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10+ years as a fire/medic, published neuro/stroke clinical researcher, public and foreign policy degrees. Occasional woodworking posts.
Opinions my own, especially when they're wrong. Reposts are not endorsements.
10+ years as a fire/medic, published neuro/stroke clinical researcher, public and foreign policy degrees. Occasional woodworking posts.
Opinions my own, especially when they're wrong. Reposts are not endorsements.
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I am not saying that a stroke like this is disqualifying for the office of the presidency, not at all. Neuro recovery is a remarkable and individual thing.
But like, it is very clearly what's going on here.
But like, it is very clearly what's going on here.
This thread escaped containment and I would like to use this as an opportunity to address some misconceptions about stroke as a disease and recovery thereof I noticed in the replies.
I'm going to use an example from my career where I was so glad to be so wrong about a patient's prognosis.
I'm going to use an example from my career where I was so glad to be so wrong about a patient's prognosis.
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One thing clear from this (and from the time last December when the US Navy accidentally shot down its own F-18) it's that the massive naval presence the US sent around Yemen was often in far more intense back and forth fighting than it let on in social posts. taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
Air Force F-16 pilot awarded Silver Star for actions in the Middle East
Lt. Col. William “Skate” Park led a squadron of Air Force F-16s in the Middle East, and defended the USS Harry S. Truman from attack.
taskandpurpose.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
One thing clear from this (and from the time last December when the US Navy accidentally shot down its own F-18) it's that the massive naval presence the US sent around Yemen was often in far more intense back and forth fighting than it let on in social posts. taskandpurpose.com/news/air-for...
JD Vance is trying to make the entire US the Appalachia he so clearly despises.
JD Vance's ideal America is a place with half the GDP where everyone with potential and options gets the fuck out, a shithole that people from countries with actual dynamism visit to watch chintzy 'traditional' dances before going home.
November 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
JD Vance is trying to make the entire US the Appalachia he so clearly despises.
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Just gonna leave this other thread about Standing Order 154 and the Laconia Order here
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 8:33 PM
Just gonna leave this other thread about Standing Order 154 and the Laconia Order here
Someone helpfully made the change.
![(14]/151 On September 2, 2025, Admiral Bradley carried out an illegal command given by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to "kill them all" in relation to the bombing of a boat
suspected of carrying drugs. When two survivors were discovered, a subsequent bomb was detonated to obtain the objective of leaving no survivors, in direct contradiction to US and international law.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Someone helpfully made the change.
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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.
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Van Hollen is being personally credited as the chief pressure point that made Israel release a Palestinian teenager with American citizenship from their dungeons, where he was held for 9 months without even a criminal charge.
⭕️ Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) credited for key role in release of US teen from Israeli detention
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
November 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Van Hollen is being personally credited as the chief pressure point that made Israel release a Palestinian teenager with American citizenship from their dungeons, where he was held for 9 months without even a criminal charge.
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Once again I see discussion over a question that has long been answered if a single one of you "war people" talked to a Coastie.
"Oh no; if we did that, we'd be charged with murder."
"Oh no; if we did that, we'd be charged with murder."
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Once again I see discussion over a question that has long been answered if a single one of you "war people" talked to a Coastie.
"Oh no; if we did that, we'd be charged with murder."
"Oh no; if we did that, we'd be charged with murder."
The regime punishes those most willing to sacrifice for their neighbor, the ones most willing to be the hero, often made necessary by the regime itself.
What a senseless loss. She deserved better, and it sounds like living by her example would be a good start.
What a senseless loss. She deserved better, and it sounds like living by her example would be a good start.
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The regime punishes those most willing to sacrifice for their neighbor, the ones most willing to be the hero, often made necessary by the regime itself.
What a senseless loss. She deserved better, and it sounds like living by her example would be a good start.
What a senseless loss. She deserved better, and it sounds like living by her example would be a good start.
HR1: Repeal The Bomb The Hague Act Act
Dems don't have to announce it, but they should absolutely internally commit to signing on to ICC and handing over most of the admin/cabinet to The Hague at the first opportunity. It's going to be the only way to get justice ultimately.
If Trump proactively pardons Hegseth, the solution is to signal either to the ICC or the country of origin of the murdered men that we will honor extradition requests on this point.
And then, in something of an irony, Noem him out of the country before anyone can react.
And then, in something of an irony, Noem him out of the country before anyone can react.
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
HR1: Repeal The Bomb The Hague Act Act
I associate double tap strikes with what the Russians do in Ukraine and what Assad did to Syrians where they’d bomb a location and then deliberately target first responders.
I now add the United States to that bucket, I guess.
I now add the United States to that bucket, I guess.
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 6:55 PM
I associate double tap strikes with what the Russians do in Ukraine and what Assad did to Syrians where they’d bomb a location and then deliberately target first responders.
I now add the United States to that bucket, I guess.
I now add the United States to that bucket, I guess.
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Strong message from Congressman Moulton:
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Strong message from Congressman Moulton:
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
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I worked these issues with Todd.
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I worked these issues with Todd.
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
He knows what he’s talking about.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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 6:08 PM
Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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We literally executed Germans after the war for doing what Bradley and everyone else involved did, and the Germans had a better justification (u-boat plausibly being targeted based on info provided by survivors vs.......whatever the hell pete was worried about here)
Given the justification was in part because they might communicate with someone, pete could ask Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and his XO what the law of armed conflict says about that, except oops, the allies shot them dead in 1945 after a trial
WaPo with reporting that Pete gave an explicit order to JSOC during the first strike post impact to immediately follow up in order to, and I quote, "kill them all"
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We literally executed Germans after the war for doing what Bradley and everyone else involved did, and the Germans had a better justification (u-boat plausibly being targeted based on info provided by survivors vs.......whatever the hell pete was worried about here)
It would appear that a baseline level of humanity is indeed possible among R senators, let’s see how far that goes here.
More from @westvirginiawatch.com: U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she believes troops from her state should remain in D.C. only on a voluntary basis.
As Trump orders more troops to D.C., Capito says WV Guard should remain only on voluntary basis
Days after a shooting that left one member of the West Virginia National Guard dead and another hospitalized in Washington, D.C., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said she believes troops from...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It would appear that a baseline level of humanity is indeed possible among R senators, let’s see how far that goes here.
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This is terribly sad. She was from the tiny town of Webster Springs in West Virginia. She drilled out of the 863rd MP Company, two counties away in Fayette County.
BREAKING NEWS
US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard members shot in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, has died.
US Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, one of the two National Guard members shot in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, has died.
National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom dies after shooting in Washington, DC, President Trump says
Martinsburg, West Virginia (CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 6:51 p.m. ET]
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November 28, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is terribly sad. She was from the tiny town of Webster Springs in West Virginia. She drilled out of the 863rd MP Company, two counties away in Fayette County.
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All-star @eupha.bsky.social webinar on 1 December, 1500CET, on the defunding of health civil society in the European Union- why it's happening and what it means. Featuring Charlotte Merchandise, Eleanor Brooks and Yann Heyer of @eupatientsforum.bsky.social
Preventing chronic disease: life-course perspective
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November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
All-star @eupha.bsky.social webinar on 1 December, 1500CET, on the defunding of health civil society in the European Union- why it's happening and what it means. Featuring Charlotte Merchandise, Eleanor Brooks and Yann Heyer of @eupatientsforum.bsky.social
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Spoke to Dame Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand, for The Big Interview on Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
Jacinda Ardern - Monocle
New Zealand’s former prime minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to Andrew Mueller about her new memoir and the role that empathy...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Spoke to Dame Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand, for The Big Interview on Monocle Radio. monocle.com/radio/shows/...
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National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
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Edinburgh University Press (@edinburghup.bsky.social) is having its annual St Andrew’s weekend sale. 50% off many academic titles, including, ahem, this👇
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November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Edinburgh University Press (@edinburghup.bsky.social) is having its annual St Andrew’s weekend sale. 50% off many academic titles, including, ahem, this👇
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Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
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www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
![I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor or degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:egd33s7iuqsmwlwab6mbtrqi/bafkreiaaicjid4jg3oongeah73ukqvwsqv4vwbp75q4f755nldtcfermhi@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
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A very useful article from Frontelligence Insight (@Tatarigami_UA ) about Ukraines AWOL problem
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
Inside Ukraine’s Desertion Crisis: Analysis and Numbers
Debate about Ukrainian soldiers who go absent without leave and about desertion has intensified, but the scale of the problem is still widely misunderstood.
frontelligence.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A very useful article from Frontelligence Insight (@Tatarigami_UA ) about Ukraines AWOL problem
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
frontelligence.substack.com/p/inside-ukr...
I’m really struggling with this today, especially after seeing where the two guard folks were from.
Why were two people from one of the poorest states in the country guarding a rich corner of the imperial metropole, at risk to an ambush from a man granted asylum after our foreign adventurism?
What I supposed to take from that?
What I supposed to take from that?
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I’m really struggling with this today, especially after seeing where the two guard folks were from.
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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
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Miller is an anti-American. He’s not even ignorant, he’s just a mutant asshole who was never accepted by his peers for very good reason.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Miller is an anti-American. He’s not even ignorant, he’s just a mutant asshole who was never accepted by his peers for very good reason.