Reposted by Sean D. NaylorMichael Feola @feolski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026“The only democracy in the Middle East”theguardian.comNAZA: Netanyahu orders identification and prosecution of film’s intervieweesIsraeli PM calls for criminal investigation into soldiers and officers interviewed in Guardian-produced documentary 02411 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorSecretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It’s cool POTUS just made up a diplomatic agreement out of thin air and it’s like the 5th news item of the day 25907125 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 7233731169 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This would not surprise me. 5639 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Come say hi to me and Dee down at AUSA this coming week where we'll be repping @theteamhouse.bsky.social 0224 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The targeting of one data center is proving a really useful natural experiment showing which sites and ideologies are an echo chamber of Russian propaganda 684625956 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A word that means whatever you need it to mean politically moment to moment. 2403 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump is desperately trying to incite a riot before the election so he can declare an emergency 1582216563 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorB. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I really don’t think a public execution by firing squad of a guy in a wheel chair is going to look how they expect it to look. 18849151 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is the vice president's guy, no? This should be every headline, it should lead every newscast and EVERY REPUBLICAN SHOULD BE ASKED ABOUT IT. 201736530 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If we had a functioning Congress, they would be working to protect the public from this menace. 2321 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorThe High Side @thehighside.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Another great message from a new paid subscriber to The High Side. Thanks, Mike! @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social couldn't do the deep investigative work that's at the heart of what we do without paid subscribers. Click here to become one: thehighside.substack.com 023 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorZach Dorfman @zachsdorfman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NEW, from the @washingtonpost.com: A previously-suppressed novel from a former deep-cover CIA officer skewers the agency—with many true-life details smuggled in under the guise of fiction. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comEx-CIA officer’s novel alleges grave dysfunction in deep-cover operationsTwelve years after the Central Intelligence Agency initially rejected its publication, a scathing book skewers a top-secret spying program. 3254 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorThe High Side @thehighside.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A great note from a new paid subscriber that gets to the heart of what @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social do. Our aim is that our paid subscribers learn something exclusive in every story. And, simply put, we couldn't do it without them. Join them here: TheHighSide.Substack.com 032 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Some saw the operation as basically risking the sacrifice of an entire squadron of JSOC operators (roughly 60 to 90 personnel)." thehighside.substack.com/p/iran-wmd-r...thehighside.substack.comIran WMD Raid: Inside JSOC's Most Challenging Mission YetFor more than three months, a Joint Special Operations Command task force has been standing by in the Middle East, prepared to execute what some insiders say would likely be the most dangerous mission... 0227 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If you're interested in counter-terror JSOC ops also run out of Cyprus during the same time frame, our @thehighside.bsky.social article about NOCs has lots of details. thehighside.substack.com/p/the-school...thehighside.substack.comThe school of hard NOCs gets tougher for JSOCThe growing challenge of putting operatives under commercial cover 0338 0
Sean D. Naylor @seandnaylor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Leeds' spending has been extremely responsible under the 49ers, so I presume this is a reference to the Ridsdale years a quarter century ago. Even so, the "trying to buy a championship" claim is a bit much. More like Ridsdale saw where football was headed and took some risks trying to keep up. 100 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Most Dangerous Man is on sale for $1.99 today! It's about an Army Ranger hunted for sport in the African wilderness by a group of tech billionaires. Enjoy. link.amazon/B0dpL5CG5 0154 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“In that area of the world, terrorists can sell a hostage to another terror organization, and you will never hear about them again,” the former JSOC officer told The High Side. thehighside.substack.com/p/wildcat-to...thehighside.substack.comWildcat Torrent: inside a SEAL Team 6 hostage rescue in West AfricaThe Sahel is keeping U.S. special operators busy 0173 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026You'd think the fact that the son of the President of the "party of family values" 2nd marriage is to the daughter of Epstein's banker and it was funded by a Rusisan oligarch involved in the mass kidnap of Ukrainian kids during a KGB agent's illegal war Would be bigger news.. 260104154007 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The new battalion is being created to help synchronize the Rangers with the alert posture of Joint Special Operations Command, which runs the military’s most sensitive special operations missions. thehighside.substack.com/p/the-75th-r...thehighside.substack.comThe 75th Ranger Regiment Prepares to Stand Up a 4th Ranger BattalionThe change will require a reduction in squad size from nine to seven soldiers, sources say 1143 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“Military guys have so much of a signature” online that identifies them as being current or former service members, a defense contractor said adding that, the U.S. government has become quite adept at erasing that signature electronically. thehighside.substack.com/p/the-school...thehighside.substack.comThe school of hard NOCs gets tougher for JSOCThe growing challenge of putting operatives under commercial cover 0144 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorMaria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Somebody remind this doofus that Germany became an ally because Hitler was dead and defeated not because the Allies offered him a win-win business arrangement. 25337115 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorSam @samd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026the turkmenistanification of our government continues apace 1838261 0
Sean D. Naylor @seandnaylor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Surely "U.S." can serve that purpose, as in "U.S.-Vietnamese War"? And "American" has worked in the past, as in "Spanish-American War." 130 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorCanishleytx @txcanishley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Anyone with integrity is a direct threat. 😡 1161 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorWesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026We’re talking here about Col. Josh Gaspard, who parachuted into Bashur during the 2003 invasion as a 2LT, then a year in Afg, then company command in surge-era Iraq. His Columbia degrees aren’t even in the “woke” social sciences, they’re in industrial engineering and engineering management systems. 201050272 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 31/08/2026So many of the Special Forces veterans I interviewed for We Defy have already passed away. Taffy Carlin, Mark Boyatt, Tony Cross, Mike Adams, Rocky Farr, and Eric Heid are no longer with us. www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chap...amazon.comWe Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces HistoryAmazon.com: We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History eBook : Murphy, Jack: Kindle Store 0193 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorThe High Side @thehighside.bsky.social · 27/08/2026cc @seandnaylor.bsky.social and @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social 041 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026On March 23, the JSOC task force’s major components deployed from locations around the United States to forward staging areas in the Middle East, according to two defense contractors. thehighside.substack.com/p/iran-wmd-r...thehighside.substack.comIran WMD Raid: Inside JSOC's Most Challenging Mission YetFor more than three months, a Joint Special Operations Command task force has been standing by in the Middle East, prepared to execute what some insiders say would likely be the most dangerous mission... 0206 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorThe High Side @thehighside.bsky.social · 27/08/2026@washingtonpost.com is VERY lucky to be getting @zachsdorfman.bsky.social. Huge congrats to him and them. We are thrilled that one of his most recent bylines was for us: thehighside.substack.com/p/the-school... 181 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorAlex Blackwell @alexblackwell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The “Silver Bullet” roll on/roll off (RoRo) executive command modules have been in use all the way back to Bill Casey, who used them on C-5s and C-141s. 231 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorThe High Side @thehighside.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It's great to be recognized by our paid subscribers for the deep-dive military (and intelligence) reporting that's our specialty. Check us out at thehighside.substack.com and consider becoming a paid subscriber yourself. Also a nice shoutout to @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social's @theteamhouse.bsky.social. 063 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We are now in week 2 of CSM (ret.) Rick Merritt crashing out and petitioning all fellow veterans to block me, claiming I am endangering American national security amongst other tall tales because of an article I wrote about the Ranger Regiment restructuring. thehighside.substack.com/p/the-75th-r...thehighside.substack.comThe 75th Ranger Regiment Prepares to Stand Up a 4th Ranger BattalionThe change will require a reduction in squad size from nine to seven soldiers, sources say 4234 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/08/2026“.. I hope that there will be some accounting someday — probably after President Trump is gone — about why we were there, and was it worth it? But none of that is gonna happen right now," that member said. @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/08/24/n...npr.orgIn candid interviews, National Guard members speak out about D.C. deploymentAs President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., enters its second year, three guard members who served many months on the mission share their reactions with NPR. 591631636 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Pretty pathetic that the admin thinks it needs to crack down on...Stars and Stripes?! 15810 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This is a really good thread and I'm appending it here because it provides important overall context to the destruction of Stars and Stripes. 0389 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This is the culmination of many months' work by the White House to destroy Stars and Stripes, a vital, publicly funded, editorially independent newspaper. Let's take a look back at the Trump administration's efforts since January. 🧵stripes.comPentagon fires Stars and Stripes editor, publisher and reporterThe Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes as well as its retiring publisher and a civilian reporter who covers the Middle East. 15431211 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Go read the story that the Army tried to squash. My old CSM is now trying to "PNG" me from the Ranger Regiment simply for writing a story about the creation of a 4th battalion. thehighside.substack.com/p/the-75th-r...thehighside.substack.comThe 75th Ranger Regiment Prepares to Stand Up a 4th Ranger BattalionThe change will require a reduction in squad size from nine to seven soldiers, sources say 3427 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorThe High Side @thehighside.bsky.social · 20/08/2026"...informing us!" is how this message ends. @seandnaylor.bsky.social and @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social at @thehighside.bsky.social are thrilled to be this new paid subscriber's first subscription! Click here thehighside.substack.com to see what got them so excited (and consider joining them yourself). 042 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Who knew this article would be so controversial? Check out @thehighside.bsky.social article that Army Special Ops doesn't want you to read. thehighside.substack.com/p/the-75th-r...thehighside.substack.comThe 75th Ranger Regiment Prepares to Stand Up a 4th Ranger BattalionThe change will require a reduction in squad size from nine to seven soldiers, sources say 0234 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorFelix Drost @felixdrost.bsky.social · 19/08/2026bsky.app/profile/news... 072 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I just had an extremely disappointing phone call with a former regimental sergeant major tonight who told me I'm not a real ranger and have no integrity for not taking it down. He said he would lie publicly to discredit me while acknowledging that the story is true but not officially announced. 615028 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The 75th Ranger Regiment is preparing to create a 4th Ranger Battalion in order to meet force readiness and crisis response requirements. thehighside.substack.com/p/the-75th-r... 96211 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorThe High Side @thehighside.bsky.social · 18/08/2026New from @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social: thehighside.substack.com/p/the-75th-r...thehighside.substack.comThe 75th Ranger Regiment Prepares to Stand Up a 4th Ranger BattalionThe change will require a reduction in squad size from nine to seven soldiers, sources say 094 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Update on this: the drones were recovered from a shipping warehouse in Jersey after we published this article. FBI thinks the press coverage spooked the thieves when they realized how much heat was on them. thehighside.substack.com/p/fbi-spooke...thehighside.substack.comFBI 'spooked' by sophisticated theft of agricultural drones in New JerseyThe crop sprayers could be extremely dangerous in terrorist hands 0389 0
Reposted by Sean D. Naylorunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/08/2026New: We pieced together dozens of violent incidents from the ICE agents seen in viral videos from Virginia this week. They've roamed across multiple states, but are most often working in Chicago. We also verified the identity of Martin Lagunas, the fed who pointed his gun at a woman on Monday:unraveledpress.comChicago ICE team seen threatening drivers has roamed from Illinois to Minnesota to VirginiaA federal agent from Chicago identified by community members as 40-year-old Martin Lagunas was recorded pointing his gun in the face of a Virginia woman on Monday. His team of ICE agents has been docu... 6236801979 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Buddy, my kid has the Ten Commandments on the wall in his public school classroom. So tell me more about this "illegal."fox4news.comGov. Abbott calls for review of Houston, Dallas airports over Muslim facilities: 'That is illegal'Texas Governor Greg Abbott is launching a review to potentially take back state funding from Dallas and Houston airports due to amenities that were created for Muslim travelers. He is also calling on ... 451753323 0
Reposted by Sean D. NaylorJack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026"A local source network helped enable the operation. That network helped install jammers and other technical equipment on the ground, including beacons for airstrikes. The operational preparation of the battlespace was conducted by Task Force Orange." thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...thehighside.substack.comBold Delta Force raid leads to capture and arrest of MaduroTrump says JSOC's Operation Absolute Resolve will allow the United States to "run" Venezuela. 0255 0