Cool Rick JD
@coolrickjd.bsky.social
Attorney. Songwriter. Sad Dad. Crotchety Husband. Horrified American. Here are some no frills versions of my songs https://youtube.com/@rickmortensen2?si=8iy4866puIjsRQcp Stay tuned for more frilly versions.
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Hold on a sec. Nope. Battlefield immunity still not a thing - even under US law
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
18 U.S. Code § 2441 - War crimes
www.law.cornell.edu
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Hold on a sec. Nope. Battlefield immunity still not a thing - even under US law
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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Sen. Tim Kaine says reported second strike on alleged drug boat "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true"
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
Sen. Tim Kaine says reported second strike on alleged drug boat "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true"
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said a reported U.S. follow-on strike on an alleged drug boat earlier this year "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true."
www.cbsnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Sen. Tim Kaine says reported second strike on alleged drug boat "rises to the level of a war crime if it's true"
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
www.cbsnews.com/news/venezue...
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While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.
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Hakeem Jeffries is so bad at messaging, and his embrace of the laughably stupid “Strong Floor No Ceiling” slogan is more proof
He learned zero lessons from this past year it seems
He learned zero lessons from this past year it seems
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hakeem Jeffries is so bad at messaging, and his embrace of the laughably stupid “Strong Floor No Ceiling” slogan is more proof
He learned zero lessons from this past year it seems
He learned zero lessons from this past year it seems
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How many tenure lines can you cover with $33M?
November 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
How many tenure lines can you cover with $33M?
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The definition of "failing up"
Yet another reminder that the very best job in this world is failed college football coach.
November 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The definition of "failing up"
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No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
No value, no villain, no vision. Sounds like the tagline for the earnings call of a collapsing appliance retailer
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The enshitification of scientific publishing marches on. First arXiv had to clamp down on submissions thanks to a flood of AI-written papers.
Now ICLR authors say their peer reviews were churned out by AI. Reviews full of hallucinated content that didn’t exist and offering useless, vague feedback.
Now ICLR authors say their peer reviews were churned out by AI. Reviews full of hallucinated content that didn’t exist and offering useless, vague feedback.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The enshitification of scientific publishing marches on. First arXiv had to clamp down on submissions thanks to a flood of AI-written papers.
Now ICLR authors say their peer reviews were churned out by AI. Reviews full of hallucinated content that didn’t exist and offering useless, vague feedback.
Now ICLR authors say their peer reviews were churned out by AI. Reviews full of hallucinated content that didn’t exist and offering useless, vague feedback.
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Just hear me out: maybe the Democratic Party’s problem is that the party leadership is full of people incapable of realizing that Matt Yglesias has terrible political instincts.
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Just hear me out: maybe the Democratic Party’s problem is that the party leadership is full of people incapable of realizing that Matt Yglesias has terrible political instincts.
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Super important! Yesterday, protesters were widely praised by elected officials and the public. People put their bodies on the line. Many were thrown violently onto the ground. Many took direct hits of pepper-spray. A few were arrested.
Charges against protesters are always arbitrary. Drop'em!
Charges against protesters are always arbitrary. Drop'em!
Press conference now:
CM Sandy Nurse calls on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to drop the charges on demonstrators detained yesterday.
CM Sandy Nurse calls on NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to drop the charges on demonstrators detained yesterday.
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Super important! Yesterday, protesters were widely praised by elected officials and the public. People put their bodies on the line. Many were thrown violently onto the ground. Many took direct hits of pepper-spray. A few were arrested.
Charges against protesters are always arbitrary. Drop'em!
Charges against protesters are always arbitrary. Drop'em!
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Would the Supreme Court rule that taking a bribe for a pardon was an "official act" by the president and immune from prosecution? I'm serious. If Trump announced he was selling pardons for $1M a pop, could anyone do anything about it, short of impeachment? (Which carries no prison sentence.)
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Would the Supreme Court rule that taking a bribe for a pardon was an "official act" by the president and immune from prosecution? I'm serious. If Trump announced he was selling pardons for $1M a pop, could anyone do anything about it, short of impeachment? (Which carries no prison sentence.)
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Time to deport her parents back to Iraq.
Acting US Attorney Alina Habba: "There were individuals that were saying this should be a safe harbor. A safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own. We don't allow this to happen. So when you say 'we,' I want to be very clear, it is not the Trump admin. It was the Biden admin."
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Time to deport her parents back to Iraq.
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The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet.
Run on *that*
Run on *that*
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NEWS: Calls grow for Trump to release his MRI results after calling Tim Walz “seriously r*tarted”
Trump demands end to migration from third world countries and removal of individuals “not-compatible with Western civilization.”
Trump launches attack on third female reporter.
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Trump demands end to migration from third world countries and removal of individuals “not-compatible with Western civilization.”
Trump launches attack on third female reporter.
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NEWS: Governor Demands Trump Release MRI Results After Trump Uses Slur Against Walz and Launches New Attacks on Female Reporters
Good morning, everyone.
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
NEWS: Calls grow for Trump to release his MRI results after calling Tim Walz “seriously r*tarted”
Trump demands end to migration from third world countries and removal of individuals “not-compatible with Western civilization.”
Trump launches attack on third female reporter.
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Trump demands end to migration from third world countries and removal of individuals “not-compatible with Western civilization.”
Trump launches attack on third female reporter.
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Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
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Newspaper headlines when your country is run by a racist and criminal enterprise.
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Newspaper headlines when your country is run by a racist and criminal enterprise.
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In a time of crisis, Trump falls back on rants rather than unity www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | In a time of crisis, Trump falls back on rants rather than unity
President Trump has used the language of divisiveness at a time when tragedy demands measured leadership.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In a time of crisis, Trump falls back on rants rather than unity www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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among many reasons to hope Behn wins it will be so funny if the Democrat representing the reddest district of anyone in the caucus is a 35-year-old pro-Palestinian leftist who previously ran with a DSA endorsement
Jewish Insider, a right wing "non partisan newspaper", laments that the Democratic nominee in TN-07 is anti-Israel
Long-shot Tennessee special election candidate stakes out anti-Israel stance
Aftyn Behn’s bid has attracted significant interest and support from national Democrats hoping for a show of Democratic strength in an upset victory
jewishinsider.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
among many reasons to hope Behn wins it will be so funny if the Democrat representing the reddest district of anyone in the caucus is a 35-year-old pro-Palestinian leftist who previously ran with a DSA endorsement
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“One of those working most closely with Epstein, up to and including attempting to scrub his public image, was Bannon…Bannon, the man millions of MAGA fans trust to tell it like it is, stands revealed as one of the most cynical liars ever to mar this country.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...
www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...
Steve Bannon Was Epstein’s Comeback Consultant. Where’s the Uproar?
The MAGA architect is escaping opprobrium for his chummy relationship with the notorious pedophile.
www.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
“One of those working most closely with Epstein, up to and including attempting to scrub his public image, was Bannon…Bannon, the man millions of MAGA fans trust to tell it like it is, stands revealed as one of the most cynical liars ever to mar this country.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...
www.thebulwark.com/p/steve-bann...
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Trump's America.
The president and Republicans are doing all they can to gut government programs that help the less fortunate.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The president and Republicans are doing all they can to gut government programs that help the less fortunate.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Struggle of Living on SNAP as Trump Attacks Food Assistance
SNAP recipients struggle to make ends meet as Donald Trump and Republicans slash the crucial federal food assistance program.
www.rollingstone.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump's America.
The president and Republicans are doing all they can to gut government programs that help the less fortunate.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The president and Republicans are doing all they can to gut government programs that help the less fortunate.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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An official government account using the word “remigration” is not normal. It’s an imported term from European far-right movements that refers to mass expulsion. Democracies do not use population-purification language. #holdfast #SteadyState
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
An official government account using the word “remigration” is not normal. It’s an imported term from European far-right movements that refers to mass expulsion. Democracies do not use population-purification language. #holdfast #SteadyState
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fraudsters stick together
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
fraudsters stick together