Musk joins Pentagon weapons panel

Scholar power: 21.7%

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Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Patrick Dunleavy	32%	46	21.7%

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by Michael E. Webber

20%

Scholar power: 20.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael E. Webber	9%	56	20.2%

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65.0%

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0.09

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Reposted by Kori Schake, Jason Lyall, David Darmofal

21%

Scholar power: 21.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Kori Schake	34%	9	10.2%
🎓 Jason Lyall	18%	16	7.2%
🎓 David Darmofal	12%	11	4.0%
Total			21.4%

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45.0%

23.8 h

239

21.4%

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Brian Finucane

@bcfinucane.bsky.social

"Those in attendance...received a book called “The War Department Field Manual,” a compilation of Hegseth’s past speeches. In a forward written by President Trump, the troops were told: “As your commander in chief, I will not ask you to fight dumb wars.”

Perfect

www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Five Takeaways From Hegseth’s Speech

The defense secretary gave a “State of the Force” address to hundreds of officers and enlisted servicemembers at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va.

www.wsj.com

September 30, 2026 at 10:46 PM

Reposted by Patrick Dunleavy

21%

Scholar power: 21.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Patrick Dunleavy	32%	46	21.7%

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51.0%

22.6 h

19

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0.033

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Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Aviel Roshwald, David S. Tanenhaus

16%

Scholar power: 16.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò	13%	18	5.5%
🎓 Aviel Roshwald	19%	8	5.4%
🎓 David S. Tanenhaus	19%	8	5.4%
Total			16.3%

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52.0%

6.5 h

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16.3%

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0.033

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Mother Jones

@motherjones.com

On Wednesday, Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new entity within the Pentagon: the Office of Religious Affairs.

The office will “sponsor and oversee research, technology, and analytical tools to support and assess spiritual fitness, spiritual readiness, and spiritual resilience.”

What to know about Hegseth’s new office of religious affairs

"Our department is, you might say, putting on the full armor of God."

www.motherjones.com

October 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%

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69.0%

11.2 h

4

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0.028

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Musk returns to Trump world for Pentagon war study www.axios.com/2026/09/30/p...

Musk returns to Trump world for Pentagon war study

Elon Musk is back advising the Trump administration.

www.axios.com

October 1, 2026 at 11:18 AM

by David S. Tanenhaus

16%

Scholar power: 16.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David S. Tanenhaus	19%	8	16.1%

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49.0%

6.2 h

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16.1%

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0.026

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David Tanenhaus

@david-tanenhaus.bsky.social

The Onion did it better.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6h

On Wednesday, Pete Hegseth announced the creation of a new entity within the Pentagon: the Office of Religious Affairs.

The office will “sponsor and oversee research, technology, and analytical tools to support and assess spiritual fitness, spiritual readiness, and spiritual resilience.”

What to know about Hegseth’s new office of religious affairs

"Our department is, you might say, putting on the full armor of God."

www.motherjones.com

October 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM

Reposted by Dunlap

8%

Scholar power: 8.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Dunlap	28%	10	8.9%

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69.0%

23.5 h

8

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0.024

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Social Media Lab

@socialmedialab.ca

Failing up ..."Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare. A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare

A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces

www.theguardian.com

September 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM

Reposted by Christina Pagel

3%

Scholar power: 3%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 33%, Computer science 29%, Engineering 24%, Law 14%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Christina Pagel	-	33	-

Trump Action Tracker

@trumpactiontracker.bsky.social

At a State of the Force address held at a Marine Corps base in Quantico, VA, Defense secretary Hegseth confirmed plans to cut 20% of generals and admirals. He also stated "We are no longer the woke department or the we...

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