US strikes Nigeria spark outrage

Scholar power: 111.6%

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Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	62%	36	111.6%

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Reposted by C. Christine Fair

34%

Scholar power: 34.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 C. Christine Fair	58%	35	34.3%

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59.0%

16.1 h

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34.3%

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0.945

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Simon Lester

43%

Scholar power: 43.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	58%	27	30.1%
🎓 Simon Lester	33%	16	13.2%
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Bill Grueskin

@bgrueskin.bsky.social

The Washpost edit board calls Trump’s bombing in Nigeria “a welcome change in a part of the world that has always been little more than an afterthought for the president” — and has zero mention of the thousands in Africa facing starvation because of USAID cuts

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Why West Africa is worth worrying about

Strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria are welcome but insufficient.

www.washingtonpost.com

December 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM

Reposted by W. Andy Knight, Simon Lester, Eric Goldman , and 5 more W. Andy Knight, Simon Lester, Eric Goldman, Robert C. Richards, James Goodwin, Seth Frey, Alan Richardson, Timothy D. McBride

65%

Scholar power: 65.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 W. Andy Knight	49%	21	22.5%
🎓 Simon Lester	33%	16	13.2%
🎓 Eric Goldman	23%	18	9.8%
🎓 Robert C. Richards	14%	30	7.7%
🎓 James Goodwin	11%	26	5.6%
🎓 Seth Frey	12%	15	4.6%
🎓 Alan Richardson	4%	21	1.8%
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%
Total			65.2%

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78.0%

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0.39

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”

Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians, at levels not seen for many years, and even Centuries! I have previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the slaughtering of Christians, there would be hell to pay, and tonight, there was. The Department of War executed numerous perfect strikes, as only the United States is capable of doing. Under my leadership, our Country will not allow Radical Islamic Terrorism to prosper. May God Bless our Military, and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all, including the dead Terrorists, of which there will be many more if their slaughter of Christians continues.

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

December 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM

by Anne Applebaum Reposted by Michael McFaul, Edgar Morgenroth, Magda Teter

85%

Scholar power: 85.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anne Applebaum	37%	9	33.3%
🎓 Michael McFaul	62%	36	37.2%
🎓 Edgar Morgenroth	21%	19	9.2%
🎓 Magda Teter	28%	5	6.3%
Total			85.9%

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52.0%

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0.345

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Anne Applebaum

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social

Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine

December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM

by Justin Sandefur

13%

Scholar power: 13.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Justin Sandefur	9%	24	13.2%

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71.0%

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0

13.2%

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0.341

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Justin Sandefur

@justsand.bsky.social

Two views of US strikes in Nigeria...

FT reporting: They killed nobody. In the wrong state.

WaPo editorial: Kudos to Trump for engaging, More, please!

December 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM

by Scott Lucas

43%

Scholar power: 43.0%

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Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	37%	15	43.0%

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62.0%

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43.0%

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0.257

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

EA on TVP World: #Trump ’s Demonstration Airstrikes on #Nigeria

#Sokoto #Lakuwara

eaworldview.com/2025/12/nige...

EA on TVP World: Trump's Demonstration Airstrikes on Nigeria - EA WorldView

Analyzing the Trump Administration's "demonstration strikes" on northwest Nigeria, assessing domestic motives and dismantling its propaganda.

eaworldview.com

December 28, 2025 at 10:17 AM

by Anne Applebaum

33%

Scholar power: 33.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anne Applebaum	37%	9	33.3%

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33.3%

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0.289

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Anne Applebaum

@anneapplebaum.bsky.social

"Jabo is not known for terrorist activity and that local Christians coexist peacefully with the Muslim majority"
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/26/a...

Fear and confusion in Nigerian village hit in US strike, as locals say no history of ISIS in area | CNN

A day after part of a missile fired by the United States hit their village, landing just meters from its only medical facility, the villagers of Jabo in northwest Nigeria are in a state of shock and c...

edition.cnn.com

December 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

12%

Scholar power: 12.6%

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Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael E. Mann	12%	111	12.6%

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65.0%

23.3 h

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0.257

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Reposted by Trita Parsi

13%

Scholar power: 13.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Trita Parsi	50%	7	13.2%

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676

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0.199

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Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Simon Lester, Conway Waddington

41%

Scholar power: 41.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott L. Greer	24%	42	15.6%
🎓 Simon Lester	33%	16	13.2%
🎓 Conway Waddington	35%	13	12.6%
Total			41.4%

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69.0%

63.3 h

448

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0.167

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Wesley Morgan

@wesleymorgan.bsky.social

First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:

—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike

December 26, 2025 at 12:09 AM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

12%

Scholar power: 12.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael E. Mann	12%	111	12.6%

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0.161

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by Simon Schama

18%

Scholar power: 18.3%

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Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Simon Schama	14%	19	18.3%

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45.9 h

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0.149

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by Michael E. Mann

37%

Scholar power: 37.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael E. Mann	12%	111	37.9%

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7

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0.122

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by Vali Nasr

75%

Scholar power: 75.5%

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Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Vali Nasr	65%	15	75.5%

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0.117

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Simon Lester, Scott A. Imberman

44%

Scholar power: 44.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	58%	27	30.1%
🎓 Simon Lester	33%	16	13.2%
🎓 Scott A. Imberman	2%	23	1.0%
Total			44.3%

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59.0%

64.3 h

425

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0.112

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Brian Finucane

@bcfinucane.bsky.social

Merry Christmas!

The President of Peace just bombed Nigeria.

December 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM

by Juan Cole

76%

Scholar power: 76.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Juan Cole	52%	24	76.4%

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70.0%

31.9 h

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0.11

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Juan Cole

@jricole.bsky.social

Trump’s Strike on Nigeria: Joint with Muslim President, Unconstitutional, Useless Posturing for Evangelicals

Ironically, the strike was fully supported by the Muslim president of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

dlvr.it

December 27, 2025 at 7:33 AM

by Anders Aslund

87%

Scholar power: 87.5%

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Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

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🎓 Anders Aslund	50%	34	87.5%

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47.0%

47.9 h

119

87.5%

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0.11

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Reposted by Anne Applebaum

11%

Scholar power: 11.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Anne Applebaum	37%	9	11.1%

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68.0%

30.3 h

549

11.1%

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0.108

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Reposted by Matthew Søberg Shugart

42%

Scholar power: 42.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 53%, Law 26%, History 11%, Sociology 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Matthew Søberg Shugart	64%	43	42.0%

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48.0%

63.2 h

2869

42.0%

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0.108

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