Jason "Red5" Lyall
LightNews LightNews
banner
jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall
@jaylyall.bsky.social
17K followers 510 following 1.5K posts

Prof @Dartmouth. Director, FieldLab. Carnegie Fellow. Diversity and military effectiveness, war, humanitarian aid, USAID, sci fi. Author, DIVIDED ARMIES (2020, http://amzn.to/2Y80f25). 🇨🇦 #FirstGen #VermontZen

Website: www.jasonlyall.com .. more

Videos
Political science 44%
Sociology 18%
Posts Replies Media Videos

Reposted by Richard E. Lenski, Joshua S. Weitz, Aaron Sojourner , and 4 more

jchavezmpls.bsky.social
Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 11h
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.

gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h… sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
gofund.me

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 11h
Can’t reform this
donmoyn.bsky.social Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
A masked ICE officials with a 5 year old child

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Will Jennings, Brendan Nyhan , and 14 more

donmoyn.bsky.social
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
A masked ICE officials with a 5 year old child

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 12h
Your moment of much-needed Vermont zen

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 13h
This is every parent’s worst nightmare
joealv.bsky.social Joe @joealv.bsky.social · 16h
Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.
discosaurus.bsky.social Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 19h
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.

Reposted by Bonnie Honig, Trevon D. Logan, Jason Lyall , and 1 more

courtneymilan.com
Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14h
This picture broke me, but the description of this kidnapping by a witness who says ICE referred to this precious child as “it” as they took him away fills me with an unspeakable, murderous rage.
andrewkarre.bsky.social Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 20h
Sharing this report of ICE depravity from Facebook at the request of community member. This is from a suburb north of ICE-occupied Minneapolis.

The text is from her post on Facebook.
A child in a blue hat stands near a vehicle during an ICE raid. The text of the Facebook post that accompanied the photo.

Reposted by David S. Cohen, Trevon D. Logan, Jason Lyall , and 4 more

jamellebouie.net
jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h
state-sponsored child trafficking
discosaurus.bsky.social Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 19h
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
Kid in a hat and backpack, maybe 5, getting detained

Reposted by Kori Schake, Elizabeth Saunders, Matthew Bunn , and 1 more

sodrock.bsky.social
Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 16h
Only took me a few weeks but here is a list of books to introduce one to all things military. My latest⬇️

Reposted by Kevin Kenny, Silvia Secchi, Jason Lyall , and 2 more

joealv.bsky.social
Joe @joealv.bsky.social · 16h
Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.
discosaurus.bsky.social Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 19h
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
Kid in a hat and backpack, maybe 5, getting detained

Reposted by Mark A. Lemley, W. Andy Knight, Erol Akçay , and 1 more

andrewkarre.bsky.social
Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 20h
Sharing this report of ICE depravity from Facebook at the request of community member. This is from a suburb north of ICE-occupied Minneapolis.

The text is from her post on Facebook.
A child in a blue hat stands near a vehicle during an ICE raid. The text of the Facebook post that accompanied the photo.

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 22h
Clearly Europe doesn’t think Trump has ruled out the use of force to snatch Greenland
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · 22h
BREAKING: The European Parliament suspended work on a trade deal between the 27-member bloc and the US following Trump's repeated requests to take control over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory reut.rs/4bbpqGm

Reposted by R. M. Wilson, Jason Lyall, Anders Sundnes Løvlie

reuters.com
Reuters @reuters.com · 22h
BREAKING: The European Parliament suspended work on a trade deal between the 27-member bloc and the US following Trump's repeated requests to take control over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory reut.rs/4bbpqGm

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 23h
Now there's Q&A??!!

Reposted by Graham Webster, Jason Lyall

profsaunders.bsky.social
Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 23h
He is 100% threatening to use force. He still might not, but a headline that accepts this as a climb-down from force is simply inaccurate. And his word means nothing anyway.
zackbeauchamp.bsky.social Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 23h
Yes, this is my overwhelming impression listening to it. He repeatedly demanded full ownership of Greenland, and made an explicit threat to punish the Europeans if they don't give in. He then threatened to punish Canada over its prime minister's speech!
attackerman.bsky.social Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 23h
If you're only reading headlines and see "Trump Says He Won't Use Force" it will give you a misimpression of both how bellicose this speech is and how dug in he is on Greenland.

Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner, Jason Lyall

profsaunders.bsky.social
Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 23h
Presidents have said and done many terrible things: imperialist violence, regime change, and human rights violations. Trump unprecedented power that lets him act at speed, at home and abroad, in the digital age. Hobbes all the way down. @dandrezner.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 23h
Is this the most dangerous, and unhinged, international speech by a US president ever? Demands Greenland (and Iceland). Threatens Canada. Trashes NATO. Makes fun of leaders. Disparages Europe's environmental goals.

Carney was right to call our current moment a "rupture"
vincedmonroy.bsky.social Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 23h
Trump on Canada: They should be grateful also, but they’re not. I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn’t so grateful. But they should be grateful to us. Canada lives because of the U.S. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Will Jennings, Robert Wolfe , and 2 more

vincedmonroy.bsky.social
Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 23h
Trump on Canada: They should be grateful also, but they’re not. I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn’t so grateful. But they should be grateful to us. Canada lives because of the U.S. Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 23h
Honestly not sure why any European leader is still sitting through Trump's absolutely batshit speech. Just get up and walk out

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Charles W. Smith, Stacy D. VanDeveer , and 1 more

atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Trump: "Canada gets a lot of freebies from us. They should be grateful but they're not. He watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn't so grateful. But they should be grateful to us. Canada. Canada lives because of the United States. Remember that, Mark, next time you make your statements"

Reposted by Nils B. Weidmann

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d
“You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”

This speech is 🔥 and easily one of the most remarkable (and alarming) by a Canadian PM

Reposted by David R. Miller, Jason Lyall, Sarah Roberts , and 1 more

olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d
hard to believe that the Charlie Kirk firings / pearl clutchings happened mere months ago but here we are
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d
Nick Fuentes urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota: "Bro, do it. Do something. Just stop chickening out. I'm just tired of the idle threats... Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. Please just kill them."

www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org

Reposted by Jason Lyall

beijingpalmer.bsky.social
BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d
wrote on why the Canadian-Chinese deal makes sense in the age of Trump (had to update *while writing* which is just how the news is nowadays)

foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/20/c...
With Trade Deal, Canada Bets on China
For all its risks, Beijing has become a more predictable partner than the United States under Trump.
foreignpolicy.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Saunders, Nicholas A. Christakis, Brendan Nyhan , and 3 more

adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her

Reposted by Philip Nel, Jason Lyall

melissasweetdr.bsky.social
Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d
"To date, 757,314 people – the majority children – have died from the funding cuts, according to ImpactCounter, which tracks the effect of USAID cuts via sophisticated modelling tools. That is 88 deaths every hour."

Reposted by Stephen M. Walt, Joanna Bryson, Marc Lynch , and 76 more

davidho.bsky.social
David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, David R. Miller, Aaron Sojourner , and 6 more

justinbaragona.bsky.social
Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d
Nick Fuentes urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota: "Bro, do it. Do something. Just stop chickening out. I'm just tired of the idle threats... Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. Please just kill them."

www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org

Reposted by Jonathan Hopkin, Els Torreele, Jason Lyall , and 2 more

conorsen.bsky.social
Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 1d
The Carney speech is worth reading in full: globalnews.ca/news/1162087...
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 2d
"Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual" [for now]
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com

Reposted by Ian Hall, Jason Lyall, Gwénola Ricordeau , and 1 more

yasharali.bsky.social
Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING

President Trump has posted what appears to be a private message from President Macron of France where Macron says:

“I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland.”
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Note from President Emmanuel Macron, of France: ‹ EM Emmanuel Macron @ C B Today From président Macron to President Trump My friend, We are totally in line on Syria We can do great things on Iran Ido not understand what you are doing on Greenland Let us try to build great things. 1) i can set up a g7 meeting after Davos in Paris on thursday afternoon. I can invite the ukrainians, the danish, the syrians and the russians in the margins 2) let us have a dinner together in Paris together on thursday before you go back to the us Emmanuel 5:01PM

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

jaylyall.bsky.social
Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 2d
Just crazy that Republicans are still +9 on national security given Trump's black-bagging of Maduro and threats to seize Greenland (let alone the legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan). He's threatening to destroy NATO, for crying out loud.
usapolling.bsky.social Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 2d
"Who do you trust more on..."

🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1

🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9

Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026