Category Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

George Hodgson Zinn and the Charlie Kirk Shooting: OSINT Profile

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George Hodgson Zinn and the Charlie Kirk Shooting: OSINT Profile Executive summary On the afternoon of Sept. 10 2025 a sniper killed conservative commentator Charlie Kirk while he spoke on the lawn of Utah Valley University (UVU). Minutes later a bald, older man…

The Mauser Rifle & Shooter Profile in the Charlie Kirk Assassination

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The Mauser Rifle & Shooter Profile in the Charlie Kirk Assassination In our prior analysis ā€œThe One-Shot Assassination Anomaly,ā€ we noted how extraordinary it is for a single rifle round to alter political history. Now, as a follow-up, we turn…

Open-Source Intelligence in the Halls of Power: An OSINT Subcommittee and Its Global Reverberations

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Open-Source Intelligence in the Halls of Power: An OSINT Subcommittee and Its Global Reverberations Introduction & Context Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) – the collection and analysis of publicly available information – has long been an underappreciated stepchild of the intelligence family.…

A National Circus: The Kananaskis 2025 – A G7 Summit in a Discursive Killbox

an image depicting A scathing satire dissects 2025's G7 summit in Kananaskis, exposing a performative failure: recursive surveillance, democratic erosion, design theater, Modi protests, Trump's exit and FOI violations.

A National Circus: The Kananaskis 2025 – A G7 Summit in a Discursive Killbox Introduction The 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta was billed as a celebration of ā€œunityā€ on the forum’s 50th anniversary. In practice, it became a…

Geopolitical Contagion and Strategic Disruption — Israel–Iran Escalation’s Impact on the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis – Geopolitical Disruption Bonus #1

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Geopolitical Contagion and Strategic Disruption — Israel–Iran Escalation’s Impact on the 2025 G7 Summit in Kananaskis – Geopolitical Disruption Bonus #1 Executive Summary (Tiered Risk Flags) Security Posture Escalation: Fortifying Kananaskis under High Alert Canada has dramatically bolstered its summit…

Siege the Summit: Policing Protest and Suppressing Dissent at G7s from Genoa to Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #14

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Siege the Summit: Policing Protest and Suppressing Dissent at G7s from Genoa to Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #14 Introduction International summits routinely invite massive protests – and equally massive, often preemptive security responses. Notorious examples include Genoa (2001)…

Bundesrepublik Shield: German Close Protection, Intelligence, and Contingency Posture at the 2025 G7 in Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #10

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Bundesrepublik Shield: German Close Protection, Intelligence, and Contingency Posture at the 2025 G7 in Kananaskis – 2025 G7 Security Series #10 Introduction As the G7 summit returns to Canada’s alpine redoubt of Kananaskis in June 2025, the German federal security…

Triage Before Tear Gas: How Calgary Hospitals Were Folded Into G7 Security Planning – 2025 G7 Security Series Bonus HUMINT #1

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Triage Before Tear Gas: How Calgary Hospitals Were Folded Into G7 Security Planning – 2025 G7 Security Series Bonus HUMINT #1 Introduction: June 12 at Sheldon Chumir – An Unofficial Heads-Up On June 12, 2025, the Sheldon M. Chumir Health…