Robert Lloyd
@robertlloyd.bsky.social
More than full time TV critic, L.A. Times. Sometime sideman. Picture drawer.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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"Changing its web page, the CDC now promotes the myth that vaccines are linked to autism despite years of research refuting the claim"
Credit: @latimes.com
#Vaccines #Autism #CDC #Myth #Science #Research
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#Vaccines #Autism #CDC #Myth #Science #Research
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Commentary: Reaching a new low, CDC discards science in claims about vaccines and autism
Changing its web page, the CDC now promotes the myth that vaccines are linked to autism despite years of research refuting the claim.
www.latimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"Changing its web page, the CDC now promotes the myth that vaccines are linked to autism despite years of research refuting the claim"
Credit: @latimes.com
#Vaccines #Autism #CDC #Myth #Science #Research
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Credit: @latimes.com
#Vaccines #Autism #CDC #Myth #Science #Research
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MY LATEST @latimes.com COLUMNA: Short, beautiful Southern California reads for our doomscrolling times aka my annual holiday book shopping guide. Share, porfas!
Commentary: Short, beautiful Southern California reads for our doomscrolling times
Many people don’t want to read for fun when trying to wade through the sewer of information online. But try these great books about Southern California.
www.latimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
MY LATEST @latimes.com COLUMNA: Short, beautiful Southern California reads for our doomscrolling times aka my annual holiday book shopping guide. Share, porfas!
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"How the Christian Right Betrays Everything Jesus Ever Said: John Fugelsang explains how American conservatives have twisted Christianity into a tool of hatred and domination." www.currentaffairs.org/news/john-fu...
How the Christian Right Betrays Everything Jesus Ever Said
Author John Fugelsang explains how American conservatives have twisted Christianity into a tool of hatred and domination.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"How the Christian Right Betrays Everything Jesus Ever Said: John Fugelsang explains how American conservatives have twisted Christianity into a tool of hatred and domination." www.currentaffairs.org/news/john-fu...
What could be better today than to travel back to 1992 and follow a rock band around Europe? www.houseofhere.com/GimmePolse.h...
Gimme Polse
www.houseofhere.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
What could be better today than to travel back to 1992 and follow a rock band around Europe? www.houseofhere.com/GimmePolse.h...
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An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
November 27,1947
November 27,1947
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
November 27,1947
November 27,1947
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A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A bit too on the nose for thanksgiving
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A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday
The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
truthout.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
There will always be Beatles. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Essay: Remastered 'Beatles Anthology' is a reminder that the Fab Four will never fade
The comprehensive, group-produced documentary has been revived and remastered for a three-night event on Disney+ with a brand new ninth episode.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There will always be Beatles. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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‘They are tarnishing Gustavo Dudamel’s legacy. They fed the [kids] a dream of learning to grow in music, and now they’re snatching that dream away’
LA Philharmonic guts its East Los Angeles youth orchestra program
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LA Philharmonic guts its East Los Angeles youth orchestra program
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L.A. Phil guts East L.A. branch of Dudamel's Youth Orchestra program months before his departure
Last week, the Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles (YOLA) announced that it would be cutting back on its operations at their Torres site in East L.A.
www.latimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 AM
‘They are tarnishing Gustavo Dudamel’s legacy. They fed the [kids] a dream of learning to grow in music, and now they’re snatching that dream away’
LA Philharmonic guts its East Los Angeles youth orchestra program
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
LA Philharmonic guts its East Los Angeles youth orchestra program
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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As a reminder, the US leads high-income nations in traffic deaths. One key factor in that American exceptionalism is the way automobile safety is regulated (or not).
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
As a reminder, the US leads high-income nations in traffic deaths. One key factor in that American exceptionalism is the way automobile safety is regulated (or not).
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California braces for early, sharper flu season as virus mutation outpaces vaccine, experts say
California braces for early, sharper flu season as virus mutation outpaces vaccine, experts say
California could see an early and especially sharp start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates and late mutations to the virus may leave the state particularly exposed to transmission.
www.latimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
California braces for early, sharper flu season as virus mutation outpaces vaccine, experts say
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Wow.
November 25, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Wow.
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The new editor of CBS News thinks that Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch debating the 2nd Amendment is “news.”
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
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So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The new editor of CBS News thinks that Alan Dershowitz and Dana Loesch debating the 2nd Amendment is “news.”
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
So, pour one out tonight for the actual journalists at CBS who have to listen to this drivel in the am news meeting
(She also says Dersh is “charismatic,” but that’s the lesser horror)
1/2
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Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
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Santa Monica orders Waymo to stop noisy overnight operations at charging stations. Neighbors rejoice
Santa Monica orders Waymo to stop noisy overnight operations at charging stations. Neighbors rejoice
Waymo charging stations have caused turmoil in a Santa Monica neighborhood, with some residents calling the round-the-clock beeping and humming of autonomous vehicles a nuisance.
www.latimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Santa Monica orders Waymo to stop noisy overnight operations at charging stations. Neighbors rejoice
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By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
LBJ & the Great Society - Ken Burns
This three-part, six-hour series will chronicle the life and times of Lyndon B. Johnson, one of the most capable, colorful, and controversial men ever to occupy the White House. A figure of extraordin...
kenburns.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
By the way, Ken Burns’ next documentary series is apparently in the can — LBJ & The Great Society
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
kenburns.com/films/lbj-th...
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Imagine being such a eugenicist that even Autism Speaks feels like they have to say "Whoa, whoa - dude, dial it down."
WOW! Autism Society of America, The Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, the Autism Science Foundation, the Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network and Autism Speaks put out a statement denouncing the CDC changing its website on vaccines
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
autisticadvocacy.org/2025/11/lead...
Leading Autism and Disability Organizations Statement on CDC's Vaccines and Autism Page
As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of autistic individuals and partners across the disability and public health sectors, we are deeply disappointed by the latest update to...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Imagine being such a eugenicist that even Autism Speaks feels like they have to say "Whoa, whoa - dude, dial it down."
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A top environmental justice adviser to the California Air Resources Board just resigned, amid growing tensions between the powerful agency and its critics over air pollution rules that some researchers say are not grounded in rigorous science. insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...
Growing Tensions with Air Regulator Lead Top California Environmental Justice Advisor to Resign - Inside Climate News
The departure points to an intractable conflict between environmental justice groups and the California Air Resources Board over the impacts of carbon markets.
insideclimatenews.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
A top environmental justice adviser to the California Air Resources Board just resigned, amid growing tensions between the powerful agency and its critics over air pollution rules that some researchers say are not grounded in rigorous science. insideclimatenews.org/news/2111202...
“Joey” is back, with new old episodes. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: 'Joey,' Matt LeBlanc's 'Friends' spinoff, reminds us you can't judge a show by its ratings
The previously unseen final eight episodes of the NBC sitcom are now available on YouTube 19 years after the show was canceled, bringing closure to a pleasing series.
www.latimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“Joey” is back, with new old episodes. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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It's not just the Klamath River where salmon are making a triumphant return. Nice success story in Alameda Creek, too: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
‘Epic’: Salmon seen far upstream in Bay Area creek for first time in 70 years
After the removal of small dams and the addition of fish ladders, salmon have been seen swimming further up a Bay Area creek than at anytime since the 1950s.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
It's not just the Klamath River where salmon are making a triumphant return. Nice success story in Alameda Creek, too: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...