@leftynavyseal.bsky.social
USNA Navy SEAL Trial Lawyer (ret)
“A republic, if you can keep it”- Ben Franklin Sept 17, 1787
“A republic, if you can keep it”- Ben Franklin Sept 17, 1787
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One of the biggest cop-outs in Western civilization is to address a difficult social ill with the words “ there ought to be a law”.
Because it’s rare that there isn’t a law.
The cop-out is that the law is often not applied.
And we complain instead of insisting that the law be enforced.
Because it’s rare that there isn’t a law.
The cop-out is that the law is often not applied.
And we complain instead of insisting that the law be enforced.
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
One of the biggest cop-outs in Western civilization is to address a difficult social ill with the words “ there ought to be a law”.
Because it’s rare that there isn’t a law.
The cop-out is that the law is often not applied.
And we complain instead of insisting that the law be enforced.
Because it’s rare that there isn’t a law.
The cop-out is that the law is often not applied.
And we complain instead of insisting that the law be enforced.
Guardian: Famous Stupid Decisions: In Oct 1978, then French President Valery Giscard D’Estaing persuaded himself that Ayatollah Khomeini was a good democratic alternative to the autocratic Shah, and that France would benefit from lucrative Iranian contracts, and so gave Khomeini asylum.
February 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Guardian: Famous Stupid Decisions: In Oct 1978, then French President Valery Giscard D’Estaing persuaded himself that Ayatollah Khomeini was a good democratic alternative to the autocratic Shah, and that France would benefit from lucrative Iranian contracts, and so gave Khomeini asylum.
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@fieldmontgomery.bsky.social I feel like you needed a meme from me. It’s been too long.
You’re welcome 😜
You’re welcome 😜
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
@fieldmontgomery.bsky.social I feel like you needed a meme from me. It’s been too long.
You’re welcome 😜
You’re welcome 😜
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"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
It’s not too late for states and Congress to stop Trump from subverting the midterms
With only nine months before the midterm elections, Trump is plotting to prevent Democrats from taking control of Congress.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"I’ve wanted Marc Elias to be wrong for seven years, or six years, for as long as he’s been coming on my show. I have wanted his warnings to be wrong, but every single one of them has been either affirmed or prescient."--Nicolle Wallace. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/its-...
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I saw this on Instagram and my first thought was “oh Gustave Caillebout.”
February 16, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I saw this on Instagram and my first thought was “oh Gustave Caillebout.”
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A cache of files released by the Department of Justice show how pedophile #Epstein used #student visas, English language #courses and #sham #marriages to make sure the #women in his orbit stayed right where he wanted them.
Read more: bloom.bg/3OI1LUq
📷: Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty
Read more: bloom.bg/3OI1LUq
📷: Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty
February 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
A cache of files released by the Department of Justice show how pedophile #Epstein used #student visas, English language #courses and #sham #marriages to make sure the #women in his orbit stayed right where he wanted them.
Read more: bloom.bg/3OI1LUq
📷: Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty
Read more: bloom.bg/3OI1LUq
📷: Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty
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Taking him up on his demand, the FCC has announced the results of said investigation.
They found no broadcast violations.
You know why? Becuase all those explicit lyrics that MAGA keeps complaining about were never actually performed during the live show. They were edited, censored, or omitted.
They found no broadcast violations.
You know why? Becuase all those explicit lyrics that MAGA keeps complaining about were never actually performed during the live show. They were edited, censored, or omitted.
February 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Taking him up on his demand, the FCC has announced the results of said investigation.
They found no broadcast violations.
You know why? Becuase all those explicit lyrics that MAGA keeps complaining about were never actually performed during the live show. They were edited, censored, or omitted.
They found no broadcast violations.
You know why? Becuase all those explicit lyrics that MAGA keeps complaining about were never actually performed during the live show. They were edited, censored, or omitted.
Independent: E Jean Carroll received a Valentine’s Day fundraiser plea from Donald Trump asking “Do you still love me? … From secret admirer Donald J Trump”.
February 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Independent: E Jean Carroll received a Valentine’s Day fundraiser plea from Donald Trump asking “Do you still love me? … From secret admirer Donald J Trump”.
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Trump has bragged about going in dressing rooms with naked young girls, grabbing women by their genitals, wished he had sex in common with his daughter, is an adjudicated rapist, and best buddies with an notorious pedophile. This isn't smoke. This is a raging inferno of a sex pervert.
February 15, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Trump has bragged about going in dressing rooms with naked young girls, grabbing women by their genitals, wished he had sex in common with his daughter, is an adjudicated rapist, and best buddies with an notorious pedophile. This isn't smoke. This is a raging inferno of a sex pervert.
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I miss when you could post Brave Norman Rockwell Townsperson and the caption could be, like, “R.E.M was wrong to leave ‘Fretless’ off of Out of Time” instead of “The secret police should stop murdering people.”
February 15, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I miss when you could post Brave Norman Rockwell Townsperson and the caption could be, like, “R.E.M was wrong to leave ‘Fretless’ off of Out of Time” instead of “The secret police should stop murdering people.”
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My law firm is now litigating 85 voting and election cases in 40 states. This is the largest number of cases in the most states we have ever handled at one time. And, while Big Law firms mostly sit idly by, the need to protect elections in court is only growing.
February 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM
My law firm is now litigating 85 voting and election cases in 40 states. This is the largest number of cases in the most states we have ever handled at one time. And, while Big Law firms mostly sit idly by, the need to protect elections in court is only growing.
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The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
Two cases and the grease that breaks democracy
The obvious lesson many are drawing is that ordinary citizens are more reliable protectors of democracy than judges in black robes.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
The problem for democracy is that it will not survive three more years of such a system. We cannot hold free and fair elections if judges blindly accept the word of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel’s minions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/two-...
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Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
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“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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⚠️ Shocking, huh. No one saw this coming...😏
➡️ The Israeli government has approved a proposal to register large areas of the #occupied #West #Bank as “state property,” for the first time since the #Israeli #occupation of the #territory in 1967.
➡️ The Israeli government has approved a proposal to register large areas of the #occupied #West #Bank as “state property,” for the first time since the #Israeli #occupation of the #territory in 1967.
February 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
⚠️ Shocking, huh. No one saw this coming...😏
➡️ The Israeli government has approved a proposal to register large areas of the #occupied #West #Bank as “state property,” for the first time since the #Israeli #occupation of the #territory in 1967.
➡️ The Israeli government has approved a proposal to register large areas of the #occupied #West #Bank as “state property,” for the first time since the #Israeli #occupation of the #territory in 1967.
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With #Israel tired of #war and #religious #nationalism on the rise, #economists are warning the country faces a potentially #irreversible #brain #drain.
Israel’s Wartime Brain Drain Raises Fears of Permanent Exodus
An economy built on tech success watches nervously as high-skilled, high-earners leave the country, and expats hesitate to return.
bloom.bg
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
With #Israel tired of #war and #religious #nationalism on the rise, #economists are warning the country faces a potentially #irreversible #brain #drain.
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Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
February 15, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
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Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
February 15, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Daily Beast: A federal employee, Brashad Johnson,
responsible for conducting background checks on ICE’s new applicants, has been arrested in a human trafficking sting.
responsible for conducting background checks on ICE’s new applicants, has been arrested in a human trafficking sting.
February 15, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Daily Beast: A federal employee, Brashad Johnson,
responsible for conducting background checks on ICE’s new applicants, has been arrested in a human trafficking sting.
responsible for conducting background checks on ICE’s new applicants, has been arrested in a human trafficking sting.
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🇨🇦 #Canada: Up to 350,000 people flooded a stretch of #Yonge Street in #North #York on Saturday in what police described as one of the largest #Iran-related #demonstrations the city has seen in recent months.
Global Day of Action draws one of Toronto’s largest protests ever
Up to 350,000 people flooded a stretch of Yonge Street in North York on Saturday in what police described as one of the largest Iran-related demonstrations the city has seen in recent months.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
🇨🇦 #Canada: Up to 350,000 people flooded a stretch of #Yonge Street in #North #York on Saturday in what police described as one of the largest #Iran-related #demonstrations the city has seen in recent months.
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Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
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@jakubkrupa.bsky.social does it again.
February 14, 2026 at 6:06 PM
@jakubkrupa.bsky.social does it again.