Sophie the Bear
@sophiethebear.bsky.social
Labrador with a law degree - sailing, bicycling, photography, humanism, history, urbanism, and ganked memes
My wife teaches sixth graders to write better than that
November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
My wife teaches sixth graders to write better than that
No one who thinks this way should ever be commissioned an officer
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
No one who thinks this way should ever be commissioned an officer
My life has never yet permitted me leather shorts. Cheers to you
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
My life has never yet permitted me leather shorts. Cheers to you
So … the National Guard need police protection?
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
So … the National Guard need police protection?
I wish my brain worked like that
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I wish my brain worked like that
Remember to think about the Roman Empire more frequently than anyone would expect
November 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Remember to think about the Roman Empire more frequently than anyone would expect
You keep using that word…
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
You keep using that word…
There was a vetting process by which Hegseth & Co selected their willing war criminals in advance. And we know by now that they were dumb enough to do it in writing.
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
There was a vetting process by which Hegseth & Co selected their willing war criminals in advance. And we know by now that they were dumb enough to do it in writing.
It seems these people never do the right thing until it reaches someone they know
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It seems these people never do the right thing until it reaches someone they know
They purged a lot of JAGs and officers to get down to people who would do this dirty work for them
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They purged a lot of JAGs and officers to get down to people who would do this dirty work for them
Crime against humanity
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Crime against humanity
You’re right. I should’ve put it differently. My outrage grabbed ahold of my tongue.
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
You’re right. I should’ve put it differently. My outrage grabbed ahold of my tongue.
Nobody ever went broke overestimating the number of dirtbags in America
November 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Nobody ever went broke overestimating the number of dirtbags in America
It’s not an affirmative duty under the law of war. But doing so at gunpoint was not punished at Mai Lai. To me, personally, it would be a moral imperative.
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It’s not an affirmative duty under the law of war. But doing so at gunpoint was not punished at Mai Lai. To me, personally, it would be a moral imperative.
The clear duty here is not only to refuse the order but to prevent anyone else there from attempting to carry it out.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The clear duty here is not only to refuse the order but to prevent anyone else there from attempting to carry it out.
This one was so clearly written by Miller
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This one was so clearly written by Miller
The notion that “culture” is responsible for state failure or systematic violence was 60 years out of date in the social sciences even when Miller was taking 100-level courses.
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The notion that “culture” is responsible for state failure or systematic violence was 60 years out of date in the social sciences even when Miller was taking 100-level courses.
She has a laminated spreadsheet. I swooned.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
She has a laminated spreadsheet. I swooned.