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There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
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20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Sarah Beckstrom, died a day after volunteering to serve in DC so that others could enjoy Thanksgiving with their families. She deserves our gratitude, not political exploitation by a shameless president who scapegoats immigrants to swell his power.
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member, Sarah Beckstrom, died a day after volunteering to serve in DC so that others could enjoy Thanksgiving with their families. She deserves our gratitude, not political exploitation by a shameless president who scapegoats immigrants to swell his power.
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"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Reposted by Sue Sullivan
If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people.
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I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video
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It seems when it comes to fighting narco-traffickers, Trump’s policy is death for the little guy and special treatment for the elites.
Populist my ass.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Populist my ass.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It seems when it comes to fighting narco-traffickers, Trump’s policy is death for the little guy and special treatment for the elites.
Populist my ass.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Populist my ass.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
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I hope it’s now (even more) obvious that having military in our streets, with instructions to ignore “stupid rules of engagement,” is not in any way intended to protect us or make us safer
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I hope it’s now (even more) obvious that having military in our streets, with instructions to ignore “stupid rules of engagement,” is not in any way intended to protect us or make us safer
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Very strong piece by Jack Goldsmith:
“But there can be no conceivable legal justification for U.S. Special Operations Forces kill[ing] the survivors of a first strike on a drug boat off the coast of Trinidad who ‘were clinging to the smoldering wreck.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“But there can be no conceivable legal justification for U.S. Special Operations Forces kill[ing] the survivors of a first strike on a drug boat off the coast of Trinidad who ‘were clinging to the smoldering wreck.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
November 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Very strong piece by Jack Goldsmith:
“But there can be no conceivable legal justification for U.S. Special Operations Forces kill[ing] the survivors of a first strike on a drug boat off the coast of Trinidad who ‘were clinging to the smoldering wreck.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“But there can be no conceivable legal justification for U.S. Special Operations Forces kill[ing] the survivors of a first strike on a drug boat off the coast of Trinidad who ‘were clinging to the smoldering wreck.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
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It’s wrong to lump all top Trump people in one category. There are differences among them. But they do seem to fall into three (sometimes overlapping) categories:
• Ordinary criminals (grift and corruption).
• Sex criminals.
• War criminals.
• Ordinary criminals (grift and corruption).
• Sex criminals.
• War criminals.
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It’s wrong to lump all top Trump people in one category. There are differences among them. But they do seem to fall into three (sometimes overlapping) categories:
• Ordinary criminals (grift and corruption).
• Sex criminals.
• War criminals.
• Ordinary criminals (grift and corruption).
• Sex criminals.
• War criminals.
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New Focus Group Pod: @thebulwark.com's very own @crampell.bsky.social!
Trump promised voters he would LOWER prices and bring about deflation. Instead, he's cutting corrupt deals with foreign countries & preparing to invade Venezuela. Might be a problem in '26… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Trump promised voters he would LOWER prices and bring about deflation. Instead, he's cutting corrupt deals with foreign countries & preparing to invade Venezuela. Might be a problem in '26… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Just Press The Deflation Button! (with Catherine Rampell)
Podcast Episode · The Focus Group Podcast · 11/29/2025 · 52m
podcasts.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
New Focus Group Pod: @thebulwark.com's very own @crampell.bsky.social!
Trump promised voters he would LOWER prices and bring about deflation. Instead, he's cutting corrupt deals with foreign countries & preparing to invade Venezuela. Might be a problem in '26… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
Trump promised voters he would LOWER prices and bring about deflation. Instead, he's cutting corrupt deals with foreign countries & preparing to invade Venezuela. Might be a problem in '26… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
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The “kill them all” order by SecDef Hegseth would be a textbook war crime even if the original attack had been legal.
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The “kill them all” order by SecDef Hegseth would be a textbook war crime even if the original attack had been legal.
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Small Business Saturday would be a great day for Trump to repeal his reckless tariffs that are crushing small businesses in New Mexico and across the country.
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Small Business Saturday would be a great day for Trump to repeal his reckless tariffs that are crushing small businesses in New Mexico and across the country.
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How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
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I can't wait until this chest-beating imbecile is brought up on murder charges.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I can't wait until this chest-beating imbecile is brought up on murder charges.
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The deranged madman now threatens to blow up commercial airliners flying in and out of Venezuela.
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The deranged madman now threatens to blow up commercial airliners flying in and out of Venezuela.
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
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Some people will say “but COVID19 happened…”.
We were very fortunate that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic didn’t target infants. That will change when other diseases such as measles and polio really get cooking.
This isn’t to say that COVID19 isn’t deadly serious. It is. But we ain’t seen nothing yet.
We were very fortunate that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic didn’t target infants. That will change when other diseases such as measles and polio really get cooking.
This isn’t to say that COVID19 isn’t deadly serious. It is. But we ain’t seen nothing yet.
November 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Some people will say “but COVID19 happened…”.
We were very fortunate that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic didn’t target infants. That will change when other diseases such as measles and polio really get cooking.
This isn’t to say that COVID19 isn’t deadly serious. It is. But we ain’t seen nothing yet.
We were very fortunate that the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic didn’t target infants. That will change when other diseases such as measles and polio really get cooking.
This isn’t to say that COVID19 isn’t deadly serious. It is. But we ain’t seen nothing yet.
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It is exquisitely painful to say all of this. But given that the Republican Congress has no desire to stop the spread of vaccine disinformation coming from the U.S. government, and in many cases are aiding and abetting it, this will not stop until there is a massive and catastrophic outbreak.
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
It is exquisitely painful to say all of this. But given that the Republican Congress has no desire to stop the spread of vaccine disinformation coming from the U.S. government, and in many cases are aiding and abetting it, this will not stop until there is a massive and catastrophic outbreak.
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I have been expecting and preparing for a significant increase in the number of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease before the RFK Jr. insanity ends.
I’m keeping my vaccinations up to date for as long as I can, wearing a mask indoors in public, filtering the air, and washing my hands.
I’m keeping my vaccinations up to date for as long as I can, wearing a mask indoors in public, filtering the air, and washing my hands.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I have been expecting and preparing for a significant increase in the number of outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease before the RFK Jr. insanity ends.
I’m keeping my vaccinations up to date for as long as I can, wearing a mask indoors in public, filtering the air, and washing my hands.
I’m keeping my vaccinations up to date for as long as I can, wearing a mask indoors in public, filtering the air, and washing my hands.
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Over and over and over again the people who have observed RFK Jr.’s anti-vax propaganda for decades have said he will not stop until he takes away as many vaccines as he can.
And the current U.S. government is aiding and abetting him.
And the current U.S. government is aiding and abetting him.
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Over and over and over again the people who have observed RFK Jr.’s anti-vax propaganda for decades have said he will not stop until he takes away as many vaccines as he can.
And the current U.S. government is aiding and abetting him.
And the current U.S. government is aiding and abetting him.
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Thread: this is the opposite of transparency, and it is the opposite of actual scientific and epidemiological investigation:
Dr. Prasad send an email to CBER suggesting changes to the approval for respiratory vaccines based, apparently, on the conclusion of an unpublished investigation into VAERS report by unknown people. A few thoughts beyond what was already reported, based on the full email: 1/n
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thread: this is the opposite of transparency, and it is the opposite of actual scientific and epidemiological investigation:
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Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Gupta: It’s clear that there’s age-related cognitive decline.
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason
He’s confused a lot. He sometimes mumbles sort of incoherent nonsense when he’s asked a question in the Oval Office.
Clearly they’re not getting MRIs just because, because that’s the moment that we live in. There’s a reason