Mike Jensen
@mikejjensen.bsky.social
Political Science, Information Warfare, Political Communication
This level of sabotage is at a level beyond the fever dreams of America's adversaries
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 AM
This level of sabotage is at a level beyond the fever dreams of America's adversaries
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...
FBI under Kash Patel has become ‘internally paralyzed by fear’, new report reveals | FBI | The Guardian share.google/z0YgkdFMFm4N...
The Kremlin treats the agreement worked on by Rubio and Ukraine as "irrelevant," rejecting any effort to paint them as the aggressor or enact a ceasefire. Russia prioritizes its relationship with China over the US and prefers a military solution.
restrictedhandling.substack.com/p/rh-1-dec-2...
restrictedhandling.substack.com/p/rh-1-dec-2...
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Kremlin treats the agreement worked on by Rubio and Ukraine as "irrelevant," rejecting any effort to paint them as the aggressor or enact a ceasefire. Russia prioritizes its relationship with China over the US and prefers a military solution.
restrictedhandling.substack.com/p/rh-1-dec-2...
restrictedhandling.substack.com/p/rh-1-dec-2...
If Mamdani and Trump can find a way to set aside toxic partisan politcs and focus on getting things done for people, maybe the rest of the political establishment can do the same.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
If Mamdani and Trump can find a way to set aside toxic partisan politcs and focus on getting things done for people, maybe the rest of the political establishment can do the same.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Two lines of responses to gray zone attacks: 1) restore deterrence by responding in ways that change an adversary's risk calculus and 2) explain these attacks to publics as adversaries thrive on the ambiguity of attribution which slows responses in democracies
www.thecipherbrief.com/gray-zone-wa...
www.thecipherbrief.com/gray-zone-wa...
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Two lines of responses to gray zone attacks: 1) restore deterrence by responding in ways that change an adversary's risk calculus and 2) explain these attacks to publics as adversaries thrive on the ambiguity of attribution which slows responses in democracies
www.thecipherbrief.com/gray-zone-wa...
www.thecipherbrief.com/gray-zone-wa...
It is hard to imagine a more arrogant and hyperbolic response to Japan's concerns that any effort to conquer Taiwan by force would threaten Japan and probably lead to Japan needing to defend itself. This is not the response of a country seeking peaceful integration.
news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11...
news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11...
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
It is hard to imagine a more arrogant and hyperbolic response to Japan's concerns that any effort to conquer Taiwan by force would threaten Japan and probably lead to Japan needing to defend itself. This is not the response of a country seeking peaceful integration.
news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11...
news.cgtn.com/news/2025-11...
For the countries polled, these are challenges to overcome, for RT reporting this, it is a headlining championing success believing they helped to produce this outcome
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
For the countries polled, these are challenges to overcome, for RT reporting this, it is a headlining championing success believing they helped to produce this outcome
Grok claims that it "believes" Trump won the 2020 election.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
1. Mainstreaming obviously false information undermines the value of a chat bot -- so why would anyone do that?
2. What does it mean for a computer to "believe"?
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
1. Mainstreaming obviously false information undermines the value of a chat bot -- so why would anyone do that?
2. What does it mean for a computer to "believe"?
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Grok claims that it "believes" Trump won the 2020 election.
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
1. Mainstreaming obviously false information undermines the value of a chat bot -- so why would anyone do that?
2. What does it mean for a computer to "believe"?
www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/xs-grok-cl...
1. Mainstreaming obviously false information undermines the value of a chat bot -- so why would anyone do that?
2. What does it mean for a computer to "believe"?
Partisan elite cues trump considerations of personal and state level policy effects. Both affective and negative partisanship play a role -- though the effect is strongest for Trump supporters
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Partisan elite cues trump considerations of personal and state level policy effects. Both affective and negative partisanship play a role -- though the effect is strongest for Trump supporters
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
RT celebrates its 20th birthday with a collection of influencers from West
alexzfinley.substack.com/p/trump-russ...
alexzfinley.substack.com/p/trump-russ...
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
RT celebrates its 20th birthday with a collection of influencers from West
alexzfinley.substack.com/p/trump-russ...
alexzfinley.substack.com/p/trump-russ...
Don't mess with Australia
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November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Don't mess with Australia
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No time like the present to increase the pressure
www.thecipherbrief.com/putin-strate...
www.thecipherbrief.com/putin-strate...
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
No time like the present to increase the pressure
www.thecipherbrief.com/putin-strate...
www.thecipherbrief.com/putin-strate...
This is what happens when an influence operation is tasked to write 300 anti-vaccine posts, 300 posts defending Russian aggression in Ukraine, 300 posts denying that climate change is occurring, and they are only going to pay for 300 posts in all.
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is what happens when an influence operation is tasked to write 300 anti-vaccine posts, 300 posts defending Russian aggression in Ukraine, 300 posts denying that climate change is occurring, and they are only going to pay for 300 posts in all.
One sign that Putin is playing Trump and Putin is winning is that the demand that, "They should stop where they are. Let both claim Victory, let History decide!" was the position Putin got Trump to back off from in Alaska. Putin uses "diplomacy" as a form of war.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
October 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
One sign that Putin is playing Trump and Putin is winning is that the demand that, "They should stop where they are. Let both claim Victory, let History decide!" was the position Putin got Trump to back off from in Alaska. Putin uses "diplomacy" as a form of war.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Focusing on the personal relationship between Zelenskyy and Putin is probably a path to failure. Putin's aspiration to control thr countries on Russia's border is incompatible with their desire for self-governance. Peace will come with Russia's defeat.
www.nbcnews.com/world/ukrain...
www.nbcnews.com/world/ukrain...
October 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Focusing on the personal relationship between Zelenskyy and Putin is probably a path to failure. Putin's aspiration to control thr countries on Russia's border is incompatible with their desire for self-governance. Peace will come with Russia's defeat.
www.nbcnews.com/world/ukrain...
www.nbcnews.com/world/ukrain...
Trump confirms Russia got him to change his mind on giving Tomahawks to Ukraine convincing him it would hurt the US-Russian relationship and that relationship was a greater priority for him. #reflexiveControl
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
October 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump confirms Russia got him to change his mind on giving Tomahawks to Ukraine convincing him it would hurt the US-Russian relationship and that relationship was a greater priority for him. #reflexiveControl
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Russian threats about Tomahawks crossing a red line a continuation of their reflexive control operations targeting American presidents
www.thecipherbrief.com/trump-putin-...
www.thecipherbrief.com/trump-putin-...
October 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Russian threats about Tomahawks crossing a red line a continuation of their reflexive control operations targeting American presidents
www.thecipherbrief.com/trump-putin-...
www.thecipherbrief.com/trump-putin-...
Engineered asymmetry: The combinational effects of disruptive technologies are transforming battlefields for both strong and relatively weak actors alike.
www.thecipherbrief.com/asymmetric-war
www.thecipherbrief.com/asymmetric-war
October 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Engineered asymmetry: The combinational effects of disruptive technologies are transforming battlefields for both strong and relatively weak actors alike.
www.thecipherbrief.com/asymmetric-war
www.thecipherbrief.com/asymmetric-war
Head of Australian Office of National Intelligence on the collapse of the rules-based international order and the weaponisation of economic interdependence -- the "lucky country's" luck is running out
www.defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-...
www.defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-...
October 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Head of Australian Office of National Intelligence on the collapse of the rules-based international order and the weaponisation of economic interdependence -- the "lucky country's" luck is running out
www.defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-...
www.defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-...
October 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Russian propagandists doubt Trump's support for Ukraine
He could silence those critics with new military aid and backing for an air defense zone around NATO countries extending hundreds of kilometers into Ukraine
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
He could silence those critics with new military aid and backing for an air defense zone around NATO countries extending hundreds of kilometers into Ukraine
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
September 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Russian propagandists doubt Trump's support for Ukraine
He could silence those critics with new military aid and backing for an air defense zone around NATO countries extending hundreds of kilometers into Ukraine
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
He could silence those critics with new military aid and backing for an air defense zone around NATO countries extending hundreds of kilometers into Ukraine
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Beijing targeting American soft power at a time the US has undergone unilateral disarmament in the information domain
jamestown.org/program/deco...
jamestown.org/program/deco...
September 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Beijing targeting American soft power at a time the US has undergone unilateral disarmament in the information domain
jamestown.org/program/deco...
jamestown.org/program/deco...
Deterrence is a communication activity. This is an example of how to not signal deterrence and resolve
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
September 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Deterrence is a communication activity. This is an example of how to not signal deterrence and resolve
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
In the American context, the 2024 ANES data still shows strong support for maintaining democracy even if they like some authoritarian elements, they wish the system to remain democratic.
September 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
In the American context, the 2024 ANES data still shows strong support for maintaining democracy even if they like some authoritarian elements, they wish the system to remain democratic.
Most social scientists would agree there is a lot of low quality science and errant conclusions polluting their disciplines. But absent science and facts, impressions and wishes for something to be true would fill that void of knowledge.
www.eastisread.com/p/liu-jianju...
www.eastisread.com/p/liu-jianju...
August 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Most social scientists would agree there is a lot of low quality science and errant conclusions polluting their disciplines. But absent science and facts, impressions and wishes for something to be true would fill that void of knowledge.
www.eastisread.com/p/liu-jianju...
www.eastisread.com/p/liu-jianju...