Donovan at OSS
@donovanoss.bsky.social
Veteran. Retired senior CIA clandestine officer.
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I wrote up my analysis of what Ross's movements and actions reveal about whether or not he had a "reasonable belief that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury" (the legal standard). I list 7 crucial moments that suggest he did not. asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Round Up! 1/9/26
It was a bad shoot.
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January 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I wrote up my analysis of what Ross's movements and actions reveal about whether or not he had a "reasonable belief that he was in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury" (the legal standard). I list 7 crucial moments that suggest he did not. asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Where were all these ICE heros all kitted up like Delta operators when I was in Afghanistan and Iraq? Easy to be a gunfighter when your opponents are unarmed citizens.
January 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Where were all these ICE heros all kitted up like Delta operators when I was in Afghanistan and Iraq? Easy to be a gunfighter when your opponents are unarmed citizens.
Excellent.
Congresswoman Robin Kelly announces she is filing articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
"From Chicago to Minneapolis, her recklessness cost lives, including Renee Nicole Good. " #3E #endImpunity #ReneeGood #JusticeforGood #GoodVsEvil
"From Chicago to Minneapolis, her recklessness cost lives, including Renee Nicole Good. " #3E #endImpunity #ReneeGood #JusticeforGood #GoodVsEvil
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Excellent.
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This guy probably knows a lot about a lot of people.
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This guy probably knows a lot about a lot of people.
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Nuanced interview with @johnsipher.bsky.social on Secrets and Spies that seems especially pertinent.
He discusses Congressional oversight, China, disinformation (see also 'reflexive control'), the realities of Russian aggression, oppression, and Russia's possible futures.
youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8?...
He discusses Congressional oversight, China, disinformation (see also 'reflexive control'), the realities of Russian aggression, oppression, and Russia's possible futures.
youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8?...
How Good Are Vladimir Putin's Spies?
YouTube video by Secrets & Spies: Espionage | Global Issues
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December 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Nuanced interview with @johnsipher.bsky.social on Secrets and Spies that seems especially pertinent.
He discusses Congressional oversight, China, disinformation (see also 'reflexive control'), the realities of Russian aggression, oppression, and Russia's possible futures.
youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8?...
He discusses Congressional oversight, China, disinformation (see also 'reflexive control'), the realities of Russian aggression, oppression, and Russia's possible futures.
youtu.be/EfRdJ98XJz8?...
Party of family values.
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Party of family values.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Maybe they should get their humanity back instead of swagger.
United Health wants its ‘swagger back’.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
How? By dropping a million seniors from Medicare Advantage
Why? America's largest insurer wants to improve its profit margins, medical costs are skyrocketing because the GOP cut Medicaid and ACA subsidies.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Maybe they should get their humanity back instead of swagger.
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Is “Stranger Things” real? “The Manchurian Candidate”? We tackle MKULTRA this week.
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NEW EPISODE! - MKUltra: The CIA’s Mind Control Quest (with Stephen Kinzer)
Podcast Episode · Mission Implausible · 11/23/2025 · 1h
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November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is “Stranger Things” real? “The Manchurian Candidate”? We tackle MKULTRA this week.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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I would imagine the release will not be the complete holdings of the DoJ.
Did Kash just finish cleaning up the files? apnews.com/article/epst...
In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it.
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-files-house-sex-trafficking-investigation-c46716743f6f65f2f3b74906365da58b?utm§source=onesignal&utm§medium=push&utm§campaign=2025-11-16-Breaking+News
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I would imagine the release will not be the complete holdings of the DoJ.
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Gulf of Tonkin here we come. Hoping to attract incoming to provide the excuse for war.
If Trump wags the dog in Venezuela it is going to do enormous damage to his already degraded brand here in the US. Zero support for this in the public. Will be seen for what it is - transparent attempt to rescue his flailing Presidency.
The US Navy destroyer USS Stockdale is now 50 km off the coast of Venezuela.
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Gulf of Tonkin here we come. Hoping to attract incoming to provide the excuse for war.
Shades of Tonkin Gulf?
"The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader."
NYT, October 15, 2025
NYT, October 15, 2025
Venezuela says a CIA-backed cell planned to hit the USS Gravely and blame Caracas; Washington denies the claim, calling it unverified and offering no comment on alleged covert actions.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Shades of Tonkin Gulf?
Looks like Saddam’s palace when we entered in 03.
JFC! Kids are losing meals, parents are losing sleep, and Trump’s flexing about marble and mirrors.
November 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Looks like Saddam’s palace when we entered in 03.
I am assuming this clip is from Germany 1933?
Yes, this is a real post made by the Department of Homeland Security.
None of this is normal.
None of this is normal.
October 29, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I am assuming this clip is from Germany 1933?
October 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM