@bernesann.bsky.social
Proud Irish grandmother. Dog and cats are nicer than humans. If I was American I'd be a Democrat.
I know how important democracy is and am glad to live in Ireland where our politics are still relatively sane, and so worried for the USA. Leguminati. No DMs
I know how important democracy is and am glad to live in Ireland where our politics are still relatively sane, and so worried for the USA. Leguminati. No DMs
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"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
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 4:43 AM
"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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 3:24 AM
"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Yes, who is more likely to regard the sacrifice of people as abhorrent than those who follow a religion centered on celebrating the sacrifice of a person?
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Musk's DOGE has metastasized into govt agencies.
"DOGE exists to help the extraction class disguise corruption, cronyism,& the brutal dismantling of consumer protection, labor rights, & the social safety net as as "innovative efficiency reforms" @karlbode.com 1/4/25
www.advocate.com/politics/dog...
"DOGE exists to help the extraction class disguise corruption, cronyism,& the brutal dismantling of consumer protection, labor rights, & the social safety net as as "innovative efficiency reforms" @karlbode.com 1/4/25
www.advocate.com/politics/dog...
DOGE is gone, leaving behind 300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths, and more
Here's everything DOGE did that affected the LGBTQ+ community at home and abroad.
www.advocate.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Musk's DOGE has metastasized into govt agencies.
"DOGE exists to help the extraction class disguise corruption, cronyism,& the brutal dismantling of consumer protection, labor rights, & the social safety net as as "innovative efficiency reforms" @karlbode.com 1/4/25
www.advocate.com/politics/dog...
"DOGE exists to help the extraction class disguise corruption, cronyism,& the brutal dismantling of consumer protection, labor rights, & the social safety net as as "innovative efficiency reforms" @karlbode.com 1/4/25
www.advocate.com/politics/dog...
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The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
November 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The heart and soul of Trumpism in one tweet
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🚨DJT wins at one thing: He is the most crass and embarrassing person to ever represent at least half of the country - whether they would admit it or not. Too, nobody who is innocent of having misled the country intentionally acts like this.
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
🚨DJT wins at one thing: He is the most crass and embarrassing person to ever represent at least half of the country - whether they would admit it or not. Too, nobody who is innocent of having misled the country intentionally acts like this.
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Stephen Miller’s wife Katie Miller: “We are removing every single illegal alien… a majority of those removed have had serious violent crimes.” 🤥
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “That’s FALSE.”
Abby Phillip: “Based on DHS’s own data, a majority have NOT had violent criminal records.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “That’s FALSE.”
Abby Phillip: “Based on DHS’s own data, a majority have NOT had violent criminal records.”
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Stephen Miller’s wife Katie Miller: “We are removing every single illegal alien… a majority of those removed have had serious violent crimes.” 🤥
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “That’s FALSE.”
Abby Phillip: “Based on DHS’s own data, a majority have NOT had violent criminal records.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “That’s FALSE.”
Abby Phillip: “Based on DHS’s own data, a majority have NOT had violent criminal records.”
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A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A woman recently went viral for holding up a window sign during a traffic stop, part of a growing trend of drivers using cards to assert their rights instead of speaking to police.
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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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A note on SaneWashing: I read part of this post to family (all liberal Democrats who consume a lot of news, but not social media), and it blew their mind. They all thought it was parody: if Corporate Media did not SaneWash, it would shock US, his approval would plummet from low (30s) to lower(20s).
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A note on SaneWashing: I read part of this post to family (all liberal Democrats who consume a lot of news, but not social media), and it blew their mind. They all thought it was parody: if Corporate Media did not SaneWash, it would shock US, his approval would plummet from low (30s) to lower(20s).
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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Reading the deposition he gave in Chicago you can understand why it is that Judge Ellis tore into him.
The first substantive question is "What is your role in Operation Midway Blitz?" Bovino essentially gives his title and no further details. 8 pages later, the lawyer gives up.
The first substantive question is "What is your role in Operation Midway Blitz?" Bovino essentially gives his title and no further details. 8 pages later, the lawyer gives up.
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Reading the deposition he gave in Chicago you can understand why it is that Judge Ellis tore into him.
The first substantive question is "What is your role in Operation Midway Blitz?" Bovino essentially gives his title and no further details. 8 pages later, the lawyer gives up.
The first substantive question is "What is your role in Operation Midway Blitz?" Bovino essentially gives his title and no further details. 8 pages later, the lawyer gives up.
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More cracks in the dam
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
More cracks in the dam
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a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
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BREAKING: As part of his contempt inquiry, Judge Boasberg orders DHS Sec Kristi Noem and other officials to submit declarations by 12/5 attesting to their actions relating to the decision not to turn around March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
![United States v. Young, 107 F.3d 903, 907 (D.C. Cir. 1997) (quoting United States v. NYNEX
Corp., 8 F.3d 52, 54 (D.C. Cir. 1993)).
In conducting such inquiry, Plaintiffs submit that the Court should "require the
government to promptly file declarations) identifying all individuals involved in the decision not
to halt the transfer of class members out of U.S. physical custody on March 15 and 16, 2025." ECF No. 193 (Pl. Resp.) at 1. "[O]nce these declarations are filed and depending on what
information they disclose, the Court should then determine the appropriate sequence of witness
testimony, and the manner in which that testimony should be provided." Id. The Government
similarly notes: "If the Court believes any further information is needed for [its inquiry],
Defendants respectfully request an opportunity to provide that information to the Court by way
of declarations in the first instance (as even Plaintiffs agree is appropriate)." Def. Resp. at 1.
The Court will adopt the parties' agreement on starting with declarations; it will then
assess the need for witness testimony. It therefore ORDERS that by December 5, 2025, the
Government shall submit declarations from all individuals involved in the decision not to halt the
transfer of class members out of U.S. physical custody on March 15 and 16, 2025. Such
declarations shall detail their roles in such decision.
/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
Chief Judge](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicx7z6kdhaurlvb57itwjpbfpf5odxbgnqxt5lv2ohefi24atmw4a@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
BREAKING: As part of his contempt inquiry, Judge Boasberg orders DHS Sec Kristi Noem and other officials to submit declarations by 12/5 attesting to their actions relating to the decision not to turn around March 15 Alien Enemies Act flights.
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
Background: www.lawdork.com/p/aclu-lawye...
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Pope Leo's envoy to the United States is raising the alarm on JD Vance’s political ideology — warning it’s authoritarianism disguised as religion.
Pope Leo XIV’s US Ambassador Rips Vance’s “Post-Liberal” Crusade in Newly Discovered Speech
In a once-secret address now brought to light, Pope Leo's envoy to America delivers a stinging critique of JD Vance’s “post-liberal” Catholic movement — warning it flirts with authoritarianism.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Pope Leo's envoy to the United States is raising the alarm on JD Vance’s political ideology — warning it’s authoritarianism disguised as religion.
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1/ Collective punishment of tens of thousands of vetted Afghan partners won’t prevent radicalization. But it will guarantee fewer allies, more enemies, and higher risks for U.S. troops the next time we deploy.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Ambush on the National Guard
The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn’t condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
1/ Collective punishment of tens of thousands of vetted Afghan partners won’t prevent radicalization. But it will guarantee fewer allies, more enemies, and higher risks for U.S. troops the next time we deploy.
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
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Your military expenditure dollars at work:
They have been involved in “beautification efforts,” such as removing graffiti, assisting with traffic control, supporting the police and being stationed at Metro stops
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They have been involved in “beautification efforts,” such as removing graffiti, assisting with traffic control, supporting the police and being stationed at Metro stops
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D.C. shooting live updates: National Guard shooting suspect drove from Washington for attack, authorities say
National Guard troops Sarah Beckstrom and Andrew Wolfe are in critical condition after being shot near the White House, officials said. The suspect was named as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
wapo.st
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Your military expenditure dollars at work:
They have been involved in “beautification efforts,” such as removing graffiti, assisting with traffic control, supporting the police and being stationed at Metro stops
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They have been involved in “beautification efforts,” such as removing graffiti, assisting with traffic control, supporting the police and being stationed at Metro stops
wapo.st/48pUSxz
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