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Coming July 1: Psycholinguistics for Resistance and Linguistic Profiling Courses

The One Critical Part of Your Resistance Work That is Missing

You Found an Infiltrator in Your Group. Now What?

Why Your Group Isn't as Healthy as You Think it Is

The Sunday Deep Read: Reorienting Resistance

The False Dichotomy of ‘Safe Spaces’ vs. ‘Tough Conversations’

What Makes a Good Informant (And How to Tell If You’re Accidentally Acting Like One)

How People Lie Through Grammar

5 Questions Every Real Resistance Group Must Honestly Answer

The Shepard Scale Digest: May 2025

How Fawning Makes You an Infiltration Target

When Your Wounds Become Weapons Used Against Your Team

Case Study: The Lightfoot Militia

Case Studies Are Necessary

Deception, Sales, and the Influencer Hype

What Sun Tzu Got Right That We Still Get Wrong

Modern Resistance Demands Discipline: Stop Making Yourself a Target

People Tell You Who They Are

Infiltration, Ego, and the Fragile Brotherhood: Case Studies in a Patriot Group

When Liking Replaces Trust

The System of Trust

The Visibility Trap

Activism as an Emotional Drug: The High, The Crash, and the Consequences

The Vetting Red Flag List Is Here (Free Tactical PDF)

Loyalty and the Line: When Standing By Someone Becomes Collusion

You're Not Paranoid: They're Just Better at Infiltration Than You Are at Discernment

Resistance and Reckoning: The Significance of April 19th and the Liberty Doctrine

Nice People, Bad Fit: The Mental Health & Vetting Conversation We’re Avoiding

Low-Key Leverage: 5 Phrases That Mean You're Being Manipulated...in a Bad Way

3 Dynamics You Might Not Be Aware of in Your Group

The Thing You Don't Understand About Vetting

Uncomfortable Truths Your Enemies Already Know About Your Psyche

Power is Temporary, the State is Forever

3 Counterintelligence Hacks You Can Start Using Today (No Budget Required)

The Real Mechanics of Leverage and Control

Dare to Challenge Your Beliefs: The No-Excuses Checklist for True Critical Thinking

Adventures of a Well-Meaning Idiot

Building Strength and Resilience to Protect Yourself and Your Group

Trauma, Validation, and Exploitation: The Fertile Soil Where Infiltration Grows

The Factors That Keep People in Bad Activism Groups with Bad Leaders

Why I’m Transitioning to a Paid Subscription Model—and What It Means for You