Uncle Fred

And then there's this:
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.

Here it is. The first case that will likely test the legality of all the boat strikes.

“Even if the U.S. were at war with the traffickers, an order to kill all the boat’s occupants if they were no longer able to fight ‘would in essence be an order to show no quarter, which would be a war crime,’”🚨

"If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder."

Mr. Secretary, you seem confused. Mark Kelly was defending the Constitution. That’s leadership and you should try it.

This is an insurrection…

Impeach, convict, remove.

And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.

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But don't force me to wear a mask during the pandemic. This administration can just fuck right off.

To those in Congress or the media who’d suggest Donald Trump hasn’t committed any impeachable acts in his second term, constitutional attorney @johnbonifaz.bsky.social would like a word. ➡️ ImpeachTrumpAgain.org

Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.

The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.

It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.

Textbook corporate greed.

Leavitt: "We believe the attorney in this case, Lindsey Halligan, is not only extremely qualified for this position but she was in fact legally appointed ... maybe Comey should pump the brakes on his victory lap."

Perfect

"Greatness is not how you act when everything goes your way, but how you rise whenever it doesn't." Coach Freeman to Jeremiyah Love prior to the Pitt game. Let's go Irish.

COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over a third, data suggest

COVID vaccination cuts risk of long-term symptoms in teens by over 1/3, data suggest. COVID-19 vaccine is unique in having this effect on progression to a chronic condition despite infection, Mass General researchers say. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...

And now we know the rest of the story. Thanks.

SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.

32 needs to be the new 40. 32 for the same pay as 40.

looking at the latest round of photos @allysammarco.bsky.social texted me

CALLED FOR MAMDANI IN NINE MINUTES BABEEEEEEE

Dumbass

Come November, when SNAP runs out, Republicans are expecting Black folks to be the ones to raise hell. Nope. It’s going to be their own white voters in deep red states having conniption fits.

Good luck:
• Mike Johnson in Louisiana
• Tommy Tuberville in Alabama
• Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi

1/2

The destruction of the USA continues.

JUST IN: The White House has begun DEMOLISHING portions of the East Wing of the White House to build Trump’s $250 million ballroom — despite earlier claiming it wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing White House structure. (Washington Post)

Cannabis blunts back pain in 2 new studies Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.

Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.

OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/

That cross he's wearing, just brings a giggle. Sorry old bigot.

MAGA Is having another meltdown in the replies to this tweet.

I can't wait for the day he encounters Lt. Aldo Raine. 😀