Chris Ingram
@chrisgingram.bsky.social
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Chris Ingram
@chrisgingram.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Welcome new followers!
I’m not certain what you were looking for, but I hope you stick around so we can build a community of positive discourse.
My background/interests range widely: economics, politics, military strategy, writing, history, art, hiking, and cocktails. 🧵
I’m not certain what you were looking for, but I hope you stick around so we can build a community of positive discourse.
My background/interests range widely: economics, politics, military strategy, writing, history, art, hiking, and cocktails. 🧵
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Just noting that Alabama is one of the most biodiverse places in the country and its freshwater biodiversity is some of the highest in THE WORLD, comparable to THE LITERAL AMAZON, but they want to build water-guzzling data centers for AI here b/c land is cheap.
1/4 I typically do not use preprint services, but our findings are important to the residents of Bessemer, Alabama impacted by the Marvel Project...a mega datacenter that will have a huge environmental impact.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Just noting that Alabama is one of the most biodiverse places in the country and its freshwater biodiversity is some of the highest in THE WORLD, comparable to THE LITERAL AMAZON, but they want to build water-guzzling data centers for AI here b/c land is cheap.
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Hi folks! A few thoughts on this essay, and the questions that we *should* be asking, rather than the ones this Army officer seems inclined to answer. I haven’t done a CMR thread in a while so I’m overdue. 🧵
Hard to imagine a more sinister & dangerous argument, couched in euphemism & high-minded language. "This essay does not argue liberalism will collapse, only that [US] military officers should be intellectually (and spiritually) prepared for alternatives." warontherocks.com/2025/10/the-...
The American Military Officer After Liberalism
Across academia, government, and Silicon Valley, on social media, and in leading journals, intellectuals and political leaders are openly debating what
warontherocks.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hi folks! A few thoughts on this essay, and the questions that we *should* be asking, rather than the ones this Army officer seems inclined to answer. I haven’t done a CMR thread in a while so I’m overdue. 🧵
Just a random reminder that the “this” in “This We’ll Defend” is the U.S. Constitution.
Our oath is clear on the matter; there is no professional alternative.
Our oath is clear on the matter; there is no professional alternative.
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Just a random reminder that the “this” in “This We’ll Defend” is the U.S. Constitution.
Our oath is clear on the matter; there is no professional alternative.
Our oath is clear on the matter; there is no professional alternative.
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Sharing this recent podcast by me on how civil-military relations (ideally) should work in liberal democracies.
See here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsma...
See here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsma...
October 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Sharing this recent podcast by me on how civil-military relations (ideally) should work in liberal democracies.
See here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsma...
See here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsma...
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It’s been almost axiomatic for a long time that John Boyd can’t be fully understood because he never wrote anything down. That argument no longer holds. “Snowmobiles and Grand Ideals” is the definite Boyd, in his own words, from start to finish:
www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/...
www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/...
October 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It’s been almost axiomatic for a long time that John Boyd can’t be fully understood because he never wrote anything down. That argument no longer holds. “Snowmobiles and Grand Ideals” is the definite Boyd, in his own words, from start to finish:
www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/...
www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/...
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The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.
The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country
The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.
n.pr
October 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.
Walking into Day 22 of Government Civilian Appreciation Month at the headquarters …
michael scott from the office says `` all i can do right now is put on a brave face '' .
ALT: michael scott from the office says `` all i can do right now is put on a brave face '' .
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Walking into Day 22 of Government Civilian Appreciation Month at the headquarters …
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Ok…I’m stealing this thread and sharing (with attribution) with every student and advisor where I teach.
How to write a thesis statement in just 7 easy steps?
The SECRET to a strong dissertation.
Don't announce instead of argue.
Don't observe instead of claim.
Don't ramble instead of focus.
A thesis statement is the central claim of an article.
The SECRET to a strong dissertation.
Don't announce instead of argue.
Don't observe instead of claim.
Don't ramble instead of focus.
A thesis statement is the central claim of an article.
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Ok…I’m stealing this thread and sharing (with attribution) with every student and advisor where I teach.
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See Putin as "a dictator who’s bet everything on a failed invasion, a country losing its sphere of influence, and an economy that’s rapidly cooling. A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility.” Smart piece by Andrew Ryvkin.
Putin Is Not Winning
Underestimating the Russian leader is dangerous, but ascribing dark powers to him plays right into his hands.
www.theatlantic.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
See Putin as "a dictator who’s bet everything on a failed invasion, a country losing its sphere of influence, and an economy that’s rapidly cooling. A realistic view of his power would strip Putin of his biggest leverage: the perception of his invincibility.” Smart piece by Andrew Ryvkin.
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If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
Wow. Just wow.
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
"Students pay premium prices for information that AI now delivers instantly and for free. A business student can ask ChatGPT to explain supply chain optimization or generate market analysis in seconds. The traditional lecture-and-test model faces its Blockbuster moment."
When Knowledge is Free, What are Professors For?
Higher Education Must Stop Competing with AI on Information and Start Teaching What Machines Can’t Do
www.forbes.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM
If you think that professors exist as repositories of knowledge that students ask for answers, you’re missing the entire point of a college education.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
We’re here to teach students how to do research, how to analyze and argue, how to think for themselves — how to find the answers on their own.
Army Times article on the creation of U.S. Army Transformation & Training Command (T2COM) in Austin, TX, and the legacies of TRADOC & AFC which it replaces.
www.armytimes.com/land/2025/10...
www.armytimes.com/land/2025/10...
Inside the US Army’s new modernization mega-command
The service has folded two four-star commands into one, as leaders hope for an Austin-style innovation jolt.
www.armytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Army Times article on the creation of U.S. Army Transformation & Training Command (T2COM) in Austin, TX, and the legacies of TRADOC & AFC which it replaces.
www.armytimes.com/land/2025/10...
www.armytimes.com/land/2025/10...
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Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."
So it begins.
U.S. Army Futures Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command have cased their colors. Born from both, with an even larger mission, is U.S. Army Transformation & Training Command (T2COM); responsible for Force Design, Force Generation, and Force Development.
U.S. Army Futures Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command have cased their colors. Born from both, with an even larger mission, is U.S. Army Transformation & Training Command (T2COM); responsible for Force Design, Force Generation, and Force Development.
October 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
So it begins.
U.S. Army Futures Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command have cased their colors. Born from both, with an even larger mission, is U.S. Army Transformation & Training Command (T2COM); responsible for Force Design, Force Generation, and Force Development.
U.S. Army Futures Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command have cased their colors. Born from both, with an even larger mission, is U.S. Army Transformation & Training Command (T2COM); responsible for Force Design, Force Generation, and Force Development.
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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I tend to think that we think of deterrence in too limited a way. We ignore entanglement, norms, awareness of non-bilateral relationships, restraints, all manner of behavioral psychology factors, etc.
I think many scholars and diplomats think about this…but no one who learned it in PME. 😉
I think many scholars and diplomats think about this…but no one who learned it in PME. 😉
September 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I tend to think that we think of deterrence in too limited a way. We ignore entanglement, norms, awareness of non-bilateral relationships, restraints, all manner of behavioral psychology factors, etc.
I think many scholars and diplomats think about this…but no one who learned it in PME. 😉
I think many scholars and diplomats think about this…but no one who learned it in PME. 😉
A profession; if we can keep it.
Military officers should have civ-mil relations embedded as a core part of their PME directly at commissioning, not once they reach field grade
Maybe then it might sink in
Maybe then it might sink in
September 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
A profession; if we can keep it.
The weekend begins.
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The weekend begins.
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I think it's probably time for a deep #Profession rethink like post-Vietnam.
September 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I think it's probably time for a deep #Profession rethink like post-Vietnam.
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Polish and Dutch fighters, directed by Italian early warning aircraft, German air defenses on alert. Dutch PM: “I’m glad that Dutch F35 fighter jets were able to provide support. The Netherlands stands shoulder to shoulder with our NATO ally Poland.” Common defense working as designed.
September 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Polish and Dutch fighters, directed by Italian early warning aircraft, German air defenses on alert. Dutch PM: “I’m glad that Dutch F35 fighter jets were able to provide support. The Netherlands stands shoulder to shoulder with our NATO ally Poland.” Common defense working as designed.
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🧵 worth reading on challenges facing academic journals
Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:
September 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🧵 worth reading on challenges facing academic journals
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This is roughly equivalent to World War I conditions, with an extension of a few kilometers here or there. Supplies had to be brought up at night or by foot, MPs got good at noting artillery patterns to help move traffic along, and logistics governed the pace of everything
“the so-called kill zone now extends 12 to 14 kilometres behind the front – the range at which a $500 drone, flying at up to 60mph, can strike. It means, Afer adds, that “all the logistics [food, ammunition and medical supplies] we are doing is either on foot or with the help of ground drones”.
‘It is a war of drones now’: the ever-evolving tech dominating the frontline in Ukraine
Models for reconnaissance, rescue, interception and attack are changing the way both sides operate
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is roughly equivalent to World War I conditions, with an extension of a few kilometers here or there. Supplies had to be brought up at night or by foot, MPs got good at noting artillery patterns to help move traffic along, and logistics governed the pace of everything
The weekend starts now.
Everything just got better.
This we’ll defend…
Everything just got better.
This we’ll defend…
September 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The weekend starts now.
Everything just got better.
This we’ll defend…
Everything just got better.
This we’ll defend…
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1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
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Why is it so hard to study war seriously in American academia? From Clausewitz to West Point’s new major, I dive into the fragmentation, disappearance, and possible revival of war as a subject of tactical, operational, and political thought. My Latest⬇️
The "War Studies" Problem
The Challenges of a Disciplinary Approach to a Multidisciplinary Problem
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Why is it so hard to study war seriously in American academia? From Clausewitz to West Point’s new major, I dive into the fragmentation, disappearance, and possible revival of war as a subject of tactical, operational, and political thought. My Latest⬇️
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An Army veteran, known in his community for the work he did trying to get people to safety after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, was arrested for his protests against ICE. The charge is alarming. Latest by @aglantz.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alarm after FBI arrests US army veteran for ‘conspiracy’ over protest against Ice
Legal experts say the charges against Afghanistan war veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II mark an escalation in the Trump administration’s crackdown on first amendment rights
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
An Army veteran, known in his community for the work he did trying to get people to safety after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, was arrested for his protests against ICE. The charge is alarming. Latest by @aglantz.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...