Kyle Kantarek
@kylekantarek.bsky.social
IP Attorney, Double Illini
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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WTF newrepublic.com/post/203517/... This is like a Maddow fever dream circa 2018
Trump’s Ukraine Peace Deal Appears to Be Translated From Russian
Certain phrases in Trump’s proposed deal seem to be using Russian language.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
WTF newrepublic.com/post/203517/... This is like a Maddow fever dream circa 2018
I mean, contrition is respectful and to the extent this is honest, this is good!
BASH: We have seen these attacks from the president at other people. It's not new. And I haven't heard you speak out about it until it was directed at you.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think that's fair criticism. And I would like to say, humbly, I'm sorry for taking part in the toxic politics.
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I mean, contrition is respectful and to the extent this is honest, this is good!
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Relieved that voters resoundingly rejected this fascist bullshit.
Angry that we still have at least another year of it, probably another three, and that we're by no means in the clear.
Livid that it all could have been avoided if we had simply not reelected the asshole who tried a coup.
Angry that we still have at least another year of it, probably another three, and that we're by no means in the clear.
Livid that it all could have been avoided if we had simply not reelected the asshole who tried a coup.
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Relieved that voters resoundingly rejected this fascist bullshit.
Angry that we still have at least another year of it, probably another three, and that we're by no means in the clear.
Livid that it all could have been avoided if we had simply not reelected the asshole who tried a coup.
Angry that we still have at least another year of it, probably another three, and that we're by no means in the clear.
Livid that it all could have been avoided if we had simply not reelected the asshole who tried a coup.
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.
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Almost sounds proud.
Btw every accusation is a confession for that bunch.
Btw every accusation is a confession for that bunch.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Almost sounds proud.
Btw every accusation is a confession for that bunch.
Btw every accusation is a confession for that bunch.
Is this auto pen? Auto brain?
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Is this auto pen? Auto brain?
This is really quite insane. They’re summarily executing people because someone knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy. These are children playing warlord games.
Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This is really quite insane. They’re summarily executing people because someone knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy. These are children playing warlord games.
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What Stuart Stevens says is perfectly obvious, and something you will not see reflected in any of the major media coverage.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What Stuart Stevens says is perfectly obvious, and something you will not see reflected in any of the major media coverage.
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
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They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.
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ACLU reporting that “several of the 6 women detained at South Louisiana ICE Center in Basile, LA, & Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA were pregnant & have miscarried while in custody.”
0 outrage from MAGAs about these fetuses. They were never about life. They are only about control of women.
0 outrage from MAGAs about these fetuses. They were never about life. They are only about control of women.
October 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
ACLU reporting that “several of the 6 women detained at South Louisiana ICE Center in Basile, LA, & Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA were pregnant & have miscarried while in custody.”
0 outrage from MAGAs about these fetuses. They were never about life. They are only about control of women.
0 outrage from MAGAs about these fetuses. They were never about life. They are only about control of women.
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Threatening to arrest governors for seditious conspiracy. Getting dark fast.
October 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Threatening to arrest governors for seditious conspiracy. Getting dark fast.
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Monthly DoD payroll is ~$16 billion. This supposed "gift" would cover less than 1% of that amount.
If split evenly among active duty service members, each would get just under $100.
Reporters who don't challenge on this are committing egregious malpractice.
If split evenly among active duty service members, each would get just under $100.
Reporters who don't challenge on this are committing egregious malpractice.
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Monthly DoD payroll is ~$16 billion. This supposed "gift" would cover less than 1% of that amount.
If split evenly among active duty service members, each would get just under $100.
Reporters who don't challenge on this are committing egregious malpractice.
If split evenly among active duty service members, each would get just under $100.
Reporters who don't challenge on this are committing egregious malpractice.
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When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
October 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
But two years later, they haven't — and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
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Right out of the textbooks. Whether it will succeed or not remains to be seen, but there is nothing complicated about what's happening here.
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Right out of the textbooks. Whether it will succeed or not remains to be seen, but there is nothing complicated about what's happening here.
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The use of the exonerative voice here is almost artistic.
Gunfire somehow erupted when an ICE guy’s gun somehow fired?
JUST SAY WHAT HAPPENED.
I mean, sincere questions for journalists—is there a valid reason for why cops never actually fire their guns, but just hold gun that shoot themselves?
Gunfire somehow erupted when an ICE guy’s gun somehow fired?
JUST SAY WHAT HAPPENED.
I mean, sincere questions for journalists—is there a valid reason for why cops never actually fire their guns, but just hold gun that shoot themselves?
CNN reports that a highly trained and responsible ICE agent accidentally shot an immigrant and a US marshal
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The use of the exonerative voice here is almost artistic.
Gunfire somehow erupted when an ICE guy’s gun somehow fired?
JUST SAY WHAT HAPPENED.
I mean, sincere questions for journalists—is there a valid reason for why cops never actually fire their guns, but just hold gun that shoot themselves?
Gunfire somehow erupted when an ICE guy’s gun somehow fired?
JUST SAY WHAT HAPPENED.
I mean, sincere questions for journalists—is there a valid reason for why cops never actually fire their guns, but just hold gun that shoot themselves?
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It would be nice if the US had a system of government that didn’t allow the president to arbitrarily tariff whoever he wanted, except we very explicitly do, and since no one seems to care or react, then I guess the rules of our government no longer exist
Trump says he's imposing new tariffs on Colombia but won't say what the rate will be
October 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It would be nice if the US had a system of government that didn’t allow the president to arbitrarily tariff whoever he wanted, except we very explicitly do, and since no one seems to care or react, then I guess the rules of our government no longer exist
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He murdered a Colombian citizen in violation of domestic and international law. He’s now promising to illegally impose tariffs on Colombia because its president had the temerity to publicly criticize him for murdering one of that country’s citizens.
Yes, we are the baddies.
Yes, we are the baddies.
Trump says he's imposing new tariffs on Colombia but won't say what the rate will be
October 20, 2025 at 4:11 AM