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David Noll @david.noll.org · 21h

"We can kill narco-terrorists in international waters" does not work as a principle of international law if it is available to only one state.

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 21h

Again, the reason you can tell the legal theory underpinning these strikes is b.s. is that, if it were taken seriously, it would allow Venezuela to drone yachts off the coast of Florida.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 23h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 21h

This should be a pretty good time then. I’m in.

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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 1d

Go Out And Make A Joyful Sound…We Don’t Do Kings In America…

Historic turnout expected for nationwide 'No Kings' protests against Trump overreach

YouTube video by MSNBC

youtu.be

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 21h

🇬🇧🇺🇦 British government reports that over 85,000 drones have been delivered to Ukraine in six months, according to a press release issued ahead of Ramstein.

This year, London invested almost $800 million in drone production for Ukraine, including "tens of thousands" of FPV drones.

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socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 21h

Poor Vance. They will drop him like a hot potato.

socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 21h

America under the Trump Regime.

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socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 21h

Amen to that

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Pardon me if I delay celebrating this vile cretin losing until those poor Sandy Hook families he victimized for cheap publicity see all of the cash. I don't trust him for a second.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment

The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones, who has been ordered to pay $1.4 billion in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting.

abcnews.go.com

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socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 21h

Thank goodness Congress isn’t in session, otherwise we would expect them to do their job.

socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 21h

Or just DUMB

socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 21h

CBS and ABC did?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22h

Major news outlets are standing together and refusing to sign. ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, and NBC News have all rejected a new Pentagon policy that would impose unprecedented restrictions on news gathering.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 2d

So, did Homan keep the $50k?

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socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 3d

But they might start making quota there!

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socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 3d

And still looks better than Trump.
Tender regards, and hope for a good result Mr President.

socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 3d

Terrified? To them, he looks GREAT!

socialette.bsky.social @socialette.bsky.social · 3d

Fury? I see despair.
Maybe next year!

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NPR @npr.org · 4d

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."