Wonk_arama
@wonkarama.bsky.social
I am not confused. I am deeply committed to a range of mutually exclusive positions on many topics. All my opinions are meh. Consternated in the extreme. Words putting into sentences making guy.
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@wonkarama.bsky.social
· Nov 11
My brain is a committee; 3 are playing on their phones, one is arguing with a plastic plant & the rest have gone off in search of biscuits.
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Trump says he's terminating any Biden pardons signed with autopen reut.rs/3MB5hPn
Trump says he's terminating any Biden pardons signed with autopen
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is terminating all documents, including pardons, that he said his predecessor Joe Biden had signed using an autopen, a move that legal experts doubted would hold up in court.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Trump says he's terminating any Biden pardons signed with autopen reut.rs/3MB5hPn
Delusional
Noem: You made it through the hurricane season without a hurricane—you kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that.
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Delusional
Dig up.
Hegseth: I watch that first strike live. At the Department of War, we got a lot of things to do so I did not stick around. Couple of hours later, I learned that commander had made -- which he had the complete authority to do, he made the correct decision to sink the boat and eliminated the threat.
December 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Dig up.
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The “kill them all” order by SecDef Hegseth would be a textbook war crime even if the original attack had been legal.
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The “kill them all” order by SecDef Hegseth would be a textbook war crime even if the original attack had been legal.
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Tom Nichols: “There is no scenario under which you can fire and kill, fire at people that are helpless in the water, and make it legal. There just isn’t.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Tom Nichols: “There is no scenario under which you can fire and kill, fire at people that are helpless in the water, and make it legal. There just isn’t.”
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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It me. It soooo me.
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It me. It soooo me.
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NEW: With nine justices, every vote matters. In Monday's argument, the ground began shifting.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is bringing legislative history back to the Supreme Court.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is bringing legislative history back to the Supreme Court.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
With nine justices, every vote matters. In Monday's argument, the ground began shifting.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is bringing legislative history back to the Supreme Court. Also: It's World AIDS Day, regardless of what the Trump administration says.
www.lawdork.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
NEW: With nine justices, every vote matters. In Monday's argument, the ground began shifting.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is bringing legislative history back to the Supreme Court.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is bringing legislative history back to the Supreme Court.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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She seems nice
December 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
She seems nice
For those officers in the chain of command for the unlawful orders already given and those likely still to come, if the dubious legal and moral nature of those orders isn’t enough to give you pause, then surely the Trump Admin’s willingness to throw you under the bus has to be worth worrying about.
Admiral ordered lawful second strike on alleged drug boat, White House says
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Admiral ordered lawful second strike on alleged drug boat, White House says
twp.ai
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
For those officers in the chain of command for the unlawful orders already given and those likely still to come, if the dubious legal and moral nature of those orders isn’t enough to give you pause, then surely the Trump Admin’s willingness to throw you under the bus has to be worth worrying about.
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It is truly undersold how much Mike Johnson controls the country but he's like literally just some rando that ended up there through truly abstract reasons and just being some guy
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
It is truly undersold how much Mike Johnson controls the country but he's like literally just some rando that ended up there through truly abstract reasons and just being some guy
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The Albanese govt sat on this report for TWO YEARS, and then only released it after parliament finished for the year.
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
Scathing ‘jobs for mates’ review finds appointments to government boards routinely abused
A report by Lynelle Briggs says placements ‘look like nepotism’ and are undermining confidence in government
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The Albanese govt sat on this report for TWO YEARS, and then only released it after parliament finished for the year.
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
The report was originally commissioned “to enhance integrity and trust in government institutions” lol
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Starting //// going
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Starting //// going
Timeless advice.
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Timeless advice.
Belling the cat.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Belling the cat.
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Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Ummmm, seems like whiskey Pete maybe shouldn’t have tweet about the war crimes.
It’s not like she’s using it.
Trump’s fans are furious that the DOJ’s apparent screw-up may have cost the president his revenge. trib.al/pgX33ej
MAGA Demands Bondi’s Head After Failed Comey Indictment
Donald Trump’s supporters are out for blood after the case against former FBI Director James Comey fell apart.
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It’s not like she’s using it.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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A new DNA study suggests the first humans came to the ancient landmass that is now Australia via two distinct routes 60,000 years ago — much earlier than previous genetic evidence indicated www.abc.net.au/news/science...
DNA study provides 'almost perfect correlation' for first Australians' arrival
A new genetic study has found Indigenous Australians travelled over two distinct routes, and 100 kilometres of open water, to reach the ancient landmass that would become Australia 60,000 to 65,000 ye...
www.abc.net.au
November 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
A new DNA study suggests the first humans came to the ancient landmass that is now Australia via two distinct routes 60,000 years ago — much earlier than previous genetic evidence indicated www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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The president is such a bumbling idiot he thinks tweeting out the word "hereby" a couple times on his white supremacist social media site is the same thing as making an actual law.
The only story here is the one about a mentally diminished, increasingly erratic president who thinks he's a king.
The only story here is the one about a mentally diminished, increasingly erratic president who thinks he's a king.
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The president is such a bumbling idiot he thinks tweeting out the word "hereby" a couple times on his white supremacist social media site is the same thing as making an actual law.
The only story here is the one about a mentally diminished, increasingly erratic president who thinks he's a king.
The only story here is the one about a mentally diminished, increasingly erratic president who thinks he's a king.
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tl;dr from the secretary of war crimes 👉
YOU'RE LYING!! NOT ONLY THAT, WE DON'T DENY DOING WHAT YOU SAY WE DID, WE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO IT, AND DID IT VERY WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
YOU'RE LYING!! NOT ONLY THAT, WE DON'T DENY DOING WHAT YOU SAY WE DID, WE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO IT, AND DID IT VERY WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
tl;dr from the secretary of war crimes 👉
YOU'RE LYING!! NOT ONLY THAT, WE DON'T DENY DOING WHAT YOU SAY WE DID, WE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO IT, AND DID IT VERY WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
YOU'RE LYING!! NOT ONLY THAT, WE DON'T DENY DOING WHAT YOU SAY WE DID, WE HAD EVERY RIGHT TO DO IT, AND DID IT VERY WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH