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ResourceUber for Illegals - Catch & Release Policies with Sheriff Matthew Thomas | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #177
Sheriff Matthew Thomas discusses border enforcement limitations in his jurisdiction with Mike Ritland. Thomas explains that local …
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ResourceThe Accidental House Party Bust - Beat Cop Work with Sheriff Matthew Thomas | Mike Drop Clips 173
Sheriff Matthew Thomas recounts a traffic stop that turned into a chaotic chase when the driver, after looking nervously between two …
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ResourceArizona Border Sheriff Matthew Thomas Part One
Mike Ritland interviews Matthew Thomas, a deputy sheriff in Pinal County, Arizona with 31 years in law enforcement. Thomas discusses …
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ResourceThe SWAT Bus Shootout - Taking the Greyhound with Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas | Mike Drop Clips #173
Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas recounts a SWAT standoff with a Vietnam veteran barricaded in a converted Greyhound bus. Thomas …
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ResourceIs He Taliban? - Trading Livestock for Lives with SEAL Team 7's Mike O'Dowd | Mike Drop Clips #175
Mike O'Dowd, a former SEAL Team 7 member, recounts a mission at an Afghan police compound where their snipers shot two armed men …
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ResourceSEAL Team Seven Defense Strategies Group Mike O'Dowd
Ritland interviews Mike, a former Navy SEAL with 9.5 years of service including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, who now runs …
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ResourceA Predator in Iraq - Bagging Bad Guys with SEAL Team Seven's Mike O'Dowd | Mike Drop Clips #175
Mike O'Dowd, a former member of SEAL Team Seven, recounts his deployment in Iraq, describing nighttime raid operations that felt …
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ResourceSEAL Team Psychedelics - Ibogaine & Plant-Based Recovery with Chris Cappa | Mike Drop Clips #173
Chris Cappa recounts his experience undergoing ibogaine and toad venom (5-MeO-DMT) treatment at a facility with four other veterans …
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ResourceSEAL Team Ten Canine Handler Chris Cappa Part Two
Chris Cappa, a former SEAL Team 10 canine handler, recounts his deployment to Iraq with his dog Mickey after replacing a handler and …
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ResourceCOVID at SEAL Team - Refusing Coronavirus with Chris Cappa | Mike Drop Clips - Ep. #174
Ritland interviews a former Navy SEAL dog handler who was forced out of the military for refusing the COVID vaccine. The guest …
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ResourceNavy SEAL K9 Assignment - Meeting Mickey with Chris Cappa | Mike Drop Clips - Ep. #173
Chris Cappa, a former Navy SEAL dog handler, recounts meeting his military working dog Mickey during handler training. Cappa …
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ResourceSEAL Team Ten Canine Handler Chris Cappa Part One
Mike Ritland interviews Chris Kappka, a former US Navy SEAL who served eight years on SEAL Team 10, including deployments to West …
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ResourceNight Ops in Cameroon with SEAL Team Ten Chris Cappa | Mike Drop Clips - Ep. #173
Chris Cappa recounts a night operation with SEAL Team Ten in Cameroon targeting an ISIS faction on the Nigeria-Cameroon border. …
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ResourceOne Impossible Mortar - Surviving the Five-Day War with USMC Ryan Rogers | Mike Drop Clips - Ep #172
Ryan Rogers, a USMC veteran, recounts intense combat experiences from his deployment, emphasizing the importance of respecting …
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ResourceMarjah Marine Infantry Squad Leader Ryan Rogers Part Two
Former US Marine Corps squad leader recounts in harrowing detail his unit's seven-month deployment to Marjah, Afghanistan in 2010. …
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ResourceDelivered By Mule - The Atrocities of War with Ryan Rogers | Mike Drop Clip - Ep. 172
Ryan Rogers recounts two combat experiences from his deployment: his unit shooting a mule carrying what they mistakenly believed was …
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ResourceBoxing for the Marine Corps with Ryan Rogers | Mike Drop Ep #171 Clip
Ryan Rogers recounts his nine months boxing for the All-Marine Boxing Team at Camp Lejeune, where he compiled a 6-1 record despite …
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ResourceMarjah Marine Infantry Squad Leader Ryan Rogers Part One
Ritland interviews Ryan Rogers, a former Marine Corps infantry veteran who served nearly 11 years and received a Navy Cross with V …
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ResourceMarjah Marine Ryan Rogers Reveals D-Day Early Morning Ops | Mike Drop Ep #171 Clip
Ryan Rogers, a Marine who served in Marjah, recounts the chaotic opening hours of operations on D-Day. He describes arriving via …
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ResourceInside the CIA - Working at The Agency with Ryan Fugit | Mike Drop Ep. #170 Clip
Ryan Fugit, a former CIA collection management officer (CMO), describes his role working between case officers and analysts. Fugit …
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ResourceRet. CIA Security Officer Ryan Fugit Part Two
Mike Ritland's guest, a former Army Apache helicopter pilot who later became a CIA operations officer, recounts harrowing combat …
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ResourceContent You Can't See - Moderating the Dark Web with CIA Officer Ryan Fugit | Mike Drop Ep #170 Clip
Ryan Fugit, a CIA officer, describes the challenging work of content moderation teams at major tech companies who review disturbing …
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ResourceApache VS F/A-18 - Why Flying Helos is Harder than Fixed Wing | Mike Drop Ep #169 Clip - Ryan Fugit
Former Navy SEAL Mike Ritland interviews a guest, Ryan Fugit, who discusses the differences between flying helicopters and …
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ResourceArmy Apache Helicopter Pilot Ryan Fugit Part One
Mike Ritland interviews Ryan Fugit, a former US Army Apache helicopter pilot who later spent eight years with the CIA and now works …
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