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

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...

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