The Wire - September 10, 2025

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//BLUF: CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATED AT EVENT IN UTAH. RUSSIAN DRONES ENTER POLISH AIRSPACE, SEVERAL SHOT DOWN BY POLISH AIR FORCE. VIOLENT MURDER SUSPECT REMAINS FUGITIVE IN NEW YORK. //

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-International Events-

Poland: Yesterday evening multiple Russian drones were observed flying out of the warzone in Ukraine and into Polish airspace. Polish military authorities issued various airspace closures and scrambled aircraft to intercept these drones. U.S. Air Force aircraft were also observed responding to the crisis, having scrambled at least one F-35 to attempt to find the drones. As the crisis developed Poland issued a large-scale shelter-in-place order, encompassing much of the eastern regions of the country, home to roughly 9 million people. No one was killed, and none of the drones appear to have been targeting anything in Poland as roughly a dozen drones were discovered crashed in farmers fields in eastern districts of the country.

Analyst Comment: So far, the number of drones that entered Polish airspace has varied. Most reports seem to settle on a figure of around a dozen drones of varying type, but the true number has not been confirmed. Poland did confirm that several drones were shot down inside their airspace, though the exact number was not provided.

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Utah: This afternoon Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem.

Analyst Comment: This is a developing situation at the time of this report, and the situation remains very dynamic and multiple malign actors may be involved. After the shot, an elderly man (who was identified as George Zinn) was tackled in the crowd by those who thought he was the shooter. After some time, it became clear that Zinn was not the shooter but actually an agitator of some sort. While this is speculative, this individual behaved as though he may have been a spotter and/or an intentional distraction from the actual shooter, who may have taken the shot from an elevated position some distance away from the event. Some video evidence from the scene does indicate that an individual was spotted lying prone in a tactical position on the roof of an adjacent building. This afternoon, the FBI stated that they had one suspect in custody, other than the individual identified as George Zinn. More details to follow as information becomes available.

North Carolina: Societal tensions remain extremely high following the release of the full murder tape of Iryna Zarutska. President Trump has called for the death penalty to be applied in this case, and the extremely shocking and disturbing nature of the murder is causing larger questions to be asked.

Analyst Comment: In short, this horrific murder (and now along with that of Charlie Kirk) has moved the goalposts toward an acknowledgement of reality more than anything in recent memory. The defense is also trying to tee up an insanity defense, releasing statements that suggest the killer might have been mentally ill. However, the audio from the murder tape confirms that the murderer had planned and pre-established a story for the murder, stating that the victim had provoked him in some way (which the tape also confirms she did not do). Considering that the murderer will be tried by a jury of his peers probably *in Charlotte*, this is an important distinction to remember.

Washington D.C. - Yesterday the Bureau of Labor Statistics posted the annual revisions to the jobs report, which revised the total number of jobs created last year. Out of the roughly 1.7 million jobs allegedly created last year, a little over 911,000 jobs were revised downwards, which is the largest recorded revision on record.

Analyst Comment: This jobs report means that 51% of all of the jobs reported last year...never existed. The books were cooked to double the number of actual jobs that existed, which is similar to what happened in 2023, but to a more extreme degree.

New York: A manhunt is underway for a suspect who conducted two murders on Monday. An elderly couple was murdered in an exceptionally graphic manner during a home invasion in Queens, before their home was set on fire. The suspect has been identified as Jemel McGriff, who remains at large. McGriff is considered armed and dangerous, and has a three-decade history of violent crime.

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Analyst Comments: Further details have come to light regarding the Israeli attack on the Hamas negotiating team in Doha yesterday. What was originally reported as one single strike may have been several (some fairly unreliable sources claim up to 12x separate strikes). Either way these strikes were coordinated to hit as many diplomats as possible. More broadly, every detail that emerges regarding this case is a twist of the knife for the Qataris. For instance, ADS-B traffic indicated that the British were also involved in the strike, using their tanker aircraft that were stationed in Qatar itself to refuel the Israeli aircraft that conducted the attack. It's a fairly sobering gut-punch when one of your nation's guests provides materiel support to the forces that just attacked your nation. Even worse was the simple geographical reality that Israeli aircraft would have had to have transited through Saudi Arabia to conduct the attack...and be refueled along the way. The Saudis have not confirmed their involvement, however they probably would not admit to allowing the Israelis access anyway. Despite the betrayal of nearly all of their allies, Qatari leadership has handled the situation with more decorum than expected, and has made statements that they are still interested in being involved in the peace process, as fruitless as it has become.

Admin Comment: Just as a brief reminder, tomorrow is the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. While there aren't any direct threats that remain actionable, this week has already been host to extreme societal upheaval and very public displays of violence. As such it would be a good idea to remain more situationally aware than usual, just in case any situation develops.

Analyst: S2A1
Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground
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