and earn your seat at a veteran-run table that rewards speed, spine, and straight talk.
Evening Brief: Trump Says Kirk Suspect Caught, UAE Summons Israeli Envoy Over Qatar Hamas Strike
Trump claims Kirk suspect caught, UAE rebukes Israel, Taiwan boosts defense. Here’s what’s making headlines this Friday evening.
Col. (Ret) Nate Slate: In Praise of a Cruel God
Years of envy and humiliation had hardened into a poverty of consciousness, where cruelty was mistaken for devotion and crime disguised itself as holy war.
Benjamin Reed: Convicted in Absentia, Hunted Abroad, Yet Unwavering in Loyalty to the United States and Committed to Exposing War Crimes
Russia will not break me, and I will carry the fight against its lies and brutality wherever I can.
Trump Says, “We Have Him”: What’s New in the Charlie Kirk Shooting Case
One cold round from a rooftop turned a campus crowd into a stampede and a city into a dragnet, until a tip and a father’s hard choice delivered the ghost in black to federal hands.
Morning Brief: Naval Academy Lockdown Ends After Threat, Gulf Leaders Unite Against Israel After Strike in Qatar
US Navy ousts commander, Brazil jails Bolsonaro, Gulf unites against Israel strike. Your SOFREP brief for Friday, September 12, 2025.
Lockdown at the U.S. Naval Academy: What We Know—and What We Don’t
When the smoke of rumor is thicker than the facts, you steer by the brightest light—and right now, that’s the Navy’s plain statement: lockdown for threats, details still unknown.
Evening Brief: FBI Hunts Charlie Kirk Shooter, Maduro Launches Military Mobilization, China’s New Aircraft Carrier Sails
FBI hunts Kirk’s killer, Russia tests NATO, China sails new aircraft carrier. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
