Mike
@forbesmm.bsky.social
Baseball fan. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Regarding the latter, one could argue there is a level of seniority below which it is not reasonable to expect service members to exercise their own judgement about that.
But the former—*everyone* knows that kind of order is illegal and must be refused. This is basic-training-level stuff.
But the former—*everyone* knows that kind of order is illegal and must be refused. This is basic-training-level stuff.
Refusing to follow a “kill the survivors of the previous strike who are clearly hors de combat” order SHOULD BE significantly more clear-cut than refusing one due to “this entire operation is unlawful because citing inherent Article II authority is insufficient.”
There must be accountability.
There must be accountability.
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.
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Regarding the latter, one could argue there is a level of seniority below which it is not reasonable to expect service members to exercise their own judgement about that.
But the former—*everyone* knows that kind of order is illegal and must be refused. This is basic-training-level stuff.
But the former—*everyone* knows that kind of order is illegal and must be refused. This is basic-training-level stuff.
Refusing to follow a “kill the survivors of the previous strike who are clearly hors de combat” order SHOULD BE significantly more clear-cut than refusing one due to “this entire operation is unlawful because citing inherent Article II authority is insufficient.”
There must be accountability.
There must be accountability.
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 6:51 PM
Refusing to follow a “kill the survivors of the previous strike who are clearly hors de combat” order SHOULD BE significantly more clear-cut than refusing one due to “this entire operation is unlawful because citing inherent Article II authority is insufficient.”
There must be accountability.
There must be accountability.
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It is worth remembering that these are people who loyally fought alongside us for 20 years while Miller was enduring the harrowing experience of writing press releases
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
It is worth remembering that these are people who loyally fought alongside us for 20 years while Miller was enduring the harrowing experience of writing press releases
dudes rock
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November 28, 2025 at 4:51 AM
dudes rock
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The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Trump administration has reacted to a small scale lone wolf attack by in DC announcing a sweeping collective punishment, using the organs of government to heap blame on partisan rivals, and potentially dissuading anyone from collaborating with US forces abroad for a generation.
well that tracks
(also should put to rest any bleating about “vetting” but we live in hell so)
(also should put to rest any bleating about “vetting” but we live in hell so)
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
well that tracks
(also should put to rest any bleating about “vetting” but we live in hell so)
(also should put to rest any bleating about “vetting” but we live in hell so)
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I always dread the shitstorm this stuff brings on the hundreds/thousands of [pick your immigrant nationality du jour] who *aren't* murderers/terrorists/etc.
And the anti-immigrant brigade is just gonna go pure bananas.
And the anti-immigrant brigade is just gonna go pure bananas.
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I always dread the shitstorm this stuff brings on the hundreds/thousands of [pick your immigrant nationality du jour] who *aren't* murderers/terrorists/etc.
And the anti-immigrant brigade is just gonna go pure bananas.
And the anti-immigrant brigade is just gonna go pure bananas.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
November 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
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This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
this is the kind of thing you focus on when you are impossibly out of your depth and have zero idea what you are supposed to be doing
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
this is the kind of thing you focus on when you are impossibly out of your depth and have zero idea what you are supposed to be doing
Minnie is enjoying her stay so far
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Minnie is enjoying her stay so far
burger-flippers in this two block radius need a full-scope poly and a yankee white
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
burger-flippers in this two block radius need a full-scope poly and a yankee white
Pies, ranked:
1. Pecan
2. Cheesecake
3. Apple
4. Berry (various)
…
Being forced to read Ryan Lizza’s substack
…
69,000. Pumpkin
1. Pecan
2. Cheesecake
3. Apple
4. Berry (various)
…
Being forced to read Ryan Lizza’s substack
…
69,000. Pumpkin
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Pies, ranked:
1. Pecan
2. Cheesecake
3. Apple
4. Berry (various)
…
Being forced to read Ryan Lizza’s substack
…
69,000. Pumpkin
1. Pecan
2. Cheesecake
3. Apple
4. Berry (various)
…
Being forced to read Ryan Lizza’s substack
…
69,000. Pumpkin
This is Minnie (foster # 60). Just staying for a week; she will be rooming with Evelyn. Rowdy pup shenanigans are imminent.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is Minnie (foster # 60). Just staying for a week; she will be rooming with Evelyn. Rowdy pup shenanigans are imminent.
no doubt powered by an algorithm similar to the one that thinks it’s “logical” to book a 13+ hour red-eye with a layover in order to save $3.00 instead of the 3-hour nonstop flight
no fuckin thank you
no fuckin thank you
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nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
no doubt powered by an algorithm similar to the one that thinks it’s “logical” to book a 13+ hour red-eye with a layover in order to save $3.00 instead of the 3-hour nonstop flight
no fuckin thank you
no fuckin thank you
I mean it’s an incredibly stupid thing to obsess about, but the medals pic is not a mirror image (or a front-facing camera thing). Some of the medals are indeed out of order. Of course that is very much beside the point.
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I mean it’s an incredibly stupid thing to obsess about, but the medals pic is not a mirror image (or a front-facing camera thing). Some of the medals are indeed out of order. Of course that is very much beside the point.
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“All servicemembers are reminded that they have a legal obligation under the UCMJ to obey lawful orders…”  yep
“…and that orders are presumed to be lawful.”  uhhhhhh u sure about that, chief?
“…and that orders are presumed to be lawful.”  uhhhhhh u sure about that, chief?
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“All servicemembers are reminded that they have a legal obligation under the UCMJ to obey lawful orders…”  yep
“…and that orders are presumed to be lawful.”  uhhhhhh u sure about that, chief?
“…and that orders are presumed to be lawful.”  uhhhhhh u sure about that, chief?
it’s way too early in the morning for this sane-washing bullshit
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November 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
it’s way too early in the morning for this sane-washing bullshit
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It's not the most important thing but we do an absolutely abysmal job of cultivating any *actual* thought towards this in the US officer corps
"How would they be expected to know how to discern an order is unconstitutional if a lawyer said it was okay" is actually a valid point as far as it goes
"How would they be expected to know how to discern an order is unconstitutional if a lawyer said it was okay" is actually a valid point as far as it goes
For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It's not the most important thing but we do an absolutely abysmal job of cultivating any *actual* thought towards this in the US officer corps
"How would they be expected to know how to discern an order is unconstitutional if a lawyer said it was okay" is actually a valid point as far as it goes
"How would they be expected to know how to discern an order is unconstitutional if a lawyer said it was okay" is actually a valid point as far as it goes
> president threatens senators with death
> senator who was targeted: “this is a distraction”
JESUS CHRIST
> senator who was targeted: “this is a distraction”
JESUS CHRIST
Slotkin: "He's trying to distract us from the big stories of last week, the Epstein files and economy. He's tweeting 'the economy is the best it's ever been' -- amazing considering the public isn't stupid. It reminded me of Joe Biden. Biden tried to tell us for a year that the economy was great."
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
> president threatens senators with death
> senator who was targeted: “this is a distraction”
JESUS CHRIST
> senator who was targeted: “this is a distraction”
JESUS CHRIST