Jim Ludes
@jimludes.bsky.social
VP at Salve Regina University; Exec. Dir. at Pell Center, Host and Executive Producer: “Story in the Public Square" on public television and SiriusXM POTUS. Host and Producer: Active Measures Newsletter & Podcast. Pro-Democracy. He/Him. Opinions my own.
Happy Cold War Victory Day!
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Happy Cold War Victory Day!
Hegseth’s ideal soldier:
September 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hegseth’s ideal soldier:
Image taken moments ago at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson:
August 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Image taken moments ago at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson:
Seen at McDonald’s in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Why is there a lettuce shortage? 🤔
Why is there a lettuce shortage? 🤔
July 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Seen at McDonald’s in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Why is there a lettuce shortage? 🤔
Why is there a lettuce shortage? 🤔
I know what I see here:
June 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I know what I see here:
How’s your morning after Liberation?
April 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
How’s your morning after Liberation?
Washington, you magnificent beast!
March 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Washington, you magnificent beast!
Brilliant writing, accessible, and timely. Strongly encourage you to read as you grapple with the current threat of authoritarianism.
November 17, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Brilliant writing, accessible, and timely. Strongly encourage you to read as you grapple with the current threat of authoritarianism.
In 2017, as we grappled with Russia’s intervention in American politics in 2016, I asked a CNN anchor if his newsroom had learned anything from the experience. He assured me they had. The evidence today suggests just the opposite:
March 7, 2024 at 6:15 PM
In 2017, as we grappled with Russia’s intervention in American politics in 2016, I asked a CNN anchor if his newsroom had learned anything from the experience. He assured me they had. The evidence today suggests just the opposite:
For everyone playing along at home: this is NOT what a military does in a well functioning democracy:
February 22, 2024 at 7:40 PM
For everyone playing along at home: this is NOT what a military does in a well functioning democracy:
Played Risk for first time in 20 years tonight. Any idea when “Ukraine” became “Russia?”
December 28, 2023 at 9:38 PM
Played Risk for first time in 20 years tonight. Any idea when “Ukraine” became “Russia?”