Crary
@crary.bsky.social
He/him. Originally from the Finger Lakes, moved to the Canadian prairie. Not because it rhymes with my name, but I don't mind that. Lawyer in two countries, competent adult in neither.
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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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God bless NYC. Stay safe and nonviolent out there!
ICE is STILL stuck inside the parking garage in lower Manhattan, and they seem pretty grumpy about it.
November 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
God bless NYC. Stay safe and nonviolent out there!
My (very inexpert) takeaway here is that the MAGA dead-enders really only account for ~20% of the population. That is a fair bit lower than I might have guessed.
"Who do you blame for (X) going up?"
Healthcare Premiums:
🔴 GOP: 47%
🔵 DEM: 21%
🟣 Both: 19%
Costs Generally:
🔴 GOP: 46%
🟣 Both: 21%
🔵 DEM: 19%
Electricity:
🔴 GOP: 38%
🟣 Both: 20%
🔵 DEM: 19%
Navigator / Nov 9, 2025
Healthcare Premiums:
🔴 GOP: 47%
🔵 DEM: 21%
🟣 Both: 19%
Costs Generally:
🔴 GOP: 46%
🟣 Both: 21%
🔵 DEM: 19%
Electricity:
🔴 GOP: 38%
🟣 Both: 20%
🔵 DEM: 19%
Navigator / Nov 9, 2025
November 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My (very inexpert) takeaway here is that the MAGA dead-enders really only account for ~20% of the population. That is a fair bit lower than I might have guessed.
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Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
I mean, it's 971 years late, but still a good thing.
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo and Patriarch Bartholomew reject violence in the name of God - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I sign a Joint Declaration in Istanbul reaffirming their commitment to the path toward full ...
www.vaticannews.va
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I mean, it's 971 years late, but still a good thing.
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
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“why the fuck are we invading Venezuela” should really be on at least a couple of chyrons
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“why the fuck are we invading Venezuela” should really be on at least a couple of chyrons
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Ok this is a sign
Wow: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to think that companies involved with Trump's ballroom project could be criminally prosecuted. thehill.com/business/559...
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ok this is a sign
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fuck yeah NYC
ICE was blocked and impeded by people all the way to the Lincoln Tunnel
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
fuck yeah NYC
"Remigration" would necessarily mean white people back to Europe, right? Seems impractical, but...just.
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Remigration" would necessarily mean white people back to Europe, right? Seems impractical, but...just.
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Stoppard’s line, "There’s something scary about stupidity made coherent," lands with eerie precision when applied to AI.
November 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Stoppard’s line, "There’s something scary about stupidity made coherent," lands with eerie precision when applied to AI.
My mother (now gone herself) had an incidental meeting with Mr. Stoppard when she worked at a restaurant. He was kinder to her than he needed to be, and she found him utterly charming. Oh, he also happened to be one of the greatest wordsmiths of all time. R.I.P. apnews.com/article/stop...
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won Academy Award for 'Shakespeare In Love,' has died at 88
British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998’s “Shakespeare In Love” has died. He was 88.
apnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My mother (now gone herself) had an incidental meeting with Mr. Stoppard when she worked at a restaurant. He was kinder to her than he needed to be, and she found him utterly charming. Oh, he also happened to be one of the greatest wordsmiths of all time. R.I.P. apnews.com/article/stop...
I really like what I have seen of her and am cautiously optimistic she will be a force for good.
I still wish government positions were not passed down within families.
I still wish government positions were not passed down within families.
"I can get loud."
In the wake of the Epstein fight, Rep. Adelita Grijalva has become a voice for sexual assault survivors.
"Advocacy for people that feel like they don't have a voice has always been something that I'm very comfortable with. I think that it is our responsibility."
In the wake of the Epstein fight, Rep. Adelita Grijalva has become a voice for sexual assault survivors.
"Advocacy for people that feel like they don't have a voice has always been something that I'm very comfortable with. I think that it is our responsibility."
'I can get loud': Adelita Grijalva becomes a voice for sexual assault survivors
The Arizona Democrat is the least senior member of Congress, but she was thrust into the spotlight as her fight to be seated coincided with the Epstein saga.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I really like what I have seen of her and am cautiously optimistic she will be a force for good.
I still wish government positions were not passed down within families.
I still wish government positions were not passed down within families.
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Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
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Hellllll yesss
Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️
That's what I call great ambassador
That's what I call great ambassador
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hellllll yesss
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It’s also coming from a guy who at times doesn’t know what documents he’s signing or who he’s granting executive clemency to
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It’s also coming from a guy who at times doesn’t know what documents he’s signing or who he’s granting executive clemency to
He's going to pull the Putin maneuver of running as vice president, if he's physically able (at this point I think those odds are less than 50/50). This Supreme Court will let him. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Trump Says He’s Barred From Running for Third Term After Weeks of Speculation
The president’s comments come after his allies promoted the idea of another term.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
He's going to pull the Putin maneuver of running as vice president, if he's physically able (at this point I think those odds are less than 50/50). This Supreme Court will let him. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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It’s wild how the default category of racial politics is ignored by “heterodox thinkers.” this was my main criticism of Yascha Mounk‘s Identity Trap:
medium.com/3streams/the...
medium.com/3streams/the...
November 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It’s wild how the default category of racial politics is ignored by “heterodox thinkers.” this was my main criticism of Yascha Mounk‘s Identity Trap:
medium.com/3streams/the...
medium.com/3streams/the...
Obviously more insanity, but I can't be the only one who hears this in Uncle Leo's voice?
Trump posts an image of him holding a sign that reads, “Trump 2028, yes!”
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Obviously more insanity, but I can't be the only one who hears this in Uncle Leo's voice?
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Similar energy. 😐
a man sitting at a desk with a box of boise paper in front of him
ALT: a man sitting at a desk with a box of boise paper in front of him
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Similar energy. 😐
I am convinced that he has been forced to change up his dying/tanning routines because of something medical. To be clear, I am about the farthest thing from a doctor.
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I am convinced that he has been forced to change up his dying/tanning routines because of something medical. To be clear, I am about the farthest thing from a doctor.
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Do yourself a favor and listen to Weiss and Snyder:
My chat with the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social on Ukraine and the United States. Was meant to be 30 minutes and ended up going for an hour. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p/o…
November 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Do yourself a favor and listen to Weiss and Snyder:
Capitalism is fundamentally broken. How do I know? Because a person can set $44 billion on fire for no reason at all and suffer zero apparent consequences.
www.thedailybeast.com/users-flee-m...
www.thedailybeast.com/users-flee-m...
Users Flee Musk’s X as It Falls Behind Rival Platform
X has slipped among U.S. users while Reddit soars in popularity, new research finds.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Capitalism is fundamentally broken. How do I know? Because a person can set $44 billion on fire for no reason at all and suffer zero apparent consequences.
www.thedailybeast.com/users-flee-m...
www.thedailybeast.com/users-flee-m...
If the Hegseth reporting isn't enough to make you want to chew on barbed wire, this will do it: www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
Police didn’t believe a 12-year-old who said she'd been raped. Then she hit record.
“If I didn’t find the evidence for them, I wasn’t too sure they would find it.”
www.motherjones.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If the Hegseth reporting isn't enough to make you want to chew on barbed wire, this will do it: www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...
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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.
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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...