@hjmt.bsky.social
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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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Marjorie Taylor Greene managed to tolerate being subjected to the sort of abuse, that she has subjected trans people to for years, for approximately one week.
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene managed to tolerate being subjected to the sort of abuse, that she has subjected trans people to for years, for approximately one week.
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Is there any point, when you’re threatening to break a judge’s car windows so you can detain the teenage Supreme Court intern he’s driving home for protection, that you’re like huh, maybe I’m the bad guy?
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Is there any point, when you’re threatening to break a judge’s car windows so you can detain the teenage Supreme Court intern he’s driving home for protection, that you’re like huh, maybe I’m the bad guy?
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We had so much fun on our 2025 Bigger & Weirder tour that we decided we just didn’t want to stop. So we’re doing a bunch of shows next year too! If you missed it the first time around - or if for some crazy reason you want to see it again - now’s your chance!! Dates and info at weirdal.com on Monday
November 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We had so much fun on our 2025 Bigger & Weirder tour that we decided we just didn’t want to stop. So we’re doing a bunch of shows next year too! If you missed it the first time around - or if for some crazy reason you want to see it again - now’s your chance!! Dates and info at weirdal.com on Monday
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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A family was abducted by armed militia in Alamo, TX. ICE denied that the armed men seen in this video kidnapping members of the Caballero family are not ICE. The children have no idea where their parents were taken after this video was filmed. 11/7/2025
Federal authorities said they are not ICE
Federal authorities said they are not ICE
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A family was abducted by armed militia in Alamo, TX. ICE denied that the armed men seen in this video kidnapping members of the Caballero family are not ICE. The children have no idea where their parents were taken after this video was filmed. 11/7/2025
Federal authorities said they are not ICE
Federal authorities said they are not ICE
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Adelita Grijalva was elected to serve the people of Arizona’s 7th district in SEPTEMBER. It is now NOVEMBER and Speaker Johnson STILL refuses to swear her in. It’s completely undemocratic.
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Adelita Grijalva was elected to serve the people of Arizona’s 7th district in SEPTEMBER. It is now NOVEMBER and Speaker Johnson STILL refuses to swear her in. It’s completely undemocratic.
Read the replies- I’m 💀☠️💀☠️😂😂😂😂
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Thank goodness I’m an Os fan
I’m enjoying the games and the drama, but I honestly believe if I was a real fan of either of these teams I’d be dead from a coronary.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Thank goodness I’m an Os fan
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I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me
October 6, 2024 at 2:24 AM
I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me
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As SNAP hangs in the balance for nearly 42 million people, misinformation is rampant. Myths of laziness and fraud persist when we should be talking about too low wages for workers, income inequality, and our threadbare social safety net.
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
SNAP benefits feed essential needs while still leaving many hungry for more
Journalist and author Adam Chandler explains what so much of the conversation about them gets wrong.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
As SNAP hangs in the balance for nearly 42 million people, misinformation is rampant. Myths of laziness and fraud persist when we should be talking about too low wages for workers, income inequality, and our threadbare social safety net.
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
In this guest post, Adam Chandler sorts fact from fiction:
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Vote 411 is a nonpartisan, nonprofit site where you can do all things voting from getting registered to becoming a poll worker. They'll even help you dial in to the local races that affect your day to day life.
Be informed. Be active. Democracy is an activity.
Be informed. Be active. Democracy is an activity.
VOTE411
Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.
Vote411.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Vote 411 is a nonpartisan, nonprofit site where you can do all things voting from getting registered to becoming a poll worker. They'll even help you dial in to the local races that affect your day to day life.
Be informed. Be active. Democracy is an activity.
Be informed. Be active. Democracy is an activity.
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
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#BlackoutFriday economic boycott. Tell your friends. Save money for Small Business Saturday.
October 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
#BlackoutFriday economic boycott. Tell your friends. Save money for Small Business Saturday.
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Exclusive: The US military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a US strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean that killed two others, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4hg6abF
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Exclusive: The US military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them in the aftermath of a US strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean that killed two others, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4hg6abF
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A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
October 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them
October 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them
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TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
Report Potential Wrongdoing Under the Trump Administration
Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct our constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities. If you have knowledge of corporate or government corruption and abuses of power; insights into the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates; or information regarding potential wrongdoing or waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars, your disclosure can make a difference.
oversightdemocrats.house.gov
October 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.
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Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears didn't respond to questions about a pattern of omissions and inconsistencies in her financial disclosures, like a $12,000 “gift” over the state’s legal limit and undisclosed trips funded by outside groups. virginiamercury.com/2025/10/08/f...
Financial disclosure gaps, questionable gifts cloud Earle-Sears’ bid for governor • Virginia Mercury
Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears built her political brand on transparency and accountability. But a closer look at her public filings reveals a pattern of omissions and…
virginiamercury.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Republican gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears didn't respond to questions about a pattern of omissions and inconsistencies in her financial disclosures, like a $12,000 “gift” over the state’s legal limit and undisclosed trips funded by outside groups. virginiamercury.com/2025/10/08/f...
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Sooo Kyle was arrested and has been detained in Broadview
October 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Sooo Kyle was arrested and has been detained in Broadview
Only dead people can be on money in America
a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny
defector.com/treasury-dep...
defector.com/treasury-dep...
Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector
The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...
defector.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Only dead people can be on money in America
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Masked men in unmarked vehicles roaming the cities
Yes, lets expect to be treated nicely while rounding people up with no clear mission besides if they're not white enough.
This is not law enforcement.
Its psychological warfare against a populace.
We all must stand together in our communities
Yes, lets expect to be treated nicely while rounding people up with no clear mission besides if they're not white enough.
This is not law enforcement.
Its psychological warfare against a populace.
We all must stand together in our communities
Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Masked men in unmarked vehicles roaming the cities
Yes, lets expect to be treated nicely while rounding people up with no clear mission besides if they're not white enough.
This is not law enforcement.
Its psychological warfare against a populace.
We all must stand together in our communities
Yes, lets expect to be treated nicely while rounding people up with no clear mission besides if they're not white enough.
This is not law enforcement.
Its psychological warfare against a populace.
We all must stand together in our communities
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov