# boots ground (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover boots ground. Page: Feed: --- ## [Wrong War, Wrong Century](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/wrong-war-wrong-century) _2026-08-03 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ 20th Century Warfare Attacked the 21st ## [Call them OPCs, not Flock Cameras](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/call-them-opcs-not-flock-cameras) _2026-07-26 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ These spy cams are Outdoor Prison Cameras ## [So You Want To Put Boots On The Ground In Iran](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/so-you-want-to-put-boots-on-the-ground) _2026-07-09 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ So you want to put boots on the ground in Iran? ## [Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There: How Humanitarian Thinking Can Help Wildlife Conservation](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/dont-just-do-something-stand-there) _2026-05-06 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ In places where survival trumps conservation, rushing in with well-meaning projects can backfire, breeding resentment, inflating expectations, or even worsening threats to wildlife. ## [A Terrain Study for the Battle of the Strait of Hormuz](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/a-terrain-study-for-the-battle-of) _2026-05-05 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ If it ever goes fully kinetic. Maps. charts, photos and analysis ## [Why Iran can outlast America in this war](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/why-iran-can-outlast-america-in-this) _2026-04-19 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ This map provides yet more evidence there was no long-game strategy behind Trump's decision to launch the catastrophic 28 Feb sneak attack on Iran. ## [The Great Energy World War](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/the-great-energy-world-war) _2026-04-16 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ The sea power projection paradigm that allowed small European nations (and then the USA) to dominate and colonize the world is coming to an end. ## [So you want to blockade Iran . . .](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/so-you-want-to-blockade-iran) _2026-04-12 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ It may prove a bit more difficult than blocking the Strait of Hormuz ## [We are entering the Great Energy World War](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/we-are-entering-the-great-energy) _2026-04-07 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ February 28, 2026: A date that will live in infamy ## [Trump is Insane. It's 25th Amendment time.](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/trump-is-insane-its-25th-amendment) _2026-04-05 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ Trump has lost what is left of his mind. ## [Pirate.io on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/n9i9P97vRFUH) _2026-04-05 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Pirate.io listing on Google Play to view the app’s details. ## [The Home-Grown Shahed Drone Threat to America](https://steelcutter.substack.com/p/the-home-grown-shahed-drone-threat) _2026-03-28 · Matt Bracken · Matthew’s Substack_ First, watch this very short video: “Launching Shahed-type drones from a moving pickup truck.” (So there is no need for rocket assisted launching) ## [Crime Concentration Theory and Risk Terrain Modelling](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/crime-concentration-theory-and-risk) _2026-03-24 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ Why Environment Matters ## [When Opportunity Is Manufactured:](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/when-opportunity-is-manufactured) _2025-12-10 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ Rethinking Predisposition and Proactive Policing in Wildlife Crime ## [Finally launched: a self-guided QGIS crime-science course](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/finally-launched-a-self-guided-qgis) _2025-11-20 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ A quick happy update: The self-guided version of the conservation crime-science QGIS training I have been offering in guided sessions is now live: 8 modules + a full simulated protected-area dataset ## [Talking to Poachers](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/talking-to-poachers) _2025-11-12 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ What 300 Offenders Revealed about Risk and Reward ## [Calculating Least-Cost Pathways in QGIS](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/calculating-least-cost-pathways-in) _2025-11-11 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ In conservation and crime prevention, knowing where something happens is only half the story. ## [Offender Decision-making: What Burglary Research Can Teach Us About Poaching](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/offender-decision-making-what-burglary) _2025-10-16 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ Introduction ## [Intelligence, Risk, and Conservation: Building a Crime Science Approach to Wildlife Crime](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/intelligence-risk-and-conservation) _2025-09-24 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ Reflections on completing a professional doctorate ## [Eyes and Ears: The Role and Importance of Intelligence in Wildlife Crime Prevention](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/eyes-and-ears-the-role-and-importance) _2025-08-13 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ Understanding Intelligence-Led Conservation ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0h5qCkj98sv6) _2025-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Thinking Like a Poacher](https://emmarichards763.substack.com/p/thinking-like-a-poacher) _2025-07-15 · Wildlife Crime Inquiry · Wildlife Crime Inquiry_ Applying Rational Choice Perspective to Wildlife Crime Prevention