Penny K
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Penny K
@pefnic.bsky.social
Lifelong Democrat, dedicated to reclaiming democracy by staying alive. Positive energy, loving life & giving thanks! Nurse, activist, grandmother. Interested: books, learning, sharing, history, art, photography, science, politics, public health No DM’s
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Family of Colombian man killed in illegal U.S. strike files human rights challenge
The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on when he was sailing off Colombia's Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights
#Wrldpoli🌐

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Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge
In a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas, the first challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats argues that the death was an extrajudicial killing.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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32 degrees but the red tailed hawks are back. They’re not as skittish as the northern harriers
December 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Deflect and Distract volume 47
December 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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News Analysis: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orders regarding a lethal Sept. 2 attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea are under scrutiny. A broad range of legal experts argue that the killings have been murders, while the Trump administration insists that its campaign is lawful.
The Furor Over Trump’s Boat Attacks and a Particular Follow-Up Strike, Explained
Bipartisan congressional oversight is underway, but for now is focusing on narrow details about one missile instead of broader legal issues.
nyti.ms
December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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A corrupt president pardons a corrupt member of Congress for corrupt reasons. With multiple guilty pleas establishing a bribery-laundering scheme, Hakeem Jeffries still called the case “thin” and sought cover in a bribery-plagued Supreme Court.

A lesson in squandering potential inroads with voters.
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Trump has issued 1500+ pardons and counting…a who’s who of drug kingpins, crypto scammers, violent insurrectionists, terrorism financiers & corrupt politicians.

In Trump’s oligarchy, the rich and powerful can pay their way to reside above the law.
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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#Trump pardoned Tim Leiweke — who his own DOJ indicted in July for rigging a public university’s arena bid—

It’s all a grift — Saudis to crypto to pardon seekers — everything gets turned into a revenue stream. With 1,500+ pardons already, clemency is a monetized market
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Agree 💯 With Ben Stiller......
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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All he’s done is ruin Don Jr’s weekend.
December 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Breaking News! Letitia James re-indictment fails at Grand Jury! They said nooooo 😂😂😂 Per #DeadlineWH
bugs bunny says nooo while looking at something
ALT: bugs bunny says nooo while looking at something
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December 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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The Trump administration will be allowed to continue its National Guard deployment in D.C. pending another appeals court decision.

This means the mission could extend past the previous Dec. 11 deadline set by a lower court.
National Guard can stay in D.C. for now, appeals court says
A judge had ruled last month that Trump’s National Guard deployment in D.C. was unlawful. An appeals court is still considering the administration’s request to allow it to continue.
wapo.st
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Independent photojournalist and documentarian Avery Craig was grabbed by New York City police, slammed into a wall and placed under arrest while documenting protests attempting to block federal officers from conducting an immigration raid on Nov. 29.
Photojournalist slammed against wall, arrested amid NYC protest
Independent photojournalist and documentarian Avery Craig was assaulted and arrested by police while documenting immigration protests in New York, New …
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December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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President Donald Trump's son-in-law likely broke the law this week, one analyst wrote Wednesday.
Trump's son-in-law almost certainly just broke the law: analyst
President Donald Trump's son-in-law likely broke the law this week, one analyst wrote Wednesday.Jared Kushner traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin over a potential peace deal with Ukraine. The U.S. delegation co...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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It was one of the most extraordinary pardons in recent history. How an unusual group of Trump allies helped a convicted cocaine trafficker walk free.
How a Man Convicted of Running a Latin American Narco State Landed a Pardon
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s unusual network of Trump allies and MAGA influencers helped deliver an extraordinary pardon to him.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Letter: I served for 23 years as a soldier. We were trained — over and over — that defenseless enemies were not to be harmed, and that any harm to them would be a crime.
Letter: We must get to the bottom of Pete Hegseth’s role in the killing of survivors of a destroyed speedboat
Letter: I served for 23 years as a soldier. We were trained — over and over — that defenseless enemies were not to be harmed, and that any harm to them would be a crime.
www.sltrib.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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The number of regular smokers in Japan has reached a low not seen since 2022, at only around 1 in 7 people, a health ministry survey has found.
Japan sees drop in regular smokers, national health survey finds
Nearly 1 in 5 of those who said in the health ministry's annual survey that they smoke also said they wanted to quit.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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I'd like to take a minute to remind the Admiral that it's always the cover-up that sinks you.
Admiral Bradley is apparently going to tell Congress tomorrow that the two survivors whose boat had been blown to smithereens “were attempting to continue their drug run, making themselves legitimate targets for another attack.”

Via WSJ

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www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers
Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the commander of the September attack, is set to provide an account of his role for the first time in a closed briefing.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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RepubliCOWARDS once again vote to PROTECT the PATHETIC FASCIST P.O.S. President Pedophile.

EVERY ONE of the REPUBLICAN Representatives VOTED AGAINST IMPEACHMENT for BRIBERY & CORRUPTION which he is CLEARLY guilty of.

Vote them ALL out of office!

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Trump Administration MUST Testify Under Oath After Judge OPENS Route to Conviction
YouTube video by Buffett Value Lessons
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December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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It’s time for folks at DoD and in the IC to start lawyering up.

If you’re an officer or official who was forced into pushing through potentially illegal orders, get a lawyer.

If you’re a soldier, seaman or airman who was forced to execute them, get a lawyer.
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM