The Weekly Read (Monday):
Ghost Wars and Directorate S by Steve Coll

Macro takeaways/lessons from the week:
I previously talked about the calculus from adversaries now that Trump is so far ahead in nearly every poll. Do they strike before he gets into office, or back off now that it looks like he will be there soon? If the moves they’re making globally aren’t merely a feign, I think they’ve given us their answers.



Links mentioned in the show:

Blind by Mike Amabile and Run Over Twice
https://open.spotify.com/track/6SG99nL342DcREu4kYRoXg?si=043427c193be441d

Dr. John Eastman Speech in Michigan
https://x.com/DonGP4037/status/1794828400483328456

Tx Lt Gov Dan Patrick on the NY Trump Trial
https://x.com/DanPatrick/status/1794087687932064113

Silver 5-Day Chart



More Info About Chechen National Surveilling SF Col and His Kids
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2024/05/27/new-info-related-to-shooting-death-of-chechen-national-who-was-on-army-special-forces-soldiers-property-n2174705

Chinese, Iranian, and Russia Spies Posing as DoorDash to Access Sensitive USMIL Bases
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13422857/china-iran-russia-military-military-surveillance-pentagon-secrets.html

Dr. Drew and Jimmy Dore on the Healthy Reality of Red Meat
https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1794610565643378998

Does everyone remember James "Corney?"

Weird, just like the guy who invented them said.

👆 extremely politically connected pedophile- although we're told that doesn't exist.

If you've read Horse Soldiers (or saw the film adaptation 12 Strong) and want a true 360-degree sight picture of the Special Operations vs. conventional Pentagon Afghan war approaches, read:
-Jawbreaker
-Zero Footprint (had Bin Laden trapped in Tora Bora until Pentagon refused Ranger Rgt as a blocking force)
-Ghost Wars
-Directorate S (the last 2 go together, both by Steve Coll)

Also: @realErikDPrince for SecDef

https://youtu.be/w_qZOZ2WoiY?si=I0hl5Raq4aGu-tYR