LA
@tryingtohelp.bsky.social
retired doc, flight surgeon, FoB Doc, triathlete, mom, human rights advocate, artist
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U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat https://theonion.com/u-s-military-carries-out-strike-on-scuffy-the-tugboat/
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
U.S. Military Carries Out Strike On Scuffy The Tugboat https://theonion.com/u-s-military-carries-out-strike-on-scuffy-the-tugboat/
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FACT: If you Invested $12,500 in Melania Trump's memecoin scheme 11 months ago at its peak, you now have $118.
Congrats for getting scammed by the First Family.
Congrats for getting scammed by the First Family.
December 1, 2025 at 2:24 AM
FACT: If you Invested $12,500 in Melania Trump's memecoin scheme 11 months ago at its peak, you now have $118.
Congrats for getting scammed by the First Family.
Congrats for getting scammed by the First Family.
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www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/p...
This was -do the math- a 14-15 yr old child soldier first recruited used by American agencies in war- as a child soldier ! 2025- age 29 Worked for C#A 10 YRS IN 2021
Almost all Afghan helpers resettle without these issues. Age here may be a factor
This was -do the math- a 14-15 yr old child soldier first recruited used by American agencies in war- as a child soldier ! 2025- age 29 Worked for C#A 10 YRS IN 2021
Almost all Afghan helpers resettle without these issues. Age here may be a factor
Who is National Guard shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal? | CNN Politics
The Afghan man who allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, DC, last week went from being a US partner in Afghanistan to spending the last few years in Washington state with his family...
www.cnn.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 AM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/30/p...
This was -do the math- a 14-15 yr old child soldier first recruited used by American agencies in war- as a child soldier ! 2025- age 29 Worked for C#A 10 YRS IN 2021
Almost all Afghan helpers resettle without these issues. Age here may be a factor
This was -do the math- a 14-15 yr old child soldier first recruited used by American agencies in war- as a child soldier ! 2025- age 29 Worked for C#A 10 YRS IN 2021
Almost all Afghan helpers resettle without these issues. Age here may be a factor
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Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
November 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alina Habba’s parents emigrated to the US from Iraq citing persecution.
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On no one’s Christmas wishlist
December 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
On no one’s Christmas wishlist
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A lawsuit previously alleged that David Gentile—just pardoned by Trump— was an associate of Russian organized crime figure and oligarch Michael Cherney.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A lawsuit previously alleged that David Gentile—just pardoned by Trump— was an associate of Russian organized crime figure and oligarch Michael Cherney.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
A business news outlet found that Cherney’s daughters benefited from some of Gentile’s earliest dealings.
Eloquent and profound
NEW: From our @markhertling.bsky.social, a eulogy for Sarah Beckstrom, the young National Guard soldier shot in Washington, D.C. This is a moving reflection about service, risk, death, grief, and remembrance.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
Remembering Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Honoring Her Service
A soldier lost in Washington, and what her death means for those who served beside her.
www.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Eloquent and profound
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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As his approval sinks, Trump will turn to the emotion from which his power derives: fear.
Fear closes us off from each other, weakens what is our strength, deprives us of our future and only serves to secure his.
The antidote is hope. An autocrat cannot defeat a hopeful people. Hold fast to it.
Fear closes us off from each other, weakens what is our strength, deprives us of our future and only serves to secure his.
The antidote is hope. An autocrat cannot defeat a hopeful people. Hold fast to it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
As his approval sinks, Trump will turn to the emotion from which his power derives: fear.
Fear closes us off from each other, weakens what is our strength, deprives us of our future and only serves to secure his.
The antidote is hope. An autocrat cannot defeat a hopeful people. Hold fast to it.
Fear closes us off from each other, weakens what is our strength, deprives us of our future and only serves to secure his.
The antidote is hope. An autocrat cannot defeat a hopeful people. Hold fast to it.
Best thing posted today!
NEW: From our @markhertling.bsky.social, a eulogy for Sarah Beckstrom, the young National Guard soldier shot in Washington, D.C. This is a moving reflection about service, risk, death, grief, and remembrance.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
Remembering Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Honoring Her Service
A soldier lost in Washington, and what her death means for those who served beside her.
www.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Best thing posted today!
Or a change ! Having a mix of market forces on health plans is a GOOD thing- from large employers and govt gaps etc.
Reagan allowed for profit health plans to enter the mix and while we dont have the debacle of Columbia HCA defrauding billions- we have algorithms denying care
Non profit only
Reagan allowed for profit health plans to enter the mix and while we dont have the debacle of Columbia HCA defrauding billions- we have algorithms denying care
Non profit only
November 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Or a change ! Having a mix of market forces on health plans is a GOOD thing- from large employers and govt gaps etc.
Reagan allowed for profit health plans to enter the mix and while we dont have the debacle of Columbia HCA defrauding billions- we have algorithms denying care
Non profit only
Reagan allowed for profit health plans to enter the mix and while we dont have the debacle of Columbia HCA defrauding billions- we have algorithms denying care
Non profit only
Prosecutions by Bondi's DOJ? nope.
Charges brought by any JAG still standing under UCMJ ? Not very likely - but good case If charges laid could Hegseth fire them? Undue command influence.ICC totally irrelevant as US is no longer a signatory
Senate/ impeachment are only real avenues left
Charges brought by any JAG still standing under UCMJ ? Not very likely - but good case If charges laid could Hegseth fire them? Undue command influence.ICC totally irrelevant as US is no longer a signatory
Senate/ impeachment are only real avenues left
Here are US military lawyers stating clearly that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's "kill everybody" orders are either (1) war crimes or (2) murder.
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Either way, expect prosecutions in the future.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Prosecutions by Bondi's DOJ? nope.
Charges brought by any JAG still standing under UCMJ ? Not very likely - but good case If charges laid could Hegseth fire them? Undue command influence.ICC totally irrelevant as US is no longer a signatory
Senate/ impeachment are only real avenues left
Charges brought by any JAG still standing under UCMJ ? Not very likely - but good case If charges laid could Hegseth fire them? Undue command influence.ICC totally irrelevant as US is no longer a signatory
Senate/ impeachment are only real avenues left
Deceptive Loblaws fleecing Canadians once again
Loblaws #cdnpoli 👇
Their meat is priced _per package_ now, not per kilogram.
The photo above shows a 649 g tray (left) and a 733 g tray (right), both for $15.
So, if you're not careful, you're paying over 10% extra for chicken thighs!
This packaging change is hiding price inflation & gouging.
Their meat is priced _per package_ now, not per kilogram.
The photo above shows a 649 g tray (left) and a 733 g tray (right), both for $15.
So, if you're not careful, you're paying over 10% extra for chicken thighs!
This packaging change is hiding price inflation & gouging.
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Deceptive Loblaws fleecing Canadians once again
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In the last week, Donald Trump has called for the murder of Congressional Democrats and threatened to unilaterally declare an invasion of Venezuela.
If Congressional Republicans followed the Constitution, both of these would be removable offenses. But, they’re loyal to Trump, not the constitution.
If Congressional Republicans followed the Constitution, both of these would be removable offenses. But, they’re loyal to Trump, not the constitution.
November 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In the last week, Donald Trump has called for the murder of Congressional Democrats and threatened to unilaterally declare an invasion of Venezuela.
If Congressional Republicans followed the Constitution, both of these would be removable offenses. But, they’re loyal to Trump, not the constitution.
If Congressional Republicans followed the Constitution, both of these would be removable offenses. But, they’re loyal to Trump, not the constitution.
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Unvaccinated infants are the second most likely group to get hospitalized for Covid after older adults. Any effort to minimize the effectiveness for kids is evil.
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Unvaccinated infants are the second most likely group to get hospitalized for Covid after older adults. Any effort to minimize the effectiveness for kids is evil.
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Trump, long an enthusiastic advocate of extrajudicial killings and war crimes, "has been lusting for this kind of violence for years, maybe decades. And he has made no secret of it. This is what he wanted, and this is what he is doing right now. Expect much more." [@sykescharlie.bsky.social]
"The Order Was to Kill Everybody."
Pete Hegseth's murders. And our War Crimes President.
charliesykes.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Trump, long an enthusiastic advocate of extrajudicial killings and war crimes, "has been lusting for this kind of violence for years, maybe decades. And he has made no secret of it. This is what he wanted, and this is what he is doing right now. Expect much more." [@sykescharlie.bsky.social]
Corruption. Grifting. For Trump family and friends only
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Corruption. Grifting. For Trump family and friends only
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Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
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November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Former US military lawyers speak out:
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
"The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both."
Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes
1/2
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Reup: We know that Afghan counterinsurgency veteran Rahmanullah Lakanwal passed multiple vettings before he allegedly murdered Sarah Beckstrom. The Afghan counterinsurgency veteran who FAILED his subsequent vetting, before murdering, is Whiskey Pete Hegseth.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/29/m...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/29/m...
Murder - emptywheel
We don't know why Rahmanullah Lakanwal allegedly targeted two members of West Virginia's National Guard, just like we don't know the real reason Pete Hegseth keeps targeting boats for murder in the Ca...
www.emptywheel.net
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Reup: We know that Afghan counterinsurgency veteran Rahmanullah Lakanwal passed multiple vettings before he allegedly murdered Sarah Beckstrom. The Afghan counterinsurgency veteran who FAILED his subsequent vetting, before murdering, is Whiskey Pete Hegseth.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/29/m...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/29/m...
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Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
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omg
Yes, the most important thing is for the Democrats to get into a pointless food fight about handing over US officers to international tribunals.
What could go wrong
Yes, the most important thing is for the Democrats to get into a pointless food fight about handing over US officers to international tribunals.
What could go wrong
A willingness to hand over American war criminals may well be an issue in the 2028 Dem primaries, particularly since the whole rationale for why we don’t participate now is that the American judicial system handles these sorts of problems, which is clearly no longer true.
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
omg
Yes, the most important thing is for the Democrats to get into a pointless food fight about handing over US officers to international tribunals.
What could go wrong
Yes, the most important thing is for the Democrats to get into a pointless food fight about handing over US officers to international tribunals.
What could go wrong
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It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It should go without saying, but the president has no authority to do this, and anyone reporting the story needs to say as such.
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.