CDK@CRM-114/AE-35
@cdavidkz.bsky.social
NATSEC nerd, astronomer, engineer, artist, recovering gamer (simulations/RPG), guitarist(?), pro-U.S. Constitution, pro-democracy, anti-fascist, Blue idealist/realist, animal communicator, faithful husband, Black, Indigenous, USAF/USAR/USARNG (Retired)
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The first use of the pardon was by George Washington, who spared two men from death for treason.
But sure, we suck, because the last 10 years have been crazy
But sure, we suck, because the last 10 years have been crazy
"greatest democracy in the world"
that relies on the pardon power of one man
that relies on the pardon power of one man
November 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The first use of the pardon was by George Washington, who spared two men from death for treason.
But sure, we suck, because the last 10 years have been crazy
But sure, we suck, because the last 10 years have been crazy
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Amen
What annoys me about all the talk of the icc is that these are americans committing crimes under the american legal system, so we need to charge them under the american legal system at the earliest chance. We shouldnt offload the responsibilities of trying these criminals to the rest of the world
Pipe dreams don't change things. I've said point-blank that I think what happened in the boat strikes is a war crime, but I don't think "let's hand over US officers to foreign courts" is a winning Dem message, even if it makes people on Bluesky feel brave and virtuous and good about themselves.
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Amen
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Please don't google anything about me, I beg you
In general aligned with what Nichols has said tonight but this is a big yikes
I have never discussed my vote in 2016 and don't plan to start now
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Please don't google anything about me, I beg you
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Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress
In the last year, federal, state and institutional decisions have gutted pillars of America's civil rights protections.
www.axios.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Under Trump, 591 books by Black authors have been banned from Pentagon-run schools and libraries, according to Onyx Impact. @delanomassey.bsky.social www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...
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Now you know why they fired so many of the JAGs. It was like taking out the security guards before robbing a bank. They knew what they were going to do would be illegal, but would do it anyway.
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Now you know why they fired so many of the JAGs. It was like taking out the security guards before robbing a bank. They knew what they were going to do would be illegal, but would do it anyway.
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2/2 link:
Statement of the “Former JAGs Working Group” on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Statement of the “Former JAGs Working Group” on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
2/2 link:
Statement of the “Former JAGs Working Group” on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Statement of the “Former JAGs Working Group” on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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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 8:10 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
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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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During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
During WWII a German vessel fired upon sailors floating in the sea after the Greek vessel Peleus was sunk. The officers were tried and convicted in the Peleus War Crimes trial.
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Captured Court, funded by creepy billionaires, defending $700 billion annual U.S. subsidy for Big Oil.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Captured Court, funded by creepy billionaires, defending $700 billion annual U.S. subsidy for Big Oil.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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“But there can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported earlier today: That U.S. Special Operations Forces killed the survivors of a first strike on a drug boat off the coast of Trinidad who, in the Post’s words, ‘were clinging to the smoldering wreck.’”
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“But there can be no conceivable legal justification for what the Washington Post reported earlier today: That U.S. Special Operations Forces killed the survivors of a first strike on a drug boat off the coast of Trinidad who, in the Post’s words, ‘were clinging to the smoldering wreck.’”
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Or the laws of armed conflict. Or the Geneva conventions. You cannot kill people who have been rendered hors de combat in a military action.
Decent answer, but this is why CNN needs experts on the law of the sea on, instead of the usual political commentators. They could easily explain why this violates maritime rules.
Stephen Miller’s Wife @katiemiller : “Can you cite the statute that makes the boat bombings illegal?”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “The due process
clause in the constitution.”
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Or the laws of armed conflict. Or the Geneva conventions. You cannot kill people who have been rendered hors de combat in a military action.
Donald Trump and Steven Witkoff:
Two long-time shady real estate bros selling out U.S. and European security to the Russians...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Two long-time shady real estate bros selling out U.S. and European security to the Russians...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Donald Trump and Steven Witkoff:
Two long-time shady real estate bros selling out U.S. and European security to the Russians...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Two long-time shady real estate bros selling out U.S. and European security to the Russians...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
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The way to understand it is to realize that the chain of command is built not only on discipline, but on trust. If you're a major in the army and your colonel says to do something, you assume - and legally, you are *required* to assume - that several officers senior to you already vetted it.
I’ll never understand the conflict that exists between “refuse manifestly illegal orders” and “but my superiors signed off on it”
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The way to understand it is to realize that the chain of command is built not only on discipline, but on trust. If you're a major in the army and your colonel says to do something, you assume - and legally, you are *required* to assume - that several officers senior to you already vetted it.
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Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
Read a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president
Putin Advisers Discuss Plans for Dealing With Trump: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president.
bloom.bg
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
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November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Fired. Investigated. Silenced. Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Donald Trump — from federal workers and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. It’s the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
reut.rs
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Fired. Investigated. Silenced. Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Donald Trump — from federal workers and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. It’s the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
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Article 3, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution defines treason as "levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort".
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Article 3, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution defines treason as "levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort".
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Before you jump to conclusions that Witkoff is just a stooge getting worked over by the Russians, know he has been working for them (with Trump) for more than a decade…in 2010 he helped a (later indicted) Russian mobster get real estate development approved (NYC).
therealdeal.com/new-york/201...
therealdeal.com/new-york/201...
Steve Witkoff revealed as “friend” of indicted Russian mobster
Steve Witkoff revealed as “friend” of indicted Russian mobster.
therealdeal.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Is Steve Witkoff Trying to Do?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Sending prayers and strength to the friends, families and fellow guardsmen of the two West Virginians who were shot in DC. These individuals signed up to serve because they cared about their community and their country, and to have this happen the day before Thanksgiving is heartbreaking.
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Sending prayers and strength to the friends, families and fellow guardsmen of the two West Virginians who were shot in DC. These individuals signed up to serve because they cared about their community and their country, and to have this happen the day before Thanksgiving is heartbreaking.
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Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.
So, how would/should Steven Witkoff be charged, if we had a proper FBI?
A. Acting as a Foreign Agent
B. Espionage
C. Treason
D. All of the Above
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
A. Acting as a Foreign Agent
B. Espionage
C. Treason
D. All of the Above
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
Kremlin says leaked U.S. call is an attempt to disrupt Ukraine peace talks
President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said he had no deadline for a deal after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving.
www.nbcnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
So, how would/should Steven Witkoff be charged, if we had a proper FBI?
A. Acting as a Foreign Agent
B. Espionage
C. Treason
D. All of the Above
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
A. Acting as a Foreign Agent
B. Espionage
C. Treason
D. All of the Above
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
A-Co. 834th ASB, USARNG-MN (1995-2004)
November 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A-Co. 834th ASB, USARNG-MN (1995-2004)