Jas Easterly
@jaseasterly.bsky.social
13th Gen Virginian. I bow and scrape for no one—neither should anyone else. Dietrich Bonhoeffer fan. Summum Nec Metuam Diem Nec Optem. Mon Mothma’s old man. JET's Pop. NYU MFA—still writing 1st novel. Afghan War Vet. Journeyman lawyer—no problem too small.
More like influenza…
February 3, 2026 at 8:52 PM
More like influenza…
What deal has he ever honored? Harvard doesn’t play the sucker in this someday Sorkin screenplay.
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 AM
What deal has he ever honored? Harvard doesn’t play the sucker in this someday Sorkin screenplay.
Are the aliens kidnapping them? That’s a great epistemic plot twist.
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Are the aliens kidnapping them? That’s a great epistemic plot twist.
Reposted by Jas Easterly
"We will never have true strategic independence, absent our own nuclear deterrent."
Canada should keep options open on acquiring nuclear weapons, former top soldier says
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Canada should keep options open on acquiring nuclear weapons, former top soldier says
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Canada should keep options open on acquiring nuclear weapons, former top soldier says
Retired general Wayne Eyre says the question of whether to develop a nuclear deterrent is not an immediate concern
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Reposted by Jas Easterly
As I wrote last spring:
"In short, the United States behaving as a predatory hegemon unconstrained by the UN Charter and threatening other states with territorial conquest...may spur more countries to acquire their own atomic insurance policies."
www.justsecurity.org/109537/upend...
"In short, the United States behaving as a predatory hegemon unconstrained by the UN Charter and threatening other states with territorial conquest...may spur more countries to acquire their own atomic insurance policies."
www.justsecurity.org/109537/upend...
Upending the International Order
Through both word and deed, President Trump has been aggressively undermining the rule of law internationally.
www.justsecurity.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
As I wrote last spring:
"In short, the United States behaving as a predatory hegemon unconstrained by the UN Charter and threatening other states with territorial conquest...may spur more countries to acquire their own atomic insurance policies."
www.justsecurity.org/109537/upend...
"In short, the United States behaving as a predatory hegemon unconstrained by the UN Charter and threatening other states with territorial conquest...may spur more countries to acquire their own atomic insurance policies."
www.justsecurity.org/109537/upend...