Brett Wilkins
@brettwilkins.bsky.social
Staff writer at @commondreams.org
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Pentagon Weighed Sending Boat Strike Survivors to
Salvadoran Prison To Avoid Defending Bombings in Court
"Trump administration “might not want to get into the messy issues involving detention and habeas corpus lawsuits.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 11, 2025
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Salvadoran Prison To Avoid Defending Bombings in Court
"Trump administration “might not want to get into the messy issues involving detention and habeas corpus lawsuits.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 11, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
Pentagon Weighed Sending Boat Strike Survivors to Salvadoran Prison To Avoid Defending Bombings in Court - Antiwar.com Blog
Pentagon officials asked about sending survivors of US boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean to a notorious maximum security prison in El Salvador in a bid to keep them out of American c...
www.antiwar.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Pentagon Weighed Sending Boat Strike Survivors to
Salvadoran Prison To Avoid Defending Bombings in Court
"Trump administration “might not want to get into the messy issues involving detention and habeas corpus lawsuits.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 11, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
Salvadoran Prison To Avoid Defending Bombings in Court
"Trump administration “might not want to get into the messy issues involving detention and habeas corpus lawsuits.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 11, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
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NEW: Congress passed a $900 billion Pentagon budget, pushing total military spending over $1 trillion.
"Every dollar the Pentagon wastes," says Lindsay Koshgarian of @nationalpriorities.bsky.social, "is a dollar that isn’t helping Americans get by.”
@brettwilkins.bsky.social in @commondreams.org:
"Every dollar the Pentagon wastes," says Lindsay Koshgarian of @nationalpriorities.bsky.social, "is a dollar that isn’t helping Americans get by.”
@brettwilkins.bsky.social in @commondreams.org:
‘Don't Give the Pentagon $1 Trillion,’ Critics Say as House Passes Record US Military Spending Bill | Common Dreams
"From ending the nursing shortage to insuring uninsured children, preventing evictions, and replacing lead pipes, every dollar the Pentagon wastes is a dollar that isn't helping Americans get by,"…
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
NEW: Congress passed a $900 billion Pentagon budget, pushing total military spending over $1 trillion.
"Every dollar the Pentagon wastes," says Lindsay Koshgarian of @nationalpriorities.bsky.social, "is a dollar that isn’t helping Americans get by.”
@brettwilkins.bsky.social in @commondreams.org:
"Every dollar the Pentagon wastes," says Lindsay Koshgarian of @nationalpriorities.bsky.social, "is a dollar that isn’t helping Americans get by.”
@brettwilkins.bsky.social in @commondreams.org:
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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Trump Envoy Ripped for Claim That ‘Benevolent Monarchy’ Is Best for Middle East
“The US labels dictators and monarchies benevolent when their behavior is aligned with US interest"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 9, 2025
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“The US labels dictators and monarchies benevolent when their behavior is aligned with US interest"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 9, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
Trump Envoy Ripped for Claim That ‘Benevolent Monarchy’ Is Best for Middle East - Antiwar.com Blog
Tom Barrack, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria, faced backlash Monday after arguing that US-backed Middle Eastern monarchies – most of which are ruled by prolif...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump Envoy Ripped for Claim That ‘Benevolent Monarchy’ Is Best for Middle East
“The US labels dictators and monarchies benevolent when their behavior is aligned with US interest"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 9, 2025
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“The US labels dictators and monarchies benevolent when their behavior is aligned with US interest"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 9, 2025
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Trump Says Ground Attack on Venezuela Imminent – Plus Colombia, Mexico Also in US Crosshairs
“It’s now taken as a given... that Trump is mulling a ground invasion of Venezuela...
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 9, 2025
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“It’s now taken as a given... that Trump is mulling a ground invasion of Venezuela...
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 9, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
Trump Says Ground Attack on Venezuela Imminent – Plus Colombia, Mexico Also in US Crosshairs - Antiwar.com Blog
President Donald Trump said in an interview published Tuesday that a US land attack on Venezuela is coming and signaled that he is open to launching similar military action against Colombia and Mexico...
www.antiwar.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Trump Says Ground Attack on Venezuela Imminent – Plus Colombia, Mexico Also in US Crosshairs
“It’s now taken as a given... that Trump is mulling a ground invasion of Venezuela...
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 9, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
“It’s now taken as a given... that Trump is mulling a ground invasion of Venezuela...
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 9, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
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Demands to Release Full Video of Deadly US Boat Strike Grow After Congressional Briefing
“The Department of Defense has no choice but to release the complete, unedited footage,” said Sen. Jack Reed.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 7, 2025
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“The Department of Defense has no choice but to release the complete, unedited footage,” said Sen. Jack Reed.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 7, 2025
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Demands to Release Full Video of Deadly US Boat Strike Grow After Congressional Briefing - Antiwar.com Blog
Calls mounted Thursday for the Trump administration to release the full video of a September US airstrike on a boat allegedly transporting drugs in the Caribbean Sea following a briefing between Penta...
www.antiwar.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Demands to Release Full Video of Deadly US Boat Strike Grow After Congressional Briefing
“The Department of Defense has no choice but to release the complete, unedited footage,” said Sen. Jack Reed.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 7, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
“The Department of Defense has no choice but to release the complete, unedited footage,” said Sen. Jack Reed.
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Dec 7, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
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Intellexa Leaks’ Reveal Wider Reach of Predator Spyware
“This investigation provides one of the clearest and most damning views yet into Intellexa’s internal operations and technology"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social
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“This investigation provides one of the clearest and most damning views yet into Intellexa’s internal operations and technology"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
‘Intellexa Leaks’ Reveal Wider Reach of Predator Spyware - Antiwar.com Blog
Highly invasive spyware from consortium led by a former senior Israeli intelligence official and sanctioned by the US government is still being used to target people in multiple countries, a joint inv...
www.antiwar.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Intellexa Leaks’ Reveal Wider Reach of Predator Spyware
“This investigation provides one of the clearest and most damning views yet into Intellexa’s internal operations and technology"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
“This investigation provides one of the clearest and most damning views yet into Intellexa’s internal operations and technology"
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/12...
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Mayor-elect Mamdani is an incredible campaigner and I hope his vision to provide provision for New Yorkers passes city council and gets support in Albany.
That said, endorsing Representative Jeffries to be the next Speaker of the House does nothing to help that. 1/4
That said, endorsing Representative Jeffries to be the next Speaker of the House does nothing to help that. 1/4
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Mayor-elect Mamdani is an incredible campaigner and I hope his vision to provide provision for New Yorkers passes city council and gets support in Albany.
That said, endorsing Representative Jeffries to be the next Speaker of the House does nothing to help that. 1/4
That said, endorsing Representative Jeffries to be the next Speaker of the House does nothing to help that. 1/4
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"The suspects...were seen in a video aggressively chalking the crosswalk."
This is what DeSantis is spending Florida taxpayer money on.
www.wftv.com/news/local/r...
This is what DeSantis is spending Florida taxpayer money on.
www.wftv.com/news/local/r...
‘Resist’: Two arrested after chalking former Pulse Memorial Crosswalk
The video showed the men grinding chalk onto the crosswalk, with the word ‘Resist’ chalked nearby
www.wftv.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"The suspects...were seen in a video aggressively chalking the crosswalk."
This is what DeSantis is spending Florida taxpayer money on.
www.wftv.com/news/local/r...
This is what DeSantis is spending Florida taxpayer money on.
www.wftv.com/news/local/r...
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
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The FBI has requested interviews with six Democrats regarding their video, which reminds troops to follow the Constitution.
The Trump administration saw the now-infamous video as treasonous, called for them to be hanged, and is weighing court-martialing Sen. Mark Kelly. trib.al/ELXKBpd
The Trump administration saw the now-infamous video as treasonous, called for them to be hanged, and is weighing court-martialing Sen. Mark Kelly. trib.al/ELXKBpd
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The FBI has requested interviews with six Democrats regarding their video, which reminds troops to follow the Constitution.
The Trump administration saw the now-infamous video as treasonous, called for them to be hanged, and is weighing court-martialing Sen. Mark Kelly. trib.al/ELXKBpd
The Trump administration saw the now-infamous video as treasonous, called for them to be hanged, and is weighing court-martialing Sen. Mark Kelly. trib.al/ELXKBpd
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Honduras nears the Sunday elections with last-minute institutional infighting, criminal investigations, fraud accusations and a state of exception. Amid Trump’s Venezuela gunboat diplomacy, the United States called for the OAS to meet today on the Honduran election. beta.elfaro.net/en/central-a...
Honduras Heads to Election Day Amid Infighting, Lawfare, Fraud Accusations
Honduras approaches the Sunday elections with last-minute institutional infighting, criminal investigations, accusations of fraud, and under a three-year state of exception. With Trump’s Venezuela gun...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Honduras nears the Sunday elections with last-minute institutional infighting, criminal investigations, fraud accusations and a state of exception. Amid Trump’s Venezuela gunboat diplomacy, the United States called for the OAS to meet today on the Honduran election. beta.elfaro.net/en/central-a...
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We need lower rents and less yachts.
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We need lower rents and less yachts.
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“… About the raping, murdering, civilized aristocrats
Scramble For Africa, like rats trample through trash
Assailants for cash, plus control and domination
Political plans, to stranglehold the population…”
(2012! What’s changed?)
Scramble For Africa, like rats trample through trash
Assailants for cash, plus control and domination
Political plans, to stranglehold the population…”
(2012! What’s changed?)
November 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“… About the raping, murdering, civilized aristocrats
Scramble For Africa, like rats trample through trash
Assailants for cash, plus control and domination
Political plans, to stranglehold the population…”
(2012! What’s changed?)
Scramble For Africa, like rats trample through trash
Assailants for cash, plus control and domination
Political plans, to stranglehold the population…”
(2012! What’s changed?)
Who would have believed it if I told you a few months ago that Trump would simultaneously swoon over Zohran Mamdani and disavow Marjorie Taylor Greene? By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
After Threats Throughout NYC Campaign, Trump Lauds Mamdani at White House | Common Dreams
"I feel very confident that he can do a very good job," Trump said of Mamdani after their White House meeting. "I think he is going to surprise some conservative people, actually.”
www.commondreams.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Who would have believed it if I told you a few months ago that Trump would simultaneously swoon over Zohran Mamdani and disavow Marjorie Taylor Greene? By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
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Calls Grow to Release Transcript of ‘Highly Disturbing’ Trump-MBS Call After Khashoggi Murder
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 21, 2025
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by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 21, 2025
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Calls Grow to Release Transcript of ‘Highly Disturbing’ Trump-MBS Call After Khashoggi Murder - Antiwar.com Blog
The widow of Jamal Khashoggi on Friday joined Democratic members of Congress in urging President Donald Trump to release the transcript of a phone conversation between the US leader and Saudi Crown Pr...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Calls Grow to Release Transcript of ‘Highly Disturbing’ Trump-MBS Call After Khashoggi Murder
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 21, 2025
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by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 21, 2025
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SWANA (South West Asian & North African) San Francisco event round up for the week of November 20, 2025 ⬇️
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Week of November 19: Events in San Francisco & the Bay
Shows from Sammy Obeid & Ramy Youssef and Arab & Desi dance parties!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
SWANA (South West Asian & North African) San Francisco event round up for the week of November 20, 2025 ⬇️
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“The CDC is now completely compromised after Trump and RFK Jr. ousted or drove out real, well-intentioned, and intelligent scientists,” said one physician. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
'Absurd Yet Predictable': US Close to Losing Measles Elimination Status Under RFK Jr. | Common Dreams
"The CDC is now completely compromised after Trump and RFK Jr. ousted or drove out real, well-intentioned, and intelligent scientists," said one physician.
www.commondreams.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
“The CDC is now completely compromised after Trump and RFK Jr. ousted or drove out real, well-intentioned, and intelligent scientists,” said one physician. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
Oh hell yes! 👏🏽✊🏽
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan Runs for Nancy Pelosi’s Congressional Seat | KQED
The race to represent the former House speaker’s congressional district is getting more crowded.
www.kqed.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Oh hell yes! 👏🏽✊🏽
Despite a November 2024 truce between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have killed at least 121 civilians, including 21 women and 16 children, in Lebanon. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
At Least 13 Palestinians, 'Mostly Children,' Killed by Israel in Lebanon Massacre | Common Dreams
Despite a November 2024 truce between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have killed at least 121 civilians, including 21 women and 16 children, in Lebanon.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Despite a November 2024 truce between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli forces have killed at least 121 civilians, including 21 women and 16 children, in Lebanon. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
The strikes follow a massacre by Israeli forces of 13 Palestinians in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
At Least 28 Palestinians—Including 17 Children—Killed by Israeli Strikes on Gaza | Common Dreams
The strikes follow a massacre by Israeli forces of 13 Palestinians in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon.
www.commondreams.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The strikes follow a massacre by Israeli forces of 13 Palestinians in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon. By @brettwilkins.bsky.social
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"I just say, ‘You know, it’s hard for me to care about Riley Gaines tying for fifth when my swim coach is accused of raping my teammates.”
Gaines never talks about her teammates who were raped by her coach that she supported.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Gaines never talks about her teammates who were raped by her coach that she supported.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"I just say, ‘You know, it’s hard for me to care about Riley Gaines tying for fifth when my swim coach is accused of raping my teammates.”
Gaines never talks about her teammates who were raped by her coach that she supported.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Gaines never talks about her teammates who were raped by her coach that she supported.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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To me, the biggest tell that AI is massively overvalued is that Big Tech has to keep shoving it in our faces. I just noticed Chrome has a 'Gemini' button at the top of the browser, and I'm getting prompts all over the place, including Zoom, to 'try AI.'
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
To me, the biggest tell that AI is massively overvalued is that Big Tech has to keep shoving it in our faces. I just noticed Chrome has a 'Gemini' button at the top of the browser, and I'm getting prompts all over the place, including Zoom, to 'try AI.'
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UN Approval of Gaza ‘Stabilization Force’ Slammed as ‘Denial of Palestinian Self-Determination’
CodePink said [the plan is] assigning the United States..., as the new manager of the open-air prison.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
CodePink said [the plan is] assigning the United States..., as the new manager of the open-air prison.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
UN Approval of Gaza ‘Stabilization Force’ Slammed as ‘Denial of Palestinian Self-Determination’ - Antiwar.com Blog
Palestine defenders decried Monday’s approval by the United Nations Security Council of a US plan authorizing a so-called international stabilization force for Gaza – a plan decried by one peace group...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
UN Approval of Gaza ‘Stabilization Force’ Slammed as ‘Denial of Palestinian Self-Determination’
CodePink said [the plan is] assigning the United States..., as the new manager of the open-air prison.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
CodePink said [the plan is] assigning the United States..., as the new manager of the open-air prison.”
by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Nov 18, 2025
www.antiwar.com/blog/2025/11...
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"Brazil has alternated between symbolic support for Palestinian rights [..] and continued pragmatic ties with Israel."
"[R]egimes of racialised governance that operate through shared logics, exception, enclosure, and surveillance."
#Brazil #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Climate #Genocide #Military
"[R]egimes of racialised governance that operate through shared logics, exception, enclosure, and surveillance."
#Brazil #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Climate #Genocide #Military
From the Favelas to Gaza: How militarism and greenwashing shape Brazilian relations, resistance, and solidarity with Palestine
Brazilians have long supported Palestine, but the country's economic and military ties with Israel continue to deepen.
mondoweiss.net
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM