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A recruitment pitch?

05.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The peshmerga have been abandoned by the US multiple times going all the way back to Kissinger.

04.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ET, phone home…but drop some acid first.

04.03.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not to mention that a sneak attack while engaged in diplomacy with the adversary isn’t, as RFK said during the Cuban Missile Crisis, in the American tradition. That’s more like Tojo before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

03.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Actually, CIA’s cover story was to protect a human asset (GRU officer Sergei Bokhan) they had in the Athens rezidentura.

03.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBut I have also heard that an Air Force officer, possibly without official sanction, was deliberately spreading disinformation about American satellites during this period.”

CIA put out a cover story that Kampiles was caught because the US detected the Soviets taking cover during KH-11 passes.

03.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œA cryptic note in a declassified history indicates that the Soviet Union did not realize the [KH-11] satellite was capable of reconnaissance until summer of 1978.”

William Kampiles sold a copy of the KH-11 system technical manual to the Soviets in 1977. www.thespacereview.com/article/5169/1

03.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cujo Lite.

03.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Iranian intelligence’s strategic warning indicators for a US attack: Trump’s approval rating and public interest in the Epstein files.

28.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Note the portion classification marking for the second paragraph (TS), which gives a very detailed description of the technical performance of the ASAT test.

27.02.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#283 AJ - Former CIA Chief of Station Breaks Silence on Microwave Weapons Podcast Episode Β· The Shawn Ryan Show Β· February 26 Β· 3h 58m

Hey, @mpolymer1.bsky.social, have you listened to Shawn Ryan’s latest podcast? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

27.02.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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123. Inside the Gardner Museum Heist with Retired FBI Agent Geoffrey Kelly Podcast Episode Β· The Consult: Real FBI Profilers Β· February 11 Β· 1h 5m

A recent podcast interview with the author, Geoffrey Kelly, the retired FBI case agent for Gardner Museum robbery. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

25.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0FD...

25.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Python simulation of the TSEC/KL-7 cipher machine A Python module is presented for software simulation of the historic KL-7 cipher machine. The cryptographic principles, assembly, and operation of the KL-7 are first reviewed. The structure and exe...

β€œA Python module is presented for software simulation of the historic KL-7 cipher machine.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

23.02.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quantum key distribution: Bridging theoretical security proofs, practical attacks, and error correction for quantum-augmented networks Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is revolutionizing cryptography by promising information-theoretic security through the laws of quantum mechanics. Yet, the challenge of transforming these idealized ...

β€œIn this review, we critically examine the latest advancements in QKD protocols and their security vulnerabilities, with an emphasis on rigorous security proofs.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

23.02.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Venona and Alger Hiss: a follow-up According to John Lowenthal (Intelligence & National Security, 2000), the intelligence agencies were all mistaken in believing that Alger Hiss was the spy code-named β€˜Ales’. According to Hiss’s det...

A new open access article. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

23.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m only surprised he wasn’t wearing his FBI windbreaker.

23.02.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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USA up 1-0 over Canada after the first period. And Mikaela Shiffrin is in the crowd.

22.02.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

β€œIt is the story of a spectacular intelligence success, but also one of several intelligence failures.” www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

20.02.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you going to be running any SDRs?

19.02.2026 20:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The portal will be called HONEYPOT.

19.02.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She’s the Michael Jordan of Women’s Alpine Skiing.

18.02.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A truly great actor. RIP

16.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Whoever said 'Money can't buy you love or joy' obviously was not making enough money." -- Gene Simmons, KISS

14.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Patterns of influence: intelligence liaison and authoritarian rule This study investigates the underexplored dynamics and implications of the many U.S. intelligence partnerships with authoritarian regimes. Drawing on declassified U.S. Government records, we hypoth...

A newly published article by @dianabolsinger.bsky.social and Aaron Hernandez. doi.org/10.1080/0268...

10.02.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

LOL They could have simply asked their client. Or maybe they did and maybe they didn’t believe him.

09.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who has the best story of an exotic location from which they watched the Super Bowl?

08.02.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It was probably a deliberate fake from MAGA as a false flag.

07.02.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve pre-ordered it on Amazon.

05.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Intelligence for state-making: US refugee handling and postwar (Re)construction in Austria and Israel between 1945 and 1956 In postwar Europe, US intelligence increasingly targeted Soviet-orbit refugees for Cold War intelligence needs. Austria became a key arena as a country of first asylum for Soviet-orbit refugees, ma...

A new open access article. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

04.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0