Michael Artz
@michaelartz.bsky.social
Union lawyer, disappointed in oh so many
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This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This is all true but
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
1) under no definition are we currently at war with Venezuela under domestic US law
2) since we aren’t, the initial strike was just as much a murder as the follow up
The failure to understand this by a huge range of actors is really driving me up the wall.
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“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
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 8:37 PM
“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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The DHS account continues to show the Trump regime’s true colors
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The DHS account continues to show the Trump regime’s true colors
Sorry to Bother You was a documentary
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Sorry to Bother You was a documentary
my sign finally worked
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
my sign finally worked
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Donald Trump and Linda McMahon are making Jim Crow great again by pushing “school choice” and gutting the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation - The American Prospect
It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.
prospect.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Donald Trump and Linda McMahon are making Jim Crow great again by pushing “school choice” and gutting the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.
do not do this.
OpenAI Launches Baffling 'Group Chats,' So You and Your Friends Can Hang Out with ChatGPT
OpenAI Launches Baffling 'Group Chats,' So You and Your Friends Can Hang Out with ChatGPT
OpenAI wants you to include ChatGPT in your group gab.
gizmodo.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
do not do this.
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Always, always, ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MONEY!
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Always, always, ALWAYS FOLLOW THE MONEY!
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as John Lennon once said, sometimes karma happens right away.
Avelo Airlines has a big contract with ICE to do charter deportation flights, but according to public statements, flight data, and internal messages, a number of serious safety lapses are making ICE air a dangerous fiasco. From @gbrockell.bsky.social:
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ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
trib.al
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
as John Lennon once said, sometimes karma happens right away.
i really hope we take the Epstein Files a lot more seriously than we took the Pamama Papers
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
i really hope we take the Epstein Files a lot more seriously than we took the Pamama Papers
nothing says "this is a hoax, pay no attention to it" like using the Situation Room
Q: "Why are White House officials…meeting with Rep. Boebert in an effort to try to get her to not sign this petition calling for the release of the [Epstein] files?"
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
Leavitt: "I'm not going to detail conversations that took place in the situation room."
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
nothing says "this is a hoax, pay no attention to it" like using the Situation Room
i know there is a greed based reason somewhere for all these attacks on over the counter pain relievers, but it sure seems like this administration just wants everyone to be walking around with a headache.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
i know there is a greed based reason somewhere for all these attacks on over the counter pain relievers, but it sure seems like this administration just wants everyone to be walking around with a headache.
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Ken Starr, immediately after being fired for his role in the coverup of sexual abuse at Baylor: I should reach out to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
this happened! this is a thing that happened!
this happened! this is a thing that happened!
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Ken Starr, immediately after being fired for his role in the coverup of sexual abuse at Baylor: I should reach out to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
this happened! this is a thing that happened!
this happened! this is a thing that happened!
these emails confirm that the "elites" are far from it on every level
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
these emails confirm that the "elites" are far from it on every level
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CNN: Was the shutdown worth it?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
CNN: Was the shutdown worth it?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: We have waged a battle on behalf of the American people.
CNN: But you didn't get what you want.
JEFFRIES: At the end of the day, the fight lives on.
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They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
They're going to the highest court in the land to avoid feeding children.
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
Democrats want you to be able to afford healthcare and for the working poor to not starve, therefore we have no choice but to cripple air travel for the holidays. -Republicans
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Democrats want you to be able to afford healthcare and for the working poor to not starve, therefore we have no choice but to cripple air travel for the holidays. -Republicans
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They’re pushing poverty and a police state while they build a golden ballroom.
October 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
They’re pushing poverty and a police state while they build a golden ballroom.
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Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Hegseth dispatching aircraft carrier to Lake Ontario following Canada tariff ad duirng World Series
October 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Hegseth dispatching aircraft carrier to Lake Ontario following Canada tariff ad duirng World Series
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
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34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/