jmmaciasiii.bsky.social
@jmmaciasiii.bsky.social
Associate Fellow @ CSIS Futures Lab
UChicago MPP, UC Davis BA
First Gen, Chicano
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🐟 It's time to scale up our awareness of China's grey zone tactics! As tensions rise, let’s not get caught in murky waters. For a deeper dive into the data, check out this insightful analysis:

https://www.csis.org/analysis/signals-swarm-data-behind-chinas-maritime-gray-zone-campaign-near-taiwan
October 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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🔍 What does lethality really mean in modern warfare? Explore CSIS’s sharp analysis on how this concept is reshaping today’s military strategy and the future of conflict. 🌍

https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-does-lethality-really-mean-modern-war
October 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Explore the intricate dynamics of China's maritime gray zone tactics near Taiwan. Uncover the data behind these maneuvers and their implications for regional stability! 🌊📊🚢 Read more here: https://www.csis.org/analysis/signals-swarm-data-behind-chinas-maritime-gray-zone-campaign-near-taiwan
October 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🌏 The gray zone between peace and conflict is getting crowded.

China’s maritime maneuvers near Taiwan reveal how data and deception shape modern power plays.
Full CSIS report: https://www.csis.org/analysis/signals-swarm-data-behind-chinas-maritime-gray-zone-campaign-near-taiwan
October 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hey @nytimes.com @nydems.bsky.social @democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social

According to this map, GOP constituents are in trouble in rural upstate NYwith the current version of the BBB. Could you reshare and link your networks? The time to regain the working class is now.
July 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Today, I finished building a map outlining how towns in NY-21 will be negatively impacted by the passing of the "Big, Beautiful Bill," specifically focusing on the impact of the new work requirements for 19-64 aged Medicaid enrollees. Check it out here: straight-data.shinyapps.io/NY-21_Medica...
Work Requirements, Real Impact: Medicaid Risk in NY-21
Explore how many residents in each town or city across NY-21 may be at risk of losing Medicaid coverage due to the 2025 budget reconciliation bill (Big, Beautiful Bill)'s new work requirements for adults between the ages of 19 and 64.
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July 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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“The war in Ukraine is not just a land campaign—it is an algorithmic war of attrition, fought with drone swarms and missile salvos designed as much to terrorize as to degrade military capability,” observe CSIS Defense and Security Department experts.

Learn more:
Operational Fires in the Age of Punishment
Russia’s decoupling of firepower from maneuver in Ukraine signals a dangerous shift toward punitive, algorithmic warfare—forcing NATO to rethink doctrine, deterrence, and the role of human-machine…
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May 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Russia’s doctrine says fires shape the battlefield. But are they?

In our new paper, Director Ben Jensen @csis.org Futures Lab & I model missile & drone strikes and find they’re often untethered from real ops.

The war is more punishment than planning.

🔗 lnkd.in/g7QjmPqT
#Ukraine #MilitaryAnalysis
May 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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A data Hail Mary: for tmrw's election in FL-6, I created this map. In almost all incl. counties, nearly 1 in 3 residents rely on Medicare—now at risk under the current administration. Cuts would hit these counties hard, jeopardizing healthcare for many. @joshweil.bsky.social @fladems.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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I didn't forget to make a FL-1 map as well. Looks like roughly 20% of the population for each of the incl. counties receive Medicare benefits, which are now at-risk with the current admin. Again--cutting Medicare would hurt many across FL-1. @gayforcongress.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/flad...
March 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM