January 2023 Rant & Blaze

rant
(rănt)
intransitive verb
To speak or write in an angry or emotionally charged manner; rave.
To express at length a complaint or negative opinion.
To utter or express by ranting.

blaze
(blāz)
noun
A brilliant burst of fire; a flame.
A destructive fire.
A bright or steady light or glare.

psychological warfare
in British English
NOUN
the military application of psychology, esp to propaganda and attempts to influence the morale of enemy and friendly groups in time of war.

from DOD
Psychological operations, or PSYOP, are intended to “convey selected information and indicators to foreign audiences to influence their emotions, motives, objective reasoning, and ultimately the behavior of foreign governments, organizations, groups, and individuals. The purpose of psychological operations is to induce or reinforce foreign attitudes and behavior favorable to the originator’s objectives.”
https://irp.fas.org/doddir/dod/jp3-13-2.pdf

Operation Trust (операция "Трест") was a counterintelligence operation of the State Political Directorate (GPU) of the Soviet Union. The operation, which was set up by GPU's predecessor Cheka, ran from 1921 to 1926, set up a fake anti-Bolshevik resistance organization, "Monarchist Union of Central Russia", MUCR (Монархическое объединение Центральной России, МОЦР), in order to help the OGPU identify real monarchists and anti-Bolsheviks. The created front company was called the Moscow Municipal Credit Association.