Rebecca Best
@rebeccabestir.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Political Science; armed conflict, terrorism, women combatants, women in peace processes, and veteran reintegration. Personal views only.
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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...
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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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When Roberts is Chief Justice they just let you do it
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When Roberts is Chief Justice they just let you do it
I wonder how much additional comp he gets per course. And how many GTAs/graders. Add in that at least some are probably online and I bet he can make a pretty penny on very little actual work on his part - I’m going out on a limb and assuming he’s not the type who gives a shit if undergrads learn.
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I wonder how much additional comp he gets per course. And how many GTAs/graders. Add in that at least some are probably online and I bet he can make a pretty penny on very little actual work on his part - I’m going out on a limb and assuming he’s not the type who gives a shit if undergrads learn.
either they resign/refuse orders (seen as partisan move anti-Trump) or they follow orders (seen as partisan/MAGA). Either undermines legitimacy and professionalism of military. Former transfers power from elected ldrs to those w/ guns. Latter risks war crimes.
October 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
either they resign/refuse orders (seen as partisan move anti-Trump) or they follow orders (seen as partisan/MAGA). Either undermines legitimacy and professionalism of military. Former transfers power from elected ldrs to those w/ guns. Latter risks war crimes.
Hegseth as Sec is a partisan actor and if he were competent and cared abt/understood importance of a nonpartisan military, he could try to reign in potus. But he’s not and he doesn’t. Civilians are forcing military officers to act in ways that will be seen as partisan & further politicize military
October 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Hegseth as Sec is a partisan actor and if he were competent and cared abt/understood importance of a nonpartisan military, he could try to reign in potus. But he’s not and he doesn’t. Civilians are forcing military officers to act in ways that will be seen as partisan & further politicize military
It’s a sig. part of what U.S. troops tried to do in Iraq and Afghanistan. US mil is trained to be nonpartisan & professional. For many that’s a point of pride &they don’t want the mil reduced to partisan tool. But role of mil. isn’t to restrict elected ldrs -that’s Congress, Courts, electorate.
October 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It’s a sig. part of what U.S. troops tried to do in Iraq and Afghanistan. US mil is trained to be nonpartisan & professional. For many that’s a point of pride &they don’t want the mil reduced to partisan tool. But role of mil. isn’t to restrict elected ldrs -that’s Congress, Courts, electorate.
but frequently involves figuring out how to get what you want without escalating. Beyond that, militaries are figuring out supply lines, opsec, intel gathering, working with local populations, building trust, overcoming barriers to cooperation, disaster management, etc.
October 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
but frequently involves figuring out how to get what you want without escalating. Beyond that, militaries are figuring out supply lines, opsec, intel gathering, working with local populations, building trust, overcoming barriers to cooperation, disaster management, etc.
Yea. I guess i’d say that I think most of what militaries do is problem solving. If war is politics by other means, then even war is really just a problem of achieving a political goal (or getting as close as possible to it) - which may involve lethality 1/2
October 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Yea. I guess i’d say that I think most of what militaries do is problem solving. If war is politics by other means, then even war is really just a problem of achieving a political goal (or getting as close as possible to it) - which may involve lethality 1/2
certainly reads like it was written by someone who’s been credibly accused of at least one of those behaviors.
October 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
certainly reads like it was written by someone who’s been credibly accused of at least one of those behaviors.