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Bradly Mason

@alsoacarpenter

Husband, Father, Catholic Parishioner. Also a Carpenter. Anti-racist, anti-fascist, anti-capitalist (but I repeat myself). Email: brad@alsoacarpenter.com

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Nazis indeed. All of those who continue to support him, knowing all of this, as well.

13.03.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
(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.

(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.

βœ‹ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarterβ€”even the declaration of no quarterβ€”is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

13.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 11810 πŸ” 5294 πŸ’¬ 519 πŸ“Œ 456

Search-and-rescue crews were β€œflying blind” trying to rescue survivors from deadly tornadoes that hit the Midwest last week.

Why? Because Kristi Noem hadn't approved FEMA’s $200,000 contract with a tornado-tracking tool.

But she had time to spend $220 million on anti-immigrant ads. Priorities.

13.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 11964 πŸ” 5189 πŸ’¬ 346 πŸ“Œ 186

It's so sad and frustrating

13.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What a disaster. I pray everyone wakes up soon.

13.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the country is at war and the president is leaving DC this afternoon for a weekend at his private club in Florida that he'll spend with his paying customers

13.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 8009 πŸ” 2729 πŸ’¬ 595 πŸ“Œ 180

"Every war leaves our world worse than it was before. War is a failure of politics and of humanity, a shameful capitulation, a stinging defeat before the forces of evil." ~Pope Francis

05.03.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked" ~God

01.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bari Weiss can go to hell, right? I don't mean literally, because I didn't believe in that for anyone. But we argued with that horrible person for years, and now they're trying to make us take her seriously?????

24.02.2026 07:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(Yeah, my numbering sucked, yes, hahaha)

01.02.2026 23:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

6/6 ... people from oppressing others and denying others the full enjoyment of their rights. White racists have made such laws necessary. The goal of Black Power is positive and functional to a free and viable society. No white racist can make this claim."

Boom. Done. Case closed.

01.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

4/ The black people of this country have not lynched whites, bombed their churches, murdered their children and manipulated laws and institutions to maintain oppression. White racists have. Congressional laws, one after the other, have not been necessary to stop black ...

01.02.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

4/ The goal of black self-determination and black self-identityβ€”Black Powerβ€”is full participation in the decision-making processes affecting the lives of black people, and recognition of the virtues in themselves as black people.

01.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

3/ Racism is not merely exclusion on the basis of race but exclusion for the purpose of subjugating or maintaining subjugation. The goal of the racists is to keep black people on the bottom, arbitrarily and dictatorially, as they have done in this country for over three hundred years.

01.02.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

2/ they have said that the call for self-identification and self-determination is β€œracism in reverse” or β€œblack supremacy.” This is a deliberate and absurd lie. There is no analogyβ€”by any stretch of definition or imaginationβ€”between the advocates of Black Power and white racists.

01.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A long quote for SM, yes. But one of my favorite quotes, to kick off Black History Month. From Stokely (Ture) and Carmichael's Black Power:

"Nevertheless, some observers have labeled those who advocate Black Power as racists; 1/

01.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Leading American companies β€” including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group β€” raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.

Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.

30.01.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 9054 πŸ” 3954 πŸ’¬ 259 πŸ“Œ 181

The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.

This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.

They must be released immediately.

30.01.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 15184 πŸ” 3960 πŸ’¬ 258 πŸ“Œ 89
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

30.01.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 13483 πŸ” 7201 πŸ’¬ 652 πŸ“Œ 861

"New video uncovered verifies that she was flirting with him 11 days prior to the incident."

It's the same. The Right disgusts me.

30.01.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In a blistering ruling, a Bush-appointed conservative federal judge said that ICE "has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."

Congress must not give one more cent to this rogue agency.

29.01.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 4385 πŸ” 1548 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 86

So, if agents killed Pretti because he kicked in a tail light 11 days prior, that just makes it murder one.

Beyond that possibility, I fail to see your point.

29.01.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.

28.01.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 4861 πŸ” 1814 πŸ’¬ 345 πŸ“Œ 120
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Jeremiah 22:3

Do what is right and just. Rescue the victim from the hand of his oppressor. Do not wrong or oppress the resident alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood.

READING Jeremiah 22:3 Do what is right and just. Rescue the victim from the hand of his oppressor. Do not wrong or oppress the resident alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood.

Donald J. Trump: "We're bringing back God"

God:

27.01.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

To my eyes, Pretti wasn't even protesting, just observing, until agents tossed a woman to the ground. As such, I won't even call him a protestor. I mean, he wasn't even at a protest!

28.01.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The VAST majority of undocumented immigrants have brought great value to our nation. This is just a matter of fact.

28.01.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Did Bovino have a speck of decency to apologize, at least just for what he said about Pretti? No.

Did JD Vance? No.

Did Stephen Miller? No.

Did Kristi Noem? No.

They simply lack basic human decency and have no business being in senior positions of the US government.

27.01.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 4911 πŸ” 1203 πŸ’¬ 250 πŸ“Œ 67
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DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.

New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:

www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...

27.01.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 2708 πŸ” 1154 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 154

One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.

This can't be "reformed"

27.01.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 5985 πŸ” 2354 πŸ’¬ 277 πŸ“Œ 148

Exactly right.

Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.

Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.

Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.

Every possible angle.

27.01.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 19729 πŸ” 5008 πŸ’¬ 423 πŸ“Œ 187