Chris
@dchrisieellis.bsky.social
aka: Otto Korecht, tpyo specialist. Proud parent. LGBTQ+ ally. Independent. Fairness & kindness vital.
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Have to be questions about the future of the commanding officers of the RAF Regiment, RAF Police surely?
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Security review launched after pro-Palestinian activists break into RAF Brize Norton
Keir Starmer describes the "vandalism" as "disgraceful" after Palestine Action activists spray paint on military planes.
bbc.com
June 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Have to be questions about the future of the commanding officers of the RAF Regiment, RAF Police surely?
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Another bit of Noem news that slid under some radars is her asking Hegseth last week to deploy surveillance drones over LA and have federal troops conduct arrests. Even if the news did get around, there was little emphasis in the press on just how unlawful it was.
A DHS spokesperson defended the detainment, accusing Sen. Padilla of failing to properly identify himself during Sec. Kristi Noem's press conference.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
But multiple videos show Padilla clearly identifying himself as a senator.
Sen. Padilla pushed to ground, handcuffed for demanding DHS not lie
Forcibly removing a sitting US senator, as they opposed the president's immigration policy, is a part of a broader slide.
www.motherjones.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Another bit of Noem news that slid under some radars is her asking Hegseth last week to deploy surveillance drones over LA and have federal troops conduct arrests. Even if the news did get around, there was little emphasis in the press on just how unlawful it was.
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If I were in LA right now, I'd be baking cookies. A time-honored way to respond to armed men showing up at a peaceful protest is to be very friendly & kind to them.
The Marines ought to refuse this deployment unless and until it is made a legal order by Trump invoking the Insurrection Act or declaring martial law.
Until then, I have no idea how any Marine is under the Code deeming this a legal order. I really do not.
Can any military lawyers explain it?
Until then, I have no idea how any Marine is under the Code deeming this a legal order. I really do not.
Can any military lawyers explain it?
June 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If I were in LA right now, I'd be baking cookies. A time-honored way to respond to armed men showing up at a peaceful protest is to be very friendly & kind to them.
Trump really is just spoiling for violence. So discouraging, ...
A battalion comprising about 700 USMC soldiers being mobilized into Los Angeles
(per wire services, reports on "X")
A battalion comprising about 700 USMC soldiers being mobilized into Los Angeles
(per wire services, reports on "X")
June 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump really is just spoiling for violence. So discouraging, ...
A battalion comprising about 700 USMC soldiers being mobilized into Los Angeles
(per wire services, reports on "X")
A battalion comprising about 700 USMC soldiers being mobilized into Los Angeles
(per wire services, reports on "X")
Trump is looking for a fight, for an excuse for violence. I hope that cool heads prevail. 😕
June 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Trump is looking for a fight, for an excuse for violence. I hope that cool heads prevail. 😕
May 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Radical Reports is tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month.
Mapping the Far Right Groups Targeting LGBTIQ Events During Pride Month
Radical Reports is tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month.
www.radicalreports.org
May 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Radical Reports is tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month.
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Unconscionable. #AbolishICE #ProudBlue
Jackbooted thugs in Foley, AL snatched a U.S. citizen from his *work site*—no uniform, no ID, no explanation. Just brute force and racial profiling. They detained him for *hours.* “ICE” is targeting Brown Americans like enemies. This is not safety. It’s state-sanctioned terror.
May 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Unconscionable. #AbolishICE #ProudBlue
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Expose the lies…
REUTERS: Trump falsely claimed a photo showed evidence of mass killings of white South African farmers being buried—but it was actually a screenshot from a Reuters video on February 3 in Congo, showing victims of conflict with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
REUTERS: Trump falsely claimed a photo showed evidence of mass killings of white South African farmers being buried—but it was actually a screenshot from a Reuters video on February 3 in Congo, showing victims of conflict with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
May 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Expose the lies…
REUTERS: Trump falsely claimed a photo showed evidence of mass killings of white South African farmers being buried—but it was actually a screenshot from a Reuters video on February 3 in Congo, showing victims of conflict with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
REUTERS: Trump falsely claimed a photo showed evidence of mass killings of white South African farmers being buried—but it was actually a screenshot from a Reuters video on February 3 in Congo, showing victims of conflict with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.
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Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS."
May 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Went and I checked this, and Edwin's correct: On the left is text from the reconciliation bill "PROHIBITING FEDERAL MEDICAID AND CHIP FUNDING FOR GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES FOR MINORS" On the right is from the Manager's amendment that strikes the word "FOR MINORS."
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Two members of the Israeli Embassy’s staff were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.
Two Israeli Embassy Staffers Killed in Washington Shooting
Two members of the Israeli Embassy’s staff were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.
bloom.bg
May 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Two members of the Israeli Embassy’s staff were fatally shot outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.
Dollar short I know on this one, but hadn't seen it until just now, ...
Justice denied?
US Supreme Court
No quorum for the Supremes after 5 of 9 Justices recuse means they cannot do more than just affirm lower court ruling?
Power of Penguin Random House 🙂
www.newsweek.com/five-supreme...
Justice denied?
US Supreme Court
No quorum for the Supremes after 5 of 9 Justices recuse means they cannot do more than just affirm lower court ruling?
Power of Penguin Random House 🙂
www.newsweek.com/five-supreme...
Five Supreme Court justices sit out case in rare move
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a copyright lawsuit after five justices recused themselves.
www.newsweek.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
May 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Dollar short I know on this one, but hadn't seen it until just now, ...
Justice denied?
US Supreme Court
No quorum for the Supremes after 5 of 9 Justices recuse means they cannot do more than just affirm lower court ruling?
Power of Penguin Random House 🙂
www.newsweek.com/five-supreme...
Justice denied?
US Supreme Court
No quorum for the Supremes after 5 of 9 Justices recuse means they cannot do more than just affirm lower court ruling?
Power of Penguin Random House 🙂
www.newsweek.com/five-supreme...
Five Supreme Court justices sit out case in rare move
The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's dismissal of a copyright lawsuit after five justices recused themselves.
www.newsweek.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Dollar short I know on this one, but hadn't seen it until just now, ...
Justice denied?
US Supreme Court
No quorum for the Supremes after 5 of 9 Justices recuse means they cannot do more than just affirm lower court ruling?
Power of Penguin Random House 🙂
www.newsweek.com/five-supreme...
Justice denied?
US Supreme Court
No quorum for the Supremes after 5 of 9 Justices recuse means they cannot do more than just affirm lower court ruling?
Power of Penguin Random House 🙂
www.newsweek.com/five-supreme...
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I’ve got breaking news from sources in the Pentagon. Hegseth has invited what appears to be the entire Pentagon workforce to a Christian prayer and worship service in the official Pentagon auditorium during duty hours in violation of the First Amendment and military regulations. I have the story.
BREAKING: The Constitution at the DOD
Pete Hegseth invites entire Pentagon to Christian prayer and worship service
open.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’ve got breaking news from sources in the Pentagon. Hegseth has invited what appears to be the entire Pentagon workforce to a Christian prayer and worship service in the official Pentagon auditorium during duty hours in violation of the First Amendment and military regulations. I have the story.
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Democrats lost another seat in Congress. This time with Connelly who they elevated over AOC to be Oversight Chair.
May 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Democrats lost another seat in Congress. This time with Connelly who they elevated over AOC to be Oversight Chair.
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Section 70302 of the Republican budget bill, the same bill that wants to take $500B from Medicaid, aims to neuter the courts & give Trump more power.
Read this from the Berkeley Law School Dean
Call your Representatives at (202) 225-3121 -tell them HELL NO!
www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...
Read this from the Berkeley Law School Dean
Call your Representatives at (202) 225-3121 -tell them HELL NO!
www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...
A Terrible Idea
Dean Chemerinsky discusses the reconciliation bill’s provision that would restrict federal courts’ authority to hold government officials in contempt for violating court orders
www.justsecurity.org
May 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Section 70302 of the Republican budget bill, the same bill that wants to take $500B from Medicaid, aims to neuter the courts & give Trump more power.
Read this from the Berkeley Law School Dean
Call your Representatives at (202) 225-3121 -tell them HELL NO!
www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...
Read this from the Berkeley Law School Dean
Call your Representatives at (202) 225-3121 -tell them HELL NO!
www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...
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Blumenthal on the Trump administration allegedly deporting migrants to South Sudan: "Very seriously -- violation of court orders ought to be treated with the utmost of sanctions, because otherwise the law is dead letter."
May 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Blumenthal on the Trump administration allegedly deporting migrants to South Sudan: "Very seriously -- violation of court orders ought to be treated with the utmost of sanctions, because otherwise the law is dead letter."
BBC
The careless cruelty of the Trump administration - Mexican, Vietnamese, Burmese, etc. migrants deported to South Sudan
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The careless cruelty of the Trump administration - Mexican, Vietnamese, Burmese, etc. migrants deported to South Sudan
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US has deported Asian migrants to South Sudan, lawyers tell court
Lawyers for a Burmese man said their client speaks limited English and had refused to sign a notice of removal.
bbc.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:12 AM
BBC
The careless cruelty of the Trump administration - Mexican, Vietnamese, Burmese, etc. migrants deported to South Sudan
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The careless cruelty of the Trump administration - Mexican, Vietnamese, Burmese, etc. migrants deported to South Sudan
bbc.com/news/article...
Looks like a good outcome for Romania & Europe, blow to the Russians.
www.threads.com/@kyivindepen...
www.threads.com/@kyivindepen...
Kyiv Independent (@kyivindependent_official) on Threads
⚡️Nicusor Dan wins Romanian presidential election, defeating anti-Ukraine Simion.
In an anxiously watched race, Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan won the presidency against the far-right candidate George ...
www.threads.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Looks like a good outcome for Romania & Europe, blow to the Russians.
www.threads.com/@kyivindepen...
www.threads.com/@kyivindepen...
Good, concise, summary of Trump's Mid East trip - and Trump's conflicts with US government norms, ethics.
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Ros Atkins on... Trump's deals in the Gulf
The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines President Trump's trip to the Gulf.
bbc.com
May 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Good, concise, summary of Trump's Mid East trip - and Trump's conflicts with US government norms, ethics.
bbc.com/news/videos/...
bbc.com/news/videos/...
International Criminal Court, Trump administration attempts intimidation.
Do Courts tend to have short memories, ... or long ones?
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Do Courts tend to have short memories, ... or long ones?
www.threads.com/@newshour/po...
PBS News (@newshour) on Threads
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has lost access to his email, and his bank accounts have been frozen.
The Hague-based court’s American staffers have been told that, if they travel...
www.threads.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
International Criminal Court, Trump administration attempts intimidation.
Do Courts tend to have short memories, ... or long ones?
www.threads.com/@newshour/po...
Do Courts tend to have short memories, ... or long ones?
www.threads.com/@newshour/po...
