Tom Gallagher

Probably shouldn't pass on more than one scary pic in a day, but ...

Whew! Is that some scary pic?

How Many People Has the U.S. Killed in Boat Attacks?

The complete list and count, strike by illegal strike.

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YouTube video by The Independent US military attacks 'drug boat' in Pacific, killing three

Your tax dollars at work -- murder!

The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing before our eyes of the rules-based world order, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall

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US military kills 4 in 20th strike on alleged drug boats Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense & National Security Defense & National Security The Big Story  US military kills 4 in 20th strike on alleged dru…

Murder, Inc. The beat goes on. "U.S. allies including the United Kingdom have also overtly distanced themselves from the U.S. over the attacks, which they believe are illegal."

Colombian President Blasts 'Barbarian' Trump and Halts Intel Sharing Over Bombed Boats "Intelligence is not for killing," said Gustavo Petro, who has strongly criticized the US president.

After cutting off intel sharing with the United States over its deadly boat bombings, Colombia's Gustavo Petro said that "intelligence is not for killing" and called President Donald Trump a "barbarian."

Blood and Tears as Spain’s Troubled Bullfighting Star Hangs Up His Cape

"Fans appreciated his artistry but also his honesty about his struggles with mental illness." Bull fighting IS a mental illness.

Yes, let us remember Dick Cheney.

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Mexico President Sheinbaum presses charges after street groping incident Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says the harassment she suffered from a drunk man near the government seat is an assault on all women.

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Reports of Socialism’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated Centrists have been declaring the socialist movement dead for years in spite of the victories it has racked up. But Zohran Mamdani’s win makes its rise undeniable.

Centrists have been declaring the socialist movement dead for years in spite of the victories it has racked up. But Zohran Mamdani’s win makes its rise undeniable.

It hit me watching Mamdani's victory speech at the EBDSA watch party that the first campaign I worked on was 60 years ago. John Lindsey for NYC mayor in 1965. We won! A Republican! But I've never doubted it was the right choice.

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 5: Vito Marcantonio

Today's the day!

Trump and his media buddies are taking the muddling of reality to a whole new level | Arwa Mahdawi How scared should we be by Trump’s heavily edited appearance on a US news programme this weekend, and Elon Musk’s Grokipedia, asks Arwa Mahdawi

Trump and his media buddies are taking the muddling of reality to a whole new level | Arwa Mahdawi

Now, here's a more truth-telling obit for the man than you're like likely to see in the American press. It calls him the most powerful string-puller of US VP's and an unchecked war criminal.

How to Make Sense of the Federal Forces on the Streets As President Trump deploys ICE, Border Patrol, the National Guard and other forces to U.S. cities, here’s how to tell them apart — and what their powers are.

And he hasn't even been in office for a year.

Mamdani for NYC Mayor: The Fight We’ve Been Waiting for | Common Dreams Should Mamdani’s campaign prevail over establishment candidates and billionaire cash, the victory will realign the nation’s politics more profoundly than anything since the first Bernie presidential c...

How it looked to me back in July.

Ireland’s Presidential Election Was a Left-Wing Landslide Ireland’s new president, Catherine Connolly, is an outspoken left-winger who champions the rights of the Palestinians and opposes Europe’s militarization drive. Her resounding victory came as a huge s...

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War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Trump’s Boat Strikes, Administration Says

Let's not forget: "a precedent established by President Barack Obama during the 2011 NATO air war over Libya, to significant disagreement at the time in Congress and within Mr. Obama’s own legal team."
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Trump Administration Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Exactly It’s Killing in Boat Strikes Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.

SCOOP: The Trump administration acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing; can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors; and consider those survivors to be “unprivileged belligerents." theintercept.com/2025/10/31/t...

Let us not forget the realities of American foreign policy.

Steven Cheung on X: "😂 Shitting all over these No Kings losers!" / X 😂 Shitting all over these No Kings losers!

In case you haven't seen the bleep coming from the White House. (This is the White House Communication Director!)

ICE is telling Dem lawmakers they can’t visit detention centers during the shutdown — citing no money or staff to support visits, says our @kyledcheney.bsky.social.


Read the exclusive story on how the Trump administration is using the shutdown to limit oversight: ow.ly/fL0b50XjLWv

Prosecutors placed on leave hours after describing Jan. 6 attack as a ‘mob of rioters’ The prosecutors made the description in a sentencing memo for a Jan. 6 defendant who was pardoned by Trump but is facing prison time for unrelated crimes.

Two federal prosecutors have been placed on administrative leave just hours after describing Jan. 6 attack as a "mob of rioters."

The prosecutors made the description in a sentencing memo for a Jan. 6 defendant who was pardoned by Trump but is facing prison time for unrelated crimes.

There shouldn't be any surprise about this, but ...

Just in case you were confused ...

The beat goes on ...

🇨🇺 BREAKING: For the 33rd time, the overwhelming majority of the world has voted at the UN to urge the U.S. to lift the blockade on Cuba.

YES: 165
NO: 7
ABSTAIN: 12