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Today, we’re covering the fallout from the 9/2 boat bombing that killed survivors under Hegseth’s order, why Jeffries has signaled he won’t impeach Hegseth, Alina Habba gets a court ruling in NJ, the TN-7 election today and why it’s a watershed moment, and way more.
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Will Hegseth's "K*LL THEM ALL" Order END HIS CAREER?!
YouTube video by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
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December 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Today, we’re covering the fallout from the 9/2 boat bombing that killed survivors under Hegseth’s order, why Jeffries has signaled he won’t impeach Hegseth, Alina Habba gets a court ruling in NJ, the TN-7 election today and why it’s a watershed moment, and way more.
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Indiana GOP Sen. Bohacek on Trump's use of r-word: "When it seems quite clear we're isolating a population by use of a slur, at some point you have to speak out... it's a word used to denigrate the intellectually disabled community... you can't validate slurs like that... it's a matter of character"
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Indiana GOP Sen. Bohacek on Trump's use of r-word: "When it seems quite clear we're isolating a population by use of a slur, at some point you have to speak out... it's a word used to denigrate the intellectually disabled community... you can't validate slurs like that... it's a matter of character"
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The man with the nuclear codes
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The man with the nuclear codes
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Welcome to Whitemanistan
New in PN: This is what a white supremacist administration looks like
"The Republican Party of today, embodied as it is in Donald Trump and the administration he leads, is no longer so worried about being called racist, because it has unashamedly taken white supremacy as its cause."
"The Republican Party of today, embodied as it is in Donald Trump and the administration he leads, is no longer so worried about being called racist, because it has unashamedly taken white supremacy as its cause."
This is what a white supremacist administration looks like
Also: Can Democrats pull off a huge upset tonight in deep red Tennessee?
www.publicnotice.co
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Welcome to Whitemanistan
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wrote about the boat strikes, and people’s skepticism that Hegseth will face consequences.
the thing is…the bipartisan congressional pushback is already a consequence. it damages hegseth personally and politically and may restrain policy.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/will-hegse...
the thing is…the bipartisan congressional pushback is already a consequence. it damages hegseth personally and politically and may restrain policy.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/will-hegse...
Will Hegseth Face Consequences?
He already has…though not enough
www.everythingishorrible.net
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
wrote about the boat strikes, and people’s skepticism that Hegseth will face consequences.
the thing is…the bipartisan congressional pushback is already a consequence. it damages hegseth personally and politically and may restrain policy.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/will-hegse...
the thing is…the bipartisan congressional pushback is already a consequence. it damages hegseth personally and politically and may restrain policy.
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/will-hegse...
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Markwayne Mullin defends Hegseth: "If there was a second strike, it wouldn't be to just simply take out the survivors. It's because there was still a threat or opportunity for them to run."
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Markwayne Mullin defends Hegseth: "If there was a second strike, it wouldn't be to just simply take out the survivors. It's because there was still a threat or opportunity for them to run."
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What if—bear with me now—both those strikes and all those that followed were illegal?
Markwayne Mullin defends Hegseth: "If there was a second strike, it wouldn't be to just simply take out the survivors. It's because there was still a threat or opportunity for them to run."
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What if—bear with me now—both those strikes and all those that followed were illegal?
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BLITZER: But if there were survivors clinging for their lives on that build, was it legal to go ahead and kill them?
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: If the mission was just to have a second strike to kill the survivors, that's questionable
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: If the mission was just to have a second strike to kill the survivors, that's questionable
December 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
BLITZER: But if there were survivors clinging for their lives on that build, was it legal to go ahead and kill them?
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: If the mission was just to have a second strike to kill the survivors, that's questionable
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: If the mission was just to have a second strike to kill the survivors, that's questionable
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"Just a few years ago, conservatives struggled to navigate a world in which everyone was expected to pay fealty (whether sincerely or not) to the idea the US could be a multi-racial democracy in which equality was the goal toward which we all strove. But now, they’re pretending nothing of the sort."
This is what a white supremacist administration looks like
Also: Can Democrats pull off a huge upset tonight in deep red Tennessee?
www.publicnotice.co
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Just a few years ago, conservatives struggled to navigate a world in which everyone was expected to pay fealty (whether sincerely or not) to the idea the US could be a multi-racial democracy in which equality was the goal toward which we all strove. But now, they’re pretending nothing of the sort."
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Hegseth will get a pardon. But will you? Don’t risk life in prison. DISOBEY unlawful orders. bsky.app/profile/bran...
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hegseth will get a pardon. But will you? Don’t risk life in prison. DISOBEY unlawful orders. bsky.app/profile/bran...
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Please focus these posts on winning back Congress and not some abstract tribunal. Congress is the only place these folks will face questions - not in Hegseth’s DoD or Bondi’s DoJ, or the Hauge (we aren’t subject to the ICC). And not in the next administration because Trump will pardon all of them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Please focus these posts on winning back Congress and not some abstract tribunal. Congress is the only place these folks will face questions - not in Hegseth’s DoD or Bondi’s DoJ, or the Hauge (we aren’t subject to the ICC). And not in the next administration because Trump will pardon all of them.
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1/2 This has got to be one of most painful responses to watch.
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
1/2 This has got to be one of most painful responses to watch.
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
The White House simply does not deny the follow up strike was to allow no survivors.
And the 'law' Leavitt cites is utterly irrelevant (self-defense is a non-sequitur, it's not armed conflict, and 'no survivors' is a crime).
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2/2 Part of the pain in watching that response is knowing how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US servicemembers.
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
Killing Shipwrecked Survivors is Not Just Illegal—It Endangers U.S. Servicemembers
If the United States chooses a path where killing defenseless survivors becomes acceptable, American servicemembers will pay the price for that choice.
www.justsecurity.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
2/2 Part of the pain in watching that response is knowing how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US servicemembers.
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
I highly recommend this essay by @marknevitt.bsky.social (Commander, JAGC (ret.)):
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"Their expertise ranges from ordering war crimes to covering up sex crimes to engaging in all manner of financial criminality. They’re a diverse bunch, from tough guys outfitted in combat gear and masks, to smooth operators in tuxedoes who mingle at state dinners."
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
Sex Crimes. State Crimes. War Crimes.
We’re detecting a pattern with this administration.
www.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Their expertise ranges from ordering war crimes to covering up sex crimes to engaging in all manner of financial criminality. They’re a diverse bunch, from tough guys outfitted in combat gear and masks, to smooth operators in tuxedoes who mingle at state dinners."
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
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Were I this admiral's lawyer, I would probably strongly advise him to take the Fifth unless the committee grants him testimonial use immunity.
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Were I this admiral's lawyer, I would probably strongly advise him to take the Fifth unless the committee grants him testimonial use immunity.
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One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.
December 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One of the four elements of malignant narcissism is sadism.
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Much of the government's evidence in the Comey case appears to derive from the materials at issue in Richman's suit.
That could complicate DOJ's efforts to seek a new indictment against Comey, which it reportedly plans to do as early as this week.
annabower.substack.com/p/the-civil-...
That could complicate DOJ's efforts to seek a new indictment against Comey, which it reportedly plans to do as early as this week.
annabower.substack.com/p/the-civil-...
The Civil Suit That Could Derail the Comey Prosecution (Again)
Daniel Richman, a central figure in the now-dismissed criminal case against James Comey, files suit over the government's handling of his property.
annabower.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Much of the government's evidence in the Comey case appears to derive from the materials at issue in Richman's suit.
That could complicate DOJ's efforts to seek a new indictment against Comey, which it reportedly plans to do as early as this week.
annabower.substack.com/p/the-civil-...
That could complicate DOJ's efforts to seek a new indictment against Comey, which it reportedly plans to do as early as this week.
annabower.substack.com/p/the-civil-...
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NEW — Admiral Bradley? Allow us to introduce you to the underside of this large bus.
Large bus? This is Admiral Bradley.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Large bus? This is Admiral Bradley.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
White House Throws Commanding Admiral Under The Bus In Killing Of Alleged Drug Boat Survivors
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the apparent war crime was legal even as she said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth knew nothing about it.
www.huffpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
NEW — Admiral Bradley? Allow us to introduce you to the underside of this large bus.
Large bus? This is Admiral Bradley.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Large bus? This is Admiral Bradley.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Another conservative Republican.
BLITZER: But if there were survivors clinging for their lives on that build, was it legal to go ahead and kill them?
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: If the mission was just to have a second strike to kill the survivors, that's questionable
REP. CARLOS GIMENEZ: If the mission was just to have a second strike to kill the survivors, that's questionable
December 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Another conservative Republican.
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The Grand Jury has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever...
Breaking on MS NOW: The Trump Justice Department is considering seeking another indictment of James Comey this week in the Eastern District of Virginia. It might be going before a grand jury today.
This would be in lieu of appealing the ruling from last week dismissing the case against Comey.
This would be in lieu of appealing the ruling from last week dismissing the case against Comey.
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Grand Jury has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever...
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EVERYTHING IS PROPAGANDA
* PUTIN: IF EUROPE WANTS TO FIGHT WAR, WE ARE READY NOW
* PUTIN: EUROPEANS DO NOT HAVE PEACEFUL AGENDA, THEY ARE ON THE SIDE OF WAR
* PUTIN: EUROPEANS HINDER U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND TRUMP TO REACH PEACE THROUGH TALKS
@reuters.com
* PUTIN: EUROPEANS DO NOT HAVE PEACEFUL AGENDA, THEY ARE ON THE SIDE OF WAR
* PUTIN: EUROPEANS HINDER U.S. ADMINISTRATION AND TRUMP TO REACH PEACE THROUGH TALKS
@reuters.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
EVERYTHING IS PROPAGANDA
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GO TN-7 GO
TODAY IS THE DAY!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM
WE GOT THIS!!!!!!
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
GO TN-7 GO
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i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences
December 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
i'm actually struck by how pete hegseth isn't just a cowardly man but a capital-c Coward. a guy who gets off on abusing and hurting people he thinks are weaker than him and then tries to run and hide when there might be consequences