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The Best Tradecraft (unredacted) Intel of 2023

The Tradecraft Art of Not Giving a Shit

The Killer Instinct...

Signal Evasion in the Urban Spectrum

How to Identify a High-Functioning Sociopath

Instinctive Decision-Making Tradecraft

What is the most secure prison in the world?

Tactical Risk Calculus (TRC)

The 5 Universal Types of First Aid

Street Smart Conceptual Thinking

[STRTSMRT] "Use satellite imagery (Google Maps) for environmental familiarization...

The Legalities of Self-Defense in The Streets

How to Tell if a Psychopath is Lying to You

What a 'Car Relay Attack' is and How to Protect Yourself From it

How to Simultaneously Engage Multiple Assailants in The Streets: Part 2

How to Simultaneously Engage Multiple Assailants in The Streets: Part 1

Being Resistant to Manipulation

Hedging Against Human Stupidity

[STRTSMRT] “Learn the 'baseline behaviors' of the streets to detect…

The ‘Restraint Bias’ Technique

Urban Situational Awareness Tradecraft: Part 2

Urban Situational Awareness Tradecraft: Part 1

Anonymity VERSUS Pseudonymity

Safe House: Impromptu Set-up Guide: Part 2

Safe House: Impromptu Set-up Guide: Part 1

Does an Undercover Cop Have to Admit They're a Cop if Directly Asked?

How TSA Agents "Profile" You

[STRTSMRT] "Identify, avoid and strategize chokepoints...

Ops Urban Foraging and Resource Acquisition

[Psyche Tactics] “Use the ‘endowment effect’ to manipulate a target into compliance…

Always Assume a Lone Assailant is Not Alone

Tactical ‘Fight-or-Flight’ Response

Anonymizing Your Assets

"MIL-SPEC" (Military Specification) Explained

Yakuza VERSUS Triads

The Psychology of Gunfighting

Counter-Custody Tactics For Operatives and Civilians

[STRTSMRT] “If lost on foot in a bad neighborhood, avoid…

Transitional Spaces: Urban Survival and Self-Defense

[QTS] “Success in the field may hinge on meticulous planning, but…

Facing an Enemy With Nothing to Lose

[STRTSMRT] “The safest street parking spots in bad neighborhoods are…

"FUBAR": The Military Term Explained

The 'Burner Laptop' Concept: An Operative's Guide to Anonymous Computing for Civilians

[Psyche Tactics] “Get someone to tell you a secret by telling them…

Social Engineering is Human Hacking

The FBI's Approach to Strategic Questioning: A Guide for Everyday Scenarios

Street Pre-Attack Indicators Guide: Part 2 of 2

Street Pre-Attack Indicators Guide: Part 1 of 2

SCIF: Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility

Cell Phone Cloning: CIA Overview

Social Engineering Defense Techniques: Part 2 of 2

Social Engineering Defense Techniques: Part 1 of 2

How Firearm Silencers (suppressors) Work

Coercive Persuasion Techniques

CIA Crisis Management Method For Everyday Life

The PIT Maneuver: Car Chase Immobilization Technique

The Canary Trap

How to Use 'The Power of Suggestion' Like a Spy: Part 2 of 2

How to Use 'The Power of Suggestion' Like a Spy: Part 1 of 2

Special Forces Stealth Tactics For The Streets

HUMINT: Tactics For Operatives and Civilians

When the CIA says "Enhanced Interrogation", do they really mean torture?

Identifying Hidden Enemies Within Your Circle

Clandestine Communication Methods

Extraditions: A Perspective from an FBI Special Agent

What Being Tased Feels Like

How to Detect and Engage Enemy (hostile) Traps in The Field: Part 2 of 2

How to Detect and Engage Enemy (hostile) Traps in The Field: Part 1 of 2

How to Procure Weapons in Prison

7 Ways Self-Awareness Can Enhance Operators

The Solar Plexus CQC Attack Point Guide

Countering Security/Surveillance Cameras in Urban Environments

How to Defend Yourself Against Cult Control Tactics: Brainwashing, Mind Control and Groupthink

Resisting Panic as a Special Forces Operator

CIA Street Smarts Explained

How to Detect a Person’s ‘Tell’ in Real-Time

How to Think Like a Military General

How Kevlar Body Armor Works

How Politicians Weaponize Charisma Against You

Man-in-the-Middle Attacks: Defense Guide

Elicitation: The Method of Secretly Extracting Secrets From People

How to Tell if Your Cell Phone is Compromised and What to do About it

The Proper Headbutt Technique

The "Perfect Crime" According to an FBI Special Agent

Reflex VERSUS Instinct: The Art of Combining Forces For Close Quarters Combat and Field Operations

The 6 Universal Laws of The World

How to Always Be a Step Ahead of Your Adversaries

Left-Handed CQC Advantages

Neutralizing Opponents Larger/Stronger Than You

How Snipers Stay in One Position for Days

Kicking the Groin for Self-Defense

What is a 'tactical nap' in the Special Forces?

How to Instantly Size a Person up For Combatives in Real-Time

Improvised Weapons Thesis: Its Significance and Strategies to Identify Threats in the Field For CIA Officers in Training

How to Take a Punch to The Face

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The Real Purpose of The CIA

The Ruthlessness Directive

OSINT: A CIA Officer's Intel to Open Source Intelligence and its Applications in Everyday Life For Everyday People

4 Time Management Tips from a Special Forces Operator

What 'Groupthink' is and How to Defend Yourself From It

Applying CIA Tradecraft to Everyday "Normal" Life

The Art of Contingency Planning

How to Predict and Calculate Police Response Times to Specific Locations

How to be Hard to Kill: Part 2 of 2

How to be Hard to Kill: Part 1 of 2

Being Resistant to ‘Street Targeting’ Attacks

How Snipers Stay in One Spot for Days

“Early is on time, on time is late and late is death…

Strategic Intimidation Tradecraft

How Pickpockets Choose Their Targets

How to Feel or Know When Someone is Watching You From Behind

Tradecraft Tip #72912

To be Feared or Loved as a Leader

The Deception Detection Stare

What is the F-22 Raptor?

5 Ways to Secure Your WiFi Network Right Now

How to Evade Capture From Hostile Forces

What would happen to the United States if inflation increased by 100% overnight?

The Doorway Effect

Pain Tolerance Optimization

How to Identify Intelligent People Like a Spy

Legal Deadly Self-Defense Measures

Tradecraft Tip #39802

10 Advanced Operator Tips For Visiting a Foreign Country

10 Novice Operator Tips For Visiting a Foreign Country

Identifying Vulnerable (Human) Targets

8 Signs You're Dealing With a Psychopath

Maintaining Composure in Any Situation Like a Spy

The HIMARS Missile System Explained

The 3 Phases of Street Combat

Strategic Intimidation Tactics

Mentally Preparing Yourself For Battle Like The Special Forces

Cyber Situational Awareness

What is The 'Decision Dominance' Concept?

[Psyche Tactics] “De-escalate a hostile person by using reflective…

Car Salesman Tactics to be Aware of Beyond Just Buying Cars

Facial Recognition Countermeasures