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Always an excellent plan, when you are running a corrupt and hated autocracy, to piss off the military and show the highest levels of command you’ll scapegoat them for your ineptitude and moral failings. Has worked out so well for dictators before: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Always an excellent plan, when you are running a corrupt and hated autocracy, to piss off the military and show the highest levels of command you’ll scapegoat them for your ineptitude and moral failings. Has worked out so well for dictators before: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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As you read about service members' response to being underbussed by Pete Hegseth, consider how this will play as Trump tries to start an illegal war with Venezuela.
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
As you read about service members' response to being underbussed by Pete Hegseth, consider how this will play as Trump tries to start an illegal war with Venezuela.
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Trump isn’t hiding the hypocrisy: blowing up vessels and people to fight the drug war while pardoning a drug kingpin who facilitated tons upon tons of cocaine to enter the US…
Trump announces a “full and unconditional” pardon for Juan Orlando Hernandez, a former president of Honduras sentenced to 45 years for drug trafficking and weapons offenses.
My latest on Trump’s continued abuse of the presidential pardon power:
youtu.be/M3VzVlHhQM8?...
My latest on Trump’s continued abuse of the presidential pardon power:
youtu.be/M3VzVlHhQM8?...
Yikes! Trump’s SHOCKING Pardon IGNITES Global OUTRAGE
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Trump isn’t hiding the hypocrisy: blowing up vessels and people to fight the drug war while pardoning a drug kingpin who facilitated tons upon tons of cocaine to enter the US…
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NYT: "Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to [kill everyone & destroy the boat]...his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing at least two people on the boat survived' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
Hegseth Ordered a Lethal Attack but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
NYT: "Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to [kill everyone & destroy the boat]...his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing at least two people on the boat survived' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/u...
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'After an October 6 strike also left survivors, the military did not follow up with a “double-tap” strike like it did on September 2. Instead, it rescued the men and sent them back to their home countries.' edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
6 big questions about the Trump administration’s boat strikes controversy | CNN Politics
For days, President Donald Trump and his allies pilloried half a dozen Democrats for their video that urged troops to disobey any potential illegal orders from the administration
edition.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
'After an October 6 strike also left survivors, the military did not follow up with a “double-tap” strike like it did on September 2. Instead, it rescued the men and sent them back to their home countries.' edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
Real estate negotiations scheduled in Moscow.
🇷🇺 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to hold talks in Moscow to discuss the Trump administration's controversial proposal to end the war in Ukraine.
➡️ u.afp.com/Shb2
➡️ u.afp.com/Shb2
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Real estate negotiations scheduled in Moscow.
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Maurene Comey's push for discovery in her lawsuit (initially, to figure out whether Trump personally fired her or delegated his Article II authority to someone else to do so), describes a bunch of shenanigans at MSPB I had missed.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Maurene Comey's push for discovery in her lawsuit (initially, to figure out whether Trump personally fired her or delegated his Article II authority to someone else to do so), describes a bunch of shenanigans at MSPB I had missed.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Interesting on growing use of submarines by drug traffickers. 'semi-submersibles have significantly reduced their physical, thermal and acoustic signature' www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uncrewed-and-under-radar-how-auvs-transform-drug-smuggling
Uncrewed and Under the Radar: How AUVs Transform Drug Smuggling
Drug traffickers are constantly innovating to increase profitability and lower operational risk. Their experimentation with uncrewed semi-submersible technology presents a predicament for counternarco...
www.rusi.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Interesting on growing use of submarines by drug traffickers. 'semi-submersibles have significantly reduced their physical, thermal and acoustic signature' www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/uncrewed-and-under-radar-how-auvs-transform-drug-smuggling
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On Eve of Illegal Venezuelan Invasion, Pete Hegsesth Utterly Destroys His Ability to Lead It
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
On Eve of Illegal Venezuelan Invasion, Pete Hegsesth Utterly Destroys His Ability to Lead It - emptywheel
Pete Hegseth has squandered what shreds of credibility he had in recent weeks.
www.emptywheel.net
December 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
On Eve of Illegal Venezuelan Invasion, Pete Hegsesth Utterly Destroys His Ability to Lead It
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/12/02/o...
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Did someone explain to them how illegal their actions were after the September double tap killings? Did someone in the military refuse the order the second time?
'After an October 6 strike also left survivors, the military did not follow up with a “double-tap” strike like it did on September 2. Instead, it rescued the men and sent them back to their home countries.' edition.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...
6 big questions about the Trump administration’s boat strikes controversy | CNN Politics
For days, President Donald Trump and his allies pilloried half a dozen Democrats for their video that urged troops to disobey any potential illegal orders from the administration
edition.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Did someone explain to them how illegal their actions were after the September double tap killings? Did someone in the military refuse the order the second time?
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The wholesale murder of people in international waters, without due process, is a crime.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The wholesale murder of people in international waters, without due process, is a crime.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
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🇰🇪 Kenya's colourful matatus compete in a celebration of design and street culture
Kenya's iconic matatus -- the brightly painted, music-blasting minibuses that dominate Nairobi's streets -- take centre stage at the Nganya Awards, where the flashiest rides compete for top honours.
Kenya's iconic matatus -- the brightly painted, music-blasting minibuses that dominate Nairobi's streets -- take centre stage at the Nganya Awards, where the flashiest rides compete for top honours.
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🇰🇪 Kenya's colourful matatus compete in a celebration of design and street culture
Kenya's iconic matatus -- the brightly painted, music-blasting minibuses that dominate Nairobi's streets -- take centre stage at the Nganya Awards, where the flashiest rides compete for top honours.
Kenya's iconic matatus -- the brightly painted, music-blasting minibuses that dominate Nairobi's streets -- take centre stage at the Nganya Awards, where the flashiest rides compete for top honours.
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It may not happen soon, but Mitch Bradley should remember that he can be recalled to duty someday and court martialed for ordering murder.
Hegseth's not the only war criminal here. "The [USSOCOM] commander overseeing the operation from Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Adm. Frank M. 'Mitch' Bradley, told people on the secure conference call that the survivors were still legitimate targets... He ordered the second strike."
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 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It may not happen soon, but Mitch Bradley should remember that he can be recalled to duty someday and court martialed for ordering murder.
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Klansplaining
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Klansplaining
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Yeesh, it’s almost like the last few months were a con and the Trump administration was always out to weaken NATO….
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Trump’s Push to End the Ukraine War Is Sowing Fresh Fear About NATO’s Future
The U.S.’s latest efforts to end the conflict between Ukraine and Russia have jolted the trans-Atlantic alliance.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Yeesh, it’s almost like the last few months were a con and the Trump administration was always out to weaken NATO….
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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You now need a Real ID to board a plane. But fortunately for House Republicans, you still don’t need one to transport a minor across state lines.
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 AM
You now need a Real ID to board a plane. But fortunately for House Republicans, you still don’t need one to transport a minor across state lines.
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When Biden gave the worst debate performance in history, my job as a neutral reporter was to write about it incessantly until he dropped out. When Trump gave the second worst debate performance in history, against Harris, my job was to lend credence to his claim that immigrants were eating pets.
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
When Biden gave the worst debate performance in history, my job as a neutral reporter was to write about it incessantly until he dropped out. When Trump gave the second worst debate performance in history, against Harris, my job was to lend credence to his claim that immigrants were eating pets.
DEI for dumbasses
conservatives basically want to implement the caricature of affirmative action for conservative students. acceptance without meeting qualifications, good grades and degrees without having to do the work.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
DEI for dumbasses
It’s all macho GI Joe bull shit to weak Whiskey Pete. He thinks rules of engagement win or lose wars? A fool.
Which wars were won due to little-to-no rules of engagement, and which wars were lost due to tighter rules of engagement?
The Soviets had more permissive rules of engagement in Afghanistan than the US did, and killed more civilians. They still lost, and at greater cost to their country.
The Soviets had more permissive rules of engagement in Afghanistan than the US did, and killed more civilians. They still lost, and at greater cost to their country.
Pete Hegseth: "[Trump] changed the rules of engagement [and] untied the hands of war fighters…We don't need burdensome rules of engagement that make it impossible for us to win these wars."
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It’s all macho GI Joe bull shit to weak Whiskey Pete. He thinks rules of engagement win or lose wars? A fool.
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When you read about these brazen crimes, remember that Hegseth believes he is carrying out God's will.
Pete Hegseth responded to all this with the smirking, adolescent sadism of a schoolyard bully pulling the legs off of a spider. Now juxtapose this with the horror experienced by a source who saw the imagery of the men being blown apart in the water:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
December 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When you read about these brazen crimes, remember that Hegseth believes he is carrying out God's will.
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I love Costco
December 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I love Costco
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Meet two heroes of our times.
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet two heroes of our times.
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I have been saying and will keep saying that Trump and his people are vulnerable to an opponent who embodies a certain style of masculinity. When Kelly called them in unserious, he basically called into question their manhood.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I have been saying and will keep saying that Trump and his people are vulnerable to an opponent who embodies a certain style of masculinity. When Kelly called them in unserious, he basically called into question their manhood.
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Trump's MRI raises new questions about Biden's health.
December 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump's MRI raises new questions about Biden's health.
Murderboat supporter
Van Orden: "You gotta understand that average Americans do not care about these narcoterrorists at all. They care about the fact that their brothers & sisters and mothers and husbands have died of fentanyl overdoses. That's what we really truly care about. We care about our fellow American citizens"
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Murderboat supporter