@mabengry.bsky.social
lawyer, math teacher, mother #blue4ever
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"I have always been historically opposed to messing with the court. In the last few years, I have totally come around on that."
@gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social discuss the need for Supreme Court reform and how to rebuild the credibility of our justice system.
@gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social discuss the need for Supreme Court reform and how to rebuild the credibility of our justice system.
December 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"I have always been historically opposed to messing with the court. In the last few years, I have totally come around on that."
@gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social discuss the need for Supreme Court reform and how to rebuild the credibility of our justice system.
@gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social discuss the need for Supreme Court reform and how to rebuild the credibility of our justice system.
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The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the professionalism and dignity of the United States military.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the professionalism and dignity of the United States military.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
They’re an insult to every American who ever sacrificed to do the right thing.
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It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's great that reporting on the double tap has spotlighted the abject criminality of this Administration.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
But don't forget: Venezuela is not waging war on America or Americans, and the men killed were not combatants.
The first strike was every bit as illegal as the second.
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BREAKING: Absolutely brutal approval numbers for trump, with a whopping 72% saying the economy is poor, and a majority blame trump.
No wonder he's hiding the jobs and economic data!
No wonder he's hiding the jobs and economic data!
December 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
BREAKING: Absolutely brutal approval numbers for trump, with a whopping 72% saying the economy is poor, and a majority blame trump.
No wonder he's hiding the jobs and economic data!
No wonder he's hiding the jobs and economic data!
apnews.com/article/chic... of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in a plea deal
Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in a plea deal
One of the sons of imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.
apnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
apnews.com/article/chic... of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in a plea deal
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This is so fucking weird. Just release the MRI report. I would fail a student for writing a letter like this.
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This is so fucking weird. Just release the MRI report. I would fail a student for writing a letter like this.
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
pretty remarkable that Costco has more of a spine in fighting for the rule of law than many major universities and fancy law firms
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Kelly: “I've been through a lot worse in service to my country. The president and Pete Hegseth are not going to silence me.”
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Kelly: “I've been through a lot worse in service to my country. The president and Pete Hegseth are not going to silence me.”
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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it is impossible to imagine any Pentagon lawyer blessing this action. The concept of hors de combat—literally, out of combat—is a fundamental aspect of the law of war that prevents harming those disabled from combat.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
War Crime...or Murder?
Killing shipwreck survivors is patently illegal and morally abhorrent
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 PM
it is impossible to imagine any Pentagon lawyer blessing this action. The concept of hors de combat—literally, out of combat—is a fundamental aspect of the law of war that prevents harming those disabled from combat.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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NEWS: A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Alina Habba is disqualified from serving as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey — calling her appointment unlawful and void. The 3rd Circuit panel upheld a prior decision that her tenure violated federal appointment law.
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
NEWS: A federal appeals court has unanimously ruled that Alina Habba is disqualified from serving as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey — calling her appointment unlawful and void. The 3rd Circuit panel upheld a prior decision that her tenure violated federal appointment law.
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BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
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Congratulations, Norm!!
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Congratulations, Norm!!
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Ex-GOP Chairman Arrested on Kidnapping, Domestic Violence Charges
Blake Floyd Cozzens, 36, ex-Iron County GOP chairman, was arrested in Utah on charges he forced his wife back into a car as their 3-year-old watched; he denies the allegations.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/former-rep...
Blake Floyd Cozzens, 36, ex-Iron County GOP chairman, was arrested in Utah on charges he forced his wife back into a car as their 3-year-old watched; he denies the allegations.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/former-rep...
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ex-GOP Chairman Arrested on Kidnapping, Domestic Violence Charges
Blake Floyd Cozzens, 36, ex-Iron County GOP chairman, was arrested in Utah on charges he forced his wife back into a car as their 3-year-old watched; he denies the allegations.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/former-rep...
Blake Floyd Cozzens, 36, ex-Iron County GOP chairman, was arrested in Utah on charges he forced his wife back into a car as their 3-year-old watched; he denies the allegations.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/former-rep...
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Venezuela condemns Trump statement on closing the country's airspace reut.rs/3Kso9zo
Venezuela condemns Trump statement on closing the country's airspace
Venezuela condemned U.S. President Trump's assertion that the airspace around Venezuela should be considered closed, a government statement said on Saturday.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Venezuela condemns Trump statement on closing the country's airspace reut.rs/3Kso9zo
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Equal parts gangster and gong show at MAGA DOJ.
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Equal parts gangster and gong show at MAGA DOJ.
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NEWS: GOP Senator Opens Formal Investigation Into Hegseth's Possible War Crimes as Trump Warns Venezuela War is Imminent
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NEWS: GOP Senator Opens Formal Investigation Into Hegseth's Possible War Crimes as Trump Warns Venezuela War is Imminent
Good morning everyone.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
NEWS: GOP Senator Opens Formal Investigation Into Hegseth's Possible War Crimes as Trump Warns Venezuela War is Imminent
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weak cowards
After pressure from the Justice Department, Apple pulled apps from its App Store that encourage reporting ICE activity. Google followed suit by pulling similar apps from its Play Store.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship | ACLU
Big Tech Oligopoly helps the Trump Administration crack down on free speech
www.aclu.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
weak cowards
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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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Professor Jack Goldsmith, head of George W. Bush Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC):
"I do not believe that even the Bondi OLC could legally justify the events the Post reported."
"There can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported."
"I do not believe that even the Bondi OLC could legally justify the events the Post reported."
"There can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported."
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Professor Jack Goldsmith, head of George W. Bush Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC):
"I do not believe that even the Bondi OLC could legally justify the events the Post reported."
"There can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported."
"I do not believe that even the Bondi OLC could legally justify the events the Post reported."
"There can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported."
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🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...