Mark Stout
@markstout.bsky.social
Intelligence historian, former intelligence officer. Also live on the borderlands of military history. Former Historian at the International Spy Museum. University educator. I wish I were in Seattle. The cat is Boadicea.
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There is going to be a general strike on January 23. Make sure you don't cross the picket line.
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
There is going to be a general strike on January 23. Make sure you don't cross the picket line.
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#France now supplies most of Ukraine’s intelligence, Macron says
www.rfi.fr/en/france/20... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
www.rfi.fr/en/france/20... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
France now supplies most of Ukraine’s intelligence, Macron says
France is now providing two-thirds of the intelligence Ukraine needs in its war with Russia, President Emmanuel Macron said, overtaking the United States as Kyiv’s main source of intelligence support.
www.rfi.fr
January 17, 2026 at 6:36 AM
#France now supplies most of Ukraine’s intelligence, Macron says
www.rfi.fr/en/france/20... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
www.rfi.fr/en/france/20... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
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i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
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BREAKING: A full-scale airlift is running around the clock, transporting troops and military equipment to Greenland.
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Stor operation i gang: Fly strømmer til Grønland med europæiske soldater
I flere døgn har militære transportfly fløjet i pendulfart mellem Danmark og Grønland. Fredag aften landede et stort antal soldater i Nuuk.
www.dr.dk
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
BREAKING: A full-scale airlift is running around the clock, transporting troops and military equipment to Greenland.
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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Glasgow’s Gorbachev go-between www.glasgowbell.co.uk/alec-nove-so...
Glasgow’s Gorbachev go-between
How a local academic saw through the iron curtain
www.glasgowbell.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Glasgow’s Gorbachev go-between www.glasgowbell.co.uk/alec-nove-so...
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CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas
The pair discussed economic opportunities and preventing Venezuela becoming a place for
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
CIA director had two-hour meeting with new Venezuelan leader in Caracas
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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👀 Agent reporting (known as a CX) from Sir Paul Dukes, codenamed ST 25, and the only SIS agent to be knighted for his services in Russia, from January 1919. Dukes was an important agent on Bolshevik political and military affairs, who later wrote about his experiences.
January 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
👀 Agent reporting (known as a CX) from Sir Paul Dukes, codenamed ST 25, and the only SIS agent to be knighted for his services in Russia, from January 1919. Dukes was an important agent on Bolshevik political and military affairs, who later wrote about his experiences.
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It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
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Shooting an unarmed mom in the face at point-blank range sent a very powerful message about ICE.
Tom Homan said ICE’s biggest issue is “messaging.”
Trump’s Border Czar Spills on Changes He Wants at ICE
Tom Homan said ICE’s biggest issue is “messaging.”
trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Shooting an unarmed mom in the face at point-blank range sent a very powerful message about ICE.
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
A real hero.
Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:03 AM
A real hero.
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This will be great! There are so few books in English on the Italian front of the First World War, so this is a huge service to readers
January 15, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This will be great! There are so few books in English on the Italian front of the First World War, so this is a huge service to readers
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The great @usefulnoise.bsky.social made a request that we all write something about what life in Minnesota is like for folks who live elsewhere or might be outside our normal neighbothis-Bluesky footprint. So I went to cursed Facebook and wrote this. Maybe it will help you share your own thoughts.
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
The great @usefulnoise.bsky.social made a request that we all write something about what life in Minnesota is like for folks who live elsewhere or might be outside our normal neighbothis-Bluesky footprint. So I went to cursed Facebook and wrote this. Maybe it will help you share your own thoughts.
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New addition
Book chapter: Intelligence Services in Dictatorships by Jeroen Van den Bosch, Natasha Lindstaedt (published 16-06-2025)
https://www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/Social-Sciences/Political-Science/Encyclopedia-Tyrannica.html
Book chapter: Intelligence Services in Dictatorships by Jeroen Van den Bosch, Natasha Lindstaedt (published 16-06-2025)
https://www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/Social-Sciences/Political-Science/Encyclopedia-Tyrannica.html
www.ibidem.eu
January 13, 2026 at 2:22 PM
New addition
Book chapter: Intelligence Services in Dictatorships by Jeroen Van den Bosch, Natasha Lindstaedt (published 16-06-2025)
https://www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/Social-Sciences/Political-Science/Encyclopedia-Tyrannica.html
Book chapter: Intelligence Services in Dictatorships by Jeroen Van den Bosch, Natasha Lindstaedt (published 16-06-2025)
https://www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/Social-Sciences/Political-Science/Encyclopedia-Tyrannica.html
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It's a great honor to have Sean Wiswesser, a former #CIA senior operations officer & author of the forthcoming book "Tradecraft, Tactics & Dirty Tricks: Russian Intel & Putin's Secret War," write a review of my book #KGBLiterati for #AFIO! ⬇️
www.afio.com/book-reviews...
www.afio.com/book-reviews...
Association of Former Intelligence Officers
AFIO's mission is to build a public constituency for a sound, healthy and capable U.S. intelligence system.
www.afio.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
It's a great honor to have Sean Wiswesser, a former #CIA senior operations officer & author of the forthcoming book "Tradecraft, Tactics & Dirty Tricks: Russian Intel & Putin's Secret War," write a review of my book #KGBLiterati for #AFIO! ⬇️
www.afio.com/book-reviews...
www.afio.com/book-reviews...
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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incredible book and i will also recommend elaine parson's work as well. uncpress.org/978146965213...
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
incredible book and i will also recommend elaine parson's work as well. uncpress.org/978146965213...
Looking at a 1983 cookbook compiled by "the ladies of the United States Army Intelligence Center and School" at Fort Huachuca. One of the recipes involves two kinds of Jello, a cup of mayonnaise, a cup of cottage cheese, canned milk, and canned crushed pineapple. An artifact of its time.
January 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Looking at a 1983 cookbook compiled by "the ladies of the United States Army Intelligence Center and School" at Fort Huachuca. One of the recipes involves two kinds of Jello, a cup of mayonnaise, a cup of cottage cheese, canned milk, and canned crushed pineapple. An artifact of its time.
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you might think historians have it easy but it's lunchtime and I ate my lunch two hours ago and now I have to read about the goodness of cheese
January 13, 2026 at 11:36 AM
you might think historians have it easy but it's lunchtime and I ate my lunch two hours ago and now I have to read about the goodness of cheese
At Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
"I should like to see Fleet Admiral Nimitz as the next Chief of Naval Operations. He does a workmanlike job."
--Letter from a Navy Reserve LTJG to a member of Congress on November 15, 1945.
"I should like to see Fleet Admiral Nimitz as the next Chief of Naval Operations. He does a workmanlike job."
--Letter from a Navy Reserve LTJG to a member of Congress on November 15, 1945.
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
At Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
"I should like to see Fleet Admiral Nimitz as the next Chief of Naval Operations. He does a workmanlike job."
--Letter from a Navy Reserve LTJG to a member of Congress on November 15, 1945.
"I should like to see Fleet Admiral Nimitz as the next Chief of Naval Operations. He does a workmanlike job."
--Letter from a Navy Reserve LTJG to a member of Congress on November 15, 1945.
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ICE just broke a woman’s windows and yanked her out of her car at Park and 34 in Minneapolis. This is after a crowd gathered while ICE raided a home.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
ICE just broke a woman’s windows and yanked her out of her car at Park and 34 in Minneapolis. This is after a crowd gathered while ICE raided a home.
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Don't mean to sound cryptic, but anyone else hearing about gov employees getting really weird calls the last couple days? Like, if there is a national emergency you will... type of stuff.
January 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Don't mean to sound cryptic, but anyone else hearing about gov employees getting really weird calls the last couple days? Like, if there is a national emergency you will... type of stuff.
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Anyone in the US outside of MA: is this happening at an accelerated rate where you are? If not I wonder if this is due to new (and misguided, in some respects) energy-efficiency incentives offered by the state for homeowners. Not sure I have enough followers to get much insight, but I’m curious.
Every goddamned day I come across these before/after images of wonderful houses that recently have been wrecked. We’re going to have nothing left in 20 years.
This one, until last year a high-style Federal house, is in Weymouth, MA
This one, until last year a high-style Federal house, is in Weymouth, MA
January 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Anyone in the US outside of MA: is this happening at an accelerated rate where you are? If not I wonder if this is due to new (and misguided, in some respects) energy-efficiency incentives offered by the state for homeowners. Not sure I have enough followers to get much insight, but I’m curious.
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Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.