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Jason "Red5" Lyall

@jaylyall.bsky.social

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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). 🇨🇦 #FirstGen #VermontZen

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 6h

China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific

The Fujian and its strike group represent a strategic game changer that will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 18h

I was told there was a crisis of free speech on campus that must be reversed

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 18h

MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.

Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 18h

MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, agree, I think there are bunch of myths about the Russian Army that are either Soviet-era holdovers or only reflect the very early stage of the war with Ukraine --- role of officers being one of them.

Last question! How well does your method work for units staffed by convicts?

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

Super interesting (and a ton of work!). Once you have the officer KIA, do you then calculate a fixed ratio of officer:conscript losses to generate estimates for total losses? And, if so, is about 5 or 6 soldiers to 1 officer?

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

I'd believe it. I've seen similar estimates that suggest a 1 million KIA + WIA + MIA was breached a few months ago.

What's the officer ratio method? Sounds interesting

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, and in the Northern Caucasus, too.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

“This case is important from two points of view,” Mr. Kovalik added. “First, the family deserves compensation for the loss.”

“Second, we want this case to help stop these killings from taking place again,” Mr. Kovalik said. “This is murder, and it is destroying rule of law.”

Family of Fisherman Killed in U.S. Military Strike Says It Wants Justice

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Jason Lyall, Manisha Sinha

Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1d

Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

Great reviews in CHOICE, Perspectives on Politics, and International Affairs of our (new-ish) edited volume, Speaking Science to Power, on how academics can engage with policymakers in a responsible, ethical, way.

Check it out ⬇️

Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking

Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking [Epstein, Rachel A., Kaplan, Oliver] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Speaking Science to Power: Responsible Researchers and Policymaking

www.amazon.com

Reposted by Kori Schake, Brendan Nyhan

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d

"Before November ends, Russia will probably suffer its millionth casualty since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, based on current trends of about 1,000-1,200 soldiers killed or injured every day."

Vladimir Putin’s sickening statistic: 1m Russian casualties in Ukraine

His regime uses payouts to salve Russian families’ grief

www.economist.com

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 2d

Pops onto Bluesky after teaching/grading all day for a little treat

Reposted by Jonathan A. Eisen, Mark A. Lemley, Steve Peers , and 25 more Jonathan A. Eisen, Mark A. Lemley, Steve Peers, Alistair Munro, Michael A. Clemens, Rosemary A. Joyce, Joshua Goodman, Shelly Lundberg, Robert C. Richards, David R. Miller, Silvia Secchi, Patrick S. Forscher, Aaron Sojourner, Scott A. Imberman, Amy W. Ando, Anne Norton, Sebastian Karcher, Brian Keegan, William Myers, Jason Lyall, Catherine J. Frieman, David L. Anderson, Simon Lester, Annette Yoshiko Reed, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Lorna Hughes, Antonio Fatás, Peter Bergman

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 2d

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:

splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

Epstein Document Search

splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

Reposted by Jason Lyall, Nicole Guenther Discenza

Tony Stark @tonystark.bsky.social · 3d

Glad this story is finally public but also incredible that it is taking media so long to dig up what is essentially open knowledge in these communities rn.

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 3d

Lest we forget

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 5d

I will literally walk from one end of NH to the other to support anyone who primaries Hassan

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Rosemary A. Joyce, Jason Lyall

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 5d

Hassan: With the government reopening shortly, Republicans now finally have to come to the table. Or make no mistake, Americans will remember who stood in the way.

Reposted by Jason Lyall

Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 5d

look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry

Reposted by Jason Lyall, Anne Hilborn

Skye Kilaen @skyekilaen.bsky.social · 5d

If you have a Dem senator and you're seeing this right now, CALL THEM RIGHT NOW and tell them NO. If you don't know anyone who would be affected by this, call them for my friend Lisa. She cannot afford insurance without ACA subsidies and without health insurance I'm terrified she will die.

Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 5d

! A key group of Senate Democrats is leaning toward voting for a deal to end the shutdown, provided final details can be worked out like worker protections (Gift link)

(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Thune Plans Test Vote on Shutdown, Saying Deal Is Getting Closer

Senate Republican leader John Thune said a deal is “coming together” as he planned a test vote Sunday on a narrow spending package that would end the 40-day government shutdown.

www.bloomberg.com

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Jacob Montgomery, Cathy N. Davidson , and 2 more Anna O. Law, Jacob Montgomery, Cathy N. Davidson, Smith, Jason Lyall

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5d

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.

If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 5d

Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 5d

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 5d

Imagine how all of this looks from Beijing or Moscow

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 5d

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 7d

OVER A MILLION USERS

DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT

EVERY *WEEK*

what the fuck are we DOING here

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 7d

Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.

This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 8d

I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks, Aidan! Hope all is well (as can be)

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 7d

Bitterly disappointed in my alma mater. We hang together or we hang separately.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Breaking News: Cornell University reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would restore hundreds of millions in funding to the university. It's expected to pay a $30 million fine to the government and to invest $30 million in agriculture and farming programs.

Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds

The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.

nyti.ms

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Cornell Reaches Deal with Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds

The Ivy League university had warned of layoffs after the Trump administration stripped it of funds this year. The cuts were among the deepest in higher education.

nyti.ms

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 7d

"One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver."

So far, the U.S. military has blown up 17 vessels, killing more than 66 people

Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.

apnews.com

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