DATE-TIME GROUP: 201200ZJUN25 FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: UR-SITREP: U.S. DOMESTIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY UPHEAVAL 6-10 JUNE 2025 SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-2, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A SPECIAL REPORTING DISPATCH TO COVER SIGNIFICANT SUDDEN EVENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SERIES, […]
It’s a good thing the United States doesn’t have politically motivated military displays. When North Korea debuts a new missile or Russia rolls out its latest hypersonic weapon in a parade, U.S. intelligence analysts swing into action. What may appear to the public as mere pageantry is, to the trained eye, a strategic data source. […]
My Army failed on Tuesday. Not the whole Army, of course. Not even the majority of the soldiers at Fort Bragg who were present at the political rally held by President Trump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth. But enough were active participants, in violation of principle, policy, and custom, that it constituted failure for the […]
With President Trump’s failure to persuade Prime Minister Netanyahu not to start what will likely be a long-term conflict, Israel’s multi-targeted attacks against Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes will likely push Iran into more secretive and dangerous nuclear pursuits. After at least 15 years of agitating for a kinetic attack on Iran’s nuclear programme, Israeli […]
DATE-TIME GROUP: 16061800ZJUN25 FROM: EMBASSY OF FREDONIA, WASHINGTON, D.C. TO: MFA NAGADOCHES CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL // FREDONIAN EYES ONLY SUBJECT: SITREP: U.S. POLICY DEVELOPMENTS (24-31 MAY 2025) SUMMARY: IN ACCORDANCE WITH MFA DIRECTIVE 1826-APRIL-1, THIS EMBASSY HAS INITIATED A REGULAR SERIES OF ANALYTICAL DISPATCHES REGARDING THE INTERNAL DYNAMICS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE SERIES, DESIGNATED “THE […]
Observations From 15 Years of Living in Authoritarian Countries Many others have written about the dangers of one of the Trump Administration’s latest assaults on the rule of law: illegal Federal use of the California National Guard and deployment of the nation’s armed forces (in this case, several hundred Marines) to a law enforcement function. […]
On June 17, President Donald Trump issued a statement declaring that the United States knows the precise whereabouts of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, described him as “an easy target,” and noted that the United States would not “take him out (kill!)” — at least not for now. He coupled that assertion with a demand […]
Project 2025, an initiative led by the Heritage Foundation, proposed sweeping changes to the federal government—reducing bureaucratic influence, increasing executive authority, and reshaping entire agencies. While supporters herald it as a correction to inefficiencies, critics argue it represents a direct threat to constitutional balance, the rule of law, and the core ideals of American democracy. […]