Adam Diehl
@adamdiehl.bsky.social
Peanut gallery musings about politics, sociology, ecology, and design. Scenic route advocate. #coys
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..."
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October 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..."
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You don’t cut USAID, support genocide, attack your citizens, separate families, zip tie children, refuse gun reform, bomb Caribbean boats, cut healthcare from millions, add trillions to the deficit, deny climate science, remove environmental protections
…and actually expect a Nobel Peace price.
…and actually expect a Nobel Peace price.
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
You don’t cut USAID, support genocide, attack your citizens, separate families, zip tie children, refuse gun reform, bomb Caribbean boats, cut healthcare from millions, add trillions to the deficit, deny climate science, remove environmental protections
…and actually expect a Nobel Peace price.
…and actually expect a Nobel Peace price.
The Chargers are going to the Super Bowl
September 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Chargers are going to the Super Bowl
Haven’t forgotten he’s a pedofile, have you?
September 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Haven’t forgotten he’s a pedofile, have you?
Crazy that the vast majority of people think our President is a pedofile yet we just keep on goin about our business.
August 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Crazy that the vast majority of people think our President is a pedofile yet we just keep on goin about our business.
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"Trump can’t order Ukraine to surrender.
What he can do is welcome Putin to the United States, treating him as a legitimate stakeholder in Ukraine—and by excluding Ukraine’s elected government, as the premier stakeholder—rather than as an aggressor, indicted war criminal, or American adversary."
What he can do is welcome Putin to the United States, treating him as a legitimate stakeholder in Ukraine—and by excluding Ukraine’s elected government, as the premier stakeholder—rather than as an aggressor, indicted war criminal, or American adversary."
The Real Reason for the Alaska Summit
It’s sure not because Trump cares about the suffering of the Ukrainian people.
www.thebulwark.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"Trump can’t order Ukraine to surrender.
What he can do is welcome Putin to the United States, treating him as a legitimate stakeholder in Ukraine—and by excluding Ukraine’s elected government, as the premier stakeholder—rather than as an aggressor, indicted war criminal, or American adversary."
What he can do is welcome Putin to the United States, treating him as a legitimate stakeholder in Ukraine—and by excluding Ukraine’s elected government, as the premier stakeholder—rather than as an aggressor, indicted war criminal, or American adversary."
The White House House ballroom reminds me of the Palace of Versailles. Perhaps this administration would benefit from studying a bit of French history.
August 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The White House House ballroom reminds me of the Palace of Versailles. Perhaps this administration would benefit from studying a bit of French history.
Apple Music > Spotify
July 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Apple Music > Spotify
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New: Metadata shows nearly 3 minutes were cut from what the DOJ & FBI described as “full raw” Epstein surveillance footage.
WIRED previously revealed the video was stitched together in Premiere Pro. Now we’ve found one of the source clips was nearly 3 mins longer than what was released
WIRED previously revealed the video was stitched together in Premiere Pro. Now we’ve found one of the source clips was nearly 3 mins longer than what was released
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
New: Metadata shows nearly 3 minutes were cut from what the DOJ & FBI described as “full raw” Epstein surveillance footage.
WIRED previously revealed the video was stitched together in Premiere Pro. Now we’ve found one of the source clips was nearly 3 mins longer than what was released
WIRED previously revealed the video was stitched together in Premiere Pro. Now we’ve found one of the source clips was nearly 3 mins longer than what was released
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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
July 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
23 tariff letters.
0 deals.
0 deals.
July 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
23 tariff letters.
0 deals.
0 deals.
“I’m interested in the artists I’m interested in, because of their point of view. I don’t believe AI has a point of view.”
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
July 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
“I’m interested in the artists I’m interested in, because of their point of view. I don’t believe AI has a point of view.”
Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin
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My God.
the times is reporting that fema let call center operator contracts expire on july 5, the day after the texas flood, and calls answered went from 99.7% that day to 36% the next to 16% the next www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My God.
“No one who has walked Earth is more litigious than Donald Trump. If Trump is NOT in the files he would have already sued Elon Musk for saying he IS in the files. The absence of Trump’s legal actions speaks volumes.”
July 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“No one who has walked Earth is more litigious than Donald Trump. If Trump is NOT in the files he would have already sued Elon Musk for saying he IS in the files. The absence of Trump’s legal actions speaks volumes.”
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Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
July 7, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Pam Bondi in February: The Epstein client list is sitting on my desk right now to review.
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Pam Bondi today: There is no Epstein client list and no "further disclosure" of Epstein-related material "would be appropriate or warranted."
Trumps reaction when Bondi is asked about the missing minute from the Epstein tape is all you need to know.
July 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Trumps reaction when Bondi is asked about the missing minute from the Epstein tape is all you need to know.
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People are dying
Q: "A 75 year old Cuban national died in ICE custody. He had lived in the U.S. for 60 years...Is there anything you can tell us about that?"
Border Czar Tom Homan: "People die in ICE custody. People die in county jails. People die in state prisons."
Border Czar Tom Homan: "People die in ICE custody. People die in county jails. People die in state prisons."
July 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
People are dying
Call your reps. Everyday.
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..."
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR bill
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Call your reps. Everyday.
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Worse , corporate media is lapping it up and amplifying his fantasy narrative that LA is on fire. They have gone from unhelpful defenders of democracy to accomplices to the police state
June 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Worse , corporate media is lapping it up and amplifying his fantasy narrative that LA is on fire. They have gone from unhelpful defenders of democracy to accomplices to the police state
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To put these top-line budget numbers in context, cuts of this magnitude would effectively mean no new grants in FY2026. The entire extramural budget would go to existing, continuing grants.
An abject failure of American ambition. And a betrayal of our global leadership in health science innovation.
An abject failure of American ambition. And a betrayal of our global leadership in health science innovation.
#BREAKING: New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request
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New HHS document details deep NIH cuts as part of Trump budget request
Budget documents for Congress provide the most detailed look yet at how the Trump Administration hopes to reshape the National Institutes of Health.
www.statnews.com
May 31, 2025 at 12:23 AM
To put these top-line budget numbers in context, cuts of this magnitude would effectively mean no new grants in FY2026. The entire extramural budget would go to existing, continuing grants.
An abject failure of American ambition. And a betrayal of our global leadership in health science innovation.
An abject failure of American ambition. And a betrayal of our global leadership in health science innovation.
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If Joe Biden posted something like this Hannity would be roused from his sleep to anchor special coverage. But Trump posts apeshit conspiracy theories and the mainstream press yawns. His craziness has been completely normalized.
June 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If Joe Biden posted something like this Hannity would be roused from his sleep to anchor special coverage. But Trump posts apeshit conspiracy theories and the mainstream press yawns. His craziness has been completely normalized.
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Curtis Yarvin goes on @cnn.com, confirms that he wants a monarchy to replace democracy, says racist things and informs @hadasgold.bsky.social that he's in touch with Trump staffers.
Nice to see the mainstream press catch up on this dangerously weird ideology. www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/p...
Nice to see the mainstream press catch up on this dangerously weird ideology. www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/p...
Curtis Yarvin is inspiring a new generation of MAGA. He believes the US should be ruled by a monarch | CNN Politics
CNN’s Hadas Gold interviews anti-democracy author Curtis Yarvin about his argument for an all-powerful executive in the White House, and his chillingly accurate prediction of how President Donald Trum...
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May 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Curtis Yarvin goes on @cnn.com, confirms that he wants a monarchy to replace democracy, says racist things and informs @hadasgold.bsky.social that he's in touch with Trump staffers.
Nice to see the mainstream press catch up on this dangerously weird ideology. www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/p...
Nice to see the mainstream press catch up on this dangerously weird ideology. www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/p...