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by Jason Lyall

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Before it was illegally destroyed by Musk and co., USAID had a budget of $35 billion (in 2024)
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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 1h
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region
The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
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by Jason Lyall

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I hope this leads to an explosion of deep-dive journalism on the Pentagon, including recent attacks on boats near Venezuela and DoD ties to Silicon Valley, fueled by anger at being tossed from the Pentagon and aided by sympathetic folks inside the building who value 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
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the bailout for Argentina, now doubled to $40 billion, is part of an effort to swing Latin America to the right

@jacobbogage.bsky.social @davidjlynch.bsky.social David Feliba report

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Bessent says bailout for Argentina will double to boost U.S. influence in region
The Trump administration is working to arrange private sector financing for Argentina that would double the total U.S. financial lifeline for the embattled Latin nation.
www.washingtonpost.com
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall, Elizabeth Saunders

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"The new authority would allow the CIA to carry out lethal operations in Venezuela & conduct a range of operations in the Caribbean.

The agency would be able to take covert action against Mr. Maduro or his government either unilaterally or in conjunction with a larger military operation."
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Elizabeth Saunders, Will Jennings , and 6 more

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Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Will Jennings, Richard Price , and 10 more

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Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall, Brendan Nyhan

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Murder, in other words
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d
These strikes are illegal for about 7 reasons:
1. Not self-defense
2. No (or any) Congressional authorization
3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing
4. Occurred in int'l waters
5. No open state of hostilities
6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally
7. No id on people killed or group targeted
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall, Michael A. Clemens

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These strikes are illegal for about 7 reasons:
1. Not self-defense
2. No (or any) Congressional authorization
3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing
4. Occurred in int'l waters
5. No open state of hostilities
6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally
7. No id on people killed or group targeted
U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
www.nytimes.com
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Trump and Hegseth announce a fourth strike on boats in the Caribbean. Claim 6 were killed. If the White House's figures are accurate, that brings the total killed to 27. With no evidence presented by the US proving they're drug traffickers. x.com/PeteHegseth/...
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall

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I worry that with Trump news 24/7, we're missing out on important trends, etc., that don't get enough traction in the daily news cycle. This feels like one of those stories.
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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 1d
"Roughly half of geostationary satellite signals, many carrying sensitive consumer, corporate, and government communications, have been left entirely vulnerable to eavesdropping"
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
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by Jason Lyall

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"Roughly half of geostationary satellite signals, many carrying sensitive consumer, corporate, and government communications, have been left entirely vulnerable to eavesdropping"
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall, Philip Nel

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Rare moment of journalist solidarity as major news outlets, including WaPo, NYT, CNN, Newsmax, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, Reuters and the Guardian, along with the trade publications Task & Purpose and Breaking Defense, all reject new Pentagon reporting rules (no word from Fox yet)
News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline
The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Will Jennings, Jesse D. Berman

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Holy crap. This is terrible.

The article states it's "not related to the current U.S. government shutdown". But of course it is: they are both connected by the GOP destroying everything good about this country from the top down and the bottom up.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
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NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall, Aaron Sojourner

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569 Dartmouth faculty members have signed a petition urging College President Sian Leah Beilock not to sign the Trump administration’s “Compact”
More than half of Dartmouth faculty members sign petition against Trump compact
The petition states that signing the compact would “undermine” the College’s “academic freedom.”
www.thedartmouth.com
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Michael A. Clemens, Jane E. Fountain , and 5 more

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Courtesy of colleagues at Penn
A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 engraving in the Pennsylvania Gazette, published in Philadelphia, in an effort to foster cooperation among the various colonies against the tyrant king of Britain, with the American colonies replaced by the nine universities selected for special collaboration opportunities
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Jan W. Mueller, Brendan Nyhan , and 15 more

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STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
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by Jason Lyall

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I've seen how this movie ends in Rome, English Revolution, and Prussia (among others) and I don't like it
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 4d
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News. A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall

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That's a first-ballot winner for the Both Sides hall of fame
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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d
Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Ben H. Ansell, Will Jennings , and 12 more

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Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News. A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Anne Applebaum, Will Jennings , and 10 more

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Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Brendan Nyhan, Scott L. Greer , and 2 more

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Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Shannon Vallor, Lisa W. Fazio , and 36 more

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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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by Jason Lyall

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Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government has accused Pakistan of launching air strikes on its capital Kabul, in a major escalation of tensions with its longtime former backer.
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of air strike on Kabul
Alleged attack comes amid mounting tensions between the Taliban and its former supporter Islamabad
www.ft.com
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall

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Kid Rock looks like an extra in a RoboCop commercial
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.
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Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.
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by Jason Lyall — Reposted by Jason Lyall, David Darmofal

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Now it's our turn, Dartmouth! No negotiations, no compromise, no dialogue, no nothing.
MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding
MIT is one of nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Reposted by Jason Lyall, Dani Rodrik, Stephen M. Walt , and 51 more

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I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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