"But Trump’s preference of leaning on a tight circle of close advisers in his national security decision making had the effect of sidelining interagency debate over the potential economic fallout if Iran were to respond to US-Israeli strikes by closing the strait."
Need for war powers reform, Ex A.
Thinking ahead and anticipating the consequences of your actions is woke and DEI.
Recommended this exchange to a class on war powers this evening.
(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.
Folks, 📅 2026 primaries are coming up fast.
Check your state’s date.
Make sure you’re registered.
Make a plan to vote.
Too much is riding on people sitting this one out. Stay ready so nobody decides the future for you.
iwillvote.com
Hold. Him. Accountable.
Hold them all accountable.
#ArtAsActivism @deliciousalex.bsky.social
Here's how the column begins -- check it out and then read the rest!
Candy Girl. Sweet Caroline. Sugar Shack. Brown Sugar.
It’s probably more helpful to think of Palantir’s “forward deployed software engineers” as embedded private intelligence operatives.
They’re there to steal the data.
That’s why you’re required to sign an NDA before attending their death cult recruitment events.
www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
(cartoon Adam Zyglis)
Everybody should know who @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social is.
In this day and age it is more risky to keep your head down than to be the whistleblower that we needs.
Right now, being called "a radical leftist" is a badge of honor. And imperative.
Read her story here.
🧪 www.statnews.com/2026/03/12/n...
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Bernie Sanders just said the quiet part out loud:
"A lot of US Middle East policy is dictated by Israel. It was Israel who decided they wanted to go to war."
He exposes how Netanyahu has manipulated America into wars for 40 years, from Iraq to Iran.
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My cat sleeps all day and then keeps me awake all night so this gave me a good laugh.
Credit - @dagnylill on Instagram
From @fortune.com CBO states that another
$1 TRILLION added to the Federal Deficit
CBO states the government has borrowed $308 Billion in the last month alone
In the last 5 months the Treasury forked out a total of $433 billion to serve the public debt, which is now nearing $38.9 TRILLION !
Contact your Senators and tell them to vote NO on the SAVE Act. Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121.
#DefendDemocracy
#NoSaveAct
#congresswomankatherineclark
#WomenForward 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Over five million people protested against the regime in June.
More than seven million people took to the streets in October.
March 28 will be even bigger, with nearly 3,000 events already on the No Kings Day map. Be part of the largest protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
DAY 12 MARCH 2026
THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES
#EPSTEINWAR
7 American Soldiers dead
Many severely injured
Thousands of people & children dead
Cost $ 11.3 Billion now
Acts of Antisemtism from this needless war
Please listen to
young AHANA, SHE
Should Run our Country
Could somebody if you still have a Facebook or an Instagram? I do not put this there and also could make a real out of it REEL.
I guessed this 5-letter word in 2/6 tries.
🟩⬛🟨🟩⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Can you guess this word?
wordly.org?challenge=Y2...
In Chicago, Obama gave a great speech about “attacks on democracy” during the tribute to Jesse Jackson. Biden, Clinton, and Harris were present, while Trump stayed home posting selfies with a dead man he never truly respected, which surprised no one.
#ProudBlue #DV1
Epstein: AG Bill Barr, Trump Admin
web.archive.org/web/20210416...
Donald Barr, Bill's dad hired Epstein
web.archive.org/web/20201128...
Acosta, enabled
businessinsider.com/alex-acosta-...
Derschowitz, accused
thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epst...
Steven Mnuchin, money
thedailybeast.com/steven-mnuch...
Train rather than plane High-frequency domestic air routes with competitive rail travel times
Air traffic keeps expanding even where trains are a real alternative.
Across Europe, hundreds of short-haul flights run weekly on routes where rail takes 2–4 hours.
They shouldn’t grow, they should be banned. #RedLinesForAirports
europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/domesti...
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For nearly two decades, Trump has been lying about elections and threatening the democratic process. A small group of us has been sounding this alarm, but far too few people in positions of power have been willing to act. The result is that things have only gotten worse.
