Jason "Red5" Lyall
@jaylyall.bsky.social
Prof @Dartmouth. Director, FieldLab. Carnegie Fellow. Diversity and military effectiveness, war, humanitarian aid, USAID, sci fi. Author, DIVIDED ARMIES (2020, http://amzn.to/2Y80f25). 🇨🇦 #FirstGen #VermontZen
Website: www.jasonlyall.com
Website: www.jasonlyall.com
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Good to see some backtracking on one of these anyway apnews.com/article/coas...
Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive'
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as...
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Good to see some backtracking on one of these anyway apnews.com/article/coas...
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Just a reminder that I'm happy to speak to any journalist, or to recommend other scholars to do so, about why prejudice and "potentially divisive symbols" like swastikas (!) are so harmful to morale and cohesion in militaries
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just a reminder that I'm happy to speak to any journalist, or to recommend other scholars to do so, about why prejudice and "potentially divisive symbols" like swastikas (!) are so harmful to morale and cohesion in militaries
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What the actual fuck are we doing here
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What the actual fuck are we doing here
Just a reminder that I'm happy to speak to any journalist, or to recommend other scholars to do so, about why prejudice and "potentially divisive symbols" like swastikas (!) are so harmful to morale and cohesion in militaries
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just a reminder that I'm happy to speak to any journalist, or to recommend other scholars to do so, about why prejudice and "potentially divisive symbols" like swastikas (!) are so harmful to morale and cohesion in militaries
What the actual fuck are we doing here
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What the actual fuck are we doing here
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This are some of the reasons why people are being fired at the FBI right now. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This are some of the reasons why people are being fired at the FBI right now. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
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Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
Trump is now turning his attention to Sudan. We’ll see if the warring factions there want to play his games.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
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Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
Trump is now turning his attention to Sudan. We’ll see if the warring factions there want to play his games.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Yes, if only we had an agency that could provide "food, doctors, and everything else that are desperately needed" in Sudan.
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I have been feeling depressed and discouraged that this man has the power and influence he does at my school and in my profession
And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?
Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it
And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?
Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it
November 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I have been feeling depressed and discouraged that this man has the power and influence he does at my school and in my profession
And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?
Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it
And I am a tenured professor at Harvard! How much more protected can I be?
Imagine how STUDENTS feel. Junior faculty. This quote nails it
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
🎶 Hello darkness my old friend 🎶
i went and got the most obviously scared shitless screengrab. he looks slightly more terrified before this but it's got motion blur, this is the first frame of his whole face after he learns that isn't blurred
he looks
u n h a p p y
he looks
u n h a p p y
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🎶 Hello darkness my old friend 🎶
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Bring back shame
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Bring back shame
Well, they both hate journalists, that's for sure
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Well, they both hate journalists, that's for sure
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Ford's last deployment was a record 257 days long (extended 3 times). It's now been at sea for about 147 days. Gives you a sense that there's a clock ticking in the background, that if you're going to use the Ford's air wing, it's going to be sooner rather than later
"This marks the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, with nearly 20% of the Navy’s deployed warships in the region"
Gerald R. Ford strike group enters Caribbean Sea
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea.
www.stripes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ford's last deployment was a record 257 days long (extended 3 times). It's now been at sea for about 147 days. Gives you a sense that there's a clock ticking in the background, that if you're going to use the Ford's air wing, it's going to be sooner rather than later
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Ford's last deployment was a record 257 days long (extended 3 times). It's now been at sea for about 147 days. Gives you a sense that there's a clock ticking in the background, that if you're going to use the Ford's air wing, it's going to be sooner rather than later
"This marks the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, with nearly 20% of the Navy’s deployed warships in the region"
Gerald R. Ford strike group enters Caribbean Sea
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea.
www.stripes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Ford's last deployment was a record 257 days long (extended 3 times). It's now been at sea for about 147 days. Gives you a sense that there's a clock ticking in the background, that if you're going to use the Ford's air wing, it's going to be sooner rather than later
"This marks the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, with nearly 20% of the Navy’s deployed warships in the region"
Gerald R. Ford strike group enters Caribbean Sea
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea.
www.stripes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"This marks the largest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, with nearly 20% of the Navy’s deployed warships in the region"
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Even the bribes are cheap with Trump
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Even the bribes are cheap with Trump
Even the bribes are cheap with Trump
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Even the bribes are cheap with Trump
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific
The Fujian and its strike group represent a strategic game changer that will bring Beijing closer to its goal of eroding U.S. maritime primacy in its backyard.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
China’s new aircraft supercarrier challenges U.S. dominance in Pacific
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I was told there was a crisis of free speech on campus that must be reversed
MAGA’s ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I was told there was a crisis of free speech on campus that must be reversed
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Great reviews in CHOICE, Perspectives on Politics, and International Affairs of our (new-ish) edited volume, Speaking Science to Power, on how academics can engage with policymakers in a responsible, ethical, way.
Check it out ⬇️
Check it out ⬇️