John A Olsen Spokane wa
@chefgus.bsky.social
https://www.thefigtree.org/may12/050112chefguscooks.html
Captain US Army MSC 68-74
Still under Oath at age 80
Elbows Up
Democratic Socialism is simply Christ's Call in Mathew 25
Veritas Unitas Caritas
Spokane Wa
Captain US Army MSC 68-74
Still under Oath at age 80
Elbows Up
Democratic Socialism is simply Christ's Call in Mathew 25
Veritas Unitas Caritas
Spokane Wa
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
Now Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee - vow "vigorous oversight" and "full accounting" of Secretary Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order and double-strike operation.
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Now Senate Armed Services Committee and House Armed Services Committee - vow "vigorous oversight" and "full accounting" of Secretary Hegseth's alleged "kill them all" order and double-strike operation.
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
Rare joint statements by GOP Chairman and Ranking Member on both committees
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
ICE is continuing to engage in reckless and unwarranted militarized operations.
Today’s confrontation didn't protect a single person but instead unnecessarily put New Yorkers, federal agents, and NYPD in harm’s way.
Make no mistake: any chaos and violence in NYC involving ICE is instigated by ICE.
Today’s confrontation didn't protect a single person but instead unnecessarily put New Yorkers, federal agents, and NYPD in harm’s way.
Make no mistake: any chaos and violence in NYC involving ICE is instigated by ICE.
November 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
ICE is continuing to engage in reckless and unwarranted militarized operations.
Today’s confrontation didn't protect a single person but instead unnecessarily put New Yorkers, federal agents, and NYPD in harm’s way.
Make no mistake: any chaos and violence in NYC involving ICE is instigated by ICE.
Today’s confrontation didn't protect a single person but instead unnecessarily put New Yorkers, federal agents, and NYPD in harm’s way.
Make no mistake: any chaos and violence in NYC involving ICE is instigated by ICE.
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
Pregunta?
'Kill Everybody
WTF'
Good Grief
'Kill Everybody
WTF'
Good Grief
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Pregunta?
'Kill Everybody
WTF'
Good Grief
'Kill Everybody
WTF'
Good Grief
Seriously
Very very Seriously
Southcom
Centcom
Etc
I think there are only a Few 'Coms'
And All Sentient Aware of UCMJ
All Officers and even All enlisted s Have been Schooled
The SOUTHCOM General did what even A Captain like me would have done!.
Remember Mi Ly
Yup
Very very Seriously
Southcom
Centcom
Etc
I think there are only a Few 'Coms'
And All Sentient Aware of UCMJ
All Officers and even All enlisted s Have been Schooled
The SOUTHCOM General did what even A Captain like me would have done!.
Remember Mi Ly
Yup
November 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Seriously
Very very Seriously
Southcom
Centcom
Etc
I think there are only a Few 'Coms'
And All Sentient Aware of UCMJ
All Officers and even All enlisted s Have been Schooled
The SOUTHCOM General did what even A Captain like me would have done!.
Remember Mi Ly
Yup
Very very Seriously
Southcom
Centcom
Etc
I think there are only a Few 'Coms'
And All Sentient Aware of UCMJ
All Officers and even All enlisted s Have been Schooled
The SOUTHCOM General did what even A Captain like me would have done!.
Remember Mi Ly
Yup
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
What he said: 💯 🎯
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
Process that,
That a Very very high level Commander resigning has gotten less attention than it deserves.
Very Very Big deal under the MSM Radar..
Hegseth is Way way out of his lane under Trump's Direction.
That a Very very high level Commander resigning has gotten less attention than it deserves.
Very Very Big deal under the MSM Radar..
Hegseth is Way way out of his lane under Trump's Direction.
November 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Process that,
That a Very very high level Commander resigning has gotten less attention than it deserves.
Very Very Big deal under the MSM Radar..
Hegseth is Way way out of his lane under Trump's Direction.
That a Very very high level Commander resigning has gotten less attention than it deserves.
Very Very Big deal under the MSM Radar..
Hegseth is Way way out of his lane under Trump's Direction.
So,
I served as a Captain in the Army MSC at Fort Clayton as an Optometrist.
I had the pleasure to examine The Chief of Southern Command An Army General at the time
Big big deal with a large security detail and Full Colonels in the room for the exam.
A SOUTHCOM Commander resigning!!.
Process
I served as a Captain in the Army MSC at Fort Clayton as an Optometrist.
I had the pleasure to examine The Chief of Southern Command An Army General at the time
Big big deal with a large security detail and Full Colonels in the room for the exam.
A SOUTHCOM Commander resigning!!.
Process
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So,
I served as a Captain in the Army MSC at Fort Clayton as an Optometrist.
I had the pleasure to examine The Chief of Southern Command An Army General at the time
Big big deal with a large security detail and Full Colonels in the room for the exam.
A SOUTHCOM Commander resigning!!.
Process
I served as a Captain in the Army MSC at Fort Clayton as an Optometrist.
I had the pleasure to examine The Chief of Southern Command An Army General at the time
Big big deal with a large security detail and Full Colonels in the room for the exam.
A SOUTHCOM Commander resigning!!.
Process
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
Canadians don’t want a petulant Maple MAGA Prime Minister who will kiss Donald Trump’s ass.
“The Liberals enjoy an 11-point lead over the Conservatives as approval of Pierre Poilievre falls to an all-time low.”
Approval of Pierre Poilievre has reached an all-time low
Approval of Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre has reached an all-time low.
cultmtl.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Canadians don’t want a petulant Maple MAGA Prime Minister who will kiss Donald Trump’s ass.
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
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 4:26 AM
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
King: Are you saying Geneva Conventions shouldn't be followed in the future?
Hegseth: Rules about how we treat prisoners, etc., in the geneva convention is important but we have to acknowledge that how was fought when they were drafted is not the reality of how war is fought now..
Hegseth: Rules about how we treat prisoners, etc., in the geneva convention is important but we have to acknowledge that how was fought when they were drafted is not the reality of how war is fought now..
January 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
King: Are you saying Geneva Conventions shouldn't be followed in the future?
Hegseth: Rules about how we treat prisoners, etc., in the geneva convention is important but we have to acknowledge that how was fought when they were drafted is not the reality of how war is fought now..
Hegseth: Rules about how we treat prisoners, etc., in the geneva convention is important but we have to acknowledge that how was fought when they were drafted is not the reality of how war is fought now..
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
“.. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“.. As the smoke cleared, they got a jolt: Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck.
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“The Special Operations commander .. ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions .. The two men were blown apart ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
🎁 link to the WSJ editorial that made Stephen Miller so mad.
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Ambush on the National Guard
The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn’t condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
🎁 link to the WSJ editorial that made Stephen Miller so mad.
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
"It would be a shame if this single act of betrayal became the excuse for deporting all Afghan refugees...
"Thousands are building new lives here in peace. Collective punishment won’t make America safer."
www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
There is literally no reason for the military to be in D.C.
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
While the right lose their goddamn minds about a lone wolf doing something horrendous in DC today, let’s not forget that last week in the White House they all gushed over a genocidal, journalist murdering tyrant whose country financed 9/11.
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
While the right lose their goddamn minds about a lone wolf doing something horrendous in DC today, let’s not forget that last week in the White House they all gushed over a genocidal, journalist murdering tyrant whose country financed 9/11.
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
What’s left of this man’s brain is just a Rube Goldberg machine of racism
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
What’s left of this man’s brain is just a Rube Goldberg machine of racism
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
Trump and his administration have targeted at least 470 people, organizations and institutions for retribution since he took office, according to a @reuters.com tally – an average of more than one a day. www.reuters.com/investigates...
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.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Trump and his administration have targeted at least 470 people, organizations and institutions for retribution since he took office, according to a @reuters.com tally – an average of more than one a day. www.reuters.com/investigates...
Just finished Chris Hayes new book :
Lessons From Bobby
.
Ten reasons Robert F Kennedy Still Matters
A short, but deeply profound about a life that changed the world.
Still personally affected by his live presence, living in Oregon as a Student in 1968
Lessons From Bobby
.
Ten reasons Robert F Kennedy Still Matters
A short, but deeply profound about a life that changed the world.
Still personally affected by his live presence, living in Oregon as a Student in 1968
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Just finished Chris Hayes new book :
Lessons From Bobby
.
Ten reasons Robert F Kennedy Still Matters
A short, but deeply profound about a life that changed the world.
Still personally affected by his live presence, living in Oregon as a Student in 1968
Lessons From Bobby
.
Ten reasons Robert F Kennedy Still Matters
A short, but deeply profound about a life that changed the world.
Still personally affected by his live presence, living in Oregon as a Student in 1968
Reposted by John A Olsen Spokane wa
Happy Thanksgiving! No matter where we celebrate, it is worth counting our blessings and sharing what we can with others. I'm grateful to the team at 2nd Harvest for putting food on tables across #WA05. 2-harvest.org?form=donate&...
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! No matter where we celebrate, it is worth counting our blessings and sharing what we can with others. I'm grateful to the team at 2nd Harvest for putting food on tables across #WA05. 2-harvest.org?form=donate&...