J.E. Dyer

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J.E. Dyer is a retired Naval Intelligence officer who lives in Southern California, blogging as The Optimistic Conservative for domestic tranquility and world peace. Her articles have appeared at Hot Air, Commentary’s Contentions, Patheos, The Daily Caller, The Jewish Press, and The Weekly Standard.

Note: Nonsensical report that ‘militia’ group is planning attack on U.S. Capitol … *UPDATE*: ‘Proves a mirage’ by J.E. Dyer

Note: Nonsensical report that ‘militia’ group is planning attack on U.S. Capitol … *UPDATE*: ‘Proves a mirage’

J.E. Dyer March 3, 2021
News flash: Democracy has already been undermined by the Left’s behavior since 2016 by J.E. Dyer

News flash: Democracy has already been undermined by the Left’s behavior since 2016

J.E. Dyer February 28, 2021
U.S. and Iran: The view from inside the OODA loop by J.E. Dyer

U.S. and Iran: The view from inside the OODA loop

J.E. Dyer February 27, 2021
Divide-istan: A little straight talk about the idea of breaking up the U.S. by J.E. Dyer

Divide-istan: A little straight talk about the idea of breaking up the U.S.

J.E. Dyer February 23, 2021
Iran, Israel, China, NATO: High-speed foreign policy; or, manning the phones in interesting times by J.E. Dyer

Iran, Israel, China, NATO: High-speed foreign policy; or, manning the phones in interesting times

J.E. Dyer February 20, 2021
Rush Limbaugh: Happy Warrior by J.E. Dyer

Rush Limbaugh: Happy Warrior

J.E. Dyer February 18, 2021
Capitol riot: Prying out the narrative, bringing in nuggets of reality by J.E. Dyer

Capitol riot: Prying out the narrative, bringing in nuggets of reality

J.E. Dyer February 15, 2021
The vision thing: Handy guide to the biggest earthquake in human affairs in 2,000 years by J.E. Dyer

The vision thing: Handy guide to the biggest earthquake in human affairs in 2,000 years

J.E. Dyer February 10, 2021
A legal stunt that lived just long enough: Democrat concedes in NY-22 race by J.E. Dyer

A legal stunt that lived just long enough: Democrat concedes in NY-22 race

J.E. Dyer February 9, 2021
Lima Victor: The Super-spreader Bowl by J.E. Dyer

Lima Victor: The Super-spreader Bowl

J.E. Dyer February 7, 2021
Preemption: Sudden narrative push before Trump Senate trial depicts election-rigging as election-‘fortifying’ by J.E. Dyer

Preemption: Sudden narrative push before Trump Senate trial depicts election-rigging as election-‘fortifying’

J.E. Dyer February 7, 2021
Cringeworthy segment erupts on Newsmax TV with pillow maven Mike Lindell by J.E. Dyer

Cringeworthy segment erupts on Newsmax TV with pillow maven Mike Lindell

J.E. Dyer February 3, 2021
Republican group with substantial left-wing funding wants GOP Congress members to resign by J.E. Dyer

Republican group with substantial left-wing funding wants GOP Congress members to resign

J.E. Dyer February 2, 2021
Coup in Myanmar: Major muscles start to twitch by J.E. Dyer

Coup in Myanmar: Major muscles start to twitch

J.E. Dyer February 1, 2021
Dodger Stadium standoff: Protesters did NOT block vaccination entrance; police acted as if they did by J.E. Dyer

Dodger Stadium standoff: Protesters did NOT block vaccination entrance; police acted as if they did

J.E. Dyer January 31, 2021
Four pings on the partially declassified Christopher Steele interview documents by J.E. Dyer

Four pings on the partially declassified Christopher Steele interview documents

J.E. Dyer January 28, 2021
Seriously: Amazon opposes by-mail union vote; would ‘disenfranchise’ voters and reduce ‘vote fidelity’ by J.E. Dyer

Seriously: Amazon opposes by-mail union vote; would ‘disenfranchise’ voters and reduce ‘vote fidelity’

J.E. Dyer January 24, 2021
Schumer: Impeachment trial of former President Trump will begin Feb. 8 by J.E. Dyer

Schumer: Impeachment trial of former President Trump will begin Feb. 8

J.E. Dyer January 22, 2021
Troops in Capitol complex moved from floors inside to parking garage for rest periods by J.E. Dyer

Troops in Capitol complex moved from floors inside to parking garage for rest periods

J.E. Dyer January 22, 2021
Iran claims to hit maritime targets in Indian Ocean with ballistic missiles from 1,100 miles away by J.E. Dyer

Iran claims to hit maritime targets in Indian Ocean with ballistic missiles from 1,100 miles away

J.E. Dyer January 17, 2021
2021 and the power and scope of revelation by J.E. Dyer

2021 and the power and scope of revelation

J.E. Dyer January 16, 2021
Trump’s end-of-term: Another dead cat bounce in the operational sequence of events by J.E. Dyer

Trump’s end-of-term: Another dead cat bounce in the operational sequence of events

J.E. Dyer January 16, 2021
NCAA Football: The Big Hurrah by J.E. Dyer

NCAA Football: The Big Hurrah

J.E. Dyer January 10, 2021
Trump’s operational finale won’t be the 2020 election intel assessment by J.E. Dyer

Trump’s operational finale won’t be the 2020 election intel assessment

J.E. Dyer January 10, 2021
Twitter bans Trump; Apple threatens Parler, demands ‘moderation plan’; *UPDATE* Google Play Store drops Parler by J.E. Dyer

Twitter bans Trump; Apple threatens Parler, demands ‘moderation plan’; *UPDATE* Google Play Store drops Parler

J.E. Dyer January 8, 2021
Trump’s ‘Operation Vote’: Observations on the efforts as Congress ponders the 2020 vote by J.E. Dyer

Trump’s ‘Operation Vote’: Observations on the efforts as Congress ponders the 2020 vote

J.E. Dyer January 6, 2021
Ga. runoff race called for Warnock; Perdue’s ‘too close’ to call; weird — Ga. SoS update cuts off mid-sentence by J.E. Dyer

Ga. runoff race called for Warnock; Perdue’s ‘too close’ to call; weird — Ga. SoS update cuts off mid-sentence

J.E. Dyer January 5, 2021
Trump’s ‘Operation Vote’: Glimmers of the key supporting effort, and the larger strategic context by J.E. Dyer

Trump’s ‘Operation Vote’: Glimmers of the key supporting effort, and the larger strategic context

J.E. Dyer January 4, 2021
The question of a new year: 2021 by J.E. Dyer

The question of a new year: 2021

J.E. Dyer December 31, 2020
Football Follies 2020: NCAA – Bigger Bowls weigh in by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2020: NCAA – Bigger Bowls weigh in

J.E. Dyer December 31, 2020
Horrifying bomb attack in Nashville appears to target AT&T hub by J.E. Dyer

Horrifying bomb attack in Nashville appears to target AT&T hub

J.E. Dyer December 26, 2020
Christmas 2020: A concert, and a reveal — ‘The’ Christmas movie of all time by J.E. Dyer

Christmas 2020: A concert, and a reveal — ‘The’ Christmas movie of all time

J.E. Dyer December 24, 2020
Football Follies 2020: NCAA – Booger pounces by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2020: NCAA – Booger pounces

J.E. Dyer December 24, 2020
Submarine transits of Suez, Hormuz send signal to Iran by J.E. Dyer

Submarine transits of Suez, Hormuz send signal to Iran

J.E. Dyer December 22, 2020
The key supporting effort appears to be underway on Trump’s operational timeline by J.E. Dyer

The key supporting effort appears to be underway on Trump’s operational timeline

J.E. Dyer December 21, 2020
Football Follies 2020: NCAA week 16 – The Intersection by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2020: NCAA week 16 – The Intersection

J.E. Dyer December 17, 2020
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