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Jed Willard

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Interested in history, public diplomacy, "disinformation"/FIMI/OIE/FEP etc., transatlantic relations. Works at FDR Foundation at Adams House, Harvard. Banned from Russia for life.

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Maybe he's referring to the 5th-century invasion. That was pretty darn violent. (Not to say the Celts were indigenous, per se.)

10.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He does? That's even more odd. He seems to have done all sorts of stuff. Just not here.

09.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Identifying him primarily as a "researcher at Harvard" is an interesting choice

09.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did the Senator just call Taiwan "evil?"

09.03.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Lawsuit Challenges Rubio’s Threats Against Foreign Tech Regulators

"The administration has clearly found a hammer that it quite likes to suppress speech that it doesn’t like, and that is the threat of detention and deportation," says senior staff attorney @carriedecell.bsky.social. Article by @zjmontague.bsky.social in @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

09.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is the new Acting Secretary planning to challenge immigrants to fisticuffs? Will it be on pay-per-view? Asking for a friend.

05.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dude stated this clearly at inauguration, no?

04.03.2026 01:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Living without clean running water is remarkably challenging

02.03.2026 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Drop the "mad" and y'all win best answer, ever.

02.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you have thoughts on the use of foreign-interference language by an Administration that just spent a year dismantling literally all Federal counter-foreign-interference tools?

27.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Europeans kept jousting for centuries after the mounted knight was militarily moot

25.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well put

25.02.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Terrifying and also Moscow's explicit goal

22.02.2026 05:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#AmericanEastIndiaCompany

18.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait... is this the first time EVER that Lunar New Year's, Mardi Gras, and the start of Ramadan are the same day?!?

17.02.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#medievalsky

17.02.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Letter: Europe’s security strategy cannot rest on hard power alone From Lt Gen (Ret’d) Kees Matthijssen (NLD) and others

"This is where soft power matters. Development co-operation, humanitarian assistance, support for effective institutions and diplomacy reduce the conditions in which conflict, extremism and coercive influence thrive.

"Europe definitely has the potential to embrace this approach."

16.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Davie Defense, Inc. will construct two Arctic Security Cutters at Helsinki Shipyard in Finland and three domestically. The... Cutters will defend U.S. sovereignty, secure critical shipping lanes, protect energy and mineral resources, and counter foreign malign influence in the Arctic region."

16.02.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the best things about reading great literature when you're young is being able to re-read great literature when you're old and realizing how much you missed

15.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just learned that Genly.ai is owned by someone in Iceland which is of course perfect

11.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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State officials say the Trump administration has been absent on election security Funding cuts to a key federal agency have left secretaries of states scrambling to fill in the gaps to ensure the election process is secure.

β€œ'The fact that they’ve actually dismantled and defunded the very real, tried and true infrastructure that was in place in 2020 to protect our elections against foreign interference, that speaks for itself about where their focus really is... State officials are all we have left...'"

10.02.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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United States and Hungary Partner on Advancing Religious Freedom in the Middle East and Africa - United States Department of State Today, Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Michael J. Rigas and Hungary’s State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program, Tristan Azbej, signed a memorand...

Wut

"Hungary has answered that call, once again affirming its place as a true leader and defender of persecuted Christians. Today’s signing once again underscores our shared values and affirms that this is indeed a 'golden era of U.S.-Hungary relations.'”

09.02.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My favorite propaganda so far this year was a well designed meme blaming the Minnesota protests on the legacy of "Radical '48ers" from the mid-19th century. Referencing 1848 is bold enough in itself but directly linking the protesters to abolitionism and pro-Unionism? Priceless.

28.01.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Example of Russian propaganda during 19th-century war against Circassia.

Example of Russian propaganda during 19th-century war against Circassia.

Well this sure sounds familiar

24.01.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meow. That's the whole message.

20.01.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe no one told him the Kalmar Union was no longer a thing

19.01.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had no idea support for herpes was so high

15.01.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This whole thing puts the lie into Modest Mouse's "Float On"

11.01.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Hell" by Squirrel Nut Zippers more fun to dance to, imho

09.01.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0