Jason "Red5" Lyall
@jaylyall.bsky.social
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
Website: www.jasonlyall.com
Website: www.jasonlyall.com
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Ford's last deployment was a record 257 days long (extended 3 times). It's now been at sea for about 147 days. Gives you a sense that there's a clock ticking in the background, that if you're going to use the Ford's air wing, it's going to be sooner rather than later
"This marks the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, with nearly 20% of the Navy’s deployed warships in the region"
Gerald R. Ford strike group enters Caribbean Sea
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea.
www.stripes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ford's last deployment was a record 257 days long (extended 3 times). It's now been at sea for about 147 days. Gives you a sense that there's a clock ticking in the background, that if you're going to use the Ford's air wing, it's going to be sooner rather than later
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Ford's last deployment was a record 257 days long (extended 3 times). It's now been at sea for about 147 days. Gives you a sense that there's a clock ticking in the background, that if you're going to use the Ford's air wing, it's going to be sooner rather than later
"This marks the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, with nearly 20% of the Navy’s deployed warships in the region"
Gerald R. Ford strike group enters Caribbean Sea
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea.
www.stripes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ford's last deployment was a record 257 days long (extended 3 times). It's now been at sea for about 147 days. Gives you a sense that there's a clock ticking in the background, that if you're going to use the Ford's air wing, it's going to be sooner rather than later
"This marks the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, with nearly 20% of the Navy’s deployed warships in the region"
Gerald R. Ford strike group enters Caribbean Sea
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea.
www.stripes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"This marks the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, with nearly 20% of the Navy’s deployed warships in the region"
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Even the bribes are cheap with Trump
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Even the bribes are cheap with Trump
Even the bribes are cheap with Trump
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Even the bribes are cheap with Trump
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific
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
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific
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I was told there was a crisis of free speech on campus that must be reversed
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I was told there was a crisis of free speech on campus that must be reversed
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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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 ⬇️
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
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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 ⬇️
Check it out ⬇️
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"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
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"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."
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“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.”
“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
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“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.”
“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.”
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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
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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
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 ⬇️
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
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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 ⬇️
Check it out ⬇️
"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
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"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."
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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
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Pops onto Bluesky after teaching/grading all day for a little treat
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Pops onto Bluesky after teaching/grading all day for a little treat
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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.
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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.
I will literally walk from one end of NH to the other to support anyone who primaries Hassan
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.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I will literally walk from one end of NH to the other to support anyone who primaries Hassan
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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
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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
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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. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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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Imagine how all of this looks from Beijing or Moscow
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Imagine how all of this looks from Beijing or Moscow
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NEW HAMPSHIRE: HASSAN AND SHAHEEN ARE BOTH ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT DEFECTING
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
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.
! 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...
(Deal does NOT include an ACA extension.)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
NEW HAMPSHIRE: HASSAN AND SHAHEEN ARE BOTH ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT DEFECTING
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics
CALL NOW
(202) 224-3324 (Hassan)
(202) 224-2841 (Shaheen)
LEAVE VOICEMAILS #NHPoli #NHPolitics