Andrew H. Sowards
@andrewhsowards.bsky.social
Former criminal defense investigator, retired (disability not old) FPD CHU. Picture taker, sawdust maker, occasional writer of words.
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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness—-That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends...
Hope Mark Kelly just hands the FBI this article when they come to talk to him.
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 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hope Mark Kelly just hands the FBI this article when they come to talk to him.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
I'm more and more convinced my life ends in the cave I end up moving to one day soon.
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I'm more and more convinced my life ends in the cave I end up moving to one day soon.
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The US military carried out a followup strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean on Sept 2, killing survivors of the initial strike, sources said.
People briefed on the “double-tap” strike said they were concerned that it could violate the law of armed conflict. www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
People briefed on the “double-tap” strike said they were concerned that it could violate the law of armed conflict. www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
www.cnn.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The US military carried out a followup strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean on Sept 2, killing survivors of the initial strike, sources said.
People briefed on the “double-tap” strike said they were concerned that it could violate the law of armed conflict. www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
People briefed on the “double-tap” strike said they were concerned that it could violate the law of armed conflict. www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
When we get done trying Hegseth, we should let the other countries do it too. See what happens.
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
When we get done trying Hegseth, we should let the other countries do it too. See what happens.
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Fuck
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Fuck
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“Black Friday,” Stephen miller yells, getting redder and redder, “will be replaced with White Friday.”
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Black Friday,” Stephen miller yells, getting redder and redder, “will be replaced with White Friday.”
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Tim Walz clapped back at Donald Trump’s use of an offensive slur against him by demanding the president release the results of his MRI.
Walz Demands Trump’s MRI Results After Unhinged Slur Attack
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit back after Trump used a slur to question his supposed stance on immigration.
trib.al
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Tim Walz clapped back at Donald Trump’s use of an offensive slur against him by demanding the president release the results of his MRI.
Paid $22 for a $13 bag of coffee yesterday so I'm guessing it's shit like that.
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Paid $22 for a $13 bag of coffee yesterday so I'm guessing it's shit like that.
Even if they could do this, we recognized a long time ago this type of taxation is regressive and most of the tax bill for people getting screwed by tariffs are FICA/Med anyway so this is meaningless. Unless you're rich.
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income reut.rs/4p65j0l
Trump says he may cut income tax 'completely' because of tariff income
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs.
reut.rs
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Even if they could do this, we recognized a long time ago this type of taxation is regressive and most of the tax bill for people getting screwed by tariffs are FICA/Med anyway so this is meaningless. Unless you're rich.
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
I do not like that last part. I don't like any of it really, but they've been just waiting for this to turn their xenophobic bullshit to 11.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I do not like that last part. I don't like any of it really, but they've been just waiting for this to turn their xenophobic bullshit to 11.
Way down on the list of fucked up shit about this whole thing is that a serious case like this is being prosecuted by Judge Winebox and AG Shitnose.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
National guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom has died after Washington DC shooting – Trump
One other member of the guards, Andrew Wolfe, is still ‘fighting for his life’, according to the president
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Way down on the list of fucked up shit about this whole thing is that a serious case like this is being prosecuted by Judge Winebox and AG Shitnose.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
National Guard aren’t ICE or Border Patrol. They didn’t sign up looking to harass and repress people. They’re volunteers, part time, in case of emergency. They didn’t ask for this.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
West Virginia National Guard shouldn’t have been deployed in Washington DC.
Victims of the shooter and the president.
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Stephen Miller’s ancestors were Jewish refugees from the pogroms in czarist Russia. They came to the U.S. in the early twentieth century, even as racists said this same stuff about them.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Stephen Miller’s ancestors were Jewish refugees from the pogroms in czarist Russia. They came to the U.S. in the early twentieth century, even as racists said this same stuff about them.
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What Americans Die from?
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
October 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
What Americans Die from?
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
And what the media reports on...
Our World in Data ourworldindata.org/does-the-new...
Who has $40k in jewelry delivered? And who sells shit for $750 when she has a good job? And when something like this happens, does it change your view of who is a "criminal" and who isn't?
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Former leader in Arizona Attorney General's Office charged with felony theft
Vanessa Dailey resigned from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office after the Postal Service notified the agency about the theft investigation.
www.azcentral.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Who has $40k in jewelry delivered? And who sells shit for $750 when she has a good job? And when something like this happens, does it change your view of who is a "criminal" and who isn't?
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
I refuse to leave my sons a country run by these assholes. Ignorant, racist, greedy little fucks the lot of them and we will not lose to them.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I refuse to leave my sons a country run by these assholes. Ignorant, racist, greedy little fucks the lot of them and we will not lose to them.
Trump is 12 years old.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Trump is 12 years old.
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Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
Native American actress gave ICE agents her tribal ID. They called it 'fake,' she says
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
He missed one game?
Broncos LB Alex Singleton’s return from testicular cancer will be “special.”
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...
Broncos LB Alex Singleton's return from testicular cancer will be "special"
One day after making nine tackles in a win over the Raiders on Nov. 6, Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton underwent surgery for testicular cancer.
www.nbcsports.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
He missed one game?
Fuck ICE. Every single one of them needs to be tried.
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Fuck ICE. Every single one of them needs to be tried.
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Excited by the prospect of Mamdani bringing his communication skills to talking about basic public functions and the people that provide them.
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Excited by the prospect of Mamdani bringing his communication skills to talking about basic public functions and the people that provide them.