Liz Dundov
@lizdundov.bsky.social
Animal lover, believer in democracy, equality, freedom, love, decency and fairness. #RESISTANCE
The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement.
The success of our democracy rests on an effective opposition movement.
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As we knew all along, these were murders.
“The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.”
“The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.”
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
As we knew all along, these were murders.
“The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.”
“The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.”
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/6 The vast majority of people who serve in the military understand and respect their oath to support and defend the Constitution and acknowledge that means not following manifestly unlawful orders.
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
4 in 5 US troops surveyed understand duty to disobey illegal orders
As National Guard troops head to DC, a new survey reveals service members’ understanding of the distinction between legal and illegal orders.
www.militarytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
/6 The vast majority of people who serve in the military understand and respect their oath to support and defend the Constitution and acknowledge that means not following manifestly unlawful orders.
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
www.militarytimes.com/opinion/comm...
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/5 Now. Members of the United States military are not obligated to follow unlawful orders. This is baked into the law; it’s not subject to dispute. A soldier refusing an order will have to establish the order was ”manifestly unlawful.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
/5 Now. Members of the United States military are not obligated to follow unlawful orders. This is baked into the law; it’s not subject to dispute. A soldier refusing an order will have to establish the order was ”manifestly unlawful.”
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/4 Nor is it treason, which the Constitution limits to levying war on the United States or assisting its enemies.
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
/4 Nor is it treason, which the Constitution limits to levying war on the United States or assisting its enemies.
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/3 Asserting the (legally correct) point that members of the military may refuse illegal orders is not conspiring to overthrow the government or hinder the laws by force.
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Stewart Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and released by Trump, visits Capitol Hill
Rhodes, the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group founder, was found guilty of orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Tr...
www.pbs.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
/3 Asserting the (legally correct) point that members of the military may refuse illegal orders is not conspiring to overthrow the government or hinder the laws by force.
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
You can tell because if it were seditious conspiracy Trump would be pardoning it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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/2 There is no federal crime of “sedition.” There is a federal crime of “seditious conspiracy,” which requires conspiring to overthrow the U.S. or hinder its laws by force.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy
www.law.cornell.edu
November 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
/2 There is no federal crime of “sedition.” There is a federal crime of “seditious conspiracy,” which requires conspiring to overthrow the U.S. or hinder its laws by force.
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
Lord, even when he 'laughs' (didn't know he had it in him), he looks psychotic.
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Lord, even when he 'laughs' (didn't know he had it in him), he looks psychotic.