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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.

✋ 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.

Phillies scoreboard against the Pirates: 0 - 0 and it spells POOP.

In case you weren't aware of our now-replaced Phillies scoreboard (yeah, it's been a bit). Who doesn't enjoy a good poop joke?

I am just hearing about this. Its implications are terrifying. Is this why they bought all those warehouses? Mass incarceration of people who peacefully protest? While murderous ICE employees are protected?

They want us to be afraid. And I am. But I won't retract what I've been saying. #StayStrong

Partridge Family wins this battle, I bet.

I needed this ridiculousness this morning. Thank you!

Why are they called queens? THIS is why.

This is amazing.

The song "Impossible Dream" is playing in my mind. But I applaud Wales in its windmill-tilting.

Oh, this makes me angry. School libraries are safe, welcoming spaces for kids. Dammit, troglodytes are in charge of our country. We have to keep fighting.

I so love science. We haven't been around that long, and we had help getting to where we now dominate the Earth, for good and bad.

Treasury Secretary Gets Pulled From Interview To See Trump, Comes Back Rattled Scott Bessent appeared a bit out of sorts when he returned to his sitdown with a reporter.

What the hell did Bessent hear? This could be construed as scary.
Treasury Secretary Gets Pulled From Interview To See Trump, Comes Back Rattled
www.huffpost.com/entry/scott-...

Stunning.

The #SaveAct will get a vote in the #senate and that’s excellent news #JohnThune #trump #maga YouTube video by Ohh that's RICH

This man is great at explaining things and offering clear-eyed hope. The SAVE Act terrified me for so many reasons and for so many people.

And oh--John Fetterman is a warped, damaged man who cannot serve another term. youtube.com/shorts/_1-Op...

I can also appreciate their beauty and sigh as I have big ol' feet.

Damn, that's timely.

A few days ago it was 83. Now it's snowing. I love my seesaw-weather city.

And he's my senator. I loathe the man. There are many of us who will actively work against his reelection campaign if he decides to run again.

His wife seemed pretty cool; I wonder how she's doing with all this hateful action he's backing. I would think things are tense on the home front.

Dude, you are a belligerent, bullying drunk. STFU and get over yourself.

Then again, why isn't he always a pretty, pretty boy since he has a makeup room right next door? Worried that all that gray hair makes you look old, Petey-Boy? (Queue Puffy Pete adding Grecian Formula to his shopping list...)

@mlauriat.bsky.social

I can't wait till we can arrest this fucker and lock him up!!!

My mother and MIL died of Alzheimer's. Trump's regime wants to stop scientific research. Too late for HIS dementia, but not too late (hopefully) for my potential descent into this hideous condition.

My brilliant (graduated from Vassar at 19) mother died from Alzheimer's, as did my MIL. I am terrified of becoming as debilitated as they were, as they were of the generation that had amazing insurance and decent savings and could afford care. I can't do the same.

Biden, Obama, Harris. Da usual.

When I was laid off from my government job, I stopped getting a paycheck. But can that be said for Kristi Noem? I bet she's still swindling the taxpayers out of our money. And I bet she has free housing. And I bet her squeeze/non-husband is still getting paid and getting "benefits" too. Scum.

A special ed teacher. Killed by ICE. How many times can my heart break? 💔

I know it's not much compared to this war, but we're now also spending $650 million a month just on the *interest* accruing on the tariff refund money that Trump is stalling on paying back.

Bipolar & Diabetes - recreating this 4 years later 🤩💖 #bipolar #diabetes #womenshealth #t1d YouTube video by Sugarcoated Sisters

These sisters are so talented and funny (and speaking/singing truth). youtube.com/shorts/GdxYz...

Exotic prime numbers could be hiding inside black holes A new paper makes the strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics.

I am such a nerd (and proudly so). This just floats my boat: www.livescience.com/space/black-...

Splendid fairywren - Wikipedia

TIL of one of the most beautifully-named birds: the splendid fairywren. And it *is* splendid! And a very sexually "woke" bird too. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splendi...

And to top it off, there's a "superb fairywren" as well. Loving this.

I have an old Prius that gets between 40-50 mpg. I'm not as affected, but I know people who drive trucks (they don't need the truck for work, but they bought into the 'Murica" mindset). Now they can't afford a new car and are having to cut back on other expenses while paying exorbitant gas prices.

Many people, like me, look white but are part black. My family is every shade of human and I lovelovelove that. That idiot is missing out on the true, beautiful American experience. My adage is avoid schmucks and talk with people; most are worth knowing!