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Many presidents, including President Donald Trump, have used the autopen to sign various documents.
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Trump 'cancelling' Biden executive orders signed by autopen
Many presidents, including President Donald Trump, have used the autopen to sign various documents.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Many presidents, including President Donald Trump, have used the autopen to sign various documents.
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in the midst of our supposed campaign against Venezuelan drug traffickers the President of the United States has chosen to pardon the Former President of Honduras, freeing him from his long prison sentence earned for trafficking more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
in the midst of our supposed campaign against Venezuelan drug traffickers the President of the United States has chosen to pardon the Former President of Honduras, freeing him from his long prison sentence earned for trafficking more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States
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We are going to have war crimes investigations when this is said and done.
And I do not look forward to the likelihood that the mid-level folks, most of whom probably don’t have full details, are the only ones likely to face possible accountability. The senior folks will be pardoned.
And I do not look forward to the likelihood that the mid-level folks, most of whom probably don’t have full details, are the only ones likely to face possible accountability. The senior folks will be pardoned.
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 11:31 PM
We are going to have war crimes investigations when this is said and done.
And I do not look forward to the likelihood that the mid-level folks, most of whom probably don’t have full details, are the only ones likely to face possible accountability. The senior folks will be pardoned.
And I do not look forward to the likelihood that the mid-level folks, most of whom probably don’t have full details, are the only ones likely to face possible accountability. The senior folks will be pardoned.
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re the above: The admin/MAGA response is that st sen Bohacek is clearly an alcoholic being blackmailed by Dems.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
re the above: The admin/MAGA response is that st sen Bohacek is clearly an alcoholic being blackmailed by Dems.
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And just to be 100% clear it is explicitly forbidden in Article 23(d) of the 1907 Hague Convention IV, itself incorporated into domestic law via 18 USC 2441(c)(2). It is a directly enumerated war crime, and giving or acting on that order is prosecutable domestically.
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
And just to be 100% clear it is explicitly forbidden in Article 23(d) of the 1907 Hague Convention IV, itself incorporated into domestic law via 18 USC 2441(c)(2). It is a directly enumerated war crime, and giving or acting on that order is prosecutable domestically.
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Also very specifically the offense memorialized in "remember the Alamo"
November 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Also very specifically the offense memorialized in "remember the Alamo"
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"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" wasn't "havoc" in just the modern sense of chaos, it was a particular order that was understood as heinous even in Shakespeare's day, authorization after battle was over to slaughter and pillage, both debilitated enemies and noncombatants, without restraint.
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" wasn't "havoc" in just the modern sense of chaos, it was a particular order that was understood as heinous even in Shakespeare's day, authorization after battle was over to slaughter and pillage, both debilitated enemies and noncombatants, without restraint.
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Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
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This is hilarious and so Trumpian. They're offering Black Friday Special Sale prices that are actually higher than the regular price.
Everything is a grift.
www.rawstory.com/trump-campai...
Everything is a grift.
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Trump team caught marking up MAGA merch while touting Black Friday 'deals'
President Donald Trump's campaign has been caught upcharging prospective buyers on a Black Friday sale.The campaign's Black Friday fundraising email hawks multiple items that appear to contain higher ...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is hilarious and so Trumpian. They're offering Black Friday Special Sale prices that are actually higher than the regular price.
Everything is a grift.
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Everything is a grift.
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Again, they use language that sounds initially empowering. But the actual ideology here is that women don't belong to a larger community, but are basically just the property of a husband with no right to help or connection outside of the home.
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Again, they use language that sounds initially empowering. But the actual ideology here is that women don't belong to a larger community, but are basically just the property of a husband with no right to help or connection outside of the home.
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This isn't "freedom." This is about the view that women don't deserve even basic health care. It's dehumanizing women, too, by ignoring why human birth is uniquely difficult, which is why humans don't just give birth in a closet like a cat. (Also, cat birth is not always complication-free!)
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This isn't "freedom." This is about the view that women don't deserve even basic health care. It's dehumanizing women, too, by ignoring why human birth is uniquely difficult, which is why humans don't just give birth in a closet like a cat. (Also, cat birth is not always complication-free!)
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Ugh, once again we see far-right, misogynist movements repackaging themselves in language that glancingly seems "feminist" about "choice" and "freedom."
But it's not. This shit is about pushing rigid gender roles, and punishing women who "fail" at them.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
But it's not. This shit is about pushing rigid gender roles, and punishing women who "fail" at them.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ugh, once again we see far-right, misogynist movements repackaging themselves in language that glancingly seems "feminist" about "choice" and "freedom."
But it's not. This shit is about pushing rigid gender roles, and punishing women who "fail" at them.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
But it's not. This shit is about pushing rigid gender roles, and punishing women who "fail" at them.
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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unpopular black friday opinion: retailers do often raise their prices before the discounts, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re paying the regular price as a fake discount. they do usually cost less than normal
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
unpopular black friday opinion: retailers do often raise their prices before the discounts, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you’re paying the regular price as a fake discount. they do usually cost less than normal
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There's an urgent recall on a subset of FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus — they show FALSE LOW GLUCOSE READINGS.
The website to check the serial number of your sensors is
www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h...
The website to check the serial number of your sensors is
www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h...
Home | FreeStyle - Abbott
www.freestylecheck.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
There's an urgent recall on a subset of FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus — they show FALSE LOW GLUCOSE READINGS.
The website to check the serial number of your sensors is
www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h...
The website to check the serial number of your sensors is
www.freestylecheck.com/us-en/home.h...
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10 Better Choices for the National Anthem Than the Actual National Anthem:
1. Seven Nation Army
2. Fight the Power
3. Piano Man
4. We Can Work It Out (Stevie Wonder Version)
5. Back on the Chain Gang
6. The Chain
7. Runnin' Down a Dream
8. Let's Go Crazy
9. I Love Rock 'n Roll
10. Believe
1. Seven Nation Army
2. Fight the Power
3. Piano Man
4. We Can Work It Out (Stevie Wonder Version)
5. Back on the Chain Gang
6. The Chain
7. Runnin' Down a Dream
8. Let's Go Crazy
9. I Love Rock 'n Roll
10. Believe
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
10 Better Choices for the National Anthem Than the Actual National Anthem:
1. Seven Nation Army
2. Fight the Power
3. Piano Man
4. We Can Work It Out (Stevie Wonder Version)
5. Back on the Chain Gang
6. The Chain
7. Runnin' Down a Dream
8. Let's Go Crazy
9. I Love Rock 'n Roll
10. Believe
1. Seven Nation Army
2. Fight the Power
3. Piano Man
4. We Can Work It Out (Stevie Wonder Version)
5. Back on the Chain Gang
6. The Chain
7. Runnin' Down a Dream
8. Let's Go Crazy
9. I Love Rock 'n Roll
10. Believe
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The fact doomers have gone from "America is over" to "Dems won't hold anyone responsible when this is over" can actually be read as an optimistic signal imo.
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The fact doomers have gone from "America is over" to "Dems won't hold anyone responsible when this is over" can actually be read as an optimistic signal imo.
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"In the months leading up to the D.C. deployment, Beckstrom worked for a community health center that serves people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"In the months leading up to the D.C. deployment, Beckstrom worked for a community health center that serves people with mental illness and substance abuse disorders." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Kissinger Institute's former director warns that misinformation wins with the silencing of the Voice of America. www.youtube.com/shorts/pcv6Ih...
Don’t Let VOA Go Dark
Don’t Let VOA Go Dark
“When the VOA China Branch goes silent, we cede the field of public diplomacy to the Chinese Communist Party,” says Robert Daly, former Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States (2013-2025).
For decades, VOA has been a vital bridge between the American people and the Chinese people.
If our voice disappears, misinformation wins. #SaveVOA #short
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November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Kissinger Institute's former director warns that misinformation wins with the silencing of the Voice of America. www.youtube.com/shorts/pcv6Ih...
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I write a daily newsletter about the New York Mets. It's called...The Mets Newsletter. $5/month, $50/year, $200/lifetime. Our unofficial slogan is "They'll probably do better next year!"
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I write a daily newsletter about the New York Mets. It's called...The Mets Newsletter. $5/month, $50/year, $200/lifetime. Our unofficial slogan is "They'll probably do better next year!"
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Make War Crimes Great Again
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 9:04 PM
Make War Crimes Great Again
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The Nov 28, 1864 Reese River Reveille reported on a storm with "unwanted fury" that covered the mountains in snow, which looked "as cold and bleak as a Norwegian's hell." (Or perhaps that is bell?) t.co/tijwG1kVlv
Note: There is a Hell, Norway, and it freezes over there.
Note: There is a Hell, Norway, and it freezes over there.
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Nov 28, 1864 Reese River Reveille reported on a storm with "unwanted fury" that covered the mountains in snow, which looked "as cold and bleak as a Norwegian's hell." (Or perhaps that is bell?) t.co/tijwG1kVlv
Note: There is a Hell, Norway, and it freezes over there.
Note: There is a Hell, Norway, and it freezes over there.
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Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...
That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...
11 Book Censorship Posts to Revisit: Book Censorship News, November 28, 2025
Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
bookriot.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Explaining book bans to those eager to understand, parental beliefs on library safety, and more book censorship posts to revisit.
That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...
That, plus this week's roundup of book censorship news: bookriot.com/book-censors...
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Apologies. Didn't alt-text it. Here we go.
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Apologies. Didn't alt-text it. Here we go.
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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 8:57 PM
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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."