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July 2025

Gerrymandering, the Irish Troubles, and Texas
Over the weekend, I watched a documentary on the Irish Troubles, which focused on its origins in Derry, Northern Ireland.
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Mike Shelby
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Demographics is Destiny
Or, why you should expect a showdown with socialism
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Mike Shelby
Prairieland Detention Center Ambush Storyboard
Here's a quick series of events surrounding this ambush.
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Mike Shelby
ASSESSMENT: State of the Anti-Trump Resistance Movement and the Burgeoning Color Revolution
Former U.S.
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Mike Shelby
Armed Political Violence Catching Up to Rhetoric
What Friday's Far Left ambush tells us about our ongoing domestic conflict
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Mike Shelby
Russian FSB and domestic sabotage in Ukraine -- is it changing the nature of intelligence?
ADMIN NOTE: This is a departure from the normal coverage of operational analysis of the Far Left.
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Mike Shelby
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June 2025

Civil War Comes to the West, Part 2
Yesterday, I outlined that the current odds of a civil war are quite low, but there are some conditions under which a violent conflict becomes far more…
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Mike Shelby
"Civil War Comes to the West" - Part 1
First, thank you to the handful followers who sent me David Betz’s fantastic essay entitled “Civil War Comes to the West.”
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Mike Shelby
Reflections on the Continuing Weekend Protests and Riots
Saturday’s “No Kings” marches and protests are being called the largest single-day protest event during Trump’s second term.
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Mike Shelby
Riots SITREP [13 JUN 25]
Is the Summer of Love 2.0 over so soon?
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Mike Shelby
Riot SITREP + Color Revolution Update
Riot SITREP
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Mike Shelby
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