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(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.

Donald Trump Wants to Make Eugenics Great Again. Let’s Not Trump’s anti-immigrant good-gene-bad-gene screeds are nothing but factless eugenics for a new era

Here's a 2024 Scientific American article about Trump and eugenics: www.scientificamerican.com/article/dona...

A central tenet of MAGA is that Jews aren't people, they're tools, and accordingly their value derives entirely from the utility they provide MAGA.

This was the White House's war plan:

Day #1 : Bomb

Day #2: Iran becomes a white Christian nationalist country

Day #3: Free gas

Day 4: Kid Rock concert/UFC fight broadcast from Tehran

So far, things are a bit off track

Minnesotans nodding their heads and saying "yup" as they go about their business (which is none of your business, we're just doing normal stuff here).

Trump: "Where is the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome 'Too Late' Powell, today? He should be dropping Interest Rates, IMMEDIATELY, not waiting for the next meeting! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Digital illustration in comic book style of 1966 Adam West Batman. He’s making a very manic and stressed out gritted-teeth grimace as he runs with a comically large bomb with a lit fuse held in both hands over his head. Three speech bubbles, the last being a red and orange burst, contain the words ‘Maybe it will happen today!’ 🦇 💣

Bessent with an interesting idea: “an international coalition”. 🤡

Did CNN ask Wright why he sent out (and then deleted) a false tweet claiming the Navy had escorted a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz?

The next day, she was put in a jail cell. She met a woman there who had been arrested for allegedly assaulting a federal officer. The woman told Martinez that she’d gone to a protest because “some girl got shot.” Martinez realized that she was that girl.

Then, days later, the government asked to drop the case. The judge dismissed the charges with prejudice, meaning that the case cannot be retried. It was an abrupt reversal. “Put that in your books, Exum,” Martinez said in front of television cameras in the courthouse lobby. Still, that day, D.H.S. released another statement calling Martinez a domestic terrorist. The next night, she went to dinner with the woman she had met in jail. Martinez had remembered her being “so bubbly, so full of energy.” Now the woman seemed changed. She told Martinez that, although the charges against her had been dropped, she was struggling. At times, she was on high alert that she would encounter federal agents again. Martinez went home that night but was unable to sleep.

This New Yorker profile of Marimar Martinez--the US citizen CBP shot who survived--includes the friendship she made w/woman she met in jail who had protested her own shooting.

www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

Mayor Frey vetoes eviction pause; Senate considers $40 million to help renters after ICE surge City and state officials are trying to stave off a feared wave of evictions following the federal immigration surge in Minnesota.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey vetoed a plan to give residents more time to pay their rent in the wake of the 12-week ICE surge that left many people scrambling to pay their bills.

as someone who monitors right wing media, its under discussed right now but i can tell you conservatives are absolutely terrified of the way talarico is using religious messaging against them

the president of the united states just said he found out the country he started a war with had boats sometime after he started that war

As ever, @annamerlan.bsky.social has written something timely and resonant.

The quote from Dmytro Iarovyi had the odd effect of galvanizing me, by reminding me that my despair is not simply a defect, but is evoked by design.

Democrats win GOP seat in New Hampshire, notching 10th straight special election flip Since the start of Trump's second term, Republicans have flipped zero Democratic seats

Yesterday, Democrat Bobbi Boudman flipped a state House seat in New Hampshire that was held by Republicans.

She won by four percentage points, after losing in the same seat by 14 points in November 2024.

Remember these words as he engineers a humanitarian disaster the scale of which nobody in this hemisphere has seen in living memory.

From Flock to ICE, Here’s a Breakdown of How You’re Being Watched To better understand what exactly we’re looking at in this dystopian surveillance hellscape, 404 Media’s Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox joined Reddit's r/technology for an Ask Me Anything session.

From Flock's nationwide surveillance to ICE tools, we are being watched. Is there anyway to go back now?

"Police love telling each other about the new capabilities and tools that they've acquired, so this tech can spread from city to city very quickly."

A 404 Media guide to surveillance in 2026:

EGAN-JONES: “.. We hope that our analysis is wrong. However, if we are correct, the longer the combatants are engaged, the worse it will be for all.”

Court order defied: Man released from jail without bail kills wife, self in International Falls The woman’s petition for court protection alleged years of abuse, including husband’s threats to kill her.

Ashley Kittelson's petition for court protection alleged years of abuse, including her ex-husband’s threats to kill the mother of three.

Her ex-husband killed her four days days after he was released from jail without having to post bond for violating the protective order, court records show.

US military spent $9 million on crab legs and lobster in the months before Iran war Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also authorized the $100,000 purchase of a Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, according to a watchdog report

I used to work for the government. In order to justify budgets, bad actors overspend at the end of the fiscal year. So the administration spent $93B on bullshit to justify massive Pentagon budget proposals, all while gutting health care and food assistance. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

ICYMI: Republicans BLOCKED my bill to fund TSA.

Republicans are punishing travelers and forcing TSA agents to work without pay because they want to cut another blank check for ICE & Border Patrol.

It's shameful.

Dems call for probe into 'troubling pattern' of legal wins for Pam Bondi's brother Two Democrats are calling on the DOJ internal watchdog to launch a probe into what they say is a "troubling pattern" of favorable outcomes for Brad Bondi's clients.

Pam Bondi has failed to explain how her brother and his corporate clients continue to achieve unexpected and favorable outcomes in cases in which the Bondi Justice Department intervenes.

@congressmin.bsky.social and I are urging the DOJ Inspector General to launch an investigation.

Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.

NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.

Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)

I have never met anyone who is more adept at tracking every last cent they have than people who live or have lived in poverty

it is a skill developed out of necessity and it never leaves you

Mike Johnson on House Republicans' Islamophobic rhetoric: "There's a lot of energy in the country and a lot of popular sentiment that the demand to impose Sharia Law in America is a serious problem"

I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.

I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.

1/ Here's what I can share:

Running out of time: Israel escalates Iran strikes as Trump weighs ‘elegant exit’ The Israeli military is pushing for more strikes on Iran before the window of opportunity closes, when US President Trump decides to end the war.

NEW: Israel has concluded in #Iran war
• Regime change not an option
• Protests didn’t mobilize
• Kurdish option is no more
Result: Escalation of strikes as Trump looks for “elegant exit” and wait for next round www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

“.. Even without regime change, monarchy has returned to Iran. .. If the Islamic Republic survives, it will be even more radical.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/opinion/mojt...

Trump family-linked financial group probed by congressional committee over Chinese stock scams Republican-led House committee on China demands information from Dominari Securities and two other firms

"Trump family-linked financial group [Dominari Securities] probed by congressional committee over Chinese stock scams"

GOP-led committee.

And Dominari is central to so much of Don Jr. and Eric's latest business, um, endeavors.

George Steer for @financialtimes.com