Is there any other series like this , is this how secretive intelligence agency operate? Watched on Netflix

I don’t really know how to explain this, it’s been on my mind for longer than I can remember now.

I feel as though I have this completely odd and unordinary view of the world around me. I constantly feel like an observer in life, disconnected from everyone even my close friends and family. I feel as if I’m experiencing life for the first time, every single day and every second.

The best way to describe it would be having an extremely heightened sense of awareness or consciousness.

I’ve probably only come across 1-2 people in my life who I could connect with and because it’s so hard for me to connect I start putting people I like on a huge pedestal but also get anxious and sad because I want them to be in my life/ be in their constant company. This is not to say I don’t make friends, I have a bunch of friends and I am really social with the right people but I withdraw from groups or people. I feel like I do not have the same interests as others and tend to think so autistically deep into situations, topics or anything of interest. I dive deep, have curiosity but I feel as though I have the brain of a child, no crystallized intelligence but constantly curious. Never able to focus on things, don’t feel like I can function as a normal human being and do things.

One theory I have to explain the reason for why I am the way I am is because I was sheltered for my entire life. I did grow up with 4 other siblings but none of them turned out to be like me. My only other explanation would be; maybe I have an extremely low IQ.

I feel alone in my mind 😞

I’m just observing life happen, my views and understanding of a lot of contemporary concepts is very odd, I don’t conform with a lot of things. I understand that there is an entire economy of information and history to things that I should probably educate myself on, maybe by trying to read more or trying to learn things from scratch.

I never have the patience or focus to do so, this leads me to believe I am intellectually challenged.

I have certain goals I want to accomplish, but I can hardly ever focus.

I’m obsessive over things that interest me for example healthy eating and healthy living.

Another theory I have is that, people with heightened awareness/ consciousness are not tuned to anything in life. Every single human born on earth is subconsciously controlled to perform a specific function in life, maybe I am just too conscious of my consciousness with no direction.

If anyone wants to have a chat and help me out, I would be forever grateful.

(Apologies for the bad grammar, I was too lazy to fix it up(or intellectually disabled)

Hello! I have lived in Japan for the past five and a half years and I am trying to decide between the Bush School's NSI program in DC or George Washington University's Security Policy Studies program.

My interests are the domestic politics of China and Japan, US security alliances in the Asia-Pacific region and maritime security. I have many friends who graduated from GWU tell me good things about their program, but I heard the Bush School is an up and coming program. Both schools have pros. I applied to the Bush School mainly because I heard of its great alumni network and focus on preparing students for careers in the intelligence community. The Elliott school seems like a more established program with a variety of course and tracks you can do and of course it also has a large alumni network in DC.

If you have graduated from the NSI program in DC or the GWU Elliott school SPS, would you mind sharing your experience and advice? I am curious about the class size, what a typical class is like and how connected are students outside of class? Lastly, how has career services been?

Apologies for the many questions and thanks in advance for helping me make a final decision!

With the recent news that Elon Musk participated in the call between President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a crucial strategic question arises: How much influence will Musk have on the foreign policies of the incoming Trump administration, especially regarding China and Taiwan?

Musk, with his prominent position in the global technology and industrial sectors, has deep interests in China. Given his history of business diplomacy with the Chinese government, is it possible that he could favor and influence Trump to take a softer approach toward Taiwan, prioritizing economic and technological interests? If Musk can shape Trump’s vision, is it plausible that the administration will adopt a more focused stance on issues such as artificial intelligence, communist control, and trade disputes, while downplaying the Taiwan issue?

Basically, the question is this. Musk knows that Trump will have a lot of legitimacy due to popular support, a Republican Congress, and a conservative Supreme Court. To avoid war or to avoid being undermined by China, will Musk try to convince Trump to convince society, and then "give up Taiwan" to please China, while maintaining a tough stance on issues like technology, surplus (and communism as a way to play up a threat while taking the focus off Taiwan)?

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Hi all, I have a MA in international affairs and a BA in Political science with ICCAE certs, currently working as a teacher and am getting ready to make a career jump somewhere in the future. Is intel a good field to look at or should I stick to the kiddos?

https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/undergraduate-internship-co-op-program-cyber-operations-and-mission-enablement/

Has anyone ever done these internships, and has it led to a job?

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https://youtu.be/FN71BkCaEMs

Anyone who understands even basic psychology knows that polygraphs are only one step removed from snake oil. Why is the federal government still using them? Are they just stupid, stubborn, or both?

I want to clarify that I do NOT mean that I want to get more knowledgeable, it’s not the same thing as what I’m talking about, I have lots of knowledge, I finished college and everything, but I recently came to the conclusion that conclusion that I’m not very good at using the knowledge, I’m not good at really figuring things out on my own, like I’m just bad at thinking and I generally want to be smarter. How would I do that?

Just curious to see if anyone actually has a degree related to intelligence, intelligence studies, etc… I’m a Psych B.A. and in a History M.A. program myself. How did your background prepare you for working in intelligence?

Hi all I'm hoping for someone to simmer or correct my thoughts that have caused a fair bit of existential dread (which I hope to be misplaced) that's plagued my day.

Donald's relationship with Putin is worrying to say the least. Especially his promises of ending the war in Ukraine which i suspect would involve capitulation from the Ukrainians and whatever follows that next.

My thoughts are that if he were to do this it would result in Putin encroaching on other Baltic states in an attempt to rebuild the USSR and dragging NATO/Europe into a direct war. Is this a rational possibility?

My second thought is towards Taiwan and the AUKUS program that was put in place by Harris/Biden. Would this be under threat of being pulled? Even with UK AU investment as it's not the first time he's torn down a policy/have unpredictable attitudes to defense.

This one I'm less confident in but still it alarms me that he's taken power at such a fractious time and the consequences towards those conflicts.

China watchers, anyone with a Hawaii nexus, and spy buffs in general might find interest in this article, published yesterday (3 November) in the Hawaii Tribune Herald:

https://islandintelligencer.substack.com/p/exploring-chinas-efforts-to-spy-in