Willow dog
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What Senator Cotton says here would be a bad defense for the Germans convicted in WWI and WWII war crimes trials -- including for firing on shipwrecked in fully operational lifeboats.
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What Senator Cotton says here would be a bad defense for the Germans convicted in WWI and WWII war crimes trials -- including for firing on shipwrecked in fully operational lifeboats.
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
This line of response hurts the US and US servicemembers. It will cause long-term damage unless we get this right.
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and judge pan gets at what i was gesturing towards earlier today: that this idea that the purpose of the executive branch is to effectuate the political agenda of the president is extra-constitutional. it has no basis in the text or the history for that matter!
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
and judge pan gets at what i was gesturing towards earlier today: that this idea that the purpose of the executive branch is to effectuate the political agenda of the president is extra-constitutional. it has no basis in the text or the history for that matter!
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“There is a risk that the focus on the second strike and specifically the talk of ‘war crimes’ feeds into the administration’s false wartime framing and veils the fact that the entire boat-strikes campaign is murder, full stop.”
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 AM
“There is a risk that the focus on the second strike and specifically the talk of ‘war crimes’ feeds into the administration’s false wartime framing and veils the fact that the entire boat-strikes campaign is murder, full stop.”
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it's very hard to distinguish between Trump's cognitive decline and his cognitive never-having-inclined
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
it's very hard to distinguish between Trump's cognitive decline and his cognitive never-having-inclined
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Tom Cotton is going to put out a special dvd of “Schindler’s List” where he provides a voice-over rationalizing everything that happens.
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Tom Cotton is going to put out a special dvd of “Schindler’s List” where he provides a voice-over rationalizing everything that happens.
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Anybody know how much this guy (or a proxy for him) gave to the Trump campaign?
Or his family’s crypto company?
Or his ballroom?
Or his presidencial library?
Or his family’s crypto company?
Or his ballroom?
Or his presidencial library?
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year, according to a document released online.
Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump issued a “full and unconditional pardon” for Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke, who was indicted by the president’s own Justice Department earlier this year, according to a ...
www.cnn.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Anybody know how much this guy (or a proxy for him) gave to the Trump campaign?
Or his family’s crypto company?
Or his ballroom?
Or his presidencial library?
Or his family’s crypto company?
Or his ballroom?
Or his presidencial library?
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Hi. History teacher here. I've been teaching most of what's in Burns's documentary for about 2 decades, including the invasion of Canada. If much of the information Burns reveals is a surprise to people, it could be less about what teachers are teaching and more about what students are remembering.
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Hi. History teacher here. I've been teaching most of what's in Burns's documentary for about 2 decades, including the invasion of Canada. If much of the information Burns reveals is a surprise to people, it could be less about what teachers are teaching and more about what students are remembering.
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Dems in Congress should start demanding the list of names of all ICE “agents”. These people seem to walk more carefully when they know consequences may be around the corner.
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Dems in Congress should start demanding the list of names of all ICE “agents”. These people seem to walk more carefully when they know consequences may be around the corner.
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It's worth noting that the laws of war don't just cover declared wars, but all conditions of "belligerence", declared or not.
So a killing could be BOTH a normal crime (because no legit authorization for force exists) AND a war crime (because it violates the int'l rules governing warlike acts).
So a killing could be BOTH a normal crime (because no legit authorization for force exists) AND a war crime (because it violates the int'l rules governing warlike acts).
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It's worth noting that the laws of war don't just cover declared wars, but all conditions of "belligerence", declared or not.
So a killing could be BOTH a normal crime (because no legit authorization for force exists) AND a war crime (because it violates the int'l rules governing warlike acts).
So a killing could be BOTH a normal crime (because no legit authorization for force exists) AND a war crime (because it violates the int'l rules governing warlike acts).
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Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
I can’t tell if it’s cowardice or some fucked up sense of decorum that makes no sense in the current environment with this fuckin guy
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
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Of course the right's position is "ALL of Trump's orders are BY DEFINITION legal." They don't care about the details of the boat bombings, deportations, etc.
Crucial: We must fight that false belief that being President makes all his orders legal.
Crucial: We must fight that false belief that being President makes all his orders legal.
The correct answer to MAGA outrage over the Dem video is this: Are you effing kidding me? Of course it's reasonable to warn that Trump might be giving illegal orders.
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
The evidence is strong that he actually is giving illegal orders! I went through that evidence here:
newrepublic.com/article/2035...
Is Trump Giving Illegal Orders? Dems Just Blew That Question Wide Open
From the boat bombings to deportations to prosecutions, the evidence mounts. And the speaker of the House could get to the bottom of it if he wanted to. Yeah, right.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Of course the right's position is "ALL of Trump's orders are BY DEFINITION legal." They don't care about the details of the boat bombings, deportations, etc.
Crucial: We must fight that false belief that being President makes all his orders legal.
Crucial: We must fight that false belief that being President makes all his orders legal.
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It’s not a free speech question. It’s about an authoritarian calling for his political opposition in an elected branch of government to be prosecuted for opposing him. It’s a constitutional crisis.
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It’s not a free speech question. It’s about an authoritarian calling for his political opposition in an elected branch of government to be prosecuted for opposing him. It’s a constitutional crisis.
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not sure I even need to say this, but Trump threatening the lives of Ds in Congress is in itself an impeachable offense for which he should be removed.
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 AM
not sure I even need to say this, but Trump threatening the lives of Ds in Congress is in itself an impeachable offense for which he should be removed.
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There is one and only position that makes any sense if you really take it seriously: say openly and unapologetically that he must be removed from office. Not just call on people to condemn it, not just fret about norms. He is literally trying to kill you. Act like it.
November 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There is one and only position that makes any sense if you really take it seriously: say openly and unapologetically that he must be removed from office. Not just call on people to condemn it, not just fret about norms. He is literally trying to kill you. Act like it.
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Their little fascist takeover would be going much smoother if it wasn’t being run by the dumbest people on earth..
Comey hearing just ended. Govt admits 2d indictment never shown to full grand jury. Judge concerned. AUSA also admits DAG Blanche’s office told him not to disclose if previous prosecutors prepared a declination memo (saying why there was no case).
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Their little fascist takeover would be going much smoother if it wasn’t being run by the dumbest people on earth..
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Why does Trump need to support the House vote to release the Epstein files? Can't he just order their release himself?
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Why does Trump need to support the House vote to release the Epstein files? Can't he just order their release himself?
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I urge members of the legal profession to realize that prosecuting individuals who seek to overturn the constitutional order is not "retaliation" in any normatively significant sense.
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I urge members of the legal profession to realize that prosecuting individuals who seek to overturn the constitutional order is not "retaliation" in any normatively significant sense.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
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This is illegal
Awful: Trump's boat bombings are now being justified by a new legal memo that relies on WH's own determinations as evidence. Memo also says people can't be prosecuted for the killings. But that reveals WH knows there's legal vulnerability here, Ds tell me.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Secret Memo Reveals Holes in Legal Case
A new White House memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the White House says so!
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is illegal
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Very funny development that Bill Clinton is not only not implicated in the emails, Epstein explicitly says “nah he was never on the island”. Slick Willie lives again
November 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Very funny development that Bill Clinton is not only not implicated in the emails, Epstein explicitly says “nah he was never on the island”. Slick Willie lives again
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They say:
We can’t just be AGAINST, we have to be FOR something.
We can’t just DENOUNCE people.
We have to stress KITCHEN TABLE issues.
I say:
I’m AGAINST Trump.
I DENOUNCE Epstein and his enablers.
My KITCHEN TABLE issue is authoritarianism.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
We can’t just be AGAINST, we have to be FOR something.
We can’t just DENOUNCE people.
We have to stress KITCHEN TABLE issues.
I say:
I’m AGAINST Trump.
I DENOUNCE Epstein and his enablers.
My KITCHEN TABLE issue is authoritarianism.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
They say:
We can’t just be AGAINST, we have to be FOR something.
We can’t just DENOUNCE people.
We have to stress KITCHEN TABLE issues.
I say:
I’m AGAINST Trump.
I DENOUNCE Epstein and his enablers.
My KITCHEN TABLE issue is authoritarianism.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
We can’t just be AGAINST, we have to be FOR something.
We can’t just DENOUNCE people.
We have to stress KITCHEN TABLE issues.
I say:
I’m AGAINST Trump.
I DENOUNCE Epstein and his enablers.
My KITCHEN TABLE issue is authoritarianism.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Also important to remember that everyone involved in the coverup -- whether formally or informally -- is part of the exact same conspiracy against the victims and against the nation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Also important to remember that everyone involved in the coverup -- whether formally or informally -- is part of the exact same conspiracy against the victims and against the nation.