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Jason "Red5" Lyall
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Prof @Dartmouth. Director, FieldLab. Carnegie Fellow. Diversity and military effectiveness, war, humanitarian aid, USAID, sci fi. Author, DIVIDED ARMIES (2020, http://amzn.to/2Y80f25). πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ #FirstGen #VermontZen

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 2d
So good
paulscheer.com Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com Β· 2d
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.

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Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com Β· 2d
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social Β· 3d
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:

is.gd/paU8Ko

(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 3d
Trump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors (all of whom had been appointed by Biden)
Trump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors
A senior State Department official called it a bid to ensure adherence to the β€œAmerica First” agenda while others called it a devastating blow to America’s diplomatic corps.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 3d
"If not entirely successful," NPR? Musk and his DOGE minions are responsible for the deaths of 100,000s of people around the world. They should be in jail

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NPR @npr.org Β· 3d
The Department of Government Efficiency effort was one of the most consequential and controversial – if not entirely successful – changes the Trump administration made in 2025. n.pr/49mmmWd
The DOGE mindset is still central to the Trump administration's agenda as 2025 ends
The Department of Government Efficiency effort was one of the most consequential and controversial – if not entirely successful – changes the Trump administration made in 2025.
n.pr

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 6d
A remarkable, and sad, sign of the times: a rescue fellowship for 14 US-based early career scholars whose career has been blocked by political pressure
duncanbell.bsky.social Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social Β· 6d
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."

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Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 6d
The old "I'm just following orders" defense
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 6d
Rubio on former colleagues who say he's abandoned his principles: "There's things people can say do in private that they can't in public...but at the end of the day, the person the people elected POTUS is Donald J Trump. That's who they elected. My job is to implement the president's foreign policy"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· 6d
Rubio on former colleagues who say he's abandoned his principles: "There's things people can say do in private that they can't in public...but at the end of the day, the person the people elected POTUS is Donald J Trump. That's who they elected. My job is to implement the president's foreign policy"

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 6d
I'd like to see journalists investigate the companies/guys that are doing this work. Who are they? Do they know this is illegal? Are they worried about being held responsible for defacing a federal building? How did they get the letters so fast, given that the "decision" was only made yesterday?

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social Β· 6d
Post-doc positions:
"Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..."

uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...
Call for Applications: Early Career Rescue Fellowship – Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
uni-freiburg.de

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Jonathan L. Fischer @jonfischer.bsky.social Β· 6d
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 7d
Every year my tiny Vermont town (pop:4,500) hosts a nativity β€œparade” that follows Mary & Joseph down Main Street from the town hall to inn (where they are turned away) to a nearby barn. High school seniors play all the parts, while the whole town turns out. Just in case you need some holiday cheer

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 7d
Yeah, the article says that UNC-CH athletics will be short $50 million next year due to rising NIL costs, etc and that it may have to seek greater "institutional support" (it got $21.4 million this year). Seems bad.

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 7d
I thought this was an interesting article about the state and sources of UNC's athletics funding. Seems like the business model is changing.
UNC’s Risky Belichick Math
An Assembly analysis finds UNC football has already set aside millions of dollars to bolster incoming head coach Bill Belichick and the team.
www.theassemblync.com

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 7d
UNC-Chapel Hill is closing all six of its area studies centers to save $7 million dollars.

UNC's football coach, Bill Belichick, makes $10 million a year.

In total, the football team now has a $40 million budget.

Make this make sense.
UNC cuts all six area studies research centers, effective 2026
As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes in...
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 8d
At least Nero could play the fiddle

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 8d
This is fucking weird

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social Β· 8d
We just murdered four more people in a boat
Pete Hegseth reposted U.S. Southern Command @Southcom X.com On Dec. 17, at the direction of @SecWar Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. A total of four male narco-terrorists were killed, and no U.S. military forces were harmed. #OpSouthernSpear UNCLASSIFIED 0:13 5:28 PM β€’ 12/17/25 β€’ 46K Views

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 9d
We’re going to have a literal war on Christmas
chrislhayes.bsky.social Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Β· 9d
Seems like Trump and his groupies think starting a regime change war of conquest out of nowhere is a political masterstroke that will get them back on the front foot, but I don’t think that’s how it will play out.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Β· 9d
Seems like Trump and his groupies think starting a regime change war of conquest out of nowhere is a political masterstroke that will get them back on the front foot, but I don’t think that’s how it will play out.

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Oliver Kaplan @oliverkaplan.bsky.social Β· 10d
Psyched + humbled to see our SPEAKING SCIENCE TO POWER recognized as #1 Top Book in IR per @iajournal.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org (reviewed by @mgmessmer.bsky.social)

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social Β· 17d
Yeah, look, I realize I just wrote something, but the NYT has managed to annoy me enough to get me to write something else.

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Reforms of the Reckless
On The New York Times Losing Their Minds
othermeans.io

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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social Β· 19d
Out next week in the US (sadly not until March in Uk). Lots of essays from a bit of autobiography to pieces on people (Michael Howard, Mandela, Putin), praising tactics, zugzwang v stalemate, retrospects on Iraq war, and even the strategy of Barbie. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 19d
(Please let it be Canada)
dieworkwear.bsky.social derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social Β· 20d
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 19d
hey fellow authors, I received my Anthropic copyright settlement materials in the mail today. I thought I'd filed a claim already, but it turns out I needed to do so again. Might be worth double-checking or filing a new claim, just to be sure

You can do so here: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social Β· 19d
NEW β€” I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!

My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social Β· 19d
Wanna-be tinpot dictator bullshit
andycraig.bsky.social Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social Β· 20d
When I saw the story in passing I thought it was the same dumb bit as the army parade, the fig leaf of using Flag Day because it happens to also be his birthday. But no, Trump's birthday as such is now an official commemoration for NPS free admission days.

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2026 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates: February 16: Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday) May 25: Memorial Day June 14: Flag Day/President Trump's birthday July 3–5: Independence Day weekend August 25: 110th Birthday of the National Park Service September 17: Constitution Day October 27: Theodore Roosevelt's birthday November 11: Veterans Day Beginning in 2026, free entrance on these days will be for US citizens and residents only. Nonresidents will pay the regular entrance fee and any applicable nonresident fees.

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Jonathan Lemire @jonlemire.bsky.social Β· 20d
NEW: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social Β· 20d
When I saw the story in passing I thought it was the same dumb bit as the army parade, the fig leaf of using Flag Day because it happens to also be his birthday. But no, Trump's birthday as such is now an official commemoration for NPS free admission days.

www.nps.gov/planyourvisi...
2026 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates: February 16: Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday) May 25: Memorial Day June 14: Flag Day/President Trump's birthday July 3–5: Independence Day weekend August 25: 110th Birthday of the National Park Service September 17: Constitution Day October 27: Theodore Roosevelt's birthday November 11: Veterans Day Beginning in 2026, free entrance on these days will be for US citizens and residents only. Nonresidents will pay the regular entrance fee and any applicable nonresident fees.