Eric Chandler
@shmof16.bsky.social
Husband/Father/XC Skier/Writer/Pilot/Veteran. Temporarily immortal.
Author of Kekekabic: http://bit.ly/33jIP7r and Hugging This Rock: http://goo.gl/h7CfYh. Angry Shmo Substack: https://ericchandler.substack.com/p/angry-shmo
Author of Kekekabic: http://bit.ly/33jIP7r and Hugging This Rock: http://goo.gl/h7CfYh. Angry Shmo Substack: https://ericchandler.substack.com/p/angry-shmo
Pinned
Gratitude
Wherein Angry Shmo uncharacteristically lights a candle instead of cursing the darkness
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Suggestions for charitable giving as we approach Thanksgiving. My latest Angry Shmo post.
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Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
US admiral to retire amid military strikes in Caribbean and tensions with Venezuela
Alvin Holsey just took over the US southern command late last year for a position that normally lasts three years
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Remember 6 weeks ago when Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the U.S. military’s southern command, abruptly decided to retire?
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
Makes me think at least one top-ranking officer knows what a war crime is.
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Trump, long an enthusiastic advocate of extrajudicial killings and war crimes, "has been lusting for this kind of violence for years, maybe decades. And he has made no secret of it. This is what he wanted, and this is what he is doing right now. Expect much more." [@sykescharlie.bsky.social]
"The Order Was to Kill Everybody."
Pete Hegseth's murders. And our War Crimes President.
charliesykes.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Trump, long an enthusiastic advocate of extrajudicial killings and war crimes, "has been lusting for this kind of violence for years, maybe decades. And he has made no secret of it. This is what he wanted, and this is what he is doing right now. Expect much more." [@sykescharlie.bsky.social]
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🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🧵A legal scholar finds the killing by special forces of survivors in the Navy attack on an alleged drug boat to be a war crime and murder.
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
"the currently governing DOD Manual in Section 5.9 states clearly that persons “placed hors de combat may not be made the object of attack.” ...
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
If only there was a way we could know this crew would be cool with war crimes… www.politico.com/news/2019/11...
November 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If only there was a way we could know this crew would be cool with war crimes… www.politico.com/news/2019/11...
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Small Business Saturday. Indie #ttrpg creators appreciate the support as much as brick-and-mortar stores. There's about a dozen titles in the HARD VACUUM series. Bestsellers. Con favorites. See if one's a fit for your table.
#CepheusEngine #SelfPromoSaturday.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
#CepheusEngine #SelfPromoSaturday.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
DriveThruRPG - The Largest RPG Download Store!
Your one-stop online shop for new and vintage RPG products from the top publishers, delivered fresh to your desktop in electronic format.
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Small Business Saturday. Indie #ttrpg creators appreciate the support as much as brick-and-mortar stores. There's about a dozen titles in the HARD VACUUM series. Bestsellers. Con favorites. See if one's a fit for your table.
#CepheusEngine #SelfPromoSaturday.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
#CepheusEngine #SelfPromoSaturday.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
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Now that Black Friday is over, support local and independent artists. That could include, for instance, buying a book from that author you’ve seen on Bluesky.
Buy it through Bookshop dot org and you can even support your local bookstore.
Buy it through Bookshop dot org and you can even support your local bookstore.
Here’s a list of my writing and associated work…enjoy!
My second novel HILLS HIDE MOUNTAINS
My second novel HILLS HIDE MOUNTAINS
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Now that Black Friday is over, support local and independent artists. That could include, for instance, buying a book from that author you’ve seen on Bluesky.
Buy it through Bookshop dot org and you can even support your local bookstore.
Buy it through Bookshop dot org and you can even support your local bookstore.
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(With apologies to Tim O'Brien)
"The things they carried were necessary because a faceless monster had come from another dimension and had murdered Barbara Holland. So they carried Realistic TRC-214 supercoms, bear traps, and a baseball bat with nails in it."
"The things they carried were necessary because a faceless monster had come from another dimension and had murdered Barbara Holland. So they carried Realistic TRC-214 supercoms, bear traps, and a baseball bat with nails in it."
The Stranger Things They Carried
Mike carried Eggo waffles for a girl named Eleven. They were not love waffles, but Mike Sheets was hoping, so he carried the box of Eggos down the ...
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
(With apologies to Tim O'Brien)
"The things they carried were necessary because a faceless monster had come from another dimension and had murdered Barbara Holland. So they carried Realistic TRC-214 supercoms, bear traps, and a baseball bat with nails in it."
"The things they carried were necessary because a faceless monster had come from another dimension and had murdered Barbara Holland. So they carried Realistic TRC-214 supercoms, bear traps, and a baseball bat with nails in it."
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There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
There might be no better example of the war coming home than a CIA trained teen death squad recruit getting asylum in the US and then shooting a bunch of soldiers who were deployed to DC for no reason other than Kabuki Security Theater
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If an armed conflict existed, these acts would constitute war crimes. Given that no armed conflict exists, the killings fall outside LOAC and require evaluation under domestic criminal law.
Based on the reporting, the conduct matches the elements of murder.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Based on the reporting, the conduct matches the elements of murder.
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 6:48 PM
If an armed conflict existed, these acts would constitute war crimes. Given that no armed conflict exists, the killings fall outside LOAC and require evaluation under domestic criminal law.
Based on the reporting, the conduct matches the elements of murder.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Based on the reporting, the conduct matches the elements of murder.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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To recap:
No armed conflict exists; LOAC does not apply.
Even if LOAC applied, the alleged order to “kill everybody” and the killing of incapacitated survivors constitutes a no-quarter war crime.
Absent armed conflict, the strikes constitute unlawful killings amounting to murder under U.S. law.
No armed conflict exists; LOAC does not apply.
Even if LOAC applied, the alleged order to “kill everybody” and the killing of incapacitated survivors constitutes a no-quarter war crime.
Absent armed conflict, the strikes constitute unlawful killings amounting to murder under U.S. law.
November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
To recap:
No armed conflict exists; LOAC does not apply.
Even if LOAC applied, the alleged order to “kill everybody” and the killing of incapacitated survivors constitutes a no-quarter war crime.
Absent armed conflict, the strikes constitute unlawful killings amounting to murder under U.S. law.
No armed conflict exists; LOAC does not apply.
Even if LOAC applied, the alleged order to “kill everybody” and the killing of incapacitated survivors constitutes a no-quarter war crime.
Absent armed conflict, the strikes constitute unlawful killings amounting to murder under U.S. law.
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If you're an officer in any way involved in these strikes and you haven't resigned your commission the next Dem Admin must demand it at 1201 on 20 Jan 29
There's no possible excuse at this point given everything that is now public; these people have proven themselves unworthy of the position
There's no possible excuse at this point given everything that is now public; these people have proven themselves unworthy of the position
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
If you're an officer in any way involved in these strikes and you haven't resigned your commission the next Dem Admin must demand it at 1201 on 20 Jan 29
There's no possible excuse at this point given everything that is now public; these people have proven themselves unworthy of the position
There's no possible excuse at this point given everything that is now public; these people have proven themselves unworthy of the position
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Thankful and proud to have worked with these poet-veterans, too!
RESILIENCE = RESISTANCE !!! For readers and writers of modern military life & what comes after! Great reads & gifts!
Available worldwide via Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
@bookshop.org, and indie booksellers!
Round-up link: amzn.to/3MbKf9X
Available worldwide via Amazon, Barnes & Noble,
@bookshop.org, and indie booksellers!
Round-up link: amzn.to/3MbKf9X
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Thankful and proud to have worked with these poet-veterans, too!
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No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
In a few years, even just simple decency will feel like when you’re driving a car on a washboarded, gravel road and you hit new pavement.
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 AM
In a few years, even just simple decency will feel like when you’re driving a car on a washboarded, gravel road and you hit new pavement.
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Suggestions for charitable giving as we approach Thanksgiving. My latest Angry Shmo post.
Gratitude
Wherein Angry Shmo uncharacteristically lights a candle instead of cursing the darkness
open.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Suggestions for charitable giving as we approach Thanksgiving. My latest Angry Shmo post.
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Ice is gassing neighbors in St. Paul this morning g during a paramilitary fascist raid on the city.
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Ice is gassing neighbors in St. Paul this morning g during a paramilitary fascist raid on the city.
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I mean, the guy’s afraid of Scouts. Don’t know what to tell you
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I mean, the guy’s afraid of Scouts. Don’t know what to tell you
Fighting "antifa" makes you "fa." Now fighting "disobey illegal orders" makes you "Obey illegal orders."
The dumb is so strong. And they do it using the same words I use.
I just wanted to retire and ski. FACK
The dumb is so strong. And they do it using the same words I use.
I just wanted to retire and ski. FACK
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Fighting "antifa" makes you "fa." Now fighting "disobey illegal orders" makes you "Obey illegal orders."
The dumb is so strong. And they do it using the same words I use.
I just wanted to retire and ski. FACK
The dumb is so strong. And they do it using the same words I use.
I just wanted to retire and ski. FACK
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
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November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
So I guess this is how my FOIA request of DOGE will be.
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
So I guess this is how my FOIA request of DOGE will be.