@bbright19.bsky.social
Retired registered nurse. Passion for public health. Nursing educator and administrator in past.
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Here's an 8-min video on (initially-secret) Customs & Border Patrol report, which found: in many vehicle shooting cases, agents intentionally put themselves in exit path of vehicle, thereby creating justification for the use of deadly force.
youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
Initially-Secret Report: Customs&Border Patrol Agents Got in Way of Vehicles, Then Used Deadly Force
YouTube video by Ryan Goodman
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Here's an 8-min video on (initially-secret) Customs & Border Patrol report, which found: in many vehicle shooting cases, agents intentionally put themselves in exit path of vehicle, thereby creating justification for the use of deadly force.
youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
youtu.be/izonttr5Tp4?...
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It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
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It was an honor to work with Brian Egan and Tess Bridgeman on this important piece.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
Congress, the President, and Military Force in Venezuela
Experts write the president did not have authority to undertake Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela without congressional authorization.
www.justsecurity.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
It was an honor to work with Brian Egan and Tess Bridgeman on this important piece.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
- The President did not have constitutional authority for the Venezuela operation.
- It also violated the "supreme Law of the Land" - UN Charter, which the Senate passed 89-2.
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Well-done and correct:
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Well-done and correct:
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
Joint Statement by Chairman Grassley and Ranking Member Durbin
"President Trump and Secretary Rubio have stated that this was a law enforcement operation that was made at the" DOJ, FBI, and DEA.
“There is no legitimate basis for excluding the Senate Judiciary Committee."
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Statement of UN Secretary-General being read out at UN Security Council emergency meeting
"I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action. The Charter enshrines the prohibition of the threat or use of force."
"I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action. The Charter enshrines the prohibition of the threat or use of force."
January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Statement of UN Secretary-General being read out at UN Security Council emergency meeting
"I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action. The Charter enshrines the prohibition of the threat or use of force."
"I remain deeply concerned that rules of international law have not been respected with regard to the 3 January military action. The Charter enshrines the prohibition of the threat or use of force."
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So the President did disclose a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela.
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So the President did disclose a CIA drone strike inside Venezuela.
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
And this does cross a red line of violating the UN Charter -- where the boat strikes on high seas had not.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
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House Judiciary Committee releases on New Years Eve (in an obvious attempt to bury this info) the Jack Smith deposition transcript.
I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
House Judiciary Committee releases on New Years Eve (in an obvious attempt to bury this info) the Jack Smith deposition transcript.
I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
I recommend doing a word search for "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
And explanation of disenfranchisement of urban areas.
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Now imagine those words spoken by Special Counsel Smith in a criminal trial.
Damning proof of criminal guilt.
Damning proof of criminal guilt.
Smith: He was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on—and he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Now imagine those words spoken by Special Counsel Smith in a criminal trial.
Damning proof of criminal guilt.
Damning proof of criminal guilt.
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Reup of this public resource we created
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
with links to all the publicly available documents
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
with links to all the publicly available documents
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
www.justsecurity.org
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Reup of this public resource we created
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
with links to all the publicly available documents
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
with links to all the publicly available documents
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That Putin doesn't want the war to end seems to be the general consensus except in Putin-friendly circles. He sure isn't acting like he wants peace. ICYMI @cathyyoung63.bsky.social on the failure and farce of Trump's Ukraine-Russia peace plan:
As Putin Threatens Europe, Failure of Trump Peace Plan Laid Bare
Peace games from the Russian dictator, who can’t win but can’t afford to stop fighting.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
That Putin doesn't want the war to end seems to be the general consensus except in Putin-friendly circles. He sure isn't acting like he wants peace. ICYMI @cathyyoung63.bsky.social on the failure and farce of Trump's Ukraine-Russia peace plan:
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When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
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NEW: Donald Trump’s sweeping 2020 election pardon was unprecedented not just because it covered his alleged coconspirators. The language was so vague that it could cover an enormous range of activity — and he left it to his subordinates to sort out.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump stretches the pardon power in ways we’ve never seen
The Justice Department is deciding who's covered by extremely vague pardons.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
NEW: Donald Trump’s sweeping 2020 election pardon was unprecedented not just because it covered his alleged coconspirators. The language was so vague that it could cover an enormous range of activity — and he left it to his subordinates to sort out.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Killed them because they might "stay in the fight"⬇️
Even if you buy all the legal falsehoods (that this is an 'armed conflict,' that drugs are war-sustaining objects), the 2 shipwrecked were in no way, shape or form engaged in "active combat activities" (the actual legal test).
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Even if you buy all the legal falsehoods (that this is an 'armed conflict,' that drugs are war-sustaining objects), the 2 shipwrecked were in no way, shape or form engaged in "active combat activities" (the actual legal test).
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December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Killed them because they might "stay in the fight"⬇️
Even if you buy all the legal falsehoods (that this is an 'armed conflict,' that drugs are war-sustaining objects), the 2 shipwrecked were in no way, shape or form engaged in "active combat activities" (the actual legal test).
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Even if you buy all the legal falsehoods (that this is an 'armed conflict,' that drugs are war-sustaining objects), the 2 shipwrecked were in no way, shape or form engaged in "active combat activities" (the actual legal test).
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2/2 Part of the pain in watching that response is knowing how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US servicemembers.
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
Killing Shipwrecked Survivors is Not Just Illegal—It Endangers U.S. Servicemembers
If the United States chooses a path where killing defenseless survivors becomes acceptable, American servicemembers will pay the price for that choice.
www.justsecurity.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
2/2 Part of the pain in watching that response is knowing how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US servicemembers.
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
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1/2 This has got to be one of most painful responses to watch.
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
1/2 This has got to be one of most painful responses to watch.
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
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What a headline:
US Senators Say They Spoke With Rubio About Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Who Denied It Is a US Plan
(This as other US officials are still saying it is the US plan)
US Senators Say They Spoke With Rubio About Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Who Denied It Is a US Plan
(This as other US officials are still saying it is the US plan)
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
What a headline:
US Senators Say They Spoke With Rubio About Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Who Denied It Is a US Plan
(This as other US officials are still saying it is the US plan)
US Senators Say They Spoke With Rubio About Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan Who Denied It Is a US Plan
(This as other US officials are still saying it is the US plan)
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With Annie Farmer's powerful recounting of the law enforcement failures on Epstein -- under Democratic and Republican administrations alike.
We prepared this chronology:
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
We prepared this chronology:
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
www.justsecurity.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
With Annie Farmer's powerful recounting of the law enforcement failures on Epstein -- under Democratic and Republican administrations alike.
We prepared this chronology:
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
We prepared this chronology:
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...
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"The commander of US Southern Command, Adm. Alvin Holsey, offered to resign during a tense meeting last month with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... after he raised questions about the legality of the strikes ... Holsey will leave his post in December, just one year into his tenure."
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"The commander of US Southern Command, Adm. Alvin Holsey, offered to resign during a tense meeting last month with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... after he raised questions about the legality of the strikes ... Holsey will leave his post in December, just one year into his tenure."
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"Ms. Jacobs said Pentagon officials said they needed to prove only that the targeted people were connected to designated terrorist organizations, even if the connection is 'as much as THREE HOPS AWAY FROM A KNOWN MEMBER' of a designated terrorist organization."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Secrecy on Boat Strikes
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"Ms. Jacobs said Pentagon officials said they needed to prove only that the targeted people were connected to designated terrorist organizations, even if the connection is 'as much as THREE HOPS AWAY FROM A KNOWN MEMBER' of a designated terrorist organization."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
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Tomorrow is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. There will be more people, in more places, bringing more signs and songs and joyful defiance than anything we’ve ever done before. We need you with us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Tomorrow is going to be big, loud, boisterous, and joyful. There will be more people, in more places, bringing more signs and songs and joyful defiance than anything we’ve ever done before. We need you with us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Trump is all about normalizing corruption.
Former Representative George Santos of New York, the disgraced Republican, was released from a federal prison on Friday night after President Trump commuted his seven-year sentence for fraud.
Trump Says He Is Commuting George Santos’s Prison Sentence for Fraud
George Santos, the disgraced Republican congressman, had been sentenced after his web of deceit unraveled. He served less than three months in prison.
nyti.ms
October 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Trump is all about normalizing corruption.
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Thanks goodness Pete Hegseth is eliminating political correctness and letting warriors be warriors*
*if you guys did not watch the mandatory video, or mocked it, expect to be punished
*if you guys did not watch the mandatory video, or mocked it, expect to be punished
NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.
Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.
Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.
The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else
Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.
zeteo.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Thanks goodness Pete Hegseth is eliminating political correctness and letting warriors be warriors*
*if you guys did not watch the mandatory video, or mocked it, expect to be punished
*if you guys did not watch the mandatory video, or mocked it, expect to be punished
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You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."
(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)
(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)
Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"
October 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."
(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)
(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)
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And Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski will say how upset they are, and then continue to enable the administration and Trump
Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
And Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski will say how upset they are, and then continue to enable the administration and Trump