Jess Blankshain (sad girl autumn version)
@profjessblankshain.bsky.social
Associate professor, mom, triathlete, dog person, Swiftie. US foreign policy, civil-military relations, & bureaucratic politics. Personal views only. Posts before 9/23/23 are imports from the other place.
Reposted by Jess Blankshain (sad girl autumn version)
The ch that @profjessblankshain.bsky.social and I wrote focuses on how the Total Force Policy affected the reserves: “Combined with the post–Cold War security environment, it fundamentally changed the way the reserve component is employed, increasing its operational use and professionalization.”
Featuring all your favorite civ-mil people, incl me and @profjessblankshain.bsky.social on “The Future of the Total Force: What Will It Mean to Be a Citizen-Soldier?”
@robertralston.bsky.social and Ron Krebs on polarization; @kschake.bsky.social and @bishopgarrison.com on non-partisanship …
@robertralston.bsky.social and Ron Krebs on polarization; @kschake.bsky.social and @bishopgarrison.com on non-partisanship …
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The ch that @profjessblankshain.bsky.social and I wrote focuses on how the Total Force Policy affected the reserves: “Combined with the post–Cold War security environment, it fundamentally changed the way the reserve component is employed, increasing its operational use and professionalization.”
That moment when the book is actually real! @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social and I really enjoyed working on our chapter on the future of the Total Force.
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 it’s apparently doing well on the amazons
And it’s apparently doing well on the amazons
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
That moment when the book is actually real! @lindsaypcohn.bsky.social and I really enjoyed working on our chapter on the future of the Total Force.
Any recommendations to help a kid with sensory issues stay asleep at night? I'm seeing a bunch of weighted/compression blanket/pod/sheet options but not sure where to start.
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Any recommendations to help a kid with sensory issues stay asleep at night? I'm seeing a bunch of weighted/compression blanket/pod/sheet options but not sure where to start.
Do we think Robert Irwin would partner with me for a video tutorial on how to change a toddler doing a death roll?
November 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Do we think Robert Irwin would partner with me for a video tutorial on how to change a toddler doing a death roll?
Wow Anne with an E season 3 is just one gut punch after another
November 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Wow Anne with an E season 3 is just one gut punch after another
*Listening to TLOAS with preschooler, who I have been assuming does not pay attention to song lyrics*
Him: Mama there aren't keys to the city
Me: uhoh
Him: Mama there aren't keys to the city
Me: uhoh
November 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
*Listening to TLOAS with preschooler, who I have been assuming does not pay attention to song lyrics*
Him: Mama there aren't keys to the city
Me: uhoh
Him: Mama there aren't keys to the city
Me: uhoh
Eating canned peas (straight from the can, obvi) for an after work snack, as one does
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Eating canned peas (straight from the can, obvi) for an after work snack, as one does
It has been 0 days since Jess got way too fired up talking about Marbury v Madison
November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It has been 0 days since Jess got way too fired up talking about Marbury v Madison
I regret to inform you that waking up half an hour earlier does make mornings less stressful
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I regret to inform you that waking up half an hour earlier does make mornings less stressful
Help I'm "Halloween candy is too sweet" old and I'm not ready for this
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Help I'm "Halloween candy is too sweet" old and I'm not ready for this
Finally watching K Pop Demon Hunters. The children refused to watch it with me.
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Finally watching K Pop Demon Hunters. The children refused to watch it with me.
My kids are going to understand that the combination of the time change and this game means they should sleep in tomorrow, right? I assume they can just absorb ambient stress levels in their sleep or something.
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
My kids are going to understand that the combination of the time change and this game means they should sleep in tomorrow, right? I assume they can just absorb ambient stress levels in their sleep or something.
Ok Lego app can we stop with the "prove you're an adult" math because that is not where I am cognitively right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Ok Lego app can we stop with the "prove you're an adult" math because that is not where I am cognitively right now
Got word I'm back to work on Monday with or without a paycheck. Catching up on @sirenspod.bsky.social to ease back into the foreign policy decision-making headspace.
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Got word I'm back to work on Monday with or without a paycheck. Catching up on @sirenspod.bsky.social to ease back into the foreign policy decision-making headspace.
Happy "panic ordering a new Halloween costume bc your child changed their mind again" week to all who celebrate
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy "panic ordering a new Halloween costume bc your child changed their mind again" week to all who celebrate
Being the parent who knows which trash is trash and which trash is NOT trash is a lot of pressure
October 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Being the parent who knows which trash is trash and which trash is NOT trash is a lot of pressure
The main thing I have learned as the parent of an early elementary school aged child is that I hold a pencil wrong
October 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The main thing I have learned as the parent of an early elementary school aged child is that I hold a pencil wrong
We've reached the "watching Dancing With the Stars while I clean the kitchen" stage of furlough
October 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We've reached the "watching Dancing With the Stars while I clean the kitchen" stage of furlough
Watching Boots is making me realize how much I normally rely on hairstyles to tell characters apart
October 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Watching Boots is making me realize how much I normally rely on hairstyles to tell characters apart
Just realized that Hop Little Bunnies is basically training my toddler to do burpees. This feels unwise.
October 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just realized that Hop Little Bunnies is basically training my toddler to do burpees. This feels unwise.
Toddler asked me to do three different floor puzzles so she could take them apart and put them back in the box. I went along with it because it's less destructive than some of her other activities.
October 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Toddler asked me to do three different floor puzzles so she could take them apart and put them back in the box. I went along with it because it's less destructive than some of her other activities.
The thing I most often yell at the TV while watching any version of The Traitors is "chill out no one is really dead!"
October 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The thing I most often yell at the TV while watching any version of The Traitors is "chill out no one is really dead!"
Furlough can't keep us from morning PT! @theomilo.bsky.social and I beat the nor'easter at the Newport Half Marathon this morning (one of us by a somewhat more comfortable margin)
October 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Furlough can't keep us from morning PT! @theomilo.bsky.social and I beat the nor'easter at the Newport Half Marathon this morning (one of us by a somewhat more comfortable margin)
Been playing a lot of "is that marker or blood? lately
October 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Been playing a lot of "is that marker or blood? lately
Figured out how to play my vinyls on my giant over ear Bluetooth headphones. My constant dancing around the house lip syncing is about to get even more annoying!
October 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Figured out how to play my vinyls on my giant over ear Bluetooth headphones. My constant dancing around the house lip syncing is about to get even more annoying!