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Shane
@natsecnerd.bsky.social
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Doctoral Student | NatSec Nerd | Freelance Writer | Government Lacky | Swifty Dad Paying Off Debt from Eras Tour Tickets | Woke-ish Veteran | Guest Lecturer and Occasional Teacher | Director of Sentinel Research

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The U.S. has always been a beacon of democracy, but one of its greatest vulnerability has always been internal division. Today, America faces an unprecedented level of turmoil that is having a profound impact on national security.
By @natsecnerd.bsky.social

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U.S. Political Turmoil: A Growing National Security Risk
The U.S. is at a crossroads. Politics, mass firings, and fractured alliances aren't just domestic issues—they're national security concerns.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Follow our academics and national security professionals on the Sentinel Review - a #counterintelligence magazine

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The Sentinel Review | Shane McNeil | Substack
The Sentinel Review is a student-led Substack journal that publishes peer-reviewed ideas on critical counterintelligence topics, while also fostering collaboration through academic and research events...
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February 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Our government gets dumber every day…
crampell.bsky.social Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Feb 12
Your legislature, hard at work
February 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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The national security angle on DOGE, from @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social and @profsaunders.bsky.social. (Surprise, there are still more risks I hadn't even thought of.)
Does DOGE Pose a National Security Risk?
Uncertainty about access and authority will worry allies and tempt adversaries.
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February 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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An account linked to Marko Elez called for a ‘eugenic immigration policy’ and repealing the Civil Rights act

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DOGE staffer resigns after reporters uncover racist posts
‘I was racist before it was cool,’ one post reads.
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February 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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When you have a voice, no matter how small, try to use it to do good in the world

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#NatSec #Diversity #Inclusion
Why Diversity and Inclusion Are Essential for National Security
In an increasingly complex world, a national security apparatus that lacks diversity is a national security liability.
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February 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Well that's one way to prop up traffic on your money-losing private platform
February 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Interested in writing for a new startup #academic journal at the Sentinel Research Society? Have unique research into #counterintelligence or #NatSec?
February 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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#DeepSeek #AI #PRC
January 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Please take a moment to read my latest journal publication - Strategic Enhancement of Counterintelligence: Integrating CI under J3 as a Joint Fires Function for Enhanced National Defense

#Academia #NatSecSky #Defense

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Strategic Enhancement of Counterintelligence American Intelligence Journal Volume 41 No
This paper examines the positioning of counterintelligence (CI) as a supported J3 fires function rather than an organic J2 supporting intelligence function. According to the DoD, counterintelligence i...
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January 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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So this is how the administration is going to honor those who served our country 🤨
January 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Just as oil fueled the geopolitical conflicts of the 20th century, data is increasingly positioned as the resource most likely to ignite conflict in the 21st century.
#NatSecSky #PolicySky #Privacy
#China #Russia #Economics #War

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Data is the New Oil: How the Fight for Information Could Ignite Global Conflict
Data is a strategic resource, and like past battles for oil and gold, the competition for control over it could lead to global conflicts.
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January 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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The debate over banning #TikTok in the United States has been poorly articulated by policymakers. Arguments centered around “data privacy” have failed to resonate with a public desensitized to surveillance
#NatSecSky #PolicySky

news.clearancejobs.com/2025/01/17/t...
TikTok and China’s Unrestricted Warfare: A Threat the U.S. Cannot Ignore
The debate over the U.S. TikTok ban has been poorly articulated by policymakers, leaving many Americans unconvinced of the threat.
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January 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM