Jill Sargent Russell, PhD
@jsargentr.bsky.social
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-NatSec & Strategy
-Logistics
-Geopol Risk
-Urban Warfare
-LOGPOWER
-Rapid Analysis
Ukraine Adventure: https://www.patreon.com/TheAdventurousHistorian?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
At the Junction: https://jsargentr.substack.com/
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This administration is essentially running a low-grade civil war against states Trump wants to punish for not voting him.
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
This administration is essentially running a low-grade civil war against states Trump wants to punish for not voting him.
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"for those who view America’s allies as its greatest asset in an era of rising geopolitical tension, spiking that alliance system—all for an island in which American military power is already assured—would be a suicidal maneuver, without modern compare." foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/06/g...
Annexing Greenland Would Be a Strategic Catastrophe
Any attempt by the United States to claim the island would quickly spiral out of control.
foreignpolicy.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
"for those who view America’s allies as its greatest asset in an era of rising geopolitical tension, spiking that alliance system—all for an island in which American military power is already assured—would be a suicidal maneuver, without modern compare." foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/06/g...
This is why care (such as Biss recommended) is needed.
Yes. I obviously have my personal opinions, but I am not going to share them publicly without more supporting factual evidence, given my public-facing role, and my own knowledge about how complicated the legal analysis can be in cases like this.
You're not opining for like, professional reasons, right?
(This is not a gotcha AT ALL, I am genuinely curious)
(This is not a gotcha AT ALL, I am genuinely curious)
January 8, 2026 at 2:04 AM
This is why care (such as Biss recommended) is needed.
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I'm still not going to opine on whether the shooting was legally justified — this is the kind of case that goes to a civil jury. As this thread shows, DHS needs to share bodycam video.
I will opine, though, that the claim of a deliberate attempt to kill ("domestic terrorism") appears very false.
I will opine, though, that the claim of a deliberate attempt to kill ("domestic terrorism") appears very false.
January 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I'm still not going to opine on whether the shooting was legally justified — this is the kind of case that goes to a civil jury. As this thread shows, DHS needs to share bodycam video.
I will opine, though, that the claim of a deliberate attempt to kill ("domestic terrorism") appears very false.
I will opine, though, that the claim of a deliberate attempt to kill ("domestic terrorism") appears very false.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) releases a statement in response to today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
craig.house.gov/media/press-...
craig.house.gov/media/press-...
January 7, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) releases a statement in response to today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
craig.house.gov/media/press-...
craig.house.gov/media/press-...
This rehabilitation was a mistake.
January 8, 2026 at 1:27 AM
This rehabilitation was a mistake.
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‘That position was revealed in a joint statement on Tuesday, when European allies, including the UK, reasserted that "Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland".’
Sir Keir Starmer 'set out his position on Greenland' in call with Donald Trump tonight - No 10
Sir Keir Starmer 'set out his position on Greenland' in call with Donald Trump tonight - No 10
Sir Keir Starmer set out his position on Greenland in call tonight with US President Donald Trump, Downing Street has said
news.sky.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
‘That position was revealed in a joint statement on Tuesday, when European allies, including the UK, reasserted that "Greenland belongs to its people. It is for Denmark and Greenland, and them only, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland".’
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It's certainly pretty brazen to say "they lied about you Daniel," in a post where you're lying about Daniel Biss.
Silverio Villegas González. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Mahmoud Khalil. Marimar Martinez. And thousands of names I cannot fit in a single post.
ICE, DHS, and CBP lied about all of them. They lied about you, Daniel, and they lied about me.
If you want to lead in 2026, it’s time to stop believing them.
ICE, DHS, and CBP lied about all of them. They lied about you, Daniel, and they lied about me.
If you want to lead in 2026, it’s time to stop believing them.
January 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
It's certainly pretty brazen to say "they lied about you Daniel," in a post where you're lying about Daniel Biss.
This is some full on bullshit from the Manic Pixie Primary Candidate. She has taken his second post out of context. This is the first post.
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
This is some full on bullshit from the Manic Pixie Primary Candidate. She has taken his second post out of context. This is the first post.
I love that he thinks it's that easy.
JD Vance: "The way that we control Venezuela is we control the purse strings, we control the energy resources. And we tell the regime, 'You're allowed to sell the oil so long as you serve America's national interests.'"
January 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I love that he thinks it's that easy.
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That poor guy they shot in the hotel in Arizona really drove this home
One thing I didn't fully appreciate until I sat on a jury and reviewed body cam footage for myself, is how cops yell contradictory instructions at people like "Don't move" "Put your hands up" "Get the fuck out of here" "Keep your hands where I can see them" etc. all screamed at your face with guns
January 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
That poor guy they shot in the hotel in Arizona really drove this home
Do not give this administration a 50% defense budget bump. (I suspect they are already in trouble for this year with the way they have been operating.)
Trump wants to boost the U.S. military budget from the already record ~$1 trillion per year to $1.5 trillion. (He says it can be done while paying down debt, which is not based in mathematical reality: national debt has risen by ~$2 trillion since Trump was sworn in a year ago.)
January 8, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Do not give this administration a 50% defense budget bump. (I suspect they are already in trouble for this year with the way they have been operating.)
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Highway Sign in New Jersey
January 7, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Highway Sign in New Jersey
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Really worth watching this interview with a bystander who witnessed the ICE shooting in Minneapolis: "I'm pretty right-leaning. But seeing this, this is not how we're supposed to be doing things in America.”
January 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Really worth watching this interview with a bystander who witnessed the ICE shooting in Minneapolis: "I'm pretty right-leaning. But seeing this, this is not how we're supposed to be doing things in America.”
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MUST READ: Trump Orders Sweeping Withdrawal From International Institutions
www.onestnetwork.com/post/trump-o...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/trump-o...
Trump Orders Sweeping Withdrawal From International Institutions
Seeing the list in full makes the reality unavoidable: United States is stepping away not from one institution, but from the architecture.
www.onestnetwork.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM
MUST READ: Trump Orders Sweeping Withdrawal From International Institutions
www.onestnetwork.com/post/trump-o...
www.onestnetwork.com/post/trump-o...
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Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar who has zero credibility.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
January 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar who has zero credibility.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
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This is pretty remarkable. Getting NINE Republicans in this era of Trumpism on board, is a huge deal. Good job Jeffries.
221-205, House passes the “motion to discharge” the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This is pretty remarkable. Getting NINE Republicans in this era of Trumpism on board, is a huge deal. Good job Jeffries.
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221-205, House passes the “motion to discharge” the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
221-205, House passes the “motion to discharge” the Jeffries 3-year ACA funding extension.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
NINE (!) Republicans join unanimous Democrats in voting to advance it.
This tees up a final House vote tomorrow; it’s poised to sail through.
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That senior administration official is almost certainly Trump. He's the only one stupid enough to:
1) be so defensive he thinks "it's already produced and in the barrel" makes this a non-issue, and
2) to be so woefully uninformed about how oil is shipped as to think it is loaded into literal barrels
1) be so defensive he thinks "it's already produced and in the barrel" makes this a non-issue, and
2) to be so woefully uninformed about how oil is shipped as to think it is loaded into literal barrels
Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...
January 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
That senior administration official is almost certainly Trump. He's the only one stupid enough to:
1) be so defensive he thinks "it's already produced and in the barrel" makes this a non-issue, and
2) to be so woefully uninformed about how oil is shipped as to think it is loaded into literal barrels
1) be so defensive he thinks "it's already produced and in the barrel" makes this a non-issue, and
2) to be so woefully uninformed about how oil is shipped as to think it is loaded into literal barrels
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New post on the Patreon, my adventurous voyage with HMS Enterprise! Bonus content, photographic evidence four months into the second worst haircut I've ever had.
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Going to Sea with HMS Enterprise | The Adventurous Historian
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January 7, 2026 at 8:18 PM
New post on the Patreon, my adventurous voyage with HMS Enterprise! Bonus content, photographic evidence four months into the second worst haircut I've ever had.
www.patreon.com/posts/going-...
www.patreon.com/posts/going-...
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After posting on the White House website just yesterday that Ashli Babbit was "murdered in cold blood," the administration states that the victim of the ICE shooting in Minnesota was justifiably killed as a "domestic terrorist."
January 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
After posting on the White House website just yesterday that Ashli Babbit was "murdered in cold blood," the administration states that the victim of the ICE shooting in Minnesota was justifiably killed as a "domestic terrorist."
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She’s so dishonest. Note that she responds to Biss’s second post as if he hadn’t posted the first
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
She’s so dishonest. Note that she responds to Biss’s second post as if he hadn’t posted the first
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In December 2025, in the Zaporizhzhia direction, a sabotage and reconnaissance group from the Bratstvo unit - part of the Tymur Special Unit of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence - carried out a deep raid behind Russian lines near the Kakhovka Reservoir⤵️
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
In December 2025, in the Zaporizhzhia direction, a sabotage and reconnaissance group from the Bratstvo unit - part of the Tymur Special Unit of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence - carried out a deep raid behind Russian lines near the Kakhovka Reservoir⤵️
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Oh, they‘re back in the saddle making indecipherable musical propaganda videos, wonderful! 🤟
This one is so far my absolute favorite ⬇️
thechinaproject.com/2019/03/04/c...
This one is so far my absolute favorite ⬇️
thechinaproject.com/2019/03/04/c...
China made a rap song about its annual 'two sessions' political meeting – The China Project
Behold, "Two Sessions," a jaw-dropping rap published yesterday on Xinhua's website that is simultaneously awful and also awesome, because it is its own grand parody. It is galaxy-brain-level brilliant...
thechinaproject.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Oh, they‘re back in the saddle making indecipherable musical propaganda videos, wonderful! 🤟
This one is so far my absolute favorite ⬇️
thechinaproject.com/2019/03/04/c...
This one is so far my absolute favorite ⬇️
thechinaproject.com/2019/03/04/c...