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140 sources

Each article's sources, in the order the article cites them.

  1. Rights of Man: Thomas Paine
  2. Cipher: One-Time Pad Tutorial
  3. Run Your Own Monero Node
  4. Swatting: An Offensive Attack
  5. Squad Defense
  6. Countering the Advance
  7. Modern Civil Unrest
  8. Lessons from Ukraine
  9. Guerrilla Hacking for Austere Medicine

Rights of Man: Thomas Paine

1 sources
  1. Federal Trade Commission, "FTC Reminds Data Brokers of Their Obligations to Comply with PADFAA," press release, February 9, 2026, ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/02/ftc-reminds-data-brokers-their-obligations-comply-padfaa.

Cipher: One-Time Pad Tutorial

11 sources
  1. Wikipedia, "2024 Lebanon electronic device attacks."
  2. Executive Order 14412, "Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks," The White House, June 22, 2026, 91 FR 38483, Federal Register, June 25, 2026, secs. 1 and 4.
  3. Dirk Rijmenants, The Complete Guide to Secure Communications with the One Time Pad Cipher, Cipher Machines and Cryptology, ed. 8.1, February 27, 2022.
  4. Dirk Rijmenants, "The One-time Pad," Cipher Machines and Cryptology, ciphermachinesandcryptology.com.
  5. Wikipedia, "Operation Jedburgh."
  6. Dirk Rijmenants, "Cuban Agent Communications: Failure of a Perfect System," Cipher Machines and Cryptology, ed. 10.2, February 27, 2022.
  7. Priyom, "V02a," numbers station profile.
  8. Priyom, "HM01," numbers station profile.
  9. Priyom, "V32," numbers station profile.
  10. Stephen A. McCoy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Affidavit in Support of Criminal Complaint, Arrest Warrant, and Search Warrants, United States v. Ana Belen Montes, September 2001, para. 19.
  11. United States v. Campa, 529 F.3d 980 (11th Cir. 2008), quoting a message of February 18, 1996.

Run Your Own Monero Node

33 sources
  1. Monero Project, "What is Monero (XMR)?," getmonero.org.
  2. Wikipedia, "Blockchain."
  3. Monero Project, "Stealth Address," Moneropedia.
  4. Monero Project, "Ring Signature," Moneropedia.
  5. Monero Project, "Ring CT," Moneropedia.
  6. Privacy Guides, "Cryptocurrency," privacyguides.org.
  7. Monero Project, "monerod reference," Monero Docs.
  8. Monero Project, "Node," Moneropedia.
  9. Monero Project, "Remote Nodes and Privacy," Monero Docs.
  10. Cake Wallet, "Manage nodes," Cake Wallet Docs.
  11. Njalla, "About," njal.la.
  12. Avery Pennarun, "How Tailscale works," Tailscale blog, March 20, 2020.
  13. Headscale, "Headscale," project documentation.
  14. Wikipedia, "Tor (network)."
  15. Monero Project, "Running a Monero Node via Systemd," Monero Docs.
  16. Raspberry Pi Ltd, "Raspberry Pi 5," product page.
  17. Monero Project, "Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows (advanced)," getmonero.org user guide.
  18. Wikipedia, "Cryptographic hash function."
  19. Monero Project, signed hashes.txt for v0.18.5.4, getmonero.org.
  20. Monero Project, release v0.18.5.4, GitHub, October 17, 2026.
  21. Monero Project, "Downloads," getmonero.org.
  22. Wikipedia, "systemd."
  23. systemd project, "systemd.service," manual page.
  24. systemd project, "systemd.unit," manual page.
  25. Wikipedia, "SOCKS."
  26. Wikipedia, "Docker (software)."
  27. Monero Project, monero source code v0.18.5.4, src/p2p/net_node.inl, lines 917-931, GitHub.
  28. Monero Project, monero source code v0.18.5.4, src/cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.cpp, line 704, GitHub.
  29. Cake Wallet, "Home," Cake Wallet Docs.
  30. Cake Wallet, "Android," Cake Wallet Docs.
  31. Cake Wallet, "iOS and macOS," Cake Wallet Docs.
  32. Cake Wallet, "Privacy settings," Cake Wallet Docs.
  33. Cake Wallet, "Create new wallet," Cake Wallet Docs.

Swatting: An Offensive Attack

7 sources
  1. U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas, "California Man Sentenced In Deadly Wichita Swatting Case," U.S. Department of Justice, March 29, 2019.
  2. Center for Internet Security, "Information Sharing Following College Swatting Wave," MS-ISAC case study, cisecurity.org.
  3. U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, "Charges Announced Against Member of Online Cybercriminal Group 'Purgatory' for Placing Swatting Calls to Universities," U.S. Department of Justice, April 30, 2026.
  4. Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Ongoing Threats of Swatting and Indicators for Community Members," Internet Crime Complaint Center, August 4, 2026, I-080426-PSA.
  5. Tina L. Chaffin, "Swatting: A Deadly Trend," APCO Public Safety Communications, October 27, 2022.
  6. Aäron van den Oord et al., "WaveNet: A Generative Model for Raw Audio," arXiv, September 12, 2016, 1609.03499.
  7. Yuxuan Wang et al., "Tacotron: Towards End-to-End Speech Synthesis," arXiv, March 29, 2017, 1703.10135.

Squad Defense

26 sources
  1. Headquarters, Department of the Army, "Military Symbols," FM 1-02.2 (incl. C1), January 23, 2025.
  2. U.S. Army, "Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad," ATP 3-21.8, January 2024.
  3. U.S. Navy, "Seabee Combat Handbook, Volume 1," NAVEDTRA 14234, April 1993.
  4. Headquarters, Department of the Army, "Survivability," FM 5-103, June 10, 1985.
  5. U.S. Marine Corps, "Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1967," FMFRP 12-41.
  6. Wikipedia, "Bangalore torpedo."
  7. Wikipedia, "Satchel charge."
  8. Wikipedia, "Claymore mine."
  9. U.S. Marine Corps, "Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam, 1968," FMFRP 12-42.
  10. Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds, "Tactical Developments During the Third Year of the Russo-Ukrainian War," RUSI, February 2025.
  11. Wikipedia, "First-person view (radio control)."
  12. Wikipedia, "UMPK (bomb kit)."
  13. OSUV "Dnipro," "Methodical Recommendations on Countering the Enemy's Advance," August 2025.
  14. International Committee of the Red Cross, "Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War," IHL Databases, August 12, 1949, Article 4A(6).
  15. Ali Ahmad Jalali and Lester W. Grau, "The Other Side of the Mountain: Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War," U.S. Marine Corps.
  16. Wikipedia, "Territorial Defence Forces (Ukraine)."
  17. Mykola Bielieskov, "Ukraine's Territorial Defence Forces," RUSI, May 11, 2023.
  18. dev.ua, "Чат-бот єВорог передає ЗСУ інформацію про пересування окупантів" (eVorog chatbot), March 10, 2022; Mezha, "ePPO - a mobile application for informing about cruise missiles and kamikaze drones," October 14, 2022.
  19. Wikipedia, "Diia."
  20. Defense One, report on the Sky Fortress acoustic network, July 20, 2024; UNITED24 Media, report on Sky Fortress, July 1, 2025.
  21. U.S. Marine Corps, "Remote Sensor Operations," MCRP 2-24B, 1997, reissued 2004.
  22. Don Shift, "SHTF Tactical Drone Manual: A Prepared Citizen's Guide," 2024.
  23. Supreme Court of the United States, "Chatrie v. United States," 609 U.S. 605, June 29, 2026, Syllabus and Opinion of the Court.
  24. Michael N. Schmitt and William Casey Biggerstaff, "Ukraine Symposium – Are Civilians Reporting With Cell Phones Directly Participating in Hostilities?," Lieber Institute West Point, November 2, 2022.
  25. Daryna Antoniuk, "Ukraine uncovers Russian spy network recruiting teens for espionage," The Record, December 13, 2024.
  26. Wikipedia, "Federal Security Service."

Countering the Advance

13 sources
  1. OSUV "Dnipro," "Methodical Recommendations on Countering the Enemy's Advance," August 2025.
  2. Interfax-Ukraine, "Dnipro operational group disbanded under corps reform - General Staff," Interfax-Ukraine, October 6, 2025.
  3. Headquarters, Department of the Army, "Military Symbols," FM 1-02.2 (incl. C1), January 23, 2025.
  4. Wikipedia, "First-person view (remote control)."
  5. U.S. Army, "Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad," ATP 3-21.8, January 2024.
  6. Wikipedia, "Military organization."
  7. Wiktionary (Russian), "спецконтингент," ru.wiktionary.org, revision of October 2, 2026.
  8. Novaya Gazeta Europe, "ISW: Russian forces suffer net loss of territory in Ukraine for first time since 2024," Novaya Gazeta Europe, May 4, 2026.
  9. The New Voice of Ukraine, "Russia lost 81 square kilometers in September despite Putin's 1,301 claim - ISW," NV, October 3, 2026.
  10. Wiktionary (Russian), "карусель," ru.wiktionary.org, revision of September 30, 2026.
  11. Anastasia Prots, "Ukrainian forces repel Russia's largest motorcycle assault since start of year on Sloviansk front," Ukrainska Pravda, April 1, 2026.
  12. Greg Myre, "Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine's hellish kill zone," NPR, October 5, 2026.
  13. Wikipedia, "BM-21 Grad."

Modern Civil Unrest

14 sources
  1. TechCrunch, "This Week in Apps: Protests impact app stores, FTC fines app developer, kids' app trends," June 6, 2020.
  2. Electronic Frontier Foundation, "Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs)," Street Level Surveillance.
  3. Motherboard, "Revealed: This Is Palantir's Top-Secret User Manual for Cops," Vice.
  4. Peter Aldhous, "The FBI Flew A Surveillance Plane Over Black Lives Matter Protests," BuzzFeed News, June 20, 2020.
  5. Senator Edward J. Markey, "Senator Markey Presses Attorney General Barr on Covert Surveillance of Protestors," markey.senate.gov, June 11, 2020.
  6. Electronic Frontier Foundation, "Cell-Site Simulators / IMSI Catchers," Street Level Surveillance.
  7. Jason Koebler, "CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide," 404 Media, August 25, 2025.
  8. Flock Safety, "Does Flock Share Data With ICE?," Flock Safety blog, flocksafety.com, October 1, 2026.
  9. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, "Wyden, Krishnamoorthi Urge FTC to Investigate Surveillance Tech Company on Negligently Handling Americans' Personal Data," press release, November 3, 2025.
  10. Gizmodo, "Judge Calls Flock Search 'Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance,' Throws Out Evidence," October 5, 2026.
  11. Wikipedia, "Chatrie v. United States."
  12. Haye Kesteloo, "ICE's $85 Billion Surveillance Machine Includes Skydio Drones for Protest Monitoring and Roving No-Fly Zones for Everyone Else," DroneXL, February 2, 2026, reporting a Washington Post investigation.
  13. Mark Qvist, "Reticulum Network Stack Manual," release 1.4.2, July 26, 2026.
  14. Monero Project, "Ring Signatures" and "Stealth Address," Moneropedia, getmonero.org.

Lessons from Ukraine

12 sources
  1. United States Marine Corps, "Ukraine: Lessons for Leaders," 2023.
  2. Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds, "Tactical Developments During the Third Year of the Russo-Ukrainian War," Royal United Services Institute, February 2025.
  3. Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds, "Meatgrinder: Russian Tactics in the Second Year of Its Invasion of Ukraine," Royal United Services Institute, May 19, 2023.
  4. Jack Watling, "Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine," Royal United Services Institute, October 2025.
  5. Wikipedia, "Battle of the Siverskyi Donets," en.wikipedia.org, revision 1370602334.
  6. David Barno and Nora Bensahel, "The Other Big Lessons That the U.S. Army Should Learn from Ukraine," War on the Rocks, June 27, 2022.
  7. Jack Watling, "Russia's Aggression in Ukraine Will Persist Through 2026," Royal United Services Institute, February 23, 2026.
  8. Jack Watling and Nick Reynolds, "Stormbreak: Fighting Through Russian Defences in Ukraine's 2023 Offensive," Royal United Services Institute, September 4, 2023.
  9. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force, "FM 3-06.1, Aviation Urban Operations: Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures," July 9, 2005, Appendix C, paragraph 2.
  10. Headquarters, Department of the Army, "ATP 6-02.53, Techniques for Tactical Radio Operations," January 7, 2016, paragraphs 3-2 to 3-5.
  11. Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, "In Eleven Months, Russia Has Dropped Nearly 44,000 Guided Aerial Bombs," mod.gov.ua, December 2, 2025.
  12. Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, "Total Russian Combat Losses in Ukraine as of October 15, 2026," mod.gov.ua, October 15, 2026.

Guerrilla Hacking for Austere Medicine

23 sources
  1. Wikiquote, "Pain," citing Steven Zeeland, The Masculine Marine, p. 163; Wikiquote, "Hannibal."
  2. Wikipedia, "Second Punic War."
  3. TC 3-25.26, Map Reading and Land Navigation, Headquarters, Department of the Army, November 15, 2013, and FM 3-25.26, July 20, 2001, title pages.
  4. Polybius, "The Histories," translated by W. R. Paton, Loeb Classical Library, vol. IV, 1925, book 9, chapter 24, penelope.uchicago.edu.
  5. Wikipedia, "Tactical Combat Casualty Care."
  6. Wikipedia, "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest."
  7. FM 4-02.4, Medical Platoon Leaders' Handbook, Headquarters, Department of the Army, August 24, 2001, para 2-19 and fig. 2-9, pp. 2-26 to 2-28.
  8. Wikipedia, "Yugoslav Partisans."
  9. 75th Ranger Regiment, "Ranger Medic Handbook," 2019, section 9, Packing Lists, pp. 233-234.
  10. Jay Price, "As attack drones grow more common in warfare, it's harder for medics to treat battlefield injuries," WUNC News, May 12, 2026, wunc.org.
  11. Jack Watling, "Emergent Approaches to Combined Arms Manoeuvre in Ukraine," Royal United Services Institute, October 23, 2025, rusi.org.
  12. Lucile Brizard, "Azov Medics Use Drone to Deliver Blood in Battlefield Rescue Under Fire, Video," UNITED24 Media, March 4, 2025, united24media.com.
  13. Joint Trauma System, "Aerial Delivery of Fresh and Stored Blood Products," presentation of requirements to change standard operating procedures, December 1, 2025, p. 4, jts.health.mil.
  14. Joint Trauma System, "The Use of Dried Plasma in the Deployed Trauma System and Contingency Operations," Clinical Practice Guideline ID 103, v1.1, June 9, 2026, p. 4, jts.health.mil.
  15. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "FDA Licenses First-Ever Freeze-Dried Plasma Product in the U.S.," news release, July 29, 2026, fda.gov.
  16. Ghost Robotics, "Vision 60," product specifications, ghostrobotics.io.
  17. Wikipedia, "Neuromancer."
  18. Wikipedia, "ASIMO."
  19. Honda Motor Co., "Honda, ATR and Shimadzu Jointly Develop Brain-Machine Interface Technology Enabling Control of a Robot by Human Thought Alone," news release, March 31, 2009, global.honda.
  20. Wikipedia, "Neuralink."
  21. University of the West of England, "Towards True Robot Autonomy - Slugbot," May 2001, uwe.ac.uk.
  22. Wikipedia, "Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot."
  23. RPi.GPIO project, "RPi.GPIO 0.7.1," pypi.org; Raspberry Pi Ltd, "Use GPIO from Python," raspberrypi.com.