Probably Not A Crow, Unfortunately
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Catholic; lefty Iraq veteran; attorney-at-caw. Anti-fascist for life, come at me Bondi. Giant geek. Butlerian Jihad Now.
Opinions do not reflect the official positions of the DoD. You can tell because they are spelled right and reflect the rule of law.
Opinions do not reflect the official positions of the DoD. You can tell because they are spelled right and reflect the rule of law.
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National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom, Who Passed Away, Believed Her D.C. Deployment With ICE Was Pointless
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom, Who Passed Away, Believed Her D.C. Deployment With ICE Was Pointless
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THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. as @heidikitrosser.bsky.social has noted, the northwestern faculty had just voted overwhelmingly against exactly this kind of capitulation.
BTW, any story about a possible Northwestern capitulation should include this detail (screenshot is from the oped linked below)
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. as @heidikitrosser.bsky.social has noted, the northwestern faculty had just voted overwhelmingly against exactly this kind of capitulation.
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In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
I am certainly not buying a new phone this year: and Apple’s subservience is why my switch away from Windows is not a switch from Mac but a switch to Linux.
After the anti-Apple Black Friday demo moved outside, demonstrators carried signs and spoke on multiple interwoven crises Apple contributes to, from illegal colbalt mining to removing an ICE tracker app from their Store at the behest of the Trump admin.
3 were detained outside. Details in next post
3 were detained outside. Details in next post
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I am certainly not buying a new phone this year: and Apple’s subservience is why my switch away from Windows is not a switch from Mac but a switch to Linux.
Duffelblog makes the political personal.
“When pressed for comment, Hegseth remained defiant. “Of course it’s not rape,” he said, “If they’re not allowed to say no.”
“When pressed for comment, Hegseth remained defiant. “Of course it’s not rape,” he said, “If they’re not allowed to say no.”
NEW: Hegseth demands female service members treat all orders as lawful www.duffelblog.com/hegseth-dema...
Hegseth demands female service members treat all orders as lawful
The policy was praised by creepy E-7s going through their second divorce.
www.duffelblog.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Duffelblog makes the political personal.
“When pressed for comment, Hegseth remained defiant. “Of course it’s not rape,” he said, “If they’re not allowed to say no.”
“When pressed for comment, Hegseth remained defiant. “Of course it’s not rape,” he said, “If they’re not allowed to say no.”
Or hang. If there’s a war, wartime penalties include the death penalty.
This isn't a military strike. This is premeditated murder and Pete Hegseth is going to spend the rest of his fucking life rotting away in the deepest hole in Leavenworth once America is liberated from this illegitimate, illegal regime.
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Or hang. If there’s a war, wartime penalties include the death penalty.
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The point of posting these is not to highlight my amazing foresight. It's to illustrate that thousands, if not millions, of regular people, along with most historians, saw easily and clearly where this was headed, while Very Serious People and prestigious media outlets refused to take it seriously.
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The point of posting these is not to highlight my amazing foresight. It's to illustrate that thousands, if not millions, of regular people, along with most historians, saw easily and clearly where this was headed, while Very Serious People and prestigious media outlets refused to take it seriously.
I actually wonder about this myself a LOT and feel like it would be a thing there has been enough contraindications that the presumption of regularity *and* executive privilege should no longer apply.
Like one thing that's actually been bumping around my head since the Signal Chat is questions of "how do you authenticate that orders are actually coming from POTUS"
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I actually wonder about this myself a LOT and feel like it would be a thing there has been enough contraindications that the presumption of regularity *and* executive privilege should no longer apply.
Watching everyone else respond to Carol is interesting, as everyone else thinks Carol is a dick, and I think the problem is Carol doesn’t go hard *enough* for people or entities who have essentially wiped out humanity.
I also disagree with that interpretation of the Us - I think it’s fear.
I also disagree with that interpretation of the Us - I think it’s fear.
The new Pluribus episode arrived early this week, and so did my AV Club review, in which I praise the show's many well-constructed sight gags. Also it remains fun to play the game Think Along With Carol. www.avclub.com/pluribus-rec...
In a moody, cartoony Pluribus, the hive mind finally gets fed up with Carol
In a moody, cartoony Pluribus, the hive mind finally gets fed up with Carol
www.avclub.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Watching everyone else respond to Carol is interesting, as everyone else thinks Carol is a dick, and I think the problem is Carol doesn’t go hard *enough* for people or entities who have essentially wiped out humanity.
I also disagree with that interpretation of the Us - I think it’s fear.
I also disagree with that interpretation of the Us - I think it’s fear.
Also - and to be clear, this is why I cook for an army - in many ways I consider Thanksgiving an economic indicator, like a groundhog, in terms of how much leftovers folks want to bring home with them.
This is a bad year. We sent people home not with tupperwares but sacks of full tupperwares.
This is a bad year. We sent people home not with tupperwares but sacks of full tupperwares.
November 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Also - and to be clear, this is why I cook for an army - in many ways I consider Thanksgiving an economic indicator, like a groundhog, in terms of how much leftovers folks want to bring home with them.
This is a bad year. We sent people home not with tupperwares but sacks of full tupperwares.
This is a bad year. We sent people home not with tupperwares but sacks of full tupperwares.
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and district attorneys of the state’s three largest counties say they will start investigating and prosecuting federal immigration enforcement agents if they don’t stop using excessive force on Oregonians. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/25/o...
Oregon attorney general, district attorneys warn feds to stop using excessive force • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon's attorney general and three district attorneys said they'll investigate and prosecute federal agents if they use excessive force.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and district attorneys of the state’s three largest counties say they will start investigating and prosecuting federal immigration enforcement agents if they don’t stop using excessive force on Oregonians. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/11/25/o...
We have two ducks, one 22 pound turkey, and three stuffings.
Our children have all come home and are currently arguing about whether or not Erika Kirk is pregnant with JD Vance’s baby.
Our children have all come home and are currently arguing about whether or not Erika Kirk is pregnant with JD Vance’s baby.
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We have two ducks, one 22 pound turkey, and three stuffings.
Our children have all come home and are currently arguing about whether or not Erika Kirk is pregnant with JD Vance’s baby.
Our children have all come home and are currently arguing about whether or not Erika Kirk is pregnant with JD Vance’s baby.
I mean if we’re playing outside the lines, CIA, let’s talk about some questions
1. What’s the probability Trump has ethical lines such that he *wouldn’t* have two servicemembers killed if it benefited him?
2. What level of compromise does it create to have an agency kidnapping families?
1. What’s the probability Trump has ethical lines such that he *wouldn’t* have two servicemembers killed if it benefited him?
2. What level of compromise does it create to have an agency kidnapping families?
This statement is way outside of CIA’s lane and erosive of the ethical norm that intelligence should be non-partisan. If that norm vanishes, intelligence loses a very large portion of its value.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I mean if we’re playing outside the lines, CIA, let’s talk about some questions
1. What’s the probability Trump has ethical lines such that he *wouldn’t* have two servicemembers killed if it benefited him?
2. What level of compromise does it create to have an agency kidnapping families?
1. What’s the probability Trump has ethical lines such that he *wouldn’t* have two servicemembers killed if it benefited him?
2. What level of compromise does it create to have an agency kidnapping families?
Friendly PSAs from the Thanksgiving front:
Do not ask a Latina how much butter she is putting into the meat stuffing unless you actually want to know the answer.
Also it is best to check with one’s husband as to whether the stale bread he has helpfully prepared is all for you or only part.
Do not ask a Latina how much butter she is putting into the meat stuffing unless you actually want to know the answer.
Also it is best to check with one’s husband as to whether the stale bread he has helpfully prepared is all for you or only part.
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Friendly PSAs from the Thanksgiving front:
Do not ask a Latina how much butter she is putting into the meat stuffing unless you actually want to know the answer.
Also it is best to check with one’s husband as to whether the stale bread he has helpfully prepared is all for you or only part.
Do not ask a Latina how much butter she is putting into the meat stuffing unless you actually want to know the answer.
Also it is best to check with one’s husband as to whether the stale bread he has helpfully prepared is all for you or only part.
Thanksgiving isn’t a good day to discover one of the two packs of yeast in the house is bad.
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Thanksgiving isn’t a good day to discover one of the two packs of yeast in the house is bad.
It’s more complicated than that, as I have said for a while.
There are some cultural problems the left has failed to deal with for a while, that has left us deeply vulnerable to demographic leak to the right.
For example: hostility to military veterans and people with sincere religious faith
There are some cultural problems the left has failed to deal with for a while, that has left us deeply vulnerable to demographic leak to the right.
For example: hostility to military veterans and people with sincere religious faith
"Left on the economy, right on culture" is also, as needs repeating a hundred thousand time, the central lie of fascism.
OF COURSE it appeals to the in-group who thinks their well-being AND their prejudices will be pandered to.
OF COURSE it appeals to the in-group who thinks their well-being AND their prejudices will be pandered to.
The thing about "left on the economy, right on culture" is it's based on analysis of swing voters. Those voters are often low attention and their politics are often not especially coherent. Which is fine for them, it's not their job to run the country, but, you know, the government is
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s more complicated than that, as I have said for a while.
There are some cultural problems the left has failed to deal with for a while, that has left us deeply vulnerable to demographic leak to the right.
For example: hostility to military veterans and people with sincere religious faith
There are some cultural problems the left has failed to deal with for a while, that has left us deeply vulnerable to demographic leak to the right.
For example: hostility to military veterans and people with sincere religious faith
The only thing I disagree with Mother Jones on is that it’s not “uncanny” - this is the stuff that dictators and would-be dictators do - and Trump is one.
Here are the Declaration of Independence’s grievances against King George III. Many apply to Trump.
Here are the Declaration of Independence’s grievances against King George III. Many apply to Trump.
It's uncanny.
www.motherjones.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The only thing I disagree with Mother Jones on is that it’s not “uncanny” - this is the stuff that dictators and would-be dictators do - and Trump is one.
Okay, so: this would be really bad if true, BUT ALSO the timing seems AWFULLY CONVENIENT for that memo that USCIS planned to release this week where they would be re-checking the refugee status of every single Biden era refugee, specifically starting with the year 2021.
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Okay, so: this would be really bad if true, BUT ALSO the timing seems AWFULLY CONVENIENT for that memo that USCIS planned to release this week where they would be re-checking the refugee status of every single Biden era refugee, specifically starting with the year 2021.
For the record, I’ll own my conspiracy theory now: I don’t think Trump was shot. I’ve seen people with bullet wounds, and they don’t look like that. And the head bleeds a LOT.
At *most* he got hit with a ricocheting *fragment* IMO.
At *most* he got hit with a ricocheting *fragment* IMO.
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
For the record, I’ll own my conspiracy theory now: I don’t think Trump was shot. I’ve seen people with bullet wounds, and they don’t look like that. And the head bleeds a LOT.
At *most* he got hit with a ricocheting *fragment* IMO.
At *most* he got hit with a ricocheting *fragment* IMO.
I know someone who follows me will have a recommendation for an independent place that sells skincare. Preferably a place that also has an online presence so I can start building a cart for later?
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I know someone who follows me will have a recommendation for an independent place that sells skincare. Preferably a place that also has an online presence so I can start building a cart for later?
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This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Wow this speaks volumes. Tragic to see this beat absolutely gutted
“Coverage: whatever is relevant, trending to our readers/community. Forget the ‘newsroom’ concept—we are a simple and honest editorial operation.”
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
“Coverage: whatever is relevant, trending to our readers/community. Forget the ‘newsroom’ concept—we are a simple and honest editorial operation.”
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
The vanquishing of Military.com.
Former staffers say a new owner dealt the respected publication a death blow when service members and veterans needed it most.
www.cjr.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Wow this speaks volumes. Tragic to see this beat absolutely gutted
“Coverage: whatever is relevant, trending to our readers/community. Forget the ‘newsroom’ concept—we are a simple and honest editorial operation.”
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
“Coverage: whatever is relevant, trending to our readers/community. Forget the ‘newsroom’ concept—we are a simple and honest editorial operation.”
www.cjr.org/feature/mili...
I am thankful for winning against prosecutors as my last court time before Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I am thankful for winning against prosecutors as my last court time before Thanksgiving.
Click through; as you might have expected, Danielle Citron has more to read and keep abreast of.
Illustrating selective privacy and connection to digital enthnonationalism from Wired www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators
A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Click through; as you might have expected, Danielle Citron has more to read and keep abreast of.
Look, this is a PSA. If you piss off a Latina, just change your name and move somewhere else. My grandmother kept grudges for 50 years. There is literally no escape.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Look, this is a PSA. If you piss off a Latina, just change your name and move somewhere else. My grandmother kept grudges for 50 years. There is literally no escape.