Jill Sargent Russell, PhD
@jsargentr.bsky.social
Military Historian
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-Urban Warfare
-LOGPOWER
-Rapid Analysis
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At the Junction: https://jsargentr.substack.com/
-NatSec & Strategy
-Logistics
-Geopol Risk
-Urban Warfare
-LOGPOWER
-Rapid Analysis
Ukraine Adventure: https://www.patreon.com/TheAdventurousHistorian?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
At the Junction: https://jsargentr.substack.com/
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The post for my first day of work in the kitchens in Zaporizhzhia is up and it is free to read.
"Картопля!"
Come for the potato gatling gun, stay for the agony and the aglio.
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"Картопля!"
Come for the potato gatling gun, stay for the agony and the aglio.
www.patreon.com/posts/first-...
First Day of Work: Картопля! | The Adventurous Historian
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My phone threw this photo on me. This is 1st winter since Russia started bombing Kyiv, we live with my friends on dacha where my friend Dania magically made wi fi work , and where we have fire places to help with blackouts and cold, and movie nights, and Dania is showing off his newest tattoo and
February 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
My phone threw this photo on me. This is 1st winter since Russia started bombing Kyiv, we live with my friends on dacha where my friend Dania magically made wi fi work , and where we have fire places to help with blackouts and cold, and movie nights, and Dania is showing off his newest tattoo and
Dairygooned. I like it.
Here ya go @jeffkrisko.bsky.social - some fine Valentine’s Day reading in your native tongue
February 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Dairygooned. I like it.
My mother and stepfather married there 50 years ago this June 4th. (I also got married there about half as long ago, but not everything endures.) It has a neat vibe.
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
My mother and stepfather married there 50 years ago this June 4th. (I also got married there about half as long ago, but not everything endures.) It has a neat vibe.
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"The Greenlandic people have never felt threatened. The first time they felt unsafe for real is when an ally talked about acquiring them, buying them. It's outrageous."
"The Greenlandic people have never felt threatened. The first time they felt unsafe for real is when an ally talked about acquiring them, buying them. It's outrageous."
February 14, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"The Greenlandic people have never felt threatened. The first time they felt unsafe for real is when an ally talked about acquiring them, buying them. It's outrageous."
"The Greenlandic people have never felt threatened. The first time they felt unsafe for real is when an ally talked about acquiring them, buying them. It's outrageous."
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The Illinois Accountability Commission is gathering precisely the kind of evidence that will hold ICE and the Trump Administration responsible.
Democratic AGs stress importance of citizen-generated evidence in challenging ICE • Stateline
Cellphone video has emerged as a powerful rebuttal to the Trump administration’s version of immigration enforcement incidents.
stateline.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The Illinois Accountability Commission is gathering precisely the kind of evidence that will hold ICE and the Trump Administration responsible.
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STOP THE SAVE ACT.
Call your Senators. 202-224-3121
Call your Senators. 202-224-3121
February 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
STOP THE SAVE ACT.
Call your Senators. 202-224-3121
Call your Senators. 202-224-3121
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Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
It's a dangerous complication of pregnancy -- but a new drug holds promise
Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
n.pr
February 14, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Researchers celebrate early results of a drug that may become the first treatment for a serious complication of pregnancy called preeclampsia. It's got the potential to save many lives.
I'm just wondering whose expectations are actually problematic.
The problem with these kinds of surveys is always that "too many expectations" is vague and covers a giant range of possibilities
February 15, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I'm just wondering whose expectations are actually problematic.
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17k followers for this ingenuous bullshit.
klobuchar has skeeted untold number of times about ice.
she makes a post about something that ACTUALLY DOES MATTER TO PEOPLE, and she gets this response.
nothing but shit-stirrers looking for online cred.
klobuchar has skeeted untold number of times about ice.
she makes a post about something that ACTUALLY DOES MATTER TO PEOPLE, and she gets this response.
nothing but shit-stirrers looking for online cred.
February 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM
17k followers for this ingenuous bullshit.
klobuchar has skeeted untold number of times about ice.
she makes a post about something that ACTUALLY DOES MATTER TO PEOPLE, and she gets this response.
nothing but shit-stirrers looking for online cred.
klobuchar has skeeted untold number of times about ice.
she makes a post about something that ACTUALLY DOES MATTER TO PEOPLE, and she gets this response.
nothing but shit-stirrers looking for online cred.
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idk where to even start with this, how about here
DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise
FAA: show your work pls
DoD: no :)
DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise
FAA: show your work pls
DoD: no :)
DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
February 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
idk where to even start with this, how about here
DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise
FAA: show your work pls
DoD: no :)
DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
DoD: our new laser weapon is totally safe we promise
FAA: show your work pls
DoD: no :)
DoD: also we’re gonna let border patrol use it lol
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Yes he was handsome. But give some credit to the meticulous attention his wife Anna Murray Douglass paid to his care, his home, & the presentation of his garments. It was Anna, a free woman who he met in Baltimore, who out of her meager savings gave FD the money for his train ride to escape.
February 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Yes he was handsome. But give some credit to the meticulous attention his wife Anna Murray Douglass paid to his care, his home, & the presentation of his garments. It was Anna, a free woman who he met in Baltimore, who out of her meager savings gave FD the money for his train ride to escape.
We need to try harder.
Seven of the eight Ivy League schools are banned from the DOD program. Only my alma mater, Dartmouth College, remains eligible. I suspect it is because Dartmouth hired a hard core MAGA as its general counsel.
I wish we were one of the banned.
I wish we were one of the banned.
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We need to try harder.
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Seven of the eight Ivy League schools are banned from the DOD program. Only my alma mater, Dartmouth College, remains eligible. I suspect it is because Dartmouth hired a hard core MAGA as its general counsel.
I wish we were one of the banned.
I wish we were one of the banned.
Hegseth to US military: if you get into MIT, we won't let you attend because of the risk that you will be exposed to ideas hostile to MAGA when you study there.
February 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Seven of the eight Ivy League schools are banned from the DOD program. Only my alma mater, Dartmouth College, remains eligible. I suspect it is because Dartmouth hired a hard core MAGA as its general counsel.
I wish we were one of the banned.
I wish we were one of the banned.
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I work in a boutique. A male customer wanted us to gift wrap a scarf and lingerie separately, with cards addressed to different women's names. Nothing new to us. But he'd parked a Tesla, so just before sealing up the boxes I switched the two cards. Serve him right.
February 14, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I work in a boutique. A male customer wanted us to gift wrap a scarf and lingerie separately, with cards addressed to different women's names. Nothing new to us. But he'd parked a Tesla, so just before sealing up the boxes I switched the two cards. Serve him right.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The preening hucksters of The Profession sure are quiet these days.
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The preening hucksters of The Profession sure are quiet these days.
Where are all the anon officers writing jeremiads on the profession?
New: Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the US (list in replies) abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Hegseth’s campaign against schools he describes as being biased against the US military
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...
Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools | CNN Politics
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Where are all the anon officers writing jeremiads on the profession?
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FM Sikorski:
If the US forces Ukraine into an unfair deal, we will continue with our commitment to Ukraine, and it is Ukraine that will decide when to make a deal.
And then we will not be able to be ignored by Putin, because we will then become the main provider to Ukraine.
If the US forces Ukraine into an unfair deal, we will continue with our commitment to Ukraine, and it is Ukraine that will decide when to make a deal.
And then we will not be able to be ignored by Putin, because we will then become the main provider to Ukraine.
February 14, 2026 at 7:09 PM
FM Sikorski:
If the US forces Ukraine into an unfair deal, we will continue with our commitment to Ukraine, and it is Ukraine that will decide when to make a deal.
And then we will not be able to be ignored by Putin, because we will then become the main provider to Ukraine.
If the US forces Ukraine into an unfair deal, we will continue with our commitment to Ukraine, and it is Ukraine that will decide when to make a deal.
And then we will not be able to be ignored by Putin, because we will then become the main provider to Ukraine.
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I can’t think about it because otherwise I will think only about it. But I don’t have time for it.
They attack us with, you see, hundreds and hundreds of drones and missiles. What is the difference between poison and missile? I don’t see the difference.
They attack us with, you see, hundreds and hundreds of drones and missiles. What is the difference between poison and missile? I don’t see the difference.
February 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I can’t think about it because otherwise I will think only about it. But I don’t have time for it.
They attack us with, you see, hundreds and hundreds of drones and missiles. What is the difference between poison and missile? I don’t see the difference.
They attack us with, you see, hundreds and hundreds of drones and missiles. What is the difference between poison and missile? I don’t see the difference.
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OMG it is about this guy, who is a full blown AfD MEP
Guido Reil - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:02 PM
OMG it is about this guy, who is a full blown AfD MEP
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🇫🇮 Stubb: I don’t think any sensible Europeans would go back to Russian energy.
I think the whole idea that energy binds us together and interdependence is now over — so we’re looking at alternative solutions in Europe.
I think the whole idea that energy binds us together and interdependence is now over — so we’re looking at alternative solutions in Europe.
February 14, 2026 at 7:23 PM
🇫🇮 Stubb: I don’t think any sensible Europeans would go back to Russian energy.
I think the whole idea that energy binds us together and interdependence is now over — so we’re looking at alternative solutions in Europe.
I think the whole idea that energy binds us together and interdependence is now over — so we’re looking at alternative solutions in Europe.
🤦♀️
Newsom doing dirty domestic laundry in Munich.
I don't know who is advising him on foreign affairs, but none of this is good.
Newsom doing dirty domestic laundry in Munich.
I don't know who is advising him on foreign affairs, but none of this is good.
🇺🇸 Gavin Newsom on Trump:
This is temporary. MAGA will not survive past Donald Trump. He’s a cult of personality.
I said “invasive species.” Some of you may not know what I mean, but he took over the Republican Party.
This is temporary. MAGA will not survive past Donald Trump. He’s a cult of personality.
I said “invasive species.” Some of you may not know what I mean, but he took over the Republican Party.
February 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
🤦♀️
Newsom doing dirty domestic laundry in Munich.
I don't know who is advising him on foreign affairs, but none of this is good.
Newsom doing dirty domestic laundry in Munich.
I don't know who is advising him on foreign affairs, but none of this is good.
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“.. They’re builders, contractors, lumber companies ..
“.. They started off with, ‘hey, we were all Trump supporters, and we thought he was going to secure the border .. we just never thought that they were going to be coming after our folks ..”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“.. They started off with, ‘hey, we were all Trump supporters, and we thought he was going to secure the border .. we just never thought that they were going to be coming after our folks ..”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 14, 2026 at 7:29 PM
“.. They’re builders, contractors, lumber companies ..
“.. They started off with, ‘hey, we were all Trump supporters, and we thought he was going to secure the border .. we just never thought that they were going to be coming after our folks ..”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“.. They started off with, ‘hey, we were all Trump supporters, and we thought he was going to secure the border .. we just never thought that they were going to be coming after our folks ..”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The good thing is, they're both wrong enough (because RIGID) there is no need to reluctantly choose sides.
One of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, forces in public opinion is elite leadership. Partisans largely “follow the lead“ of their side’s elites.
Arguing Dems shouldn’t try to shape opinion is arguing they should give up this power voluntarily. That’s dumb, not to mention morally vacuous
Arguing Dems shouldn’t try to shape opinion is arguing they should give up this power voluntarily. That’s dumb, not to mention morally vacuous
A critique I hear of me sometimes is that I don’t believe in changing public opinion.
What I would say is that I don’t really think *working politicians* should be focused on changing opinion, that’s the job for everyone else — go out and persuade someone!
What I would say is that I don’t really think *working politicians* should be focused on changing opinion, that’s the job for everyone else — go out and persuade someone!
February 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
The good thing is, they're both wrong enough (because RIGID) there is no need to reluctantly choose sides.