This is the same argument #trump made about the #classifieddocuments he took Mar-a-Lago after his first term & then refused to return. He said because he was president he could just think that they were declassified, & suddenly the documents would be. Like some “I Dream of Jeannie” shit […]

3) #hegseth said he had taken “‘non-specific general details’ that he determined, as an original classification authority, were either not #classified or that he could safely declassify & use to create an ‘unclassified summary’ to provide to the #signal chat participants.”

#trump #signalgate […]

Hegseth’s written answers to the #pentagon #inspectorgeneral made 3 points, the report said.

1) #hegseth acknowledged that he had received information about upcoming war plans on March 14 from #us #CENTCOM.

2) he asserted that as #defense secy “he has authority to decide whether information […]

That meant the #inspectorgeneral had to rely in part on a transcript of those messages published by #theatlantic magazine. The second major obstacle was Hegseth’s refusal to be interviewed in person. Instead, #hegseth submitted a written response to questions in July, months after the incident […]

The report went on to say that the next day #hegseth sent some of that #classified operational information from his PERSONAL CELLPHONE to the #signal chat group.

The #InspectorGeneral’s evaluation of #defense Secy Pete Hegseth’s actions on March 15 were complicated by at least 2 factors. First […]

The #Pentagon’s acting #inspectorgeneral found that the head of #us #centcom, which oversaw the impending strikes into #yemen, sent a secure message to #hegseth & the acting chair of the #jointchiefs at roughly 9PM on March 14, approximately 17hrs before the op began, containing info about the […]

The #Pentagon’s #InspectorGeneral’s report into #PeteHegseth’s use of the #signal app to share details of upcoming #airstrikes into #yemen on March 15 found the #defense secy “sent a message containing operational information” to a group chat which included 19 people, including #jeffreygoldberg […]

The #defense Dept’s #inspectorgeneral released a long-awaited report Thursday morning about Secy #PeteHegseth’s disclosure of plans for airstrikes in #yemen on a #signal chat group. The office simultaneously released a second report on “the use of unclassified networks & non–#DoD-controlled […]

I can’t even…

#rfkjr Blames Pills — Not #guns — for #schoolshootings

There is NO credible evidence that #antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.

#policy #law #trump #conspiracytheories #disinformation #childendangerment #publichealth […]

The family of a Colombian fisherman who died in a #us #military boat strike in September has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USgovernment" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#IACHR] alleging the [#USgovernment illegally killed him.

#alejandrocarranza was killed in a strike in the #caribbean on Sept […]

CNN Exclusive: #watchdog finds #hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing sensitive #warplans on #signal

Secy of #defense #petehegseth risked compromising sensitive #military information, which could have endangered #us troops & mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year […]

A dozen former #fda commissioners condemn plan to tighten #vaccine approvals
In a New England Journal of Medicine article, the former FDA commissioners wrote they were “deeply concerned” by the top vaccine regulator’s approach to raising the bar for approvals.

#publichealth #healthcare #science […]

The #us Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of #science & #medicine

A quiet policy change means the #government is making fewer bets on long-term science.

In the past decade, the #nih awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive #grants each year, to find #cures for #diseases & improve […]

…Each judge who is terminated or resigns leaves behind thousands of cases, with those scheduled for this year now rescheduled to as far out as 2030. #immigration advocates have warned the #layoffs contribute to the backlog.

#trump #law #immigrationjudges #immigrationlaw #civil #military […]

NPR has tracked at least 140 #immigrationjudges who have been fired, quit or took an early retirement offer from the admin. At least 90 of them, including those who were supervisors, have received termination notices from the #trump administration. Of the #judges fired between February & October […]

The #trump admin claims to have authorized the use of #militarylawyers as temporary #judges in an effort to streamline the millions-long backlog of #immigration cases in the #courts.

However, that backlog has only gotten worse as immigration courts, which are housed within the #doj, have seen […]

"Given the administration's unlawful terminations of qualified #judges, & their plan to leverage the power of temporary positions to speed up their mass deportation agenda, the risks of grave injury to families, fairness, & #dueprocess have expanded," he said.

#trump #law #immigration […]

…"The #trump administration's willingness to fire experienced #judges & hire inexperienced or temporary 'deportation judges,' especially in places like California, has fundamentally impacted the landscape of our justice system," Schiff told NPR in a statement.

#law #immigration #immigrationlaw […]

The firings come as the admin seeks to reshape who serves on #courts & makes decisions about which #immigrants are allowed to stay in the #US.

There are no #republican cosponsors on the measure, meaning it's unlikely to pass in a #GOP-controlled #Congress. But the #legislation adds to the […]

The #legislation was introduced after the admin fired at least 14 #immigrationjudges in the last 2 weeks, acc/to the #union that represents them, with many of those having been terminated after years of experience on the bench. Those layoffs add to >90 other terminations so far this year, acc/to […]

A bill introduced Wednesday by California's Sen Adam Schiff & Rep Juan Vargas would authorize the AG to appoint temporary #immigration judges that have served on appellate panels, are administrative judges in other agencies, or have 10 years of #immigrationlaw experience.

#trump #law […]

#democrats in Washington want to impose legal requirements on whom the #trump admin can bring in as temporary #immigrationjudges, after the White House terminated at least a dozen tenured #judges.

#law #immigration #immigrationlaw #civil #military #militarylawyers #jag #judiciary #congress […]

Rep #jimhines continued, “But what I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel were killed by the United States.”

#hegseth #trump #law […]

Rep #jimhimes of Connecticut, the top #democrat on the #house #intelligence Cmte, commented after seeing a video of two boat strike #survivors in what he said was “clear distress” at the #classified morning briefing.

“Admiral Bradley has a storied career, & he has my respect &…the respect of […]

The details about the strike on alleged drug smugglers are crucial as lawmakers question #Hegseth’s leadership at the #pentagon amid concerns about the legality of the strike on #survivors in the waters off the coast of #Venezuela.

#trump #law #criminal #murder #warcrimes #extrajudicialkillings […]