@jddeaver.bsky.social
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I despise Charlie Kirk and every hateful thing he stands for, but today’s shooting was truly horrific. Violence is NEVER the answer.
September 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I despise Charlie Kirk and every hateful thing he stands for, but today’s shooting was truly horrific. Violence is NEVER the answer.
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5/ These statements by Secretary Rubio make the legal case against the U.S. strike even stronger.
(h/t @johnphudson.bsky.social reporting)
(h/t @johnphudson.bsky.social reporting)
September 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
5/ These statements by Secretary Rubio make the legal case against the U.S. strike even stronger.
(h/t @johnphudson.bsky.social reporting)
(h/t @johnphudson.bsky.social reporting)
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4/ If law of armed conflict does not apply (and it does not), then...
DoD has long-standing view that assassination and murder are part of customary international human rights law that applies to U.S. military action beyond U.S. borders.
2024 Operational Law Handbook⤵️
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
DoD has long-standing view that assassination and murder are part of customary international human rights law that applies to U.S. military action beyond U.S. borders.
2024 Operational Law Handbook⤵️
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
September 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
4/ If law of armed conflict does not apply (and it does not), then...
DoD has long-standing view that assassination and murder are part of customary international human rights law that applies to U.S. military action beyond U.S. borders.
2024 Operational Law Handbook⤵️
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
DoD has long-standing view that assassination and murder are part of customary international human rights law that applies to U.S. military action beyond U.S. borders.
2024 Operational Law Handbook⤵️
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
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3/ The best line of argument for the administration might be that the law of armed conflict somehow applies.
But if so (and it doesn't), that means the US War Crimes Act applies too, including the prohibition on murder.
Finucane spells out that implication here:
But if so (and it doesn't), that means the US War Crimes Act applies too, including the prohibition on murder.
Finucane spells out that implication here:
September 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
3/ The best line of argument for the administration might be that the law of armed conflict somehow applies.
But if so (and it doesn't), that means the US War Crimes Act applies too, including the prohibition on murder.
Finucane spells out that implication here:
But if so (and it doesn't), that means the US War Crimes Act applies too, including the prohibition on murder.
Finucane spells out that implication here:
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2/ The author of the expert analysis - @bcfinucane.bsky.social - worked at the State Department under several administrations with these types of use of force issues as his portfolio.
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
2/ The author of the expert analysis - @bcfinucane.bsky.social - worked at the State Department under several administrations with these types of use of force issues as his portfolio.
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...
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1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Legal Issues Raised by a Lethal U.S. Military Attack in the Caribbean
The Trump administration’s extraordinary lethal attack on this purported smuggling vessel raises significant potential legal issues.
www.justsecurity.org
September 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
1/ I worked at DoD. I literally cannot imagine lawyers coming up with a legal basis for lethal strike of suspected Venezuelan drug boat.
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
Hard to see how this would not be "murder" or war crime under international law that DoD considers applicable.
Read expert analysis by @bcfinucane.bsky.social⤵️
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Weston Halsne knew immediately that something had hit him during the shocking mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis last week. https://cnn.it/47TJmLY
September 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Weston Halsne knew immediately that something had hit him during the shocking mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis last week. https://cnn.it/47TJmLY
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For decades, the U.S. has showered corporations with subsidies and tax breaks and bailed them out while rarely asking for much—or anything—in return.
If taxpayer money is going to prop up private firms, as it has for decades, then taxpayers deserve a share of the gains, too. trib.al/s355CA4
If taxpayer money is going to prop up private firms, as it has for decades, then taxpayers deserve a share of the gains, too. trib.al/s355CA4
The One Area Where Democrats Should Follow Trump’s Lead
The federal government should take a stake in more corporations, actually.
trib.al
September 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
For decades, the U.S. has showered corporations with subsidies and tax breaks and bailed them out while rarely asking for much—or anything—in return.
If taxpayer money is going to prop up private firms, as it has for decades, then taxpayers deserve a share of the gains, too. trib.al/s355CA4
If taxpayer money is going to prop up private firms, as it has for decades, then taxpayers deserve a share of the gains, too. trib.al/s355CA4
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The overall goal here is clear: Trump wants full control of the U.S. economy. That’s reckless no matter who the president is. But it’s a ruinous mission for a president who obviously has no idea what he’s doing.
trib.al/VnbR4iD
trib.al/VnbR4iD
The Trump Recession Is Coming
The president’s assault on the independence of the Federal Reserve is only the latest of several reckless economic actions that have put the country on the brink of economic disaster.
trib.al
August 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The overall goal here is clear: Trump wants full control of the U.S. economy. That’s reckless no matter who the president is. But it’s a ruinous mission for a president who obviously has no idea what he’s doing.
trib.al/VnbR4iD
trib.al/VnbR4iD
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My latest newsletter is about the excesses of big tech, why Europe should declare war on Silicon Valley, and how it can win.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-europe...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-europe...
How Europe Can Win The War On Big Tech
Someone light me a cigar, I'm going all Churchill on big tech.
whatwelost.substack.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
My latest newsletter is about the excesses of big tech, why Europe should declare war on Silicon Valley, and how it can win.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-europe...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-europe...
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New from 404 Media: the Trump administration has outlined a plan to throw out all of an agency's FOIA requests made a ~year ago if people don't actively contact them. Experts say “insane,” “ludicrous,” a “attempt to close out as many FOIA requests as possible.”
www.404media.co/trump-admini...
www.404media.co/trump-admini...
Trump Administration Outlines Plan to Throw Out an Agency's FOIA Requests En Masse
The Department of Energy said it will close FOIA requests from last year unless the requester emails the agency to say they are still interested. Experts say it's an "attempt to close out as many FOIA...
www.404media.co
August 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New from 404 Media: the Trump administration has outlined a plan to throw out all of an agency's FOIA requests made a ~year ago if people don't actively contact them. Experts say “insane,” “ludicrous,” a “attempt to close out as many FOIA requests as possible.”
www.404media.co/trump-admini...
www.404media.co/trump-admini...
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🔥 Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social to Will Cain : "Do you know how many Republicans joined Dems in Congress to ban gerrymandering? All the Democrats voted for it. 0 Republicans voted for it. Spare me your both sides rhetoric."
August 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
🔥 Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social to Will Cain : "Do you know how many Republicans joined Dems in Congress to ban gerrymandering? All the Democrats voted for it. 0 Republicans voted for it. Spare me your both sides rhetoric."
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Besides the point, but why does Columbus have a Spanish accent?
August 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Besides the point, but why does Columbus have a Spanish accent?
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President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, saying a negative job report shows she is politically biased against him. Economists say data independent of political pressure is a U.S. hallmark and crucial for many metrics.
Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in BLS firing
President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, saying a negative job report shows she is politically biased against him. Economists say data independent of political…
buff.ly
August 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, saying a negative job report shows she is politically biased against him. Economists say data independent of political pressure is a U.S. hallmark and crucial for many metrics.
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As starvation bites and famine takes hold, MSF nutrition clinics in Gaza are fast running out of RUTF stock, claims Berbain. But there are broader supply chain concerns. The shuttering of USAID has led to hundreds of thousands of boxes of sachets collecting dust in warehouses around the world.
What’s Inside the Tiny Miracle Food Pouches That Can Save the Lives of Starving Gazans
Packed with calories and protein, the same magic mixture has successfully treated famine for decades—but due to funding cuts it's now in short supply.
www.wired.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
As starvation bites and famine takes hold, MSF nutrition clinics in Gaza are fast running out of RUTF stock, claims Berbain. But there are broader supply chain concerns. The shuttering of USAID has led to hundreds of thousands of boxes of sachets collecting dust in warehouses around the world.
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The tech fascism is getting so bad that even Teddy Schleifer of the New York Times is forced to write about it!
NYT: Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin on Third Party.
Schleifer, who purports to cover tech billionaires, has largely avoided these topics until now.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...
NYT: Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin on Third Party.
Schleifer, who purports to cover tech billionaires, has largely avoided these topics until now.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...
Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin, Right-Wing Thinker, on Third Party
www.nytimes.com
July 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The tech fascism is getting so bad that even Teddy Schleifer of the New York Times is forced to write about it!
NYT: Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin on Third Party.
Schleifer, who purports to cover tech billionaires, has largely avoided these topics until now.
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...
NYT: Elon Musk Consulted Curtis Yarvin on Third Party.
Schleifer, who purports to cover tech billionaires, has largely avoided these topics until now.
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/u...
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On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler'
On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.
n.pr
July 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.
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(It's not too late for Morning Shots)
"Elon Musk isn’t someone you can count on. He’s also not someone with whom you want to associate." But Trump fears disruption and chaos within his coalition, and Elon might deliver that.
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and Ben Parker: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-enemy-...
Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and Ben Parker: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-enemy-...
The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Elon
He may be a loathsome conspiracist. But in this case, he may be a useful, loathsome conspiracist.
www.thebulwark.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
(It's not too late for Morning Shots)