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Based on the facts recounted by the Senator, the two do sound “shipwrecked” for LOAC purposes.
But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.
And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.
Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.
But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.
And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.
Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.
WELKER: Lawmakers say the 2 men appeared to raise their arms potentially to surrender. Why did Admiral Bradley interpret these actions as anything other than them trying to survive?
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
TOM COTTON: They were sitting or standing on top of a capsized boat. They weren't floating helplessly in the water
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Based on the facts recounted by the Senator, the two do sound “shipwrecked” for LOAC purposes.
But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.
And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.
Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.
But they were never lawful targets in the first place even if LOAC applied.
And LOAC doesn’t apply because there is no armed conflict.
Term for premeditated killing outside of armed conflict is murder.
Pearl Harbor Day: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Pearl Harbor Day: open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
What will it take for the old school GOP to stand up to this kleptocracy ? open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
What will it take for the old school GOP to stand up to this kleptocracy ? open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
under any president — of any political party — these series of shifting narratives were scream coverup, law-breaking, and corruption.
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The boat-strike lies are piling up. We're at 25, and counting.
The Trump administration's story about the boat strikes keeps shifting dramatically, exposing the seriousness of the coverup underway.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
under any president — of any political party — these series of shifting narratives were scream coverup, law-breaking, and corruption.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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A day after it was reported Pete Hegseth ordered the murder of two men clinging to the wreckage of a boat that was already bombed by US forces
Trump threatened to blow up commercial airline flights into and out of Venezuela. This is what terrorists do
I repeat
We are being governed by psychopaths
Trump threatened to blow up commercial airline flights into and out of Venezuela. This is what terrorists do
I repeat
We are being governed by psychopaths
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A day after it was reported Pete Hegseth ordered the murder of two men clinging to the wreckage of a boat that was already bombed by US forces
Trump threatened to blow up commercial airline flights into and out of Venezuela. This is what terrorists do
I repeat
We are being governed by psychopaths
Trump threatened to blow up commercial airline flights into and out of Venezuela. This is what terrorists do
I repeat
We are being governed by psychopaths
The holocaust was horrific and inexcusable. Jews suffered and died. That is not an excuse for Israel to behave illegally today.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The holocaust was horrific and inexcusable. Jews suffered and died. That is not an excuse for Israel to behave illegally today.
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Mid-decade redistricting was “the president trying to save his own skin by holding a majority in Congress,” Walker said. “It’s so that he’s not impeached again. That’s all this is about.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 29, 2025
In the wake of yesterday’s report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Special Operations to kill the survivors of a September 2 stri...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mid-decade redistricting was “the president trying to save his own skin by holding a majority in Congress,” Walker said. “It’s so that he’s not impeached again. That’s all this is about.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.
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MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
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The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
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Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
A must read… open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
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November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A must read… open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Reuters has confirmed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was quietly shut down eight months early after reports showed it had wasted more than $21.7 billion, froze projects, rehired thousands it had fired, and ultimately increased federal spending open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Trump Shares Image of Him as King and Renews Threats Against Opposition Lawmakers
Good evening, everyone.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Reuters has confirmed that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency was quietly shut down eight months early after reports showed it had wasted more than $21.7 billion, froze projects, rehired thousands it had fired, and ultimately increased federal spending open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Ought to be front-page headlines.
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ought to be front-page headlines.
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
By any and every measure, in other words, Donald Trump is the most corrupt person to ever sit in the Oval Office. And if the A plot is his authoritarian aspirations, then its B plot is his shameless and pervasive corruption. The White House Gold Rush Is On www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
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November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
By any and every measure, in other words, Donald Trump is the most corrupt person to ever sit in the Oval Office. And if the A plot is his authoritarian aspirations, then its B plot is his shameless and pervasive corruption. The White House Gold Rush Is On www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
November 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Quiet, Piggy.” We shouldn’t forget that the president of the United States uttered those words in this moment.
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"Quiet Piggy!"
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November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Quiet, Piggy.” We shouldn’t forget that the president of the United States uttered those words in this moment.
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This “is not law enforcement,” they wrote; “it is terror.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 13, 2025
We are watching the ideology of the far-right MAGAs smash against reality, with President Donald J.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This “is not law enforcement,” they wrote; “it is terror.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
This is now a messaging campaign. It is an opportunity to make sure that every American knows two things: Republicans raised their premiums and Democrats tried to stop them. open.substack.com/pub/messageb...
How Democrats Can Get Past the Shutdown Debacle
The end of the shutdown was a disaster, but we have to put it behind us and move forward.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is now a messaging campaign. It is an opportunity to make sure that every American knows two things: Republicans raised their premiums and Democrats tried to stop them. open.substack.com/pub/messageb...