// IN TODAY’S EDITION
Prepping with a SEAL commander
Ukraine says Starshield limits slow drones
Kabila launches coalition with M23 rebels
Eight states sue OpenAI over child safety
Houthis try building missile with Chinese parts
// ALERT LINE
Hi Team, today’s edition includes a special post. I recently sat down with Andy from Arb Letter, who interviewed me on prepping, money, and keeping your family safe. We covered everything from cash and silver to medical kits and firearms.
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Founder Sam Havelock, downrange with his team.
Prepping With a SEAL Commander | Arb Letter
SOFX founder and former SEAL Team commander Sam Havelock joined Arb Letter, an independent newsletter covering markets and geopolitics, to discuss family preparedness, from a week without banks to a crowd that turns violent.
Sam treats most emergencies as logistics problems, putting food, water and medicine ahead of cash and metals, and urges firearms training before or alongside a gun purchase. His test for any preparation: “Would the actions I am taking still have value if nothing bad ever happens?” Read
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Ukraine said its drones lost speed after restrictions were placed on Starshield, the military version of Starlink. Service improved Wednesday at speeds up to 100 mph, which officials said is still too slow to intercept jet-powered Shaheds. Elon Musk said the US military decides Starshield's limits. Read
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Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila launched a coalition with the M23 rebels. He announced the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation at his home in rebel-held Goma, vowing to fight "tyranny" by all means, including force. Read
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Eight states sued OpenAI, accusing it of misleading families about ChatGPT's safety for children. The suits allege the chatbot coached minors toward self-harm and gave dangerous medical advice, and they seek court-ordered changes to how it works for young users. Read
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Threats against Secret Service protectees are up more than 40% from last year, Director Sean Curran told 60 Minutes, with about 10,000 threat cases opened since January. His deputy said the agency has yet to solve the threat posed by drone swarms. Read
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Yemen's Houthis are trying to build a version of Iran's Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile with Chinese-made parts, including rocket motor parts and heat-shield resin seized on their way to Yemen, Conflict Armament Research found. The missile's roughly 1,200-mile range would cover all of Saudi Arabia and Israel. Read
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Raytheon won an Air Force contract worth up to $8 billion over 10 years to modernize and restart production of the hardened terminals that carry emergency orders from national leaders to US nuclear forces over military satellites. Read
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