Jason "Red5" Lyall
@jaylyall.bsky.social
Prof @Dartmouth. Director, FieldLab. Carnegie Fellow. Inequality and military effectiveness, war, humanitarian aid, USAID, sci fi. Author, DIVIDED ARMIES (2020, http://amzn.to/2Y80f25). 🇨🇦 #FirstGen #VermontZen Website: www.jasonlyall.com
And it's now on sale on Amazon. Get it before PT Pete bans it (again)
Elizabeth N. Saunders@profsaunders.bsky.social · 3w agoHegseth blocking these promotions is not just discriminatory, but also stupid, since research shows militaries are more effective *on the battlefield* when they are inclusive. Read @jaylyall.bsky.social's book. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Hegseth blocking these promotions is not just discriminatory, but also stupid, since research shows militaries are more effective *on the battlefield* when they are inclusive. Read @jaylyall.bsky.social's book. press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Divided Armies
press.princeton.edu
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w agoPete Hegseth just blocked the promotions of seven senior Navy officers — five of whom are women or people of color — to two-star admiral rank. For the first time in more than a decade, no female active-duty naval officers are likely to be promoted to admiral this year.
"So far this year, Mr. Hegseth has blocked the promotions of at least 40 senior officers to general and admiral ranks. About half of those are women or members of minority groups." This is an unprecedented effort to whitewash military leadership. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity
nytimes.com
pete hegseth is engaged in open racial discrimination against black officers. the clear message is that there is no place for black or women leadership in his military
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity
nytimes.com
Woke is for winners www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-a...
Liberalism as a Military Technology
To exclude individuals on the basis of sex, color, class, or creed now means to hobble the strength of the state.
liberalcurrents.com
Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 9mo agothe wokest people you know from tumblr 🤝 dead-eyed maximizers of gdp and the national interest
Today we are spotlighting @jaylyall.bsky.social, Kosuke Imai & @yangyangzhou.bsky.social's work in Afghanistan, looking at whether economic aid interventions affect individual support for combatants during wartime.
Brief 60: Reducing Youth Support for Violence through Training and Cash Transfers in Afghanistan – EGAP
EGAP researchers: Jason Lyall, Kosuke Imai
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So I drank the algae from the Reflecting Pool and now I can hear the color strawberry
Great new review of our edited volume, Speaking Science to Power, which looks at how to advise policy-makers ethically. Love that this is being read outside poly sci. Check out the review:
Navigating the ethical dimensions of the science-policy interface
Guidance for researchers seeking to contribute science to the policymaking process typically focuses on technical training, such as how to write op-eds and policy briefs. An under-discussed but vital ...
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Here's the Iran-US MoU, and it's pretty much a severe strategic defeat and capitulation for the US and a massive strategic and economic victory for Iran. Really an utter humiliation for the US thanks to Trump's naked incompetence. edition.cnn.com/2026/06/17/m...
Your periodic reminder that Elon Musk and his DOGE minions are responsible for the ongoing deaths of millions, including children, around the world due to the illegal dismantling of USAID and the collapse of foreign aid. Source: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 2mo agono big deal, just elon musk saying he would've killed journalists at @theverge.com if he was, in fact, a killer
"I always wanted to visit the last days of Rome" MONKEY PAW CURLS
Spencer Gray@spencerdgray.bsky.social · 2mo agoNothing says ‘freedom’ like burning taxpayer money on dirt bikes at the White House for a billionaire’s birthday party. Bread’s expensive, rent’s worse, but sure, let’s fund a midlife crisis with fireworks and motocross. Peak empire decay. America is not a serious country.
Paraguay is playing like they're worried their country will be invaded and their leader deposed if they win
While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/...
Also the world's first trillionaire directly responsible for the deaths of potentially millions around the world due to the illegal destruction of USAID
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoBreaking News: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soared above $150 on its first day of trading.
Also the world's first trillionaire directly responsible for the deaths of potentially millions around the world due to the illegal destruction of USAID
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2mo agoBreaking News: Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX shares soared above $150 on its first day of trading.
"When brute force doesn't work (again), use more (again)"
Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2mo agoBombing as a temper tantrum.
"When brute force doesn't work (again), use more (again)"
Brian Finucane@bcfinucane.bsky.social · 2mo agoBombing as a temper tantrum.
NEW: Our visual analysis suggests the U.S. hit two drinking-water facilities overnight in southern Iran with precision-guided munitions. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime. w/ @ckoettl.bsky.social @johnismay.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility
nytimes.com
wonderful piece from @clintsmithiii.bsky.social that, among other things, makes abundantly clear that pete hegseth and the trump administration are engaged in a racist purge of black officers under the belief that being black and having "merit" are mutually exclusive.
The Betrayal of Black Patriots
They devoted their lives to serving the United States. Now the nation’s top military leader is sending the message that they’re not welcome.
theatlantic.com
Few people have been as validated over the past half decade or so as @jaylyall.bsky.social
Liberal Currents@liberalcurrents.com · 2mo ago“Both the masses and the middle-classes reciprocated the recognition they received from the state, coming to identify with it and its fate, and so raising the intensity for which they would fight for its interests to new heights.” www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalism-a...
