emily
@soupmuse.bsky.social
lawyer. human rights and civilian protection. forever Arabic student.
our liberation is bound together.
our liberation is bound together.
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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Let’s be clear: these are extrajudicial killings. “Kill them all” Hegseth needs to be held accountable.
What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.
This warmongering has got to stop.
What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.
This warmongering has got to stop.
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 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Let’s be clear: these are extrajudicial killings. “Kill them all” Hegseth needs to be held accountable.
What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.
This warmongering has got to stop.
What’s more, Trump promised the American people no new wars but is now manufacturing this conflict & lying about his motives.
This warmongering has got to stop.
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Anyway, I wonder how the USG folks involved with the boat strikes feel about POTUS suggesting that autopen pardons are invalid...
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Anyway, I wonder how the USG folks involved with the boat strikes feel about POTUS suggesting that autopen pardons are invalid...
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Reminder that shortly after ordering these strikes, Hegseth removed the press corps from the Pentagon and the SouthCom Commander overseeing operations in the Caribbean unexpectedly announced he is stepping down 2 yrs before his term is up. What we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
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 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Reminder that shortly after ordering these strikes, Hegseth removed the press corps from the Pentagon and the SouthCom Commander overseeing operations in the Caribbean unexpectedly announced he is stepping down 2 yrs before his term is up. What we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Jean-Pierre Filiu. a historian who spent more than a month in Gaza at the turn of the year says he saw “utterly convincing” evidence that Israel supported looters who attacked aid convoys during the conflict.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Jean-Pierre Filiu. a historian who spent more than a month in Gaza at the turn of the year says he saw “utterly convincing” evidence that Israel supported looters who attacked aid convoys during the conflict.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
seeing a conservative commentator i know openly complaining about girls in sports, at all, because it damages their 'femininity.'
so if you still think these freaks are gonna stop at trans girls in sports...think again.
so if you still think these freaks are gonna stop at trans girls in sports...think again.
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
seeing a conservative commentator i know openly complaining about girls in sports, at all, because it damages their 'femininity.'
so if you still think these freaks are gonna stop at trans girls in sports...think again.
so if you still think these freaks are gonna stop at trans girls in sports...think again.
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Yesterday was powerful gathering against Apple exploitation and complicity in genocides in Congo & Palestine
I was arrested & facing bogus charges
Vancouver increased its police budget by 40% (!) over past three yrs. Effects are felt daily by targeted communities plus ⬆️ criminalization of dissent
I was arrested & facing bogus charges
Vancouver increased its police budget by 40% (!) over past three yrs. Effects are felt daily by targeted communities plus ⬆️ criminalization of dissent
My friend @harshawalia.bsky.social was arrested and charged, and another protester was brutalized today in Vancouver at a protest targeting Apple for profiting from death and exploitation in its supply chain. The protesters also called out Apple's support of Friends of the IDF.
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Yesterday was powerful gathering against Apple exploitation and complicity in genocides in Congo & Palestine
I was arrested & facing bogus charges
Vancouver increased its police budget by 40% (!) over past three yrs. Effects are felt daily by targeted communities plus ⬆️ criminalization of dissent
I was arrested & facing bogus charges
Vancouver increased its police budget by 40% (!) over past three yrs. Effects are felt daily by targeted communities plus ⬆️ criminalization of dissent
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A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
an outrage.
NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that had been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
an outrage.
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More saber rattling.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
More saber rattling.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
There are good reasons that the U.S. Constitution does not leave the decision on whether to go to war to the whims of one man.
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"I myself have publicly advocated the use of direct action, including property sabotage, in the cause of climate justice. It stands to reason that I should support the same range of tactics in the effort to prevent genocide."
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"I myself have publicly advocated the use of direct action, including property sabotage, in the cause of climate justice. It stands to reason that I should support the same range of tactics in the effort to prevent genocide."
This point stands.
Anyway, under any legal regime, these are manifestly unlawful orders, creating a duty to disobey.
Those following these orders risk criminal prosecution. As do those issuing these orders.
Those following these orders risk criminal prosecution. As do those issuing these orders.
November 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This point stands.
I wrote this too quickly & a thoughtful person has pointed out that while this obviously does not reach the threshold of a non international conflict (between the US and the drug cartels) it may well be an actual inter-state armed conflict given the strikes within Venezuelan waters.
Seeing a lot of folks calling these acts war crimes.
And, to be clear, had these acts been committed in an armed conflict they would amount to *multiple* war crimes.
But it is crucial we distinguish wartime crimes from those outside of war.
And, to be clear, had these acts been committed in an armed conflict they would amount to *multiple* war crimes.
But it is crucial we distinguish wartime crimes from those outside of war.
Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I wrote this too quickly & a thoughtful person has pointed out that while this obviously does not reach the threshold of a non international conflict (between the US and the drug cartels) it may well be an actual inter-state armed conflict given the strikes within Venezuelan waters.
Seeing a lot of folks calling these acts war crimes.
And, to be clear, had these acts been committed in an armed conflict they would amount to *multiple* war crimes.
But it is crucial we distinguish wartime crimes from those outside of war.
And, to be clear, had these acts been committed in an armed conflict they would amount to *multiple* war crimes.
But it is crucial we distinguish wartime crimes from those outside of war.
Exclusive: Hegseth ordered everyone killed in the first alleged drug boat strike on Sept. 2, prompting a second hit to finish off survivors in the water in a mission led by SEAL Team 6. Ordering no quarter could legally perilous 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 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Seeing a lot of folks calling these acts war crimes.
And, to be clear, had these acts been committed in an armed conflict they would amount to *multiple* war crimes.
But it is crucial we distinguish wartime crimes from those outside of war.
And, to be clear, had these acts been committed in an armed conflict they would amount to *multiple* war crimes.
But it is crucial we distinguish wartime crimes from those outside of war.
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One day, these will be the incredibly dark moments we read about in the history books.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One day, these will be the incredibly dark moments we read about in the history books.
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The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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Starting to question the counter-narcotics rationale for the boat bombing scheme.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Starting to question the counter-narcotics rationale for the boat bombing scheme.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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6/ 🚨 Per CURRENT and former US officials, there are strong reasons to believe some people on board the Sept 2 boat were people being trafficked.
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
6/ 🚨 Per CURRENT and former US officials, there are strong reasons to believe some people on board the Sept 2 boat were people being trafficked.
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
(That is consistent with prior NYT reporting)
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My wife is in Vogue shitting on your AI-generated "art" 💜 www.vogue.com/article/matt...
![Well, everything. The death of art. [Laughs.] A thing that I’ve been struck by in the last year of tech development around art is that what makes us human is making art, even if you’re not a professional artist. This is kind of corny, but I think about cavemen, right? One of the first things we ever did as a species was put our handprints on a wall, and it’s just this drive that has always been there. It’ll always be there. And I think it’s preposterous that these people are suggesting that they develop this technology, and the first thing they want to eliminate is art, so you have more time to…what, email? I don’t know what they think I’m going to do with my fucking day. Most of the population is not artists, but a lot of the population has artistic hobbies, and if you replace that with a computer doing it for you or whatever, it’s just pointless. I think there’s a death drive in these people, almost, and an actual hatred of artists; they are jealous of people with imagination because they don’t have one, and they almost consciously want to eliminate it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:obalt57atoxc2zooldtuur75/bafkreifnjtvupzmkqg7cggiv2z5nckzpp5yd2sm7h5gg2kq3plbwv2btuy@jpeg)
July 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My wife is in Vogue shitting on your AI-generated "art" 💜 www.vogue.com/article/matt...
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Shit's real bad down South, y'all
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Shit's real bad down South, y'all
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I talked to @jasonaw.bsky.social about why I’m unsurprised, but distressed, how many Project 2025 applicants cited explicit authoritarian figures as influencing their thought and career choices. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I talked to @jasonaw.bsky.social about why I’m unsurprised, but distressed, how many Project 2025 applicants cited explicit authoritarian figures as influencing their thought and career choices. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The IDF executed two Palestinian men in Jenin. They verified that they were unarmed, told them to walk back to the building, and then shot them dead.
Observers condemn Israeli army's killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as 'shocking crime'.
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in Jenin as they try to surrender
Observers condemn Israeli army's killing of two Palestinian men in northern West Bank as 'shocking crime'.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The IDF executed two Palestinian men in Jenin. They verified that they were unarmed, told them to walk back to the building, and then shot them dead.
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⭕️ Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) credited for key role in release of US teen from Israeli detention
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
⭕️ Sen. Chris Van Hollen (@vanhollen.senate.gov) credited for key role in release of US teen from Israeli detention
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...
Palestinian-American child Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, was freed today after 9 months of Israeli imprisonment w/o charge. Journalist Jasper Nathaniel, who has been a major advocate for...