Jack Murphy
@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social
National security journalist: https://thehighside.substack.com
Host on @theteamhouse.bsky.social
"We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N
Host on @theteamhouse.bsky.social
"We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N
Journalism died but it wasn't killed by Trump. It was killed by journalists and editors who worship power and prestige.
Barely a blip in the news. 🦗from the New York Times editorial and opinion pages. Compare with days of Hunter Biden Hysteria about unprecedented abuse of the pardon power.
December 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Journalism died but it wasn't killed by Trump. It was killed by journalists and editors who worship power and prestige.
That new doc about Sy Hersh describes a pattern of behavior that continues at the NYT. They're still letting the Kissingers of today run their suck to the paper and they run the quotes unchallenged citing them as a government official familiar with events.
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
That new doc about Sy Hersh describes a pattern of behavior that continues at the NYT. They're still letting the Kissingers of today run their suck to the paper and they run the quotes unchallenged citing them as a government official familiar with events.
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The WaPo editorial board is a pristine collection of some of the worst people in the world.
The Washpost edit board calls Trump’s bombing in Nigeria “a welcome change in a part of the world that has always been little more than an afterthought for the president” — and has zero mention of the thousands in Africa facing starvation because of USAID cuts
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Why West Africa is worth worrying about
Strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria are welcome but insufficient.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The WaPo editorial board is a pristine collection of some of the worst people in the world.
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The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
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Here. I wrote about our new, totally not complete vaporware battleship that is definitely not a massive waste of resources.
othermeans.io/p/the-make-a...
othermeans.io/p/the-make-a...
The Make-A-Wish Kid Military
Force Design for Twelve Year Olds
othermeans.io
December 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Here. I wrote about our new, totally not complete vaporware battleship that is definitely not a massive waste of resources.
othermeans.io/p/the-make-a...
othermeans.io/p/the-make-a...
Even Uncle Dave's sidepiece got a nice write up in the NYT where she admonished everyone for describing her as a mistress.
The woman at the center of last summer's viral kiss-cam meltdown has relaunched herself with a glossy profile in the New York Times. There is a clear messaging strategy at work and I actually thought it was pretty sound. open.substack.com/pub/williamm...
December 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Even Uncle Dave's sidepiece got a nice write up in the NYT where she admonished everyone for describing her as a mistress.
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oh brother, another bad post from political influencer beltway brian. i am furious at beltway brian all of the time. i share screencaps of beltway brian's posts with people who have no idea who he is. i hate all of beltway brian's posts and i read all of them every single day, including weekends
December 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
oh brother, another bad post from political influencer beltway brian. i am furious at beltway brian all of the time. i share screencaps of beltway brian's posts with people who have no idea who he is. i hate all of beltway brian's posts and i read all of them every single day, including weekends
These people are dumber than a box of rocks.
Wait. Thiel is warning US about a hi-tech surveillance state? The guy behind PALANTIR?
December 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
These people are dumber than a box of rocks.
Not going to leave you hanging during the holidays. Tonight we have a @theteamhouse.bsky.social episode with @magslong.bsky.social and @rorycormac.bsky.social about how various Intel agencies approach covert action.
youtu.be/j5cCGxOpR8w?...
youtu.be/j5cCGxOpR8w?...
How Different Countries Execute Covert Action
YouTube video by The Team House
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December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Not going to leave you hanging during the holidays. Tonight we have a @theteamhouse.bsky.social episode with @magslong.bsky.social and @rorycormac.bsky.social about how various Intel agencies approach covert action.
youtu.be/j5cCGxOpR8w?...
youtu.be/j5cCGxOpR8w?...
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Calling out a fascist for taking a hypocritical position is easy. It's also a complete waste of time. Fascist rhetoric is aesthetics— pathos, never logos.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
December 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Calling out a fascist for taking a hypocritical position is easy. It's also a complete waste of time. Fascist rhetoric is aesthetics— pathos, never logos.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
You'll never get anywhere pointing out a fascist's hypocrisy. Fascism is not to be debated, it's to be smashed. Get comfortable using power.
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This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
December 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
Wtf is it about all these immigrants and kids of immigrants becoming the biggest assholes?
My goodness gracious she sure is maga aspirational. Let's just hope she's smart and decides to do the real job instead of just his job
Either way we know she's got dirty hands and we going to be watching her
Either way we know she's got dirty hands and we going to be watching her
Trump Hires Beauty Salon-Owning Project 2025 Goon to Decide Who to Ban From U.S.
The official has a ‘fun and cheeky’ mini-chain offering blowouts in Texas.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Wtf is it about all these immigrants and kids of immigrants becoming the biggest assholes?
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Cool -- this article of mine on digital eugenics was the 12th most-read piece published by Tech Policy Press in 2025. Check it out:
www.techpolicy.press/digital-euge...
www.techpolicy.press/digital-euge...
Digital Eugenics and the Extinction of Humanity | TechPolicy.Press
If we are to combat the AI industry’s push to build digital gods, we have to understand the ideology of the antihumanist project, writes Dr. Émile P. Torres.
www.techpolicy.press
December 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Cool -- this article of mine on digital eugenics was the 12th most-read piece published by Tech Policy Press in 2025. Check it out:
www.techpolicy.press/digital-euge...
www.techpolicy.press/digital-euge...
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Operation Just (Be)Cause
Thanks, I’ll be here all week. Remember to tip your waitresses, folks
Thanks, I’ll be here all week. Remember to tip your waitresses, folks
December 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Operation Just (Be)Cause
Thanks, I’ll be here all week. Remember to tip your waitresses, folks
Thanks, I’ll be here all week. Remember to tip your waitresses, folks
During his first admin his AG had to resign because he was the one that cut the sweetheart deal with Epstein, and violated the victims civil rights by not informing them.
Trump frustrated at never-ending Epstein saga, calls on DOJ to release names of only Dems connected to Epstein to “embarrass them” and suggests that despite legal requirement to release everything, DOJ should consider saying “no more.”
December 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
During his first admin his AG had to resign because he was the one that cut the sweetheart deal with Epstein, and violated the victims civil rights by not informing them.
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The people pumping Defense Tech, the USS Trump, and a Greenland invasion legitimately do not care.
They think it’s funny Ukraine is being put to the sword.
They’ll laugh when it’s Taipei or Manila, too.
They want to harm their homeroom teacher from 9th grade and the girl barista at Dutch Bros.
They think it’s funny Ukraine is being put to the sword.
They’ll laugh when it’s Taipei or Manila, too.
They want to harm their homeroom teacher from 9th grade and the girl barista at Dutch Bros.
December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The people pumping Defense Tech, the USS Trump, and a Greenland invasion legitimately do not care.
They think it’s funny Ukraine is being put to the sword.
They’ll laugh when it’s Taipei or Manila, too.
They want to harm their homeroom teacher from 9th grade and the girl barista at Dutch Bros.
They think it’s funny Ukraine is being put to the sword.
They’ll laugh when it’s Taipei or Manila, too.
They want to harm their homeroom teacher from 9th grade and the girl barista at Dutch Bros.
Same with VA. It's not perfect but it has come a long way.
The DMV comparison that conservatives always use makes me laugh because it’s one of the places that has obviously incrementally improved over the course of my lifetime and they’re still acting like it’s the 90s and they’re spending half the day at the DMV.
Guy who has never set foot in an American DMV: they haven’t even been updated since the 1970s
December 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Same with VA. It's not perfect but it has come a long way.
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cigarette company
Per "internal documents written between 2023 and 2025 and viewed by The Washington Post... Instagram staffers considered the mandate to boost teen metrics their top goal last year," including "boosting their messaging activity... to set up an early pipeline for lifelong use of Meta’s platforms."
Inside Instagram’s all-out battle to win the nation’s teens
Instagram has pursued a yearslong strategy to win teens back to the app after its critics said the platform wasn’t safe for them, documents obtained by The Post show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
cigarette company
Incoherent policy disarray.
We have to stop doing this. We can’t continue to use TLAMs on targets that don’t justify their use or the cost to replace them. We hit a few in unfortified targets in Nigeria with Tomahawks when he could’ve used a couple $20,000 GBUs.
December 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Incoherent policy disarray.
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DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
A very Christian nation.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A very Christian nation.
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This quote is from a piece that’s 8 years old now.
Thinking about that time I got quoted in the National Review about Bari Weiss
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This quote is from a piece that’s 8 years old now.
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First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM
First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
Space Marine II is addictive
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Space Marine II is addictive
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Most executives can be replaced with LLMs. This is why they think everyone else can. They've projected their incompetence onto others.
December 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Most executives can be replaced with LLMs. This is why they think everyone else can. They've projected their incompetence onto others.