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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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More cracks in the dam
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
More cracks in the dam
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With all that is going on with Senator Kelly, I've noticed there isn't much chatter about the #EpsteinFiles. Hmmmmmm. Another distraction.
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
With all that is going on with Senator Kelly, I've noticed there isn't much chatter about the #EpsteinFiles. Hmmmmmm. Another distraction.
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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Our campaign is offering fresh ideas.
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Want to join us? Go to katforillinois.com to get involved!
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Our campaign is offering fresh ideas.
Want to join us? Go to katforillinois.com to get involved!
Want to join us? Go to katforillinois.com to get involved!
Sunday afternoons when football games were pau and my mom would tune the radio to KCCN and everyone would nap. Hui Ohana: youtu.be/nLsPgMQ7u5g?...
Sweet Lei Mokihana
YouTube video by Hui 'Ohana - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Sunday afternoons when football games were pau and my mom would tune the radio to KCCN and everyone would nap. Hui Ohana: youtu.be/nLsPgMQ7u5g?...
10,000 Maniacs remain a pleasant surprise from the MTV because Natalie Merchant was so much more than cheap entertainment. 10,000 Maniacs: youtu.be/a8m-DaMM4z0?...
Verdi Cries
YouTube video by 10,000 Maniacs - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
10,000 Maniacs remain a pleasant surprise from the MTV because Natalie Merchant was so much more than cheap entertainment. 10,000 Maniacs: youtu.be/a8m-DaMM4z0?...
I went through my club phase cuz everyone was doing it. This is the only acceptable version of this song for me. It does its thing and gets out. Amber: youtu.be/hNwNyHLjtpg?...
Amber - One More Night (Hani Num Remix)
YouTube video by Tommy Boy
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November 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I went through my club phase cuz everyone was doing it. This is the only acceptable version of this song for me. It does its thing and gets out. Amber: youtu.be/hNwNyHLjtpg?...
Liked Rickie Lee Jones from her debut single. Bought the album and discovered her majesty. I remember she performed this song on SNL. Killer. Rickie Lee Jones: youtu.be/VaQsJ9f158E?...
Coolsville
YouTube video by Rickie Lee Jones - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Liked Rickie Lee Jones from her debut single. Bought the album and discovered her majesty. I remember she performed this song on SNL. Killer. Rickie Lee Jones: youtu.be/VaQsJ9f158E?...
They Might Be Giants unlocked another band. Can't remember how I got started on them. Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers: youtu.be/QR6Ns3AcDco?...
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Abominable Snowman In The Market
YouTube video by Fernando Vieira
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November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
They Might Be Giants unlocked another band. Can't remember how I got started on them. Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers: youtu.be/QR6Ns3AcDco?...
Back when MTV played videos, I caught this video. I bought more of their albums and they occupy a place in my collective music brain fog. They Might Be Giants: youtu.be/yT8cnAeWKZE?...
They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start (BEST QUALITY Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ParticleMen
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November 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Back when MTV played videos, I caught this video. I bought more of their albums and they occupy a place in my collective music brain fog. They Might Be Giants: youtu.be/yT8cnAeWKZE?...
My friend from college was rock journalist wannabe and turned me onto this band as they had gotten some press. I still dig this song. Scruffy the Cat: youtu.be/e0iHFFgDu9c?...
Scruffy the Cat - My Baby She's All Right
YouTube video by mrbriefcaseMUSIC
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My friend from college was rock journalist wannabe and turned me onto this band as they had gotten some press. I still dig this song. Scruffy the Cat: youtu.be/e0iHFFgDu9c?...
Bought this album and played it at home. My band geek younger brother came in and remarked after a beat, "These guys can't play their instruments." Punk Rock Validation. The Replacements: youtu.be/XxY76HVhiJ4?...
Favorite Thing
YouTube video by The Replacements - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Bought this album and played it at home. My band geek younger brother came in and remarked after a beat, "These guys can't play their instruments." Punk Rock Validation. The Replacements: youtu.be/XxY76HVhiJ4?...
There are certain versions that I will only listen as they are superior and require my attention. Nothing else. Altered Images. The "Dance" mix: youtu.be/CgvmpucPqbw?...
Altered Images - I Could Be Happy (Dance Mix)
YouTube video by James Parker
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November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
There are certain versions that I will only listen as they are superior and require my attention. Nothing else. Altered Images. The "Dance" mix: youtu.be/CgvmpucPqbw?...
Back in the day, I bought a hip-hop compilation cassette and this was a song on the tracks. Twin Hype: youtu.be/p4uWj4JU_G8?...
Twin Hype feat DJ King Shameek - Do It To The Crowd
YouTube video by djkingshameek
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November 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Back in the day, I bought a hip-hop compilation cassette and this was a song on the tracks. Twin Hype: youtu.be/p4uWj4JU_G8?...
There was a Rolling Stone 100 best albums from some year. This was one of the times I actually followed the reviews & found Randy Newman, Chris Isaak, Gram Parsons, T-Bone Burnett, and - Richard & Linda Thompson: youtu.be/_b29MBzRhn0?...
Walking on a Wire
YouTube video by Richard & Linda Thompson - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
There was a Rolling Stone 100 best albums from some year. This was one of the times I actually followed the reviews & found Randy Newman, Chris Isaak, Gram Parsons, T-Bone Burnett, and - Richard & Linda Thompson: youtu.be/_b29MBzRhn0?...
I had a friend who taped the entire Ramones live album "It's Alive." This song remains a personal fave as I was sure at the time that a wormhole would appear during the guitar solo and suck everybody to another place. The Ramones: youtu.be/OAlAF0NPWOs?...
California Sun (Live at the Rainbow Theatre, London, 12/31/77) (2019 Remaster)
YouTube video by Ramones - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I had a friend who taped the entire Ramones live album "It's Alive." This song remains a personal fave as I was sure at the time that a wormhole would appear during the guitar solo and suck everybody to another place. The Ramones: youtu.be/OAlAF0NPWOs?...
Old music guy thinking about musical touchstones in my life. This one keeps playing as I like to do all the different voices. The Who: youtu.be/RJv2-_--EY4?...
The Who, Michael Lindsay-Hogg - A Quick One (While He's Away)
YouTube video by TheWhoVEVO
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November 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Old music guy thinking about musical touchstones in my life. This one keeps playing as I like to do all the different voices. The Who: youtu.be/RJv2-_--EY4?...
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NEW INVESTIGATION 🚨
In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.
Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.
Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
Inside the UK’s accelerating crackdown on student protests
In October, ten activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza. Here, Liberty Investigates unpacks what the case means for the right to p...
www.dazeddigital.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION 🚨
In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.
Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
In October, ten student activists were convicted of aggravated trespass after occupying a university building in solidarity with Gaza.
Liberty Investigates journalist Aaron Walawalkar unpacks what the case means for the right to protest.
www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture...
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Resistance + Voting
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Resistance + Voting
A Potent Recipe for Change
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November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Resistance + Voting
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A member of the FBI threatened Thomas Massie's staff with criminal investigations, if he didn't "straighten up and play ball".
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A member of the FBI threatened Thomas Massie's staff with criminal investigations, if he didn't "straighten up and play ball".
Mike Brown is driving me crazy. Knicks are up 24 in the 4th. PLAY YOUR BENCH!!!
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Mike Brown is driving me crazy. Knicks are up 24 in the 4th. PLAY YOUR BENCH!!!
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In 37 days, P2025 will be legally implemented through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Tax cuts for the sociopaths become permanent. The ACA tax credit expires & the entire nation is plunged into medical risk. Environmental degradation, poisoned food, ICE expansion by TENFOLD.
37 days
37 days
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
In 37 days, P2025 will be legally implemented through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Tax cuts for the sociopaths become permanent. The ACA tax credit expires & the entire nation is plunged into medical risk. Environmental degradation, poisoned food, ICE expansion by TENFOLD.
37 days
37 days
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.