Bob Estes
@onscrn.bsky.social
Texas roots but more than half my life in Boston area. PhD in Physics, UC Berkeley; US-Italian Space Shuttle missions; 50-odd poems published: Gargoyle, Cola Literary Review, The Moth, Juniper, museum of americana…
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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Indeed, it's a confession and admission of guilt to heinous crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Indeed, it's a confession and admission of guilt to heinous crimes.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
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Two significant takeaways from this:
- done in broad daylight
- done out of range and relative safety of Russian Navy & air power
To compensate Russia would need to devote security teams to every tanker – which even then is no magic cure – at a time when they have manpower issues.
Smart tactics.
- done in broad daylight
- done out of range and relative safety of Russian Navy & air power
To compensate Russia would need to devote security teams to every tanker – which even then is no magic cure – at a time when they have manpower issues.
Smart tactics.
💥🚢 Sea Baby naval drones strike two sanctioned Russian “shadow fleet” tankers in the Black Sea.
Sea Baby naval drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU) have struck two sanctioned tankers of Russia’s shadow fleet — KAIRO and VIRAT — in the Black Sea.
Sea Baby naval drones operated by Ukraine’s Security Service (SSU) have struck two sanctioned tankers of Russia’s shadow fleet — KAIRO and VIRAT — in the Black Sea.
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Two significant takeaways from this:
- done in broad daylight
- done out of range and relative safety of Russian Navy & air power
To compensate Russia would need to devote security teams to every tanker – which even then is no magic cure – at a time when they have manpower issues.
Smart tactics.
- done in broad daylight
- done out of range and relative safety of Russian Navy & air power
To compensate Russia would need to devote security teams to every tanker – which even then is no magic cure – at a time when they have manpower issues.
Smart tactics.
I like the trend.
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group , which operates the president’s Truth Social platform, have tumbled 75% since Trump’s inauguration. Digital “meme coins” named for Trump and first lady Melania Trump are down 86% and 99% since Inauguration Day… etc.
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...
Since Trump’s Return, Bets on His Brand Have Soured
Stocks and cryptocurrencies tied to the president and his family have tumbled amid a broader rout of riskier assets.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I like the trend.
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It’s cool how there’s a whole genre of articles that exist to repeat ai company hype nonstop.
Anthropic Researchers Startled When an AI Model Turned Evil and Told a User to Drink Bleach
Anthropic researchers published a paper detailing how an AI model started engaging in bad behavior like saying bleach is safe to drink.
futurism.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It’s cool how there’s a whole genre of articles that exist to repeat ai company hype nonstop.
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The Overpass Brigade gathered today as every Saturday despite the biting chill and the wind. Today’s message:
WE STAND WITH UKRAINE
Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 11/29/2025
WE STAND WITH UKRAINE
Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 11/29/2025
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Overpass Brigade gathered today as every Saturday despite the biting chill and the wind. Today’s message:
WE STAND WITH UKRAINE
Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 11/29/2025
WE STAND WITH UKRAINE
Overpass Brigade
South County Resistance
Rhode Island, 11/29/2025
I’ve seen several studies associating coffee drinking with longevity. One possible reason here.
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I’ve seen several studies associating coffee drinking with longevity. One possible reason here.
very thankful people haven't given up.
Over the last year, you could have given into anger and despair.
Instead, you’ve organized in the largest numbers this country has ever seen to reclaim the power of the pro-democracy majority.
We could not be more thankful for you and everything you’re doing to defy Trump’s agenda.
Instead, you’ve organized in the largest numbers this country has ever seen to reclaim the power of the pro-democracy majority.
We could not be more thankful for you and everything you’re doing to defy Trump’s agenda.
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 AM
very thankful people haven't given up.
I fooled around on getting Covid booster vax until Hil and I could get at the same time. Must've waited a week too many. I've got it. We had to cancel travel plans to family gathering. Just hoping she doesn't get it too.
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I fooled around on getting Covid booster vax until Hil and I could get at the same time. Must've waited a week too many. I've got it. We had to cancel travel plans to family gathering. Just hoping she doesn't get it too.
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You'll go your way, I'll go your way too.
— Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing
— Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
You'll go your way, I'll go your way too.
— Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing
— Leonard Cohen, Book of Longing
The idea of setting aside certain days to give thanks to God is very old. First national day in America was proclaimed by Washington in 1789. Lincoln established a yearly national observance in 1863. There was no reference to Plymouth Pilgrims and Native Americans.
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The idea of setting aside certain days to give thanks to God is very old. First national day in America was proclaimed by Washington in 1789. Lincoln established a yearly national observance in 1863. There was no reference to Plymouth Pilgrims and Native Americans.
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ICE lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms, according to new contracting records reviewed by WIRED.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
ICE lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms, according to new contracting records reviewed by WIRED.
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Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
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Why would Jeffrey Epstein kill himself in jail if he had this much leverage of the one person who could give him a full pardon?
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Why would Jeffrey Epstein kill himself in jail if he had this much leverage of the one person who could give him a full pardon?
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Epstein survivors just demanded the release of the files in this new PSA. Watch it here.
November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Epstein survivors just demanded the release of the files in this new PSA. Watch it here.
Just from the first installment, I learned so much about the history I thought I knew pretty well. Really good, which is, of course, not surprising.
"I think understanding the origin story, and understanding what the intention was, of the creation of the United States as it morphed, and as it changed as it went along, helps us today understand not only where we are, but where we could be going," Ken Burns said. https://to.pbs.org/4p6Y47H
Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy
"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American...
to.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Just from the first installment, I learned so much about the history I thought I knew pretty well. Really good, which is, of course, not surprising.
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Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
Would Trump have been re-elected if the Epstein files had been released during Biden’s 4 years? So why weren’t they? My prediction: it’ll be obvious why, once they’re public, if they ever are.
November 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Would Trump have been re-elected if the Epstein files had been released during Biden’s 4 years? So why weren’t they? My prediction: it’ll be obvious why, once they’re public, if they ever are.
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Here’s the underlying Epstein bill. For this to have legal force — as opposed to just messaging value:
1. House must pass it. (Discharge petition can only to force a vote.)
2. Senate must pass it.
3. Either Trump signs it or Congress overrides his veto.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
1. House must pass it. (Discharge petition can only to force a vote.)
2. Senate must pass it.
3. Either Trump signs it or Congress overrides his veto.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Grijalva just signed the Epstein discharge petition.
It now has the 218 signatures necessary to start the clock that will, in a few weeks, trigger floor votes on the underlying bill to require release of the full Epstein files.
It now has the 218 signatures necessary to start the clock that will, in a few weeks, trigger floor votes on the underlying bill to require release of the full Epstein files.
FINALLY
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Here’s the underlying Epstein bill. For this to have legal force — as opposed to just messaging value:
1. House must pass it. (Discharge petition can only to force a vote.)
2. Senate must pass it.
3. Either Trump signs it or Congress overrides his veto.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
1. House must pass it. (Discharge petition can only to force a vote.)
2. Senate must pass it.
3. Either Trump signs it or Congress overrides his veto.
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@repdangoldman.bsky.social is the best. We need more members of Congress like him.
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Too realistic. Shouldn't have let it get into the vodka.
Every element of this is comedic perfection.
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Too realistic. Shouldn't have let it get into the vodka.
I’m hoping Epstein truth will provide some with an off-ramp from MAGAdom.
NEW: "And so the MAGA revolution is eating its own.... The most cleansing outcome of this scandal would be for the MAGA faithful to be brought face-to-face with what lying, shameless lowlifes the people in the Trump crowd are."
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-maga-r...
www.thebulwark.com/p/the-maga-r...
The MAGA Revolution Is Eating Its Own
After years of stoking conspiracy theories, Trump and his allies now find themselves unable to dispel one.
www.thebulwark.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I’m hoping Epstein truth will provide some with an off-ramp from MAGAdom.
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Sloppy Steve doing damage control with the cult today trying to talk them off the ledge.
November 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Sloppy Steve doing damage control with the cult today trying to talk them off the ledge.