The Power of One Man’s Ego

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.

US Navy SEALs: Overview of Development Group Team 6

US Navy SEALs: Overview of Development Group Team 6

Born from the failure at Eagle Claw and forged by handpicked shooters, DEVGRU is more than a test bed, it is the Navy’s quiet, exacting blade that takes the best of the SEALs, breaks them again in Green Team, and sends them to do the nation’s hardest work from the sea, air, or land.

Evening Brief: One Dead in Lincoln University Shooting, Flights to Los Angeles International Airport Stopped Due to Air Traffic Controller Shortage

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.

Who Killed the Red Baron?

Who Killed the Red Baron?

Flying low and hard over the Somme on April 21, 1918, the Red Baron chased a green Camel into Australian guns until Sergeant Cedric Popkin’s cool 200 round burst sent a single .303 round through his heart and the legend hit the beet field eight seconds later.

The Bolduc Brief: The Consequences of U.S. Intervention in Venezuela

The Bolduc Brief: The Consequences of U.S. Intervention in Venezuela

With Marco Rubio serving as both Secretary of State and National Security Advisor, the Trump White House is steering toward another costly small war in Venezuela, an echo chamber for regime change that dismisses sovereignty, sidesteps a cowed Congress, and forgets Powell’s warning that if you break it, you own it.

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

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.