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Retired electrical power engineer living on the Olympic Peninsula. Sailing, woodworking, dogs.

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He’s running.

14.03.2026 04:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pentagon’s Boat Bombings Are Illegal, Human Rights Panel Is Told

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

14.03.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

BROKERING THE DEAL is when my brain melted, if you want to know.

13.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 1974 πŸ” 427 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 5

Shut up and dribble.

14.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought we had run out of targets?

14.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Utah measles outbreak speeds up but there are few changes to daily life Health officials in the outbreak's epicenter are relying on social media and talk radio to reach residents. Many aren't listening.

β€œMeasles in Utah is raging through unvaccinated children in several communities”.

β€œSince measles began spreading in Utah last summer, state health officials have barely acknowledged it”.

β€œWe’re trying to find ways of tweaking the message”

β€œFew seem to be listening”.

13.03.2026 23:05 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

Stuff.

13.03.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The latter, I think.

13.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do Katie and Cory share the same galaxy-brains?

13.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well-paid consultants.

13.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How many generals have resigned?

13.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We’re not helping Ukraine.

13.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Picky picky.

13.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Even if it was good policy, no one will believe that Democrats would do this. It’s lose-lose.

13.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Narcissism.

13.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The development of SSRIs (anti-depressants like Prozac) and related medications came in the middle of my adult life, so I've lived in the Before and After times, and I can assure you this is true.

13.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3

Any pol pushing this concept is not a serious person.

13.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No one believes this would happen. This is also terrible tax policy. Stop pandering.

13.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shouting, the quiet part very loudly.

13.03.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 4

We’ve only had 47 years to prepare for this obvious threat.

13.03.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Friday is measles outbreak update day; 1,362 confirmed cases reported in the United States, up from 1,281 a week ago.

National public health response remains muted while the most contagious infectious disease continues to spread πŸ˜³πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

13.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Like greyhound racing.

13.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 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‘ 14620 πŸ” 6354 πŸ’¬ 586 πŸ“Œ 568

The smart money knew he was an incompetent idiot but wanted more tax cuts and corruption opportunities.

13.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, yes, American Exceptionalism: the Palantir edition.

Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, Harriet Tubman, Jane Addams, FDR, MLK, etc would all be so proud.

Avoiding all products from co's led by amoral nuts takes work, but Palantir/Thiel/Karp empire is a good place to start.

12.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 920 πŸ” 211 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 9

A good rigging knife is the solution here.

13.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Again, he doesn’t follow laws or court orders, & so the solution cannot be more laws & more court orders that he will also simply not follow. Everyone is kidding themselves that there is another option aside from immediate impeachment & removal.

13.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is β€œfilled with false and defamatory claims.”

EXCLUSIVE: A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate @katmabu.bsky.social

www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...

13.03.2026 14:27 πŸ‘ 5281 πŸ” 2120 πŸ’¬ 159 πŸ“Œ 352

We can call them Loonies.

13.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not going to win elections or save the Republic. Really bad messaging that no one will believe anyway.

13.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0