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(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.

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Police in Britain Repeatedly Declined to Investigate Epstein. Why?

Why?
The police in London interviewed Virginia Giuffre three times over her allegations about Jeffrey Epstein, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Ghislaine Maxwell, but never began a criminal investigation.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...

12.03.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 457 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 13
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The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam. It would take away the rights of working people to make their voices heard at the ballot box.

The Senate must reject this bill.

13.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 10729 πŸ” 3782 πŸ’¬ 410 πŸ“Œ 198

israel's been shelling southern lebanon towns as well as beirut every night now, it's relentless and no one gives a shit. i don't think i've seen the uk government mention it once?

12.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 351 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 12
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Far Side

13.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 735 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 2
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Further evidence that we are fighting the wrong war, the wrong enemy.

We should have been supporting Ukraine unequivocally. Strongly. Without reservation.

Russia and Putin are the real enemy but they OWN Trump. And our troops and allies WILL DIE because of it

13.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 517 πŸ” 219 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 9
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This is a good lesson for journalists: Use plain language to state true things clearly.

13.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 10277 πŸ” 2335 πŸ’¬ 345 πŸ“Œ 178

We are a nation of 349M, yet one man decided to launch our nation into a reckless, illegal war without congressional authorization or counsel or the support of the American people. He didn’t think he had any duty to sell it or serve the people’s interests. This is why despotic rule is so dangerous.

13.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 5226 πŸ” 1762 πŸ’¬ 294 πŸ“Œ 63
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US officer having a β€˜mild anxiety attack’ took ambulance meant for man shot by police Dyshan Best later died after having to wait 10 extra minutes for next ambulance, according to Connecticut investigation

Officer suffering anxiety attack given ambulance intended for shooting victim. β€œA man who was shot by police and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for an ambulance after an officer having a β€˜mild anxiety attack’ took the first one that arrived..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

13.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 1565 πŸ” 848 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 83
Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account 

Original tweet from @EndWokeness - β€œless than 25 years apart”
Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001
Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar  at city hall

Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - β€œthe enemy is inside the gates.”

Senator Tuberville on x writing a response to the @endwokeness account Original tweet from @EndWokeness - β€œless than 25 years apart” Image 1 - the twin towers as they are hit by a the planes on 9/11/2001 Image 2 - Mayor Mamdani sitting on a prayer rug while hosting an Iftar at city hall Quote tweet from Senator Tuberville - β€œthe enemy is inside the gates.”

Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.

13.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 41607 πŸ” 8489 πŸ’¬ 1361 πŸ“Œ 365
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Did Trump and Vance say thank you?

13.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 1758 πŸ” 476 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 23
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Ofcom rules appear weak on socialisation of hatred and violence.

GB News appears in systemic breach of "due impartiality" in its coverage of many topics
- integration, especially Muslims
- immigration
- asylum
- Trump
- London Mayor
- Govt

Persistent 75-25 or 90-10 skew right on contested issues.

13.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

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‘ 14831 πŸ” 6302 πŸ’¬ 402 πŸ“Œ 217

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‘ 9300 πŸ” 3154 πŸ’¬ 682 πŸ“Œ 210
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To avoid tariffs, the UK also promised that the NHS would buy more drugs from US pharma companies.

🚨 This deal could cost the NHS millions - but the government hasn't published its own impact assessment.

✍️ Write to your MP to demand the risk assessment: https://hey-mp.uk/?c=USphar

13.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2
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OK this is nuts.

A vulnerability in the Companies House website that let *anyone* with an account view ***ANY COMPANY'S DASHBOARD***, see all personal info and - I think - modify company records.

13.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 102 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 20
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I'm sure your average American is very happy that friends of #Trumpstein in the oil industry are making $$ms due to higher oil prices.. whilst they struggle. #DistractionWar

12.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 1067 πŸ” 376 πŸ’¬ 134 πŸ“Œ 34
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And just to remind people, GamerGate wasn’t an anomaly. It was a symptom.

13.03.2026 07:54 πŸ‘ 336 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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🀑🀑

12.03.2026 17:32 πŸ‘ 12124 πŸ” 3521 πŸ’¬ 606 πŸ“Œ 228

i find it a little hard to believe none of this epstein stuff went through wikileaks all these years or did it

13.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 853 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 7

🚨In 2020 Nigel Farage said of MPs who defect & refuse a by-election β€œit’s not right, it’s dishonorable”

ON 16 MARCH PARLIAMENT WILL DEBATE A PETITION FOR BY-ELECTIONS TO BE TRIGGERED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN MP’S DEFECT

I’m sure Mr Farage can’t wait to attend and repeat this comment.

13.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 400 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
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Water crisis looms as company warns it can’t meet demand for new homes Councillors say it must serve as a wake-up call on the Labour government's plans to build 1.5m new homes

South East Water says it can't provide water to all new homes

Water companies haven't built new reservoirs for decades, paid dividends, govts did nothing

Govt wants to build new homes but no infrastructure planning. That's what happens when you privatize essentials infrastructure.

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He is just making things up, and the whole world knows the truth. The United States has never looked weaker because of these lies and his complete lack of a plan or strategy. Wars cannot be won with gaslighting and Truth Social posts.

13.03.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 9378 πŸ” 3072 πŸ’¬ 663 πŸ“Œ 212
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Maasdam: What we’re doing overseas β€” spending billions of dollars a day. In two weeks, we probably spent $25 billion. We had an Ayatollah Khomeini to start, and now we have a new Ayatollah Khomeini. And how is this making things in my district more affordable for people? It’s not

12.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 4632 πŸ” 1331 πŸ’¬ 133 πŸ“Œ 37
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The genius businessman strikes again

12.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 10321 πŸ” 3343 πŸ’¬ 436 πŸ“Œ 164
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Trump is attacking Thomas Massie. The only thing Massie did to annoy Trump is try to release the Epstein files. That is one desperate man!

12.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

Just emailed my MP expressing my disapproval of Ofcom's decision to grant a licence to Elon Musk, which will allow him to provide electricity to the UK

12.03.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 332 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 1

$11 billion spent in just six days of war.
$38 trillion in debt.
Let's go the moon.

12.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 2090 πŸ” 546 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 41