Paulbel
@paulbel.bsky.social
Consulting Storyteller, member of WELL.com, meditator, wiseass.
DOD LoW section 18.3.2, "Refuse to Comply With Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations" Example under subsection 1, "Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations":
>For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
>For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
ogc.osd.mil
November 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
DOD LoW section 18.3.2, "Refuse to Comply With Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations" Example under subsection 1, "Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations":
>For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
>For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social
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August 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
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New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.
www.publicnotice.co
June 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
“'I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable,' Judge Young fumed. 'I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.'
*More of this, please*"
youtu.be/u28iXDISDzI
War is always a defeat.
War is always a defeat.
Pope Leo appeals for peace, says 'we must not get used to war'
YouTube video by Guardian News
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June 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
youtu.be/u28iXDISDzI
War is always a defeat.
War is always a defeat.
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My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin."
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May 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My take on the consequences of the media's "original sin."
member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...
member.democracydocket.com/the-medias-o...
Think globally, explode locally
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/08/v...
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/08/v...
Vancouver 3-day fireworks event to keep it Canadian
The annual Honda Celebration of Light in Vancouver will feature exclusively Canadian pyrotechnic teams this summer.
vancouver.citynews.ca
May 12, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Think globally, explode locally
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/08/v...
vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/08/v...
Tony knew
May 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Tony knew
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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
"NYU Demands Law Students Renounce First Amendment Rights in Order to Become Lawyers"
NYU Demands Law Students Renounce Protests or Be Barred From Sitting Final Exams
NYU law students organized a peaceful Gaza protest. The school demanded they renounce protests or they can’t sit their final exams.
theintercept.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"NYU Demands Law Students Renounce First Amendment Rights in Order to Become Lawyers"
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Dear Canada: tomorrow is Election Day. This is Mark Carney. Hint, hint.
April 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Dear Canada: tomorrow is Election Day. This is Mark Carney. Hint, hint.
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'Horrified': Harvard scientist's ICE arrest leaves cancer researchers scrambling
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'Horrified': Harvard scientist's ICE arrest leaves cancer researchers scrambling
A Harvard scientist whose work on imaging is crucial to a new generation of cancer early detection techniques has been locked up under Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrest for around two months,...
www.rawstory.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
'Horrified': Harvard scientist's ICE arrest leaves cancer researchers scrambling
www.rawstory.com/harvard-ice-...
www.rawstory.com/harvard-ice-...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them.
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
New images could change cancer diagnostics, but ICE detained the Harvard scientist who analyzes them.
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Without scientist Kseniia Petrova’s expertise, no one can fully unlock the data’s potential, putting crucial advancements in early cancer detection at risk.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Remember the 6 men who forcibly removed Dr. Teresa Borrenphol from the Coeur d'Alene town hall? They’ve been arrested and charged! www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...
April 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Remember the 6 men who forcibly removed Dr. Teresa Borrenphol from the Coeur d'Alene town hall? They’ve been arrested and charged! www.kivitv.com/news/six-men...
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True facts are true
April 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
True facts are true
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If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
April 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If we make it through this dark period with democracy intact, it may be because the administration's incompetence was greater than its depravity.
And in the US 2025, they aren't even tried.
One of the complaints against King George III in the Declaration of Independence
April 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
And in the US 2025, they aren't even tried.
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If being in space for three minutes makes you an astronaut, then I’m a gynecologist. #BlueHorizon
April 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
If being in space for three minutes makes you an astronaut, then I’m a gynecologist. #BlueHorizon
Rapid response tourism marketing
April 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Rapid response tourism marketing
What Michael said.
If Universal Basic Income were a drug, this evidence would force them to halt the study and put it into production immediately.
Further studies are unethical at this point, the benefits are absolute.
Further studies are unethical at this point, the benefits are absolute.
The results from Germany's big 3-year UBI experiment are out!
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
122 people got €1200/mo for 3 years. All were age 21-40 and employed with incomes between €1100/mo to €2600/mo
They were happier, healthier, saved more, gave more, enjoyed more social time, and DID NOT WORK LESS than the control group.
April 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
What Michael said.