Stephen Bottomly
@stephenbottomly.bsky.social
Orthodoxy, the Original Sin.
Pinned
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Killed them because they might "stay in the fight"⬇️
Even if you buy all the legal falsehoods (that this is an 'armed conflict,' that drugs are war-sustaining objects), the 2 shipwrecked were in no way, shape or form engaged in "active combat activities" (the actual legal test).
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Even if you buy all the legal falsehoods (that this is an 'armed conflict,' that drugs are war-sustaining objects), the 2 shipwrecked were in no way, shape or form engaged in "active combat activities" (the actual legal test).
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December 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Killed them because they might "stay in the fight"⬇️
Even if you buy all the legal falsehoods (that this is an 'armed conflict,' that drugs are war-sustaining objects), the 2 shipwrecked were in no way, shape or form engaged in "active combat activities" (the actual legal test).
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Even if you buy all the legal falsehoods (that this is an 'armed conflict,' that drugs are war-sustaining objects), the 2 shipwrecked were in no way, shape or form engaged in "active combat activities" (the actual legal test).
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NYT: “.. It is possible that defense lawyers will try to argue that the placing of the pipe bombs should also be covered by Mr. Trump’s [clemency] proclamation .. covering all defendants .. related to events that occurred at or near the .. Capitol on Jan. 6 ..’”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Suspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NYT: “.. It is possible that defense lawyers will try to argue that the placing of the pipe bombs should also be covered by Mr. Trump’s [clemency] proclamation .. covering all defendants .. related to events that occurred at or near the .. Capitol on Jan. 6 ..’”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
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The incompetence of Pamela Jo Bondi’s DOJ remains on full display. I love this for her and Donald.
NEW: GRAND JURY REFUSES TO RE-INDICT LETITIA JAMES per @nicollewallace.bsky.social on Deadline White House. HAHAHAHA
December 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The incompetence of Pamela Jo Bondi’s DOJ remains on full display. I love this for her and Donald.
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Do it. Take these to another grand jury. Then a 2nd and a 3rd, until we get a breaking news story about how much you suck at this. And if you do manage to get a true bill, we can watch you lose again in pretrial motions. Do it! I live to watch you lose! www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
DOJ deciding whether to seek new Comey, James indictments
The department could forgo an appeal of Lindsey Halligan’s disqualification and instead seek to bring new charges against James Comey and Letitia James.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Do it. Take these to another grand jury. Then a 2nd and a 3rd, until we get a breaking news story about how much you suck at this. And if you do manage to get a true bill, we can watch you lose again in pretrial motions. Do it! I live to watch you lose! www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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BREAKING: Federal grand jury REFUSES TO INDICT New York Attorney General Letitia James again
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
BREAKING: Federal grand jury REFUSES TO INDICT New York Attorney General Letitia James again
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"ICE is arresting the worst of the worst."
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"ICE is arresting the worst of the worst."
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
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Everyone should see this. Make sure the MAGAs do and see if they can defend it.
I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me!" she cries. "Why are you doing this to me?"
Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.
Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Everyone should see this. Make sure the MAGAs do and see if they can defend it.
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New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth
Crypto took the real estate heir’s fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president’s second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
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Blaming Biden for every damn thing has gotten really old.
Trump swore he’d fix everything on “day one,” and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
Trump swore he’d fix everything on “day one,” and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Blaming Biden for every damn thing has gotten really old.
Trump swore he’d fix everything on “day one,” and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
Trump swore he’d fix everything on “day one,” and his voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker.
Folks are finally waking up to the scam. And this poll is not just Democrats.
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📌So MAGA is protesting against Costco, because Costco is standing against Trump's absurd, costly tariffs, so they can hold prices down that would benefit MAGA.
It's a cult.
It's a cult.
December 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
📌So MAGA is protesting against Costco, because Costco is standing against Trump's absurd, costly tariffs, so they can hold prices down that would benefit MAGA.
It's a cult.
It's a cult.
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Employers have cut 1.1 million jobs this year. Here's what's behind the wave of layoffs
www.cbsnews.com/news/employe...
www.cbsnews.com/news/employe...
Employers have cut 1.1 million jobs this year. Here's what's behind the wave of layoffs.
Job cuts so far this year are at their highest levels since 2020, new report says.
www.cbsnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Employers have cut 1.1 million jobs this year. Here's what's behind the wave of layoffs
www.cbsnews.com/news/employe...
www.cbsnews.com/news/employe...
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And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And once again the power of the US government will be used to represent a private company owned by the single largest donor to Trump campaign to leverage foreign governments.
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McSweeney’s nearly as lethal as Pete Kegstand
"Can we all calm down for a minute? It appears my command to take no prisoners, exterminate all traces of life, and torch any semblance of international law has been misinterpreted. You shouldn’t rush to conclusions until you have all the facts."
My Order to Kill Everyone and Everything Was Taken Out of Context
“[Secretary of War] Hegseth ordered a lethal attack but not the killing of survivors, officials say… Amid talk of war crimes, the details and preci...
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
McSweeney’s nearly as lethal as Pete Kegstand
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This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
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@adamsmith.house.gov who was in the room will be our guest tonight on @allinwithchris.bsky.social at 8pm.
This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
@adamsmith.house.gov who was in the room will be our guest tonight on @allinwithchris.bsky.social at 8pm.
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HUGE: In a letter to Congress, more than 140 solar companies detail how the Trump permitting freeze on renewables is worse than imagined and hitting copious projects on private lands
They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
Solar Industry Group Describes Trump’s ‘Complete Moratorium on Permitting’
A letter from the Solar Energy Industries Association asks for Congress’ help to reverse the administration’s effective permitting ban.
heatmap.news
December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
HUGE: In a letter to Congress, more than 140 solar companies detail how the Trump permitting freeze on renewables is worse than imagined and hitting copious projects on private lands
They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
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Reupping this since it looks like X is ab to get hit with a wave of fines under the Digital Services Act and JD Vance is already tweeting about how not complying with transparency and data access laws in the market you operate in is "censorship".
Get caught up:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/regu...
Get caught up:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/regu...
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Reupping this since it looks like X is ab to get hit with a wave of fines under the Digital Services Act and JD Vance is already tweeting about how not complying with transparency and data access laws in the market you operate in is "censorship".
Get caught up:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/regu...
Get caught up:
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/regu...
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hahahahahaa
BREAKING via NBC News — Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Something Went Wrong
BREAKING: Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James after her original case was dismissed
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
hahahahahaa
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No Bill Pam
BREAKING via NBC News — Grand jury declines to indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, less than two weeks after the first case was dismissed
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Something Went Wrong
BREAKING: Grand jury declines to indict Letitia James after her original case was dismissed
www.nbcnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
No Bill Pam
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Either extremely confused -- or lying to the American people.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Either extremely confused -- or lying to the American people.
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Whenever Sen Cotton is in the news, I like to repost this, his final column for the Harvard Crimson, in which he argues that the reason no one likes him is because he's "contrarian."
www.thecrimson.com/article/1998...
www.thecrimson.com/article/1998...
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Whenever Sen Cotton is in the news, I like to repost this, his final column for the Harvard Crimson, in which he argues that the reason no one likes him is because he's "contrarian."
www.thecrimson.com/article/1998...
www.thecrimson.com/article/1998...
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BREAKING: ADP says private-sector payrolls fell by 32,000 in November, with small businesses taking most of the hit.
This is NOT what a “Golden age” looks like.
This is NOT what a “Golden age” looks like.
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
BREAKING: ADP says private-sector payrolls fell by 32,000 in November, with small businesses taking most of the hit.
This is NOT what a “Golden age” looks like.
This is NOT what a “Golden age” looks like.
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I didn't like him before, but when I saw how "Dr." Phil exploited and treated the late Shelley Duvall, I actually began to loathe him.
McGraw is a greasy, opportunistic, con man asshole.
McGraw is a greasy, opportunistic, con man asshole.
December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I didn't like him before, but when I saw how "Dr." Phil exploited and treated the late Shelley Duvall, I actually began to loathe him.
McGraw is a greasy, opportunistic, con man asshole.
McGraw is a greasy, opportunistic, con man asshole.
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The only people outside of Russia thay that believe what Putin says are in the White House, or at least what's left of it. #America understandingwar.org/research/rus...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 2, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected the US-Ukrainian peace proposal during his meeting with a US delegation in Moscow on December 2.
understandingwar.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The only people outside of Russia thay that believe what Putin says are in the White House, or at least what's left of it. #America understandingwar.org/research/rus...