Steven Palmer Peterson
@stevenppeterson.bsky.social
Hegseth has the perfect weasel arc.
Orders the textbook example of a war crime.
Posts laughing meme about it.
Discovers historical punishment for said war crime.
Tries to blame everything on his subordinates.
Orders the textbook example of a war crime.
Posts laughing meme about it.
Discovers historical punishment for said war crime.
Tries to blame everything on his subordinates.
Normally the creators of beloved children’s cartoon characters would not need to disavow the U.S. Secretary of Defense, but ours is a drunken miscreant, a loutish boor with the dignity and nobility of a counterfeit butt-plug
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Hegseth has the perfect weasel arc.
Orders the textbook example of a war crime.
Posts laughing meme about it.
Discovers historical punishment for said war crime.
Tries to blame everything on his subordinates.
Orders the textbook example of a war crime.
Posts laughing meme about it.
Discovers historical punishment for said war crime.
Tries to blame everything on his subordinates.
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Normally the creators of beloved children’s cartoon characters would not need to disavow the U.S. Secretary of Defense, but ours is a drunken miscreant, a loutish boor with the dignity and nobility of a counterfeit butt-plug
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Normally the creators of beloved children’s cartoon characters would not need to disavow the U.S. Secretary of Defense, but ours is a drunken miscreant, a loutish boor with the dignity and nobility of a counterfeit butt-plug
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IMO Hegseth should just say he can't remember exactly what happened because he had one too many. Totally understandable. Happens to the best of us.
December 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
IMO Hegseth should just say he can't remember exactly what happened because he had one too many. Totally understandable. Happens to the best of us.
Which chapter of his turtle murdering brown people book is this?
Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Which chapter of his turtle murdering brown people book is this?
He absolutely should have known better. He's a fucking admiral.
when Trump and Hegseth say'' we have your back'' they mean they know just where to put the knife in it. Shouldn't Bradley have disobeyed an illegal order in the first place?
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 AM
He absolutely should have known better. He's a fucking admiral.
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NEW: Tina Peters' legal team launches a new effort to free her from prison, as a key ally and MAGA podcaster says Colorado leaders blocking her release are "Satan Jews"
December 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
NEW: Tina Peters' legal team launches a new effort to free her from prison, as a key ally and MAGA podcaster says Colorado leaders blocking her release are "Satan Jews"
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Tomorrow from Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias: the Democratic Party will never win elections again unless it stops listening to its far-left extremists like Bill Kristol
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Tomorrow from Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias: the Democratic Party will never win elections again unless it stops listening to its far-left extremists like Bill Kristol
How morally degenerate do you have to be to use the term "color revolution" as a pejorative?
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
How morally degenerate do you have to be to use the term "color revolution" as a pejorative?
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the use of "color revolution" here is like the spoor of the authoritarian internationale--the way that russian propaganda has slithered its way in to the american right
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "This is the language of a color revolution where you're calling on military men and women to disobey orders."
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
the use of "color revolution" here is like the spoor of the authoritarian internationale--the way that russian propaganda has slithered its way in to the american right
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For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
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This is an obscene violation of both the first amendment (protections which have been held to apply to professors, Kyishian v. BoR (1967)) and general guidelines of academic freedom.
So long as that process remains, to be frank, Texas Tech should be both sued and lose accreditation.
So long as that process remains, to be frank, Texas Tech should be both sued and lose accreditation.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is an obscene violation of both the first amendment (protections which have been held to apply to professors, Kyishian v. BoR (1967)) and general guidelines of academic freedom.
So long as that process remains, to be frank, Texas Tech should be both sued and lose accreditation.
So long as that process remains, to be frank, Texas Tech should be both sued and lose accreditation.
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Anazing. T••••‘s so useless he‘s failing at America’s core competency, Latin Am coups
that would be last Friday, so if we’re keeping score that’s now one public failed assassination plot and one public flouted ultimatum
ON CALL, TRUMP GAVE MADURO FRIDAY DEADLINE TO LEAVE VENEZUELA WITH HIS FAMILY - SOURCES
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Anazing. T••••‘s so useless he‘s failing at America’s core competency, Latin Am coups
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Anazing. T••••‘s so useless he‘s failing at America’s core competency, Latin Am coups
that would be last Friday, so if we’re keeping score that’s now one public failed assassination plot and one public flouted ultimatum
December 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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“'Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?' Augustine made this suggestion in The City of God. In the country of Trump, we’re getting a convincing demonstration. Justice has been removed and a gang of criminals are in charge."
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
Sex Crimes. State Crimes. War Crimes.
We’re detecting a pattern with this administration.
www.thebulwark.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“'Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?' Augustine made this suggestion in The City of God. In the country of Trump, we’re getting a convincing demonstration. Justice has been removed and a gang of criminals are in charge."
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
www.thebulwark.com/p/sex-crimes...
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We have an immediate need for an RPG proofreader. This is a paid gig, proofing just over 11,000 words. Experience is preferred.
Please email [email protected] with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk.
Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.
Please email [email protected] with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk.
Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We have an immediate need for an RPG proofreader. This is a paid gig, proofing just over 11,000 words. Experience is preferred.
Please email [email protected] with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk.
Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.
Please email [email protected] with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk.
Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.
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Exactly 80 years ago this precise moment (8:40am Hamburg time, Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth needs to lawyer up immediately.
The Peleus War Crimes Trial
After sinking the Greek steamer Peleus in 1944, the captain ordered his crew to attack the survivors, three sailors survived and faced their attackers in a war crime trial.
www.usni.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Exactly 80 years ago this precise moment (8:40am Hamburg time, Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth needs to lawyer up immediately.
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How it started / where it goes / how it ends up
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
How it started / where it goes / how it ends up
Like an 11-year old playing Victoria 3.
Trump is offering not a foreign policy of restraint but of imperial exploitation — attacking Venezuela for no reason while abandoning Ukraine in turn to be attacked by its stronger neighbor.
www.slowboring.com/p/the-bizarr...
www.slowboring.com/p/the-bizarr...
The bizarre march to war with Venezuela
Trump's foreign policy isn't restrained, it's violent and cynical and bad
www.slowboring.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Like an 11-year old playing Victoria 3.
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And that’s how Calvin got a degree in physics at OU
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
And that’s how Calvin got a degree in physics at OU
The sequel to that book: "Franklin Gets Extradited to Venezuela and Subjected to their Legal System" is pretty good though.
There is absolutely no bottom. They will kill and murder and steal and break the law and laugh at every rule and institution until they are stopped. They think they are all-powerful and all conventional rules of morality and legality do not apply to them.
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The sequel to that book: "Franklin Gets Extradited to Venezuela and Subjected to their Legal System" is pretty good though.
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Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
Thou Shalt Not Murder Fishermen While Pardoning Drug Lords
This is evil.
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you’re at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Shift from “there may be some classified or legal framework that could potentially be a viable excuse for the use of force if it won in court” to “oh this is the Ur war crime, like so clearly a war crime that there is no legal cover for this specific order”.
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Shift from “there may be some classified or legal framework that could potentially be a viable excuse for the use of force if it won in court” to “oh this is the Ur war crime, like so clearly a war crime that there is no legal cover for this specific order”.
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This is a fascinating take on why the Russian state is selling off its national gold reserves while its oligarchs are ravenously buying it-
youtu.be/6GMTsijgM2c?...
youtu.be/6GMTsijgM2c?...
Something Serious Is Forcing Russia to a Last Resort
YouTube video by Pyotr Kurzin | Geopolitics
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a fascinating take on why the Russian state is selling off its national gold reserves while its oligarchs are ravenously buying it-
youtu.be/6GMTsijgM2c?...
youtu.be/6GMTsijgM2c?...
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Little TV screens at the gas station pump blaring ads directly in your face as you spend $70 on a tank of gas is enough to radicalize a person
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Little TV screens at the gas station pump blaring ads directly in your face as you spend $70 on a tank of gas is enough to radicalize a person