If your commander goes completely nuts and tells you to shoot a detainee who's not in combat, is in a detention center, and isn't posing any threat, a junior service member is supposed to recognize that as an unlawful order and refuse to follow it, not presume legality.

these people are terrified of their shadows and are scared of using power. i want revenge. there's not even a calculus to be had.

always remember: Terry Pratchett said trans rights

this book was written in 1996 by a 48 year old British man and no cis person in 2025 has a single goddamn excuse to behave differently

It annoys me when nominal support for LGBT rights is used instrumentally to push for clout or unrelated goals. But I *really* hate it when it’s treated as basically a cringe bourgeois affectation, whether it be the right, left, or center that’s pulling out that old canard.