Jesse Laymon

Dad & Policy Wonk. Liberal, Urbanist. Proudly off social media since ‘21. If you want, reach out in real life.

[Alexey Navalny @navalny]

1/14 How an ordinary Russian TV viewer (one of whom I currently am) sees it.

I learned about the monstrous events in Bucha yesterday morning from the news that Russia was convening the UN Security Council in connection with the massacre by Ukrainian Nazis in Bucha.

[Jesse Laymon @jesselaymon]

I’d imagine that some people with the intent, the $$ (or connections to $$) and some gov’t contacts (pilots, etc) could pull this whole thing off in the span of a week or so. They’d be heroes (though, again, they shouldn’t reveal their real names because FSB does murders). 17/17

[Jesse Laymon @jesselaymon]

An awful war has dragged me back to twitter, to share a scheme for how the West can use private entities to get those MiG-29s & Su-25s to Ukraine. Actual plan is just 4 "simple" steps. First, some obligatory throat-clearing: 1/

[Jesse Laymon @jesselaymon]

They’d hopefully get paid back by Ukraine (out of Western military aid $$), though I think anyone willing to put up the money for this would have to accept the possibility of not getting it back. 16/

[Jesse Laymon @jesselaymon]

Best read of the day: The Simplest Tool for Improving Cities Is Also Free https://t.co/yn5tLUsjhI

[Jesse Laymon @jesselaymon]

I just want to take a moment to say thank you to those of you who supported me in whatever way (including the many who ranked me 2, 3, 4, 5!) in my campaign. I did not win: https://t.co/F38aVshxXo