@robertmcmillan.bsky.social
Retired DoD 47 years. USN 1974-1978, Gunner’s Mate. USAFR 1980-1999, Flight Control System Specialist and Flight Engineer, SMSgt. DoD Quality Assurance Specialist, ISO Auditor.
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“surely the warrior ethos doesn't require killing helpless men clinging to the wreckage of a blown-up boat… the law here is clear: ‘Persons incapacitated by... shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable to make them the object of attack’”
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
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 5:06 AM
“surely the warrior ethos doesn't require killing helpless men clinging to the wreckage of a blown-up boat… the law here is clear: ‘Persons incapacitated by... shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable to make them the object of attack’”
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
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Among American Jews - "How would you rate Trump's leadership of the United States?"
Poor/Fair: 65%
Excellent/Good: 35%
JPPI / October 2025
Poor/Fair: 65%
Excellent/Good: 35%
JPPI / October 2025
November 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Among American Jews - "How would you rate Trump's leadership of the United States?"
Poor/Fair: 65%
Excellent/Good: 35%
JPPI / October 2025
Poor/Fair: 65%
Excellent/Good: 35%
JPPI / October 2025
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"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
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 4:43 AM
"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
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UN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
UN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
UN compares UK’s Palestine Action ban with human rights restrictions in Russia
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
UN special rapporteur on human rights says the ban is ‘an unnecessary and disproportionate restriction’ on fundamental human rights
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
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“I suspect hundreds if not thousands of Gazans have been executed in the same manner. This is a war on occupied people–a war on civilians. There is no army in the West Bank. Israel is not fighting with anybody. They are just conducting attacks on civilian population… praised by Israeli army and...
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“I suspect hundreds if not thousands of Gazans have been executed in the same manner. This is a war on occupied people–a war on civilians. There is no army in the West Bank. Israel is not fighting with anybody. They are just conducting attacks on civilian population… praised by Israeli army and...
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"Beware of any Christian movement that acts as though the world is full of enemies to be destroyed rather than full of neighbors to be loved.
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."
November 29, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"Beware of any Christian movement that acts as though the world is full of enemies to be destroyed rather than full of neighbors to be loved.
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."
Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath, but never a source of God's mercy, generosity, or compassion."
rich dudes got freakier after butlers fell out of fashion, like say what you will about having domestic servants but clearly it was some sort of moderating force on old rich dudes having a fancy man follow you around saying shit like "oh dear sir, that wouldn't be very becoming"
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Putin tells Russians that they invaded Ukraine to fulfill Russia's destiny. None of the lies about NATO and the EU fed to us by Russia's tools like Farage, Gill, and Arron Banks. (Thanks @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Putin tells Russians that they invaded Ukraine to fulfill Russia's destiny. None of the lies about NATO and the EU fed to us by Russia's tools like Farage, Gill, and Arron Banks. (Thanks @berlinbridge.bsky.social)
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Stephen Miller’s wife Katie Miller: “We are removing every single illegal alien… a majority of those removed have had serious violent crimes.” 🤥
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “That’s FALSE.”
Abby Phillip: “Based on DHS’s own data, a majority have NOT had violent criminal records.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “That’s FALSE.”
Abby Phillip: “Based on DHS’s own data, a majority have NOT had violent criminal records.”
November 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Stephen Miller’s wife Katie Miller: “We are removing every single illegal alien… a majority of those removed have had serious violent crimes.” 🤥
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “That’s FALSE.”
Abby Phillip: “Based on DHS’s own data, a majority have NOT had violent criminal records.”
@bakarisellers.bsky.social : “That’s FALSE.”
Abby Phillip: “Based on DHS’s own data, a majority have NOT had violent criminal records.”
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So they’re shooting boats out of the water because of the scourge of drugs but pardoning leaders connected to drug cartels? Okay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
So they’re shooting boats out of the water because of the scourge of drugs but pardoning leaders connected to drug cartels? Okay.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Tell Congress: in the war against Putin’s aggression, there are not “fine people on both sides.”
Stand with Ukraine. Not with Putin.
Stand with Ukraine. Not with Putin.
Tell Congress: Stand with Ukraine over Russia
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Tell Congress: in the war against Putin’s aggression, there are not “fine people on both sides.”
Stand with Ukraine. Not with Putin.
Stand with Ukraine. Not with Putin.
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Notably, Hegseth does not deny a single word of the story he calls “fake news”
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Notably, Hegseth does not deny a single word of the story he calls “fake news”
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More than three decades after its last known sighting, officials have a plan to bring back the red-cockaded woodpecker to Tennessee, as part of an effort to expand the range and population of a keystone species that once flourished across the Southeast.
Why a rare bird that vanished 30 years ago might soon return
More than three decades after that last known sighting of the red-cockaded woodpecker in the summer of 1994, state and federal officials have an ambitious plan to bring back the imperiled bird to the ...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
More than three decades after its last known sighting, officials have a plan to bring back the red-cockaded woodpecker to Tennessee, as part of an effort to expand the range and population of a keystone species that once flourished across the Southeast.
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Lithuania will cover all the costs associated with hosting U.S. troops in the country, where a new barracks is among the improvements made for American forces deployed along NATO’s eastern edge.
Lithuania to pick up full tab for cost of hosting US soldiers deployed there
Lithuania will cover all the costs associated with hosting U.S. troops in the country, where a new barracks is among the improvements made for American forces.
www.stripes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Lithuania will cover all the costs associated with hosting U.S. troops in the country, where a new barracks is among the improvements made for American forces deployed along NATO’s eastern edge.
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This is what happens when you have someone in the White House who hasn't got a clue what they're doing.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is what happens when you have someone in the White House who hasn't got a clue what they're doing.
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The killer the CIA made. Weird how war comes hone to roost long after they are over. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
The National Guard shooting suspect was in one of the CIA’s ‘Zero Units’
The man charged with shooting two National Guard members in D.C. is an Afghan national who came to the United States in September 2021 and worked with the CIA.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The killer the CIA made. Weird how war comes hone to roost long after they are over. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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The American anti-Israel awakening
by Dr Sania El-Husseini
by Dr Sania El-Husseini
The American anti-Israel awakening
The renowned American newspaper The New York Times warned a few days ago about the rise of what it described as “right-wing antisemitism”, confirming the emergence of serious divisions among Republ…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The American anti-Israel awakening
by Dr Sania El-Husseini
by Dr Sania El-Husseini
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Melania Trump didn't qualify for an EB-1 visa and was paid for modeling in the U.S. in 1996 while on a tourist visa, which doesn't allow employment. Working on this visa is fraud and also disqualifies her. She also lied about work history on her immigration application,which is NATURALIZATION FRAUD.
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Melania Trump didn't qualify for an EB-1 visa and was paid for modeling in the U.S. in 1996 while on a tourist visa, which doesn't allow employment. Working on this visa is fraud and also disqualifies her. She also lied about work history on her immigration application,which is NATURALIZATION FRAUD.
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This Cannot Be Ignored!
November 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This Cannot Be Ignored!
Army to eliminate 2 Security Force Assistance Brigades, reassign experienced soldiers
Security Force Assistance Brigades were stood up in 2017 to train and advise the military forces of U.S. allies. taskandpurpose.com/news/army-sf...
Security Force Assistance Brigades were stood up in 2017 to train and advise the military forces of U.S. allies. taskandpurpose.com/news/army-sf...
Army to eliminate 2 Security Force Assistance Brigades, reassign experienced soldiers
The Army will close two specialized units that train allied forces, in order to shuffle experienced soldiers to traditional formations.
taskandpurpose.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Army to eliminate 2 Security Force Assistance Brigades, reassign experienced soldiers
Security Force Assistance Brigades were stood up in 2017 to train and advise the military forces of U.S. allies. taskandpurpose.com/news/army-sf...
Security Force Assistance Brigades were stood up in 2017 to train and advise the military forces of U.S. allies. taskandpurpose.com/news/army-sf...
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An Army brigade that specializes in training foreign troops was inactivated in connection with the service’s broader transformation plans, which have implications for how it partners with militaries worldwide.
Army shuts down foreign training brigade mission focused on Middle East and Africa
Army brigade specializing in training foreign troops inactivated as part of broader transformation plans affecting military partnerships worldwide.
www.stripes.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
An Army brigade that specializes in training foreign troops was inactivated in connection with the service’s broader transformation plans, which have implications for how it partners with militaries worldwide.
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One of my favorite Douglas Adams quotes:
“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others.”
More timely today than ever, don't you think? 💙
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others.”
More timely today than ever, don't you think? 💙
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One of my favorite Douglas Adams quotes:
“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others.”
More timely today than ever, don't you think? 💙
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others.”
More timely today than ever, don't you think? 💙
#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
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I follower a few defense experts.
Seeing them all straight-up declare this a war crime without any him-and-hawing is uhm
Disconcerting.
Pete Hegseth must resign, as does Stephen Miller. Donald Trump should be subpoenaed before Congress to answer for HIS policy.
Seeing them all straight-up declare this a war crime without any him-and-hawing is uhm
Disconcerting.
Pete Hegseth must resign, as does Stephen Miller. Donald Trump should be subpoenaed before Congress to answer for HIS policy.
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I follower a few defense experts.
Seeing them all straight-up declare this a war crime without any him-and-hawing is uhm
Disconcerting.
Pete Hegseth must resign, as does Stephen Miller. Donald Trump should be subpoenaed before Congress to answer for HIS policy.
Seeing them all straight-up declare this a war crime without any him-and-hawing is uhm
Disconcerting.
Pete Hegseth must resign, as does Stephen Miller. Donald Trump should be subpoenaed before Congress to answer for HIS policy.