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‘Lambs to the slaughter’ (Part 1)
How the CIA failed its officers in Cuba and the FBI failed them at home
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New from @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social: the untold story of the intimidation campaign targeting Havana Syndrome victims on U.S. soil. Spy-vs-spy tactics more typical of Moscow or Havana, but in the DC 'burbs and downtown Philadelphia
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January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Nice praise from another happy paid subscriber to The High Side. Thanks, Kim! @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social will keep doing our best to earn your trust with old-fashioned shoe leather reporting. To read the stories that impressed Kim, click here: thehighside.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Nice praise from another happy paid subscriber to The High Side. Thanks, Kim! @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social will keep doing our best to earn your trust with old-fashioned shoe leather reporting. To read the stories that impressed Kim, click here: thehighside.substack.com
A great note from a new paid subscriber to The High Side, the national security site run by @seandnaylor.bsky.social and @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social. You too can become a paid subscriber and dive into our growing list of scoops here: thehighside.substack.com.
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A great note from a new paid subscriber to The High Side, the national security site run by @seandnaylor.bsky.social and @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social. You too can become a paid subscriber and dive into our growing list of scoops here: thehighside.substack.com.
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New article on @thehighside.bsky.social about the classified directed energy weapon that JSOC has access too, and why it wasn't used on the Maduro raid.
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Yes, America has classified directed energy weapons. No, they were not used on the Maduro raid.
Don't believe everything you read on social media, or everything the White House tweets.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:20 PM
New article on @thehighside.bsky.social about the classified directed energy weapon that JSOC has access too, and why it wasn't used on the Maduro raid.
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The latest from @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social on The High Side:
Yes, America has classified directed energy weapons. No, they were not used on the Maduro raid.
Don't believe everything you read on social media, or everything the White House tweets.
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January 20, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The latest from @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social on The High Side:
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Read @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social's article in @thehighside.bsky.social here: thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
Inside Operation Absolute Resolve, @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social draws on his military background to explain how the raid was planned and executed—and why its legal, strategic, and political consequences demand caution from US policymakers.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Read @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social's article in @thehighside.bsky.social here: thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
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Our latest on @secretsandspies.bsky.social: Chris spoke to @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social about his reporting on the inside scoop of how JSOC pulled off Operation Absolute Resolve. Check it out below.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Our latest on @secretsandspies.bsky.social: Chris spoke to @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social about his reporting on the inside scoop of how JSOC pulled off Operation Absolute Resolve. Check it out below.
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I actually told Scahill I wanted the ticker describing my occupation to read, "special ops sex icon" but I guess that wasn't going to fly.
January 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I actually told Scahill I wanted the ticker describing my occupation to read, "special ops sex icon" but I guess that wasn't going to fly.
Apparently one glimpse of @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social's
appearance on the @dropsitenews.com livestream is enough to convince folks to become paid subscribers to The High Side. Thanks for signing up, Mark! Join him by clicking here: thehighside.substack.com And here's the video: x.com/i/broadcasts...
appearance on the @dropsitenews.com livestream is enough to convince folks to become paid subscribers to The High Side. Thanks for signing up, Mark! Join him by clicking here: thehighside.substack.com And here's the video: x.com/i/broadcasts...
January 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Apparently one glimpse of @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social's
appearance on the @dropsitenews.com livestream is enough to convince folks to become paid subscribers to The High Side. Thanks for signing up, Mark! Join him by clicking here: thehighside.substack.com And here's the video: x.com/i/broadcasts...
appearance on the @dropsitenews.com livestream is enough to convince folks to become paid subscribers to The High Side. Thanks for signing up, Mark! Join him by clicking here: thehighside.substack.com And here's the video: x.com/i/broadcasts...
More praise for @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social from a longtime follower and new paid subscriber to The High Side. Thanks, Blake! We hope you enjoyed Jack's article on the raid, which has received A LOT of attention. If others haven't read it yet, click here: thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
More praise for @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social from a longtime follower and new paid subscriber to The High Side. Thanks, Blake! We hope you enjoyed Jack's article on the raid, which has received A LOT of attention. If others haven't read it yet, click here: thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
Another new paid subscriber to The High Side who signed up after hearing @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social on @dropsitenews.com.
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Thank you, Ruth! Jack's appearance can be seen and heard here: x.com/i/broadcasts...
Meanwhile, become a paid subscriber like Ruth by clicking here: TheHighSide.substack.com.
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Another new paid subscriber to The High Side who signed up after hearing @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social on @dropsitenews.com.
Thank you, Ruth! Jack's appearance can be seen and heard here: x.com/i/broadcasts...
Meanwhile, become a paid subscriber like Ruth by clicking here: TheHighSide.substack.com.
Thank you, Ruth! Jack's appearance can be seen and heard here: x.com/i/broadcasts...
Meanwhile, become a paid subscriber like Ruth by clicking here: TheHighSide.substack.com.
Another happy paid subscriber. Thanks, Donny! We had to pause our series on Special Forces and CIA legend Willie Merkerson for a while, but it'll continue this year. Catch up with all seven parts so far by clicking on the link in our profile bio. And @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social is indeed the man.
January 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Another happy paid subscriber. Thanks, Donny! We had to pause our series on Special Forces and CIA legend Willie Merkerson for a while, but it'll continue this year. Catch up with all seven parts so far by clicking on the link in our profile bio. And @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social is indeed the man.
A great message from another new paid subscriber to The High Side. You've come to the right place, Michael. Welcome aboard!
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January 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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45min from now. Myself and Mick Mulroy discussing the raid including new details.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
45min from now. Myself and Mick Mulroy discussing the raid including new details.
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Devgru also hit secondary targets.
Ground Branch, TFO, Delta Force & Rangers all involved in the raid that captured #maduro
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January 4, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Devgru also hit secondary targets.
We updated this @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social story with a wealth of new detail on the mission & the task force. Already a paid subscriber? Just click on the story link and scroll to the bottom of the story for the new material. Not yet a paid subscriber? Become one here: thehighside.substack.com
New details from @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social on last night's JSOC raid in Caracas, including info on the roles of the CIA and "Task Force Orange."
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Bold Delta Force raid leads to capture and arrest of Maduro
Trump says JSOC's Operation Absolute Resolve will allow the United States to "run" Venezuela.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
We updated this @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social story with a wealth of new detail on the mission & the task force. Already a paid subscriber? Just click on the story link and scroll to the bottom of the story for the new material. Not yet a paid subscriber? Become one here: thehighside.substack.com
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Too true
In the final chapter, @seandnaylor.bsky.social writes that during the War on Terror, JSOC commanders "built the perfect hammer for the National Command Authority. The risk was that, as a result, successive administrations would continue to view too many national security problems as a nail."
Last night's op bears all the hallmarks of a classic Joint Special Operations Command mission. To know more about JSOC, read our own @seandnaylor.bsky.social's "Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command." Amazon Associates link: amzn.to/3N4WUfk (You buy: we get a cut)
January 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Too true
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Got some details about the intelligence preparation of the battlefield done during the run up to the Maduro op.
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Bold Delta Force raid leads to capture and arrest of Maduro
Trump says JSOC's Operation Absolute Resolve will allow the United States to "run" Venezuela.
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January 3, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Got some details about the intelligence preparation of the battlefield done during the run up to the Maduro op.
thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
New details from @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social on last night's JSOC raid in Caracas, including info on the roles of the CIA and "Task Force Orange."
thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
Bold Delta Force raid leads to capture and arrest of Maduro
Trump says JSOC's Operation Absolute Resolve will allow the United States to "run" Venezuela.
thehighside.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
New details from @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social on last night's JSOC raid in Caracas, including info on the roles of the CIA and "Task Force Orange."
thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
thehighside.substack.com/p/bold-delta...
In the final chapter, @seandnaylor.bsky.social writes that during the War on Terror, JSOC commanders "built the perfect hammer for the National Command Authority. The risk was that, as a result, successive administrations would continue to view too many national security problems as a nail."
Last night's op bears all the hallmarks of a classic Joint Special Operations Command mission. To know more about JSOC, read our own @seandnaylor.bsky.social's "Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command." Amazon Associates link: amzn.to/3N4WUfk (You buy: we get a cut)
Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
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January 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
In the final chapter, @seandnaylor.bsky.social writes that during the War on Terror, JSOC commanders "built the perfect hammer for the National Command Authority. The risk was that, as a result, successive administrations would continue to view too many national security problems as a nail."
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Trump just posted this photo of Maduro with the caption, "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima." truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
January 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Trump just posted this photo of Maduro with the caption, "Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima." truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
Last night's op bears all the hallmarks of a classic Joint Special Operations Command mission. To know more about JSOC, read our own @seandnaylor.bsky.social's "Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command." Amazon Associates link: amzn.to/3N4WUfk (You buy: we get a cut)
Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command [Naylor, Sean] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
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January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Last night's op bears all the hallmarks of a classic Joint Special Operations Command mission. To know more about JSOC, read our own @seandnaylor.bsky.social's "Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command." Amazon Associates link: amzn.to/3N4WUfk (You buy: we get a cut)
We're proud of the work @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social did on The High Side this year and want to share just a few of those stories with you:
December 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We're proud of the work @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social and @seandnaylor.bsky.social did on The High Side this year and want to share just a few of those stories with you:
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December 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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