Hannibal's Lectern
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This is contemptible. Not only do we now have confirmation Hegseth has been lying from the jump, but it seems neither he nor his team understand that killing everyone on a target list *becomes* an illegal No Quarter Order if targets try to surrender or are neutralized. Their semantic games are vile.
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is contemptible. Not only do we now have confirmation Hegseth has been lying from the jump, but it seems neither he nor his team understand that killing everyone on a target list *becomes* an illegal No Quarter Order if targets try to surrender or are neutralized. Their semantic games are vile.
Ashamed to share a country with this subset of (in)humanity👇
A MAGA grandpa in Wyoming called 911 and told the operator to “call ICE” on an Amazon delivery driver simply for speaking Spanish.
“There’s this guy in front of my house who can’t speak English. You need to call ICE on him.”
“There’s this guy in front of my house who can’t speak English. You need to call ICE on him.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Ashamed to share a country with this subset of (in)humanity👇
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Worth reading for lots of reasons, but particularly because it closes with something I see in my work and travels speaking on writing and AI. Many, maybe most students do not want AI-mediated schooling or lives. We can offer them something better. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
www.currentaffairs.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Worth reading for lots of reasons, but particularly because it closes with something I see in my work and travels speaking on writing and AI. Many, maybe most students do not want AI-mediated schooling or lives. We can offer them something better. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Bovino and his ICE goons were not welcome and were locked out of the gas station.
December 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Bovino and his ICE goons were not welcome and were locked out of the gas station.
Shameful Jasmine Crockett has to bear the burden of the courage that republicans, who know The Regime means to end our democracy, and their careers, should 👇
December 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Shameful Jasmine Crockett has to bear the burden of the courage that republicans, who know The Regime means to end our democracy, and their careers, should 👇
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How long before people from other countries are required to wear a star on their clothes?
Straight from the Hitler handbook….
Straight from the Hitler handbook….
December 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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This will be remembered as the most pathetic moment in American history. What a needy fool.
December 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
This will be remembered as the most pathetic moment in American history. What a needy fool.
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Every American who wore the uniform from Valley Forge to now took an oath against tyranny, making them textbook antifascists. The military's entire purpose is defending democracy from authoritarianism. Declaring antifa "domestic terrorism" means our founding principle is now a prosecutable offense.
December 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Heads up.
Aldi has Peace Prizes in the middle aisle today.
Grab one while you can
Aldi has Peace Prizes in the middle aisle today.
Grab one while you can
December 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Heads up.
Aldi has Peace Prizes in the middle aisle today.
Grab one while you can
Aldi has Peace Prizes in the middle aisle today.
Grab one while you can
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December 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.
December 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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NEW FOIA Files is out! In May, I published an investigative report about twin brothers who hacked into Opexus, a govt contractor that handled #FOIA docs & other govt records.
On Wed, the brothers were arrested & charged with computer crimes
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
On Wed, the brothers were arrested & charged with computer crimes
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Charges Filed in the Case of the Missing FOIA Data
Following a Bloomberg News investigation in May, twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter were charged with computer crimes related to the theft of government data and destruction of databases.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
NEW FOIA Files is out! In May, I published an investigative report about twin brothers who hacked into Opexus, a govt contractor that handled #FOIA docs & other govt records.
On Wed, the brothers were arrested & charged with computer crimes
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
On Wed, the brothers were arrested & charged with computer crimes
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Trump said last year that he would focus on deporting immigrants who were violent criminals. But a study of arrests in major operations in DC, LA, Illinois and Massachusetts shows that the vast majority of those swept up by ICE have no criminal record.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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The boat wasn’t headed to the U.S., which we would have learned with a little due process instead of murder. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara issued a stern warning to his officers on Thursday: Intervene when you see Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents using unlawful force or lose your job.
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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