Steady Rabbit
@steadyrabbit.bsky.social
Blue Dot in a Red State, looking for glimmers of hope.
"...So be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
"...So be wise as serpents and innocent as doves."
Jesus contended with Honor Culture problems back in his day. It is an old, old problem.
The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/02/w...
When Americans migrate from violent states, the risk of future violence follows them - Berkeley News
The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley.
news.berkeley.edu
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Jesus contended with Honor Culture problems back in his day. It is an old, old problem.
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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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I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video
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This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This would be a war crime even if there were an actual war and these people were actual combatants, which there isn't and they weren't.
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
It's unquestionably an unlawful homicide under any form of law you wish to apply: military or civilian, domestic or international, federal or state. ...
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Obama: “as for the president, he’s been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes, & gold plating the Oval Office & building a $300M ballroom
So Virginia, here's the good news. If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry, he will save you a dance”
So Virginia, here's the good news. If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry, he will save you a dance”
November 2, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Obama: “as for the president, he’s been focused on critical issues like paving over the rose garden so folks don't get mud on their shoes, & gold plating the Oval Office & building a $300M ballroom
So Virginia, here's the good news. If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry, he will save you a dance”
So Virginia, here's the good news. If you can't visit a doctor, don't worry, he will save you a dance”
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The GOP called protestors "terrorists" and "Marxists" and that didn't stop retired moderates in small towns from coming out today dressed in frog costumes because they're tired of this obvious bullshit.
Two million more than in June. Seven million total.
The GOP should be very worried.
Two million more than in June. Seven million total.
The GOP should be very worried.
October 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The GOP called protestors "terrorists" and "Marxists" and that didn't stop retired moderates in small towns from coming out today dressed in frog costumes because they're tired of this obvious bullshit.
Two million more than in June. Seven million total.
The GOP should be very worried.
Two million more than in June. Seven million total.
The GOP should be very worried.
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Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.
September 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.
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Sunday post: People are more likely to support partisan violence if they think the other party does too
This gives us an incredibly powerful tool for reducing mass political violence: Sharing the real (very low) numbers on how many people actually support it
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/people-are...
This gives us an incredibly powerful tool for reducing mass political violence: Sharing the real (very low) numbers on how many people actually support it
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/people-are...
People are more likely to support partisan violence if they think the other party does too | Weekly roundup for September 14, 2025
Also this week: Trump ties Biden low on inflation/the economy; Mamdani up big in New York City; independent redistricting is an 80-20 issue. + more!
www.gelliottmorris.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sunday post: People are more likely to support partisan violence if they think the other party does too
This gives us an incredibly powerful tool for reducing mass political violence: Sharing the real (very low) numbers on how many people actually support it
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/people-are...
This gives us an incredibly powerful tool for reducing mass political violence: Sharing the real (very low) numbers on how many people actually support it
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/people-are...
It would reduce child abuse, too.
Spending on crime, incarceration, and corrections would be reduced in Oklahoma if the minimum wage were raised to $15, according to a report.
Raising Oklahoma’s minimum wage would benefit public safety, report finds • Oklahoma Voice
Spending on crime, incarceration, and corrections would be reduced in Oklahoma if the minimum wage were raised to $15, according to a report.
buff.ly
September 3, 2025 at 10:24 AM
It would reduce child abuse, too.
It seems like Trump's people have been studying the book that authoritarians use.
August 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
It seems like Trump's people have been studying the book that authoritarians use.
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Since its founding, the UN’s world hunger monitoring group has confirmed only 4 official famines: Somalia 2011, South Sudan 2017, Sudan 2024, and Gaza City now. Entirely caused by Israel’s use of famine as a weapon of war. As a Jewish survivor of war myself, I’m ashamed of a country I once loved.
August 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Since its founding, the UN’s world hunger monitoring group has confirmed only 4 official famines: Somalia 2011, South Sudan 2017, Sudan 2024, and Gaza City now. Entirely caused by Israel’s use of famine as a weapon of war. As a Jewish survivor of war myself, I’m ashamed of a country I once loved.
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Dear Donald:
When a bully takes a toy from an another child on the playground, the principal shouldn't call both kids in the office and settle it by giving the toy to the bully to keep the peace. Because you know why? Rewarding the bully will only encourage him to take more toys.
Sara
When a bully takes a toy from an another child on the playground, the principal shouldn't call both kids in the office and settle it by giving the toy to the bully to keep the peace. Because you know why? Rewarding the bully will only encourage him to take more toys.
Sara
August 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Dear Donald:
When a bully takes a toy from an another child on the playground, the principal shouldn't call both kids in the office and settle it by giving the toy to the bully to keep the peace. Because you know why? Rewarding the bully will only encourage him to take more toys.
Sara
When a bully takes a toy from an another child on the playground, the principal shouldn't call both kids in the office and settle it by giving the toy to the bully to keep the peace. Because you know why? Rewarding the bully will only encourage him to take more toys.
Sara
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An innocent President would simply release the Epstein Files and demand a full FBI investigation into every Epstein client.
That’s it.
That’s the whole ballgame summed up.
That’s it.
That’s the whole ballgame summed up.
August 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
An innocent President would simply release the Epstein Files and demand a full FBI investigation into every Epstein client.
That’s it.
That’s the whole ballgame summed up.
That’s it.
That’s the whole ballgame summed up.
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"It is unclear whether Leon ended up in that Central American country deliberately or by mistake."
Is it cruelty or incompetence or brutal callousness?
Is it cruelty or incompetence or brutal callousness?
July 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"It is unclear whether Leon ended up in that Central American country deliberately or by mistake."
Is it cruelty or incompetence or brutal callousness?
Is it cruelty or incompetence or brutal callousness?
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Gemini: Resist temptation in all its forms, but especially in the form of a pie sitting under a crate propped up by a stick with a string tied to it.
July 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Gemini: Resist temptation in all its forms, but especially in the form of a pie sitting under a crate propped up by a stick with a string tied to it.
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For the first half of my kindergarten year, my family lived in a shitty little apartment complex somewhere in Central Texas. I forget where. I think Waco? Copperas Cove? We moved around a lot. If memory serves correctly, I attended three different schools that year.
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July 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
For the first half of my kindergarten year, my family lived in a shitty little apartment complex somewhere in Central Texas. I forget where. I think Waco? Copperas Cove? We moved around a lot. If memory serves correctly, I attended three different schools that year.
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A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like. https://n.pr/4nl2x6K
Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts
A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.
n.pr
July 2, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like. https://n.pr/4nl2x6K
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“ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a ‘secret police,’ with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF.” @garrettgraff.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a ‘secret police,’ with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF.” @garrettgraff.bsky.social