TheOpsDesk
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Common sense views on crime and politics.
What a day. From President of your own country to a baloney sandwich in central booking in 24 hours.
January 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
What a day. From President of your own country to a baloney sandwich in central booking in 24 hours.
Our elected officials are such a bunch of financial geniuses. It’s surprising that our national debt is $38,132,529,566,218.95. nypost.com/2025/12/29/u...
Exclusive | Ilhan Omar faces investigation after outrage over massive wealth gains and aid fraud in Minnesota
A conservative watchdog is scrutinizing Rep. Ilhan Omar’s finances as outrage mounts over the massive fraud scandal engulfing her home state of Minnesota and questions about her rapid wealth …
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December 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Our elected officials are such a bunch of financial geniuses. It’s surprising that our national debt is $38,132,529,566,218.95. nypost.com/2025/12/29/u...
Cybercrime investigations roundup for 2025. Unfortunately, law enforcement could increase cases by 10X and still barely make a dent. www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-feature...
Top 10 Cyber Law Enforcement Operations of 2025
Top 10 cybercrime takedowns of 2025. Discover how global law enforcement, CISOs and security researchers disrupted ransomware gangs, phishing networks and major cybercriminal operations
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December 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Cybercrime investigations roundup for 2025. Unfortunately, law enforcement could increase cases by 10X and still barely make a dent. www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news-feature...
Hopefully the DOJ Civil Rights Division investigates this complaint. It would be nice to see them go after someone besides cops for a change. nypost.com/2025/12/29/u...
Exclusive | MIT hit with federal discrimination complaint over ‘graduate womxn’ programs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was hit with a federal complaint early Monday over two “womxn” only clubs that a civil rights watchdog alleges discriminate against men.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Hopefully the DOJ Civil Rights Division investigates this complaint. It would be nice to see them go after someone besides cops for a change. nypost.com/2025/12/29/u...
Merry Christmas from The Ops Desk! www.wsj.com/opinion/in-h...
Opinion | In Hoc Anno Domini
This editorial was written in 1949 by the late Vermont Royster and has been published annually since.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Merry Christmas from The Ops Desk! www.wsj.com/opinion/in-h...
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. The Big Nowhere by James Ellroy. Possibly the best novel from one of America’s greatest crime fiction writers. A serial killer is on the loose in 1950’s LA. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
Weekend Buff
The Big Nowhere - by James Ellroy
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December 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. The Big Nowhere by James Ellroy. Possibly the best novel from one of America’s greatest crime fiction writers. A serial killer is on the loose in 1950’s LA. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
Trump “said the U.S. should align with “patriotic European parties” — code for Europe’s far-right movements”. The left now considers patriotism a “far right movement”. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
Trump Has Long Disdained Europe’s Elites. Now, It’s Official.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Trump “said the U.S. should align with “patriotic European parties” — code for Europe’s far-right movements”. The left now considers patriotism a “far right movement”. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/w...
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock. A remarkable look at the myriad of mistakes our government made over 20 years in Afghanistan. It’s an important read for every citizen. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
Weekend Buff
The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War (2021) by Craig Whitlock
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November 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. The Afghanistan Papers by Craig Whitlock. A remarkable look at the myriad of mistakes our government made over 20 years in Afghanistan. It’s an important read for every citizen. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
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Detroit Lions Rookie Asks For Thanksgiving Off
Detroit Lions Rookie Asks For Thanksgiving Off
DETROIT—Double-checking that he had approval before finalizing travel plans, Detroit Lions rookie Tate Ratledge reportedly approached head coach Dan Campbell on Monday to see if it might be possible f...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Detroit Lions Rookie Asks For Thanksgiving Off
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Chandler re-invents the mystery novel and introduces us to PI Philip Marlowe, one of American literature’s most iconic characters. A must read. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
Weekend Buff
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
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November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Chandler re-invents the mystery novel and introduces us to PI Philip Marlowe, one of American literature’s most iconic characters. A must read. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
Is there anyone more despicable than Hochul. Supports Mamdani and as soon as the people vote, she drops this bomb. If you voted for Mamdani hoping to get free stuff (and if you voted for Mamdani, you want free stuff), you just got taken in a coordinated bait and switch. nypost.com/2025/11/10/u...
Hochul slams brakes on Zohran Mamdani’s free NYC bus plan: ‘Takes money out of a system that relies on fares’
The wheels are coming off the socialist bus.
nypost.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Is there anyone more despicable than Hochul. Supports Mamdani and as soon as the people vote, she drops this bomb. If you voted for Mamdani hoping to get free stuff (and if you voted for Mamdani, you want free stuff), you just got taken in a coordinated bait and switch. nypost.com/2025/11/10/u...
On the 11 hour of the 11th day of the 11th month The Great War ended. The entire war was a testament to the stupidity of governments and the stubbornness of inept leaders. People who want their government to run every aspect of society should familiarize themselves with the politics of WW1.
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
On the 11 hour of the 11th day of the 11th month The Great War ended. The entire war was a testament to the stupidity of governments and the stubbornness of inept leaders. People who want their government to run every aspect of society should familiarize themselves with the politics of WW1.
Out with the old, in with the socialists. nypost.com/2025/11/10/u...
Democrats melt down, call for Chuck Schumer’s ouster after deal to end government shutdown clears Senate hurdle
Democrats and progressives exploded with outrage after the Senate took a giant leap toward reopening the government Sunday night.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Out with the old, in with the socialists. nypost.com/2025/11/10/u...
Nothing is on the level. Emmanuel Clase made $5 million last year. Greedy.
Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted in gambling-scheme bombshell
Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted in gambling-scheme bombshell
The pitchers were placed on leave by MLB in July as the league conducted a gambling investigation.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Nothing is on the level. Emmanuel Clase made $5 million last year. Greedy.
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Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted in gambling-scheme bombshell
Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted in gambling-scheme bombshell
The pitchers were placed on leave by MLB in July as the league conducted a gambling investigation.
nypost.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted in gambling-scheme bombshell
The Media loses again. nypost.com/2025/11/09/w...
BBC head Tim Davie resigns over doctored footage of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech in documentary
The director-general of the BBC has resigned Sunday amid scandal after the British state broadcaster shared doctored footage of President Trump speaking on Jan. 6. Tim Davie, who has headed up the …
nypost.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Media loses again. nypost.com/2025/11/09/w...
What do you think of the call for Curtis to drop out? We put out an article with our opinion this morning. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
George Santos is Free
That's not a good thing
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October 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
What do you think of the call for Curtis to drop out? We put out an article with our opinion this morning. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
Daughter of Lynbrook cop and granddaughter of NYPD chief needs help in her fight against leukemia. Please donate. checkout.square.site/merchant/ML2...
For Aryn, The Hero With or Without a Cape (Matching $2,500 in Donations) - Tumbleweeds Foundation
Like father, like daughter.
Bravery runs deep in little Aryn’s family. The four-year-old, who’s seen here waving from her hospital room window at her Lynbrook police officer dad, is battling leukemia....
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October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Daughter of Lynbrook cop and granddaughter of NYPD chief needs help in her fight against leukemia. Please donate. checkout.square.site/merchant/ML2...
Trump’s critics have complained that he uses “emergency” powers at an unprecedented rate for all types of issues. Here is proof that they don’t care about the use of emergency powers, they just care that HE uses them. Hypocrites! nypost.com/2025/10/15/u...
Woke Los Angeles politicians declare state of emergency over ICE raids — sparking outrage
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a proclamation of Local Emergency for Federal Immigration Actions, with just one member voting against blocking the feds’ …
nypost.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump’s critics have complained that he uses “emergency” powers at an unprecedented rate for all types of issues. Here is proof that they don’t care about the use of emergency powers, they just care that HE uses them. Hypocrites! nypost.com/2025/10/15/u...
Losing a family member is tough under any circumstances. Credit this family for looking out for the community and doing the right thing. nypost.com/2025/10/14/u...
Family of black man gunned down by off-duty cop admits shooting was ‘justified’ and gets video released early to ‘quell’ rumors
The family of an armed black man who was shot dead by an off-duty police officer has said the shooting was “justified” — while approving police video be rushed-released to “quell misinf…
nypost.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Losing a family member is tough under any circumstances. Credit this family for looking out for the community and doing the right thing. nypost.com/2025/10/14/u...
We bet Letitia James wishes she just focused on doing her job by reducing crime in New York instead of going after Trump. nypost.com/2025/10/14/u...
Indicted Letitia James is housing ‘fugitive’ grandniece in her Virginia home: report
Indicted New York State Attorney General Letitia James has housed her “fugitive” relative in her house for five years, according to reports.
nypost.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We bet Letitia James wishes she just focused on doing her job by reducing crime in New York instead of going after Trump. nypost.com/2025/10/14/u...
If you applied Chicago’s homicide rate to NYC there would be around 1,800 homicides a year in the Big Apple. That rivals the worst murder numbers in the 80’s and 90’s. Yet politicians in Chicago are fine with it. No plan. No help wanted.
October 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you applied Chicago’s homicide rate to NYC there would be around 1,800 homicides a year in the Big Apple. That rivals the worst murder numbers in the 80’s and 90’s. Yet politicians in Chicago are fine with it. No plan. No help wanted.
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. The book Prince of the City by Robert Daley. A well researched and heatfelt look at a tragic story of corruption. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...
Weekend Buff
Prince of the City: The True Story of a Cop Who Knew Too Much - by Robert Daley
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October 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
What to check out this weekend for all you buffs out there. The book Prince of the City by Robert Daley. A well researched and heatfelt look at a tragic story of corruption. open.substack.com/pub/opsdesk/...