Erik “ICE delenda est” Michaelsen
@eriknmichaelsen.bsky.social
Oregon Duck ‘96. Syracuse University College of Law Orangeman ‘00. Friendly neighborhood California bankruptcy lawyer. Twin and dog dad.
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A little about me: I’m from Northern California in the Wine Country. I live in the middle of nowhere. I practice bankruptcy law for a living, and occasionally question my life’s decisions. I also make cocktails, and will make you one if asked nicely.
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5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
5/ Administration explanation to Congress seems to be a bold-face falsehood: claiming double-tap strike was to clear debris, not to kill survivors.
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
"That explanation has prompted frustration among some members of Congress who say they believe the Pentagon was deceptive."
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4/ Hiding the evidence from the American public:
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
4/ Hiding the evidence from the American public:
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
"Later in the day, President Donald Trump released a redacted 29-second surveillance drone video showing the attack. The video does not include any footage of the subsequent strike on the survivors."
And to Congress? ...
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3/ "Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight 'would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,' said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law."
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
3/ "Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight 'would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,' said Huntley, now director of the national security law program at Georgetown Law."
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2/ "Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats 'amounts to murder,' said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
2/ "Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats 'amounts to murder,' said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
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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 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
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 8:37 PM
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
Don’t worry, folks.
He’ll start killing people soon enough to distract.
Whenever his poll numbers suck, or he’s having a shitty week in the news, he murders people.
He’ll start killing people soon enough to distract.
Whenever his poll numbers suck, or he’s having a shitty week in the news, he murders people.
For Donald Trump, Black Friday takes on new meaning with the release of this Gallup poll. The short of it: Trump's support among independents is negligible, and now he;s hemorrhaging Republican supporters. news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
news.gallup.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Don’t worry, folks.
He’ll start killing people soon enough to distract.
Whenever his poll numbers suck, or he’s having a shitty week in the news, he murders people.
He’ll start killing people soon enough to distract.
Whenever his poll numbers suck, or he’s having a shitty week in the news, he murders people.
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For Donald Trump, Black Friday takes on new meaning with the release of this Gallup poll. The short of it: Trump's support among independents is negligible, and now he;s hemorrhaging Republican supporters. news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
news.gallup.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
For Donald Trump, Black Friday takes on new meaning with the release of this Gallup poll. The short of it: Trump's support among independents is negligible, and now he;s hemorrhaging Republican supporters. news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
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Trump fighting with his architect about wanting to build a ballroom bigger than the actual White House feels very on brand
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November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump fighting with his architect about wanting to build a ballroom bigger than the actual White House feels very on brand
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Big part of what’s happening under Trump 2 is a bunch of people who were quite sure any constraint or limitation cited isn’t actually real and then learning that actually they are and many people take them seriously.
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Big part of what’s happening under Trump 2 is a bunch of people who were quite sure any constraint or limitation cited isn’t actually real and then learning that actually they are and many people take them seriously.
This is absolutely bonkers
November 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is absolutely bonkers
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if Zillow Ed is saying you've not only done crimes but that an OLC opinion won't immunize you, you may want to start making travel plans to a non-extradition country that also ignores the ICC
Does Pete Hegseth have a "golden shield" against prosecution in the form of a DOJ OLC opinion? Ed Whelan thinks not.
November 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
if Zillow Ed is saying you've not only done crimes but that an OLC opinion won't immunize you, you may want to start making travel plans to a non-extradition country that also ignores the ICC
A sequence of Black Friday events.
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
A sequence of Black Friday events.
I am so fucking cold right now that I am using a drink to warm myself up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I am so fucking cold right now that I am using a drink to warm myself up.
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This is Nazism. And the only reason some folks cannot see it is because they, themselves, are also dangerous fascists. This may be the most un-American statement ever uttered by a man currently serving as co-President of the United States. It spits in the face of everything America is.
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is Nazism. And the only reason some folks cannot see it is because they, themselves, are also dangerous fascists. This may be the most un-American statement ever uttered by a man currently serving as co-President of the United States. It spits in the face of everything America is.
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Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was charged, tried and convicted on drug trafficking charges, and who is currently serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison. Why? Probably because he gave Trump a taste of the action.
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Trump says he will pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was charged, tried and convicted on drug trafficking charges, and who is currently serving a 45-year sentence in a US prison. Why? Probably because he gave Trump a taste of the action.
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h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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It’s so rare for elected Republicans to speak out against Trump in any form, but when was the last time we saw one leverage an issue in an unrelated vote?
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It’s so rare for elected Republicans to speak out against Trump in any form, but when was the last time we saw one leverage an issue in an unrelated vote?
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Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
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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 9:16 PM
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
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Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
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"How many Russian drones did it take to shut down European skies? About 5.
How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night."
Great speech by @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org. More decisive action is needed to protect Ukraine, and Europe, from terror.
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night."
Great speech by @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org. More decisive action is needed to protect Ukraine, and Europe, from terror.
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"How many Russian drones did it take to shut down European skies? About 5.
How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night."
Great speech by @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org. More decisive action is needed to protect Ukraine, and Europe, from terror.
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
How many drones are over Ukraine? About 500. Every night."
Great speech by @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org. More decisive action is needed to protect Ukraine, and Europe, from terror.
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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russia is a terrorist state.
Asan and Yevhen are military medics who saved lives at Azovstal. In May 2022, they went into russian captivity following orders. Recently they shared photos taken after their release and after 2 years of rehabilitation.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
russia is a terrorist state.