The Catalyst:- The First Contact In the strange twilight where espionage meets ill-advised ambition, Specialist Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, of the Kansas Army National Guard, set into motion a chain of events that read like an espionage thriller gone embarrassingly off-script. In… [Read more…]
The Catalyst:- The First Contact In the strange twilight where espionage meets ill-advised ambition, Specialist Canyon Anthony Amarys, 28, of the Kansas Army National Guard, set into motion a chain of events that read like an espionage thriller gone embarrassingly off-script. In 2024, Amarys approached the Russian government via an overture, offering his services as a covert … [Read more…]
Good morning! It’s Thursday, November 6, 2025. At A Glance: Washington doubles down on security as Trump extends the D.C. National Guard through February. Lawmakers demand answers on secret US anti-drug strikes. The Federal Aviation Administration plans to cut flights as the shutdown continues. Overseas, Ethiopia and Eritrea trade war threats, Ukraine pounds Russia with drone … [Read more…]
What you need to know tonight – Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Investigators Say UPS Plane Lost Engine, Wing Caught Fire Before Deadly Kentucky Crash Federal investigators said on Wednesday that a UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and its engine detached moments before the aircraft crashed and exploded after takeoff from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International … [Read more…]
I remember, as do many of us, the 1990s and our first D.A.R.E. class—the day a local cop came to the school cafeteria to warn us about the demons hiding in dime bags. He stood under fluorescent lights, sweating through his uniform, preaching that pushers and addicts were the same animal, that one hit would turn us into drooling zombies or corpses. If I’d raised my hand and … [Read more…]
Your SOFREP Evening Brief for Tuesday, November 4, 2025. USS Ford Strike Group Leaves Mediterranean, Heads to Latin America The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group has left the Mediterranean Sea and is en route to the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area, marking the first time in years that neither Europe nor the Middle East will host a US aircraft … [Read more…]
Good morning — it’s Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Congress presses President Trump for answers on his expanding Caribbean strikes, while senators edge toward ending the record-long government shutdown. The US and South Korea show unity with a joint F-16 flight, Ukraine’s drones strike deep inside Russia, and the UN warns Sudan’s war is spiraling after the fall of El-Fasher. … [Read more…]
Top stories this Monday evening, November 3, 2025. Trump Administration Partially Restores SNAP Funding After Court Orders Amid Shutdown The Trump administration announced on Monday that it will partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after two federal judges ordered it to continue payments during the ongoing government shutdown. The … [Read more…]
Good morning — it’s Monday, November 3, 2025. Washington wakes to week six of the longest shutdown in US history, with President Trump refusing to budge as federal workers go unpaid. Overseas, he says China’s Xi promised calm over Taiwan while Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid. OPEC+ hits pause on oil hikes, Israel exchanges more bodies under a tense Gaza ceasefire, and Sudan … [Read more…]
SOFREP Evening Recap: Friday, October 31, 2025. Closing out October. NASA, Lockheed Martin Launch Quiet Supersonic Jet in Landmark Test Flight NASA and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first test flight of the X-59, a supersonic jet designed to fly faster than sound without producing the loud “sonic boom” that has long restricted high-speed air travel over … [Read more…]
Former Navy SEAL and Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw is not treating the Mexican cartels like a routine organized crime problem. He is chairing a House task force built to hit transnational criminal networks the way Washington usually handles foreign enemies. His case is simple. Fentanyl kills in U.S. communities, cartels exploit the border, and the status quo failed. In his … [Read more…]
Here’s your Friday, October 31, 2025 morning brief: Tensions are rising on multiple fronts as the US ramps up domestic military readiness and global flashpoints intensify. The Pentagon orders nationwide National Guard “quick reaction forces,” Washington scraps a Trump-Putin summit over hardline Russian demands, and Ukraine strikes deep into Russian territory. Meanwhile, Xi … [Read more…]
SOFREP Evening Recap: Thursday, October 30, 2025. Trump Skips APEC Summit After Brief Xi Meeting, Leaving China to Steer Asian Diplomacy US President Donald Trump left South Korea on Thursday after a brief 100-minute meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, skipping the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that begins Friday. His early departure … [Read more…]
