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Pete Hegseth denies he gave the order to kill them all. But even some Republicans now appear to be demanding answers, so Frank Bradley, who oversaw the bombings, is in discussions with House Armed Services about coming in.
Rep Adam Smith lays out his Qs to me here:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Rep Adam Smith lays out his Qs to me here:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Pete Hegseth denies he gave the order to kill them all. But even some Republicans now appear to be demanding answers, so Frank Bradley, who oversaw the bombings, is in discussions with House Armed Services about coming in.
Rep Adam Smith lays out his Qs to me here:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Rep Adam Smith lays out his Qs to me here:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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Why care about Alt5 Sigma?
🔥 It acquired $1.5B of tokens—with no inherent value—from the Trump's World Liberty Financial.
🔥 WLF owns 1M shares in Alt5, plus warrants for another 99M.
🔥WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff is Alt5 Sigma's chair.
🔥 WLF co-founder Zak Folkman also on the board.
🔥 Eric.
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🔥 It acquired $1.5B of tokens—with no inherent value—from the Trump's World Liberty Financial.
🔥 WLF owns 1M shares in Alt5, plus warrants for another 99M.
🔥WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff is Alt5 Sigma's chair.
🔥 WLF co-founder Zak Folkman also on the board.
🔥 Eric.
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Republican National Convention Wow GIF by GOP
Alt: Eric Trump saying "wow" gif
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December 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Why care about Alt5 Sigma?
🔥 It acquired $1.5B of tokens—with no inherent value—from the Trump's World Liberty Financial.
🔥 WLF owns 1M shares in Alt5, plus warrants for another 99M.
🔥WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff is Alt5 Sigma's chair.
🔥 WLF co-founder Zak Folkman also on the board.
🔥 Eric.
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🔥 It acquired $1.5B of tokens—with no inherent value—from the Trump's World Liberty Financial.
🔥 WLF owns 1M shares in Alt5, plus warrants for another 99M.
🔥WLF co-founder Zach Witkoff is Alt5 Sigma's chair.
🔥 WLF co-founder Zak Folkman also on the board.
🔥 Eric.
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History is not particularly reassuring.
If Donald Trump were incapacitated, would we know?
History is not particularly reassuring.
www.motherjones.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
History is not particularly reassuring.
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Also another reminder that <10 people in Washington - all of whom are Republicans & all of whom keep getting total daily free passes from the media about their cowardice - could end most of the madness tomorrow by simply caucusing with the Democrats & giving them control of both the House & Senate.
Suddenly the special election in TN-07 becomes potentially hugely consequential. It shouldn’t be competitive, but if Democrats steal it, when Greene resigns the Republican majority will be down to 218-216 w a sure Dem seat with no special scheduled in Texas.
Just catching up; what’s the significance of Jan 5? Does waiting until then affect when the special will be scheduled?
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Also another reminder that <10 people in Washington - all of whom are Republicans & all of whom keep getting total daily free passes from the media about their cowardice - could end most of the madness tomorrow by simply caucusing with the Democrats & giving them control of both the House & Senate.
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I’m reading Sorkin’s 1929
Jesus. On top of the usual Wall Street over-leveraged fuckery, this time they’re going to demand ordinary Americans bail out crypto as well
Jesus. On top of the usual Wall Street over-leveraged fuckery, this time they’re going to demand ordinary Americans bail out crypto as well
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’m reading Sorkin’s 1929
Jesus. On top of the usual Wall Street over-leveraged fuckery, this time they’re going to demand ordinary Americans bail out crypto as well
Jesus. On top of the usual Wall Street over-leveraged fuckery, this time they’re going to demand ordinary Americans bail out crypto as well
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The predicate for the impeachment of Pete Hegseth, which in turn is the predicate for his trial on charges of capital homicide.
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The predicate for the impeachment of Pete Hegseth, which in turn is the predicate for his trial on charges of capital homicide.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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The Wall Street Journal has exposed the corruption of Steve Witkoff and the Trump family. They are currently selling out America's interests and our NATO allies for billions in business deals with the Russians.
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The Wall Street Journal has exposed the corruption of Steve Witkoff and the Trump family. They are currently selling out America's interests and our NATO allies for billions in business deals with the Russians.
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President Trump is pardoning a convicted Honduran drug lord who openly boasted that he would "stuff the drugs right up the noses of the gringos," and push drugs into America.
This is the most pro-crime, pro-corruption administration in our country's history.
This is the most pro-crime, pro-corruption administration in our country's history.
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced to 45 years in prison for running a “narco-state” that helped send cocaine to the United States.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
President Trump is pardoning a convicted Honduran drug lord who openly boasted that he would "stuff the drugs right up the noses of the gringos," and push drugs into America.
This is the most pro-crime, pro-corruption administration in our country's history.
This is the most pro-crime, pro-corruption administration in our country's history.
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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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If the US can do whatever it wants to whomever it wants with no regard for human rights, the Geneva Convention, US law, the UCMJ, or international law, then we are no different than Vladimir Putin and Russia, who I suppose was the role model for Trump foreign policy doctrine.
December 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
If the US can do whatever it wants to whomever it wants with no regard for human rights, the Geneva Convention, US law, the UCMJ, or international law, then we are no different than Vladimir Putin and Russia, who I suppose was the role model for Trump foreign policy doctrine.
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Flock accidentally exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage.
Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build its Surveillance AI
Flock accidentally exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using workers...
www.404media.co
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Flock accidentally exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage.
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Quite the Trump and GOP accomplishment.
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government announces that Canada is realigning Canada's economy away from the United States.
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Quite the Trump and GOP accomplishment.
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There's a lot going on, and immigration law is notoriously labyrinthine. But it's still wild both that (1) the Trump administration is trying to treat millions of non-citizens who have lived here for years/decades as "arriving aliens"; & (2) *hundreds* of courts have (almost unanimously!) said "no":
195. The Immigration Detention Flood
The Trump administration's attempt to quietly—but massively—expand who can be detained pending their removal has been met with overwhelming pushback from a remarkably large number of district courts.
www.stevevladeck.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There's a lot going on, and immigration law is notoriously labyrinthine. But it's still wild both that (1) the Trump administration is trying to treat millions of non-citizens who have lived here for years/decades as "arriving aliens"; & (2) *hundreds* of courts have (almost unanimously!) said "no":
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What’s mind blowing to me is that we had a vaccine to prevent Lyme in the 90s and antivaxxers/pharma profit models killed it. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
The Rise and Fall of the Lyme Disease Vaccines: A Cautionary Tale for Risk Interventions in American Medicine and Public Health
Two vaccines to prevent Lyme disease (LD) were developed and tested in the 1990s. Despite evidence of their safety and efficacy in clinical trials and initial postmarketing surveillance, one vaccine was withdrawn before the regulatory review and the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What’s mind blowing to me is that we had a vaccine to prevent Lyme in the 90s and antivaxxers/pharma profit models killed it. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
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It's not just the higher-ups from Trump and Hegseth on down through the ranks as it went down the chain. The person who actually pulled the trigger is also properly on the hook for it. They had the same obvious, readily apparent duty to refuse as everyone above them did.
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It's not just the higher-ups from Trump and Hegseth on down through the ranks as it went down the chain. The person who actually pulled the trigger is also properly on the hook for it. They had the same obvious, readily apparent duty to refuse as everyone above them did.
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Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump just commuted the 7-year sentence of David Gentile, a private equity leader who helped defraud thousands of people out of some $1.6 billion, almost as soon as his prison stint began.
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
"I lost my whole life savings," one person wrote, adding, "I am living from check to check."
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Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
November 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
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Note two things about GOP Rep. Mike Turner's solid remarks on Hegseth's reported order:
1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."
2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress
1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."
2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress
Rep. Mike Turner on the double strike to comply with Hegseth's orders: "If that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that would be an illegal act…This is completely outside of anything that has been discussed with Congress and there is an ongoing investigation."
November 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Note two things about GOP Rep. Mike Turner's solid remarks on Hegseth's reported order:
1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."
2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress
1) Turner: "I agree that that would be an illegal act."
2) Implicitly confirms the Washington Post's reporting that this information has been kept from Congress
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This wasn't an "eh, this feels iffy" kind of thing where officers up the chain merely discuss the legalities. This is the kind of unlawful order where everyone down to the lowest enlisted has an absolute on-the-spot duty to say "hell no, I won't do that" because it's manifestly, facially criminal.
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This wasn't an "eh, this feels iffy" kind of thing where officers up the chain merely discuss the legalities. This is the kind of unlawful order where everyone down to the lowest enlisted has an absolute on-the-spot duty to say "hell no, I won't do that" because it's manifestly, facially criminal.
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They're bogus but you can at least rationalize quasi-legalistic grounds for using military force against cartels, that they're a kind of combatant enemy. But killing people who are desperately clinging to wreckage in the open ocean is everywhere and always stone cold, undeniable, zero excuse murder.
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
They're bogus but you can at least rationalize quasi-legalistic grounds for using military force against cartels, that they're a kind of combatant enemy. But killing people who are desperately clinging to wreckage in the open ocean is everywhere and always stone cold, undeniable, zero excuse murder.
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"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."