<~Khoni~>
@khoni0.bsky.social
🕎 Pro-Democracy, anti-autocracy; not particularly talkative; mostly retweet whatever I find interesting
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but one thing that you should probably have some concerns about is that the head of JSOC will be free if donald trump is president in 2029 and might die in prison if he isn't
December 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
but one thing that you should probably have some concerns about is that the head of JSOC will be free if donald trump is president in 2029 and might die in prison if he isn't
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this isn't fedposting, or shouldn't be. one of the penalties for what pete hegseth and general bradley has apparently done -- what bradley has admitted to -- is death. after a finding of precisely what he admitted to.
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
this isn't fedposting, or shouldn't be. one of the penalties for what pete hegseth and general bradley has apparently done -- what bradley has admitted to -- is death. after a finding of precisely what he admitted to.
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"the government should try, convict and then kill the secretary of defense for the crime he very obviously seems to have committed" seems like a radical thing to say, but -- no, it's not. it's the actual penalty for what pete hegseth, a man who ordered death squads to murder civilians, has done.
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
"the government should try, convict and then kill the secretary of defense for the crime he very obviously seems to have committed" seems like a radical thing to say, but -- no, it's not. it's the actual penalty for what pete hegseth, a man who ordered death squads to murder civilians, has done.
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the thing is that blowing up drug boats is just murder. no law licenses it. it is just war crimes. but to say out loud what the penalty for committing them is puts us in the position of accusing high government officials of capital crimes.
it is critically important to be able to say the obvious.
it is critically important to be able to say the obvious.
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
the thing is that blowing up drug boats is just murder. no law licenses it. it is just war crimes. but to say out loud what the penalty for committing them is puts us in the position of accusing high government officials of capital crimes.
it is critically important to be able to say the obvious.
it is critically important to be able to say the obvious.
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OTD in 1994 Russia signed the Budapest memo, guaranteeing Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for their nukes, 44 Ukrainian Tu-22 heavy bombers and 1,068 Kh-55 cruise missiles.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
OTD in 1994 Russia signed the Budapest memo, guaranteeing Ukraine's territorial integrity in exchange for their nukes, 44 Ukrainian Tu-22 heavy bombers and 1,068 Kh-55 cruise missiles.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
Which have been fired at Ukraine in this war.
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The Trump National Security Strategy is an act of vandalism against the things that actually make our country strong, safe, and prosperous.
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
The Trump National Security Strategy is an act of vandalism against the things that actually make our country strong, safe, and prosperous.
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the reason why those "the left made me do ___" things ring so hollow is that Trump has been, since 2015, the primary actor in US politics. everything, in some shape or form, has been a reaction to his assault on the sanctity of the US constitutional order
2020-2021 was a particularly bad time but as long as Trump kept upping the ante the polarization was going to happen anyway
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
the reason why those "the left made me do ___" things ring so hollow is that Trump has been, since 2015, the primary actor in US politics. everything, in some shape or form, has been a reaction to his assault on the sanctity of the US constitutional order
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I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I just want some of these fucking people to face real consequences
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America is dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal, not whatever this is. (See the Declaration of Independence, Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, and Gettysburg Address)
I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
America is dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal, not whatever this is. (See the Declaration of Independence, Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, and Gettysburg Address)
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this is part of Hegseth's character. one thing he was known for before this was getting drunk and bragging about his role in war crimes which either didn't happen or he verifiably could not have participated in.
That's the part that sticks with me.
This isn't some Tom Clancy novel where they do war crimes because it's the only way they can get at the evil terrorist criminal mastermind or something.
Even if we believe them -- and, ha ha, no! -- they murdered low level drug runners. That's it!
This isn't some Tom Clancy novel where they do war crimes because it's the only way they can get at the evil terrorist criminal mastermind or something.
Even if we believe them -- and, ha ha, no! -- they murdered low level drug runners. That's it!
this is just murder, and pointless murder at that.
December 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
this is part of Hegseth's character. one thing he was known for before this was getting drunk and bragging about his role in war crimes which either didn't happen or he verifiably could not have participated in.
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John Chapman, operation red wings, task force bruiser, the money in the maersk Alabama lifeboat, Linda Norgrove, Eddie Gallagher, why do we need these guys again?
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
John Chapman, operation red wings, task force bruiser, the money in the maersk Alabama lifeboat, Linda Norgrove, Eddie Gallagher, why do we need these guys again?
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Wow, a seal lying to cover his ass, shocking!
NYTimes adds: "But the video did not show any radios or satellite phones, according to the people familiar with the briefings, and a surveillance plane apparently did not spot any nearby boat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Wow, a seal lying to cover his ass, shocking!
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The Administration is degrading the country's scientific R&D capabilities, that have been built up over many decades. These capabilities can't just be switched back on later.
Gonna wallow for a second: I'll share more info tomorrow, but over the last couple weeks, we've finally put our NSF center on ice as we continue to just not get paid and run out of money. I'm just so sad and angry about it. No real "but" at the end of this
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The Administration is degrading the country's scientific R&D capabilities, that have been built up over many decades. These capabilities can't just be switched back on later.
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Politics never should have become a form of consumerism where we simply "buy" our favorite branded politicians with our votes every 2 to 4 years and are content to just yell at them when we are upset. When citizens become consumers like this, the Republic dies.
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Politics never should have become a form of consumerism where we simply "buy" our favorite branded politicians with our votes every 2 to 4 years and are content to just yell at them when we are upset. When citizens become consumers like this, the Republic dies.
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A lot of comments under this are saying things like "It's not OUR jobs to stop this, it's the job of Congress to stop it!" and like...NO. It IS our jobs as citizens to stop this; Congress is not some customer support line for us to lodge complaints with. We must be active in our civic virtue. TLDR:
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A lot of comments under this are saying things like "It's not OUR jobs to stop this, it's the job of Congress to stop it!" and like...NO. It IS our jobs as citizens to stop this; Congress is not some customer support line for us to lodge complaints with. We must be active in our civic virtue. TLDR:
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What sticks out to me is how absolutely unafraid of prosecution this psychopath is. Part of it is narcissistic personality disorder, but it's mostly the perceived weakness of Democrats. Should they retake power, no one expects Democrats to hold anyone accountable.
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
What sticks out to me is how absolutely unafraid of prosecution this psychopath is. Part of it is narcissistic personality disorder, but it's mostly the perceived weakness of Democrats. Should they retake power, no one expects Democrats to hold anyone accountable.
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The Trump administration keeps rolling back protections against prison rape, including just a few days after taking office
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The Trump administration keeps rolling back protections against prison rape, including just a few days after taking office
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Any authority with the least interest in restoring confidence in both civil & military judgment would be fully within their rights to assume this was a deliberate effort to hide any evidence that might contradict the narrative
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Any authority with the least interest in restoring confidence in both civil & military judgment would be fully within their rights to assume this was a deliberate effort to hide any evidence that might contradict the narrative
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What’s galling is the second strike entirely hinged on a hypothetical, nothing that the two guys were actually doing, and we still have zero evidence they were trafficking cocaine
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
What’s galling is the second strike entirely hinged on a hypothetical, nothing that the two guys were actually doing, and we still have zero evidence they were trafficking cocaine
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A true seal special
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
A true seal special
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closing on 100 boat murders
The U.S. government continues to kill people for the amusement of the President and other members of his administration.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
closing on 100 boat murders
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I do not know if people understand how much the Reilly Act made this a one way ratchet. If we don’t repeal it the MOMENT we get into power in 2029, it will hang around our necks for a generation. And that will require votes from people who voted to pass it.
frankly every vote for the Laken Reilly Act, even if it's naive to believe Trump's DHS needed congressional sanction
Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:
December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I do not know if people understand how much the Reilly Act made this a one way ratchet. If we don’t repeal it the MOMENT we get into power in 2029, it will hang around our necks for a generation. And that will require votes from people who voted to pass it.
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Well that's horrifying tho I bet you're running into sample size issues for the minority subsamples
Oh this poll is fascinating
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Well that's horrifying tho I bet you're running into sample size issues for the minority subsamples
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Yeah, this is a pretty unambiguous war crime.
I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Yeah, this is a pretty unambiguous war crime.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.