(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

That thunder was so loud by us I woke up thinking a gale force wind was throwing my metal patio furniture off my deck.

@norlander.bsky.social Who do you think hates conference realignment more: Mick Cronin or Bill Self?

It’s a Wonderful Life bank run scene.

“You're thinking of the $175 billion in tariff money all wrong. As if I had the money back in a safe. The money's not here. Your money's in the White House ballroom, the renaming of the Department of Defense, the $10 billion transfer to the Board of Peace, and a hundred other unauthorized actions.”

No tariffs good, but we're totally invading Iran now (as a wholesale distributor I only know of one manufacturer I deal with that stated they have been tracking tariff increases paid by customers with plans to reimburse them if they get the tariff money back)

My theory on El Paso: Whiskey Pete was doing a drunken rewatch of 24 and hit the talk to text button on his phone and dialogue about a terror plot got 'butt dial' Signaled out to the JCS who freaked out because Pete was too drunk to reply to their replies.

My personal experience, 10 years in the reserves and been deeply involved in the VFW for the last 7 is left/liberal military/vets tend to be quieter about it and RW, especially hard corps Trumpets are so loud, proud & flags on trucks it gives the impression they are the only mil/vet political slant.

Live Updates: F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days

The total lack of explanation or comprehension from all sources contacted I this article is really unsettling - nobody has any idea why a major city was just suddenly grounded - with lethal force authorized against any aircraft that didn’t get the memo.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

F.A.A. Halts All Flights at El Paso Airport for 10 Days

A major American city has just been cut off for ten days by all air travel for no reason. This feels really ominous, like a trial run to isolate cities and conduct crackdowns.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.

Seems real bad that the end point of ~25 years of War on Terror architecture is an agency of thin-skinned goons who will send armed men to your house if you email the government asking for compassion on behalf of someone else.

newrepublic.com/post/206088/...

Congratulations!

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.

Ted Cruz in 2016, "We're liable to wake up one morning and Donald Trump if he was President would have nuked Denmark"

"That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe"

I feel like I’m taking crazy pills

ROAD TRIP!!

Context: A decade ago, Border Patrol agents had to be ordered not to put themselves in front of moving vehicles as a pretext to use deadly force
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...

A sign 2026 is going to be a better year: despite having a 2 and 8 year old we were able to sleep in until 9am today!

It is, and the roller coaster of the last two seasons somehow makes it even more fun! Usually I prefer the stability of the basketball program but this is just a fun wild ride for football!

Bear Down! UofA! UofA!

Arizona this year the fourth team in the past 30 seasons to open with three wins vs. top-15 teams in first five games. Arizona has the other two!

Wow.

Fire Kafka! (Sorry for the delay, was cooking dinner)

HIRE KAFKA!

10/10. No notes.

Thanks, now I'm going to have to do a News Radio rewatch.

College basketball finally returns today😃

Bluesky's CBB activity is FAR too low, but I'll keep posting here all the same. Here's a big Starter Pack I created about a year ago. Share it! If there are accounts posting about ball near-daily that should be added, let me know and I'll share tonight.

I am once again sharing my platform of “get rid of daylight savings time but also move schools and businesses to Winter Hours” where we stop trying to outsmart orbital mechanics and instead just start school 45 minutes to an hour later so it’s not so dark at bus stops

We'd need to put 3 other people on stage so that Riley Gaines could finish the debate in her typical position.

Bear Down!