Wayne E. Lee
@milhistlee.bsky.social
World military historian at UNC. Veteran. Archaeologist. Blacksmith. Traveler. Archer. I try to limit my posts to military history/security policy. Mostly. Current President of the Soc. for Military History. Officially here: https://waynelee.web.unc.edu/
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Wayne E. Lee
@milhistlee.bsky.social
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The Cutting-Off Way | Wayne E. Lee | University of North Carolina Press
Incorporating archeology, anthropology, cartography, and Indigenous studies into military history, Wayne E. Lee has argued throughout his distinguished caree...
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I'm honored to announce that The Cutting-Off Way: Indigenous Warfare in Eastern North America, 1500-1800 has been award this year's Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award.
Many thanks to my editor Debbie Gershenowitz who took a chance on this one.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Many thanks to my editor Debbie Gershenowitz who took a chance on this one.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
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“Christianity will be respected again.”
- Donald Trump
- Donald Trump
November 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“Christianity will be respected again.”
- Donald Trump
- Donald Trump
Drumbeat continues. These are illegal strikes. With fake legal cover.
The author(s) of this memo will come out and they should be shunned the rest of their careers in the law. (Seeing as how John Yoo is a law professor, I’m not getting my hopes up)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Memo Blessing Boat Strikes Is Said to Rely on Trump’s Claims About Cartels
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Drumbeat continues. These are illegal strikes. With fake legal cover.
Please take note folks in DoD. It is still DoD. DoW is an optional nickname (literally; that's what the White House said). So opt out.
Hegseth throwing away taxpayer money so he can sound like a tough guy with a new title.
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Please take note folks in DoD. It is still DoD. DoW is an optional nickname (literally; that's what the White House said). So opt out.
They are illegal. The UK is correct. This drumbeat must continue. There is no imminence. There is no AUMF. There is no terrorism (and that is a slippery slope all by itself). And, there has been no attempt to intercept and capture.
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal" edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
They are illegal. The UK is correct. This drumbeat must continue. There is no imminence. There is no AUMF. There is no terrorism (and that is a slippery slope all by itself). And, there has been no attempt to intercept and capture.
When you've lost John Yoo....
U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says
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U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says
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U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says
In a classified memo, the Trump administration’s Office of Legal Counsel said that U.S. troops would not be liable for participating in boat strikes on alleged narco-traffickers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
When you've lost John Yoo....
U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I think we all sorta knew this, but it's amazing to now have all the minor and local roads added to the maps. I've walked a bunch of these over the years.
Roman road network was twice as large as previously thought, new mapping project finds | Live Science
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Roman road network was twice as large as previously thought, new mapping project finds
The new digital map increases the Roman road network by nearly 100%.
www.livescience.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I think we all sorta knew this, but it's amazing to now have all the minor and local roads added to the maps. I've walked a bunch of these over the years.
I'm going to pile in some more good news
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I'm going to pile in some more good news
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Gorsuch finally starting to understand what they have unleashed
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Gorsuch finally starting to understand what they have unleashed
This guy's staff sucks.
Oh wait. No. It's just an occasional glitch when normally he'd just lie.
Oh wait. No. It's just an occasional glitch when normally he'd just lie.
We've got you 👍
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This guy's staff sucks.
Oh wait. No. It's just an occasional glitch when normally he'd just lie.
Oh wait. No. It's just an occasional glitch when normally he'd just lie.
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Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
Mike Johnson: "These blue states have abused the SNAP program just like they've abused Medicaid and so many other government programs."
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Louisiana — the red state that Mike Johnson nominally represents — has the second highest percentage of residents enrolled in SNAP in the nation.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
They’re pushing this fantasy about these being “Democrat programs” used only in blue states but that’s a PR fantasy divorced from reality.
I know the tan suit thing is old, but still. The performative outrage never ceases to amaze me. And of course, now, it's performative silence.
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I know the tan suit thing is old, but still. The performative outrage never ceases to amaze me. And of course, now, it's performative silence.
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A message to all government civil servants and DoD now…
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A message to all government civil servants and DoD now…
I'm old enough to remember when Texas conservatives thought Jade Helm was a military takeover plan by Obama. But sure, masked, armed, armored people in neighborhoods is fine.
Border Patrol grabbed workers from the front yard of a home in Edison Park this afternoon then took them behind an office building in Niles and passed them off to a prisoner van. Woman came out to MF them and said "you're in the most conservative neighborhood in the city and nobody wants you here."
November 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I'm old enough to remember when Texas conservatives thought Jade Helm was a military takeover plan by Obama. But sure, masked, armed, armored people in neighborhoods is fine.
Syracuse has an offensive lineman who is 6'7" and 400lbs (after losing 50 pounds in training). Jeepers.
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Syracuse has an offensive lineman who is 6'7" and 400lbs (after losing 50 pounds in training). Jeepers.
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I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
Netflix. The Diplomat. Season 3, ep. 7. Roughly the 28 minute mark. CIA chief of station explains why she's doing the job. Best recruitment video ever.
(but not under this administration)
(but not under this administration)
October 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Netflix. The Diplomat. Season 3, ep. 7. Roughly the 28 minute mark. CIA chief of station explains why she's doing the job. Best recruitment video ever.
(but not under this administration)
(but not under this administration)
The most magnificent and brightest rainbow I have ever seen. Thank you, universe. I needed that.
October 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The most magnificent and brightest rainbow I have ever seen. Thank you, universe. I needed that.
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When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
It’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.
October 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
At this point we're just adding to the list of illegal acts within this admin. This is a clear violation of the Hatch Act. This and the TDA videos and a score of other cabinet department website tags like this one.
October 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
At this point we're just adding to the list of illegal acts within this admin. This is a clear violation of the Hatch Act. This and the TDA videos and a score of other cabinet department website tags like this one.
Nancy Whiskey Bar. Nyc. New favorite dive.
October 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Nancy Whiskey Bar. Nyc. New favorite dive.
They know these strikes are illegal. They're covering up. If a war, you take as prisoners. If criminals, you prosecute. This is all fake.
U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador
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U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador
It is unclear if the two surviving alleged drug smugglers have any links to Venezuelan criminal organizations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
They know these strikes are illegal. They're covering up. If a war, you take as prisoners. If criminals, you prosecute. This is all fake.
U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Solidarity is the only way we get out of this. Well done.
NEW for @washingtonpost.com:
Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.
@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”
Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.
@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”
Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Solidarity is the only way we get out of this. Well done.
This is my feed. This is where we are. 2 consecutive massively manufactured lies by/in the admin. There isn't a shred of reality here. And upon this hill of beans, magical policy beanstalks will be ordered on and directed upwards, crushing all who protest the magic in the beans.
October 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is my feed. This is where we are. 2 consecutive massively manufactured lies by/in the admin. There isn't a shred of reality here. And upon this hill of beans, magical policy beanstalks will be ordered on and directed upwards, crushing all who protest the magic in the beans.