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Jason "Red5" Lyall
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Prof @Dartmouth. Director, FieldLab. Carnegie Fellow. Diversity and military effectiveness, war, humanitarian aid, USAID, sci fi. Author, DIVIDED ARMIES (2020, http://amzn.to/2Y80f25). ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ #FirstGen #VermontZen

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social ยท 1h
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 12h
Report (in English):

www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/30/a...
At Least 100 Russian Officers Have Executed Their Own Comrades in Ukraine โ€“ Vyorstka - The Moscow Times
Russian commanders have been torturing and executing their own soldiers in Ukraine since the first year of the full-scale invasion, according to an investigation by the exiled news outlet Vyorstka.
www.themoscowtimes.com

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 12h
I'm re-upping our new open access article on why armies shoot their own soldiers in light of recent reports that more than 100 Russian officers have been confirmed as ordering the execution of their own soldiers in more than 12,000 reported incidents

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Fratricidal Coercion in Modern War | International Organization | Cambridge Core
Fratricidal Coercion in Modern War - Volume 79 Issue 1
www.cambridge.org

Reposted by Kori Schake, Jason Lyall

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Lindsay P Cohn @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social ยท 13h
Super excited that a new edited volume, Bend But Do Not Break, is coming out, edited by Jaron Wharton, @klkuzminski.bsky.social @jkdemp.bsky.social @mzmargulies.bsky.social Keith Carter, and @carriealee.bsky.social
And itโ€™s apparently doing well on the amazons

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 14h
"At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi novel Don't Create the Torment Nexus"

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 15h
Love the annual NPR book recommendations, but struggling with the inclusion of Alex Karp's book
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org

Reposted by David R. Miller, Jason Lyall

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social ยท 15h
"the president has directed the Department of Energy to launch an AI project called the genesis mission" sounds like something out of a technothriller

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Launching the Genesis Mission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. ย Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov

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Brian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social ยท 1d
@jaylyall.bsky.social wrote a 500 page academic book demonstrating this point.

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Divided Armies: Inequality and Battlefield Performance in Modern War (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics): Lyall, Jason: 9780691192444: Amazon.com: Books
Divided Armies: Inequality and Battlefield Performance in Modern War (Princeton Studies in International History and Politics) [Lyall, Jason] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Divid...
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 1d
"At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from the classic sci-fi novel Don't Create the Torment Nexus"
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planetโ€™s thermostat. The stakes are huge โ€” and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social ยท 1d
If youโ€™re a journalist whoโ€™s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace โ€œthe American people wantโ€ with โ€œtroll bots in Eastern Europe demandโ€

Being there makes your judgment suspect. I donโ€™t care how savvy you think you are, youโ€™re marinating in a disinformation campaign.

Reposted by Juan Cole, Jason Lyall

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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social ยท 1d
The headline is amazing. The foreign policy chaos that may sell out Ukraine is horrifying. The picture is of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, nominally the nation's top diplomat and also the National Security Advisor, who may or may not have called senators to disavow the plan he insists he co-wrote.

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social ยท 1d
The MAGA White House is scrambling to contain backlash to a plan critics say would amount to Ukraineโ€™s surrender after nearly four years of brutal war.
Trump Admin Caught Passing Russiaโ€™s Homework Off as Its Own
The MAGA White House is scrambling to contain backlash to a plan critics say would amount to Ukraineโ€™s surrender after nearly four years of brutal war.
trib.al

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Luca Migo โŒ๐Ÿ‘‘ @victinibcn.bsky.social ยท 2d
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17ยข ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 2d
"Who do I call in DC?"
rgoodlaw.bsky.social Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social ยท 2d
What a headline:

US Senators Say They Spoke With Rubio About Trumpโ€™s Ukraine Peace Plan Who Denied It Is a US Plan

(This as other US officials are still saying it is the US plan)

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Richard S.J. Tol, Jason Lyall

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social ยท 2d
What a headline:

US Senators Say They Spoke With Rubio About Trumpโ€™s Ukraine Peace Plan Who Denied It Is a US Plan

(This as other US officials are still saying it is the US plan)

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 2d
They're first in line

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 2d
Yes, very much looking forward to these guys serving long prison sentences for dismantling USAID illegally and the millions of preventable deaths that resulted from their actions

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 2d
"Trump and his top White House aides pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers almost as soon as they took office in January, and in the past 10 months have repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal"
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by David R. Miller, Jason Lyall

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public health guy ๐Ÿฆƒ @publichealthguy1.bsky.social ยท 2d
sucks to suck. theyโ€™ve killed hundreds of thousands of children.

i wonโ€™t lose a second of sleep if they are sentenced to life in prison for violating every national security law in the book
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
bit.ly

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๐Ÿฆƒ Seth Masket ๐Ÿฆƒ @smotus.bsky.social ยท 3d
Good to see some backtracking on one of these anyway apnews.com/article/coas...
Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive'
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as...
apnews.com

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 4d
we're definitely through the looking glass now

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 4d
Just a reminder that I'm happy to speak to any journalist, or to recommend other scholars to do so, about why prejudice and "potentially divisive symbols" like swastikas (!) are so harmful to morale and cohesion in militaries
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items โ€œpotentially divisive.โ€
www.washingtonpost.com

Reposted by Michael D. Robinson

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 4d
What the actual fuck are we doing here
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items โ€œpotentially divisive.โ€
www.washingtonpost.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social ยท 5d
This are some of the reasons why people are being fired at the FBI right now. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Worked on the January 6 investigations Investigated Trump for his connection to January 6th, or corrupt practices. Some agents working on corruption investigations were fired, rehired, and then fired again. Having a rainbow flag on their desk during the Biden administration. Taking a knee during a 2020 George Floyd protest Enforcement of FBI Covid policies Refusing to illegally fire other FBI employees Being in charge of the FBI jet after people figured out Patel was using it to see his girlfriend.

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Maya Sen @mayasen.bsky.social ยท 5d
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Richard S.J. Tol, David R. Miller

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 5d
Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social ยท 5d
Trump is now turning his attention to Sudan. Weโ€™ll see if the warring factions there want to play his games.
Donald J. Trump C @realDonaldTrump Tremendous atrocities are taking place in Sudan. It has become the most violent place on Earth and, likewise, the single biggest Humanitarian Crisis. Food, doctors, and everything else are desperately needed. Arab Leaders from all over the World, in particular the highly respected Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, who has just left the United States, have asked me to use the power and influence of the Presidency to bring an immediate halt to what is taking place in Sudan. It is considered a Great Civilization and Culture, unfortunately gone bad, but one that can be fixed with the cooperation and coordination of Countries, including those in the Region of tremendous Wealth, who want this to happen. We will work with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern partners to get these atrocities to end, while at the same time stabilizing Sudan. Thank you for your attention to this matter. GOD BLESS THE WORLD!

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social ยท 5d
Trump is now turning his attention to Sudan. Weโ€™ll see if the warring factions there want to play his games.
Donald J. Trump C @realDonaldTrump Tremendous atrocities are taking place in Sudan. It has become the most violent place on Earth and, likewise, the single biggest Humanitarian Crisis. Food, doctors, and everything else are desperately needed. Arab Leaders from all over the World, in particular the highly respected Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, who has just left the United States, have asked me to use the power and influence of the Presidency to bring an immediate halt to what is taking place in Sudan. It is considered a Great Civilization and Culture, unfortunately gone bad, but one that can be fixed with the cooperation and coordination of Countries, including those in the Region of tremendous Wealth, who want this to happen. We will work with Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and other Middle Eastern partners to get these atrocities to end, while at the same time stabilizing Sudan. Thank you for your attention to this matter. GOD BLESS THE WORLD!

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social ยท 5d
I have been feeling depressed and discouraged that this man has the power and influence he does at my school and in my profession

And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?

Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social ยท 6d
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment weโ€™re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social ยท 6d
๐ŸŽถ Hello darkness my old friend ๐ŸŽถ
segyges.bsky.social SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social ยท 6d
i went and got the most obviously scared shitless screengrab. he looks slightly more terrified before this but it's got motion blur, this is the first frame of his whole face after he learns that isn't blurred

he looks

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