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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You may need to move more in the Gift Economy, Professor....

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Why is there a trio of swaying cowboys behind the Resolute Desk?

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"The Third Man" is worth checking out, if you're interested in immediate post-war Central European history

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This sounds like a Korean zombie movie

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Every time I read "JCPOA" I can't help but pronounce it "Tezcatlipoca" in my head. Does anyone else suffer from this affliction?

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"For every fact-filled story written by seasoned journalists, almost anyone could release an armada of chatbot accounts based on vaporous, cockeyed beliefs, dressed up enough to look like facts, so much so that even the most cynical among us is in danger of being duped."

wsj.com

Essay | I Write Political Thrillers. Here’s How I Think About Conspiracy Theories.

Best-selling author David Baldacci writes that fiction is being underutilized in the fight against unreality

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I am the very model of reactionary center-ist I share my thoughts on TikTok, BlueSky, Spotify, and Pinterest...

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

If you pronounce it "center-ist," you can set it to the tune of "Modern Major General" and go from there. Which I think is a worthwhile endeavor.

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's quite a "coincidence" that the first Catholic PM takes office shortly after King Charles III is crowned...

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I'd be willing to bet you'd get similar results even if they weren't white

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

(Took the rough eq of your course 30 years ago... still have my Ratchnevsky. Carry on, Great Khan!)

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Maybe threaten to fail them, drive them from uni, and see their parents with their faces bathed in tears. Also, time permitting, to ride their horses.

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Kinda feels like Gandalf just resurrected and things look bright(er) for once

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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

NEW: Trump aides gutted offices that aimed to counter anti-American disinformation by foreign powers. Now the US finds itself embattled in an info war with Iran, Russia and China. The State Dept. tells diplomats to use X and work with Pentagon psyops teams. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/b...

nytimes.com

Trump Officials Try to Fight Foreign Disinformation They Once Dismissed

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Maybe it's a reference to NAFO

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The current papacy may be a window, here!

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

So, the 19th Century, but with nukes.

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

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

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

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

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Did the Senator just call Taiwan "evil?"

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 09/03/2026

"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...

nytimes.com

New Lawsuit Challenges Rubio’s Threats Against Foreign Tech Regulators

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

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

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Dude stated this clearly at inauguration, no?

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Living without clean running water is remarkably challenging

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

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?

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

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

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Terrifying and also Moscow's explicit goal

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

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

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

"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."

ft.com

Letter: Europe’s security strategy cannot rest on hard power alone

From Lt Gen (Ret’d) Kees Matthijssen (NLD) and others

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

"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."

news.uscg.mil

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

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

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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

genly.ai

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

“'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...'"

nbcnews.com

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.

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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.'”

state.gov

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...

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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.

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Jed Willard @jedwillard.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Well this sure sounds familiar