The @nytimes, @nytimes.com reporting on hacked Bluesky accounts used in Russian influence ops is a reminder: platforms are not just places where narratives spread. They are contested information environments. 🧵👇 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/business/bluesky-russia-hacking-accounts.html

Static charts show the count. GIFs show the campaign. This gif from The Geometry of Coercion tracks PLA aircraft activity near dual-use airfields and airports from 2022–2025. The pattern: growing, persistent air activity that complements PRC maritime pressure on Taiwan.🔗👇

PRC pressure on Taiwan is increasingly cross-domain. In The Geometry of Coercion, we sync maritime activity with PLA aircraft traffic to show how CCG vessels and military air activity move together. Gray zone coercion is not random. It is coordinated campaigning. 🔗👇

UAVs are part of the pressure campaign. In The Geometry of Coercion, we use ADS-B data to track PLA UAV flights in the South China Sea and near Taiwan. The takeaway: Beijing’s gray zone campaign is increasingly cross-domain — at sea, in the air, and across the battlespace. 🔗👇

If democracies only respond to crises, they miss the campaign. Thats why we de-seasoned China Coast Guard activity near Taiwan rising around major flashpoints—but the bigger story is sustained pressure over time. Gray zone has a pattern, it has a Geometry of Coercion. 🔗👇

Disinformation is not only about content. It is also about infrastructure. In our paper we found 19 core accounts embedded across 15 communities. That’s why we recommend using AI-enabled tools to detect coordinated networks for human review and disruption. 🔗👇

Excited to announce a new paper with Benjamin Jensen: The Geometry of Coercion. Using OSINT and proprietary data from GA’s Optix, we track how the PRC is applying sustained maritime and air pressure on Taiwan below the threshold of war. 🧵👇

Battlefield success doesn't automatically produce an information advantage. In our new @futures.csis.org commentary, “How to Lose an Information War in 10 Days,” Benjamin Jensen, Nico Vacca, and I examine how Iran responded to U.S. and Israeli battlefield success by competing aggressively online.🧵👇

This morning, Iran pushed an early claim that it had struck a U.S. Navy vessel — a claim the U.S. quickly denied. That denial matters because modern conflict is not just fought on the battlefield. It is also fought in the information space.

Testing bluesky API, @futures.csis.org

🐟 It's time to scale up our awareness of China's grey zone tactics! As tensions rise, let’s not get caught in murky waters. For a deeper dive into the data, check out this insightful analysis: https://www.csis.org/analysis/signals-swarm-data-behind-chinas-maritime-gray-zone-campaign-near-taiwan

🔍 What does lethality really mean in modern warfare? Explore CSIS’s sharp analysis on how this concept is reshaping today’s military strategy and the future of conflict. 🌍 https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-does-lethality-really-mean-modern-war

Explore the intricate dynamics of China's maritime gray zone tactics near Taiwan. Uncover the data behind these maneuvers and their implications for regional stability! 🌊📊🚢 Read more here: https://www.csis.org/analysis/signals-swarm-data-behind-chinas-maritime-gray-zone-campaign-near-taiwan

🌏 The gray zone between peace and conflict is getting crowded. China’s maritime maneuvers near Taiwan reveal how data and deception shape modern power plays. Full CSIS report: https://www.csis.org/analysis/signals-swarm-data-behind-chinas-maritime-gray-zone-campaign-near-taiwan

Hey @nytimes.com @nydems.bsky.social @democrats.org @housedemocrats.bsky.social According to this map, GOP constituents are in trouble in rural upstate NYwith the current version of the BBB. Could you reshare and link your networks? The time to regain the working class is now.

Today, I finished building a map outlining how towns in NY-21 will be negatively impacted by the passing of the "Big, Beautiful Bill," specifically focusing on the impact of the new work requirements for 19-64 aged Medicaid enrollees. Check it out here: straight-data.shinyapps.io/NY-21_Medica...

“The war in Ukraine is not just a land campaign—it is an algorithmic war of attrition, fought with drone swarms and missile salvos designed as much to terrorize as to degrade military capability,” observe CSIS Defense and Security Department experts. Learn more:

Russia’s doctrine says fires shape the battlefield. But are they? In our new paper, Director Ben Jensen @csis.org Futures Lab & I model missile & drone strikes and find they’re often untethered from real ops. The war is more punishment than planning. 🔗 lnkd.in/g7QjmPqT #Ukraine #MilitaryAnalysis

A data Hail Mary: for tmrw's election in FL-6, I created this map. In almost all incl. counties, nearly 1 in 3 residents rely on Medicare—now at risk under the current administration. Cuts would hit these counties hard, jeopardizing healthcare for many. @joshweil.bsky.social @fladems.bsky.social

I didn't forget to make a FL-1 map as well. Looks like roughly 20% of the population for each of the incl. counties receive Medicare benefits, which are now at-risk with the current admin. Again--cutting Medicare would hurt many across FL-1. @gayforcongress.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/flad...